Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

The ronin struggled with all his might to break free from the shock, but it was too late.

Before the sword was even drawn, Jinghun's mind-disrupting technique, which specifically targets the mind, had already struck, causing him to pause in his movements.

In that brief moment of hesitation, several pitch-black tentacles suddenly sprang out from the shadows on the ground.

The shadow controlled by the Night Demon had already wrapped itself around him, precisely locking the ronin's limbs and joints, and suddenly twisting them in the opposite direction!

The teeth-grinding sound of bones cracking was mostly absorbed by the isolation formation.

The ronin groaned, veins bulging on his forehead and bloodshot eyes, but his strong will prevented him from being broken by the excruciating pain.

He shouted sharply, and his left hand, which was not fully under his control, suddenly reached for the short knife at his waist!

But the third figure had already arrived.

The "Hundred Refinements" puppet pressed its hands to the ground, its body radiating an earthy yellow light, instantly replacing and reinforcing the isolation array set up by Cui Ming, making it as stable as a rock.

The further enhanced array power transformed into invisible shackles, further suppressing the ronin's surging Qi.

Almost simultaneously with the activation of the puppets, Cui Ming's "Thousand Faces" also spilled out like mercury, instantly stripping away Takahashi's disguise.

He revealed a dark combat suit that clung to his body, and he and Kobayashi Puppet, standing to the left and right, transformed into two blurry afterimages, rushing straight towards Kiriguchi Keiichiro and the secretary behind the desk!

Before Tongkou's arrogant and scrutinizing expression could even turn into astonishment, Cui Ming's fingers, covered in the power of Dan Shi, had already pressed several major acupoints between his eyebrows and throat.

Before the secretary could even utter a cry of alarm, the puppet Kobayashi covered her mouth and nose, delivered a karate chop to her neck, and she collapsed to the ground.

Without pausing, Cui Ming's powerful Dan Shi energy surged in the instant he subdued Tong Kou.

The power of the pill forcefully sealed off his entire body, and Tongkou's eyes rolled back as he fell into a deep coma, as if he were in a state of suspended animation.

The secretary followed the same method.

On the other side, the ronin, who had been completely subdued by the combined forces of Night Demon, Shock Soul, and Hundred Refinements, also suffered a devastating blow from Cui Ming's Dan Shi, causing his Qi to dissipate and his consciousness to sink.

From initiating the attack to completely taking control of the situation, it took less than three breaths.

"Refine the formation to its highest strength!"

Cui Ming quickly transmitted his thoughts and at the same time waved his hand to return the remaining puppets that had completed their tasks to his Devouring Pouch.

Only Bai Lian remained in place, continuously outputting energy with both hands to stabilize the array that isolated the inside from the outside.

The room was suddenly filled only with the shimmering Qi light emanating from Bai Lian's body, the three unconscious people on the ground, and the puppet Xiao Lin.

A sense of urgency ticked away in Cui Ming's heart like an invisible second hand.

Isolation formations are not omnipotent; the longer they last, the greater the risk of being detected by those with keen senses from the outside world.

He had to race against time.

First, there's Kiriguchi Keiichiro and his secretary, who are the easiest to deal with.

Cui Ming sat down cross-legged, placing his hands on Tong's mouth and the top of his secretary's head respectively.

The power of the pill devouring, mixed with the divine soul imprints he had differentiated, rapidly stripped away their original memory fragments while implanting pre-set loyalty commands and forged memories.

For Cui Ming, conducting this level of "brainwashing" and transformation on ordinary people is now relatively easy.

The action was swift and the technique was consistent.

Within two minutes, Kiriguchi and his secretary's bodies twitched slightly, but then calmed down.

Cui Ming withdrew his hand. The two remained unconscious, but an indelible mark had been etched into their souls.

Next up was that ronin, the strange man.

The mental strength and willpower of extraordinary individuals are far superior to those of ordinary people, making them more difficult to modify and requiring a longer time.

Cui Ming took a deep breath and turned his main focus to the ronin.

The power of the pill transformed into countless fine threads, brutally probing into the opponent's shattered sea of ​​consciousness, beginning to search for key memories and construct a control framework...

There's nothing we can do. Time is of the essence right now. It's just a puppet anyway, so we can just give it up.

Time passed second by second.

In the next room, the three ninjas seemed to remain quiet, but Cui Ming's spiritual perception detected a very subtle doubt—it was too quiet.

According to Kiriguchi Keiichiro's memory, no matter how well the subordinates of the "Oddity" reported, they would inevitably be subjected to a nitpicking reprimand and an authoritative lecture.

It is absolutely impossible to maintain such silence for so long...

In the room next to the office.

A lean man, the leader of the Higanbana ninja, with countless hideous scars on his cheeks, slowly opened his slightly closed eyes.

It's too quiet...

He frowned and listened intently, but the office was indeed deathly silent.

This isn't right.

The scarred ninja stood up and gestured to his two companions.

The three men slipped out of the room like ghosts and arrived at the door of Kiriguchi's office. The two armed guards immediately raised their guns in alarm.

Something's not right inside.

The scarred ninja said in a deep, hoarse voice.

"The general is handling classified matters; please do not disturb him!"

The guards were unyielding, their eyes filled with the usual disdain for outsiders.

"Get out!"

"We need to confirm the general's safety."

"Another ninja said coldly."

"Insolence! You monsters dare to question the general?"

The guard's insults slipped out.

A cold glint flashed in the scarred ninja's eyes.

Things were not going as planned, so he no longer hesitated.

Without any visible movement, he swooped down to the guards, delivering a precise chop to their wrists and necks, where they were holding guns. The two guards collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.

Another ninja quickly stepped forward and was about to put his hand on the doorknob.

But at this very moment—

The office door was opened from the inside.

Takahashi and Kobayashi stared in astonishment at the tense scene unfolding at the doorway.

General Kiriguchi Keiichiro, standing behind them, also witnessed this scene. His face flushed red with anger, his chest heaved violently, and his eyes blazed with fury.

He pointed at the scarred ninja who was subduing the guards at the entrance and preparing to break in, spitting almost onto the man's face, and roared at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing throughout the entire building.

"Bastards! You damned monsters! Who gave you the guts!"

How dare they blatantly eavesdrop on state secrets?! And even dare to assault the guards! This is utterly lawless! They deserve to die!!!

The roar was filled with Kiriguchi Keiichiro's deep-seated contempt and rage towards the supernatural.

The scarred ninja froze, staring at the "general's" trembling fingers and ferocious face, which were contorted with extreme anger, before glancing inside the door.

The secretary was frantically gathering the scattered documents, while the ronin guard remained standing in the shadows in the corner, sword in hand, seemingly unmoved by the commotion at the door.

After finishing their report, "Takahashi" and "Kobayashi" stood silently to the side with their heads bowed.

Everything seemed to be... just the general's thunderous rage once again over the "overstepping" of the alien.

The doubts in the scarred ninja's eyes had not completely dissipated.

But faced with the "general's" furious rebuke and this seemingly normal scene, he forcibly suppressed his uneasy feeling, and quickly retreated with his two companions, bowing deeply.

"We are very sorry, Your Excellency General! We were just concerned for your safety..."

"Get out! Now!"

His angry roar, "Kiichiro Kiriguchi," interrupted him.

The three ninjas said no more, bowed again, and quickly dragged the unconscious guard away from the doorway and back to the next room.

The heavy oak door was closed again from the inside by the "secretary," separating the inside from the outside.

Inside the door, the fury on Kiriguchi Keiichiro's face vanished instantly, replaced by coldness.

The half-human puppet Takahashi and the half-human puppet Kobayashi stood quietly in place.

In the corner, the ronin guard's eyelids twitched slightly, and a fleeting glint of light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Chapter 169 Taking Control of the Special Higher Police

After taking control of Kiriguchi Keiichiro of the Harbin Special Higher Police Section, the rest became much easier.

Using Kiriguchi Keiichiro's name, Cui Ming further shortened the rotation time at the dye house.

The original bi-weekly rotation schedule between the two players was increased by Cui Ming to a five-player rotation every five weeks.

Ostensibly, it was to enhance the dyehouse's defenses, but everyone within the Japanese army knew that this was Kiriguchi Keiichiro's punishment for another instance of disrespect from an outsider.

From then on, every personnel change became an opportunity for Cui Ming to expand his team.

The new guards had already stepped into a trap the moment they entered the dye house area.

At first, Cui Ming accepted all comers, and anyone who entered the dye house would be transformed and brainwashed by Cui Ming.

However, he then had to carefully select his targets and prioritize transforming those in key positions who had access to more intelligence and personnel.

Because the process of dividing one's soul to control a puppet comes without any cost.

However, Cui Ming gradually sensed the upper limit of this innate ability.

When the number of puppets under his direct control approached six or seven hundred, an invisible sense of stagnation began to appear.

Each subsequent differentiation required more effort and time, and the feeling of stagnation gradually intensified.

He encountered a clear obstacle when he tried to separate the thousandth fragment of his divine soul.

It wasn't that his own soul strength was insufficient, but rather that the "Tomie Puppet," which was the source of the core method of differentiation, seemed to have reached a certain threshold in its innate ability of "infinite splitting."