Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

The invisibility cloak already made Xia's figure difficult to detect, but now that poisonous fog is constantly emerging around her, it makes it even easier for Xia to hide in it and disappear without a trace.

In addition, after being transformed by Cui Ming, Xia's overall mobility was greatly improved.

The butterfly's explosive attacks often miss their target, or explode where the clouds had revealed their form, leaving only a fleeting afterimage.

Xia's sword always thrusts out from unpredictable angles, aiming at Die's vitals every time.

What's even more troublesome is the coordination of the puppet soldier bees.

They swoop down from high altitudes, their poisonous stingers aimed at the butterfly's limb joints, forcing her to constantly move and dodge, expending a lot of energy.

During one of her dodges, Xia seized the opportunity and grazed her left arm with her longsword, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.

The butterfly cried out in pain and retreated, while three soldier bees seized the opportunity to sting her on the back of the neck.

She managed to twist her body, and the poisoned needle pierced her right shoulder.

A pale blue aura was injected, and his right arm instantly went numb.

The butterflies she was controlling exploded out of control, sending her staggering back several steps.

The rosy clouds emerged from the mist, and a long sword pierced straight into the butterfly's heart.

Die gritted her teeth, flicked out the last five butterflies with her left hand, and detonated them in front of her.

The flames engulfed Xia's figure, but the next moment, Xia emerged from the other side of the flames, her cloak charred at the edges, but her body unharmed.

"elder sister……"

The butterfly's voice trembled.

"You really... don't recognize me?"

Xia's eyes were vacant, and her right eye shimmered with a deep blue crystal.

She remained silent, only coldly watching the butterfly before disappearing back into the mist.

Only then did Die realize in despair that what was in front of her was just a puppet that retained her sister's fighting instincts.

The Xia who would gently call her "Butterfly" had already died in the Earth Vein Village.

Xu Duo's situation was equally perilous.

His shakuhachi sonic waves had limited effect on the puppets, and the terrifying interference made it even harder for him to concentrate.

Five shadow spiders pounced from different directions. He played a rapid melody, and the sound waves repelled three of them, but the remaining two were already close.

Several gleaming, segmented limbs pierced straight towards his shoulders.

Xu Duo stopped playing and formed a mudra with his hands.

He spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which burned in the air and turned into white flames.

Pure Land Lotus Flame.

The flames bloomed like lotus flowers, instantly melting the two Shadow Spiders they touched; their metal shells turned into molten iron, and their internal structures carbonized.

The flames spread, igniting the surrounding poisonous fog as well, with bursts of white flames erupting from the blue mist.

But Xu Duo's complexion turned ashen at a visible speed.

The Pure Karma Lotus Fire consumes life force; each use shortens one's lifespan by three years.

He was already old, and after using it twice, the wrinkles around his eyes deepened and his hair turned gray.

The remaining Shadow Spiders retreated temporarily, but the swarm of Puppet Swarm bees swooped down.

Xuduo once again spat blood and set off fire, the white flames engulfing the swarm of bees, turning dozens of soldier bees to ashes.

He staggered to his knees and coughed up black blood clots.

His life force was being excessively depleted, and the poisonous fog was corrosive to his limits.

On Homer's side, the battle was even more brutal.

The Taotie clung tightly to Homer's waist, squeezing him with tremendous force.

Homer's entire body became metallic, and his skin rubbed against the Taotie's carapace, producing a piercing sound.

He repeatedly punched the Taotie's head with both fists, each punch causing the Taotie's skull to cave in.

But Taotie felt no pain and completely ignored it; in fact, it didn't take long for his damaged body to recover completely.

The Taotie's arms tightened even more.

The wolf's modified form was also constantly roaming around.

It doesn't launch a direct attack, but waits for an opportunity to strike.

The moment Homer punched away the Taotie, the wolf lunged from the side, its alloy claw blade aimed at Homer's right eye.

Homer jerked his head to the side, his claws grazing his eye sockets and leaving three white marks on his metallic skin.

He threw a left punch at the wolf, which retreated, its claws slicing across his left elbow joint.

Sparks flew everywhere in an instant!

Although the joints are weak points in the metallization, the wolf's slash still failed to cut through the skin, only causing Homer a moment of pain.

Homer still felt a chill in his heart.

The wolf's attack demonstrates that the entity controlling the wolves truly knew the weaknesses of alchemy.

Details such as joints, eyes, and ear canals cannot be completely metallized using alchemy.

The Taotie pounced again, this time opening its mouth directly to bite Homer's neck.

Homer pressed his hands against the Taotie's upper and lower jaws, and they collided with tremendous force.

Sparks flew as the metal teeth rubbed against his palm.

The wolf seized the opportunity to circle around from behind and thrust its claws toward the back of his neck.

Homer roared, unleashing his full Qi.

The metallic skin turned a dark red, and the temperature rose sharply.

White smoke billowed from the Taotie's mouth, forcing it to release its grip.

The wolf's claws pierced half an inch into the back of the neck, burned by the high temperature, and were quickly withdrawn.

However, this outbreak was extremely costly.

Homer was panting heavily, and his metallic skin had lost some of its luster.

The Taotie and the wolf retreated slightly, but immediately closed in again.

Old Rentou looked at the battle situation everywhere, feeling anxious.

Lady Kyo's movement speed is too slow.

At this rate, it will take at least half a cup of tea's time to meet up with Eita.

But Butterfly, Voidlord, and Homer probably won't last that long.

He had to do something.

The old ninja took out the last three talismans from his pocket.

This is the "Blood Escape Talisman" passed down through generations of Hira-nin. It is activated by one's own blood essence and can greatly increase speed and strength in a short period of time, but at the cost of ten years of lifespan.

He bit his tongue and spat the blood onto the talisman.

The talisman ignited with crimson flames and merged into his body.

His withered body straightened instantly, and the wrinkles seemed to smooth out a little.

The old ninja's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his figure transformed into a blood-red shadow as he pounced on the nearest butterfly.

He must first save Butterfly, then Xu Duo and Homer, and finally concentrate his efforts to push the iron box.

A bloody shadow swept across the mountain path, and three crossbow bolts were fired.

The old ninja neither dodged nor evaded, but instead slashed out with both hands like knives.

A flash of blood, and the crossbow bolt was cleaved into six pieces. His speed didn't diminish; he charged straight at Xia's modified form.

Xia sensed the danger and turned to draw her sword.

The old ninja gripped the sword with his left hand, the metal blade slicing through his palm, drawing blood.

But he didn't care at all. He pointed his right hand like a knife and stabbed at the dark blue crystal in Xia's right eye.

This single finger strike embodied all the cultivation he had at his peak, the wind from his finger piercing the air with a sharp, piercing whistle.

The glow faded quickly, and cracks appeared on the surface of the crystal.

Just as the old ninja was about to give chase, the ground suddenly exploded.

A shadow spider leaped out from the ground, its eight segments like spears piercing his vital points.

At the same time, three floating cannons fired blue beams of light from high above to provide support.

The old ninja was forced to retreat, his blood-red shadow flashing as he dodged most of the attacks.

But a segmented limb pierced his left calf, pinning him to the spot.

He looked down and saw that the pale blue patterns on the lurking spider's exoskeleton were unusually bright.

At the point where the limb was pierced, the highly toxic Qi spread along the wound.

Old Rentou's expression remained unchanged. He severed the limb with his right hand and retreated.

The wound was bleeding profusely, but the Blood Escape Talisman temporarily numbed the pain.

He looked around.

Butterfly, Xuduo, and Homer are still locked in a fierce battle.

The iron box on Lady Jing's side had only moved less than five zhang.

Meanwhile, more puppets are gathering on the rock face.

Old Rentou took a deep breath, his nostrils filled with the smell of poisonous fog and blood.

He suddenly realized that perhaps from the very beginning, they were destined to never escape this hellish place.

But now that we've come this far, instead of complaining, we should try to solve the problems at hand.