Chapter 400

Chapter 400: This Body is Not Bad

“Whoosh!”

With a crisp twang of the bowstring, the golden arrow shot straight toward Ji Yang.

Zheng Cai, feeling slightly insecure, controlled the surrounding puppets to launch a light beam attack toward Ji Yang as well.

The Qianji Gate always emphasized using numbers to overwhelm a smaller force, relying on these seemingly insignificant puppets.

After finishing these preparations, Zheng Cai stood confidently to the side, watching Ji Yang handle his flawless attack strategies.

He felt he could easily deal with Ji Yang without even needing to use his Life Puppet.

In response to Zheng Cai’s complex attacks, Ji Yang also did not hesitate and casually released several sword energies.

After the sword energies struck, the oncoming light beam attacks were severed. Only the light golden arrow retained considerable strength, breaking through the sword energies and arriving with lingering power.

Just as the golden arrow was about to hit Ji Yang, he reached out and grabbed it.

To Zheng Cai’s astonishment, the arrow, which carried immense power, was easily held in Ji Yang’s hand.

This scene left a look of disbelief on Zheng Cai’s face.

The magic weapon in his hand was not an ordinary item; it was his most powerful attack tool aside from his Life Puppet, called the Sun-Quelling Bow.

Every part of the bow, the arrow, and the string was crafted from top-notch materials.

He had even used this magic weapon to take down a heavily injured monster of the same rank before.

Because of this, seeing Ji Yang effortlessly catch the arrow he had shot caused him to lose his composure.

But soon, Zheng Cai settled down.

He figured that the earlier sword energies must have diminished the arrow’s power significantly, allowing Ji Yang to seem so relaxed.

However, a hint of seriousness appeared in Zheng Cai’s eyes; this Golden Core stage cultivator could not be judged by ordinary standards, and he needed to show his true abilities.

“Launch, Cai!”

With a light call from Zheng Cai, his Life Puppet, which had been blocking the entrance, sprang into action.

In the next moment, the puppet surged forward at incredible speed, kicking up dust in the cramped Red Fire Ant nest.

Moreover, this puppet now displayed its true capabilities: the previously empty six arms were each equipped with a magic weapon.

Though these were merely low-level magic weapons, they showcased the effort Zheng Cai had invested in his puppets.

As the puppet charged, Zheng Cai’s confidence rose once again.

Compared to cultivators, the combat power of his puppet was stronger; after all, cultivators feared death, but puppets did not.

Seeing the puppet of Mid Void Refinement charging at him, even Ji Yang had no intention of facing it head-on. He retreated while releasing several sword energies once more.

Yet, the puppet did not dodge or evade even in the face of Ji Yang’s sword energy attacks; it continued straight toward Ji Yang, intending to smash him with its body.

When the sword energies struck the puppet, they produced a sound like clashing metal.

The resulting scene also surprised Ji Yang.

The once unstoppable sword energies were deflected upon hitting the puppet, one after another.

Before this, even the armor of the Red Fire Ant queen, as a spiritual beast, could not achieve such an effect, showing that this puppet’s defense was stronger than he had imagined.

Zheng Cai, who had been urging the puppet to attack, couldn’t help but sneer,

“Kid, stop resisting and surrender early!”

“My Life Puppet is made from top-quality iron ore, mixed with chaotic stone; its hardness is such that even a cultivator at the Unity with the Dao stage cannot directly break through it, let alone you!"

“Even if you have some tricks, it won’t help. Just hand over that Mine Spirit to me! Give my Life Puppet an extra boost!”

“As long as I obtain this Mine Spirit, my puppet will surely break through to the level of a spiritual treasure, and perhaps I can comprehend the corresponding essence of the Way!”

Thinking of the benefits of obtaining the Mine Spirit, Zheng Cai felt very pleased.

Although he had been cautious before, after showing his true strength, he would not give Ji Yang a chance.

Hearing Zheng Cai’s confident words, Ji Yang remained unimpressed.

What good is a strong puppet? He didn’t believe Zheng Cai could withstand his sword energy.

Just as Ji Yang prepared to summon his Sword Cultivation technique to kill, a voice suddenly echoed in his ears from the fixed-point object—a middle-aged man:

“Wait, kid, this body is not bad.”

Ji Yang was taken aback, then looked at Zheng Cai with surprise and asked,

“Does this person have exceptional talent? Or does he possess some special physique?”

“Hmph, he only has an upper-grade spiritual root; what talent does he have? I was talking about this puppet mixed with chaotic stone! You promised me to find a body for this seat, right?”

“I’ve made up my mind; it’s this puppet! You just need to subdue this person, and the rest is up to me.”

Listening to the middle-aged man, Ji Yang also took another look at the puppet charging at him.

It was indeed ugly, but with a bit of dressing up, it still had potential.

Moreover, this was something he had already agreed to, and Ji Yang did not plan to go back on his word.

It would be better to let the middle-aged man out of the fixed-point object sooner so that he could advance his own realm with peace of mind.

"By the way, don’t scratch my new body! It won’t look good!"

Finally, the middle-aged man added this remark.

Ji Yang felt speechless and lowered his hand that was about to unleash sword energy.

On the side, Zheng Cai, who was waiting for Ji Yang to be crushed by his puppet, noticed Ji Yang’s gaze.

However, the meaning behind that gaze made Zheng Cai extremely angry.

It seemed as if he was evaluating an object—such looks were unacceptable to him.

But seeing his Life Puppet raise the magical weapon on its arm, preparing to dismember Ji Yang, Zheng Cai calmed down again.

Although he didn’t know what Ji Yang’s gaze had meant, he believed that in the next moment, he would witness Ji Yang’s shattered body.

In front of him, the puppet approached, raising its six arms to attack. Ji Yang’s expression remained calm; he did not unleash sword energy or other spells, just lightly extended his hands.

It was all the middle-aged man’s demanding standards—saying he didn’t want his new body scratched.

Since that was the case, he would just see if his current body’s strength could match this puppet in a test of strength.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Cai couldn’t help but snicker.

Faced with his puppet’s attack, Ji Yang neither resisted nor dodged, merely extending his hands.

Had he given up? Was he just waiting for death?

Zheng Cai had no intention of stopping; today, only he would leave this place.