Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 328: Chapter 326: Puppet

"Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, Soul-Stealing."

"Open."

Jiang Chen activated the third layer of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique.

A vast and mighty aura erupted from Jiang Chen, rampaging throughout the third level.

Finally, this aura collided with the walls of the Ghost Temple’s third level.

"BOOM!"

A massive tremor shook the third level.

Immediately after, the ancient characters on the walls began to glow with a strange, dark light.

Every single ancient character was luminous.

On the seventh level, the expression of the old man sitting on the central altar changed.

He said in surprise, "This kid isn’t trying to leave, is he?"

His eyes focused, and his gaze immediately pierced through the sixth, fifth, and fourth levels, all the way down to the third.

He quickly discovered that Jiang Chen had actually caused the inscriptions for the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique on the third level to light up.

As the ancient characters grew brighter and brighter...

"CRACK..."

With the sound of shattering, a crack suddenly split open on the third level’s wall.

Light from the outside soon streamed through the opening.

"It opened! It really opened!"

Zhan Yang and the others were overjoyed.

They were stunned by Jiang Chen’s methods.

Jiang Chen had actually managed to force open the third level all by himself.

On the seventh level, the old man’s expression was grave.

He muttered to himself, "Kid, you absolutely cannot leave."

"I’ll be waiting for you to come up."

He seemed very reluctant to let Jiang Chen go.

He continued to observe.

"CRACK... CRACK..."

The crack in the wall grew larger and larger, until finally, a huge opening appeared.

Jiang Chen hurriedly shouted to Zhan Yang and the others, "Go, quickly! I can’t hold this for long."

He was already giving it his all.

He was only able to open the third level because he had comprehended Soul-Stealing.

He had opened the third level in the same way in his previous life.

So, it was familiar territory for him.

"Jiang Chen, are you really not leaving?"

As she was about to leave, JinLing couldn’t help but ask, reluctant to part with him.

After all, this place was far too dangerous.

There was the Flame Dragon, Wen Shixuan, and even other unknown dangers.

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen urged, "Listen to me. Go now. Leave Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain as quickly as possible."

"We’ll meet again in Guyue City."

"Let’s go!"

Zhan Yang finally pulled his sister along.

He cupped his hands at Jiang Chen. "Jiang Chen, take care!"

"Take care!"

Everyone said their goodbyes to Jiang Chen, scrambled through the opening he had made, and disappeared into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

Jiang Chen stopped channeling the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, and the opening on the third level swiftly closed.

On the seventh level, the old man seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

’After waiting so long for one to finally arrive, he absolutely can’t be allowed to leave.’

He was pleasantly surprised, waiting for Jiang Chen to enter the seventh level.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen took a moment to calm himself on the third level.

He naturally paid no mind to Zhan Yang and the others; having left, they would surely flee Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain at top speed.

His goal was still the Black Fire.

Despite the numerous opponents, Jiang Chen was not one to back down easily.

"SWISH SWISH SWISH..."

Once he recovered, Jiang Chen got up and immediately sped toward the passage to the fourth level.

He had been delayed here for a while and was worried someone else might get to the Black Fire first.

So he moved with extreme speed.

’What exactly is in the passage on the third level?’

Jiang Chen was puzzled.

The first level had Ghosts, the second had Black Water, but he didn’t know what was on the third.

It wasn’t until Jiang Chen had expended a great deal of effort to reach the passage of the third level that he found it was completely empty—just a simple corridor.

There were no obstacles at all.

’This easy?’

Jiang Chen was baffled. There was nothing on the third level.

However, Jiang Chen sensed that the most important thing about the third level wasn’t a danger, but the complete third layer of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique’s Cultivation Technique.

And he was the only one who had obtained it.

’Whatever, I’ll head in first and see.’

Jiang Chen went directly into the passage of the third level.

It led straight to the fourth level.

"What are these things?"

When Jiang Chen appeared on the fourth level, he was completely stunned by the densely packed things before him.

There were countless puppet-like figures.

Each Puppet could move freely, walking back and forth just like a person.

Looking at the countless Puppets, Jiang Chen’s first thought was, ’Divine Wood Puppets.’

’These are definitely Divine Wood Puppets.’

Divine Wood Puppets were Puppets refined using a type of Puppetry Technique.

And these Puppets were extremely sturdy and indestructible.

At this moment, outside the passage, both the Flame Dragon’s army of Demon Beasts and Wen Shixuan’s army from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom were being held back by these Puppets.

Because these Puppets were incredibly powerful.

"BOOM!"

Jiang Chen saw a Martial Cultivator fighting a Puppet, only to be killed instantly by a single punch from it.

The endless Puppets formed a vast ocean, blocking everyone’s path forward.

Even a beast as fierce as the Flame Dragon was currently trapped within the army of Puppets.

It could only leave its army of Demon Beasts outside the passage.

After all, the army of Demon Beasts would likely never be able to get past these Puppets.

Despite being Puppets, they could attack with intent.

They never attacked their own kind. As soon as someone intruded among them, a Puppet would automatically step forward to attack the enemy.

’So powerful.’

Jiang Chen was somewhat amazed.

This wasn’t a simple Puppetry Technique, but an extremely powerful Puppet Array.

The Puppets formed a type of Array, which was why their power was so immense.

Jiang Chen had a vague feeling that this battle formation was much stronger than the Infinite Sword Array he had given the Jiang Family.

Their combined attacks were enough to instantly kill a Martial Emperor expert.

It was a barrier that not even a bird could cross.

Wen Shixuan was still standing outside the Puppet Array, not daring to charge in.

Because he had seen several Martial Cultivators, no matter how high their Cultivation, get annihilated by the Puppet Array.

The difficulty of passing through the Puppet Array to enter the fifth level was extremely high.

"Dammit, why are there so many Puppets?"

"Ming Zhe, the key to open the Divine Hall was completely useless this time. How are we supposed to get through?"

"Do we really have to force our way through?"

Forcing one’s way through meant relying solely on one’s own strength, with no help from external forces.

Grand General Ming Zhe gave a wry smile. "We have no choice but to force our way. Our men can’t get in. Just the two of us will go. We’ll have our men stay here."

Wen Shixuan still felt a little unnerved.

The only one currently breaking through the Array was the Flame Dragon.

"BOOM!"

Even though the Flame Dragon was incredibly powerful, it was still forced to roar occasionally as its entire body burned with flames while facing the Puppet Array.

But the Flame Dragon was exceedingly fierce and had actually managed to push some distance into the formation.

"I have no idea who created this place. It’s simply incredible."

After passing through three levels, Wen Shixuan was also filled with awe for this place.

’The expert who built this Divine Hall must be an immensely powerful figure,’ he thought in amazement.

"Let’s go."

Wen Shixuan finally gritted his teeth. To obtain the Black Fire, he had no choice but to brave the Puppet Array.

Grand General Ming Zhe immediately followed Wen Shixuan, and the two of them charged into the Puppet Array together.

The moment they entered, they were immediately surrounded by endless Puppets.

"BOOM!"

Wen Shixuan sent a palm strike toward the first Puppet rushing at him.

He felt a violent tremor run through his body as a terrifying force from the Puppet invaded him, making his blood and qi churn.

The Puppet, in contrast, merely shuddered, completely unscathed, and charged forward again.

The Puppets practically had Copper Skin and Iron Bones; swords and blades couldn’t even scratch them.