630: Chapter 626: The Puppeteer?
630: Chapter 626: The Puppeteer?
Although he had received two severe blows, Ye Tian’s Inner Strength was robust, and with his profound knowledge of medicine, he was able to heal most of his internal injuries after a short period of adjustment.
He was still some distance away from a full recovery, but now Ye Tian was able to confront the opponent before him!
In addition to his own Inner Strength, Ye Tian could borrow two kinds of powers from the outside world:
The first was a dark ominous force, which originated from a crystal obtained from the King of Hell and a golden horn acquired from the Rakshasa Queen.
However, this power was too dark, and not strong enough, so Ye Tian had given up on borrowing power from the crystal and golden horn for the time being.
The second power was the life force he gained from the wooden sword carved from the heart of the millennium ancient tree, a force from a Life Weapon.
It was not only potent and vigorous, but also contained a warm breath within it, a force of righteousness!
Therefore, in the face of puppets like Deng Xi, Ye Tian naturally drew power from within his wooden sword…
A robust force continuously flowed from the wooden sword into Ye Tian’s body.
Despite his injuries, he immediately felt refreshed and invigorated.
Before long, Ye Tian was enveloped in bursts of lightning.
“Zzzt!
Zzzt!”…
Lightning crackled around Ye Tian’s body while he also drew his wooden sword at the same time.
With the sword unleashed, the wind roared violently…
“Woosh woosh woosh woosh woosh~~~~~~~~~~~~”
Gusts of fierce wind nearly brought the farmhouse to its limit, lifting tiles off the roof one by one.
“Aah aah aah aah aah~~~~~~~~~~”
Yun Xinyan cried out, but to avoid causing trouble for Ye Tian, she could only hold on tightly to the ridge of the roof to avoid being blown away.
At that moment, Ye Tian, knowing full well that Yun Xinyan was in danger, could not afford to be distracted to take care of her.
The only way was to defeat the opponent in front of him first!
Ye Tian swung his wooden sword gently, sending waves of blade wind towards Deng Xi!
Although Deng Xi had turned into a puppet, his eyes had been ruined by himself, so he likely couldn’t dodge Ye Tian’s attack!
However, Ye Tian had not anticipated that Deng Xi’s evasion of the attack didn’t depend on sight at all.
When the blade wind that came from Ye Tian reached Deng Xi, he leaped fiercely, evading the edge!
“He’s actually evading based on sensation!”
Ye Tian was taken aback in his heart, not expecting that Deng Xi, as a puppet, had already mastered the ability to discern the wind and detect the energy!
But now that he had drawn his wooden sword, Ye Tian naturally wouldn’t let his opponent go easily.
He had fought with these puppets before, be it Long Wenshan or Xue Yunfu; they had to be chopped into mincemeat to stop attacking.
Therefore, attacking the puppet-like Deng Xi with the wooden sword carved from the heart of the millennium ancient tree was quite fitting!
“Swish swish swish swish swish swish~~~~~~~~~~~~”
The technique used by Ye Tian was precisely his best move, the Overspeed Blade!
The power of the Overspeed Blade was self-evident—the formidable Rakshasa Queen had died by Ye Tian’s Overspeed Blade, even Tian Shisan, stronger than the Rakshasa Queen, greatly feared the Overspeed Blade.
Ye Tian swung his sword at Deng Xi, accompanied by bursts of lightning, and a dense flurry of sword shadows rushed directly towards Deng Xi.
The mighty wooden sword could even split steel and concrete into pieces, let alone an unarmed Deng Xi.
Faced with the fierce attack, Deng Xi didn’t dare to confront it head-on, constantly dodging, but how could Ye Tian’s swordsmanship be so easily evaded?
The wooden sword danced so tightly that it was impenetrable, and soon, Deng Xi was cornered by Ye Tian.
Seeing the opportunity, Ye Tian swung his sword harshly, thrusting directly towards the major acupoint in Deng Xi’s chest.
“Clang!”
A crisp sound rang out, and Ye Tian suddenly felt a formidable resistance—the wooden sword unexpectedly couldn’t penetrate Deng Xi’s flesh.
And Ye Tian was shocked back a step by this overwhelming force!
“Wuu wuu wuu wuu wuu~~~~~~~~~~~~”
As Ye Tian steadied himself, a flute sound rose beside his ear, the same eerie music he had heard that night, turning Deng Xi into a puppet.
“Wife!
Cover your ears!”
Ye Tian couldn’t help but shout out, glancing back at Yun Xinyan, but she appeared confused.
“Ye Tian, what do you mean by ‘cover your ears’?”
“…”
Ye Tian was at a loss for words; he immediately understood what was happening.
It seemed that this flute music could only be heard by him, Yun Xinyan couldn’t hear it, so Ye Tian didn’t need to worry about her being turned into a puppet by the strange music.
Besides Ye Tian, the present Deng Xi of course could hear the flute music; after hearing it, a robust power reignited within him.
Ye Tian clearly felt that this force was infused into Deng Xi from the outside, but Ye Tian had no idea who had injected this puppet with power?
“No wonder he was able to withstand my wooden sword; it must be this external force at work!”
Ye Tian nodded heavily, speaking with emphasis, if it were the former Deng Xi, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand his wooden sword’s attack, but the power infused into him had made his body harder than steel!
Even his wooden sword was unable to harm him in the slightest!
As Ye Tian marveled at the power Deng Xi had acquired within his body, the puppet before him suddenly started to speak—
“Merely a second-rate Life Weapon, yet you presume to defeat my puppet; you’re far too naive!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Tian was immediately taken aback with surprise.
This voice was not Deng Xi’s original voice, but another voice entirely.
Who could it be that was speaking?
“Who are you?”
Ye Tian coldly asked, while the Deng Xi before him did not rush to attack either.
“Who am I?
You’re not qualified to ask!
In my eyes, you are as insignificant as an ant!”
The tone of this person speaking was not much different from Sima Hong’s before, showing no regard whatsoever for Ye Tian.
“Are you the one behind the manipulation of the puppet?”
Ye Tian continued to probe, the voice hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to respond.
“So what if I am?
I hadn’t expected to encounter a master like you in Jiangcheng, someone who has destroyed two of my puppets in a row.
This time, I have channeled my own power into this puppet.
You certainly cannot defeat it!”
With a robust and powerful voice, Ye Tian finally understood why the Deng Xi in front of him was so formidable.
It turned out that the puppet’s body had been infused with the Caster’s strength, so he was not merely fighting the puppet but the Caster himself.
The Caster was evidently capable of making the puppet withstand the attacks of the wooden sword, which meant that the Caster was no ordinary individual.
“Exactly who are you?
Where do you come from?”
Ye Tian continued his inquiries, his mind filled with all sorts of questions.
However, the Caster resumed focus on controlling the puppet and stopped speaking.
An unending stream of strength flowed into Deng Xi’s body from all around.
Deng Xi’s body surface emitted a dazzling light.
Ye Tian squinted his eyes; the Caster’s power was so immense!
More importantly, this force of nature, it was purer than any natural force Ye Tian had encountered in past opponents!
Whether it was Long Wenshan or Deng Xi, their use of natural force always mixed with Inner Strength within their bodies, which made their combat skills seem impure and disordered during fights.
But this force infused into Deng Xi by the Caster was different; Ye Tian could clearly feel the purity of this power.
It was like a flawless diamond, crystal clear and inexplicably wondrous!
“Could it be that this is the true force of nature!?”
Even Ye Tian was astonished by this power.
As Deng Xi’s released strength grew stronger and stronger, the entire farmhouse couldn’t withstand it anymore!
Trees were uprooted, mud walls collapsed, and even houses with solid foundations were lifted into the air.
It was obvious that the power Deng Xi now possessed surpassed even the strength Ye Tian held!
“Aaaah~~~~~~~~~~”
As the house was blown away, Yun Xinyan, who was on the roof, was naturally not spared.
She was swept into the air, and a fall to the ground would likely be dangerous.
“Wife!”
Ye Tian cried out, stepping forward he rushed towards the direction Yun Xinyan was blown away.
Very quickly, Ye Tian reached the mid-air position, he tightly grabbed Yun Xinyan’s hand and lifted her into his arms in one swift move.
“Ye Tian…”
Being saved by Ye Tian, Yun Xinyan instantly felt relieved, she also tightly embraced Ye Tian.
With such a formidable enemy before her, only in Ye Tian’s arms could Yun Xinyan feel a semblance of safety…
Ye Tian held Yun Xinyan close and gracefully landed on the ground.
“Wife, go quickly; this person is very formidable, I’m afraid he won’t be easy to deal with!”
After rescuing Yun Xinyan, Ye Tian urgently spoke.
While speaking, he couldn’t help but glance behind at Deng Xi.
By now, the power of Deng Xi had completely emanated from the body’s surface, the entire figure was wrapped in blinding light, making it hard to look directly at him.
“Okay!
Ye Tian, you be careful too!”
Yun Xinyan promptly nodded, she was very clear in her mind that staying here would only hinder and burden Ye Tian.
With that, Yun Xinyan quickly vacated the farmhouse courtyard…
Of course, given Yun Xinyan’s nature, she was not likely to obediently heed Ye Tian’s words.
Although she left the farmhouse courtyard, Yun Xinyan didn’t go far but rather made her way to a small hill nearby.
The hill was high enough for Yun Xinyan to clearly see every move of Ye Tian and Deng Xi inside the farmhouse courtyard…
Facing such a powerful opponent, Ye Tian might not have an easy time coping; Yun Xinyan couldn’t help but worry for him.