#717 - Chapter 717 Mutation
Meanwhile, Lin Yaoyao and the others were entangled in a fierce battle with the puppet soldiers, unable to spare any attention to anything else.
Yue Di’s actions went unnoticed for the time being.
Lin Yaoyao and her group had already eliminated most of the puppet soldiers.
However, at the same time, their own losses were staggering.
Many made their own decisions to prevent more of their comrades from being injured.
Lin Yaoyao and the others, who were still engaged in the battle, suddenly realized something.
Their fighting method was not sustainable.
Yue Di could create tens of thousands more puppet soldiers.
But their people, once dead, were gone forever.
Having understood this, Lin Yaoyao suddenly raised her hand, signaling everyone to stop.
“Clang, clang, clang!” No sooner said than done, several puppet soldiers, each wielding weapons, pounced towards the group.
In an instant, the sky turned pitch black, devoid of light.
It was so dark that one couldn't see their own fingers; an ordinary person would find it impossible to move.
However, for the puppet soldiers, this was not a problem at all.
Suddenly, the puppet soldier leader waved his hand.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!” In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen fireballs soared into the air, hovering in the low sky, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.
“Swish!” But in the next moment, the puppet soldier leader in the middle of the firelight suddenly fell; a black shadow flashed like lightning, hitting the puppet soldier leader directly in the chest.
“Bang!” Clang!
Caught off guard, the puppet soldier leader was immediately knocked backward, crashing into the rock wall.
However, despite their leader being heavily struck, the puppet soldiers remained indifferent, not even offering to help him up.
Because the puppet soldier leader didn't need help; he suddenly somersaulted and leaped to his feet. In the next moment, he reached out and pulled out the object embedded in the seams of his metal armor: a sharp beast bone, reeking of deathly corpse aura. Clearly, it was an ambush by the disciples of various sects in the darkness.
“Crack!” In an instant, the puppet soldier leader crushed the beast bone, then grabbed his black iron greatsword and strode forward.
Unable to express his emotions, the puppet soldier leader simply walked forward silently, but the surrounding puppet soldiers clearly felt the fire spiritual energy within him rapidly boiling. This emotion was called—anger!
“Awoo-oo-oo!” No sooner said than done, a spirit-devouring corpse beast, raised by a disciple of the Immortal Realm, rushed out of a dark corner like a madman, baring its fangs and claws at the puppet soldier leader.
“Snap!”
With a mere flick of his wrist, the puppet soldier leader used his black iron greatsword to directly cleave the beast in two.
The corpse thumped to the ground; the puppet soldier leader didn't even glance at it, simply continuing forward, while the puppet soldiers behind him incinerated the beast's remains.
“Crack, crack, crack!” Suddenly, three more slender beast bones shot through the air, swiftly attacking the puppet soldier leader.
But how could the same trick work again? The puppet soldier leader deliberately showed off, suddenly releasing all the fire spiritual energy in his body.
“Boom!” The fierce flames suddenly surged forward for more than ten feet, burning the three beast bones into ashes in mid-air.
Immediately afterward, the puppet soldier leader charged straight ahead; his thinking was simple, he had only one thought in mind—revenge!
“Swish, swish, swish!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
In an instant, more than a dozen blazing sword beams shot towards the front. The spirit-devouring corpse beast that had launched the sneak attack was so frightened that it wet itself. It tried to run, but the sword beams had sealed off all escape routes, leaving it with nowhere to go but to wait for death!
“Tearrrrr!”
“Splatter, splatter!”
In the blink of an eye, the blazing sword beams shattered the despicable sneak-attacking corpse beast's body, turning it into countless pieces of minced meat that rained down on the ground.
“Awoo-oo-oo—Awoo-oo-oo—”
Seeing their companion die tragically, the remaining spirit-devouring corpse beasts, hiding in the darkness, screamed in terror, no longer able to suppress the fear in their hearts, and fled out of the cave, intending to escape.
The puppet soldiers didn't even bother to stop these fleeing creatures, because no matter where they went, they were doomed.
“No need to say any more, I've already guessed it.” Yue Di casually said, “You ran into spirit-devouring corpse beasts, right?”
“Huh? You didn't even see it with your own eyes, how could you know so clearly?”
Hearing Yue Di's words, Mo Xiao seemed very surprised, exchanging a glance with the Earth Palace Toad. They couldn't figure out what was going on.
Yue Di casually explained, “When I came over here, I saw the Stone Crystal Guards and the puppet soldier leader heading off into the distance, and the place they were going seemed to have corpse aura spreading. In a place like this, if you can guess what has corpse aura, then it's only those guys who like to devour spiritual bodies.”
“Yes, yes, Emperor Venerate guessed right.” Mo Xiao said, sticking up a thumbs-up with a grin.
At this moment, the Earth Palace Toad asked, “Emperor Venerate, what about your harvest? Did you catch any people from the Immortal Realm?”
“Of course, who do you think I am?” Guan Heng smiled and said, “When I make a move, there's definitely a harvest.”
As he spoke, Guan Heng waved his hand, and an Immortal Realm disciple immediately floated over, happily calling out to Yue Di, “Hee hee hee!”
“This is the first Immortal Realm person I caught. The rest have already been imprisoned, so they don't run around.”
“Yue Di, this person of yours seems a bit simple-minded.” Mo Xiao said at this moment, “Looking at him, it's like he can't even function normally without you.”
“Hahaha, you seem to be right.” Yue Di laughed, then said, “This guy likes my spiritual energy, so he often clings to me, but he's also very obedient. He's been a great help in my capturing a large number of people.”
“Oh, so that's how it is. It seems he's a good helper after all.”
Hearing this, the Earth Palace Toad nodded. Yue Di then said, “Toad, put the people I captured in the Empty Spirit Toad Cauldron first. Have the corpse burial worms inside keep a good eye on them. If even one is missing, I'll be angry.”
“Yes, yes, Yue Di, please rest assured, I will definitely pass on the message.”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—” As soon as he finished speaking, the Earth Palace Toad opened his mouth and sucked all the spiritual energy balls wrapping the beast spirits into the Empty Spirit Toad Cauldron.
Yue Di said at this moment, “What about the white jade ore that was dug up? Bring it over, bring it over and let me take a look.”
“Yes, it's here.” As he spoke, Mo Xiao handed over a piece of ore.
“Hmm, the ore dug up in the Immortal Realm this time is very good, all of it is of superior quality.”
Speaking to this point, he paused slightly, Yue Di weighed the object in his hand, and then said, “I feel that the best white jade stone mine is right here. As for the ore, there's definitely still a lot. Have the puppet soldier leader and the Stone Crystal Guards command their companions to come over and continue digging.”
“Yue Di, I've already had them start.” Mo Xiao said, “Just like you predicted, the mine here is not small, and the white jade stone ore is both plentiful and of good quality. I'm just afraid that even with the help of the puppet soldiers, it will probably take some time.”
