Chapter 367: Blood Puppets Impervious to Swords and Spears? Mischievous Child: Nonexistent
Above the main battlefield at Li Huo City, the Teleportation Array Guard nervously surveyed his surroundings and explained, "Miss, Young Master, this is the main battlefield. The forces engaged below are the cannon fodder troops from Central State and the Blood Puppets from Fire State."
"Hmm, thank you, big brother."
Chu Xin and purple-haired Chu Chen looked down at the battlefield beneath their feet, where a group of prisoners in uniform, the cannon fodder troops, were battling a group of creatures in Blood Armor, their arms bare and bodies covered in blood runes.
Although most of these cannon fodder troops were powerful cultivators, the Blood Puppets were impervious to swords and spears and very difficult to kill, creating an overwhelmingly one-sided situation on the battlefield.
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However, this place had gathered half of the prisoners from the lands of Central State, Lanzhou, Cangzhou, Desolate State, Thunder State, and Demon State, resulting in a vast number of participants.
In their struggle for a chance at freedom, these fearless prisoners charged one after another towards the army of Blood Puppets.
"Big brother, are these Blood Puppets human?" asked purple-haired Chu Chen.
"No, they have long lost their consciousness; they are a type of puppet never seen before," said the Teleportation Array Guard, shaking his head.
"Just puppets then, so they can be killed."
Chu Xin and Chu Chen exchanged glances then vanished with a flicker of their bodies.
"You mustn't run off, these Blood Puppets are very strong."
The Teleportation Array Guard continued to nervously watch his surroundings, fearing a sudden attack by the Blood Puppets. But after he finished speaking, he received no response and turned around only to find no trace of the two little children.
"Ugly creatures, you are not allowed to kill."
Suddenly, two angry childish voices rang out across the battlefield.
The Teleportation Array Guard turned to look and saw two tiny figures dashing through the ranks of the Blood Puppet army.
One emitted Sword Qi, the other was enveloped in Sword Energy; wherever they went, the supposedly impregnable Blood Puppets burst apart.
"This!"
The Teleportation Array Guard was stunned.
These were Blood Puppets impervious to sword and spear attacks, difficult for even Martial Arts Sect and Martial Venerate to destroy instantly. Some of the stronger Blood Puppets were even a challenge for Martial Saints to suppress rapidly.
Yet these formidable Blood Puppets crumbled like paper in the hands of the two little toddlers.
"Could these two little toddlers really be this formidable?"
The Teleportation Array Guard gaped, his face full of shock.
Being relatively remote, Li Huo City did not have the Heavenly Prides who entered the Jiuzhou Secret Realm, nor was it aware of the events occurring in other states or the recent competition between Longzhou and Central State's Heavenly Prides in Imperial City. He had no idea how formidable these two little toddlers were.
Witnessing two children, who looked to be under the age of five, display combat strength far surpassing that of a Peak Martial Saint, the shock he felt was immense.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, seven tiny figures flew out from Chu Xin's body, charging at the Blood Puppet army with shrill cries.
Nine toddlers darted amongst the Blood Puppet army, leaving behind a trail of Blood Puppet fragments.
"Where did they come from?"
"To be able to kill Blood Puppets in a single hit, how terrifying is that?"
The cannon fodder troops, who were fighting desperately, were also stunned by this scene.
From the moment they became part of the cannon fodder troops, they were aware of their fate. Either they would kill all these Blood Puppets to earn their freedom or be killed by them. Initially hopeful, their hope had turned to despair after encountering the Blood Puppets.
These Blood Puppets were too terrifying, too difficult to kill. It would take dozens of them to exhaust one Blood Puppet to death.
The number of Blood Puppets was roughly the same as their own. Judging by this ratio, even if they all died, it would not be enough to eliminate all the Blood Puppets.
Yet, the sudden appearance of these nine toddlers brought them a glimmer of faint hope.
"Kill!"
The prisoners, armed with magic treasures, once again fearlessly charged at the blood puppets.
True Qi surged, and the sword energies and sword energies interwove atop the magic treasures, clanging against the blood-colored bodies without breaking their defense.
But they didn't care. After so long a trial, they knew that targeting the same spot and striking over a dozen times would eventually break through.
Under the leadership of nine rambunctious kids, the cannon fodder army of Li Huo City demonstrated immense fighting power, managing to suppress the impenetrable blood puppet army for a time.
"Where did those nine rambunctious kids come from?"
In the rebel camp of Fire State, a rebel general floated in the air, looking towards the battlefield with furrowed brows, somewhat annoyed.
"They must be reinforcements from Central State."
The rebel commander, looking towards the direction of Li Huo City and also floating, frowned and said, "It seems Central State really has no one left to send, to actually send nine rambunctious kids."
Although the strength of these nine rambunctious kids greatly exceeded their expectations, they believed that if Central State hadn't reached a situation of having no one else to send, they wouldn't have sent these kids to the battlefield.
These kids were powerful and gifted; losing them here would indeed be the greatest loss for Central State.
"We must kill them."
Another rebel general said in a grim tone, with other generals nodding in agreement.
Their task was to diminish Central State's strength, to eliminate Central State's monstrous prodigies—not only to wear down Central State's power but also to strike at its future.
"Release some more blood puppets."
The rebel commander thought for a moment, then turned to a blood robed man behind him and said.
"Hehehe, I was just thinking the same."
The man in the blood robe let out a chilling laugh, then soared into the sky, his hands forming seals, lifting up a red pool.
"Blood puppets, come forth!"
After completing the hand seals, he shouted loudly, the blood pool suddenly trembled, and shadows leaped out of it. Initially the size of fists, they grew as they met the wind, transforming into full-sized adults before they even touched the ground.
They were clad in blood armor, and their bodies were covered in blood runes. These blood runes, however, differed from those of Hua Wuqing and Long Shaotian.
Roar!
The blood puppets landed, emitting a thunderous beastly roar, and charged into the battleground like mindless beasts.
Their purpose was to slaughter every being on the battlefield that wasn't a blood puppet.
"More blood puppets?"
Seeing this, the cannon fodder army of Li Huo City immediately turned pale, their hearts filled with despair. The already overwhelming army of blood puppets was suffocating them, and now a new wave had arrived. Even if they managed to hold off this wave, it was uncertain if the bizarre blood pool had more. The enemy seemed endless, with no glimmer of victory in sight.
"Blood pool?"
Chu Xin, after smashing a group of blood puppets with a single sword strike, looked up at the blood pool in the sky, her big eyes sparkling with astonishment. She tilted her head, pondering for a moment before muttering softly, "So this blood pool is used to store the blood puppets. Since they can be released, they should also be collectible, right? But how do I do it?"
She scratched her head, troubled, as she didn't know the spell to collect the blood puppet army.
Turning to look at the blood robed man above the rebel camp, by chance, he was again performing hand seals, preparing to release another batch of blood puppets.
Chu Xin carefully noted all his actions, then her body soared up, her small white hand waving, releasing the blood pool she had dug up. Following the hand seals of the blood robed man, she quickly echoed them.
Once the hand seals were completed, she infused a burst of Divine Rune Power into the blood pool.
Hum!
The blood pool vibrated, but contrary to her expectations, it didn't collect the blood puppets. Instead, the blood water inside began to shake violently as if encountering a natural enemy.