The Flaws of the Puppet Technique

The War-Heaven Martial Venerable exuded a terrifying aura, and the entire War-Heaven Martial Venerable Azure King's Tomb trembled upon his appearance.

No one expected that the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul had this trump card.

"War-Heaven Martial Venerable was High Antiquity powerhouse. During the great war between the Human Race and Demon Races, he once single-handedly killed four powerful Demon Race, shaking the Demon Race with his might. Later, War-Heaven Martial Venerable was ambushed by the Pig King and his army of Pig Demons, and was beaten to the point of having his Soul Scattered. If other powerful figures from the Martial God Palace hadn't arrived in time, War-Heaven Martial Venerable's corpse would probably have been devoured by the Pig King. However, unexpectedly War-Heaven Martial Venerable's corpse later fell into the hands of the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul, and was even refined into a puppet by the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul. The Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul's puppetry Great Dao are truly astonishing."

Yuexi's expression now carried a hint of fear.

War-Heaven Martial Venerable was Fifth-Grade great power in life. Even though he was just a shell, refined into a puppet by the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul, and had the remnant souls summoned by the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner, he was still an extremely terrifying existence.

If her master, Sword Maiden Qiongxiao, were here, Yuexi wouldn't be worried.

However, Sword Maiden Qiongxiao was intercepted and killed by the Deputy Sect Master of the Evil Extremity Sect, and her fate is unknown. A distant solution cannot quench an immediate thirst.

"Take care of them."

The Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul sneered, waving the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and manipulating the War-Heaven Martial Venerable to attack the two statues guarding the Azure King's Tomb.

The two statues had developed sentience and realized that the War-Heaven Martial Venerable was extremely oppressive. So they used the Formation of the Azure King's Tomb to forcefully resist the War-Heaven Martial Venerable.

Their purpose is to guard the Azure King's Tomb.

A continuous stream of the earth's core energy flowed from the array's core and into the two divine statues.

The two statues once again wielded their six-hundred-foot-long Giant Swords. This time, the power of the two Sword Qi doubled, carrying raging flames and causing fire dragons to surge!

Facing two incredibly hot and vast Sword Qi, War-Heaven Martial Venerable unleashed a punch, each word distinct and deliberate. "Ten Directions Overlord Fist!"

Boom!

The violent explosions echoed throughout the heavens and the earth, causing buildings in the Azure King's Tomb to collapse in droves, and even the Barrier to shake violently.

"We need to hurry, otherwise if the two statues are destroyed and the bodies of Azure King and Merak Sword Maiden fall into the hands of the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul, the consequences will be even more serious."

Fifth move: Ten Thousand Blades Chase the Wind!

Lu Changsheng immediately used the Moves from the "Nine Taichu Forms of Primordial Beginning" as soon as he made his move.

Ten thousand Sword Qi crisscrossed thousands of miles, creating countless spatial rifts that rapidly spread towards the Frivolous Sword Saint.

"Righteous Sword Qi Instruction!"

Saint Zou took the sword from his waist and concentrated his righteous True Qi into the three-foot -Long Sword.

The Sword Qi unleashed by the Saint Zou Misty Sea, exuding righteousness and suppressing evil.

His target was also the Frivolous Sword Saint.

They need to deal with the Frivolous Sword Saint as soon as possible before they can besiege War-Heaven Martial Venerable.

"The Reckless Juejian!"

The Frivolous Sword Saint drew his sword, swift as lightning and powerful as a gust of wind, sweeping across the front!

The Sword Qi of Lu Changsheng and Saint Zou was devoured and annihilated layer by layer.

Lu Changsheng's body was struck by the recoiling Sword Qi, and several cracks appeared on his powerful physique, almost damaging his Dao Seal.

"Puff."

Even though Saint Zou was Eighth-Grade great power with Righteous Qi protecting him, he was still injured by the Sword Qi of the Frivolous Sword Saint and spat out a mouthful of golden blood.

"The Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul uses methods to summon remnant souls from the Netherworld Realm that are simply too unsolvable... The Frivolous Sword Saint was probably not just Sixth-Grade powerhouse in his lifetime..."

When Lu Changsheng and Saint Zou attacked simultaneously, even a powerful expert would find it difficult to withstand. However, the Frivolous Sword Saint, in his remnant soul state, single-handedly neutralized both of their attacks, demonstrating his Frivolous Sword Saint strength.

Even with only his Three Souls and Seven Spirits incomplete, the Frivolous Sword Saint still possessed the strength of Seventh-Grade Great Expert.

"How dare you harm my master! Three Thousand Karmic Fires!"

Seeing her master injured, Lu Qinglian flew into a rage and unleashed the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, its endless karmic Karmic Fire roaring towards the Frivolous Sword Saint.

"Ten Thousand Buddhas Return to the Origin!"

Chen Yi used Buddhist Sect Cultivation Method, and three thousand illusory images of Buddhas appeared, while three thousand Buddhist Sect Martial Technique simultaneously bombarded the Frivolous Sword Saint.

"Nine Forms of Reversing Chaos!"

"One Sword Across the Ages!"

"Dragon Elephant Wuji Fist!"

"Star-Moon Illusory Sword!"

"Dragon Might Suppresses the World!"

"Divine Thunder Radiant Sword!"

Changsheng Sect's disciples unleashed their top-tier Cultivation Method and Martial Technique to besiege the Frivolous Sword Saint.

Although they haven't reached the Immortality Realm yet, they are already Great Perfection God Kings or close to Great Perfection God Kings. Their joint attack on the Frivolous Sword Saint is something even the Frivolous Sword Saint cannot completely ignore.

"This Secret Art is unorthodox and rarely seen. Apart from the fact that the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul has a talent for this Secret Art, there must be some kind of flaw..."

While his Disciples were holding off the Frivolous Sword Saint, Lu Changsheng summoned the Jinghua Bell. This Black-Rank Supreme Treasure emitted a seven-colored radiance, and with a chime, an invisible wave swept towards the Frivolous Sword Saint.

Since the Frivolous Sword Saint's physical body consists only of a remnant soul, his soul is not strong enough to withstand the mental attack of Black-Rank Supreme Treasure.

"You brat, it seems you've discovered the flaw in my puppet Secret Art. But I've traversed the Three Realms of millions of years, exhuming countless Holy Land's graves, yet I remain unscathed. I was prepared."

The Devil Qi of the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul was injected into the Myriad Ten-Thousand Souls Banner Ten-Thousand Souls Banner, from which countless wronged souls surged forth, emitting chilling screams. Endless souls poured into the body of the Frivolous Sword Saint, further enhancing his aura. Even more terrifying was that countless souls had entered the body of the Frivolous Sword Saint, allowing him to withstand attacks from the Jinghua Bell Frivolous Sword Saint falling into an illusion.

"It didn't work..."

Lu Changsheng's inability to harm the Frivolous Sword Saint even with Black-Rank Supreme Treasure means that even if he finds the opponent's weakness, he cannot defeat him with it.

"This is my Swordsmanship Mnemonic."

Suddenly, the voice of the Frivolous Sword Saint echoed in Lu Changsheng's mind.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Lu Changsheng immediately understood the second flaw in the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul's puppet Secret Art: while the remnant souls summoned from the Netherworld Realm could enhance the puppets' combat power and allow them to use more of their original Divine Abilities, these remnant souls who returned from the Netherworld Realm were not simple figures in their previous lives, and they were not completely Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul.

"The Reckless Juejian' I created is divided into seven realms, allowing you to control the wind. With each breakthrough, the sword moves become faster. Although it differs greatly from the Nine Taichu Forms you've learned, it might still be helpful in your understanding of the Sword Dao."

The Frivolous Sword Saint imparted all his Sword Art to the master.

He was merely a remnant soul temporarily summoned back from the Netherworld Realm by the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner; he was not reborn. After the battle, he would be recalled by the World Power of the Netherworld Realm.

Now that he was dead, he had no reservations about his Supreme Lore and passed them all on to future generations.

"This Sword Art has flaws. I had hoped to one day perfect Sword Art, making it flawless, but I have perished and have no chance to do so. Since you already know the flaws in this sword technique, then come and defeat me."

The Frivolous Sword Saint even pointed out the flaws in the Sword Art.

"We've found a weakness."

Lu Changsheng received guidance from the Frivolous Sword Saint and saw the flaw in his Swordsmanship.

No one knows the weaknesses of Cultivation Method better than the person who created Cultivation Method.

The Jinghua Bell rang again, launching a mental attack on the Frivolous Sword Saint. Taking advantage of the moment when the soul within the Frivolous Sword Saint's body resisted the attack, Lu Changsheng's Sword Qi pierced through the blind spot of the Frivolous Sword Saint Qi Sea.