The Unstoppable Saber

"Senior Disciple Sister Xiao Ran, well done!"

As Chu Xiaoran stepped down from the stage, several Tai'a Divine City rushed forward to offer Chu Xiaoran healing medicine.

Chu Xiaoran's face was unnaturally flushed. As she stepped off the stage, her body trembled, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Senior Disciple Sister Xiao Ran!" Wen Yu and the others were startled and rushed over to help Chu Xiaoran up.

Yi Yun frowned as he examined Yi Yun Chu Xiaoran's wounds. The injuries were more serious than he had initially thought. Lin Tong was indeed extraordinary; he cultivated a very unorthodox Spinning Intent, and his attacks also contained a spiraling force.

Although Chu Xiaoran appeared to have escaped being struck in a vital area, the spiraling force contained within the flying wheel had already invaded Chu Xiaoran meridians along the wound, damaging her internal organs.

This kind of injury will take at least one or two days to recover. If Chu Xiaoran is injured and put into battle now, she probably won't be able to exert even 50% of her fighting power.

Facing numerous formidable enemies, Chu Xiaoran, with only 50% of her combat strength, was clearly overwhelmed.

"I'm sorry... I intended to finish this quickly, but I didn't expect... it would backfire."

After spitting out this mouthful of blood, the crimson on Chu Xiaoran's face disappeared, turning her face even paler.

Yi Yun shook his head. "If we don't finish this quickly, the prolonged battle will deplete our energy too much, leaving us unable to fight any longer. The outcome will be the same."

Lin Tong is indeed very strong. With Chu Xiaoran's strength, it's simply not enough for her to defeat Lin Tong and then win another match.

On the elders' platform, everyone witnessed Chu Xiaoran vomiting blood.

"What a pity. It seems that only Yi Yun is left, while his opponents number six." Some elders of the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom were somewhat gloating.

Yi Yun will be facing a series of challenges. Whether he can hold out until he reaches Jun Yue is still a question.

At this moment, on the side of the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom, a person stepped onto the arena. This person was thin as a rake and looked frail, but his eyes were like knives, containing a murderous intent.

"It's Kui Yu! He's the second one to go up! Qiu Niu lost to him before!"

Upon seeing this skeletal figure walk onto the stage, a junior disciple beside Yi Yun exclaimed in horror.

"Oh?" Yi Yun was slightly taken aback; it turned out that Qiu Niu had been defeated by him.

"Kui Yu comes from a secret clan in the Divine Wilderness. His clan possesses the ability to create puppets, and Kui Yu is also a puppeteer!"

"Kui Yu? A strange name..." Yi Yun had heard of the Divine Wilderness Secret Clan. In certain parts of the Divine Wilderness, there lived some ancient tribes. These tribes were not as backward as the small tribes of the Yunhuang. Because the Divine Wilderness was extremely dangerous, mortal tribes could not possibly continue to exist. The secret clans that could survive in the Divine Wilderness all had extraordinary abilities.

They often possess unique lineages and are extremely difficult to deal with.

"Unexpectedly, a descendant of the Divine Wilderness Clan has gone to the Seventy-Two Towers of Cloud Dragon for training..."

"Senior Brother Yi, be careful. This Kui Yu is very troublesome. A puppeteer's weakness is his physical body, but some puppeteers will shrink into a highly defensive puppet during battle. It's like a tortoise shell; although it has no offensive power or speed advantage, it's extremely durable."

"The same goes for Kui Yu. He retreats into his 'tortoise shell' and commands his puppets in battle from within. If you attack his main body, you're doomed, because while you're attacking, his puppets will launch Absolute Kill when your energy is depleted!"

At this moment, Wen Yu finally came into play. She knew a great deal about the experts in the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom, and Kui Yu Wen Yu was one of the people she paid special attention to.

Wen Yu continued, "The wisest way to deal with Kui Yu is to attack his puppets. Once all his puppets are eliminated, he'll be like a tiger without claws, no longer a threat. Although his main body will still have incredibly strong defense at that time, without the puppets, he'll be basically unable to retaliate, becoming just a stationary target. Defeating him will be much easier then!"

"However... dealing with Kui Yu's puppets won't be easy!"

Wen Yu had done her homework thoroughly and began to explain the weaknesses of the Kui Yu puppets, "The puppets are all made using special techniques. They are either made of metal armor or from the carcasses of wild beasts with tough scales. These puppets have terrifying defensive capabilities. It is very, very difficult to destroy a puppet directly!"

"Fortunately, the puppets have weaknesses... Each puppet has a core magic array inside its body, used to receive the master's will. Although this core magic array is also protected by layers, destroying just one magic array is much easier than destroying the entire puppet. Once this magic array is destroyed, the puppet will be an inanimate object that cannot move, and then Senior Brother Yi will win!"

Wen Yu spoke at length, Yi Yun nodded in agreement, simply saying, "Understood."

Wen Yu was happy; at least she wasn't completely useless.

At this moment, Yi Yun had already stepped onto the arena.

Kui Yu laughed smugly, "Studying tactics, huh? Heh heh! That little girl seems to have made thorough preparations. She's having you attack the core magic array within my puppet, isn't she?"

Wen Yu and Yi Yun communicated using their spiritual energy, which was impossible for Kui Yu to hear. However, Kui Yu guessed what Wen Yu was saying.

Wen Yu's expression changed; this feeling of being completely controlled was very unpleasant.

"Unfortunately, the tactics that little girl mentioned were good, but they were useless against me. I am completely different from other puppeteers. This is related to my bloodline talent, hehehehe!"

Kui Yu chuckled strangely, Wen Yu's face grew increasingly grim. After hearing Kui Yu's words, she felt completely uncertain.

When it comes to bloodline talent, things get complicated. Perhaps Kui Yu doesn't even need that core formation to control the puppet.

Wen Yu felt a sense of frustration. Was all her gathering of intelligence wrong?

"However, that little girl was right about one thing, and that is... my physical defense is indeed impenetrable!"

Kui Yu suddenly let out a hoarse scream, his body shrinking back completely into a tortoise-shell-like puppet.

This Turtle Shell Puppet is hemispherical, made of an unknown alloy, and shines with golden light. Its surface is covered with mysterious patterns that flow and are infused with vital energy, forming a vital energy shield.

Two layers of defense!

In the surrounding stands, people were secretly astonished. With a layer of energy shield and an alloy shell, Yi Yun would have to break through these two layers of defense to injure Kui Yu's main body. The difficulty of that was unimaginable.

Moreover, how could the surrounding puppets allow Yi Yun to attack Kui Yu's main body?

"Click-clack-click-clack!"

A total of eight puppets appeared around Kui Yu.

These eight puppets were of different shapes; some were made of pure metal, some were made of unknown divine wood, and some were the corpses of wild beasts.

Eight puppets, each wielding various weapons, formed a large formation around Kui Yu, effectively surrounding him!

"This is incredible! Back when he dealt with Qiu Niu, Kui Yu only used six puppets! Now, facing Yi Yun, he has eight puppets forming a grand formation, plus his own body's abnormal defense. Isn't Kui Yu practically invincible? And he said he doesn't have the weaknesses of ordinary puppeteers! How can anyone possibly beat him?"

Faced with this puppet formation, Yi Yun's expression darkened slightly. He lightly touched his Space Ring and drew out a long sword from within.

This knife is entirely black, with a blade only as wide as two fingers side by side, yet it is a full five feet long.

The blade is straight, gleaming coldly, and engraved with beautiful patterns that resemble shattered ice.

This sword is called the Sound Killing Blade. It is a weapon that Yi Yun selected from the weapon pavilion in Tai'a Divine City.

The name "Sound Killing Blade" means that it can kill with the sound waves emitted by swinging the blade!

Having grown accustomed to the Thousand Army Saber, Yi Yun still preferred a straight, long sword similar to the Tang Saber. The Sound Killing Blade was slightly shorter than the Thousand Army Saber, but its quality far surpassed it!

"Oh? You've drawn your sword? How fun! Too bad, it's still useless!" Kui Yu's hoarse voice came from inside the tortoise shell.

Just then, Yi Yun moved, leaping out and rushing towards the puppet formation.

"Call--"

Yi Yun's vital energy erupted, like the sun bursting forth, and this rising vital energy formed the phantom image of Tanggu Fusang Tree Yi Yun him.

Radiant Sun True Qi!!

A cold glint flashed in Yi Yun's eyes, and a torrent of killing intent erupted from his body like a tidal wave!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Eight puppets rushed out and converged on Yi Yun.

At this moment, Yi Yun withdrew her Sound Killing Blade, not even drawing it, and directly charged into the puppet formation with her bare body.

Those puppets were incredibly fast, with rows of gleaming blades and sharp claws slashing towards Yi Yun!

Yi Yun remained calm and composed. He unleashed his Subtle Movement microscopic movement Movement Technique, seizing every opportunity and taking advantage of the puppets' varying speeds and timings to dodge their attacks from incredible angles. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Kui Yu's main body!

The previously concealed Sound Killing Blade suddenly unleashed a fierce, chilling glint!

Directly attack the main body!?

The audience was shocked. Instead of looking for the puppet's weaknesses, Yi Yun targeted Kui Yu's main body, which had a double-layered defense that was almost impenetrable!

On the elders' platform, many elders from the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom had a slight smile on their lips.

Attacking Kui Yu's true form is utterly foolish; it's tantamount to digging one's own grave.

They seemed to see Yi Yun's attacks fail, his moves become worn out, and then he was surrounded by numerous puppets, severely injured and coughing up blood.

The idea of the elders of the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom was also the idea of Kui Yu within the Turtle Shell Puppet.

He grinned maliciously, activating the Turtle Shell Puppet's defensive shield with all his might while gathering strength for a desperate counterattack.

Before him, Yi Yun completely focused, his killing intent rising to its peak, merging with the Radiant Sun True Qi!

The Way of the Saber: advance relentlessly!!

The Sound Killing Blade emitted a clear whistle like a dragon's roar, merging with Yi Yun!

Man and Sword as One!

"Snap!"

A gleaming blade flashed across the sky, eclipsing the sun and moon, leaving only this single glint of light, shining as brightly as the sun itself!

This strike, without any fancy moves, landed squarely on the Turtle Shell Puppet!

"Boom!"

A terrifying explosion rang out, and the flashes of Radiant Sun True Qi filled everyone's vision, making it impossible to see what had happened.

When the light faded, what people saw left them speechless: the five-foot-long Sound Killing Blade had completely pierced through Kui Yu's tortoise shell.

It pierced through from one side and emerged from the other, revealing a gleaming, three-inch-long blade stained with blood...

Kui Yu, along with the Turtle Shell Puppet, was... pierced through!?

...(To be continued~^~)