Corpse Puppets Are Fierce!

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't push me!"

Two Corpse Puppets charged out from the crowd. The onlookers were jostled and stumbled, unable to stand steadily, and a chorus of curses erupted.

The two Corpse Puppets naturally paid no mind to this, striding out of the crowd and into the execution ground.

"Hmm? Someone's actually here to disrupt the execution?"

Prefect Li Changshou was also somewhat surprised, seeing the two tall, black-robed Corpse Puppets. Someone was actually foolish enough to try and stop the execution?

"Could... could it be brothers from the gang?"

Tang Tianhao was stunned, thinking that perhaps members of the Six Peaks Gang had come to rescue him. While he was worried, he noticed that these two burly men in black robes were far too tall. Did the Six Peaks Gang have such figures?

"Halt! If you take another step forward, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The soldiers stationed at the execution ground had already been observing the surroundings. As soon as the two Corpse Puppets entered the area, four or five of them surrounded them. One of the soldiers warned them.

"These two guys are acting strange! Be careful!"

An older soldier shouted a warning. He felt a terrifying pressure from the two tall and burly men in black robes before him, like facing lions and tigers!

"Clang!"

The two Corpse Puppets remained silent, their steps not faltering at all.

"Take them down!"

Seeing this, several soldiers' eyes glinted coldly. Forcing their way into the execution ground, it was perfectly justifiable to kill them on the spot!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Four or five soldiers brandished their swords and sabers, slashing towards the bodies of the two Corpse Puppets.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

However, the two Corpse Puppets let out hoarse growls from their throats and swept their arms forward. Their thick, long arms were like iron rods, carrying immense strength. With a series of impacts, these four or five soldiers were sent flying back two to three meters!

These soldiers fell to the ground, groaning in pain, feeling as if their bones were broken.

"So... so powerful! Does the Six Peaks Gang have such experts?"

Tang Tianhao was also shocked by this scene. These soldiers were all elite troops from Lingyue City, well-trained, and each possessed strength no less than that of an ordinary third-rate martial artist. Yet, four or five of them working together were instantly defeated by these two black-robed men, reduced to rolling like gourds!

The two Corpse Puppets were definitely incredibly powerful, with bodies of steel and iron, impervious to blades and spears. Even Tang Jie had been somewhat helpless against them in the past.

"No need to hold back! Kill them on the spot!"

Seeing this, Prefect Li Changshou, who was seated on the high platform, his expression darkened, and he roared.

With Li Changshou personally overseeing the event, someone still dared to disrupt the execution. With so many people present, he had to establish his authority and deter any troublemakers!

"Kill them!"

A squad of ten black armored soldiers surrounded them, holding long spears and thrusting forward from various angles. These ten black armored soldiers, having undergone rigorous training, now coordinated with unparalleled synergy. The ten spears thrusting from different directions left those caught in the formation with no room to dodge.

But in reality, the two Corpse Puppets did not dodge!

"Clang clang clang clang!"

With a series of metal collisions, all these spears struck the Corpse Puppets, erupting in a sound of clashing metal. Most of the soldiers felt their arms jolt as if they had struck solid iron. Some soldiers even missed their targets, their spearheads scraping against iron armor, sending sparks flying.

After a round of thrusting, the two Corpse Puppets were unharmed. However, their black robes were torn, revealing the heavy iron armor they wore!

The two Corpse Puppets were Corpse Puppets refined by Black Cliff. In life, they were top-tier first-rate martial artists. After being refined into Corpse Puppets, they possessed immense strength and bodies of steel and iron. Combined with the heavy iron armor they wore, they were impervious to blades and spears. Even super first-rate experts would have difficulty harming them.

"Roar!"

The two Corpse Puppets roared, swinging their iron fists towards the surrounding soldiers.

"Bang bang bang!"

Fiercely fearless, the Corpse Puppets attacked ferociously. Their four fists sent three black armored soldiers spewing blood as they were sent flying backward, their bones caving in at the points of impact.

"Clang clang!"

Although the remaining soldiers continuously thrust their spears at the Corpse Puppets, their sharp spearheads could hardly penetrate the two-inch-thick metal armor. Even if they could penetrate it, the Corpse Puppets' muscles were no weaker than steel. Their bodies of steel and iron made them difficult to wound with ordinary blades and swords!

The two Corpse Puppets fought, causing these elite soldiers to stagger and retreat, falling into disarray.

"Damn it! Are these two guys monsters? They can be so agile wearing such heavy armor?"

These soldiers were both shocked and enraged. The heavy armor worn by the two Corpse Puppets was so cumbersome that even a strong and robust martial artist would find it difficult to walk after wearing a full set, let alone engage in such intense combat!

"They're wearing iron armor, use chains!"

At this moment, a middle-aged soldier shouted. He unfastened a chain as thick as his thumb from his waist, gripped one end of the chain, spun it a few times, and with a flick of his wrist, the chain shot out. With skillful force, it wrapped around the neck of one of the Corpse Puppets, and he tightened it with all his might.

"Roar!"

The Corpse Puppet immediately became enraged. It grabbed the chain wrapped around its neck and pulled hard. The middle-aged soldier, weighing at least 160 to 170 jin, was pulled off his feet and sent sprawling forward, landing face-first and getting a bruised and swollen nose.

"Quick! While we have the chance!"

But taking advantage of this opportunity, the other black armored soldiers successively threw out their chains, each wrapping around the Corpse Puppet's arms. Three to five soldiers then grabbed onto one chain together and pulled with all their might.

"Clang clang clang!"

The chains were stretched taut. Though the Corpse Puppets possessed immense strength, they were held by nearly ten soldiers using chains and struggled to break free.

Another Corpse Puppet was subdued using the same method.

"These two... they don't seem human at all!"

The soldiers were greatly alarmed. They saw that the faces beneath the Corpse Puppets' black robes were as pale as paper, devoid of any blood. Their eyes were blood-red, clearly not those of normal humans. Their strength was also exaggerated; ten soldiers working together could only barely suppress them.

Seeing this, Li Changshou also breathed a slight sigh of relief. Even a first-rate martial artist would struggle against multiple elite soldiers working in concert. Although these two Corpse Puppets had caused quite a commotion and injured over a dozen people, they had still been subdued.

"So, it wasn't enough?"

Tang Jie frowned amidst the crowd. These two Corpse Puppets were so ferocious, yet they were subdued with only minor disturbances. This showed that these elite soldiers were not to be trifled with; they were true elites.

Furthermore, hundreds of elite soldiers were stationed at this execution ground specifically to prevent anyone from attempting a rescue!

"Daoist Qing Song, these two men aren't normal... they seem to be Corpse Puppets."

The white-clothed maiden seated to Li Changshou's right spoke in surprise. She had recognized that the two black-robed individuals causing trouble were not human and strongly resembled Corpse Puppets.

"Yes, they are Corpse Puppets. The method of refining Corpse Puppets is a crooked path, a technique of the Corpse Refining Sect. It was once extremely popular, but after the Corpse Refining Sect was annihilated, this art of corpse refining spread and circulated among many evil cultivators. These two Corpse Puppets before us are merely two Iron Armored Corpses, still within the scope of what mortals can handle," the burly Daoist known as Daoist Qing Song nodded slightly, explaining the origin of the Corpse Puppets.

Daoist Qing Song then looked at Li Changshou. "It seems a Qi refiner is planning to disrupt the execution. These Corpse Puppets are controlled by him. Now that the Corpse Puppets have been subdued, he's likely to retreat, mixed within the crowd."

"An immortal cultivator? Is this Tang Tianhao involved with immortal cultivators?" Li Changshou asked with slight surprise, but then he smiled. "With two Immortal Masters overseeing the situation, no immortal cultivator is a match."

Immortal cultivators, also known as Qi refiners, wield all sorts of superhuman abilities. However, they are still ultimately flesh and blood. Low-level immortal cultivators also find it difficult to face a large number of soldiers attacking them, let alone with Daoist Qing Song and the white-clothed maiden present. It was an absolutely foolproof situation!

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