Martial Arts Masters' Grand Melee
Although Lin Yu's opinion of the Taiqing Sect wasn't very favorable either—after all, in Lin Yu's view, the Taiqing Sect's founder had indeed killed at least six figures of innocent Willow Town, and this Xuan Yunzi was a guy who allowed bandits to slaughter people and watched innocent civilians settle around Double Saw Mountain...
But at least, the Taiqing Sect's starting point was good.
Neither of the two opposing Native factions in this [Instance] is clean, but you can't afford to offend both sides completely; you have to win one side over the other.
So, regarding whether Xuan Yunzi of the Taiqing Sect or the Spider Yaomo should choose one side... the answer is relatively obvious.
Even setting aside morality, motives, and right and wrong, it's quite obvious which side seems more likely to keep its promise.
At least Xuan Yunzi did take out a stack of Divine Speed Talisman and even handed over Xie Chong's remains to him.
Meanwhile, Zhu Qiansi and the True Name Willow Town person, besides releasing spiders and Spider Silk, were threatening them by shaking puppets outside.
Choosing between two teammates is really not difficult.
Of course, there are advantages to switching allegiance to Yaomo.
Because, at least in terms of the balance of power... the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord's side has an overwhelming advantage over Xuan Yunzi of the Taiqing Sect.
Outside the door, after Chen Yuanye was executed by Lin Yu, the puppets went on a complete rampage.
Although Xuan Yunzi's Daoist temple seemed to have some kind of Magic Array or restriction, it was clearly somewhat dilapidated over the years.
"Bass!"
A bluish light shimmered around the Daoist temple, forming a thin veil of light.
The light screen had barely risen when it was torn open by the Shadow puppets.
"Old Daoist, your Formation isn't working either!"
Li Nian looked at the puppet that had already climbed up the wall and teased it with a smile.
At this moment, Talismans flew up and hovered in the air around Xuan Yunzi, slowly rotating in a specific trajectory.
Hearing Li Nian's teasing, Xuan Yunzi said with a bitter face, "Please don't laugh, sir. This Formation was set up a hundred years ago. I never expected that someone would come knocking on my door!"
"But layman, do not panic... You all just need to buy me some time, and I will naturally be able to deal with all the puppets around here!"
As the old Daoist priest spoke, he sped up the process of arranging the Talismans —his withered, wooden hands moved faster, and yellowed Talismans were constantly being taken out and placed in the air, the cinnabar patterns on the Talisman Paper emitting a faint blue light.
At the same time, Xuan Yunzi began to mutter to himself again.
"By Celestial Venerable, the disciple of Taiqing requests your command..."
"This is such a classic NPC loading screen moment," Seagull remarked, glancing around. "Looks like we can win as long as we stall... but how do we stall?"
The first puppet had already jumped over the courtyard wall—once it entered the courtyard, the Shadow on its body immediately disappeared, and then the shape of the Shadow became clear.
The newcomer was tall and imposing, with a surging aura and dressed in a tight-fitting outfit. Before becoming a puppet, he must have indeed been a martial artist rather than an ordinary person.
"Whoosh--!"
With a whooshing sound, a Fei Dao shot out and pierced through the puppet's shoulder!
The Snowy Owl spoke coldly, "How else can we stall? Fight, of course!"
Blood spurted out, and the puppet took two steps back, but immediately regained its footing.
Then, a very vivid, sinister smile appeared on the puppet's face, and it spoke as if it were a living person.
"What a fine Fei Dao! What superb skill! You've reached the level of Seven-Guans!"
"Then let me, 'Feng Libo,' take you on!"
As he spoke, the warrior who called himself "Feng Libo" and seemed to still retain most of his Memory from his previous life rushed toward the Snowy Owl.
The Snowy Owl immediately drew its sword and cleaved it in two—the previously grinning and arrogant "Feng Libo" was instantly cut in two.
"Whoosh!"
The two pieces of the corpse fell to the ground, and the Snowy Owl exhaled.
"I thought it would be much stronger."
Even though she is "cursed" and can only use 30-40% of her strength, she is still a well-known "Tier 3" powerhouse and a pillar of the "Night Watcher"!
Ordinary martial artists in this Prison Mountain Realm could not possibly be a match for her.
But...
The Snowy Owl, however, did not let its guard down.
After all, the problem with the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord's puppets has never been their "quality," but rather their "quantity"!
Although Snowy Owl had acted quickly, in the few breaths she spent dealing with the Feng Libo, three or four more martial arts puppets broke through the Daoist temple's Formation and landed in the courtyard.
"A fine blade! I am Cheng Jiuyan from Xuanjiang Martial Arts School. Please enlighten me!"
"Take this blow from Wen Lianjiang!"
"Hu Shaoan from the White Crane Martial Arts School has come to learn from you!"
The three warriors each unleashed their signature skills, launching a combined attack on the Snowy Owl.
When the Seagull Gao Shan this, they immediately rushed to help.
"Get out of the way!"
Gao Shan drew his baton, stepped forward, and struck the Martial Artists on the back of the right.
The opponent was already pressing the attack on the Snowy Owl when it was suddenly struck by Gao Shan's stick, causing it to lose its balance and stagger.
Gao Shan didn't waste any words or pay attention to the other two. In an instant, he swung his baton three times in quick succession, striking the Martial Artists on the head.
"Such a fast and powerful baton strike! It truly demonstrates both compassion and forceful enforcement of the law!"
"Although martial arts are prevalent in the Prison Mountain Realm, our world's fighting techniques are just as good!"
Li Nian, who was squatting on the ground setting up protective [Item] around her employer's Fei Dao and manually activating the shield components, took a break from her busy work and looked back at Gao Shan, unable to help but complain.
Lin Yu nodded slightly, recalling the information he had seen in "Order" and Gao Shan's WeChat Moments: "This Captain 'Gao Shan' is the champion of the third Yu Province Judicial Police Skills Competition, which is quite prestigious."
After Gao Shan took care of one of the men, Seagull arrived at the scene.
"Sister Snowy Owl, I'm here!"
The Seagull tore a page from the Notebook, and then the page twisted and deformed in his hand, turning into a stream of light that flowed into the Seagull, making the Seagull's figure instantly much lighter.
At the same time, the Seagull took out a bone staff, from Bone Staff golden-red light emanated, striking the two warriors who were fighting the Snowy Owl. This immediately slowed their movements for a moment— Red Gold thorns appeared on their bodies, as if they were being restrained in some way.
The Snowy Owl, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass by. With a horizontal slash, it immediately severed the heads of the two warriors who were trying to dodge.
Three warriors fell to the ground, but...
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
A series of loud thuds echoed as the planes landed.
This time, there were more than ten martial arts puppets that entered the courtyard!
"Li Zhenshan the Iron Palm Martial Arts School, I humbly request your guidance!" "Liu Chengfeng Yang Huiming of the Qingyun Sword Hall, I humbly request your instruction!" "Yang Huiming of the Fumo Martial Arts School Subduing Martial Arts School, I humbly request to learn your skills!" "Tian Xinhong of the Hanshan Martial Arts School, I humbly request your instruction!" "Huang Yeming of the Yanwu Hall Martial Arts School!"...
Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—the names of all Martial Arts School were announced one by one. Martial Artists from various martial arts schools in the Two Mountains and Six Hells arrived one after another, entering the Daoist temple like Dumplings being dropped into a pot. For a time, the temple was even a bit crowded.
"The martial arts tournament has started," Li Nian sighed. "Looks like it's time for us to make our move!"