Enemies on All Sides
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A large number of withered-silkworm battle puppets appeared in the Withered Mulberry Forest. Lu Xiaotian, Ti Ye, and Corpse Owl had been hesitating over whether to check on the two Black and Red Dragons and Xiang Zhongyang, to see if there was a chance to reap the benefits.
But before they could make a move, a group of withered-silkworm battle puppets appeared one after another in their line of sight. Now they had no choice to make.
Dozens appeared in quick succession. The withered-silkworm battle puppets ranged in strength from the Mystic Immortal level to the Celestial Immortal level. Even Ti Ye and Corpse Owl found themselves at a loss in the face of so many, and Lu Xiaotian also found them troublesome. If not for the strange turn of events that had forced him to refine the Dragon Wolf Riders' totem power temporarily, allowing him to directly incorporate it into his body and unleash a surge in strength, he would have been driven to the brink by these puppets. In such a situation, his first move to protect himself would likely have been to summon the wolf riders.
"I'll scout ahead. The two of you, do your best to hold off the Celestial Immortal-level battle puppets." Lu Xiaotian now had the strength to contend with Celestial Immortals, but that strength came from the many wolf riders, not his own power. He naturally wanted to avoid fighting, or at least keep it to a minimum, so long as he could, to conserve himself.
"We'll do our best to keep you safe, Fellow Daoist Dongfang," Ti Ye and Corpse Owl replied together. They had their master Jiang Chen's orders to consider, but Lu Xiaotian had also just saved their lives. Besides, if anything happened