"Boom!"
That tongue of flame suddenly broke off at the base. All the flames retracted upwards, forming a huge humanoid puppet. It was at least fifty zhang tall and covered the sky. It was extremely frightening.
Upon closer inspection, it was similar in shape to the puppet that was thrown in, but it didn't have a physical body.
The flame giant looked at the bloody light in front of it. Compared to the two, Daoist Jiang was like an ant. Even a finger was several times bigger than the opponent. The flame giant directly reached out with its hand, as if it wanted to crush the opponent to death.
"You're all going to die!" Daoist Jiang's eyes flashed with bloody light. He suddenly rushed forward, and before Gu Zheng could react, he instantly hit Gu Zheng's abdomen.
Gu Zheng cried out and spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body flipped a few times in the air before finally landing heavily on the ground.
"Cough cough!"
Gu Zheng propped up his arm and spat out another mouthful of blood. This time, it was a bit miserable. Why did he always meet such abnormal people? Was he going to die here?
Of course, Gu Zheng was only thinking about it. He still hadn't finished his task, so he wouldn't admit defeat like this. Seeing the bloody figure rushing towards the humanoid puppet, he knew that Lan Yu had made a move and was temporarily helping him.
He swallowed a Golden Lotus Seed without any hesitation. The moment the Golden Lotus Seed entered his stomach, it turned into a warm current that rushed to his limbs and bones. The light injuries on his body healed at an extremely fast speed.
Although Gu Zheng's injuries looked serious, in reality, with the protection of the black gas, it wasn't as serious as imagined. The purpose of this was obviously to waste the opponent's time.
Since the opponent was undoubtedly going to die, Gu Zheng wouldn't foolishly clash with the opponent. He just needed to buy some time.
However, Xing Cai and Lan Yu didn't know that Gu Zheng had overlooked this point. If he had known earlier, he would have warned them. However, it wasn't too late now.
Just as Gu Zheng was thinking about this, he suddenly saw a flash of light on the ground. A memory suddenly appeared in his mind. Then, his hand glowed with golden light as he knocked downwards.
This was a blue pattern. If one looked closely, it didn't look any different from the other patterns. However, in the center, there was a deep blue dot of light, which was also the center of the water element formation.
"Dang dang!"
Two crisp drum beats rang out. It didn't sound like anything special, but Gu Zheng smiled. This meant that the mechanism inside hadn't been activated yet.
That was to say, the red puppet that had been sealed here was very likely still sleeping below.
Gu Zheng raised his head and looked up once more. The All Seeing Puppet was no match for the Daoist at all. In just a few breaths of time, one of its giant flaming hands had been severed by the Daoist. It seemed like the remaining one wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
If not for the fact that the Daoist was wary of the Earth Fire, it would have been destroyed long ago.
Without any hesitation, Gu Zheng forced out a drop of blood from his fingertip and suspended it in the air. Using the blood as a medium, a special symbol appeared in the air in the blink of an eye and imprinted itself on the spot where Gu Zheng had just struck.
A blood-colored symbol landed on the surface and was immediately drawn in.
"Kacha"
An extremely soft sound rang out from below. Gu Zheng was overjoyed and hurriedly ran in another direction.
In a few breaths of time, Gu Zheng arrived at the center of the formation. After confirming that it was also intact, a similar blood-colored symbol fell from the sky.
Gu Zheng ran in another direction without stopping. Looking up, he saw that more than half of the flaming puppet in the air had dissipated. It was now less than a third of its original size. It had already curled up into a ball and transformed into a somewhat bloated flaming snake, trembling with the Daoist in the air.
"I'll make it in time!" Gu Zheng was already running at his fastest speed. However, the area here was too big. He was about to turn into a ball of light. No matter what, he would still need a few breaths of time to reach the center and confirm the location.
Just as Gu Zheng placed the third symbol, there was a sudden roar from the sky. The Earth Fire's threat to the Daoist was reduced to the lowest. The Daoist instantly rushed over. In a few flashes of blood-colored light, the flaming snake was cut into several pieces by the Daoist. It turned into flames and floated down from the sky.
On the other side, the Daoist's five fingers grabbed downwards. Four blood-colored beams shot out from his fingertips and directly shot into the four puppets that had silently collapsed in the distance. In an instant, they exploded into smithereens.
However, just as he was aiming at the puppets, the surrounding flames suddenly condensed and transformed into red ropes that rapidly wrapped around the Daoist.
Just as the light in the Daoist's hand shot out, he saw the red ropes wrap around his head. Following a flash of red light, the ropes instantly contracted and firmly trapped the Daoist in place.
Intense flames burned on the ropes once again. Accompanied by a sizzling sound, large amounts of blood mist continuously rose from the Daoist's body.
Faintly, one could see a transparent line rising from the side of the pill furnace.
After Lan Yu had swallowed the pill Xing Cai had given him, he had forcefully overdrawn himself. It could be said that he had spent a hundred thousand years of cultivation to once more be trapped. This time, Lan Yu's aura began to become unstable. It seemed even his cultivation realm was about to drop.
"Well done!" Gu Zheng silently shouted. Then he quickly moved to the fourth position. After inserting the symbol, he successfully activated the mechanism below. Now there was only one left.
That position was in the center, under the Earth Fire that was still burning continuously.
Although the Earth Fire was much smaller than before, Gu Zheng couldn't wait for it to stop by itself. If it wanted to stop by itself, it would take at least a few months.
"Ahhh!"
Suddenly, there was a crazy shout in the air. Gu Zheng looked and saw that the Daoist's body was shining with a bloody light. Countless bloody qi was surging out from his body. The fire rope that was binding him was actually suppressed by the bloody qi that filled the sky. Moreover, the Daoist's body immediately expanded. It seemed like he was about to break free from the siege.
Gu Zheng didn't stop. Surrounded by black Qi, he directly charged towards the center of the Earth Fire.
"What is Young Master Gu doing!"
From where Lan Yu and the others were, they could see half of the area, including the center of the Earth Fire. Seeing Gu Zheng commit suicide, they couldn't help but cry out in alarm.
"I don't know, but I know there must be a reason. Hold on a little longer, I'll be fine soon." Xing Cai glanced at him and stopped paying attention.
"I don't have the strength to control it." Lan Yu bitterly smiled. At this moment, he had already released his control.
"Kacha!"
Suddenly, the sound of a mechanism opening could be heard. At the same time, Gu Zheng's figure charged out from the center of the Earth Fire. The Earth Fire also began to shrink rapidly.
The entire ground began to tremble slightly. Under everyone's astonished gazes, an exquisite box appeared from the huge hole in the earth fire. The entire box was covered with strange red runes that were flashing. It looked more like a large coffin than anything else.
"Bang!"
A red arm suddenly appeared from the center of the box. It was like a long spear, stabbing into the ground.
At the same time, a terrifying aura came from below, as if something terrifying was about to be released.
"Thump thump thump"
The Daoist also felt the terrifying aura. His body expanded and the rope surrounding him immediately collapsed into a red mist. This time, he roared and charged towards Gu Zheng.
The red light on his arm flared. This time, he decided not to hold back and directly kill his opponent. Because he could feel that if he didn't take action, an even stronger monster would be released.
However, this time, Gu Zheng didn't dodge like before. His arm was also covered in black light. Facing the opponent's fist, he also heavily collided with it.
Only a heavy sound could be heard.
A powerful wave of Qi exploded from the point of contact between the two people's fists. Like a raging wave, it swept out in all directions.
Under the stalemate between the black light and the red light, Gu Zheng and the Daoist strangely froze in the air. It was as if they were evenly matched.
However, after two breaths of time, Gu Zheng's figure flew backwards like a cannonball.
At the same time when Gu Zheng was sent flying, a long sword fell from his body. With a tremor, it immediately turned into a huge golden sword in the air.
Gu Zheng's hand gesture changed. The golden sword shone brightly. With a shake of his body, the golden sword shadows shook out from his body. Dozens of golden swords instantly rose into the air. In the air, the sword hilts were facing outwards and the sword tips were facing inwards. There was only a gap of one person's size in the middle.
As Gu Zheng pointed forward, the lotus-like sword circle began to move. It rotated rapidly and fell down. It just happened to trap the Daoist who was about to chase over.
Suddenly, his figure was shrouded by the sword shadows. A sound that made people grind their teeth rose in the air.
The golden lotus needed to constantly cut the Daoist's body. Waves of tyrannical sword qi were like astral winds that rotated.
"Roar!"
In the box below, a half-naked red puppet suddenly stood up. Its entire body looked no different from an ordinary human. However, its body was covered with dense runes. There was also a pair of blood-red eyes, which made people know that it was just a monster.
Gu Zheng was overjoyed. He immediately took out the red Illusory Demon Orb that Gu Zheng had turned into. A drop of golden blood was forced out of Gu Zheng's mouth and slowly dripped in front of him.
The entire Illusory Demon Orb suddenly lit up. It also attracted the red puppet that had just been activated.
Gu Zheng's face was pale. A wave of weakness came from his body. It was as if he had been hollowed out. Gu Zheng almost fell down.
In order to control the other party, he needed a drop of blood. This consumption was more than what he had consumed in the previous two battles.
He threw the Illusory Demon Orb in his hand. In the blink of an eye, it arrived on top of the red puppet that had just stood up. It was also a thirty-foot tall figure. Before it could move, it was covered by a ball of red light. It immediately froze on the spot. At the same time, a drop of golden and red blood slowly fell from above.
Gu Zheng was controlling the red light of the Illusory Demon Orb from afar. He wanted to make sure that nothing went wrong. As long as he could control the other party in an extremely short period of time, Gu Zheng did not want to know at all.
At this moment, a beast-like roar suddenly rang out from the sword formation in the distance. With a clear wail, the rotating sword formation immediately collapsed. Countless strands of sword Qi shot out in all directions, leaving craters in the surroundings.
At the same time, the sword that had broken into two flew out. Gu Zheng's face flushed red again. Even the red light in the distance trembled.
At this moment, the drop of blood had only fallen halfway. It still needed a few breaths of time.
However, the Daoist had already looked over. The purple crown on his head fell, and his hair was disheveled. In addition, his body was covered in blood and flesh. Coupled with his blood-red eyes, he looked like a demon that had just crawled out of hell. He was ferocious and terrifying.
After taking a look, he accelerated and rushed towards Gu Zheng from where he stood. He was determined to interrupt Gu Zheng's casting.
At this moment, Gu Zheng could not move at all. Unless he gave up on the puppet that was about to succeed, it was absolutely impossible.
Gu Zheng realized that the other party was not as fast as before. It seemed that he had been affected by the spell just now.
After estimating the time, he would definitely succeed before the other party attacked him. However, he would definitely not be able to dodge the other party's attack.
Gu Zheng steeled his heart. He wanted to take the other party's attack head-on to forcibly activate the puppet.
The other party had been using this secret technique for too long. It had already been half a cup of tea's time. He was still alive and kicking. On the contrary, the aura on his body seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. It did not seem to have weakened at all. If he had the same amount of time, the other party might really be able to get rid of all of them.
More importantly, Gu Zheng had a feeling that Sect Leader Xue was already coming this way. Although he did not touch any of the alarms he had left on the way here, he still had this feeling in his heart.
No matter what, he had to summon this puppet. Only by doing so would he be able to block Sect Leader Xue behind him.
Looking at the Daoist who was rushing over, Gu Zheng closed his eyes. A mysterious feeling appeared around his body.
At this moment, a round ball suddenly flew over from afar. It almost instantly arrived near Gu Zheng. A few blue ropes suddenly emerged from the ball. In a flash, facing the Daoist's attack, they actually turned into a group of shadows and directly passed through the Daoist's arm. They wrapped around the Daoist's body and instantly pulled his body.
The other water ropes also strangely wrapped around his limbs.
Crackle!
Before the Daoist could use his magic power to break free, blue rays of light flickered above. Instantly, countless blue electric arcs burst out from his body. His entire body trembled violently. Layers of blood and qi once again surged out from his body. His entire body struggled violently in the air.
Whoosh!
The water ropes made a sound like iron chains. The light on the water ropes flashed chaotically. The round ball behind him even swayed in the air. It seemed like it could not hold on at all.
However, at this moment, the drop of blood had already fused into the body of the red puppet below.
The blood-red puppet below suddenly roared. Its body erupted with the aura of a mid-stage Grand Heavenly Immortal. This made Xing Cai and Liu Ming, who were hiding at the side, tremble and rejoice.
Of course, they knew that Gu Zheng was controlling this puppet now. They also knew why Gu Zheng seemed to know everything like the back of his hand even though it was his first time here. It was because of the purple dress in his body.
"Great work done!"
Gu Zheng thought excitedly in his heart. At the same time, his body descended rapidly. The red puppet below had already flown up and was flying towards the Daoist.
With it helping him block, the Daoist would not be able to escape death no matter what.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At this moment, the water ropes imprisoning the Daoist finally couldn't hold on any longer. They exploded in the air. The purple dress below also let out a muffled groan. A trace of blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
That was formed from the combination of the entire suit. It could be said that the purple dress' suit was completely destroyed before it could be used to its fullest. She also suffered quite a bit of backlash.
However, everything was worth it.
The Daoist who had broken free from the siege was burning with blood Qi. His entire body was about to be completely covered. It was obvious that the medicinal pill had reached its peak. When he saw the blood-red puppet rushing towards him, he was not afraid at all. It was as if he had forgotten about Gu Zheng and directly rushed to confront the other party.
Gu Zheng looked at the two people above. They were fighting with each other at an extremely fast speed. As the two figures flashed in the air, their figures could be seen from almost every part of the sky. The sound of fists hitting flesh could be heard hundreds of times in every breath.
The Daoist's current fighting strength was not below that of the blood-red puppet.
At this moment, Gu Zheng felt very fortunate. The Daoist's last bit of consciousness had been destroyed. With such a violent attack, he would have been turned into a pile of mud in just a short while.
Fortunately, the Daoist was distracted by the blood-red puppet and had no time to deal with him. He could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
On the other side, Gu Zheng came to the back of the cauldron and saw the miserable state of the two people. Especially Lan Yu, she felt like she was on her last breath.
"Don't waste it. I'm fine. I'll be fine after resting for a few hundred thousand years. This thing can't heal me. You might as well keep it. Who knows, it might be useful in the future." Lan Yu saw Gu Zheng take out the last Golden Lotus Seed, but she didn't accept it. Instead, she tried to persuade him.
"Miss Xing Cai just gave me a pretty good medicinal pill. It would be a waste to eat it now." Lan Yu saw Gu Zheng's insistence and said again. She didn't want to eat the last Golden Lotus Seed.
"Alright." Seeing this, Gu Zheng could only put it away again.
"Young Master Gu, how long can the Daoist's current situation last?" Xing Cai asked Gu Zheng. She couldn't see the battle clearly as she looked at the figures colliding in the distance.
"The medicinal effect has spread to every part of the Daoist's body through his blood vessels. He has lost his consciousness and his blood essence is burning. This is his strongest state. As long as we wait patiently for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the Daoist will run out of oil. So, we don't have to show ourselves. We just have to wait patiently." Gu Zheng looked up again and said.
"That's good." Hearing this, Xing Cai let out a sigh of relief. Ever since she came here, she had been tormenting herself every moment. If she had known this would happen, she would have listened to Gu Zheng's words and not come here.
"That red ball of yours is really mysterious. Where did you get it?" Xing Cai asked curiously. She remembered that the Daoist Spirit also desperately wanted this thing.
"I got it by chance on the way here." Gu Zheng didn't explain and casually said.
"Oh." Xing Cai saw that he didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask further. However, when her hand touched the cauldron, her eyes suddenly lit up and she whispered.
"What do you think is inside this cauldron? Seeing how infatuated the Daoist Spirit is, could it be the Scarlet Soul Pill? "
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