Defeating the Puppet, in Secret

Chapter 159 Defeating the Puppet, in Secrecy (Please Subscribe)

In this forbidden land, Xia Mangqing and his companions opened up a cave dwelling a hundred million miles away from that stone palace.

Within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, this is the activity range of an Emperor-level puppet.

After opening the cave, Xia Mangqing often fought and competed with the Emperor-level puppets. Each time he gained different insights, and his strength steadily improved. Of course, at their level, even if their divine power and magic power were to explode a thousand times, they could only increase their strength by a few percent at most.

To achieve a true qualitative change, we still need to create the ultimate path at the third level.

Besides Xia Mangqing, Daojun Yuchen had also fought against these Emperor-level puppets several times, but he was quickly defeated each time, and even almost died once. He was on the strongest path and had reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage, so he was probably comparable to Xia Mangqing in the present.

However, fighting against Emperor-level puppets also brought him great benefits. Taking into account the time it took to accelerate his cultivation, he reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage in just over two million years.

"The next step is to attain the Dao."

Yu Chen Daojun sighed, "But right now, I really have no hope at all."

"Senior brother, you've only just reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage. There's plenty of time. Why rush things?" Xia Mangqing said with a smile. If he remembered correctly, the struggle for control of the Yi Bo Realm would truly begin within a million years.

At that time, all the Dao Lords on the edge of the Endless Territory will fight desperately for the Cave Sea Jade Talisman.

However, even with Yu Chen Daojun's strength, which is already on the verge of Dao Integration, he doesn't have much hope of obtaining the Dongming Jade Talisman.

As for Xia Mangqing, he had no interest in the Dongming Jade Talisman, because this supreme treasure for achieving Dao was of no use to him. Rather than fighting for the Dongming Jade Talisman, he would rather snatch the fruits in the Yibo Realm, or a few of the cultivation methods within them.

"Junior Brother Qingxuan is right."

Mu Jue Daojun laughed, saying that he and Ling Yun Daojun were only top-tier Daojuns, and that to challenge those Emperor-level puppets, they could only fight alone, as they were no match for them, so neither of them took any risks.

However, they also ventured into the forbidden lands, seeking other opportunities, but only gained some insights from the traces of the past in those ancient ruins that had been breached.

At the same time, they also discovered that there are now five areas similar to stone palaces in the entire forbidden land, scattered in five directions, each with a number of Emperor-level puppets guarding it.

Especially in the very center, there were six extremely terrifying puppets, much stronger than the black puppets they had seen, probably comparable to the Lord of the Holy City.

These six puppets are probably the reason why the four major forces have been unable to conquer the remaining ancient sites.

"That's true."

Yu Chen Daojun smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Junior Brother Qingxuan, your strength is almost enough to defeat them and enter the Stone Hall, isn't it?"

Xia Mangqing nodded: "That's about it."

Some time ago, he had already perfectly integrated the six basic paths of the third level. He was only one thought away from transforming, but if it was just an Emperor-level puppet, it would be difficult for it to put pressure on him, and he might even be able to defeat it.

Therefore, if you want to achieve that instantaneous transformation through external pressure, you'll probably have to try something more difficult.

"You're truly amazing." Daoist Yu Chen exclaimed in admiration, "It's only been a few years, yet you've already achieved such strength. Once you become a Fourth-Step Daoist, you'll probably be no weaker than Palace Master Li Xing and the others."

"Yes, whether we can leave this time may depend on you, Junior Brother Qingxuan."

Mu Jue laughed. Although he didn't gain much from this intrusion, that's how it is for Dao Lords of Life and Death to venture out and take risks. Not every time will he reap any rewards. It's good enough if he can save his life.

Xia Mangqing smiled, chatted for a while, and then went to challenge the Emperor-level puppet again.

"You're here again."

According to the sword-wielding puppet, in fact, Xia Mangqing had already fought against all eighteen of them over the past twenty thousand years.

However, it was clear from Xia Mangqing's last challenge that he was basically on par with them. It's just that he suddenly withdrew last time and chose to go into seclusion, otherwise the outcome would have been uncertain.

The same thing happened last time, and Xia Mangqing will only be stronger this time. He felt that Xia Mangqing might win this time, so he chose to make a move, which can be considered as finishing what he started.

"Senior, please."

Xia Mangqing smiled faintly, and then the Chaos Green Lotus flew out, accompanied by the nine secret techniques, transforming into a colorful lotus flower, like a domain, enveloping this area of ​​void.

At the same time, the World of the Heart pressed down, suppressing the universe, its terrifying power sweeping across and elevating Xia Mangqing's power to its peak.

"really."

The sword-wielding puppet sighed, then burst into laughter: "Fight!"

The next instant, he was seen wielding a heavy sword, sweeping across the eight directions, as if he wanted to cut the entire world in two. If it weren't for the strong spacetime suppression here, his sword strike would have been enough to annihilate an entire territory!

Rumble—

The void roared, the light of birth and death swept across, the light of calamity enveloped everything, tearing apart the sword light. The battle between the two was earth-shattering, this was the true combat power of an Emperor-level expert, every strike was terrifying beyond measure.

"town!"

After hundreds of moves, Xia Mangqing gathered all his magical power, perfectly fusing his mental and magical power to create a chaotic giant hand that seemed poised to annihilate billions of voids.

boom!

Even though the sword-wielding puppet tried its best to resist, it was still blasted away by this palm strike, its chest caved in, and a palm print appeared, with chaotic light flowing around it, carrying the will to destroy everything.

"You win."

The sword-wielding puppet looked at the palm print and then said to Xia Mangqing, "If a being of equal strength were to be struck by Xia Mangqing's palm, it would definitely be severely injured."

However, he is an Emperor-level puppet, whose body alone is comparable to a top-grade eternal divine weapon, and he also has amazing regenerative ability. As long as his core is not destroyed, he is unharmed, which is why he can be so calm.

However, by the standards, he did lose; Xia Mangqing's strength was already a notch above his.

"You flatter me." Xia Mangqing cupped his hands in greeting.

"No need for formalities," said the sword-wielding puppet. "You may enter the stone hall now, but only this once. If you want to enter again next time, you'll have to defeat us one against three."

Xia Mangqing nodded. One against three didn't seem to make much of a difference, but he was certain that these Emperor-level puppets must know some kind of battle formation that could greatly enhance their strength.

But that's fine too, it will put enough pressure on him and perhaps prompt him to break through and comprehend the third level of the ultimate Dao.

As for now, it's more important to enter the stone hall; he also wants to see what's inside.

With this thought in mind, he entered the stone hall accompanied by the sword-wielding puppet. The stone hall was very spacious, with eighteen stone tablets standing there, each of which exuded a unique Daoist aura.

"This is the legacy of the eighteen rulers."

Upon hearing the sword-wielding puppet, Xia Mangqing was immediately startled. The inheritance of the eighteen rulers?

This forbidden land is indeed extraordinary!

"There are still five similar ancient sites that are safe and sound, and the creation within them is at least at the Dominator level. As for those ancient sites that were breached, they are all weaker."

The sword-wielding puppet said, while looking at Xia Mangqing, "You shouldn't be Sith beings, right?"

Xia Mangqing's eyes flickered: "How do you know?"

The sword-wielding puppet laughed and said, "How could we not know the true nature of those Sith people in the Celestial Realm?"

"Of course, you don't need to worry about anything. Although we were created by the Sith, we have already been subdued by a great cultivator."

"Could you please elaborate, senior?"

Xia Mangqing asked, "These Emperor-level puppets have existed for far too long. They must know many secrets. Perhaps they even know where the Eternal Emperors of Heaven's history went."

"Okay, but you have to swear an oath to prove that you are not a Sith, but a cultivator," said the sword-wielding puppet. Although they judged that Xia Mangqing was not a Sith, they still wanted to be on the safe side because there were some secrets involved.

"Of course, no problem."

Xia Mangqing immediately swore that this was not a difficult task at all.

After he made his vow, the sword-wielding puppet said, "It's actually very simple. Long ago, a great cultivator descended upon this ancient land and wiped out the powerful Sith race, leaving only some weak creatures."

"The Supreme Being is merciful and gave them a chance to live. We are the same; we were subdued by the Supreme Being and are responsible for guarding these ancient lands that the Supreme Being opened up."

Xia Mangqing was shocked. He hadn't expected that these places were actually opened up by the Supreme Being. But then he thought that it was probably just that the Supreme Being had gathered the inheritances of those powerful warriors who had participated in the battle and placed them here.

"What about those eternal emperors born from the Sith race of the Heavenly Realm? I've heard that they all eventually disappeared in this forbidden land."

Xia Mangqing asked.

"As I said, the Supreme One gave them a glimmer of hope."

The sword-wielding puppet said, "The Sith race of this world, if they want to leave, must attain eternal union with the Dao, then enter the ancient temple at the very core of this place and make some vows."

Xia Mangqing suddenly realized that the so-called oath was probably to make the eternal emperors of the celestial realm choose to pledge allegiance to either the Sith race or the cultivators.

This is indeed very merciful. The Sith race of this world, though called Sith, are actually life forms in this chaotic universe. Otherwise, the Supreme Beings would not have given them this glimmer of hope.

"Do we want to leave, or do we want to go in there?"

Xia Mangqing then asked, "Is the core ancient hall that the sword-wielding puppet mentioned the same one that Mu Jue Daojun and the others saw, guarded by six Saint City Lord-level puppets?"

"That's right." The sword-wielding puppet nodded. "You are cultivators, so once you get in, leaving will be easy."

"But even if you are cultivators, you must follow the rules set by the Supreme One. To enter, you must either attain eternal Dao, conquer any of the remaining five ancient lands on your own, or defeat a guardian."

"Is it really that difficult?"

Xia Mangqing frowned, his mind settling on the eternal Dao.

Let alone him, even for top-tier Dao Lords like Mu Jue and Ling Yun, achieving Dao Integration is extremely difficult, and there is no hope for them in the short term. Mu Jue and the others haven't even reached the edge of Dao Integration yet.

The remaining two methods are to conquer an ancient land on their own. Taking the stone palace where he is located as an example, that means defeating eighteen Emperor-level puppets comparable to top-tier emperors at the same time.

Even if these Emperor-level puppets are just the most ordinary among the top Emperors, to defeat eighteen Emperor-level puppets at the same time, especially those that can use some kind of battle formation, one must at least possess strength close to that of the Lord of the Holy City.

The last type involves directly defeating an Emperor-level puppet, which is at the level of the Lord of the Holy City, making it even more difficult.

"Even if a peak Dao Lord enters, it would be extremely difficult for him to leave—" Xia Mangqing thought to himself. Even if Palace Master Li Xing entered, it would be very difficult for him to leave. At least based on the strength he had shown in the Endless Territory, he would most likely not be able to break out.

As for the Wine Saint, he possesses a treasure of the universe, and has a great chance of conquering an ancient land on his own.

"Fortunately, I am the Ultimate Dao Lord."

Xia Mangqing thought to himself, as long as he becomes a third-step Dao Lord, or even a fourth-step Dao Lord, he has a chance to achieve success through the second method...

The third way is to break out.

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