abnabooks Chapter 1587 The Deepest Secret
Chapter 1587 The Deepest Secret
Chapter 1587 The Deepest Secret
He was originally wearing a belt with a green python pattern, but when the belt was taken off, people around him discovered that it twisted and moved, and it was actually a living python!
Once activated, it slithers onto its owner's shoulder and coils itself up in alert.
Another shadow flashed in the forest, and something shot towards Cao Wendao with a whoosh, so fast that not even a shadow was left.
The green python on his shoulder also jumped out, its body suddenly enlarged, and then collided with the object in the air.
There was a dull thud and the Green Python was pulled back a dozen feet, but the opponent's sneak attack was also blocked, so it had to reluctantly retract its weapon.
It was a rainy and snowy night, and the light in the woods was dim. With Cao Wendao's eyesight, he could only see that the other demon puppet shot out a long, silk-like dark red weapon. But he only had a quick glance at what the demon puppet looked like, because the other party also dived into the ground.
It was also very big, like a small wooden house.
Was there a shell? He saw a waxy gleam where the hard shell usually was.
As for the long filamentous weapons, could they be tongues or tentacles? What creature has tongues and tentacles that are so slender and tough?
But the biggest trouble was that as soon as he hid in the jungle, he was discovered by Wei Yishan, and Wei Yishan hid again!
At this time, he heard a tiny buzzing sound around him.
That is the sound of insect wings flapping.
Cao Wendao used all his eyesight and looked around, only to find that there were several tiny beetles resting on the branches around him. They were of different colors, some black, some green, some green with gold, and two had unique round spots on their bodies.
Wait, isn’t this the insect puppet of his apprentice Yang Chi?
This thing has average attack power, but it's great at stalking and tracking.
Yang Chi had only been arrested for half a night, and the other party had already instigated and taken control of his insect swarm?
This was not difficult for Cao Wendao, after all, he only needed to control the ancestral insect. But Yang Chi had also spent more than half a month to tame the ancestral insect, but the man surnamed Wei only needed half a night?
Cao Wendao was a little curious, and retreated back to the forest, approaching his flipping blenny. Wei Yishan's hidden demon puppet could obviously burrow underground, and only big guys could deal with such a big guy.
The green python that fell to the ground also revealed its true appearance.
After Cao Wendao's transformation, it is of course not just a python. Its upper body vaguely presents the outline of a human, but the facial features are blurred, the neck is short and thick, the body is thicker than the largest wine barrel, and there are two rows of sharp knife-like feet on the sides of the body!
Dong Rui, who was hiding in the dark, knew at a glance that there must be a centipede among the monsters embedded in this thing. The centipede monster can gather its ventral legs to the sides of its body, forming a whole row of sharp blades. When it twists wildly, it is like a guillotine. Anyone who sees it will run away, and if they run slowly, they will be cut into several pieces.
In addition, the two pairs of forelimbs of this green python are structured like human hands, with upper arms and forearms, and flexible elbow joints. One pair of hands has sharp claws like a tiger or leopard, while the other pair has no hands at all, and is replaced by a long bone sickle.
Just now, the snail toad shot its long tongue at Cao Wendao, but it was blocked by the pair of long sickles. Dong Rui had captured so many enemies by manipulating the snail toad's tongue, but only this green python could return its attack intact.
Moreover, the snail toad's tongue was injured and its stickiness was greatly reduced. It would take some time to recover.
Just now, the flip-skin blenny attacked Dong Rui from underground, and even the ghost ape couldn't dodge it. It was the snail toad that ejected its long tongue and rescued them at the critical moment, and the master and servant escaped.
The snail toad had been hiding in the ground, motionless, and sensed the abnormality of the flip-skinned blenny when it was sneaking, and reported it directly to Dong Rui. Otherwise, if it had acted half a breath later, Dong Rui would have been captured by Cao Wendao.
As soon as the green python landed on the ground, the ghost ape rushed forward and wrestled with it.
The side blade of the green python's ventral foot is very powerful. It can wrap around a tree that two people can hug and twist it hard, and the tree trunk will be cut into several pieces. It is more useful than a saw. However, the ghost ape fought against the centipede corpse puppet of the Xuanlu ghost king in the dead village. The latter's attack method is very similar to that of the green python, so the ghost ape has been cautious and not let the opponent entangle itself.
The green python's sickle attack was like a violent storm, and it struck at least 20 to 30 times in three breaths, with cold knife shadows all over the sky. But the ghost ape's purple-gold copper stick could be long or short, so it had to take advantage of the fact that an inch longer was an inch stronger when fighting the green python, and it knocked the green python away several times, preventing it from getting close.
The two giants fought so hard that the earth shook and no one knew how many trees were destroyed. However, Dong Rui and Cao Wendao's attention was not entirely on them.
Once entering the mud palace of the snail toad, he would be separated from the human world. The spiritual bond between Dong Rui and other demon puppets would be severed by the barrier of space, and he would not be able to control other demon puppets except the snail toad to carry out precise combat.
So even though the ground was dangerous, he had to stay.
Cao Wendao lured him to show up in order to seize the initiative, and even used up a precious opportunity to hide his injury, but he still underestimated his opponent's cunning and...luck.
"Wei Yishan, we finally meet." He looked around the dark jungle, "Why don't you come out and chat?"
Dong Rui's voice was vague and unclear, coming from nowhere:
"The golden cicada escapes from its shell?"
There were three holes on Cao Wendao's body, and even blood stains on the torn clothes, which showed that he was indeed hit by the bat demon puppet just now, but his movements were very relaxed, not like someone who had been hit in the vitals.
There are too many magical spells in this world that can deceive people, and this guy is good at using insect puppets. The first thing Dong Rui thought of was "Escape from the Shell".
There are several magical powers with the same name, and the effects are similar. The user can leave a lifelike corpse in the place where it is, like the shell of a cicada, to confuse the enemy.
Of course, this fake shell has a time limit and generally does not exist for more than thirty to fifty breaths.
The "Li Dai Tao Jiang" mastered by He Lingchuan also has a similar effect. The fake body will not disappear immediately after death, but it can fight independently during its lifetime, which is different from "Escape from the Shell".
"There is also the Bone-Transforming Butterfly." Cao Wendao looked down at the hole on his chest. "The larvae have stored enough energy. Once seriously injured, they can immediately transform into a butterfly and all the injuries will be healed."
He used two magical powers in combination. When he was hit by the bat demon puppet and fell to the ground, a fake shell was left behind. His real body was taken away from underground by the skin-turning blenny, and the damage was offset by the bone-changing butterfly insect.
Dong Rui blinked his eyes and suddenly realized: "You made the larvae into a self-defense weapon, what a good idea!"
Rather than saying that Cao Wendao made the larvae of the Bone-Erosion Butterfly into a demon puppet, it would be better to say that he made it into an active defensive magic weapon. Once an external enemy hits him, the defensive magic weapon will automatically start to take on most of the damage. At the same time, the characteristics of the Bone-Erosion Butterfly will start to cocoon.
Usually when people talk about magic tools, they are nothing more than inanimate objects made of gold, silver, wood, or stone, and at most they can be refined into tool spirits. However, Cao Wendao refined living insect puppets into magic tools again. This idea was very inspiring to Dong Rui.
He really needs to communicate more with his peers.
Cao Wendao looked at the fiercely fighting ghost ape and said, "Your method of making demon puppets is simple, but very clever. Are you self-taught?"
Without waiting for Dong Rui to answer, he continued to persuade him: "Why not give up the dark and join the light? The Heavenly Palace is so powerful. We have resources and materials, and there are many colleagues to discuss. In addition, the information we have accumulated is enough for you to study for a lifetime."
Several of his research projects were stuck at a critical juncture and he was short of talent, so he considered recruiting Dong Rui.
Although the disciples of Honglu worked hard, their minds were not flexible enough and their research was not deep enough. On the contrary, although Wei Yishan took an unconventional approach, his ideas were special and his methods were lively, making him a useful talent.
But Dong Rui didn't like his condescending attitude.
"Follow you?" He sneered. "You were exiled to the Shining Gold Plain because you were not welcomed by the Heavenly Palace. People always want to move up. If I want to join, I should join Qiandufang. What good can I get from following a loser like you?"
Cao Wendao's face flashed with anger, and he said angrily: "Xiao An has survived for more than seven and a half months, which has broken the record of Qiandufang. If you hand Xiao An over to me, it will be a great achievement from the beginning. Within a year, I will return to Lingxu City to perform my duties, and you can also be promoted."
Dong Rui couldn't help laughing.
This guy's ability to draw big pictures is much worse than the one he drew for He Lingchuan.
"Why do we need to study humanoid puppets?" And it wasn't just Cao Wendao, there were many other groups of puppeteers in Heavenly Palace who were also studying them.
"You will know once you surrender and enter the sect." Cao Wendao frowned, "Your demon puppets are good, but they are no match for me. I value talents, so I will give you one last chance."
There was silence in the forest for a few breaths, and Dong Rui said gloomily: "Is it related to the descent of the gods?"
What he saw and heard when he first entered the Ghost King's underground palace made him and He Lingchuan feel uneasy. When the battle between immortals and gods was coming to an end, Minghui was willing to sacrifice his cultivation, life and soul, and destroy his life's work, because he was afraid that his research results would fall into the hands of the demons, and that they would "quietly return to the human world in the future"!
Is the reason why Heavenly Palace mobilized so many puppet masters to conduct research related to this?
He asked this question unexpectedly. Cao Wendao, who was very shrewd, couldn't help but change his expression suddenly: "You..."
The deepest secret of the Heavenly Palace, a secret that few people in the entire Lingxu City know, how did this guy deduce it!
I was wrong, this guy is not only a wild demon puppeteer!
Does Wei Yishan's question mean that He Xiao or Emperor Jiuyou also have the same inference?
But no matter what, Cao Wendao's momentary gaffe had already given the answer, and Dong Rui knew it in his heart.
"You are still young and impatient." Cao Wendao did not hide his feelings and sighed, "If it were me, I would never ask such a question."
"That's why you can't make progress bravely." Dong Rui said calmly, "Where's your main demon puppet? It's been brewing for so long, why don't you take it out and let us see it?"
From the time he launched the surprise attack until now, Cao Wendao had not used many demon puppets and had even had a good chat with him for a while.
This was certainly not because Cao Wendao was graceful, Dong Rui guessed that he was preparing a big move. But he couldn't kill Dong Rui in one blow, otherwise Xiao An's whereabouts would be unknown.
In that case, why should Dong Rui be polite?
The huge fish fin beside Cao Wendao suddenly moved, and the flipper dived forward, and its huge tail almost hit its owner.