Chapter Ninety-Six: Secret Battle Puppet Demon

No one knows the vastness of the world. The known land is bounded by the Void Qin Evil Mountain in the west and the Angry Sea in the east. Halberd Ridge Fushui is the boundary, drawing the north and south of the middle earth. In the north of Middle Earth, there are peninsula wilderness in the east, which is called the barren state, there is the fertile soil of the river valley, which is called Jingzhou, and in the west, there are high mountains and deep ravines, which are called Wuchuan. There are hundreds of miles of mountains and wilderness in the north of Jingzhou, and the giant trees become forests, and the perennial cold winter is called the northern Xinjiang. There is also the boundless Gobi in the Western Regions, which is located in the northwest of Wuchuan. In the south of Middle Earth, the three mountains evolve into thousands of tributaries, converging into a big river, called the buzzard, the river stretches for thousands of miles, nourishing hundreds of millions of living beings. There are ancient relics group, located in the west of the Zhuan River, south of the Xuqin Mountains, known as the relict state. The south of the Zhai Bussel River is the Meteoric Ridge, and the south of the Meteoric Ridge is the Demon Domain and the two states of Liuze. The demon domain lives in the west, thousands of rivers and thousands of rivers, all of which are steep cliffs and dangerous peaks; Liuze lives in the east, the waterways are interlaced like hemp, the lakes are dotted, the jungle is dense, and the epidemic is frequent. From north to south, from west to east, the Western Regions, Northern Xinjiang, Wuchuan, Jingzhou, Huangzhou, Yizhou, Buzzard, Demon Domain, Liuze, this Kyushu is known to the world as the whole picture of the world.

At the beginning of the new era, the Terrans who dominated the world launched a cleansing of the known world, and most of the defeated demon clans migrated to the south of the Meteoric Mountains. The Elvens remained neutral in Armageddon at the end of the Ancients, but the Terrans did not let them go. As the demon clan basically disappeared in Middle-earth, the weak spirit clan was also expelled. As a result, some more groups of spirit clans moved in to the south of the Meteoric Mountains. When the power struggle began within the Terrans, the Jin clan, which rose from Wuchuan, occupied Jingzhou, the most developed at that time, and established the first great empire in the history of the Terrans, called "Jingchuan". The forces that were defeated in the struggle had no choice but to retreat to the backward valley of the Zhuo River, and several small states were established to contend with each other for thousands of years. In the brutal fighting, some forces gradually stabilized, while others had no choice but to continue to march south, crossing the Meteoric Ridge and once again confronting the ancient rivals of the human race, the demon clan. Since this group of Terrans is not the top combat power, the Demon Race has gone through a period of cultivation, and the two have become evenly matched in Liuze, while the Spirit Race continues to remain neutral. The Demon Clan relied on the advantage of fighting at home to eliminate batch after batch of invading Terran forces. But as the number of Terrans grew, and people were expelled, dispatched, or voluntarily migrated to Ryuze, the war burned for hundreds of years. In the end, under the leadership of several half-demon clans, the unbearable demon clan retreated to the million stone peaks west of Liuze. Since then, the Million Stone Peak has been called the Demon Domain. In fact, the demon race, whose number has plummeted since the new era, does not need such a large territory, while the human race and the spirit race have settled in Liuze as they wish.

This time, the demon clan did not retreat because of defeat, but took the initiative to retreat when they had an advantage. The Terrans did not invade in an organized way, but had to come to Liuze and rebel against the local rulers in the form of guerrilla warfare in order to survive. The body of the human race is much weaker than that of the demon race, and the harsh environment of the flowing river is not suitable for the survival of the human race, nor is it conducive to the birth of the empire, and there are very few big cities. To this day, there has never been a de facto dominant force in Ruze. And after the demon clan retreated to the demon domain, there was a strange disease that demonized people in Liuze. Legend has it that in the Hundred Years War of Liuze, the souls of the dead demon clan invaded the soil and rivers and turned into a thousand years of anger, which led to this strange disease. It is said that this kind of anger will continue to erode humans, implanting some kind of demon soul in its body, and the demon spirit will lead to demonization. Outbursts of demonization are completely random, but naturally only occur before the age of eighteen in humans. Demonized humans are called "puppets", and their bodies will appear with some of the characteristics of the demon race, and they will have some of their abilities, and their consciousness will be weakened, and their aggression will become stronger. As time goes by, the degree of demonization will become more and more serious, and eventually it will completely become a "mourning demon" who only knows how to kill. The degree of demonization is irreversible. Strangely, as soon as the golem leaves the ruze, the demonization will stagnate. For this reason, Rusawa is also regarded as a "land cursed by the gods".

Although Rusawa does not have a state, there is an organization called "Red Ming Sect". The Chiming Church organized the hunting and hunting of puppets in the territory of Liuze, and distributed a long-term drug with an inhibiting demonization effect to the people free of charge. And some of the golems who have been demonized, or whose drugs do not work, have no choice but to hide, or join the rebel group, or escape from the wanderers. However, with the exception of the Demon Domain, no matter where the Golem flees, it is a dangerous element that humans must get rid of quickly.

Who would have thought that such a dangerous guy would be hiding under the noses of the Xiling Empire.

The skin of the shopkeeper Cheng is stretched like granite that has been weathered for hundreds of years, and there are eyes of different sizes on the waist, chest, abdomen, neck, forehead, shoulders, cheeks, arms and even fingers, and the yellow-brown pupils are glowing with a little green glow, which is strange and dangerous. The two eyes on the right neck were blinded by something, leaving a large burn scar. Another eye on the arm was sunken, and sandpaper-like eyelids collapsed on the arm. Ying Yanshu stared at him, his palms were full of sweat.

He had never fought a golem before, especially such a dangerous one.

Under normal circumstances, the characteristics of different types of demon clans are similar to those of puppet demons. Therefore, it is difficult for outsiders to determine what kind of demon soul resides in the puppet's body. But the demonization characteristics of the shopkeeper Cheng were so special that Ying Yanshu recognized them almost instantly.

The sun of the Meteoric Ridge has a demon and a famous eye. Its shape is like a lizard, its body is like a tiger and a leopard, its scales are strong like armor, its body is multi-eyed, and it can transform into a human form. The stronger the eye, the more eyes there are, and at most a hundred eyes can be cultivated. Once the eyes are complete, you can break the demon body and enter the divine realm. After the new era, there are few people in the world, and the strongest person mentioned in the literature of the Zongren race is sixty-seven eyes. Its eyes and its fate are destroyed and its strength is temporarily increased, and the destroyed eyes cannot be regenerated, and the eyes are lost and killed.

- "Ancient Demon Chronicles" Volume 20: Hundred Eyes

"Are you scared silly? Shopkeeper Cheng sneered, and dozens of eyes swirled, revealing indescribable horror, "You don't seem to be lightly injured, otherwise we would still have to fight." ”

"Shopkeeper Cheng has good eyesight······"

Ying Yanshu habitually took a stubble, and before the words fell, the shopkeeper Cheng had already appeared in front of him. His arms were encircled, and he grabbed Ying Yanshu's ribs from both sides. At the same time, the momentum of the forward rush did not decrease, and the mouth was opened, revealing a mouth full of bony nails, and biting towards Ying Yanshu's chest.

"Can't you talk about it first?" Ying Yanshu smiled bitterly, picked up the secret method, tapped his feet, left a golden footprint on the floor, and turned over the stone platform behind him in the blink of an eye, dodging the attack of the shopkeeper Cheng.

As soon as it fell short, the shopkeeper Cheng was stunned in place for a moment, and then straightened up with a smile and said, "It's a little interesting." ”

Ying Yanshu landed on the ground, and when he turned around, he was a sword. Shopkeeper Cheng raised his right hand unhurriedly and blocked it in front of his throat. The broken sword instantly stopped in the air. Ying Yanshu looked at the palm of the shopkeeper Cheng, to be precise, looking at the eyes in the palm of the shopkeeper Cheng, his face was extremely ugly.

He didn't have the confidence to pierce the demon skin and demon bone of Shopkeeper Cheng with one blow, but if he destroyed this eye, the mad blood that erupted in an instant would make Shopkeeper Cheng's strength rise sharply in a short period of time, and he would be in a desperate situation.

Shopkeeper Cheng hesitated for a moment, if he could, he was still unwilling to sacrifice his precious eyes. With a flip of his right hand, he turned it into a hand knife and slashed it at the surface of the broken sword, shaking it open. Across the stone platform, his left hand grabbed Ying Yanshu's neck. Ying Yanshu immediately flashed to the side, letting go of the side of his neck, but his shoulders were buckled. Ying Yanshu kicked the stone platform violently and pulled it back, Cheng was caught off guard, half of his body was taken down on the stone platform, and his right hand hurriedly supported the table. Ying Yanshu flicked his wrist, threw the jade willow sword to his left hand, and stabbed it at the back of Cheng's neck with all his might.

There were two eyes near the temples of the shopkeeper Cheng, and when he saw the broken sword stabbing him, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then his eyelids closed instantly. Ying Yanshu lifted the golden pupils, raised his eyesight to the limit, and a sword was poking between his eyes. Fast, accurate, ruthless. There was a "ding" sound from the stubble of the broken sword, and Ying Yanshu was so shocked that his mouth was numb, but the left hand of the shopkeeper Cheng who grabbed his shoulder did not let go at all. In the next moment, the number of shopkeepers Cheng opened their eyes, and their eyes were bloodshot. It seems that although that sword did not pierce the defense of the demon skin, the pain caused by it is probably not half a star.

Shopkeeper Cheng let go of his right hand that was originally supported on the stone platform, and grabbed the elbow of Ying Yanshu's left arm. Ying Yanshu immediately dragged him backwards, causing his chest to smash on the stone platform. Boss Cheng's waist and abdomen tightened, stuck on the edge of the countertop, his left knee pressed against the stone platform, and his right leg suddenly forked to the right like a real strange lizard, hooking the side of the stone platform. The heel was like a chisel with a hammer, and it actually smashed a shallow pit in the stone platform and embedded it in it.

Ying Yanshu exerted his strength again and tried to drag the entire body of the shopkeeper Cheng onto the stone platform, but the shopkeeper Cheng did not move at all. Before he could react, the shopkeeper Cheng suddenly burst into trouble, his hands were like a pair of iron tongs, and he suddenly lifted Ying Yanshu up and smashed it to his side. Ying Yanshu's waist slammed into the edge of the stone platform and fell to the ground like a broken doll. Boss Cheng jumped off the stone platform and stomped fiercely on Ying Yanshu's head with his left foot.

A drop of cold sweat seeped out from his forehead, Ying Yanshu pressed his hands on the ground, pushed forward, and his body slid backwards. Shopkeeper Cheng slammed his foot on the ground a stone's throw away from the tip of his nose, shattering the floor and shooting the splattered gravel towards the front door. Ying Yanshu reflexively closed his eyes and jumped up at the same time. As soon as his eyes opened a slit, he saw a black shadow with a strong wind, and subconsciously resisted with his arms. In the next moment, Ying Yanshu only felt a huge force explode on his arm, and the whole person flew out upside down, slamming into the cabinet wall at the other end of the secret room, shaking the skeleton with a faint pain.

Shopkeeper Cheng twisted his right ankle and calmed down. The roundhouse kick just now, using the greatest strength under his normal condition, was enough to be fatal for some ordinary charlatan thieves. can hard-catch this kick, and it will not be seriously injured, at least it is the standard of ordinary charmers.

But this level is far from enough. If it was encountered in ordinary times, although he was strong, he did not have the means to leave Ying Yanshu. However, in a cage-like chamber, the opponent will not have a chance to survive.

It was with great difficulty that he escaped from Liuze and found a hiding place here. All potential hazards that could lead to exposure must be removed. Boss Cheng's breath gradually stabilized, and his eyes became calm. But this calm is not the slightest kindness, but a kind of coldness that borders on purity. Now he looked at Ying Yanshu's eyes, like a seasoned chef, looking at the fish still beating on the board.

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Yisang City Xicheng District, Meita Tower.

The charm will "exhaust" sit in her room, clutching her chest, covered in gauze. A large vial of medicine was scattered on the table, and the unknown powder mixed with the potion to form a very disgusting paste. But he doesn't have the energy to clean up the mess right now.

After taking care of the last wound, he was about to lie down. Suddenly, its body trembled violently, and it hurriedly took off its ghost mask, pressed its right hand tightly against its mouth, and desperately suppressed the coughing sound, lest the other charms would hear it. Blood flowed from between his fingers, and when he looked up, he found that it was purple-brown. He hurriedly turned out the bronze mirror, and when he took a look, he saw that his eyes were deeply sunken, and his eye sockets had almost completely turned purple-brown. At the moment, he scolded secretly, threw the bronze mirror on the quilt, raised his fist and wanted to smash it on the table, and was afraid that the sound would attract the attention of the other charmers, so he froze in the air in embarrassment. In a hurry, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"Damn Salan. He cursed quietly.

If he could, he would be eager to peel off the skin of the half-demon in the Huangmu Mountains now.

Ever since the Falcon became his envoy, he has been the garrison of the Huangmu Mountains, monitoring the movements of the demon clans, especially their leader, Salan. Nominally important, in reality a marginalized character. Don't say that the two clans have not fought for thousands of years, even if the demon clans in the Huangmu Mountain Range really have any changes, Isalan's strength, they can only be outpost cannon fodder at best.

Unlike the other eccentrics in the Charm Department who were born with a desire to kill, or the young people who are full of enthusiasm for sacrificing for their country, he has ambition and strength, and naturally he will not be satisfied with the status quo. But neither Xi nor Xiu had any intention of transferring him back to Yi, as if he had been forgotten by the Charm Department. He has worked in this position for many years, and he can't get half of the credit, and even Yi Sang is difficult to get back a few times. Not only that, some time ago, the Sa Lan who had been stabbed by a thousand knives actually sneaked out of the Huangmu Mountain Range, and coincidentally was bumped into by the cultivator in Baiyu Ridge. He and another garrison were derelict in their duties and were sentenced to a hundred spears and bones, but fortunately, the envoy interceded and had a way to live: the two of them would have a life and death in Meita today, and the living would have been killed regardless of their faults, and the dead would have been killed by a hundred, and if both of them had survived two incense sticks, then they would be sentenced to a hundred spears and bones.

He was well aware of his companion's strength, and he believed that the other party was too. In order to ensure his survival, he took a secret Gu that he had treasured for a long time. For those who are good at using magic, this kind of Gu can temporarily increase their strength, and its effect is slow to exert and is hidden enough to be difficult to be detected before the negative effects appear. With the medicinal effect of the secret Gu, he narrowly defeated his opponent in a deathmatch and survived. But the bad thing was that the serious injury had exacerbated Gu's backlash, and the medicine that had been prepared in advance to suppress the toxicity seemed to be ineffective.

He couldn't go to Lang Zhong of the Charm Department for treatment, once he was found out that he was taking the secret Gu, the way of life that he had fought so hard would be cut off. The best way to do this is to find some drugs that can inhibit toxicity in Yisang City overnight, and the sooner the better.

So, I put on a ghost mask, left the Meita Tower, and went straight to the Houqiufang in the west of the city.