1360 Fierce Whitey (1/2)
Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's voice was as cold as a ten-thousand-year-old ice, filled with monstrous hatred and madness. Yes, madness, the kind of madness that made the hair of those who heard it stand on end. Without a doubt, she was forced into a tight corner now.
She had thought that the Earth Nether Puppet would be enough to deal with them. To her surprise, however, it was smashed by Bu Fang, and even her Human Nether Puppet, which she used to hide her identity, was cut in half by him.
At this moment, she recalled many things, including a terrifying existence who cast a shadow into her heart. Bu Fang was too much like that man in all his ways. They were equally heaven-defying and fearful. At the thought of that existence, Nether Puppeteer Patriarch could hardly restrain the crazy notion in her head—her impulse to kill Bu Fang at all cost. That man had made her as twisted as a resentful woman, but she could not deny his heaven-defying abilities. And that only further fueled her impulse to kill him at all costs.
A clattering sound rang out as the metal jacket fell off her. It was as if she was taking off her clothes to reveal her perfect body to the world. However, the truth was not always so beautiful. What was revealed as soon as the jacket was removed was a golden light so bright that it made all eyes narrow. When the onlookers finally adjusted their eyes to the dazzling light, they saw a huge hole in Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's body.
The whole middle part of her body was hollowed out, and glowing threads could be seen stretching from the wall of that hole to a source stone in the center, which appeared to be her biggest secret. The sight was terrifying to look at. The people who thought they would see a sexy body after the metal jacket was removed gasped in horror.
Even though she had changed into a woman, she was still the Nether Puppeteer Patriarch everyone knew.
Tian Cang frowned as he watched. When he saw the flashing source stone in her body, a grave look came into his eyes.
Holding a puppet heart in the distance, Whitey's mechanical eyes began to flash with an eager look as it stared at the source stone in Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's chest.
Bu Fang could see it clearly from the ground as well, and there was a look of doubt in his eyes. 'This Nether Puppeteer Patriarch is so cruel… She even crafted her body into a half-puppet…'
The source stone, which emitted golden light, was incomparably strange. It seemed to have the power to bewitch those who looked at it. With its appearance, Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's aura began to climb rapidly. Her eyes turned scarlet, and amid a clanging noise, the twelve metal wings behind her twisted into twelve spears, which then bent and stuck their sharp tips into the ground, pushing her body up like spider's legs.
”DIE!”
At this moment, her mind seemed to be completely drowned by her desire to kill. With a boom, the twelve spears that looked like spider legs jerked and moved, bringing her across the field as fast as lightning. In a flash, she was in front of Tian Cang. One of her spider legs lifted, thrusting at him.
The previous Nether King focused his eyes, raised a hand, and grabbed the spider leg. Bright sparks flew as the leg brushed his palm. The materials that made the leg were actually the same as those that made Tian Cang's body. They were equally tough and could not be crushed.
”Die! Die! Die! Die!” Nether Puppeteer Patriarch roared like a madwoman as she thrust the other legs at him. He blocked them with the other hand. However, those legs were too fast. A rumbling sound rang out as they stabbed him and sent sparks flying in all directions, pushing him back with a great force.
The energy supplied by the source stone in Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's chest had significantly boosted the spider legs' power. Tian Cang was struggling to block them.
The next moment, golden threads could be seen spreading out across Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's body, wriggling like tiny snakes under her skin.
”What is this trick?” Tian Cang sucked in a cold breath. He could sense through his divine will the terrible energy in the source stone, and it seemed to repress him, making it difficult for him to breathe. It was as if he was innately suppressed by it. This should not happen. Although the current Nether Puppeteer Patriarch was strong, she had not gone beyond the level of a Perfected Great Saint. There was no way that he could not beat her. However, the innate suppression annoyed him.
'Is it because of this body?' thought Tian Cang. He seemed to figure out something. 'Is it because my body is a puppet? Every puppet has a puppet heart… Could it be that the source stone in her chest is the source that provides energy to all puppets?'
The Nether Puppeteers were best at crafting puppets, and their puppets were all crafted with the secret techniques of their clan. Outsiders knew nothing about the techniques, but everyone was sure about one thing: every powerful puppet had a top-grade puppet heart.
'Could the golden source stone in her chest be the template and source of all the puppet hearts? Perhaps that is the reason why I feel suppressed…' Tian Cang frowned. He felt his body grow heavy, and the puppet heart in him seemed to beat slower.
Another spider leg came at him, and the void rumbled as it pierced through the air. Tian Cang raised both arms to block it. The next moment, the sharp tip stabbed them, producing countless sparks. He was forced to take a step back while a hole was left behind on his arm.
After that, the remaining eleven spider legs came at him as well, one after another, and soon, he was thrown flying back from where he had stood.
In Nether Prison, a look of excitement came over the face of every Great Saint watching the battle. When they saw Nether Puppeteer Patriarch press Tian Cang on the ground and beat him hard, they could not help cheering.
”Although Tian Cang has been resurrected, his flesh is crafted by Nether Puppeteer Patriarch after all… She must have ways to suppress him…”
”I have a feeling that this is our chance!”
”While Tian Cang is being suppressed, let's attack Earth Prison again and kill all the Great Saints there…”
The mighty experts of Nether Prison, including Fire Demon Patriarch and Shadow Demon Patriarch, were all having the same opinion, which was surprisingly agreed by many people.
What stopped them was mainly the top experts of Earth Prison. As long as they killed these experts, they would be able to conquer Earth Prison.
…
Bam!
Tian Cang was knocked flying away once again. It felt somewhat difficult for him to move in front of Nether Puppeteer Patriarch, who had turned into a spider. The feeling of being suppressed annoyed him greatly. This was the first fight he had after he came back to life, and yet he was overwhelmed.
'What exactly is that source stone?!' Tian Cang roared in his mind.
Suddenly, Nether Puppeteer Patriarch opened her mouth. Golden light could be seen gathering inside. Then, with a rumble, it burst out of her mouth and hit Tian Cang, throwing him to the ground. The light spread, turned into a huge spider web, and trapped him there.
The web flickered brightly, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not break it. The metal plate on his arm lifted, and a scarlet energy beam shot out from under it. However, the web was unscathed.