Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 21 Wolf King, Puppet, Life and Death!

The hunting grounds are the vast area between the former Lingtian District and Hundred Beast Mountain.

The setting sun, like fire, dyed the endless low hills and dense forests red, casting a maddening red glow on the people and animals present.

The roars of demonic beasts, the howls of cultivators, the surging spiritual energy of Taoist and demonic arts, and the bloody battles between physical cultivators and demonic beasts.

These scenes are playing out in every corner of this area.

The situation was similar on the low hill where Zhang Hai was located; in fact, it was even more intense there than elsewhere.

A group of rogue cultivators cornered the wolves and set up a semi-circular formation, blocking all their escape routes.

Led by their wolf king, hundreds of gray demon wolves repeatedly charged through the encirclement of the rogue cultivators, attempting to break free.

The independent cultivators were led by a burly man in a blue robe who was six feet tall and had scars on his face.

With the help of the formation, they repelled the wolf demons' attempts to break through time and time again.

In this process, some rogue cultivators died tragically, and some demonic wolves also perished.

This is a battle between humans and beasts, and it will be a test of which side can hold out until the end.

"If I'd known it would turn out like this, I'd be a complete idiot for coming!"

Zhang Hai looked around and felt that the eyes of the rogue cultivators around him were as fierce as those of a pack of wolves.

At this moment, he deeply regretted getting involved in this mess.

He thought it was just repairing a first-order return light array, and there was no great danger involved.

But he didn't expect that this first-level Returning Light Array had already been teetering on the brink of collapse several times before he even arrived.

The formation, which was originally only able to accommodate a dozen or so cultivators meditating and recovering their energy, had long been overwhelmed by the attacks of hundreds of rogue cultivators.

Before him, two array apprentices had already died tragically in order to keep the array from collapsing.

The demon wolves were all intelligent; they knew where the key to breaking through lay and who deserved to be killed.

“What are you standing there for, Fellow Daoist Zhang? I see the array light is getting weaker again. I’d appreciate it if you could go and replace the broken array device.”
"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, the wolf pack has been wearing us down for a while now, and they're almost at their limit. Once we've succeeded, you'll certainly reap the rewards!"

Pang Zhizhong, a burly man in a blue robe, spoke to Zhang Hai, but his eyes remained fixed on the wolf king.

As a peak first-order body cultivator, he was the only one among those present capable of defeating the wolf king who was about to advance to the second order, so he dared not relax in the slightest.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hai responded with a wry smile.

He had no power to refuse; the rogue cultivators were ultimately no match for the demon wolves, who could fight fearlessly under the wolf king's command.

Without the Rejuvenation Array to restore their mana and heal their injuries, the rogue cultivators wouldn't have lasted this long.

If their formation collapses, then it won't be them hunting the wolves anymore; instead, the wolves will be hunting them.

Zhang Hai didn't think that after the collapse, he, a formation apprentice, could outrun other rogue cultivators.

Therefore, despite the extreme danger of needing to move to the front and replace the first few array devices, he had no choice but to go.

Like these rogue cultivators, he was now in a difficult situation!

If we take a gamble, we might still have a chance to survive; if we don't, at least half of the rogue cultivators on this low mountain will die!

And when he appeared in front.

The gray-bodied, silver-backed wolf king let out a few low growls, and dozens of demonic wolves fearlessly pounced on him.

At the same time, the rogue cultivators around him also used their Taoist magic and artifacts to help him intercept the gray wolves' attack.

What's noteworthy is that the lizard warriors following behind him did not make a move during this time.

Although it was he who gave the lizard warrior the order to only take care of its own life and not to worry about anything else.

But he was already in danger enough, yet the lizard warrior remained motionless, making Zhang Hai somewhat suspicious. Su Qing's instruction manual said that this puppet was engraved with second-tier intelligent runes and was quite clever. Was it really true?

"You really shouldn't be greedy for cheap things! I should have known better than to buy inferior goods. Fellow Daoist Su, you've really gotten me into trouble this time!"

Zhang Hai muttered to himself as he quickly replaced the array device beneath his feet.

Fortunately, although the lizard warriors were not putting in much effort, the dozen or so rogue cultivators that Pang Zhizhong arranged to protect him were strong enough that no accidents occurred until he replaced the last array device.

Just as he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened. The wolf king, who had been lying half-reclined on the ground licking his wounds, sprang up like an arrow released from a bow.

With a gray body and silver back, and wolf eyes gleaming with disdain, it rapidly magnified in Zhang Hai's field of vision, moving from the farthest distance to the closest.

"How dare you, you evil beast!"

In front of the silver wolf shadow, a tall and imposing man held two swords.

The moment it flew in, two beams of light blocked the wolf king's path forward.

However, Pang Zhizhong, who had been on guard the whole time, came to the rescue.

Before Zhang Hai could even relax, a glance from him sent shivers down his spine.

But then the wolf king twisted its body in mid-air, and a faint wolf king phantom separated from its body.

The phantom passed through the equally horrified Pang Zhizhong and headed straight for Zhang Hai.

Pang Zhizhong turned around and wanted to chase after it, but the wolf king slapped him on the back with its claws. He barely managed to steady himself, but he could only be restrained by the wolf king and was powerless to come back to help!

"Soul-Splitting Shadow Technique! Cultivators, quickly destroy this wolf shadow and break it! The wolf king is finished!"

As a seasoned demon hunter, this was the first time Pang Zhizhong had ever witnessed the Soul Splitting Shadow Technique.

However, he also knew the true nature of this technique. It was a demon beast driven to the brink of despair that split its demon core to form a phantom image of its true form, which had about 30 to 50% of the power of its original body.

Using it unexpectedly could indeed turn the tide and lead to victory, but if the demon core is destroyed, the main body will also perish. Generally, second-tier demon beasts would not do such a thing.

This silver-backed gray wolf king was only at the peak of the first tier, but he never expected it to use such a demonic technique, so he was caught off guard.

At this moment, he could only pray that the others could at least protect the array artifact from being lost. As for Zhang Hai, in his opinion, there was no way he could survive.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"

Zhang Hai's face turned deathly pale. Under the oppressive aura of the wolf king's phantom, he trembled and completely lost the ability to move.

The dozens of rogue cultivators around him were not as weak as him, but they still dared not step forward in the face of the wolf king's phantom.

Yes, if Zhang Hai were to perish along with the array artifact, the Returning Light Array would immediately collapse, and their plan to use the array to wear down the wolf pack would be completely ruined. At that time, who knows how many comrades would die.

But there's always a way out. If we go up and fight the wolf king's phantom head-on now, we'll really die.

The rogue cultivators were best at protecting themselves. Only a few magic cultivators cast a few spells from afar, which barely scratched the wolf king's phantom.

A bold and ambitious rogue cultivator, with a heavy heart, released a spirit beast puppet to block the wolf king's phantom.

However, these were merely first-tier low-grade spirit beasts or puppets, and they could not stop the wolf king's path. In just a moment, there was no longer any obstruction between Zhang Hai and the wolf king's phantom.

The wolf king's phantom swung its claws, about to easily destroy Zhang Hai and all the array artifacts beside him.

Zhang Hai closed his eyes and awaited death.

Pang Zhizhong roared repeatedly, unwilling to let all his hard work go to waste.

The group of independent cultivators were ready to slip away at any moment.

When everything is settled.

A green-skinned lizardman charged into the battlefield.

The sweeping attack flung Zhang Hai and the array device behind him. Light gray runes lit up on his arms as he clung tightly to the wolf king's phantom. Then, a loud bang resounded.

Then you can see fragments of runes slowly falling from the air.

The once majestic wolf king phantom was blasted more than ten meters away, looking rather disheveled.

"What a wonderful puppet!"

Pang Zhizhong was overjoyed.

"This puppet monster is intelligent. It knew it couldn't stop the wolf king's phantom, so it self-destructed to buy Zhang Hai time."

The independent cultivators regrouped!
"I'm alive! I'm alive! The puppet is gone, I'm alive!"

Zhang Hai escaped from a desperate situation!

(End of this chapter)