e scattered patches of grass in the mud to advance, a fierce light flashed in its two fist-sized eyes. It whipped its iron tail, sending the Sun Sword flying, before diving its head into the mire. 。B...>

“It's been so long, I should have already refined it into a Mirage Puppet. Hmph, although its realm is slightly lower, its potential is truly extraordinary. Given time, it will undoubtedly become the king among Mirage Puppets, and also one of my most satisfactory substitutes.”

But after your appearance, things have probably changed. You will become the top-tier mirage puppet substitute.

This Mirage Puppet Mother is really careful. Even though she's already weak like this, the other party still doesn't trust her.

The main body is still hidden somewhere within the mirage realm. Despite its immense power, it's still hiding and leaving traces behind. I wonder if this guy is being cautious or cowardly.

Originally, Lu Xiaotian could have made the plan even more seamless, expending great effort to break through the formation, then accidentally getting caught in it, and finally luring out the phantom puppet ghost mother.

Lu Xia Tian just didn't want to drag things on anymore. Worrying would only cause chaos. Luo Qian's life and death were unknown, and with his own powerful strength, he was no longer afraid of some trivial matters, which made Lu Xia Tian feel somewhat fearless. Trapped in this formation, relying solely on his own strength, he was so passive that it was impossible to break free. At least from a normal perspective, the opponent already had victory in hand. It seemed that the Mirage Puppet Ghost Mother wanted to completely restrain him before taking action or appearing.

As soon as this thought flashed in his mind, a strange power invaded him, and the other party wanted to merge directly into Lu Xia Tian's body.

Lu Xiaotian's eyes flickered. Even the primordial thunder power of Sanmu Lei Long, a powerful dragon-level warrior, he could guide into the Qingguo barrier. Although the phantom puppet ghost mother in front of him was astonishingly strong, using this method to deal with him was still somewhat lacking.

Since the Ghost Mother of Mirage Puppets wanted to be more cautious, she simply followed her wishes. Lu Xiaotian made a valiant effort to resist, resisting the strange and formidable power that constantly seeped into his body.

When this power enveloped Lu Xia Tian, forming a thick cocoon outside, Lu Xia Tian was completely trapped inside.

Although the Mirage Puppet Ghost Mother still had some doubts in her heart at this time, the other party was completely trapped by her, and there were no other enemies appearing around.

The opponent is not a powerful being of the Immortal Monarch level. They have already been possessed by her power and are deeply trapped within her formation. Let alone their ordinary soul body, even an Immortal Monarch would find it extremely difficult to kill her here.

At this point, what is there to fear

The Ghost Mother of Mirage Puppets felt a moment of hesitation, but then she put her mind at ease. The key was that the process of subduing Lu Xiaoteng had been too smooth. So smooth that it made her feel unreal.

"You're being a bit paranoid. There will always be arrogant people in the world, those who think their strength allows them to do whatever they want."

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The phantom puppet mother sneered, but since such a fool was already subdued, there was no need to show herself. She would simply imprison him in the 化傀龜池 and let his body soak for several thousand years before considering anything else. The phantom puppet mother's divine sense moved slightly, and a tiny doorway suddenly appeared between nine mountains. A force pulled Lu Xia Tian into it, and after a moment, a giant turtle appeared. Lu Xia Tian was taken directly into the turtle's body. A wave of extremely sinister energy surged, accompanied by an inexplicable assimilation force that sought to petrify Lu Xia Tian's body. Besides Lu Xia Tian, two others were also immersed in the turtle pool. One was a burly man with tiger stripes on his face, and the other was a graceful woman with an unusually pale complexion and three pairs of wings behind her. They looked as thin as silkworm wings. These two were both strong cultivators at the 元神之體 stage. As for the other phantom puppets that the phantom puppet mother intended to refine, there was no sign of them.

Lu Xia Tian speculated that the pools used to soak the mirage puppets, the "Hua Kui Gui Pools," probably had some differences depending on their use. Ordinary Da Luo Jinxian and those with Yuan Shen (Spirit God) body realms were likely separated.

The medicinal water in this tortoise pool clearly has a stronger penetrating ability, directly targeting the soul. It's overkill against ordinary physical forms. Lu Xiaoteng originally thought that after being restrained by the mirage ghost mother, he would be able to see the other party's true form. Or maybe he would be captured along with other prey and placed together, thus increasing the possibility of finding Luo潛's lead. But now it seems that his plan has fallen through.

It's not a complete loss, at least he entered the realm of the Illusion Turtle Pool. He is closer to the Mother of Mirage Ghosts than before, now considered the core region of enemy territory. Since the Mother of Mirage Ghosts doesn't appear, forcing her out with some means will do. Powerful divine consciousness surged again, filling every corner of his body. The divine consciousness trapped in different mirage realms by the Mother of Mirage Ghosts was real, without any embellishment. The sheer number of these divine consciousnesses, condensed together, exceeded the entire primordial spirit of an ordinary cultivator of the same rank. However, for Lu Xia Tian, it was only a small part. Before this, most of his primordial spirit had entered the Qingguo Realm, and his apparent weakness before the Mother of Mirage Ghosts was also real. It's just that Lu Xia Tian had the ability to recover as good as new at any time.

Even those scattered divine senses had not been completely erased. Although they were still trapped in different mirages, after leaving the mirage, Lu Xia Tian felt a strange connection to those dispersed divine senses.

Once you've entered the opponent's territory, forcing them to appear becomes relatively easier.

This is a test.

The power invading the body was gradually sent by Lu Xiaotian into the Qingguo barrier. Lu Xiaotian's figure flashed, and with a flick of his hand, the Zhenyao Tower supported, sending out a stream of ancient silver light that enveloped a man and a woman in the Huakui Gui Chi separately.

Perhaps the opponent had been steeped here for too long. Upon coming into contact with this ancient silver light, their eyes suddenly widened, and their figure transformed into a shadow, charging towards Lu Xia tian.

In an instant, only shadows surrounded him. Combining this with the aura within the Huakui Tortoise Pond, Lu Xia Tian couldn't tell what was real or fake in his haste.

"I knew you weren't up to any good, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with you. As expected, you still have some tricks up your sleeve, wanting to use yourself as bait. Let me see if you have the ability to escape from the cage I've set for you."

This Illusory Turtle Pool was specially prepared for you. Also, this old woman has two preliminary refined Mirage Golems. You can't fly away." The voice of the Mirage Golem Mother sounded again. She previously felt that Lu Xiaottian had lost too much divine consciousness, his primordial spirit was severely injured, and he was invaded by her power. It was unlikely that he could resist anymore. But she was cautious by nature and didn't directly relax her vigilance. The function of this Illusory Turtle Pool is not only to erode Lu Xiaottian's flesh and refine him into a Mirage Golem, as his reliance, defense how could it be weaker than the previous Nine Mountains Even if the other party's supernatural powers were astonishing and broke through this cage, the Mirage Golem Mother still had other backhands.

"You shouldn't have brought Lu Qin here." Lu Xia Tian shook his head.

For such a cautious and powerful individual, there were no loopholes to exploit. All that remained was a head-on confrontation. Coming to the other party's territory to demand someone put them at an absolute disadvantage in terms of geography from the start.

Behind Lü Xiaoteng, a phantom of the Azure Dragon appeared. With a roar, countless mirages couldn't withstand this violent power and directly exploded.

"Forging a deity's soul into a phantom puppet can preserve most of its strength, but each individual's understanding and application of the laws of the Dao differ."

Although you can control these two Phantom Puppets, it's difficult to fully unleash their true power. With just these two puppets, you're still lacking against me. Come on, use whatever tricks you have as soon as possible.

Lu Xiaotian let out a long roar, reaching out with his hand and striking the void. The Dragon Soul Flying Sword shot out, instantly splitting the black water in the Huakui Tortoise Pond in two. Under the sword's edge, it couldn't gather at all.

Between thousands of sword shadows, the man and woman were entangled with the sword shadows, and for a time, they couldn't advance an inch.

"Useless. Even if you have the ability to block this old woman's two doppelgangers, the consumption of your own power is undeniable. You lost so much divine consciousness before, this old woman wants to see just how long you can hold on."

"Is that so" Even the sturdiest cage can be broken.

The strength of the Mirage Puppet Mother was indeed astonishing. Although Lu Xia Tian was not afraid of her, wanting to defeat her alone was simply impossible.

In this situation, one can only rely on the power within the Qingguo Barrier.

Within a glow of ancient silver, Lan Yunzhu the monk, the demon-bear-headed creature practicing magic arts, Yan Ping, Kong Shan, Jin Gu the demonic monk, and Wen Ting Dao along with other powerful cultivators in the realm of Yuan Shen appeared simultaneously.

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In just a moment, it directly trapped phantoms of the Ghost Mother with similar or even greater strength within its grasp.

"Damn it!" The Spirit Mother of the Mirage Puppet was instantly furious. It was utterly impossible for just Lu Xia Tian to defeat her, even if his strength was formidable, with explosive power and amazing stamina, he couldn't escape being trapped and killed.

Who knew the other party would pull out such a large group of people as if by magic. Several of them had unstable auras, but even with unstable auras, they were still soul entities.

With the addition of Lu Xia Tian, whose strength was unparalleled, even her combat prowess was not inferior to hers. In an instant, the two Mirage puppet avatars that could still hold their own against Lu Xia Tian were instantly plunged into desperation.

In this situation, let alone the Mirage Puppet Ghost Mother, even Lu Xia Tian alone, with his immense strength and defense, could not withstand so many enemies. He might not die immediately, but he definitely wouldn't last long.

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The two phantoms of the Mirage Puppet Mother were incredibly strong in defense, but they couldn't withstand such a fierce storm-like attack.

> With a whoosh! The Dragon Soul Flying Sword sliced the six-winged woman's avatar in half. The commotion caused by the joint attack of Lan Yunzhu and others had escalated. One after another, magical artifacts bombarded the man's mirage puppet, shattering it into pieces.

A shrill scream pierced the void, the Mirage Puppet Ghost Mother had gone to great lengths just to deal with these two predecessors of the Mirage Puppets.

To refine it, to make it one's own, the effort and time spent are immeasurable. It can be said to be the work of his heart and soul.

Relying on this powerful mirage puppet substitute, it could even die in its place at a critical moment. However, the mirage puppet substitute was destroyed in an instant, and the soul of the Mirage Ghost Mother also suffered no light injury.

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Only now did the Ghost Mother of Sand Spirits understand what Lu Xia Tian meant earlier. If she had known that capturing a Da Luo Jinxian like Luo Qian would lead to such heavy losses, she would have been kicked in the head by a donkey for provoking him.

It was only after the fact that she realized how powerful her opponent was. They had acted swiftly and decisively, wielding a spatial artifact in their possession. Now, not only could she not overpower or capture them, but even protecting herself was becoming increasingly difficult.

That the Hua Kuei Turtle Pond could trap a top-tier Yuanshen expert, those with slightly inferior strength could even trap several.

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Moreover, with the continuous influx of powerful Mirage puppets and the advantage of home field, she was confident that even against several opponents of equal power, she could trap and kill them.

It was simply a sudden incident. Before they could gain any advantage, they suffered significant losses. Caught off guard, relying solely on the化傀龜池 to contain such a diverse array of divine bodies was impossible. Aside from Lu Xiaottian, Lan Yunzhu's monk also gave her an extremely powerful impression. The bear-headed demon creature's magical powers were equally formidable. The other few had slightly weaker cultivation bases, but with so many people here, their combined attacks had reached a considerable level of power.

This damn Dragon Clan powerhouse actually wanted to give her a center bloom, and the problem is that he really did it. Boom! Led by Lu Xia Tian, the strongmen of the Elemental God bodies joined forces and suddenly attacked. The entire Huai Ku Gui pool couldn't withstand the pressure and exploded with a loud bang, creating a large hole. Several rays of light flickered, and in the next instant, Lu Xia Tian and others had successively escaped.At this time, in an empty space, there was a dense array of phantom puppet troops lined up. At the front were two figures whose auras were only slightly weaker than those of the phantom puppet stand-ins they had just killed. However, they were not much different.

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The other party's eyes glared over with hatred, and the familiar aura emanating from them confirmed it was the Phantom Puppet Mother's doppelganger. Even Lu Xia Tian couldn't help but gasp at the sight of this army of hundreds of thousands of puppets.

These are not puppets crafted from ordinary materials, but rather directly utilize the physical bodies of living beings. The opponent's primordial spirit is erased through some method, eliminating their original consciousness before being refined into a puppet.

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Those few Yuanshen bodies were most likely used against Lu Xiaoteng. They dispersed his divine consciousness continuously through numerous mirages, weakening his main body before subduing him.

Lu XiaTian, despite boasting of his ruthlessness, now has tens of millions of immortal weapons and demonic blades accumulated within the Qingguo barrier. Hundreds of millions of soldiers perished in the Immortal Realm due to him.

... it's just that the means of refining millions upon millions of beings into puppets is something even Lu Xiaoteng couldn't accomplish.

No wonder the Phantom Puppet Mother is notorious even in the Demon's Demise Realm. Not only is she extremely cautious by nature, but she has also built such a vast puppet army.

...Furthermore, several powerful cultivators of the Spirit God Realm were refined into Mirage Puppets as substitutes. The Mirage Puppet Ghost Mother must have spent countless efforts for the current situation.

Among all the forces Lu Xia Tian had ever seen, this person was the strongest at the Immortal Monarch level. Even Lu Xia Tian's own force paled in comparison to such a formidable army of Mirage Puppets. Besides those whose cultivation reached the realm of Nascent Soul who were temporarily stronger than him, others of lower realms were completely defeated by his opponents, especially those at the Golden Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, and Profound Immortal levels. These formed the backbone of the battle formations. With hundreds of thousands of fearless Mirage Puppets arranged in a tight formation, even if Lu Xia Tian and his companions tried to fight their way through head-on, it would take a considerable amount of time, and several might sustain injuries along the way. However, Lu Xia Tian was not completely unprepared for this. His figure flickered twice in succession, enduring countless beams of light and falling weapons. In the next instant, Lu Xia Tian appeared directly within the Mirage Puppet army.after the auction, calling out such a high price made him feel very good."Is that so Then I might as well chime in, one million seven hundred and twenty thousand." Yuan Tianfang said nonchalantly.“One...