Chapter160

A dense wave of arrows flew in from afar.

Most of them were ordinary in speed and force, but a few were incredibly fast and powerful. These were clearly shot by the inner martial experts from the Youdan army.

Unfortunately, they had already lost their chance to attack General Qi just moments ago. Even though these arrows were infused with deep internal force, much of that force had weakened after flying over a hundred meters.

General Qi himself had a very deep foundation in martial arts. In single combat on the battlefield, there were basically no opponents who could match him.

So when those arrows flew toward him, whether aimed directly at him or at the child in front of him on horseback, he simply raised one hand. A wave of formless internal energy surged out of his body and blocked all the arrows mid-air, not letting a single one get through.

General Qi's tall body bent slightly forward. His long arm holding the reins protected the child on horseback. His cold and handsome face tilted back slightly as another burst of internal force spread outward.

The few arrows containing the most powerful energy suddenly rebounded, as if they had hit some kind of invisible shield. With even stronger force, they shot back in the direction they came from.

In the camp in the distance, several muffled screams were heard. The martial experts who had fired those arrows were struck down in an instant.

No more powerful arrows came from the Youdan army. General Qi then carried the children and returned to Marigold County across the lowered suspension bridge. With one strong kick, the horse beneath him galloped forward, taking everyone through the city gate and vanishing from sight.

Elsewhere, inside the Youdan Sect.

A few hours earlier.

Elara had spent nearly half a cup of tea's time before she finally absorbed Master Qu's queen Gu worm completely.

She instantly felt that the sacred blood soul inside her, which had only recently awakened, had become more active and stronger after devouring this power.

It was like she had fed it a perfect tonic. After the queen Gu worm was absorbed, the sacred blood soul sent a gentle warmth flowing through her body, making her already-improving health feel even better.

What shocked Elara even more was that while Master Qu didn't have any powerful puppet soldiers under his command, his queen Gu worm could control one third of the Youdan puppet army.

The Youdan Sect's most terrifying asset was its mindless and obedient army of one hundred thousand puppet soldiers. One third of that meant thirty thousand puppets.

This level of control had originally only been possible because the sect leader had given permission for Master Qu to control them.

But now that his queen Gu worm had been completely devoured by Elara's sacred blood soul — which was even more advanced than the main Gu worm inside the sect leader — and considering that Elara had once used five hundred points of national destiny and life force to gain a powerful puppet-controlling ability,

After Master Qu's queen Gu worm was "eaten," full control over those thirty thousand puppet soldiers transferred directly to her. No longer bound to the sect leader's Gu worm, those puppet soldiers now belonged to her completely.

Realizing she now commanded over thirty thousand more living puppets, Elara felt extremely pleased. But she didn't have time to inspect them one by one. She temporarily used the power of the sacred blood soul to command them to remain hidden among the rest of the puppet troops.

After finishing that, Elara raided Master Qu's lair, taking everything she found useful. Then, guided by feedback from the puppets, she quickly and precisely rushed toward the large granary outside the sect.

Once inside the granary, she ordered mole-like puppets to secretly transport the grain out through tunnels. As fire started to rise on the surface of the granary, two waves of murderous energy suddenly attacked from a distance.

Uno, who was always on alert behind her, instantly picked her up and used his powerful internal energy to leap far away.

When he landed with her on a stone platform three hundred meters away, the two attacking figures finally revealed themselves.

To the left was a bulky man with thick wraps around both arms.

To the right stood a tall man holding a long sword.

Even someone like Elara, who didn't know martial arts, could feel the overwhelming pressure coming from both of them.

These two were clearly top-level experts. Although they stood tall and powerful, their eyes were empty and lifeless. As soon as they appeared, Elara also noticed two different Gu insect auras coming from their bodies.

They were both incredibly strong living puppets.

To be able to control such powerful puppets, and with each one from a different region, it was obvious that the remaining two hall masters of the Puppet Sect had arrived.

[Host! Be careful! These two men are listed on the continental martial arts leaderboard known across the world!]

[That ranking includes masters from all three first-class countries. The one holding the sword on the right is ranked forty-seventh. The bulky one on the left is ranked sixty-second. Both are capable of defeating hundreds, even thousands, by themselves.]

[No one knows how the sect got hold of them and turned them into living puppets, but as puppets they no longer feel pain or emotion. Their strength will only continue to increase. You must stay alert!]

System 92 immediately shared all the information it could gather the moment it saw the two men.

Unfortunately, its understanding of the world mainly comes through Elara's perspective. It can only get basic information after Elara has interacted with someone. Otherwise, it would have warned her earlier.

Uno held Elara in his arms. He looked at the two powerful human puppets across from them with an unchanged expression. He slightly raised his hand, and after Dos appeared, he carefully placed Elara into Dos's arms.

"Please wait a moment, Princess. Uno will clean this up right away."

Elara grabbed Uno's arm just as he was about to turn away. Her eyes locked onto his. "Don't push yourself. Don't get hurt."

Although Uno was strong and capable of taking on a hundred by himself in the martial world, he and the others had always been by her side. They had never truly fought with the top martial artists before. Elara felt uneasy and wanted to use a rotation strategy, letting all the guards take turns grinding the enemy down.

If it meant saving Uno and the others, she didn't care about being shameless.

Besides, the enemies were two Hall Masters. No one knew how many puppets they had with them. If anyone was using numbers unfairly, it was them.

Uno, held back by Elara's grip, seemed to soften for a brief moment.

He raised his arm slightly so she could hold it more comfortably. As always, he bowed his head respectfully and said,

"Princess, rest assured. I can handle this alone."

From the moment she met Uno, he had always stayed by her side. He never lied to her.

Elara looked at Uno's serious and handsome side profile. After a pause, she slowly let go of his hand.

"Alright. Go try first. But come back quickly. Don't get hurt."

"Yes, Uno will follow your order."

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