Chapter 261: Pedantic!
“Crack, crack!”
“Crack, crack!”
Amidst a series of faint cracking sounds, a bone-chilling beam of spiritual power suddenly shot out.
Under the gaze of dozens of eighth-order Puppets.
Under the utterly horrified eyes of that Great Vehicle cultivator.
It slammed viciously into the body of the Mahayana Venerable.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
A ceaseless chain of explosions rang out, blasting the entire mountain gate into powder!
“No…”
A shrill scream echoed through the valley.
The Mahayana Venerable’s body burst directly into fragments, scattering between heaven and earth.
The giant cannon muzzle slowly retracted after firing its single shot.
As if it had accomplished something utterly trivial.
“The Immortal Might Cannon is truly terrifying…”
On a distant mountain peak, a Tribulation Crossing disciple responsible for the cleanup could not help but draw a sharp breath at the sight.
An attack of this magnitude slaughtered Great Vehicle cultivators like chickens and dogs.
How could he not be horrified?
“Rumor has it the Immortal Might Cannon was refined by Lord Sect Master himself, using an Immortal Artifact as its base.”
“Under the Immortal Might spiritual lock, let alone a Great Vehicle — even a legendary True Immortal would be unwilling to take a direct hit!”
The colleague beside him, witnessing the cannon’s power, was equally shaken.
And just as they were speaking, a mechanical voice devoid of emotion sounded in their ears.
“Target eliminated. Subsequent disciples, proceed immediately for resource sorting and collection.”
“Time to work!”
Hearing the mechanical voice, the two cultivators were instantly invigorated.
“Yes!”
“Whoosh!”
The two transformed into streaks of escape light and shot into the sky, rushing toward the sect ruins.
At the same time, scenes like this played out again and again.
One defiant sect after another, once destroyed, would have specialists sent to harvest all resources.
For a time, the various sects of the Central Region were marked with the label “cleared.”
…
“Boom!”
Within a large sect.
A Golden Core Elder suddenly coughed up blood and was sent flying backward. After rolling once across the ground, his body went limp, and he could no longer rise.
“Grand Elder!”
“Elder, what happened to you?”
“Are your injuries severe?!”
…
A crowd of Foundation Establishment True Persons gathered around, helping the Elder up.
“Cough, cough… cough cough cough…”
The Elder clutched his chest, coughing violently, his face pale as paper.
At the center of his chest was a bowl-sized bloody hole, the blood within long since coagulated.
Fresh blood continued to seep from the wound, staining the robes over his chest red.
“Quick, bring a spirit pill to treat the Elder, help the Elder recover his injuries quickly!”
One disciple said urgently.
Another disciple swiftly retrieved a medicine bottle and fed the Elder a pill.
Afterward, several more disciples helped clean the wounds on the Elder’s body.
“Is it done? Is it done?”
“How is it, how is it…”
The Elder forced a faint smile and looked to the side.
“I’m done for.”
“You all should surrender. Surrender…”
“Fighting on will only be a wasted death.”
The Foundation Establishment True Persons exchanged glances.
In truth, they had little will to resist the Chaotian Sect’s assault.
The gap was simply too vast, and the Chaotian Sect’s benefits and reputation had long since inspired their longing.
In the end, one Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke. “Grand Elder… then what of yourself?”
“I… I will not surrender.”
“A sect should always have one or two loyal martyrs.”
“Go. May all of you achieve success in your cultivation in the future.”
Hearing the Elder’s words, the Foundation Establishment disciples all sighed.
They knew he could not be persuaded further.
And just as the group was preparing to accept the Chaotian Sect’s takeover.
From the distant billowing dust, a massive Puppet Armor figure suddenly emerged!
“The Chaotian Sect’s Puppet Armor Hall, here on orders to take over.”
“Those surrendering, please form your own lines.”
A cold, mechanical voice issued from the Puppet’s mouth, shaking the disciples’ eardrums painfully.
“What?!”
“The Mortal Puppet Hall?”
“Is that not the Chaotian Sect’s bureau where mortals rely on Dharma Artifact power?!”
“What, they’re sending mere mortals to take us in?!”
…
Hearing the words from the Puppet Armor, indignation appeared on everyone’s faces.
Though they were disciples of a small sect, they still had the pride of cultivators.
And now, the Chaotian Sect had actually sent mortals to accept their surrender.
How could they possibly accept this?
For a time, everyone from the sect flushed red with anger.
“Do you still not wish to surrender? Then continue in your stubborn delusion. After ten counts, I will thoroughly eliminate you.”
The voice from the Puppet Armor sounded again.
A Foundation Establishment disciple could not help but speak out. “You’re nothing but a mortal! If not for the might of your Dharma Artifact, how would you dare be so arrogant!”
“Heh heh, Dharma Artifact?”
“Hmph!” The Puppet Hall Master let out a cold laugh.
“A trifling small-sect cultivator. Pedantic!”
“One whose weapon is sharp can slay even immortals. Why would I not dare slay you!”
“Those who do not surrender — execution without exception!”
With that, a pair of massive metal arms extended.
Reaching down toward the disciples below.
Seeing this, the expressions of all the Foundation Establishment disciples present changed.
This Puppet Armor could withstand even their Golden Core Grand Elder.
How could a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators possibly be its match?
They knew that if they did not submit, they would surely be crushed to death by the Puppet Armor’s claws.
But if they surrendered… surrendered to mortals…
They still hesitated.
Meanwhile, the Golden Core Elder could no longer bother with his pedantic disciples.
Seeing the Puppet Armor’s arms drawing closer and closer.
A look of resolve appeared on his face.
“Vile creature! Do not be so presumptuous!”
A heaven-shaking roar rang out.
A terrifying Golden Core spiritual power surged from the Elder’s body.
It condensed mid-air into a massive golden fist.
“Boom!”
A thunderous impact rang out as the golden fist slammed viciously into the Puppet Armor.
“Crack, crack…”
Under the bombardment of the golden giant palm, layer after layer of incomparably sturdy mechanical arm armor began to crack.
“Boom!”
Before all the disciples’ eyes, the arm armor was blasted to pieces.
Endless fragments shot out in all directions.
Forming a sky-full of smoke in mid-air.
“Hiss…”
The Foundation Establishment True Persons drew a sharp breath.
They had clearly never imagined their Grand Elder could still produce such battle power while gravely wounded.
However…
“Boom, boom, boom!”
At that moment, from within the sky-full of smoke and fragments, the massive Puppet Armor charged out once again!
And a brand-new mechanical arm had actually reappeared on its arm!
“Hmph. Pedantic little cultivator. Do you not know that our Puppet Armor components can be replaced in the blink of an eye?”
“With such stubbornness, I no longer need to hold back!”
“Cannon, rise!”
Looking at this group of hesitant sect cultivators.
The Puppet Armor disciple had finally exhausted his patience.
With a low roar, the Puppet Armor’s massive mechanical chest armor instantly transformed.
Piece after piece of protective spirit armor shifted and reassembled without pause.
In the blink of an eye, a massive cannon barrel appeared at the center of its chest.
A series of explosive reports rang out instantly.
The cannon muzzle emitted wave after wave of piercing spiritual light…