Chapter 568: Chapter 563: Evil Eye Puppet, Transformed into Shadow

Miao Zhen Li slashed through the Demon Beast blocking her path and without pausing, she headed straight forward.

This was a narrow passage, with molten lava rivers enveloping both the left and right sides, leaving only a stone bridge to cross.

But upon the stone bridge, there crowded one after another huge and powerful Demon Beasts.

These Demon Beasts had sharp claws and varied auras; looking around, they were all at the eighth or ninth level, their massive bodies sprawled across the bridge, defending this strategic location, to the extent that one beast could hold the pass against ten thousand men!

However, as strong as these Demon Beasts were, they could not withstand Miao Zhen Li’s slaughter.

As Miao Zhen Li took a step over the first Demon Beast’s corpse, she neither dodged nor employed any strategies; she simply charged toward the Demon Beasts ahead.

Under the enhancement of the Geng Metal Principle, the White Tiger Saber was incredibly sharp, showcasing a terrifying sharpness. With a raise of her hand and a sweep of the saber, each one fell; the average eighth or ninth-level Demon Beast couldn’t withstand her Sword Energy. Even for the more formidable ones at the late stages of level nine, it was a matter of three or five slashes at most.

Of course, the reason for this was not that she had advanced to the Dharma Image Realm, but rather that there were issues with the Demon Beasts themselves.

Their expressions were dull, their reactions noticeably slow. Although they were still ferocious, they were not as cunning as the Demon Beasts encountered elsewhere. And yet, Miao Zhen Li’s saber strikes were as fast as lightning, always cutting them down before they could react.

This was because these Demon Beasts were under the control of another entity.

Behind the stone bridge, there stood even more Demon Beasts, and packed together were various sentient beings.

But these beings all stood there with dull eyes, stationary like marionettes without the slightest movement. If it weren’t for the fact that they were still breathing and occasionally moved instinctively, one might seriously wonder if these were living beings at all.

Among these puppet-like beings stood several odd-looking creatures, with bodies resembling a giant eye, except that under this eye, there were varying numbers of tentacles, from a few to several dozen.

These were the infamous Evil Eyes!

These creatures originally belonged to the Demon Realm and had at some point entered this underground space, claiming a territory and reigning over it.

Their physical bodies were among the weakest of all Demon Beasts. However, as the old adage goes, extremes meet; while their physical bodies were weak, their spiritual power was terrifyingly strong.

The Evil Eyes possessed innate mastery over various forms of spiritual magic, especially skilled in spiritual control. Even powerful beings of equal level could be controlled by them if they were not careful, turning into their battle puppets or falling prey to their consumption for advancement.

More worryingly, the area infested by Evil Eyes was not only rich but also a compulsory path for many heading to the Spider Evil God’s territory. Therefore, these malevolent creatures could not be allowed to continue existing here.

Otherwise, the Evil Eyes would pose a huge risk to the Beastman Kingdom’s teams mining and transporting resources in this area. With their preference for devouring the brain matter of beings, they would never let pass the beings they saw as mere food and puppets, allowing them to roam freely before them.

Hence, Luo Zhancheng’s first target was set upon the Evil Eyes.

He aimed to crush these Evil Eyes or to drive them towards the Spider Evil God’s territory to fight for him. That was what had led to the preceding scene.

Behind them, a group of Beastman experts watched as Li Miao Zhen, like slicing melons and chopping vegetables, knocked down one after another Demon Beasts of the eighth and ninth levels. Even those beasts at the late stages of the ninth level could only become dead souls under Li Miao Zhen’s blade!

This scene instantly made the scalps of the many Beastman experts tingle with shock!

Although they could feel that Li Miao Zhen’s realm of strength might not necessarily be stronger than theirs, this flawless display of battle and slaughter that seemed almost ingrained into her bones, where every slice of the blade was close to achieving the perfection of the path, was simply impeccable.

They weren’t aware of the butcher’s skill in dissecting oxen, but they instinctively felt that if they were to step forward, even though they were somewhat stronger than those Demon Beasts manipulated by the Evil Eye and sluggish in reaction, their advantage was limited. They feared they could only last a few more strokes and survive a few moments longer under Li Miao Zhen’s blade.

Eventually, except for a few dozen top-level Beastman experts, no ordinary Sword Saint level Beastman expert felt confident in surviving under Li Miao Zhen’s blade.

Hence, those who were usually too proud had their arrogance tamed by Li Miao Zhen’s stunning performance.

This woman… indeed lives up to being the Beastman King’s disciple!

Originally, these Beastman experts thought their king was the most astonishing talent in the world. Now it seemed that his disciple was not far behind, and more importantly, this disciple was still young, with great potential for growth. No one could tell how far this stunning woman could go in the future; perhaps she could, like their king, ignite Divine Fire and attain divinity!

Not only the Beastmen but even the cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect were shocked.

Although they knew Li Miao Zhen was favored by heaven, they had not expected her to be this formidable!

Qin Feng wasn’t as shocked as the others. He had already witnessed Li Miao Zhen’s extraordinary capabilities countless times, so he could control his emotions well and took the lead in following Li Miao Zhen as she moved forward.

Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed suit. After all, after crossing the stone bridge, they still had to face a million-strong Puppet Army, and while Li Miao Zhen was strong, it was impossible for her current realm to slay so many lives in one battle, being exhausted to death. Moreover, with many powerful beings among them, including Super Demon Level entities, they needed to unite and confront the enemy together!

Luo Zhancheng strode forward with a calm and composed demeanor, surrounded by his strong followers as he advanced toward the front.

Beneath his serene expression, however, his heart burst with joy.

His disciple was so impressive, bringing him honor. In the future, he would have something to boast about amongst his peers – who else’s disciple could compare to his?

Buzz…

Suddenly, a vague wave of spiritual power came from ahead: “Beastman experts, are you planning to wage war with us in the Underground World?”

The one transmitting the spiritual wave was the largest Evil Eye encircled by all the puppets and Evil Eyes in the center.

This creature was over a dozen meters in size, and though its body was bloated, it floated effortlessly in midair. Beneath it, over a hundred slender tentacles wafted with the wind, making it resemble a jellyfish from afar.

Ahead, Li Miao Zhen rolled her eyes and muttered, “What nonsense!”

It was already so obvious, and the Evil Eye still asked such an idiotic question?

“But,” the spiritual vibrations of the Evil Eye Lord, which served as a means of communication, clearly targeted Luo Zhancheng, the most powerful and imposing figure among them.

It considered itself the lord of this territory, the boss in the eyes of all others, and it should maintain its pride. Thus, it set its gaze on Luo Zhancheng, wanting to inquire about the purpose of these Beastmen, why these surface dwellers would suddenly appear in the Underground World and even launch an attack on its territory.

Luo Zhancheng snorted coldly and said bluntly, “Evil Eye Lord, I am here to conquer the Underground World. Now I am giving you two choices, surrender or death!”

Although his tone was filled with arrogance, leaving no room for negotiation, the Evil Eye wasn’t angered.

For such peculiar beings, useless emotions like anger rarely stirred their spirit, and even if they were enraged, they’d quickly suppress it with their massive spiritual power, turning all feelings into a drive for their growth.

So the Evil Eye Lord spoke directly, “Beastman, are you aware of the extent of my power? You see my countless underlings around me; with only this handful of your people, you dare to challenge me?

Where is that Great Prophet of your clan? Why isn’t he here? Is he hiding somewhere, trying to launch a surprise attack?”

“Clamor!”

This time, before Luo Zhancheng could speak, Li Miaozhen had already summoned her White Tiger Saber, slashing out a hundred sharp Sword Lights in quick succession, aiming at the Evil Eye hiding behind a puppet in the distance.

Puff, puff, puff…

A series of sounds echoed as her Sword Energy crossed the nearly thirty li distance, cutting down dozens of Evil Eyes that thought they had hidden far enough.

Those Evil Eyes struck by Li Miaozhen’s Sword Energy instantly deflated like pierced balloons, collapsing to the ground wrinkled and limp, dead on the spot!

“How audacious!”

The Evil Eye Lord’s spiritual vibrations intensified: “You dare to kill my kin, Beastman King, is this how you manage your subordinates?”

“Hmph, how I conduct myself is none of your business!”

Luo Zhancheng commanded indifferently with a wave of his hand: “Kill! Show no mercy to those who do not surrender!”

“Yes!”

The Beastman Experts, upon hearing the order, were filled with fighting spirit and stormed across the stone bridge towards the enemy.

Li Miaozhen had already forged a path for them. Each, boasting to be an expert among the various tribes of Beastmen, naturally didn’t want to be looked down upon by a woman and so, each employed their unique methods and followed in her wake into the throng of puppets.

Qin Feng did not join the battle with the others.

They were currently facing puppets, and killing them in droves served no purpose; only by slaying the Evil Eye as Li Miao Zhen had done could they truly cause harm.

Therefore, Qin Feng shifted form and immediately disappeared into the shadows.

This was an Underground Space, even with many dark red rivers of lava and various light-emitting plants, it remained incomparable to the surface world. Hence, employing the Shadow Transformation Divine Power in such a place was exceptionally advantageous.

Especially since there were millions of Puppet Army present, Qin Feng could slip into the shadow of any puppet he chose.

As he continued to advance, he swiftly moved past numerous puppets and approached the Evil Eyes.

He didn’t reveal his form but instead dispersed the Ruyi Spiritual Golden Light into thousands of fine Golden Needles, which he directed at the Evil Eyes.

Caught off guard, many Evil Eyes were pierced through and died instantly.

Although the more distant Evil Eyes erected Spiritual Barriers for defense and maneuvered controlled puppets before them as shields once they sensed something was amiss, those weaker Evil Eyes simply lacked the strength to contend with Qin Feng and soon fell in droves.

The larger Evil Eyes in the rear, however, were not only stronger and controlling more numerous and higher-quality puppets, thus managing to prevent the Golden Needles converted from Ruyi Spiritual Golden Light from piercing their bodies.

Their external Spiritual Barriers were impregnable, the Golden Needles sparking off them as if hitting rock, their force significantly diminished even if they managed to puncture, making it difficult to inflict a Severe Injury.

However, as Qin Feng carried out his widespread slaughter, the ordinary Evil Eyes, being the foundation of their species, watched in anguish. A multitude of puppets also lost control as their Evil Eye masters perished, regaining consciousness.

This was the downside of forcibly controlling without erasing Spiritual Intelligence.

As they witnessed the scene before them, how could these beings not realize the situation they were in, and, remembering their controlled state, they burst with boundless rage, attacking other Evil Eyes or puppets.

Of course, the main reason was that they had nowhere to run on the battlefield; otherwise, these beings wouldn’t have had the courage to continue fighting against the Evil Eyes — what if they were controlled again?

As these previously controlled puppets turned their blades, they instantly created even greater chaos on the battlefield.

“Humph!”

The Evil Eye Lord, encased by layers of puppets, released a focused burst of spiritual vibration, directly locking onto Qin Feng, hiding in the darkness, and imprinted a Spiritual Imprint on him, making it difficult for him to continue striking from the shadows.

For a powerful being like the Evil Eye Lord, who was at the Demigod Realm, it was effortless to lock onto Qin Feng.

In fact, not only Qin Feng, but other Beast Taming Sect Cultivators and Spiritual Beasts with special abilities trying to blend into the darkness were also found by the Evil Eye Lord, forcing them to confront the Evil Eyes’ offense directly.

But what of it? Whether it was Qin Feng, the other Cultivators, or the naturally fierce Beastman Warriors, none had ever feared battle.

So, with a rallying cry, they all unleashed their techniques and charged into the fray!