The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 366 - 229 Yin Bureau Ghost Soldiers

Chapter 366: Chapter 229 Yin Bureau Ghost Soldiers

The planks of the path in the Three Travelers Cave were not only old and dilapidated but also narrow and slippery, no more than five feet wide. In some places, the wood had already shattered.

Arrows fell like rain, leaving no place to hide.

Li Yan’s expression changed slightly as he flipped sideways into the cave.

Bang, bang, bang!

Outside the cave, arrows struck the ground one by one. Though they did not penetrate the stone wall, they dug small pits, scattering fragments of rock.

Li Yan had not yet gotten up when he suddenly felt a chill behind him.

"Hey, hey..."

At the same time, an eerie, sharp laugh echoed in his ears, and a Human Skin Puppet had already attacked.

The crafting of a Human Skin Puppet, both in time and difficulty, was astonishing. Many Evil Cultivators valued it and regarded it as a secret technique, with incredible power.

Once formed, they became Bloodthirsty Spirit Charms.

The Rampaging Soldier, though strong, was ultimately just a soul. Its advantages were clear, but its weaknesses were equally obvious.

The body is the vessel for the soul. Without it, the soul would roam free but would be restrained by the Astral Bane Energy in the world.

Like the Rampaging Soldier that had once ambushed Li Yan in the Li Family Castle, relying on possessing an Evil Wolf to attack as a soul, it couldn’t even enter the Li family’s main gate.

But the Human Skin Puppet, using human skin as its main body and mixing the seven emotions and six desires with Yin Evil Qi as its soul, naturally had more power than a Rampaging Soldier.

The two Human Skin Puppets fluttered up and down, entangling with the Rampaging Soldiers, gradually luring them away, while another took the opportunity to sneak attack.

Inside the cave, the ship workers’ faces turned pale with fright.

In their eyes, a figure suddenly appeared behind Li Yan, wearing a red paper wedding dress, face as if painted white, lips bloody, but eyes hollow.

The eerie laugh immediately echoed in the cave.

At the same time, Li Yan felt his whole body stiffen, as a cold, snow-white hand slowly reached over his shoulder, carrying a pungent corpse smell.

Jingle!

With a cold snort, Li Yan swung the Three Talents Demon Suppressing Coin Blade Tassel, which jingled melodiously.

The cold dissipated, and he regained control of his body. His Duan Chen Blade made a swirling knife flower before thrusting backward.

The power of the Duan Chen Blade was unquestionable.

Made with Shouyang Copper Essence at its core, struck by Heavenly Thunder for a hundred years, it inherently bore the lethal force of Thunder Astral. Combined with the craftsmanship of a Hua Mountain recluse, it was forged into a top-grade Evil Technique Magic Artifact.

"Ah~"

Before the blade even touched it, the Human Skin Puppet screamed and retreated.

However, Li Yan would not miss the opportunity.

Whoosh!

The invisible soul hook whistled out, and the airborne Human Skin Puppet suddenly stiffened all over, followed by a flash of the blade.

Poof!

The Human Skin Puppet was directly split in half, its Yin Evil Qi dissipating, and fell to the ground with a thud, turning into two limp pieces of human skin.

He abruptly turned his head, looking at the flying human skins outside the cave.

"Ah—!"

Sensing his murderous intent, the two pieces of human skin let out a scream and quickly vanished into the darkness.

Meanwhile, on the pathway above the cave, the old Daoist controlling the Human Skin Puppet groaned, almost falling.

Controlling soldiers and horses would cause backlash, and such sinister and ferocious Human Skin Puppets were no exception.

Being thwarted by Li Yan made his mind tremble.

To make matters worse, in this gap, two gusts of wind followed from the darkness, which were the remaining two Human Skin Puppets.

The old Daoist was startled. He hurriedly picked up the Magic Artifact in his hand.

A small copper gong, a wooden rod made from locust wood.

The copper gong was used by shadow puppetry troupes.

The locust wood rod was used to control the shadow puppets.

When the Evil Skill was perfected, these two items also became tools to control the Human Skin Puppets.

Clang, clang, clang!

Chaotic gong sounds rang out.

To others, it just sounded somewhat noisy.

But the two Human Skin Puppets instantly screamed in pain, fluttering in two circles before ceasing to move.

Faced with such eerie things, even the surrounding Longxiang Army felt chills running down their spines, with coldness rising in their hearts.

"Daoist Cheng, just hold off the opponent’s Rampaging Soldiers!"

There was a flash of displeasure in the old beggar’s eyes.

These Magicians and assassins hid in the Jing Chu mountain area to evade the court’s pursuit and were later hired with high rewards by the master to assist him in his mission.

The fierce words are impressive, but at a critical moment, none of them are useful.

The old Daoist’s face was unsightly, but he said nothing more, striving to control the Human Skin Puppets to entangle with Wang Daoxuan’s Rampaging Soldiers.

For now, Li Yan and the others were forced into the cave, but the path outside the Three Travelers Cave was narrow, and even with more hands, it would not be easy to attack inside.

The old beggar’s Escape Skill was extraordinary, but after suffering a loss once, he dared not venture inside to confront Li Yan up close.

Thinking of this, a glint of viciousness appeared in his eyes, and he coldly snorted, "Prepare the Poison Barrier smoke!"

Upon hearing this, several men in black advanced immediately, unfastening bamboo tubes from their waists and flinging them toward the cave entrance.

At the same time, several archers shot arrows in succession.

Bang, bang, bang!

The bamboo tubes were shattered, and pink smoke rose. Though much of it was carried away by the mountain breeze, some drifted into the cave.

"Quick, retreat!"

The original Hundred Households saw it and his pupils constricted instantly.

Everyone retreated one after another, but two of the ship workers were stunned. Failing to dodge in time, they inhaled the pink toxic smoke, and immediately started convulsing with frothing mouths, their faces turning black.

Fortunately, the Three Travelers Cave was quite large, with smaller caves connected to it, and when they had retreated through two caves, the toxic smoke no longer spread.

The original Hundred Households urgently said, "This is the Jing Chu Chaotic people extracting toxins from the forest to make Poison Barriers with fierce poison. Even the court army in Yunyang suffered a loss."

"We must find a way to break through!"

"The cave is blocked, where can we run!" Sha Lifei shouted discontentedly, then looked at Li Yan.

Though the pack of gunpowder was dampened, he had packaged it separately, leaving some usable. Blasting the pathway of the cave could also block the enemy.

Only the presence of this original Hundred Households was somewhat bothersome.