Chapter 1544: Chapter 1544: Thick Fog Forest, Puppet Idol (1/7)

Zhan Qing’s death was clearly beyond the expectations of those from the Immortal Realm.

Keep in mind, Zhan Qing was ranked second among the students dispatched this time.

Only the top students from Cangxuan Academy or Beast Academy had the ability to contend with him, or possibly a small chance to kill him.

Thinking this, the lead elder from the Miracle Academy looked towards Cangxuan Academy and Beast Academy with an extremely ugly expression.

The people from Cangxuan Academy and Beast Academy, however, ignored this.

While other academies might fear the Immortal Realm, they were not afraid.

Although in terms of power they were not a match for the Immortal Realm, even the Immortal Realm dared not provoke the Chaos Realm.

But they too had some doubts in their hearts.

Generally, the top-tier students would only engage in a fight at the very last moment or when vying for important Inheritance Secret Treasures.

Could it be that the situation had already reached that degree?

That progress was made so quickly?

It had been only about ten days.

However, there is no final conclusion yet; the ultimate outcome would only be known after they emerged, as those outside could not receive information from within.

Of course, the soul token was an exception.

...

At that moment,

In a forest within the Immortal Realm sector,

Above the forest was a clear, cloudless sky with the fierce sun spreading vast sunshine.

But within the forest, layers of dense fog were drifting about, so substantial that not even a sliver of sunshine could penetrate.

As a result, the forest was both dark and obscure.

There was even a sense that one could not see their hand in front of their face.

Especially since the dense fog seemed able to block soul perception, and no matter how strong one’s ability, it could only extend two to three meters in this place.

Right then, Mu Fusheng and Jiu Bailu stopped while walking through the forest, their expressions somber as they looked at a red string tied to a tree.

"We’ve circled back again..." Mu Fusheng said in a deep voice.

After walking inside for several days, Mu Fusheng and Jiu Bailu realized they seemed to be going in circles, with no sign of finding a way out, so they tied a red string here as a marker.

After tying the red string, they had returned to this spot for the seventh time.

They had tried all directions, but there was still no way to escape from here.

However, oddly enough, every time they moved in any direction, they would encounter a puppet statue; once close, it would attack the two of them, but walking around it would not trigger any mechanisms.

Previously, Mu Fusheng’s idea was not to attack rashly without understanding the situation here.

"But now..." Jiu Bailu said with a light laugh, "it seems that to get out of here, we must defeat that puppet statue. The clue must be hidden in it."

Mu Fusheng sighed helplessly, "No choice, only this way then."

The two picked a random direction and set off, considering that no matter which way they moved, they would encounter the puppet statue.

Sure enough, after walking down a dark path for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they once again encountered the puppet statue.

After such a long time, Jiu Bailu had completely figured out Mu Fusheng’s patterns and thoughts.

Even his underwear had been seen through.

With a smile, Jiu Bailu asked directly, "Do you want to prepare first, like setting up talismans around here?"

Mu Fusheng had just taken out a talisman and couldn’t help but hesitate, then looked at Jiu Bailu with a dark gaze, "If you were my enemy, that would be a headache."

Jiu Bailu said lightly, "You should know, that’s very unlikely."

Mu Fusheng muttered under his breath, "Love begets hate?"

Jiu Bailu pretended not to hear clearly, and, playing along with Mu Fusheng, asked, "What did you say?"

"Asked if you’ve eaten yet."

Jiu Bailu: "..."

Without further idle talk, Mu Fusheng picked up talismans one by one and began to lay them out beyond the activation range of the puppet god statue.

Not until after he had placed a circle of them.

Jiu Bailu asked, "Can we take action now?"

Mu Fusheng thought for a moment and shook his head, then took out hundreds more talismans and started to lay them out around the area.

Not until after another circle was formed.

"It should be enough now, you’ve plastered the entire circle with your talismans, it’s completely stuffed, there’s no room for anymore."

Mu Fusheng had a questioning look on his face.

Although he wasn’t clear on the details, he had a feeling Jiu Bailu was saying something not quite suitable for children.

"No, better to play it safe. If this circle of talismans isn’t enough to blow up this puppet god statue, and if it has some other trump card we don’t know about, then we’re in trouble."

So, he expanded two more circles beyond the already existing one.

Mu Fusheng looked at his masterpiece, was just about to nod in satisfaction, but then seemed to suddenly think of something. He began sticking defensive barrier talismans all over himself and then placed a Creation Divine Talisman on the outermost layer, ready to activate at any moment.

He then looked at Jiu Bailu with good intentions and said, "Do you want me to help you put some on... wait, better you do it yourself."

Jiu Bailu looked at Mu Fusheng speechlessly. A person who previously appeared lean was now wrapped in layers of talismans, looking as bloated as if wearing multiple turtle shells.

That’s why Jiu Bailu said, holding her forehead, "Absolutely not."

Although Jiu Bailu normally didn’t pay much attention to her appearance, she was still a woman, and there were things she needed to be mindful of.

She then glanced again at the circles of talismans surrounding the puppet god statue.

Every tree branch, every leaf, the entire trunk, and even the ground, as well as the crevices in the rocks, all had talismans attached.

It could be said that anywhere there was space, Mu Fusheng had filled it to the brim.

Anyone who came to see this would be well overwhelmed.

Even Jiu Bailu, who felt she had begun to understand Mu Fusheng, couldn’t help but have a headache.

Then she realized, she still didn’t understand Mu Fusheng enough.

This level of caution... one probably couldn’t find a second like him in all six worlds.

If Lu Changsheng heard this, he’d probably be the first to object.

"Okay, we’re set." After checking twice more, and confirming that the talismans would explode simultaneously without conflict or any accidents, he finally felt at ease.

Then, pulling Jiu Bailu back another hundred meters, he took out a puppet and walked it towards the puppet god statue.

However, this allowed Mu Fusheng to make a new discovery.

While controlling the puppet, he could share its field of vision, which wasn’t affected by the perception-blocking fog.

This could be used to explore the way ahead.

By now, the puppet had already entered the statue’s activation range.

Instantly, the puppet god statue’s eyes shone red, and it pulled out a longsword and a shield.

It swiftly slashed at the puppet!

Its speed was nothing like that of a puppet, but more like a highly skilled cultivator!

A streak of red light flashed by, and the puppet was cleaved in two.

However... in doing so, it stepped into the epicenter of the talisman explosion.

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