I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1159: Slipped Away Chapter 1158: Chapter 1159: Slipped Away “Boom boom boom!”

Twelve Terracotta Soldiers burst from the ground without warning, blocking the path of the people locked in battle. They were uniform in appearance, each with a spear in the left hand and a shield in the right, exuding a terrifying and forbidden aura.

These Terracotta Soldiers were wrapped in soil, seemingly carved from massive stones. If they were ordinary sculptures, they would have crumbled to dust by now, but these twelve stone statues managed to withstand attacks from Saint Realm experts without a scratch, not even leaving the slightest mark.

“What are these things!”

Several Saint Realm experts on the stage turned pale with shock, especially an Elder from the Golden Blade Sect. Up close, he clearly saw the sword light he sliced out repelled in full, nearly wounding him with his own blade’s intent.

The bloodied tentacles that were locked in a stalemate with the Second Elder were also forcefully severed from their Blood Qi due to the abrupt appearance of the Terracotta Soldiers.

“All Heaven Twelve Divine Fiends!”

“The world is a chessboard, and all are mere pawns. Stars and chessboard arranged!”

Yan Zuzi’s hands manipulated the Formation, and in an instant, the platform was densely dotted with invisible lines crossing each other, spanning the entire stage like a chessboard. The twelve Terracotta Soldiers’ bodies shook and they started to charge wildly across the board. Their spears cut through the air like sharp blades, stabbing straight towards the many Saint Realm experts on the stage.

Terrifying presences rampaged, colliding with each other. At that moment, both Xueyuan and other Saint Realm experts felt stiffness in their feet, as if they were weighed down with lead, forcibly nailed in place, unable to move. The random charging of the Terracotta Soldiers and the fierce energy crisscrossing in the air shredded the stage into countless tiny pieces.

“These are twelve Saint Realm puppets!”

“This forbidding air is ominous, each because they were filled with resentment before their death, and their cultivation level was not weaker than that imbued with two Divine Fires. Who is this person? Why have I never heard of such a high-level expert in the Central Origin Realm before!”

“Retreat quickly, do not contend with these puppets!”

Xueyuan’s mind was violently shaking. The Saint Realm puppet master who could manipulate puppets summoned twelve Saint Realm puppets at once. With such strength, he was more than capable of sweeping aside any Sect power in this realm; a single person was equal to an army, rendering their numerical advantage utterly nonexistent.

Who was this person?

Never seen before, never heard of before, could the Villian’s Guild truly be an old established power?

“Heh, Master Yan’s methods are not something you can withstand. Each of these twelve puppets, in life, was a great cultivator who had ignited two Divine Fires. Only a prodigy like me could gather them. Within the chessboard, you are all but pawns, while these puppets are chariots and horses, doomed to be ruthlessly crushed.”

Yan Zuzi said with a chuckle, possessing just a sliver of this power allowed him to exert some techniques, but the strength was far too dilute to maintain for long. Escaping was the best strategy, and the mess could be left for that Second Elder named Zhang Liancheng to clean up. That old fellow was full of bluster, and it would be most fitting for him to handle the aftermath.

“I’m not playing with you all anymore, time to scram!”

“Kid, get ready to make a run for it!”

Space shattered, the restrictions that had confined the space broke apart. Li Xiaobai focused intently, pulling out dozens of talismans and sticking them onto his senior brothers and sisters, Wu Chengjue, and the two Elders. Golden light flickered, and the talismans activated instantly, vanishing the people on the stage without a trace.

Suddenly, the stage was empty, leaving only the Island Master, the Second Elder, and the Saint Realm Godzilla of towering city-like size.

“They’re gone just like that?”

The Island Master was stunned. Li Xiaobai had dashed off with two Saint Realm big shots, leaving them to contend with the masters from all the Super Sects?

“Hmph, quite the swift getaway. But it makes no difference with or without them, today, a few must be taken down!”

The Second Elder discreetly took out another Exploding Star, placing it under his tongue, ready to defend against the onslaught of Blood Qi and Domain Power.

The puppets on the chessboard battlefield were still rampaging, relentlessly charging, with the number of sharp auras that sliced through the air increasing by the moment, firmly trapping Brother Xue and his group within.

“Chi…”

A powerful force cut across the arm of an elder from the Golden Blade Sect, drawing a line of blood, before that fierce aura collapsed and dissipated.

“This…”

The elder looked somewhat puzzled, and with a slight circulation of his cultivation technique, the wound on his arm instantly healed as if nothing had happened. He swiped his long blade through the air, and an invisible blade intent burst forth, slashing a deep and bottomless ravine into the chessboard. All the powerful auras along its path instantly crumbled into oblivion.

Seeing this, a vein on Brother Xue’s forehead twitched, and without dodging, he threw a punch straight at an incoming Terracotta Soldier.

“Bang!”

The stone soldier exploded instantly, shattering into a pile of powder on the ground.

“Fake, it’s fake again!”

“Only at the beginning were they real; everything that guy used afterward was a Blinding Technique. He has serious issues with his body, lacking the power to support the execution of his techniques. We’ve been deceived again!”

“To be able to deceive all of us, this person has formidable Divine Soul power!”

Brother Xue gritted his teeth in frustration. The same tricks and methods had fooled him once again. The chessboard and those twelve puppets from the Saint Realm were nothing but illusions created by that old man, not real summons. The fierce auras that enveloped them were all transformations of the elder’s Divine Soul, designed to confuse them with a Blinding Technique.

The others also realized this and took action, and the twelve seemingly invincible Terracotta Soldiers were reduced to dust in an instant.

“Brother Xue, our target has fled!”

“They can’t have gotten far; after them!”

Murderous intent flashed in their eyes, and their bodies transformed into beams of light, ready to give chase.

“Roar!”

A mountainous palm slammed down furiously. Godzilla appeared to have been agitated, as the group keenly observed numerous pink starfish latched onto its body, continuously expanding and growing larger, carrying a tremendous aura before ultimately exploding. This terrifying beast was infuriated by the successive explosions on its body and began to attack Brother Xue and the others in a frenzy.

In the void, lightning flashed and thunder roared. With a swing of its tail, Godzilla unleashed devastatingly hot flames that lit up the sky, scorching half of the heavens. Amidst the flames, thunder rumbled, and beams of laser fire shot out from its eyes, continually striking at Brother Xue and his companions.

Meanwhile, the Second Elder brandished his cane, and several Golden Dragons once again materialized in the void, sweeping towards the group.

“I’ll be damned…”

The six people in the midst of the fray cursed internally. This terrifying beast acted as if it were crazy, doing nothing for the longest time, only to suddenly exert force at such a critical moment, leaving them utterly bewildered.

What in the world were those pink starfish, and who had stuck them on? It was like someone had purposefully stirred up trouble—the damage was minimal, but the insult was massive!

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At the same time, far away, a thousand miles distant, Li Xiaobai sneezed and rubbed his nose, feeling as though someone was cursing him.

“Never mind, it doesn’t matter. Once Exploding Star goes off, I refuse to believe Godzilla won’t lose it!”