The crowd focused on the ground and widened their mouths in surprise.
There turned out to be five giant, daunting centipedes. They were more than 20 meters long with two rows of sharp claws on both sides of their bodies and a huge mouth with tusks.
The centipedes wiggled their bodies and emitted powerful energy fluctuations that were on par with the vital energy force of a cultivator at the preliminary stage of Imperial Realm.
The moment the five centipedes emerged, they turned into five rays of light and charged at the five corpse demons at lightning speed.
Everyone was secretly awed and couldn't help thinking that the Ghost Puppet Sect really deserved its reputation. The five centipedes were obviously their puppets, but they didn't look much different from real centipedes.
In a flash, the five centipedes and the five corpse demons began to fight. As the two sides were equal in strength and quantity, they were tied for the moment.
The head of the Tiger Mercenary Team felt relieved that he was now out of the fray.
With his cultivation base of the premium stage of Imperial Realm, the five corpse demons didn't actually pose a substantial threat to him, but he found himself unable to repel them.
That was because the corpse demons had pretty tough bodies which were resistant to attack.
"Hey, boy, it's your turn!" Mark was pleased to see that the five centipede puppets had managed to hold off the five corpse demons. He patted his waist and, with another flash of light, a roaring tiger puppet stood in front of him.
This tiger puppet was two meters tall and huge, with many fangs in his enormous mouth. Its tail was several meters long and shaped like a steel whip.
"Kill this boy." Mark gave the order quietly. At once, the tiger puppet leaped forward and pounced on Austin.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen this tiger puppet moved, everyone realized that its strength was at the medium stage of Imperial Realm! That meant that Mark carried around six puppets that were equivalent to six masters of the Imperial Realm. This was a terrifying force.
Everyone present was secretly shocked.
On the other hand, the members of the Tiger Mercenary Team cheered loudly, feeling proud.
"Wow, Mark, | can't believe your ability to manipulate puppets has improved so fast! You've really impressed me.
Well done!" Austin was amazed to see Mark releasing so many puppets at once, each with a powerful fighting force.
He'd always thought that there was something special about the Ghost Puppet Sect and that they deserved to be reputed as one of the five major sects of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
At the stime, Caspar from the Sky Sect, Isis from the New Moon Sect, and Morton from the Veritable Demon Sect were terrified of Mark.
Mark's ability to control six powerful puppets at the Imperial Realm indicated that his military capability should not be taken lightly.
Austin had a brainwave and exclaimed, "Your Grace from the New Moon Sect and the Sky Sect, if the Ghost Puppet Sect and the Veritable Demon Sect kill me, they will certainly try to kill you.
There is bound to be a great war between your forces for the sake of the Crystal Mine Mountain with divine vital energy crystals.
But | have a proposal. I'll fight Mark and keep him at bay.
You join hands to kill the others, especially the members of the Veritable Demon Sect! It doesn't make sense for everyone to fight over the Crystal Mine Mountain now. Wouldn't it be a good idea to eliminate two of you first?" Caspar from the Sky Sect, Isis from the New Moon Sect, and even Thomas and the three Sect Leaders were slightly stunned by Austin's words.
'Is this guy saying that he can defeat Mark? This tiger puppet's strength is at the medium stage of Imperial Realm. Can he really withstand it? His cultivation base is only at the medium stage of Sky Realm, ' they all thought to themselves.
As if to answer their question, Austin patted his waist.
"Grrrrrr!” Suddenly, the roar of a beast sounded and a huge figure appeared out of nowhere. It was the ancient evil ape.
As soon as it appeared, the ape shook its fists and thumped its chest.
Then, it kicked hard against the ground, sprang to its feet and jumped at the tiger puppet.
Swinging its millstone-sized fists, it began to fight with the tiger puppet.
Mark was both surprised and angry. Even though he had been fighting with Austin for so long, he'd had no idea that Austin had so many skills.
The rest of the crowd froze as well, staring in amazement at the ancient evil ape.
They wondered where Austin had cfrom and how he had so many aces up his sleeve.
They were really surprised to see that Mark, a principal disciple of the Ghost Puppet Sect, couldn't harm Austin.
Seeing that Austin was really holding Mark back, Isis from the New Moon Sect and Caspar from the Sky Sect remembered Austin's words and warmed up to his proposal.
They knew that Austin was right.
If there were really a hundred or so divine vital energy crystals in the Crystal Mine Mountain, it would be a fortune that all the great forces would want to have.
There was bound to be a struggle between several forces for the control of the Crystal Mine Mountain.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAlthough all the sects were living in peace so far, they would completely abandon their usual concerns when faced with the temptation of powerful wealth and use all their means to obtain it.
Moreover, at least half of the forces present knew that the Crystal Mine Mountain contained not only the divine vital energy crystals, but also the treasure of an ancient master who was incredibly powerful! In this case, it would be in the interest of the rest to eliminate two of the forces first.
Caspar, in particular, had already concluded that the deaths of the dozens of disciples of the Sky Sect were related to the Veritable Demon Sect.
As for Isis, she had wanted to kill the members of the Tiger Mercenary Team for a long time.
So, Austin's words succeeded in stirring them up.
"Isis, if Austin can really pin Mark down, let's act immediately and destroy the Veritable Demon Sect and the Tiger Mercenary Team! In fact, | think Austin can make it. Then, there will be less two forces fighting for the Crystal Mine Mountain.
| think it's a good idea. What do you think?" Caspar used his spiritual sense to whisper to Isis, who was hidden in the little sedan chair.
Isis pondered for a while before replying, "I agree with you. It would be good for us to eliminate a number of competitors first.
All right, let's get started." Isis, although a woman, was a decisive person.
"Con, eliminate the Veritable Demon Sect and the Tiger Mercenary Team!" Caspar ordered his men.
Isis gave the sorder to the Iron Lady Mercenary Team.
'Ha, good! I've incited these people to kill the Veritable Demon Sect and the Tiger Mercenary Team. | can't help it. There are too many people coming here to fight for the Crystal Mine Mountain. | need them to kill each other first.
When they both lose, I'll be the winner.
At worst, when | get those divine vital energy crystals, I'll find a place to hide, use them to practice, and | won't cout until things cool off, ' Austin thought to himself.
He was excited to see that the Sky Sect and the New Moon Sect had taken him up on his proposal.