The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 292: Long Xuan’s Astonishment

Long Xuan and his group climbed the city wall alongside the crowd, heading directly toward the puppet general on the far right.

This puppet general was stationed inside a massive tower, and Long Xuan and his group had climbed up at the spot closest to it.

As soon as Long Xuan ascended the wall, he saw an arrow swiftly flying towards them, accurately striking a Gu cultivator nearby in the forehead. The Gu cultivator immediately fell off the wall, dying on the spot.

This arrow was shot by the puppet general. This particular puppet general was a versatile model, equipped with a spear and bow, with a sword hanging at its waist, and mounted on a tiger-like beast puppet.

The puppet general was adept at both close combat and ranged attacks, and with its mount, it moved with great speed, making it an especially challenging foe.

During the previous assault on the city, countless Gu cultivators had fallen to its sharp arrows. Even those bearing large shields were unable to defend against its arrows.

Two other puppet generals of similar type were positioned along this section of the wall, standing tall on high towers and raining arrows down from above.

With each arrow shot, a Gu cultivator would inevitably lose their life.

The puppet generals’ archery was extremely precise, practically hitting their targets with every shot.

The speed of their arrows was extraordinarily fast, nearly impossible for a Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivator to dodge easily.

When the puppet general aimed at someone, it was almost certain death. Each time it drew its bow, a Gu cultivator would collapse to the ground, struck through the forehead.

At this point, Cai Shao and Ninth Young Master each led a group of a hundred men to charge at two of the puppet generals. However, with the puppet generals stationed high above on the towers, they suffered significant casualties under the puppet generals’ arrows before even approaching.

Faced with the puppet general's sharp arrows, Long Xuan dared not be reckless; he couldn't be certain if he could intercept an arrow shot by a puppet general at the Spiritual Sea peak.

He didn’t want to take that risk. The best strategy was to avoid the puppet generals’ arrows altogether.

After reaching the city wall, he immediately took Little White out of his insect bag, shook it awake, and had it activate the slowing field right away.

Although a simple skill, this ability was extremely practical, applicable in nearly any combat situation.

Under the slowing field, the puppet general’s arrows immediately slowed down.

An arrow aimed at Leng Yan became easy to dodge, with Leng Yan barely tilting to the side to avoid it effortlessly.

With the arrows slowed down, Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivators could now dodge them with ease.

Thus, the puppet general’s arrows no longer posed any threat to Long Xuan and his companions.

While other groups suffered heavy casualties under the puppet generals’ arrows, Long Xuan’s team had not lost a single member due to the ability of a single Gu insect.

After dodging the arrow, Leng Yan looked at Long Xuan, astonished.

"What kind of Gu insect is this?" she wondered. Although well-read, she had never encountered this particular worm before. "How many more Gu insect does this captain possess that I don’t know about?" She shot him a grateful look before quickly averting her gaze.

She wasn’t sure if she could have handled the puppet general’s arrow on her own; if not for its speed being slowed, the consequences could have been dire. Long Xuan had effectively saved her life, a debt she felt obliged to acknowledge.

Since the puppet general’s arrows no longer posed a threat, they quickly climbed up the tower to surround it.

Initially, the puppet general’s speed, enhanced by its mount, made it extremely fast.

But under the slowing field, its mount was rendered almost useless, drastically reducing its speed.

Meanwhile, with the team boosted by a speed-enhancing field, their movements became exceptionally fast.

The contrast in speed made even Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivators quicker than the puppet general, who could only defend itself, struggling to keep up.

Despite its seemingly simple materials and straightforward abilities, Little White’s practical application was remarkable, especially with its significant impact on speed. In battle, speed often trumped both offensive and defensive power.

Due to the puppet general’s drastically reduced speed, Di Xin seized the opportunity and used an formation array plate to restrain it tightly.

It was unclear what kind of array plate this was, but golden threads shot out from it, binding the puppet general. Despite its immense strength, the puppet general couldn’t break free in a short time.

At this moment, the puppet general was essentially immobilized, leaving it vulnerable to all attacks.

The team, excited, unleashed a relentless barrage of attacks on the puppet general. Some even resorted to their trump cards.

However, no matter how fierce the assault, the puppet general’s body remained unscathed, as if their attacks were merely tickling it.

The Puppet General was temporarily immobilized, left helpless to any attacks, but none could even break its defenses, leading to an awkward stalemate.

Even Yang Zhan could only seize the chance to kill its tiger-shaped mount, yet he found himself equally powerless against its incredible defense.

It must be known that the Puppet General’s entire body was forged from peak-grade Geng Metal Essence, an extraordinarily tough material, not something that could be broken by a group of Marrow Cleansing phase Gu cultivators.

Beads of sweat formed on Di Xin’s forehead as she shouted to Long Xuan, “Stop holding back! My Dragon Confinement Formation can’t hold it for long—it’s going to break free soon.”

“While it’s immobile, you need to use your most powerful attack to destroy it! If it escapes the formation and this turns into a prolonged battle, your crew will suffer casualties!”

Long Xuan looked at her in surprise. How was she so sure his attack could break the Puppet General’s defenses? Was she really that confident? She’d guessed correctly.

At this point, Long Xuan knew it wasn’t the time to hold back. While the Puppet General was immobilized, he had to seize the opportunity to finish it off.

Who knew what other trump cards this Puppet General might have? If it broke free, it could truly cause them considerable losses.

Without hesitation, Long Xuan activated the first four gates of the Gate of Life and Death and charged directly at the Puppet General.

He himself possessed plenty of Geng Metal Essence and was all too aware of its terrifyingly high defense.

He knew that even to strike at the Puppet General’s weakest point, he needed to open the first four gates of the Gate of Life and Death.

As for the side effects, he didn’t need to worry.

The first four gates of the Gate of Life and Death consume spiritual energy, blood, vitality, and mental power—all of which are renewable resources. Using these would not cause irreversible harm to his body.

If he closed the gates after only a second, the side effects would be nearly negligible.

So, if he opened only the first four gates for a short burst, he could certainly use it as a trump card.

With the Puppet General unable to move, one second was more than enough.

In a flash, Long Xuan was upon the Puppet General, delivering a powerful punch directly to its chest.

With just one punch, he destroyed the high-grade spirit stone embedded in the Puppet General’s chest.

The puppet’s movement and attack abilities require energy, primarily sourced from spirit stones or the spiritual core, also called inner elixir, of spirit beasts.

The energy core is thus the puppet’s most critical point. Once the energy core is destroyed, any puppet will lose the ability to function.

The energy core is the weakness of all puppets.

Sometimes, even smashing a puppet’s head won’t necessarily kill it, as the weak points of non-living entities differ entirely from those of humans.

But destroying the energy core guarantees that the puppet will be paralyzed.

So, the moment the high-grade spirit stone within the Puppet General was shattered, it ceased all struggle and fell heavily to the ground, unmoving.

Moments later, the Puppet General vanished into thin air where it lay.

Everyone stood staring at Long Xuan in awe, eyes filled with shock.

If previously they’d doubted rumors that the captain had once crossed realms to kill a Spiritual Sea stage Gu cultivator, they now believed it.

Everyone had used their best cards without leaving a single mark on the Puppet General, yet the captain casually disposed of it with one blow—utterly remarkable.

They understood just how exaggerated the Puppet General’s defense was.

The strength the captain just wielded was far beyond what any peak Marrow Cleansing Gu cultivator could achieve.

And this strength, clearly exceeding the Marrow Cleansing peak level, didn’t seem to be from a forbidden technique that carried severe side effects, as the captain appeared completely unscathed. There were no signs of any backlash—everyone was stunned.

Just then, an ear-splitting explosion sounded nearby, catching everyone’s attention.

Long Xuan instinctively looked toward the explosion, where he saw that the source was the battlefield where Ninth Young Master and his men were engaged with another Puppet General.

That Puppet General had already been blown to pieces, with metal fragments of various shapes flying in all directions, and the center of the explosion was charred black.

By now, Ninth Young Master had already led his remaining forces into the city.

Long Xuan was taken aback. That Puppet General, which seemed so challenging, had been dealt with so quickly by Ninth Young Master?

He quickly turned to the Puppet General under Cai Shao and the others’ charge, finding that this battle had ended even faster.

That Puppet General had already disappeared, with Cai Shao and his remaining forces advancing toward the city ahead of them.

Long Xuan was disconcerted. He had thought his speed in dealing with the Puppet General was already impressive, yet others were even faster—he had become the slowest.

That was a peak Spiritual Sea-level Puppet General. How could they have handled it so quickly?

Had the Puppet Generals been secretly nerfed? Before entering the city, he had been extremely cautious of these three Puppet Generals, thinking they’d become the greatest barrier to the Gu cultivators’ army, that their attacks would inevitably inflict heavy losses.

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Who could have expected these three Puppet Generals to be so weak, defeated almost instantly, barely posing a significant obstacle to the Gu cultivator army?

Long Xuan could hardly believe his eyes and sighed to himself—he couldn’t underestimate the world’s geniuses. The Gu world is filled with extraordinary talents, and there are indeed many who can harm a Puppet General.

He had to admit a sense of wariness toward these two.

If they possessed the power to kill a peak Spiritual Sea-level opponent, then naturally, this power could also threaten him. His defenses couldn’t be stronger than the Puppet General’s.

The force capable of shattering the Puppet General would likely break through his soul armor, too.

If he had to face them next, he’d have to proceed with caution.