252: Chapter 252 Alliance

Zhao Yan's proposal was immediately met with agreement from Zhang Ling and Leng Ningshuang.

They had all clearly seen that whenever Su Mo's finger touched a follower, that follower would instantly defect.

This bizarre phenomenon undoubtedly pointed to Su Mo as the perpetrator of this situation.

"Let's deal with him together!"

Zhao Yan let out an angry roar.

He no longer paid attention to those inexhaustible incarnations; his immortal sword changed direction, turning into a beam of extreme white light that tore through space, piercing toward Su Mo as he wove through the group of Incarnations at a speed exceeding his previous efforts.

Zhang Ling also understood perfectly, gritting his teeth as he urged his entire immortal essence. The Lightning Flood Dragon abandoned its other targets and let out a deafening roar, opening its giant mouth and carrying a destructive thunderstorm as it bit toward Su Mo from another direction.

Leng Ningshuang lightly tapped her jade ruler, causing the temperature in the air to plummet. Countless fine ice crystals, sufficient to freeze the Divine Soul, bypassed the Incarnations along the way and precisely enveloped all the space around Su Mo where he might dodge.

The wrathful strike from the three Second Generation Immortals had a clear target and tacit coordination, vowing to kill Su Mo, the culprit, in one fell swoop.

Facing this absolute killing formation that almost sealed off all paths of retreat, Su Mo finally stopped his footsteps.

He looked up at the approaching immortal sword, lightning dragon, and ice crystal storm. Instead of panic, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

He didn't attempt to block or dodge; he just stood there quietly, waiting for the attacks to descend.

"Got him!"

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Zhao Yan's eyes.

BOOM—!!!

The three terrifying attacks hit the position where Su Mo was standing almost simultaneously.

Blinding white light, exploding thunder, and frigid ice mist intertwined, forming a core of destructive energy that completely submerged that area.

The dissipating energy shock even sent several nearby Incarnations flying.

"Did we succeed?!"

A look of joy appeared on Zhang Ling's face.

However, in the next moment, the smile on his face froze.

The energy aftershocks slowly dispersed, and the place where Su Mo had originally stood was empty, as if he had been completely annihilated.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, less than thirty feet from the original position, Su Mo's figure re-materialized perfectly intact, without even a corner of his clothes being ruffled.

He lightly brushed off non-existent dust, looked at the dumbfounded trio, and spoke indifferently:

"Not a bad attack, but unfortunately, still a bit lacking."

"This is impossible!"

Zhao Yan screamed out in shock, his Dao Heart nearly collapsing instantly.

He couldn't understand how a mere Lower Realm Cultivator with five refinements could remain unscathed under their joint killing blow!

Zhang Ling's pupils constricted even more, and he couldn't say a single word.

The scene before him completely overturned his understanding.

Even Leng Ningshuang, who had always been cold and self-possessed, had eyes filled with unbelievable horror.

She finally understood why those Incarnations could constantly be reborn and why Li Yunyi had become so bizarre.

The source of it all, this Lower Realm Cultivator, was himself a monster that could not be explained by common logic!

"Flee!"

This thought exploded in Leng Ningshuang's heart like an instinct. Without hesitation, she immediately crushed a life-saving Jade Slip.

Spatial power enveloped her, and her figure rapidly disappeared in the distorted light and shadow.

"Thinking of leaving?"

Su Mo's brow twitched slightly, and he immediately rushed toward the other two Second Generation Immortals who were still in a daze.

Seeing how decisive the female Cultivator was, he immediately flickered and turned toward the other two who had lost their focus for a moment.

With the enhancement of a full set of Immortal Artifacts, his speed far exceeded what it was before.

"No..."

Su Mo reached out and pointed, tapping the foreheads of the two in succession.

Zhao Yan and Zhang Ling's bodies froze simultaneously, the light in their eyes rapidly fading into a hollow calmness as they stood quietly behind Su Mo.

Thus, of the three Second Generation Immortals, except for the one who escaped, the rest were all controlled.

The number of true immortal incarnations under Su Mo's command broke the seventy mark, and his overall strength expanded to an extremely terrifying degree.

He didn't delay any further and quickly locked onto the exact positions of the remaining two top-grade origin fruit light pillars in the Secret Realm.

"Two left... let's take them all."

He led this massive army of Incarnations and crushed toward one of the directions... Meanwhile, in another part of the Secret Realm, an emerald-green origin fruit light pillar shot into the sky.

After Leng Ningshuang emerged from the spatial teleportation, she rushed non-stop toward the position of the nearest top-grade origin fruit.

The number of people gathered here was even greater; besides the holder of the origin fruit, there were people from Taixu Palace and another small Alliance of immortal clans.

Altogether, there were nearly forty True Immortals, and the leading Disciples' strength was on par with hers.

It seemed a fierce battle had already taken place here.

Everyone was divided into two teams: one was protecting the origin fruit in their hands, and the other was coveting it.

As soon as Leng Ningshuang arrived, everyone noticed her.

Several people recognized her identity and cried out in surprise:

"Fairy Leng?!"

"Everyone!"

Leng Ningshuang didn't have time to respond, forcing her immortal essence to speak, her voice cold yet carrying a hint of urgency:

"A massive change has occurred in the Secret Realm! There is a Lower Realm Cultivator with extremely bizarre methods who can control Cultivators and turn them into immortal Puppets! Li Yunyi, Zhao Yan, Zhang Ling, and others have all fallen victim to him! He is currently leading dozens of controlled Puppets to hunt for origin fruits. If we don't unite, we will all be in danger!"

Her words were like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone present stunned.

"Fairy Leng, are these words true?"

A female Cultivator from Wan Cao Valley asked with a frown.

She was clearly very skeptical, especially at this critical juncture of competing for the top-grade origin fruit.

A Lower Realm Cultivator controlling members of immortal clans? This sounded too absurd.

A Cold Young Man from Taixu Palace sneered:

"Leng Ningshuang, could it be that you failed to seize the treasure and fabricated such lies to lead us away so your Yunmiao Palace can monopolize the origin fruit, or... set a trap?"

"But... even if you're making up lies, you should make them more believable! A Lower Realm Cultivator? Controlling immortal clan members? Immortal Puppets? Who do you think will believe that?!"

"I am speaking the truth!"

Leng Ningshuang was anxious; she knew how dangerous Su Mo was:

"That person already has seventy Puppets under his command, and they are undying! If we don't unite, once he defeats us one by one, everyone will follow in Li Yunyi's footsteps!"

However, preconceived notions and the temptation of the origin fruit made most people disbelieve her words, thinking instead that she had ulterior motives.

Just as they were deadlocked and Leng Ningshuang was almost in despair—

Another figure arrived at high speed and appeared before everyone.

It was Li Muchen!

His appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"I can testify that what Fairy Leng says is true!"

Li Muchen pointed to himself, a look of lingering fear and dread on his face as he said in a heavy voice:

"I saw it with my own eyes! That Lower Realm native used some unknown method; just by touching someone's body, he can transform them into a Puppet that only obeys him! My clan brother Li Yunyi has already met a tragic end at his hands!"

Li Muchen's testimony made the crowd begin to ponder.

Could it be that what the two of them said was true?

Both of them were Disciples from famous sects; they shouldn't join forces to deceive them, otherwise their reputations would be ruined in the future.