The wooden puppet is very simple, it is simply made of Huangshan wood. It has cinnabar patterns all over its body. It looks like the graffiti of a beginner.
He is thin and six feet tall. Each of his four arms holds a long knife gathered around his body. His eyes are made of blue gems. He is standing motionless not far away.
There is a red halo circled at its feet, and the halo is also dim.
Yu Tingzhang glanced around and stepped out of the blue halo.
The moment he left the halo, a blue circle of light surrounded the place where he originally appeared.
“Buzz——!”
A slight buzzing sound sounded, and a blue light flashed in the eyes of the wooden puppet opposite.
Then the wooden puppet's head slowly lifted up, and the stiff wooden joints began to twist, making a dry "click" sound.
Yu Tingzhang has traveled around the world since he was a child, and he knows very well the principle of striking first to gain the upper hand.
Before the wooden puppet could fully move, Yu Tingzhang's body was spinning, he raised his hand and struck out with a palm, and a plume of orange-red flames shot out from his palm.
"Huh~!"
Fire defeats wood!
Sure enough, when the flames flew out and hit the wooden puppet, hundreds of sparks exploded, igniting the puppet into a torch.
But before Yu Tingzhang could relax, the wooden puppet started to move and rushed towards him with its body covered in flames.
He was only two feet short of six meters, and he rushed forward in the blink of an eye. His four arms slashed rapidly, and his sword was like a wheel, slashing towards Yu Tingzhang.
Without thinking, Yu Tingzhang rolled to the left and flicked his right hand, sending a flying stone rope towards the puppet's ankle.
Two metal balls flew out with a five-foot-long rope, instantly trapping the wooden puppet's feet.
The puppet's body lost its balance and fell forward with a 'pop' sound.
"Miscellaneous!"
The four long knives struck quickly, but all they could do was hit the ground in vain.
"boom--!"
A fireball flew and hit the chest of the wooden puppet, and the already burning puppet exploded with a 'boom'.
“Buzz——!”
A red halo lit up not far away. Yu Tingzhang breathed a sigh of relief and walked quickly towards the halo.
'The distance of two feet is too close. It seems that we need to protect ourselves with magic weapons first and wait for an opportunity to attack.'
He thought as he stepped into the red halo.
The glow appeared in front of his eyes again, and Yu Tingzhang closed his eyes and waited.
The Nanzong disciple who was secretly monitoring this recorded it in the volume in his hand.
‘The lower plate of the wooden puppet has huge flaws and it is recommended to make improvements.’
'No. Ding 17-Chou 38 has a calm personality and quick reactions. It is recommended to continue to pay attention.'
The second level was three wooden puppets. Yu Tingzhang, who had some experience, used his defensive weapon in advance and quickly fired multiple fireballs to crush them in sequence.
The third level...
The fourth level...
Relying on the battle experience accumulated from traveling in the world, Yu Tingzhang defeated metal puppets and armored warriors one after another, and continued to challenge the upper levels.
When Yu Tingzhang entered the trial level again with dazzling light, what he saw in front of him made his heart sink.
Level:Level 10
Guard: Zhou Tiandao soldiers
In order to find out the true strength of these trialists, there is a [Gathering Formation] at each level to replenish the mana and energy consumed by the trialists.
Therefore, Yu Tingzhang's condition at this moment remains at 80% of its peak state.
The reason why he felt bad was because there was only one Taoist soldier in front of him.
You must know that his opponents in the ninth level were three yellow scarf warriors in the middle stage of the Xiantian realm.
But that battle had already made him use all his strength, even using disposable magic weapons that he was reluctant to use lightly.
At this moment, there is only one Taoist soldier in front of him, and it is very clear what this means.
But now that he's here, he has to give it a try, otherwise he won't be willing to accept it.
After every three levels, the scope of the trial area will increase by two feet. Now at the tenth level, the Taoist soldiers on the opposite side are eight feet away from him.
This distance is considered relatively safe for practitioners in the Xiantian realm, and they can react quickly.
Yu Tingzhang carefully looked at the Taoist soldiers on the opposite side.
His whole body was glowing with dark golden metallic light, he was six feet tall, his face was shrouded in a layer of golden mist, and only pale golden light burst out from his eyes.
The Taoist soldiers look like they are made up of pieces of armor, with dark golden sand flowing in all the connecting parts.
'Hey, it seems to be Zhou Tiandao soldiers?'
Three months ago, Yu Tingzhang accidentally saw that an ordinary person used the incense to summon similar Taoist soldiers to kill the remaining beasts on a newly developed island.
The Taoist soldier's attack at that time shocked him greatly.
But he didn't understand why ordinary people here could summon Taoist soldiers to fight.
Later, after some inquiring, a folk faith organization called the "Whispering Church" came into his sight.
Loose cultivators are the most cautious group of people. Although they are jealous of this special summoning ability, it is absolutely impossible for them to join a strange sect without any scruples.
Yu Tingzhang is no exception, but he is secretly envious.
I didn't expect that I would have to face such a Taoist soldier at this moment.
At the same time, he had a clear understanding in his heart.
'It seems that the 'Zhuanyun Church' should be a sect promoted by the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect' itself!'
After calming down, Yu Tingzhang stepped out of the blue circle of light, and at the same time inspired a shield-shaped magic weapon to protect him in front of him.
The moment he stepped out of the circle of light, the Taoist soldier in the distance opposite him stretched out his hands and quickly made hand seals with his ten fingers.
The posture is agile and natural, without any sense of sluggishness.
"Those who come to fight with soldiers should all line up in formation and move forward!"
Following the movements of the handprints, golden cloud seals appeared one after another above the Taoist soldiers' heads.
When the Nine Characters are fully revealed, the combination instantly turns into a Ruyi Shuttle with 360 launch ports.
Three hundred and sixty tiny holes shot out hundreds of talisman arrows in an instant.
There are constant mudra in the hands, and the wheel spins rapidly and endlessly.
In an instant, arrows fell like rain, and countless golden threads flew rapidly towards Yu Tingzhang from a distance.
At this moment, Yu Tingzhang was scared to death.
'The Taoist soldiers summoned by that ordinary person didn't have so many launch ports!'
He desperately poured mana into the iron-wood shield in front of him, and the shield instantly became as big as a door panel.
His body was completely protected behind the shield, and a luster like moonlight covered the surface of the shield.
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Continuous arrows hit the shield, and Yu Tingzhang felt that the shield in front of him was like a big drum at this moment.
At this time, more than a dozen people were beating the drum head as fast as the wind and rain.
The endless impact force made his hands holding the shield numb, and he almost lost all feeling.
The entire body is also being pushed back quickly.
"Crack!"
A slight cracking sound came, but it rang in Yu Tingzhang's ears like thunder.
'It's broken, the shield can't hold on anymore!'
Thinking of the intensive attack like a thousand arrows, a cold air rose from his back.
At this moment, he was extremely anxious, but under the intensive attack of talisman arrows, he could not spare his hands to do anything else.
As long as he relaxes a little, the endless arrows can shoot him into a sieve.
Every drop of his mana was poured into the shield weapon, but he could only watch as countless cracks appeared on the shield visible to the naked eye, and it disintegrated into ashes under the attack of a wave of talisman arrows.
'boom--!'
Without the cover of the shield, what appeared before his eyes were thousands of dark golden gossamers shooting towards him like lightning.
Yu Tingzhang's heart was filled with despair and he couldn't help but close his eyes.
'It's over!'
But after waiting for a while, I didn't feel any pain in my body.
Slowly opening his eyes and looking around, he saw that the Taoist soldier who was more than twenty meters away had returned to the red aperture and was no longer moving.
'What...what's going on?'
Yu Tingzhang had a doubt in his heart, but when he lowered his head, he saw that he had returned to the blue circle of light at some point.
'I see!'
'It seems that Dao Bing's purpose is to push himself back into the blue aperture!'
'Is it possible that this Taoist soldier still has some sanity?'
While Yu Tingzhang breathed a long sigh of relief, he couldn't help but secretly suspect.
It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that his whole body was soaked with sweat.
Looking at the Taoist soldiers who stood motionless opposite, Yu Tingzhang guessed some of the plans of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
The Taoist soldiers in this level are much more powerful than the three yellow scarf warriors in the previous level.
Under that stormy offensive, no one could keep their trump card.
While he was thinking, the blue halo under his feet flashed with a dazzling light, and Yu Tingzhang disappeared in the teleportation array in an instant.
When he came to his senses, he found himself standing in a spacious and bright hall.
All around were bustling trialists, numbering in the thousands.
At this moment, these people were gathering together in small groups, telling each other a little excitedly what happened during the trial.
The loud and noisy sound almost lifted the roof of the hall.
In addition, he saw thousands of single-person slips neatly placed in the hall, and many people were sitting on futons in front of the slips to rest.
'Why are there so many people here? Could it be that people from other schools have gathered together?'
When he turned around and looked around, someone next to him asked:
"Did Fellow Taoist also just pass the strength test?"
Yu Tingzhang followed the sound and saw that a baby-faced boy who looked like he was only in his teens was looking at him not far away.
Judging from his slightly flustered expression, he is obviously a junior who is just starting out.
Yu Tingzhang has a kind and honest face, which makes it easy for him to gain the trust of others.
This was also the reason why the young man in front of him came to talk to him.
"Well, I don't know if he passed the strength test or not. He was teleported here after being defeated by Zhou Tiandao soldiers."
There is no need to hide these things, Yu Tingzhang told the truth.
The young man quickly came to Yu Tingzhang, raised his hands and saluted:
“Luo Jiujiang met Taoist fellow Taoist at Canglang Villa in Nanhai, Laizhou.”
Yu Tingzhang also cupped his fists and saluted.
"Yu Tingzhang, a casual cultivator in Dingzhou, met fellow Taoist monks."
Luo Jiujiang explained:
"Just now, a disciple of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' explained that all practitioners who pass the sixth level are considered to have passed the strength test."
Yu Tingzhang couldn't help but be stunned and said strangely:
“Is the threshold for entry into the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ too low?”
Luo Jiujiang pursed his lips and smiled.
"No matter how powerful the Xiantian realm practitioners are, the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' will not care at all.
I heard the elders in the family say that they value practitioners who have special skills.
What’s more, this is just the first level, only by passing all the levels can one become a disciple of the Southern Sect.”