. Even amidst the deafening din of the battlefield, it reached everyone's ears with startling clarity.When the first two characters were uttered, the sound was still somewhat distant. But by the time...The great battle subsided, but not a drop of blood was spilled.

And at the very instant the enemy died, Lu Ye distinctly felt a mysterious force surging from some direction. It was as if in that moment, his physical cultivation had been replaced by something else entirely.

Stand-in puppet!

Xiao Wai has taken it over.

The five remained in the Xuanwu formation, their array's power unactivated. Each channeled their spiritual energy forward, appearing aimless and without direction.

After a few moments, Xiao Wai suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "This thing is reacting!"e weapon cultivators, then the spell cultivators and ghost cultivators. Hua Ci is at the very back, with two cultivators staying close to her, protecting her from any potential attacks.The might of so...