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Chapter 200 - Reversal

Ning Jiannan and the others felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

They could hardly believe what had just happened.

Ning Jiannan trembled as he pointed at Ning Daozhen, his eyes filled with fear. "You have immense courage. Do you know that harming fellow clan members is a serious crime!"

Ning Daozhen played with the blood threads that had returned to his hand, saying nonchalantly, "Oh? Then why weren't you afraid of the family's repercussions when your faction previously instructed Ning Zhen'an to harm Ning Fa?"

Upon hearing Ning Fa's name, Ning Ruiming's body couldn't help but tremble.

That name had become his nightmare.

Ning Daozhen revealed a cruel smile. "Moreover... you will all die here today, so who will come to hold me accountable?"

Ning Jiannan and the others looked at Ning Daozhen in terror, retreating repeatedly.

After witnessing Ning Daozhen instantly kill Ning Jiantao, none of them doubted Ning Daozhen's resolve or ability to kill them.

Ning Jiannan's face turned pale. "Daozhen, let's talk this through. Do you also have your sights set on this cave dwelling? We'll yield it to you. Spare us, and we'll pretend we didn't know about you killing Jiantao."

Ning Daozhen, however, shook his head. "I'm afraid not, as I still need to borrow a bit of your blood."

A ferocious look appeared on Ning Jiannan's face, and he shouted, "Let's fight him!"

The others unsheathed their magic tools and prepared to attack.

Ning Daozhen's lips curved into a deeper, mocking smile. He extended both hands, and instantly ten blood threads shot out.

Like ten blood-colored spirit snakes dancing, they were incredibly fast and agile.

They were dazzling, making it impossible to track their movements.

In an instant, the sky was filled with the afterimages of blood threads.

They were also extremely sharp, easily piercing through Ning Jiannan and the others' magic tools and defensive light shields.

In just a few dozen breaths, the group lay in pools of blood, their expressions frozen in disbelief.

Ning Fa, hiding in the shadows, his pupils contracted.

He was both shocked by Ning Daozhen's strength and by his ruthlessness and recklessness.

Ning Jiannan and the others were killed just like that.

In reality, he wished he could have dealt with Ning Ruiming and Ning Jiannan himself.

However, Ning Daozhen was too strange and powerful at the moment, making him hesitant to act rashly.

While he hesitated, the others were killed as easily as cutting vegetables.

On the other hand, judging from Ning Daozhen's previous words, he seemed to know something about this place.

The cave dwelling's door had a special restriction, which was perfect for this person to break first.

He would then consider whether to contend with this person.

At this moment, Ning Daozhen pinched his fingers expressionlessly.

Blood light surged from his hands, then instantly flew out, enveloping the corpses of Ning Jiannan and the others.

A few breaths later, the blood light flew out, transforming into a mass of deep red blood.

Ning Jiannan and the others had already turned into dried corpses, their forms contorted and terrifying.

Then, Ning Daozhen flicked his sleeve.

A small puppet appeared.

Its eyes flashed with red light as it scanned its surroundings, seemingly glancing at the black puppet next to it.

It clicked its tongue. "Pity these people worked hard for years, only for it to be for your benefit. Even if you came yourself, the Lesser Five Elements Forbidden Great Array wouldn't be easy to break."

Ning Daozhen impatiently said, "Stop the nonsense and quickly cast the spell to break this Blood Gloom Restriction."

The puppet chuckled, then its stiff hands began to wave, emitting incantations.

The mass of blood flew to the front of the cave dwelling's door, and under the puppet's hand seals, it gradually transformed into several blood-colored runes, which were imprinted on the door.

The cave dwelling's door immediately emitted a bright blood-red light, with runes and restrictions faintly visible.

With a loud "boom," the door released a surge of intense blood-red light and then slowly opened.

Under the impact of this intense blood-red light, even Ning Daozhen couldn't help but close his eyes.

At this moment, the puppet's eyes flashed with red light, and a blood soul suddenly shot out from the puppet, hurtling towards the black puppet beside it.

"You dare!"

Ning Daozhen's reaction was also extremely fast, and a blood thread shot out abruptly.

But it was still a step too late; the blood soul had already flown into the black puppet.

In an instant, the puppet's eyes flashed with red light, and a chillingly powerful aura slowly emanated.

It had reached the strength of the Foundation Establishment realm.

Ning Daozhen's expression immediately turned extremely grim.

The puppet looked at Ning Daozhen with ill intent, and the previous voice spoke, "Young friend Ning, thank you for bringing me here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to obtain this powerful body. How do you think I should repay you?"

Ning Daozhen stared coldly at it, forming a hand seal with his fingers and chanting.

The puppet, however, let out a low chuckle. "No need to waste your energy. Though the restriction you placed on me is profound, my mastery of the divine soul is beyond your imagination. Those restrictions are useless against me."

Ning Daozhen stopped his actions.

His expression turned calm, and he said lightly, "This puppet requires mid-grade spirit stones to be activated normally. With your current divine soul power, how long can you last? Do you think you can capture me in this limited time? When the time is up, you still won't be able to escape my grasp."

Red light flickered in the puppet's eyes, clearly showing its apprehension towards Ning Daozhen.

It spoke, "We'll discuss our matters later. Let's deal with the guy hiding nearby first, lest we fight each other to the death only for someone else to reap the rewards."

Upon hearing this, Ning Daozhen's expression shifted slightly, and he scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.

Ning Fa, who was hiding in the shadows, also cried out in his mind that things were not good. Before he could make a move, The puppet raised its right hand, and a black light blade suddenly shot out, instantly flying towards him.

"Bang!"

Silver light and black light flashed, and shattered stones fell as Ning Fa's figure emerged from the mountain wall.

Seeing Ning Fa suddenly appear, Ning Daozhen's eyes first showed surprise, then his brows furrowed deeply.

On one hand, he hadn't expected the Ning Family to also appear here. On the other hand, he was wary of Ning Fa's breath concealment technique, which had completely eluded him.

The puppet chuckled, "This young friend Ning Fa's breath concealment technique is truly extraordinary. If it weren't for a slight fluctuation in your divine soul aura when those few people were killed just now, even I would have had a hard time detecting you."

Ning Fa looked at the puppet in surprise.

He felt that the development of events was becoming increasingly bizarre.

This Ning Daozhen was already unexpected enough, and now this strange puppet had appeared.

The crucial point was that this puppet was a second-tier puppet. Although its strength might not match a normal Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was by no means comparable to a normal Qi Refining Cultivator.

However, Ning Fa's expression, though solemn, did not show much fear.

He was confident in his own strength, especially with several trump cards on him. At the very least, escaping from here should be possible.

For a moment, a strange silence fell between the two of them and the puppet.

It was the puppet who spoke first. "Your strength, former Hall Master, is not weak, and you know our secret. We cannot let him leave. Let's join forces to deal with him first, and then we can fight for the items in this cave mansion based on our strength."

Ning Fa's expression flickered slightly before returning to normal.

In reality, he was fully prepared, ready to use Illusory Demon Escape to slip away at any moment.

Unexpectedly, Ning Daozhen let out a cold laugh. "But I'd rather deal with you first!"

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