Xu Fei instantly grasped it, the other party was setting him a challenge.
If he could pass this test, they’d likely drop their reservations and agree to help without hesitation.
But before Xu Fei could make a move, Zhikong, who’d tagged along, suddenly decided to show off. He jumped in first, declaring, “Master Jun, a mere twenty dummies aren’t worth your effort, watch me clear the way for you!”
With that, he charged in, too quick for Xu Fei to stop him.
“This kid, fine then, let him eat some humble pie!”
Xu Fei didn’t intervene, but just from sensing the true energy, he could tell these twenty puppet dummies were no pushovers.
Zhikong might’ve been eager to please, but he wasn’t entirely without skill.
The moment he sprang into action, the twenty puppet dummies reacted, launching their attack.
At first, relying on his abilities, Zhikong held his ground through the initial onslaught, unscathed.
But it was clear he’d overestimated himself and underestimated his foes.
He was flesh and blood, while they were a pack of puppet carvings!
A roar erupted from the room, and the puppets’ strikes sped up by more than double.
Caught off guard, Zhikong floundered, soon taking a blade hit before scrambling back.
“Mas, Master Jun, sorry, I’ve embarrassed you!”
Seeing Zhikong clutch his bleeding arm, Xu Fei shook his head helplessly and flicked out a silver needle laced with true energy. In a flash, it healed the wound at a visible pace.
Xu Fei bothered to save him because Zhikong wasn’t entirely useless.
At least during his brief clash with the puppets, Xu Fei had spotted some clues, and now he had a plan.
“Step aside, watch me handle this!”
With that, Xu Fei focused intently on the puppet carvings ahead.
He might not have a crew to throw at them, but he had his silver needles to rely on.
Xu Fei unleashed a flurry of needles, guided by the true energy in his body, engaging the puppets head-on.
Soon, the countless needles clashed fiercely with the puppet carvings, and Xu Fei kept ramping up the pace.
He poured more true energy into them, boosting the needles’ flight and strike speed.
He’d figured out that among these puppets, only one was the core, the rest merely mimicking its moves.
Find that core, and the whole puppet array would collapse!
“There it is! Let’s see where you hide now!”
As Xu Fei’s speed surged, even the puppet carvings couldn’t keep up. He pinpointed the array’s core with ease, then struck decisively.
Crack!
A silver needle shot out, piercing the core puppet. Instantly, all the others froze in place, rigid and still.
“I’ve broken your puppet array, you’d better keep your word!”
