Xu Fei knew these were no ordinary beasts, especially in a place like this underground palace!
“Hit!”
As the wolf pack closed in, Xu Fei, in a critical moment, flung out his silver needles.
With his mastery of the Heavenly Dao Divine Needle, taking down a dozen white wolves in one strike should’ve been effortless!
Yet the outcome completely defied his expectations.
Just as the needles were about to hit, the wolves moved with eerie precision, dodging at impossible angles and evading every single needle.
Xu Fei’s attack missed entirely!
“What the—? Cheating, are they? Wait, something’s off!”
Xu Fei was about to complain, but then he noticed something.
Though the white wolves charged with ferocious intensity, Xu Fei sensed an odd quality about them.
Especially when dodging his needles, their movements were unnaturally stiff, as if an invisible hand in mid-air was guiding them through impossible feats!
“Invisible hand? Got it!”
Whether using X-ray vision or maintaining the dual-layer protection of true qi and yang energy, both were a significant burden for Xu Fei.
Especially in a situation like this, with unknown powerful enemies potentially lying ahead, he couldn’t afford to exhaust himself.
But when Xu Fei spotted the issue, he didn’t hesitate.
“X-ray vision, activate!”
Xu Fei triggered his X-ray vision again, and this time he clearly saw the secret behind the white wolf pack.
On each wolf’s body was a nearly invisible, slender thread binding their limbs, stretching into the deepest darkness.
Xu Fei had every reason to believe that the wolves’ ability to dodge his needles was the work of a mysterious puppeteer behind the scenes!
“Hmph! Like to play puppet master, do you? Let’s see how you handle this!”
Xu Fei knew a thing or two about such manipulation techniques.
In simple terms, it involved condensing true qi into transparent, hollow threads, like those binding the wolves’ limbs.
Normally, the wolves would fight with their bloodthirsty instincts, but in danger, the puppeteer would intervene to help them evade.
Those hollow true qi threads were almost identical in principle to the hollow bone needles Xu Fei wielded!
For the third time, Xu Fei used true qi and yang energy to form a dual-layer shield above himself, then strode boldly toward the wolf pack.
In the depths of the darkness, the mysterious puppeteer saw this and couldn’t help but mutter.
“What’s this guy doing? Showing a flaw on purpose? Or has he lost his mind and wants to die?”
“Whatever, since you’re offering yourself up, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
The puppeteer released control, and the wolves, reverting to their bloodthirsty nature, lunged with open jaws!
*Crunch!*
Just like before, the wolves that pounced shattered their teeth, collapsing in pained howls.
The puppeteer cursed the missed opportunity, but Xu Fei had already made his move.
He slammed a palm onto a wolf, channelling his yang energy along the hollow, transparent true qi thread straight into the darkness.
“Ah! You… what did you do to me?”
