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“Who are you?” The Ghost Doll instinctively took a few steps back in fear.

Not only did the other party’s presence cause him inexplicable fear, but his words also surprised him—he actually knew Master Huang’s real name!

How did this guy get out?

Even the usually composed Master Huang was dumbfounded for a moment…

No one knew better than him how strong the seal on Azure Dragon Mountain was.

He had known about that place for a very long time, since before the Qian Dynasty Tian Du had been established, during the chaotic era when magicians roamed the earth, that seal had been there.

Throughout the millennia, even as the mighty Great Jin Dynasty fell, the seal remained as solid as ever.

That was why he dared to tamper with the other’s body—because he was certain the other couldn’t come out, at least not in the short term.

But it seemed he might have been mistaken…

“Why aren’t you speaking?”

The cute-looking little girl’s face wore a smile as the muscles hidden beneath the coarse fabric swelled up rapidly, brewing with astonishing energy.

“Who released you?”

Master Huang had no illusions about his situation—the other didn’t call him “father,” obviously not intending to show any mercy.

In fact, he was well aware that this creature wasn’t stupid; it had only tolerated his skin-peeling and bone-grinding because it was too lonely.

Once someone else could fill that void, he would become an enemy…

“Daddy let me out…”

“Daddy?” Master Huang was taken aback, then laughed and said, “You don’t have a daddy!”

“Now I do!”

The tone was calm, without a hint of rage, and even without the slightest flicker of anger, but it further darkened Master Huang’s mood.

What did he mean by “now I do”?

He had a fake one before, and now a real one?

Who exactly was it that released him?

“Stop him!” Master Huang didn’t delay any longer and quickly backed away.

The fabricated Ghost Doll showed a visible struggle upon receiving the command, but its body uncontrollably blocked the way.

“You used my flesh and blood to make just this thing?”

The Ghost Doll was stunned.

What did he mean by “made this thing”?

Was he also “made”?

“Bullshit!” With a roaring shout that exploded like thunder, the Ghost Doll’s muscles swelled rapidly, the devil-like muscles expanded to a height of four to five meters, even bigger than before.

The vigorous blood made the light rain in the sky evaporate before it even came within a meter!

However, the cloth-covered doll didn’t even bother to glance at him, walking directly towards the fleeing Master Huang.

“Damn it!” The Ghost Doll’s anger reached its peak as it was ignored despite its full fury, finally overcoming the inexplicable fear in its heart and throwing a punch with all its might, vowing to crush this ghostly creature to pieces!

In its towering rage, the punch’s power was extraordinary, more than tenfold stronger than before when it had fought against Wang Ye?

Before the fist even reached its target, the wind pressure it generated started to collapse the ground, with the entire fist becoming as red-hot as an iron brand due to the friction with the air.

But the little girl still didn’t look at it, letting the punch land on her face.

Crack!

The crisp sound of bone breaking echoed, causing Master Huang to continue running without looking back.

Without even thinking, he knew whose bones were shattering…

How could this be?

The Ghost Doll stared dumbfounded at its own arm, starting from the fingers, then the fist, the arm—it was visibly deforming, and the intense pain soon made it realize what a terrifying monster was in front of it!

That creature’s head was harder than the Meteorite Iron Dagger Master Huang used to cut iron!

Before it could be astonished, a thick arm reached out from the coarse hemp clothes and grabbed its face.

The speed was so fast that there was no time to react, and the next second, it saw its own head explode!

Yes, it saw its head explode, with its eyeballs flying into the sky, watching its own head burst, feeling incredibly strange.

Logically speaking, detached eyeballs shouldn’t be able to see anything, but it wasn’t until the moment its body was destroyed that the Ghost Doll remembered that its eyes might not be its own…

Ah, that’s right, it seemed the other parts weren’t its own either…

Staring blankly at its own body falling apart, scattering all around were not just flesh and blood but also the sawdust that had filled it…

It understood then.

It was just like those things Master Huang created…

It turned out…

it was fake…

Bang!

As the eyeballs hit the ground, the real Ghost Doll mercilessly stomped and shattered them, showing no pity for this fake creature, not even much anger.

Actually, it should have been very angry.

That guy who fooled it into calling him “daddy,” who cut its flesh and filed its bones, had done all that just to create this thing.

But that was okay.

If it had been let out too early, it wouldn’t have met its current daddy.

So, in a way, being deceived wasn’t such a bad thing…

Thinking this way, the real Ghost Doll wasn’t so angry anymore.

In fact, it felt a bit grateful to the fleeing figure.

However, daddy had said to kill him if possible!

“Stop!!”

Several thunderous commands came, full of vigor—it was the Personal Soldiers who had just rushed from the city gates.

Each of them, seeing Master Huang on the brink of an attack, instantly and instinctively wanted to protect him!

Ghost Doll didn’t even look back when he detected the scent of sawdust he hated the most.

A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes, and he wanted to slap them all to death, but as he was about to take action, suddenly an extremely strong binding force trapped his limbs, causing Ghost Doll’s brows to furrow.

Even so, the motion of his hand that was about to strike out still carried a tremendous force, sending those who pounced towards him flying away, crashing to the ground with heads split and blood flowing.

“Go, fetch Weichi Peng over here!”

An elderly voice called out.

Ghost Doll did not bother with the personal soldiers who were fleeing in panic; instead, he raised his head to look at the old man who had trapped him.

The old man was clad in a black cloak, with an emaciated arm showing as thin as kindling.

Ghost Doll recognized him at a glance.

This was the old man who had followed behind Master Huang when he entered the cave and deceived him back then.

Ghost Doll glanced at his feet and noticed that the shadow world on the ground had completely distorted without his knowledge.

The original buildings and trees had all deformed, changing into rope-like shapes, ensnaring his shadow.

The shadow had changed shape, but the mass hadn’t, and immediately Ghost Doll felt the pressure of ten thousand tons restricting his whole body!

“Magician…” Ghost Doll’s voice was filled with bone-chilling coldness.

“Had you been half a step slower I would truly be gone!” Master Huang said with a wry smile, limp on the ground.

“I told you not to provoke that thing!” Mr.

Miao replied coldly, “Do you know who let it out?”

“How would I know which damn fool it was?”

Mr.

Miao was silent.

He had a guess in his mind, but he felt that the guess was somewhat absurd.

After all, how old was that person?

The information about Ghost Doll being sealed at Azure Dragon Mountain was known by no more than five people in the world; even Liu Yu didn’t know, so that young county magistrate shouldn’t know either.

Moreover, even if he knew, the seal designed by the Azure Dragon Sorcerer using his own life was not so easily broken, was it?

“Hmm?”

While he was pondering, suddenly a pulling force almost made Mr.

Miao lose his balance.

He looked over in shock only to see Ghost Doll staring at him with a sinister smile, a terrifying gleam in his eyes, steadily advancing step by step!

His technique hadn’t failed; the Shadow Melt had melted the shadows of all the heavy objects around, binding them all to Ghost Doll’s shadow.

It’s just that the opponent’s strength was beyond imagination!

The ground tore apart, and the large trees around were uniformly uprooted.

What followed was the foundation of the vast surrounding estate being pulled out by the roots!

Both Mr.

Miao and Master Huang gasped in shock.

What did it mean to uproot mountains?

It was rumored that this monster could compete in strength with King Gui Xiang, which they thought was an exaggeration, but now it seemed the rumors were not unfounded!

“Rise!”

Ghost Doll’s face twisted, veins bulging, and with a furious roar, the entire ground churned, the scene extremely exaggerated.

Mr.

Miao let out a spit of blood and stumbled backward!

He looked at the opponent in disbelief, encountering for the first time a being who could break his technique with sheer brute force.

This monster!!

“Old Miao!” Master Huang exclaimed in shock and was about to offer help when a boisterous laughter resounded in the sky.

“Hahaha, what kind of monster is this acting wildly here?

Take my blade!”

The tall figure with a pair of giant wings, the hearty laughter like thunder, the pressure of the dive caused Ghost Doll to look towards the sky immediately, revealing an uncommonly grave expression!

Even when he was trapped by that technique, he had never been so serious, as he could feel that the individual flying towards him was clearly more troublesome than the magician…

Boom!

Without hesitation, Ghost Doll stamped on the ground, and the whole upheaved ground shattered thunderously, while Ghost Doll himself charged like a cannonball towards the approaching figure!

“Well met!”

The man in the sky, his face flushed with excitement, swung his large blade, with the force of the dive turning into a blade light of ten zhang, slashing down!

Boom!

The collision like a roaring thunder made everyone within a ten-li radius startle, the immense pressure from the clash kicking up a cyclone, grinding the surrounding estates for hundreds of meters into dust!

Many residents had not yet reacted when, in terror, they turned to ash…

“Weichi Peng is here, let’s go!”

Master Huang quickly stepped forward to pick up the injured Mr.

Miao amidst the chaos and ran towards the back.

Mr.

Miao’s face was ashen, and he nodded slightly, “No wonder the Imperial Court dare to let that Weichi Clan’s young fellow come here alone, this strength, I’m afraid it can compete with the Weichi Clan’s ancestor!”

“Stop talking…” Master Huang gave him a glance and, supporting him, threw a palm-sized building block on the ground.

The next second, the block rapidly transformed and expanded, turning into a wooden bird over three meters long.

Master Huang quickly helped Mr.

Miao onto the wooden bird, which disappeared from the spot in an instant with astonishing velocity.

“Now we’re in trouble…” Mr.

Miao breathed slowly, “Causing such a commotion will surely alarm the Capital City; our plan…”

“Not necessarily!” Master Huang manipulated the wooden bird, swiftly hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, “Wang Ye’s creation is already more than halfway done; we can already read his memories through the puppet.

According to what he said, he has sent a letter into the Capital City, asking the Emperor to proceed with choosing a concubine for the Crown Prince as usual, and the normal day is in seven days!”

“Seven days later?” Mr.

Miao, whose eyes were already dim, was suddenly invigorated by the words.

That said, there was still a chance.

After all, they had operated Lyuzhou for many years, and delaying the reporting time was achievable.

As long as the fake Wang Ye could enter the Capital City, and Weichi Peng was stalled in Lyuzhou, then…

the plan could still be viable!

“The only variable is the one who released Ghost Doll…” Master Huang’s voice was sinister, “In the entire world of magic techniques, only a few old fellows can break the Azure Dragon Sorcery.

Old Miao, do you suspect anyone?”

“You…

do you think it’s your student?”

Master Huang: “…”