[Novel start at chapter 7]
Within a volcano lies an immortal mechanical palace, left behind by an ancient sage, awaiting its successor.
His mother risked her life to obtain the seal of ...
Chapter 731 Cheating, he cheated!
It turns out that Lady Pan Si’s temptation to Che Zhuzi has never been effective!
The Void Spider is actually a eunuch!
Lady Pan Si looked at the demon cultivator in front of her and still didn't believe it.
Look at his thick beard and his incredibly strong body, so masculine, how could it be possible?
Following his gaze, Che Zhuzi stroked his beard, and puffed out his chest proudly. "I know what you're asking. I absorbed a large amount of Yang energy from the outside world, but it cost me a lot of money. However, the investment was completely worth it. Compared to the seventeen-fold increase in production, the investment in purchasing Yang energy is a drop in the bucket!"
Lady Pansi: ...
Che Zhuzi took out a contract and said, "Come, sign it."
He infused his magic power into the contract, allowing it to unfold completely in front of Lady Pan Si.
After Madam Pan Si understood clearly, she began to struggle again, filled with shock and anger: "Is this, is this a slave contract?!"
But no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't move.
If she fought normally, even if she couldn't defeat Che Zhuzi, who was at the Jindan level, she would still have a great chance of escaping.
Now, she was outmaneuvered and ended up in a miserable state.
"I underestimated the enemy! I thought of Che Zhuzi as prey, but I didn't expect that I would be the prey instead, and I even offered myself to her."
Lady Pansi looked miserable.
Seeing that she couldn't break free, she tried to persuade him, "Master Che Zhuzi, are you really going to do this?"
"I'll tell you the truth. My approach to you this time to plot against Ning Zhuo will benefit the Ban family."
"Ban Jia, you must know what kind of existence it is!"
Lady Pan Si did not mention Ban Ji, but was more cautious and directly brought up the Ban family to put pressure on Che Zhuzi.
Che Zhuzi remained unmoved: "The Ban family is a righteous family. Will they hire a demon cultivator like you?"
"You may have misunderstood."
"I don't want to get involved in this trouble. If you have any secret information, you can talk to Ning Zhuo yourself."
Lady Pan Si was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed again: "W-what do you mean? Are you going to..."
At this moment, she felt a strong sense of unease in her heart.
Che Zhuzi's smile was malicious. "Ah, yes. I'm just an outsider, dragged into this innocently. What I care about most is making money. Who has the patience to get distracted by your trivial matters? I'm a businessman. I just need to remain neutral."
His identity as a disciple of the Wanxiang Sect gave him such confidence.
"Handle your own affairs!" Che Zhuzi emphasized at last.
"Could it be that I, I have to be Ning Zhuo's dog? No, no!" A strong sense of absurdity and shame came over her, making Lady Pan Si pale.
Che Zhuzi suddenly stopped communicating, feeling something in his heart. He turned sideways and looked through the space, his sight penetrating to a certain place within the formation.
Ning Zhuo would rather fight and retreat!
There was really no way. The enemy was two against one, and their numerical advantage was too obvious. Ning Zhuo's two fists could not fight four hands.
If the two opponents were newcomers or lacked control skills, there would still be hope. But the reality was that the two people standing in front of Ning Zhuo had no weaknesses at all, and when it came to controlling mechanical creations, they were even more skilled than Ning Zhuo!
In fact, Ning Zhuo's opponents were indeed two old monks.
They had known each other off the court in their early years and had reached an agreement to first eliminate Ning Zhuo, the "outsider", and then decide the winner between the two of them.
They pursued Ning Zhuo relentlessly.
According to this situation, the outcome of the battle is basically like this.
Che Zhuzi suddenly took action.
Rumble...
The maze underwent drastic changes again. Various walls moved and traps erupted one after another, intercepting the two pursuers for Ning Zhuo.
The walls cut through the space, allowing Ning Zhuo to quickly escape the pursuers' sight and giving him a very precious chance to catch his breath.
Then, under the wide-open gaze of Lady Pan Si, Che Zhuzi lightly tapped his fingers and immediately teleported the only new black iron puppet across the formation.
"Cheating, someone is cheating here!" Lady Pan Si wanted to shout.
"What's going on?!" Ning Zhuo was overjoyed when he saw a brand new black iron puppet.
This is not only a chance to catch his breath, but also gives Ning Zhuo a huge opportunity to turn the tables!
Without any hesitation, Ning Zhuo immediately replaced his puppet.
He had been jealous of something that was on the verge of being scrapped, but now he finally got rid of it.
"Continue to rest?" Ning Zhuo shook his head and flatly rejected the previous plan.
"What I have to do is to take advantage of this opportunity and immediately turn around to kill the enemy!"
A raging fire of fighting spirit burned in Ning Zhuo's eyes.
In his opinion, the new changes in the maze must have sent in many new black iron puppets.
"It can't be the only one I replaced!"
"For the other two enemies, there's a chance they'll encounter new puppets and replace the old ones."
"I must seize this opportunity and make the most of my advantages while they are at their weakest!"
With only the black iron puppet and void spider silk, Ning Zhuo was fighting one against two and was not at an advantage.
"The longer it takes, the less advantage I have."
"Where are you?"
"I am coming!"
Ning Zhuo wished he could flash to his opponent right now.
Che Zhuzi and Pan Si Niangzi watched Ning Zhuo's latest move clearly. However, they both knew the truth - the only brand new black iron puppet in the whole venue was in Ning Zhuo's hands.
The two did not communicate, just watched quietly.
The distance between Ning Zhuo and his two opponents is getting closer and closer.
In a place where neither of them could see, Che Zhuzi was also controlling the formation and changing the layout of the maze. After a few times, the distance between the two sides was greatly shortened.
"Cheating, cheating again!" Although Lady Pan Si is a demon cultivator and is knowledgeable, she feels extremely angry at this moment.
She looked at Che Zhuzi in confusion and asked the question she wanted to ask the most: "Why do you want Ning Zhuo to win so much? Why? Have you known him for a long time?"
"Of course not." Che Zhuzi shook his head, then looked at Pan Si Niang with a teasing look, "Isn't it all because of you that I do this?"
Lady Pan Si was stunned again.
She wasn't stupid, and she immediately realized, "That's right. Che Zhuzi wants to clear himself of suspicion and stay out of this matter. If he wants Ning Zhuo to deal with me, he has to show his sincerity to Ning Zhuo!"
"This time, Che Zhuzi was behind the scenes, secretly helping Ning Zhuo win first place. He was laying the groundwork for his upcoming communication with Ning Zhuo."
"So... I actually helped Ning Zhuo win the championship?"
Realizing this, Lady Pan Si couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, feeling uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable!
Ning Zhuo's strength was clearly demonstrated in the chase just now.
It is difficult for him to win the first place by himself.
But now, because of the decisions made by Pan Si Niangzi and Che Zhuzi, Ning Zhue received secret help from the organizer and is ascending to the top spot.
"Because of me, that little bastard Ning Zhuo is going to become number one?"
"What's even more infuriating is that I might end up becoming his slave?!"
How can this be justified?
Lady Pan Si was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She felt extremely aggrieved, really too aggrieved.
With the organizer's deliberate arrangement, Ning Zhuo successfully met his two opponents.
The first reaction of both parties was a moment of shock, and the second reaction was joy.
"I found you."
"Why don't you run this time... Ugh!"
"wrong!"
"What's going on? Why did he get a brand new black iron puppet?!"
The two black iron puppets suddenly stopped in the middle of the journey, and they faced the reality.
The scene was quite funny for a moment.
On the other hand, Ning Zhuo rushed towards the two men like a tiger descending from the mountain.
It's too late to retreat now!
The two cultivators had a tacit understanding and exchanged a quick glance: "Let's cover each other and work together to wear him down!"
Their black iron puppets had already sustained significant damage from the previous battles. They weren't completely missing limbs, but they did suffer from problems like jammed joints, deformed bodies, and delayed control.
Ning Zhuo's eyes were firm and he adopted the most correct tactics.
He controlled the black iron puppet and rushed directly in front of the two men, attacking with all his strength!
He preferred to attack more and defend less, protecting only vital points and joints. Then, he relentlessly pursued one of the weaker puppets. Even while enduring the attacks, he continued to strike hard and mercilessly at his target.
His two opponents, like Ning Zhuo, have limited means and hope to fight a war of attrition through positioning and coordination.
As a result, Ning Zhuo rushed forward recklessly as soon as he came up, using tactics that hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred.
The new black iron puppet that Ning Zhuo had just replaced was soon covered with scars.
But the price he paid was rewarded - he successfully defeated a hostile black iron puppet!
"Very good, now it's one on one." Ning Zhuo stared at the only remaining opponent.
The two sides were silent for a moment, and then suddenly launched an attack at the same time.
Bang, bang, bang...
The black iron puppets were like two melee monks wearing armor, punching and kicking each other, constantly switching between offense and defense, which was a feast for the eyes.
In terms of mechanism control, Ning Zhuo is ultimately weaker than the other party.
The enemy lunged forward and punched Ning Zhuo's puppet on the knee.
Ning Zhuo controlled the puppet, ducked and retreated, and since he couldn't dodge, he could only use his left shoulder to take the attack.
Bang.
The enemy's powerful and determined attack caused Ning Zhuo's puppet's left shoulder to collapse, rendering his entire left arm unusable.
But Ning Zhuo took the opportunity to withdraw and create some distance.
Although the enemy succeeded in one attack, they turned around and ran away.
The battle situation is now very clear.
Ning Zhuo's black iron puppet was at a clear advantage and began to pursue.
He was very fast and kept shortening the distance between the two sides.
The opponent's full-strength attack just now was intended to break the legs of Ning Zhuo's puppet, but Ning Zhuo would rather break his arm than let him succeed.
The control of these key details makes the enemy's hope of a comeback even slimmer.
Ning Zhuo caught up with the enemy and kicked him down from behind.
The opponent was struck hard, and the puppet's back was noticeably dented. But he didn't turn around to fight, but instead rolled on the ground in front of him and continued to flee.
The other side has rich combat experience and knows that fighting to the death will bring huge disadvantages.
He executed the most correct tactic at the moment, remaining rational throughout. "The fact that the enemy has obtained a new Black Iron Puppet means that somewhere in this maze, there's a second and a third..."
"I just need to find it, exchange it for a new one, turn around and fight again, and I will win!"
The tactics are correct.
The logic of this inference should also be correct.
Lady Pansi felt sad as she watched the cultivator fleeing for his life inside the formation.
Because in the entire maze, there is really only this brand new black iron puppet. This is the one that Che Zhuzi prepared specifically for Ning Zhuo!
"No."
“No, no!”
"Damn it, why haven't we found a new Black Iron Puppet yet?!"
The monk ran all the way, but he could not find any hope of turning the tables. On the other hand, he had no intention of fighting, and was caught up by Ning Zhuo several times and beaten severely, causing more damage to his puppet.
"Now that we've taken this path, there's no turning back."
"Black Iron Puppet, where are you hiding?"
This is the monk's only hope.
After watching for a while, Che Zhuzi reached out again and lightly tapped, sending a new puppet not far in front of the monk.
"Have you changed your mind?" Lady Pansi glared at Che Zhuzi.
Che Zhuzi responded with a meaningful smile.
The monk turned the corner and suddenly stopped.
"Got it, finally got it!"
"I finally found a brand new puppet."
“It’s really not easy…”
At this moment, the monk almost cried for joy.
But Ning Zhuo pounced over the next moment and kicked the enemy puppet down with a flying kick.
The monk originally wanted to dodge, but his black iron puppet was too broken, and he was kicked to the ground before he could dodge.
The cultivator hurriedly controlled the black iron puppet and tried to get up, but Ning Zhuo rushed over and slapped the opponent's suspended silk in the air with one palm.
The monk quickly controlled the hanging thread to dodge flexibly.
Ning Zhuo took the opportunity to get closer, raised his foot and stomped down hard. With a bang, he crushed the monk puppet's head.
This is a fatal blow!
Ning Zhuo wins!
He had studied and practiced hard before, and the results were shown in the final competition.
The monk stood there in a daze, and only let out a sigh after a long time.
He clenched his fists in frustration, "Damn it! I was just one step away, just one last step away from turning the tables!"
Lady Pansi observed all of this. She finally looked at Che Zhuzi, gaining a deeper understanding of him.
Che Zhuzi's tricks were quite elaborate; the second black iron puppet he sent in was merely a trap, intended to give people hope and create the illusion of justice.
When the monk saw the new black iron puppet, he finally stopped running away. This turned out to be a sign that he had fallen into Che Zhuzi's trap.
“So insidious!”
"Don't be fooled by Che Zhuzi's burly figure; he's actually quite shrewd and insidious. If I had known..."
Lady Pan Si couldn't think any further.
Knowing it earlier is priceless!
Ning Zhuo also let out a breath of foul air: "I didn't expect that in the end, I would win."
He looked through the black iron puppet at the second black iron puppet that was nearby, and secretly sighed that his luck was really good.
Three levels have been passed and the outcome has been determined.
Che Zhuzi then officially appeared, dismantled all the mazes, and gathered all the monks together.
As previously advertised, he awarded the top ten winners with identity jade tokens. From now on, with these tokens, they could purchase Void Spider Silk here at a 20% discount.
Almost every cultivator left the cave with a piece of void spider silk and complicated emotions.
Although they were tricked, the Void Spider Silk was indeed very practical.
Che Zhuzi has been planning this kind of small-scale experiment for many years. He has boldly operated under the psychological limit of others to open up sales for his products.
Finally, he looked at Ning Zhuo and said, "Junior, you are very good. If you want any magic weapon, you can take your time to choose."
(End of this chapter)