The other puppets also entered the Eight Gates Killing Formation almost simultaneously in their respective directions.
The puppets that entered the jungle were all burned by the demonic flames sooner or later, and fell one after another.
One of them was quite resilient to the heat. After passing through the curtain, it managed to walk forward for about several hundred meters, but as it moved forward, the branches and vines in the jungle began to move, as if someone had used "wood manipulation." Before it could go far, they bound it tightly.
The puppet could no longer move forward. Its body, still ablaze, swayed a few times amidst the branches and vines that bound it before collapsing. The demonic fire on its body had no effect whatsoever on the branches and vines that bound it.
Those demonic plants seemed to be wearing fire-repelling charms; the demonic fire had no effect on them whatsoever.
Wang Yao kept an eye on the two puppets walking towards the city gate along the road. The two puppets were not attacked by demonic flames, nor were there any plant vines climbing up the road to entangle them. However, the two puppets had not gone far when they were suddenly obscured by a cloud of mist that surged up from the road.
About three to five minutes later, the fog dissipated, and the two puppets vanished without a trace, leaving only an empty road lined with neat rows of divine head stakes on both sides and the dark city gate of the Decapitation Demon City, which was tightly closed at the end of the road.
Upon seeing this, everyone present turned to look at Lu Ban, who smiled and nodded gently.
"As expected of the demonic flames, they can even distinguish friend from foe. Even though I used local materials, such as demonic plants, to make these puppets, the formation still easily identified them," Lu Ban muttered to himself.
As he spoke, Lu Ban pointed at the Decapitation Demon City with a "thud" sound. Ten more puppets stepped out of the line, five on each side, and went to the places on both sides of the road that the puppets had not explored before. Their results were no different from before.
Two puppets went to a place where the jungle had not yet been cleared. When the two puppets reached the edge of the jungle, they bent down and began chopping down trees and pulling up grass, seemingly trying to clear a path. However, their movements were extremely stiff and their efficiency was very low.
“Since it’s the Eight Gates Killing Formation, let’s find all eight gates. Master Lu, please don’t hesitate to ask if you need our help.” The Sea-Reclaiming God seemed to understand Lu Ban’s intention and said immediately.
“This area is within the range of the Demon Flame, so it’s safer to let the puppet clear it,” Lu Ban replied, frowning. The trees and vines in the jungle were tangled and growing, making clearing them extremely difficult. Lu Ban had clearly not foreseen this situation when creating the puppet, and he was not entirely satisfied with its progress.
“Then let’s clear out the area beyond the range of the demonic flames and clean up the perimeter. That will make it easier for your puppets to do their work.” Upon hearing this, the Lord of Filling the Sea nodded, took out a Jingwei mark, put it to his lips, and said a few words hastily.
On the other side, upon seeing this situation, Gale Ghost King and Zhang Liang also notified their respective subordinates. Before long, a large number of gods, ghosts, and fairies poured out of the camps on both sides of the road. They began to cut down the jungle along the east and west sides of the gods' camp.
As the army continued its slaughter, a ring of open space gradually appeared around the Decapitation Demon City, leaving only the area right next to the protective barrier for the puppets to slowly rummage through.
Seeing this, Lu Ban also summoned his eight-clawed spiders again. Since the entire Decapitation Demon City covered a vast area, the workload of the puppets had increased many times over. The dozen or so puppets in front of him were clearly insufficient, so he had to increase the number of puppets accordingly.
Fortunately, with the help of a large army to cut down the jungle, there was no shortage of timber. Batch after batch of puppets gradually took human form in Lu Ban's hands, accompanied by yellow light, and then headed into the jungle. Some of them were burned by the demonic flames shot out from the jungle, but the losses were far less than the number Lu Ban had made.
Wang Yao and the others did not go up to help, but instead followed the puppets as they cut down the forest, observing the changes in the entire formation, while also guarding against the demon army coming out of the Decapitation Demon City to launch a sneak attack on the army and puppets cutting down the forest.
Fortunately, no matter how much commotion was caused outside the city, the demons remained silent and huddled in the Decapitation Demon City. Although the Lord of Filling the Sea seemed to sense the approach of the demons, they did not show themselves, and the army was not disturbed in any way.
"These two doors are still dead ends." Lu Ban nodded, looking ahead.
In the northeast and northwest directions of the Decapitation Demon City, as the jungle was cleared, the army discovered two more roads and the Decapitation Demon City gate at the end of the roads. The puppets that walked towards the city gate were once again shrouded in mist halfway and disappeared silently.
Immediately afterwards, two more city gates were discovered to the west and east of the Decapitation Demon City, but they were still death gates.
"Damn it, are all eight gates of the killing formation deadly gates?" Zhang Liang asked in astonishment.
"No, there must be a gate of life among the eight gates," Lü Bu replied confidently from the side.
"You know about the Eight Gates Killing Formation?" Wang Yao frowned as he looked at Lü Bu.
“Father, you are wise. I have studied some formations in the realms of gods and demons. The Eight Gates Killing Formation is mainly for defense and is one of the most brutal killing formations in the demon realm. It is indeed very famous. I recognized this formation as soon as I arrived here,” Lu Bu said respectfully to Wang Yao.
"Oh, how did you recognize it?" Wang Yao asked curiously.
“Father, look…” Lu Bu pointed to the Decapitation Demon City. “There’s only one flag flying on that city wall, and it’s a dark gray. The flag I saw on the north gate was pure black…”
"It's just black flags and gray flags, what's the significance of that?" Wang Yao asked impatiently, but he already had a glimmer of understanding in his heart. Wang Yao had experienced many battles between gods and demons. Although the demon army did not have as many flags as the gods, it was impossible for them to only raise a single, lonely flag.
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