Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 657: Chapter 195: Forcing Ning Zhuo to Hand Over

Swordsmanship—Light Lotus!

Shuangjing hovered in mid-air, waving the Weapon Treasure Sword in his hand, and within a few breaths, he unleashed beams of sword light.

The sword light paused briefly in the air, forming the shape of a lotus flower.

The sword light lotus enveloped a ginseng dragon whisker, and in the next moment, it suddenly exploded, scattering the sword light everywhere.

Dozens of sword lights struck the ginseng dragon whisker in succession, leaving it severely damaged and eventually causing it to break in half from the middle.

Shuangjing landed on the ground, his knees buckling, directly half-kneeling.

The Golden Core Deputy General next to him immediately took over, releasing a large number of sealing talismans, quickly sealing the two halves of the ginseng dragon whisker.

An aide-de-camp then cleared a small platform among the rubble, swiftly preparing tea and snacks, and helped Shuangjing up: “General, it’s time for a break.”

“Hmm.” Shuangjing stood up, walked to the small platform, and sat down, drinking tea and eating spirit food to rest.

Even on the battlefield, he still retained the demeanor of a high-class disciple.

“General, this is the latest intelligence.” A subordinate presented a jade slip.

Shuangjing projected his divine sense into it, frowning slightly: “Why is Liu Er still at the top? Since he took the lead yesterday, he hasn’t come down.”

“To knock him off the top spot, I’ve given my all, mobilizing almost all the Deputy Generals to harvest ginseng dragon whiskers together.”

“But it seems it’s still not enough?”

“There must be something fishy here!”

Shuangjing needed to be in the top position.

Not only him, but many military leaders also craved higher rankings.

The battle merit list was updated every half day and was visible to the entire army, making it the focus of competition among the soldiers.

The higher a leader’s ranking, the more recognition they received, and the higher the morale of their troops.

“The soldiers have removed the iron body armor and, after these days of rest, their combat power is nearly fully restored.”

“Collecting spoils is just the prelude; the main event is the successive assaults on the frontline camp, with each army taking turns to sweep the strongholds and forces!”

“Morale is extremely important. The higher the morale, the greater the combat power of our army.”

Having led the troops for so many days and through ambushes, iron stream offensives, and other battles, Shuangjing had gained a lot of command experience and felt the importance of morale deeply.

“The key is that I need to show my value through the battle merit list.”

“The higher the ranking, the more support I can get from the noble families in the Royal Capital.”

Compared to his military prowess, Shuangjing was more astute and seasoned politically.

He knew very well that if he could maintain the top position on the battle merit list for a long time, he would undoubtedly receive more support, including spirit stones, magic treasures, soldiers, and helpers.

Thus, Shuangjing personally went out, continuously harvesting ginseng dragon whiskers, repeatedly challenging the top position.

But it seemed that his efforts only managed to place him second, with the first place always held by Liu Er.

“Someone! Investigate thoroughly what’s going on with Liu Er from the Three Generals Camp?”

Just as Shuangjing issued the command, another order arrived via Flying Message, transmitted to him.

It was from Mechanical Princess Shuang Ling.

It turned out that Shuang Ling had also noticed the situation on the battle merit list and directly ordered Shuangjing to investigate personally.

“If I go investigate, who will harvest the ginseng dragon whiskers? My second position is likely to be lost.”

Shuangjing was reluctant, but he had no choice. Shuang Ling was his aunt. Although both were Nascent Soul level cultivators, Shuang Ling, as the Mechanical Princess, held a much higher status than him.

Shuangjing could only hold his nose and took two or three people with him, stealthily sneaking near Liu Er and Zhang Hei.

“Where is Ning Zhuo?” Shuangjing was somewhat puzzled, finding only the two Golden Core cultivators Liu Er and Zhang Hei.

He could guess why Guan Hong was not there.

The Three Generals Camp couldn’t be left unattended, and since the soldiers were already able to operate, to ensure combat power, they needed to undergo low-intensity training.

Shuangjing’s confusion wasn’t resolved as his attention was drawn to the battle unfolding before him.

Liu Er and Zhang Hei launched an attack on a ginseng dragon whisker.

Wielding the Xuanhuang Sword and fortified with various defensive spells, Liu Er charged forward—to take the hits.

The ginseng dragon whisker lacked much intelligence, instinctively targeting the closest and most powerful entity as its opponent.

Bang, bang, bang.

Each strike and punch sounded like muffled thunder, with dust clouds swirling and debris flying.

Liu Er occasionally dodged, often taking hits head-on. At this moment, he completely absorbed the ginseng dragon whisker’s attention.

Meanwhile, Zhang Hei took out a set of rolling electric ball cages from his storage waist belt.

The cages nested into each other, varying in size. When they soared into the air, they scattered into seven, rolling to the ground.

The cages glittered with electric light, spinning faster and faster as they moved around the ginseng dragon whisker.

A flash of insight crossed Shuangjing’s eyes as he identified, “This spherical mechanism is drawing an array.”

As the cages rolled, they left electrical trails behind them.

These trails interconnected, and before long, they formed an array.

The cages began to emit intense electric light, with the smallest and most agile one as the array heart, three smaller ones as the array eyes, and the three largest as the array base. Combined with the engraved patterns, they formed a Static Electric Needle Array.

Countless electric lights converged into needle-like spikes, piercing the ginseng dragon whisker.

The electric lights’ damage was very minimal, and the ginseng dragon whisker ignored them, continuing to batter Liu Er.