Chapter 463: Unity of Reality and Illusion

When Grave Blood’s laughter stopped, what emerged from the ground were all his corpse puppets, identical to him in appearance, but with red runes drawn on their faces, although the two from before were not his real body.

Everything gives off a third-rank vibe!

Zhang Mu and Hachikuju exchanged a glance, seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes.

These corpse puppets were not zombies or low-rank clones as they had guessed. From the vibe they gave off, every single Grave Blood had the aura of a third-rank.

A chill ran down the backs of both of them simultaneously.

Does that mean this Grave Blood has tens of thousands of third-rank evolvers under his command?

That’s impossible!

Zhang Mu shook his head. If that were the case, why would this Grave Blood bother talking to them? With tens of thousands of third-rank experts attacking together, this world would not be unconquerable. Zombies and mutant beasts would have no chance to resist.

However, these corpse puppets resembling Grave Blood indeed emitted a third-rank aura. This was undeniable.

So where could the problem lie then?

Just as Zhang Mu was puzzled, his friend Hachikuju said, “I don’t care how you did it, let’s have a fight to find out!”

All the Grave Blood showed the same expression and spoke the same words, it was a very scary scene.

But Hachikuju didn’t care, his Red Blood underneath him felt his anger burning, looking at the countless Grave Blood without any fear, letting out a battle cry full of determination.

The only thing it feared was the King of Warhorses, but now its predecessors, its elders, stood by its side, united with them, so there was nothing to fear, even if the opponents were tens of thousands of enemies with a third-rank aura.

Hachikuju, engulfed in flames, seemed to have gained more power, ready to fight alongside Red Blood, the huge phantom battle axe reappeared behind him, blocking out the sky.

“Interesting, a third-rank human evolver, becoming my corpse puppet, should be fun.”

Grave Blood twitched its lips, not even concerned about Hachikuju’s overwhelming anger, as thousands of corpse puppets simultaneously attacked Zhang Mu and Hachikuju.

Seeing this, Hachikuju activated the giant axe shadow behind him in advance, sweeping towards a large group of corpse puppets in front of him, allowing Red Blood to charge into the ocean of corpse puppets.

Red Blood’s flames combined with Hachikuju’s blade energy barrier, protecting his body, continuously shattering the illusions of Grave Blood with the phantom battle axe.

“These corpse puppets are of second-rank initial power and speed, their breath is fake!”

Hearing Hachikuju’s voice, Zhang Mu knew he had just been testing the level of the corpse puppets, if they were truly third-rank, he would have been submerged by now.

However, for some reason, even though many corpse puppets were shattered by illusions and blade qi territory, as soon as an area was cleared, new corpse puppets would immediately emerge.

It didn’t seem like there were only tens of thousands; those replenished corpse puppets seemed endless, no matter how many were lost, an equal number would be replenished.

However, Hachikuju’s current state was limited; he slightly reduced the range of the blade qi territory, which immediately alerted Grave Blood to his attempt to conserve energy. Grave Blood seized the opportunity, intensifying its attack.

Many ants bite an elephant, remember, these aren’t even ants; they are corpse puppets with second-rank strength.

By the time Hachikuju realized this, Grave Blood had consciously positioned him in the middle of the sea of corpse puppets.

However, the energetic Zhang Mu, who had long been using his mental powers, finally discovered Grave Blood’s tricks and shouted loudly.

“These corpse puppets have illusions, mixing reality and falsehood. Most of what you have attacked is just an illusion!”

Hachikuju was surprised when the corpse puppet he was attacking felt real to the touch, how could it be an illusion?

The thousands of Grave Blood creatures were focused on dealing with Hachikuju and not bothering Zhang Mu. When they heard Zhang Mu’s voice, they all sneered and said, “You’ve been discovered, truly worthy of being a third-rank evolver in the spirit department, and also possessing illusions that can deceive the Ginseng King.”

The patterns on their faces became more sinister, as if something was trying to come alive from within.

“But, even if you know, what can you do about it?”

Yes, this is not just an illusion, the corpse puppet is real. If it were merely an illusion, they could just ignore it and walk away.

The illusions are meant to weaken Hachikuju’s strength, while the real corpse puppet prevents them from leaving.

“City Lord Hachikuju, I sense sadness in your eyes, you seem very upset. Can you unleash your anger now?”

With a cold snort from Grave Blood, the scenery before Hachikuju suddenly changed, causing them to stop controlling the battle axe behind them.

All they could see before them was Gesar!

The same Gesar looked at him with a bright smile, stirring up the pain in his heart.

“Big brother Hachikuju, are you going to hurt me?”

Gesar’s pitiful voice echoed in Hachikuju’s ears. Even though he knew it was all fake, the illusions from Grave Blood were too real for him to act.

Seeing Hachikuju in pain, Gesar’s voice became sharp again.

“Why aren’t you coming to rescue me? You said you love me? You’re lying to me!”

“Hachikuju, I died because of you!”

The harsh voices made Hachikuju close his eyes, not wanting to listen.

But Grave Blood wouldn’t let him go. On one hand, there was Gesar’s accusations, and on the other hand, there was the voice of Gesar begging him in his ears to go to that world with him.

“I’m so scared, it’s so cold there, I don’t want to be here. Hachikuju, save me!”

Hachikuju never really got over Gesar’s death, and when Grave Blood provoked her, her negative emotions rose up again.

“No, I came to save you, I didn’t mean to harm you.”

“I didn’t lie to you, I really love you…”

Without realizing it, Hachikuju relaxed her guard, even reflecting on her current situation.

From Zhang Mu’s perspective, Hachikuju suddenly stopped attacking, and the restless Red Blood underneath couldn’t awaken its host who was triggered by memories. It could only release flames, complemented by a shrinking blade energy barrier, guarding Hachikuju.

Hachikuju didn’t attack, but Grave Blood’s army of corpse puppets didn’t stop; real corpse puppets kept rushing into the storm of energy, draining his power.

Hachikuju was in grave danger!

Zhang Mu’s heart tightened; he hadn’t tested if his awakening ability could be used this way!

But if they didn’t act soon, Hachikuju would die!

Whatever, give it a try!

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