In the blink of an eye, Lin Chen rushed to the front of Puppet Luo Ming.

Holding the blade in both hands, Lin Chen descended from above.

He executed a tenfold Vibrating Blade strike, powerful and imposing!

The strength of this strike exceeded forty million catties!

Facing this terrifying strike, Puppet Luo Ming remained expressionless.

He held two Red Spears, still blocking before him.

Boom!

When the blade and spear collided.

The massive force caused the ground to sink considerably.

The blade edge slashed at the spear shaft, stuck for a long time.

Finally, Lin Chen withdrew his blade and retreated, leaping ten feet away.

This strike resulted in an even match.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, a hint of shock in his eyes.

"Exactly how strong is this puppet?"

During the battle, Lin Chen glanced at the other battlefields.

At this time, Wu Xingkui and Chen Danxin were locked in combat, with the two evenly matched.

Both are Nine Revolutions Golden Core cultivators, although Wu Xingkui is stronger at controlling puppets, his own combat strength is not weak.

However, on the Demon Cultivators’ side, there were still eight Golden Core Cultivators, all at mid-Golden Core stage.

Additionally, seven Core Formation Stage puppets, also strong.

But compared to the Righteous Alliance side, they clearly lacked numerical advantage.

Apart from the deceased Patriarch Cai, the remaining nineteen Golden Core Cultivators steadily suppressed these Demon Cultivators.

At the same time, Lin Chen’s Martial Arts Puppet was scouting the sides...

"It appears the Righteous Alliance holds the advantage..."

"But going on like this isn’t feasible."

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

This time, the Righteous Alliance took the initiative, deploying elite forces, setting up a strategy for a sneak attack.

The focus is on speed, aiming to annihilate these Demon Cultivators before the Demon Sect has time to react.

Otherwise, once reinforcements of Golden Core Demon Cultivators from other bases arrive, the Righteous Alliance will be in critical condition.

"Quickly decisive victory is needed..."

While holding back Puppet Luo Ming, Lin Chen issued commands to the Martial Arts Puppet.

Boom boom boom!

Another round of nanomissile volleys.

After a wave of firepower suppression, several Golden Core Demon Cultivators perished.

In the distance, Wu Xingkui soon noticed this.

"No, that guy from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is too troublesome... Otherwise, with just the measly Righteous Alliance, how could they be my match?"

Wu Xingkui quickly issued orders to the puppet.

"Don’t hold back, kill him!"

Upon receiving Wu Xingkui’s command, Puppet Luo Ming actively rushed towards Lin Chen.

The long spear in his hand continually swung, both power and speed were astonishing.

After defending for more than ten rounds, Lin Chen began to struggle, his arms numb, the Demon-slaying Blade nearly slipping from his grip.

"It seems, under usual circumstances... I’m far from being a match for this puppet!"

"Since that’s the case, Candle Dragon’s power!"

Lin Chen muttered inwardly.

With the appearance of Candle Dragon’s power, Lin Chen instantly felt a surge in strength...

Both speed and reaction accelerated by nearly double. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Come fight! Let’s see if you can withstand this strike!"

"Tenfold... Vibrating Blade!"

Lin Chen once again slashed, targeting the puppet’s vital spot.

It was the same tenfold Vibrating Blade, but this strike’s power was precisely double!

Boom!

The strike landed on Puppet Luo Ming’s Red Tassel Spear.

The puppet’s feet immediately pressed the ground down significantly.

But immediately, a terrifying force surged.

The force coming from the Red Tassel Spear grew stronger...

Lin Chen slightly furrowed his brow, his whole body enveloped in a layer of black colony armor.

Ka—

In the midst of blade-gun contention, Lin Chen’s expression slightly changed.

Quickly turning to dispel the force, he then retreated hundreds of feet.

Glancing again at the Demon-slaying Blade in his hand.

Unexpectedly, a several-centimeter-large gash appeared.

"This..."

Lin Chen slightly furrowed his brow, the Demon-slaying Blade unable to bear the force of his recent strike!

"Damn, although the Demon-slaying Blade is blessed by the Martial Spirit, the blade itself is merely mortal iron... quite lacking!"

Lin Chen secretly thought.

Previously, Wang Lishan mentioned that this Black Blade Martial Spirit isn’t the blade itself.

But rather the spirit residing within the blade!

It can be understood as the existence of an Artifact Spirit...

This Black Blade Martial Spirit grants extraordinary durability to the Demon-slaying Blade, but since its material is only mortal iron, it is restrained by this...

"Seems like I’ll have to find an opportunity to reforge the Demon-slaying Blade."

Lin Chen felt distressed, wondering what kind of Treasures of Heaven and Earth would match this Black Blade Martial Spirit?

He suddenly gazed at the puppet’s two long spears.

"These spears..."

He squinted his eyes.

Just now, in their contest, that terrifying power couldn’t be endured by the Demon-slaying Blade.

But the long spears remained undamaged...

"Could it be, these two spears are the ones used by Senior Luo Ming back then..."

Lin Chen believed it to be highly likely.

As the Peak Nascent Soul of Qing State three thousand years ago, the Magical Treasures used by Luo Ming were naturally exceptional.

It’s said these two long spears are Spiritual Artifacts, materials for their creation are rare in ten thousand years...

"If only I could seize these long spears."

Lin Chen felt somewhat eager.

If he could melt these two long spears into the black blade, the power of the Demon-slaying Blade would surely elevate several levels.

His mind stirred slightly, Lin Chen wrapped the sword in True Essence.

This would allow for a degree of protection for the Demon-slaying Blade.

"For now, we’ll have to make do..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath and charged at Puppet Luo Ming once more.

Amidst flashes of blade and shadow of spear, another few dozen rounds of entanglement ensued.

Although purely from a force standpoint, Lin Chen didn’t lose much to the puppet.

But the puppet’s flesh body was reconstituted, its defense far surpassing Lin Chen’s flesh and blood.

This is Lin Chen’s disadvantage.

But Lin Chen also has an advantage, that being his martial skills which are far more refined than the puppet’s.

After all, it is a flesh puppet devoid of a Divine Soul, only possessing brute strength, lacking even a fraction of Luo Ming’s spear technique essence.

If back then the Red-faced Nether Ghost’s Divine Soul inhabited the puppet’s body, Lin Chen would likely have been defeated long ago.