The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1306 - Chapter 1306 Chapter 1405 Compromise

Chapter 1306: Chapter 1405: Compromise Chapter 1306: Chapter 1405: Compromise Two vines bound Fang Lin’s legs and yanked him entirely beneath the surface of the earth. More vines surged forth as soon as he was pulled underground, tying him up tightly from head to toe.

Fang Lin had not anticipated this move, and even the Old Dried Corpse had failed to detect the presence of these peculiar vines underground.

These vines were quite odd, possessing no aura at all, appearing just like ordinary vines, which had given them the chance to entangle Fang Lin and drag him under.

Now bound tightly by the vines, Fang Lin could not move at all, and the vines began to absorb the scant amount of Inner Strength left in his body.

This development made Fang Lin feel uneasy. He had already nearly depleted his Inner Strength activating The Ancient Lamp of Flame God, had barely managed to recover a bit, and now these vines threatened to drain him completely.

At this critical juncture, Fang Lin held nothing back and released the Demon Puppet Dragon Long Jiankong.

With a loud boom, the Demon Puppet burst out of Fang Lin’s Nine Palace Bag and shattered the vines around him. The severed vines, as if terrified, immediately retracted back into the soil and disappeared.

Fang Lin leaped out of the ground and quickly retreated to a distance, swallowing two Pills to continue restoring his Inner Strength.

Under Fang Lin’s command, the Demon Puppet charged toward the cloaked woman and the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King.

The Demon Puppet moved incredibly fast, its body roiling with Demonic Qi, causing the cloaked woman’s pupils to shrink as she sensed danger immediately.

She could clearly feel the overwhelming aura emanating from the Demon Puppet, an entity she could not contend with, and her only thought was to flee!

The cloaked woman turned and fled instantaneously, covering great distance in the blink of an eye.

The Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King also sensed the strength of the Demon Puppet and didn’t dare to confront it, attempting to burrow into the ground to evade.

But the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King’s body was too large. It had only managed to burrow halfway when the Demon Puppet grasped the part of its body still exposed.

With a violent effort, amidst painful howls, the Demon Puppet yanked the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King out from under the ground.

Bang!

Holding onto the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King’s body, the Demon Puppet pulled it out and viciously slammed it onto the ground, causing the earth to tremble sharply.

The Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King wailed as the Demon Puppet grasped it, its body continuously eroded by the Demonic Qi causing excruciating pain.

With no other choice, the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King spewed a jet of flame, attempting to push the Demon Puppet back.

However, the Demon Puppet remained immovable. The flames raged around it, but not even slightly did they affect it–the fearsome Demonic Qi completely insulated the Puppet from the fire.

The Demon Puppet, seizing its advantage, swung the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King around like a lifeless dog, pounding it against the ground multiple times. After more than a dozen strikes, the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King was wilted like a beaten eggplant.

But being a Demon King, merely being swung around like that didn’t bother it much; rather, it was the Demon Qi from the Puppet causing it great pain.

The cloaked woman, having escaped far away, looked back and saw the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King being treated so brutally, her face immediately showing a mix of pity and hesitation.

After all, this was a Giant Demon King; there weren’t many of them left in the Demon Beast Forest.

She harbored feelings for all the creatures in this place and didn’t want to abandon them unless absolutely necessary.

Even when she used the swarms of insects to ward off the flames earlier, it was only because there had been no other choice–if not for the insects, she would have likely been burned alive.

After hesitating repeatedly, the woman in the black robe ultimately couldn’t abandon the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King and turned back again.

“Stop!” As soon as the woman in the black robe approached, she shouted at the Demon Puppet.

The Demon Puppet, not listening to the woman in the black robe, would not stop without Fang Lin’s order.

“Weren’t you running away? Why have you come back?” Fang Lin looked at the woman in the black robe with a teasing smile, speaking with a trace of weakness.

The woman in the black robe stared intently at Fang Lin: “Make him stop, don’t hurt the Fire Spirit Silkworm anymore.”

Upon hearing her words, Fang Lin narrowed his eyes and then ordered the Demon Puppet to cease.

Although the Demon Puppet stopped, it still held onto the Fire Spirit Silkworm Demon King, preventing it from making any sudden moves; the creature could only look pitifully at the woman in the black robe.

The woman in the black robe glanced warily at the Demon Puppet, which remained indifferent, as cold and unmoving as a stone.

“I am willing to tell you what you want to know,” the woman in the black robe said.

“Oh? What can you tell me?” Fang Lin asked with a smile. Though this woman in the black robe was powerful, now that the Demon Puppet had appeared, he reckoned that she wouldn’t dare use her abilities recklessly.

The woman in the black robe said solemnly, “You outsiders come here merely to seek the Divine Weapon.”

Hearing this, Fang Lin remained expressionless: “Then do you know where this so-called Divine Weapon is located?”

The woman in the black robe shook her head. Fang Lin laughed: “Since you don’t know, what can you tell me? You aren’t simply here to jest with me, are you?”

The woman in the black robe clenched her teeth: “Although I don’t know the location of the Divine Weapon, I can tell you this–everyone who has entered here will not obtain the Divine Weapon, and most of you will die here.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Lin began to ponder in his heart.

What did this woman mean by her words? No one can obtain the Divine Weapon? And what about saying that most will die here? What does this mean? Could it be that this place is full of dangers, and it’s impossible for anyone to overcome those dangers to acquire the Divine Weapon?

Fang Lin harbored doubts in his heart, but he did not show it outwardly and instead said, “First, tell me about your identity and origin.”

The woman in the black robe bit her lip: “I am a guardian of this place.”

“Hm? What do you mean?” Fang Lin asked, frowning and slightly puzzled.

The woman in the black robe looked coldly at Fang Lin: “This place is the Second Array, and I am its guardian, responsible for annihilating everyone who enters here.”

Hearing this, Fang Lin immediately understood some things, which somewhat matched his previous guesses.

However, Fang Lin still did not show much emotion, as he couldn’t ascertain whether this woman was telling the truth.

“What guardian? What Second Array? Explain more clearly,” Fang Lin asked somewhat discontentedly.

The woman in the black robe scoffed: “If it weren’t for the formidable trump card you possess, I would absolutely not be revealing this to you.”

After pausing, the woman in the black robe continued: “This place is the Second Array, besides this, there are another six layers, making a total of a Seven-layer Array, and each layer has its guardian.”

ps: Second update

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