The more desperate Ning Zhuo’s situation became, the happier Silk Lady was. This meant her chances of success increased.
Ning Zhuo controlled the Mystic Iron Puppet to suddenly squat, then extended its leg for a fierce kick.
The opponent was caught off guard, and the puppet’s right knee was kicked outward, making the entire puppet topple to the ground.
"It’s over!" The controlling cultivator was instantly filled with despair.
Yet, he didn’t receive Ning Zhuo’s finishing blow immediately.
He hurriedly braced himself on his left leg, barely managing to stand up, only to see Ning Zhuo controlling the Mystic Iron Puppet to retreat a few steps.
"Could he be a fool, letting me go?" A bizarre thought crossed the cultivator’s mind.
In the next moment, Ning Zhuo attacked again.
After several rounds of attack and defense, the cultivator was knocked to the ground once more.
"It’s over!" He gritted his teeth, ready to accept the bitter fruit of failure, yet Ning Zhuo’s attack came not.
The cultivator controlled the Mystic Iron Puppet to rise, and once more saw his opponent retreating, quietly observing him stand up.
"Could this person be trying to win me over, to join forces?" The cultivator suddenly thought of this, quickly gesturing to show his understanding.
"Cooperate, I’m willing to cooperate with you!" He expressed his willingness eagerly, only to face Ning Zhuo’s renewed assault.
Bang, bang, bang...
Falling, rising to battle again, falling, rising to battle again...
"What on earth are you trying to do?!" The cultivator, tortured to the point of lunacy, shouted.
He felt humiliated, wanting to leave in anger but was reluctant to abandon his investment.
Buying Void Spider Silk was truly a huge expense.
"This guy..." Che Zhuzi and Silk Lady, watching the situation unfold, understood the reason.
Both were stunned as they observed Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo, his hair tied with hemp rope, kept being pulled upward. The wooden awl in his hand repeatedly pricked his own thigh.
Hanging by the beam, piercing his thigh with the awl!
Real combat also provided excellent learning material!
Ning Zhuo deliberately spared his opponent, using him as a practice target, repeatedly solving problems to deepen his control over the Void Spider Silk and his proficiency with the Mystic Iron Puppet.
His progress was visible to the naked eye.
"This younger generation indeed has a talent," Che Zhuzi sighed in admiration.
Silk Lady, with a touch of solemnity on her face, also remarked, "No wonder Ban Ji wants to deal with him. Such a mindset, and such a clear grasp of the situation... allowing him to grow further is unpredictable."
"Luckily, soon you will have no future."
The thought of having Ning Zhuo in her grasp, unable to live or die, excited Silk Lady to the point her face flushed.
The more exceptional Ning Zhuo performed, the greater the sense of accomplishment Silk Lady felt upon capturing him.
"I surrender, isn’t that enough?!" Ning Zhuo’s opponent finally couldn’t bear it anymore, having his Hanging Thread detach from the Mystic Iron Puppet, retreating swiftly.
Ning Zhuo, satisfied with the results, continued to search for another opponent.
After repeating the process a few more times, Ning Zhuo voluntarily stopped.
With a furrowed brow and a grave expression, he fully controlled the Void Hanging Silk. Anyone who saw this expression knew his situation was dire.
"Using this for practice and learning, I’ve advanced my mastery of Void Spider Silk by at least two levels. But..."
"The state of the Mystic Iron Puppet has deteriorated significantly as well."
Ning Zhuo realized this couldn’t continue.
Learning later on yields diminishing returns. It’s easy to improve from zero to sixty, but much more difficult to go from eighty to ninety.
Moreover, these were insights he gained through actual combat, inherently limited.
With no need for rest, Ning Zhuo continued to delve deeper.
In the end, only six Mystic Iron Puppets reached the central area, not even reaching a count of ten.
The mutation in the maze affected not only Ning Zhuo but also implicated many others.
The results of Ning Zhuo’s deliberate practice and learning became apparent in the final stage!
In the testing phase, his nimble steps, precise control of distance, and targeted attack and defense with Void Spider Silk were enough to make others realize—Ning Zhuo was not to be trifled with.
Thus, in the chaos of battle, people subconsciously chose to avoid him.
Thanks to this correct strategy, Ning Zhuo won the opportunity to conserve his strength.
When there were only three left on the field, the other two finally realized and launched a cooperative attack against Ning Zhuo.
"Bring it on!" Ning Zhuo faced the two opponents, inevitably locked in a bitter struggle.
His two opponents, in terms of control, were no less skilled than Ning Zhuo. The state of their Mystic Iron Puppets was also similar to his.
Ning Zhuo could not provoke them with words or divine sense.
While he struggled to resist, Silk Lady suddenly acted.
"Now’s the moment!" she shrieked internally, fiercely casting her spell.
Instantly, Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sea and Essence Sea both trembled.
The hidden poison erupted, causing Ning Zhuo’s face to flush, his head swelled, breathing became rough, and his eyes filled with bloodshot. Simultaneously, numerous thoughts emerged in his Divine Sea.
These thoughts connected like threads, entwined and entangled, quickly spreading, trying to cover Ning Zhuo’s entire Divine Sea space.
"Adore me, submit to me!"
"I am your master!"
"Ning Zhuo, you are no longer yourself, your heart is filled with me, brimming with me. You’re my dog!"
From these thread-like thoughts came strong commands.
Ning Zhuo: ?!!
Extreme bewilderment flickered across Silk Lady’s face: "Wh-what’s happening? Why isn’t he falling for my charm?!
"How is this possible?!!" Silk Lady found it hard to believe, feeling like she was dreaming.
Her proudest means failed utterly on Ning Zhuo.
How could this be!?
"I was ambushed! But why didn’t the Mechanical Ring give a warning? Oh, it’s because it posed no threat to me." Ning Zhuo suddenly understood.
He realized the reason for the failure of the sneak attack.
The essence of such charm is to affect the Divine Sea, altering a person’s perception of themselves.
But not Ning Zhuo.
Because—Innate True Self!
With this innate talent, Ning Zhuo was immune to nearly all related techniques. Of course, this was a game of spear and shield, involving a battle of quantity.
Demon-infused Bloodline Technique!
"Suppress it for me!"
With no issue in the Divine Sea, Ning Zhuo immediately activated the Demon Skill, taking control of all abnormal bodily reactions.
Silk Lady keenly sensed Ning Zhuo’s change and gaped, internally howling: "He recovered just like that? How did he do it?!"
What were the greatest common traits among the Three Superior Sect Techniques?
Control!
The Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique excels in communicating with and controlling spiritual entities. The Five Elements Qi Regulation Art meticulously arranges the five elements. The Demon-infused Bloodline Technique delves deeply, commanding every corner of the body through blood and vessels.
Moreover, Ning Zhuo’s five organs had also been modified, granting him immunity to many techniques invisibly.
Other Demon Skills might not be so immediate, but Silk Lady had the misfortune of encountering the Demon-infused Bloodline Technique!
Ning Zhuo easily resolved the issue. He instinctively shifted his gaze, seemingly through space, spotting Silk Lady hidden at the formation’s core.
"You can’t escape, if you don’t want to be my dog, then die!" Silk Lady resolved secretly.
She glanced at Che Zhuzi, again revealing a coquettish smile: "Brother Che..."
She shook Che Zhuzi’s shoulder, about to incite him.
Che Zhuzi once more displayed a submissive expression, patting her hand with tenderness, "You’ve already lost, admit defeat calmly."
Silk Lady: "Wait, what?!"
In the next instant, horror turned her face deathly pale.
She found herself immobilized, unable to move.
And the one restraining her was none other than Che Zhuzi!
"You, weren’t you charmed by me?!"
Che Zhuzi, unperturbed, replied, "You were indeed capable of impacting those at the Foundation Establishment with your charms. But no one knew, I had already castrated myself. Hehehe."
Saying this, he beamed with pride.
"By doing this, I could save energy and boost the production of Void Spider Silk by seventeen times!"
Silk Lady opened her mouth in shock.