Pang Yunxiao gave a wry smile and winked at Qian Duoduo.
"It's an order from Old Ancestor Mo, the Peak Master; I have no choice but to obey. The Old Ancestor commanded me to fight you with all my strength."
Qian Duoduo was startled.
"Fight with all my strength" meant placing him on an equal footing with Pang Yunxiao.
This match against Pang Yunxiao would definitely be observed by the eight Peak Masters and Elders watching.
The reason Old Ancestor Mo arranged for Pang Yunxiao to obstruct Qian Duoduo might also be due to Mo Ya.
Qian Duoduo had beaten his grandson, so as a grandfather, he naturally wanted to get some revenge for him.
However, he was satisfied with the Appraisal Fair Qian Duoduo organized and even gave Qian Duoduo a Protector token.
So, saying that Pang Yunxiao should "fight with all his strength" against Qian Duoduo might not be meant literally.
Thinking of this, Qian Duoduo gritted his teeth and cupped his hands towards Pang Yunxiao, "The honor is mine."
Pang Yunxiao was acting, and Qian Duoduo also had to cooperate and play along well.
Nodding, Pang Yunxiao waved his hand, releasing five Zombie Puppets.
These five Zombie Puppets, at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation, were not equipped with Soul Locking Chains, Bronze Puppet Armor, or Zombie Blood Claws.
"I also have Zombie Puppets."
With a flick of his fingers, Qian Duoduo also brought out five Zombie Puppets.
These were also five old Zombie Puppets, only equipped with Zombie Blood Claws on their arms.
In Ba Ling Sect, most Soul Cultivators had mastered the art of Zombie Puppet control.
Qian Duoduo using Zombie Puppets against Zombie Puppets was not excessive.
Inside the cave, man against man, Zombie Puppet against Zombie Puppet, they fought in a chaotic brawl.
Qian Duoduo and Pang Yunxiao made loud banging sounds, but it actually resembled Senior Brothers practicing against each other.
As they were fighting intensely, a cough echoed in their ears.
This cough should have been from Old Ancestor Mo.
Their peaceful exchange here displeased the Old Ancestor.
Upon hearing the cough, Pang Yunxiao's expression changed, and he roared.
"Combine!"
His five Zombie Puppets immediately merged into one, and Pang Yunxiao's Aura consequently rose from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Qian Duoduo summoned two more Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Zombie Puppets to help him resist Pang Yunxiao's attacks.
Although Qian Duoduo's five Zombie Puppets couldn't fuse, their coordinated offense and defense were extremely tacit, and they did not fall into a disadvantage.
After a few more rounds, Qian Duoduo seized an opportunity intentionally given by Pang Yunxiao and destroyed two of his Zombie Puppets.
"Bang!"
Qian Duoduo punched Pang Yunxiao on the shoulder, and as he fell, Qian Duoduo rushed past him.
Pang Yunxiao softly said behind Qian Duoduo, "Two Zombie Puppets, that's a lot of money, remember to compensate me."
When they rushed out of the cave, Guan Xuansheng and the others were already waiting outside.
When Qian Duoduo asked them, they said the last opponents they encountered were two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Zombie Puppets.
Ba Ling Sect had specifically increased the difficulty for Qian Duoduo.
This indicated that they were still probing Qian Duoduo's identity and observing his abilities.
After rushing through the Zombie Graveyard, they entered a dense forest.
In the dense forest, blade light flashed. They had reached the sixth stage of the selection battle, the Blade Forest, the Right Eye Peak's entrance assessment.
Every tree in the Blade Forest could cut out blade light.
According to Qian Duoduo's observation, the trees in this Blade Forest were all quasi-Puppets. Each tree was equipped with four magical blades that could unleash Spiritual Qi in four directions but could not move.
The eleven of them formed a formation and rushed into the Blade Forest. The Blade Forest, which originally had only Foundation Establishment Middle Stage attack power, instantly rose to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
With the experience of forming a formation in the Arrow Rain stage, passing through the Blade Forest, which was originally fraught with danger, became exceptionally easy.
The Soul Cultivators first weakened the Blade Forest's attacks, the Spirit Cultivators first blocked from a distance, and the Body Cultivators, holding Bronze Gold Shields, finally resisted at close range.
The magical blades cut onto the Bronze Gold Shields one by one, clanging and sparking.
Yet, they remained unscathed within their tortoise formation.
