Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 1052 553: Thousand Soul Gambling Saint_4

Li Banfeng was also surprised as he compared the strength of Song Qianhun and Gui Jianchou.

Song Qianhun was still a Local Deity, while Gui Jianchou's cultivation level had surpassed the realm of a Local Deity, so logically, Gui Jianchou's strength should be above Song Qianhun.

But could Gui Jianchou summon a hundred Sound Cultivating Ghost Servants? Could he do that?

Exactly how many ghost servants does Song Qianhun have?

Could it be a thousand?

Drowning out Chu Zikai's song, Song Qianhun still didn't change his tactics; he summoned another hundred Martial Repair Ghost Servants to siege Chu Zikai.

The tactic was simple, yet effective!

Song Qianhun's resources were truly abundant!

Chu Zikai's Sound Cultivation Technique was completely neutralized, and trapped in the encirclement, he had no better counter-strategy, being slashed all over by the Martial Repairs, his consciousness gradually blurred, quickly losing combat capability.

Song Qianhun murmured to himself, "Small bets may not earn, big bets never lose, and grand bets never fail. Today, I'll show you my real skills."

The golden-haired elder was also injured by Li Banfeng, and not lightly. In such a situation, he could only use all the blessings granted by the God, employing his most powerful means.

He took a knife and, from the shoulder down, severed his left hand.

The arm dropped to the ground and instantly turned into a mound of mud.

This was a sacrificial ritual; Li Banfeng had seen similar techniques in the Dark Star Bureau's files.

The mud piled up layer by layer, quickly forming a dark-green castle.

As a real castle, it seemed a bit small, only two meters tall, five meters wide, and with a depth of about three meters.

But to call it a model, it's definitely a bit too big.

Moreover, it was definitely not an Illusion Technique; the enormous castle burst through the entire side hall, slowly pushing through the ballroom's roof.

The castle lowered its drawbridge, opened its main gates, and a torrent of power gushed out.

Li Banfeng and Chu Zikai simultaneously retreated; although not equipped with the Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster Skill, it was an expert's instinctive response to danger.

This force didn't manage to absorb Li Banfeng and Song Qianhun, but it did draw in Chu Zikai and the golden-haired elder.

Li Banfeng wanted to pursue into the castle, but Song Qianhun stopped him, "Don't be reckless, this castle is too eerie. Once inside, we may end up at a disadvantage."

Li Banfeng gradually sensed the peril inside the castle, but he didn't want to let Chu Zikai escape.

While he was considering how to breach the castle, it took the opportunity to close its gates and raise its drawbridge, surrounded by layers of flames protecting its walls.

As the flames scorched, the walls began to harden slowly.

Song Qianhun realized their intention, "They're trying to escape!"

Li Banfeng took out the Music Box, played an old Western lullaby, with its soothing melody augmented by the unique timbre of the Music Box, causing the flames around the castle walls to slowly subside and the hardening process to slow significantly.

This was a Sleep Cultivation method. The Music Box didn't have the power to put Chu Zikai and the golden-haired elder to sleep, but it did successfully lull the mud castle to sleep.

Meanwhile, Song Qianhun dispatched thirty Gong Xiu Puppets, who were dismantling the castle. A section of the north wall had already been demolished.

Inside the castle, the golden-haired elder wanted it to wake up quickly, but his strength alone wasn't enough, "Child, you must help me. Together, we must help this castle move."

Chu Zikai, struggling to speak, said, "How can I help you? I don't know how to move this castle."

"You don't need to know the method, just do one thing for me: focus your mind and use your thoughts to help the castle evade the control of the Sleep Inducer."

Chu Zikai tried to focus his mind, but as blood loss worsened, his thoughts became increasingly scattered, gradually falling into a semi-conscious state.

As it stood, he couldn't offer the golden-haired elder any assistance.

Under Song Qianhun's control, the Craft Repair Ghost Servants had already excavated half of the castle, exposing Chu Zikai's form.

The golden-haired elder whispered in Chu Zikai's ear, "Child, goodbye."

The castle split in two, with one half remaining, and the other suddenly vanishing.

The golden-haired elder concentrated all his strength on the half of the castle, significantly speeding its movement.

After much exploration, Li Banfeng concluded that regardless of Puluo State or the Outside Provinces, nothing could disappear into thin air.

So-called disappearance was merely invisibility to the naked eye, with various causes, possibly a Blinding Technique, the opponent moving so fast it surpassed visual capture, or perhaps they entered a Hidden Form Space or even a Dark Dimension Space.

Li Banfeng used the Golden Gaze Autumn Hair to scan the area and didn't see the castle, essentially ruling out the use of a Blinding Technique.

As for unparalleled speed, that didn't hold; the castle was a physical entity, and such a large mass moving at high speed would undoubtedly have severely disrupted its surroundings, most notably by toppling buildings along the way.

Since it wasn't a Blinding Technique, nor sheer speed, it proved they had hidden in some kind of space.

Li Banfeng thought about using the Greenwater Beggar's Begging Bowl to examine but the timing wasn't right with Song Qianhun present.

He dragged the unconscious Chu Zikai out of the half-remaining castle and took an Elixir from a ghost servant, placing it in Chu Zikai's mouth.

Once he swallowed the Elixir, Chu Zikai quickly regained consciousness, but he couldn't use his techniques and could only move within a small area.