He first kicked away the paper figures beside him, freeing his left hand, and then with both hands, with a ripping sound, he tore Liu Yong's body in half!
Is this the thrill of tearing a ghost apart with one's bare hands?!
Yan Shouyi, to boost his morale, couldn't help but shout.
At the same time, he burned a Taoist talisman and took out the Zanpakuto!
The Zanpakuto was peerless; these mere paper figures could not possibly block it!
For a time, Yan Shouyi, wielding the Zanpakuto, fought his way through the Liu family ancestral home, slaughtering these paper figures with great ferocity!
No paper figure could withstand a single strike from Yan Shouyi!
"Agong! You know these paper figures are useless to me, so stop hiding in the shadows and come out to see me!"
"You are a paper craftsman, and I am a descendant of Lu Ban. We are both folk artisans, and in a way, we share the same roots!"
"I don't know what grudge you have with the Liu family, but Liu Yiren is innocent. If you truly make a move against her, don't blame me for disregarding our shared path!"
Agong, hiding in the shadows, heard Yan Shouyi's words and couldn't help but let out a disdainful laugh.
Without receiving a response from Agong, Yan Shouyi made up his mind.
"Heaven and Earth, the profound doctrine, myriad qi is the root. Cultivate through countless eons, to achieve my divine abilities. Within and without the three realms, only the Tao is supreme. Golden light swiftly appears, protect my body!"
"Golden Light Divine Incantation, Break!"
Golden light suddenly appeared on Yan Shouyi's body, but this time the Golden Light Divine Incantation did not protect his surroundings. Instead, it spread outwards like a ripple, repelling all the paper figures!
Immediately after, Yan Shouyi used the Palm Thunder, sweeping through all the paper figures in front of him!
Paper figures were, after all, just paper. Upon being struck by the Palm Thunder, they quickly turned to ash.
Soon, Yan Shouyi cleared a path and fought his way to the main hall of the Liu family ancestral home!
His Zanpakuto swung mercilessly, cutting down these paper figures wearing the skins of Liu family members.
But suddenly, Yan Shouyi's blade stopped, inches from the tip of a paper figure's nose, just one more movement and it would have struck the opponent.
"You..."
Yan Shouyi looked at the paper figure before him and couldn't help but ask, "Are you Liu Yiren, or Liu Jiaren?"
The paper figure blocking his path was a woman of ethereal beauty.
Because Liu Yiren and Liu Jiaren looked so alike, Yan Shouyi hesitated to strike at this moment.
What if.
What if there was a living person among these paper figures?
The woman before him smiled slightly.
The next second, she opened her mouth, and a paper snake shot out from it, directly coiling around Yan Shouyi's neck!
This was something Yan Shouyi had never expected!
The woman spat out the paper snake, and her body rapidly withered. Yan Shouyi then understood that Agong had been waiting for him here all along.
With the paper snake coiled around his neck, Yan Shouyi immediately lost the ability to breathe. Although he held the Zanpakuto, he couldn't swing it at his own head.
In this crisis, Yan Shouyi put away his Zanpakuto and tried to break free from the paper snake's grip with his bare hands.
However, the other surviving paper figures swarmed forward and tightly gripped Yan Shouyi's hands, preventing him from escaping the paper snake's constriction!
In an instant, Yan Shouyi was surrounded and attacked by multiple paper figures, and he couldn't break free!
Even with his powerful body, terrifying healing ability, and strength beyond that of ordinary people, Yan Shouyi still felt the threat of death at this moment!
A descendant of Lu Ban... to lose to a paper craftsman?
Yan Shouyi was filled with unwillingness, but it was all his fault for being negligent and letting his attention be diverted by the paper figure that resembled Liu Yiren, falling into Agong's trap.
Just as Yan Shouyi was desperately thinking of a counter-measure, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and bit down on the paper snake's vulnerable spot!
"You brat, you better keep your word. You have to let the Liu family build a temple for me and burn incense for me every day!"
The newcomer was Zhu Shanzao!
It had hesitated outside the Liu family ancestral home for a long time before finally deciding to help Yan Shouyi.
The moment it entered the Liu family ancestral home, it saw Yan Shouyi in danger!
And so, the scene before them unfolded!
Zhu Shanzao, being a demon, had astonishing bite force. With a single bite, it severed the paper snake's body in two!
The paper snake let out a shrill cry. Its head fell to the ground and stopped moving, and the part coiled around Yan Shouyi's neck lost its strength.
Yan Shouyi finally managed to take a breath!
He gathered all his strength, pushed with his hands, and threw the paper figures clinging to him into the air!
"Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits, Great King of the Central Heavens. Emperor Yan splits ghost blood, bestow upon me true emperorship.
Seven Generals, Eight Yuan Lords, expel misfortune for me. True qi transforms into thunder and fire, the Old Lord subdues the fiery light."
Boom!!!
Boom!!!
Boom!!!
Several heavenly lightning bolts struck down. Before the paper figures could even touch the ground, they were already turned into balls of fire!
When they landed, all the paper figures were burned to ashes by this heavenly thunder fire!
Seeing this, Zhu Shanzao couldn't help but say, "You have such a badass ultimate move, why didn't you use it earlier??"
Yan Shouyi rolled his eyes. The Heavenly Thunder Fire Control Art was not something that could be used whenever one pleased; it wasn't as simple as Zhu Shanzao made it out to be.
Zhu Shanzao then asked, "Where is Agong? Have you seen him?"
Yan Shouyi shook his head, "I've been fighting these paper figures since I came in, and I haven't seen Agong yet."
"It seems your Lu Ban lineage isn't that impressive after all..." Zhu Shanzao muttered to himself, "This is bad, I feel like I've picked the wrong side..."
If Yan Shouyi wasn't Agong's match, Zhu Shanzao would be in a difficult position. If Agong defeated Yan Shouyi, he certainly wouldn't be pleased with Zhu Shanzao either...
Yan Shouyi smiled. Zhu Shanzao was still not very reliable.
However, it was quite simple to win Zhu Shanzao over.
He just needed to make this pig demon clearly see who was stronger.
Yan Shouyi looked up, a different light in his eyes.
Having been in Rongcheng for so long, he had fought with all sorts of people, but never with someone of the same craft as himself, like a paper craftsman.
This battle tonight was not just a battle between him and Agong, but a battle between the descendant of Lu Ban and the paper craftsman!
Ancestors above, how could I, Yan Shouyi, bring shame to the lineage of Lu Ban?!
Yan Shouyi silently drew out three Taoist talismans from his satchel.
Although he didn't know where Agong was hiding, he knew that Agong was definitely watching him.
"Agong! Your paper craftsmanship is indeed formidable, but up to this point, I haven't even used a single move from our Lu Ban lineage's techniques!"
"Tonight, I will let you witness what a true descendant of Lu Ban should be like!"
As he spoke, Yan Shouyi threw out three Taoist talismans. The talismans burned in mid-air, then transformed into countless golden threads, which automatically drifted towards the room where the coffin containing the Three Yuan was sealed!
At the same time, Yan Shouyi recited the incantation:
"Palace of the Northern Emperor, arrive swiftly like clearing clouds. Mighty envoy, hasten to the altar.
Command the swift arrival, thunder roars and thunder gallops, heaven and earth darken, sun and moon dim.
Ten thousand demons bow their hands, at the talisman's arrival they obey. Swallow demons and consume ghosts, cut down evil and slay the fierce.
Dare to disobey the black laws, be brought to Sangtong. Confiscate and send to the black prison, eternal damnation without end.
Deep and long night, sword edge and blade, now I release the seal, ten thousand ghosts submit!"
"Three Yuan, let our paper craftsman friend witness the true you!!!"
"Chirp—"
From the room where the coffin was placed, a clear and resonant cry suddenly erupted.
It was like the cry of a phoenix!
Hearing this sound, the paper craftsman Agong's voice trembled involuntarily:
"From the Lu Ban Scroll, a divine technique—Wooden Puppet Manifestation?! This kid's cultivation is actually this profound!!"