CHAPTER 2052: CHAPTER 2052: SAINT DEMON PUPPET!

"Wyatt? Went to the Fire Worship Sect?"

Upon hearing Maximus Lee’s cold words, Lanni Barnes couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, and a sense of worry involuntarily arose in his heart.

However, when he heard Maximus Lee say that he wanted to use him to lure his son ’Wyatt Barnes’ out of the Fire Worship Sect, he realized that his son was safe and sound.

At least, Wyatt’s doing quite well in the Fire Worship Sect, to the point where even this elder from the sect couldn’t do anything to him!

Otherwise, this elder of the Fire Worship Sect wouldn’t have thought of using him to lure his son away!

For a moment, Lanni Barnes didn’t blame his son for bringing disaster to the Mansion of Azure Clouds but instead was filled with a genuine sense of pride.

His son, Lanni Barnes’ son, is a remarkable person wherever he goes!

As his father, he is proud of his son!

"Hahahaha..."

At that moment, an unrestrained laugh rang out; it was Centurion Zachary Tackman from the Blackarmor Army who was laughing.

After the laughter ceased, he looked at Maximus Lee with disdain and mockingly said, "A dignified elder of the Fire Worship Sect resorts to such underhanded tactics against our ’Junior House Master’ of the Mansion of Azure Clouds... truly pathetic!"

"As for you saying that the Junior House Master brought disaster upon us, destroyed the Mansion, ruined us... Brothers! Tell him! Do you resent the Junior House Master? Are you afraid of death?!"

Suddenly, Zachary Tackman changed the topic, loudly questioning the Blackarmor Army soldiers present.

As he continued, Zachary’s booming voice became increasingly infectious, stirring the blood of every Blackarmor Army soldier present, making their blood boil completely!

"We do not resent!"

"We do not resent!"

...

"We fear no death!"

"We fear no death!"

...

Following Zachary Tackman’s words, the group of Blackarmor Army soldiers roared one after another.

Their roars intertwined, creating soundwaves like thunder, causing ripples to form in the surrounding void.

Even the clouds on the horizon were scattered by the soundwaves!

The Blackarmor Army soldiers were fearless, even though they knew that joining forces might still fall short against the formidable opponents from the Upper Domain before them!

For the Mansion of Azure Clouds, for the House Master, and for the Junior House Master...

They have no regrets even in death!!

And the scene before him was clearly not what Maximus Lee wanted to see.

Maximus Lee wanted to witness the people of the Mansion of Azure Clouds in fear and despair, blaming Wyatt Barnes, with each one clamoring to leave the Mansion, to sever ties with it.

Yet, he never expected:

The group from the Mansion of Azure Clouds before him, facing the formidable Upper Domain experts led by him, showed no signs of fear or despair, nor did they blame Wyatt Barnes. Instead of clamoring to sever ties with the Mansion of Azure Clouds, they stood united!

For a moment, Maximus Lee’s face turned dark with fury, as this was entirely different from what he had imagined!

"Not afraid of death?"

After taking a deep breath, a cold glint, hinting at killing intent, flashed in Maximus Lee’s eyes. He coldly chuckled and spoke again, "Since you are all not afraid of death... then I shall grant your wish!!"

As soon as his voice fell, Maximus Lee raised his right hand, making a gesture.

Behind him, the Saint Immortal Realm experts from the North Qizong, upon seeing Maximus Lee’s gesture, fixated their cold, predatory eyes on Lanni Barnes and the Blackarmor Army soldiers behind Asa Honorston.

They awaited Maximus Lee’s command, ready to strike like a thunderbolt and slaughter all the Blackarmor Army soldiers before them!

"Such brazen words!"

Just as Maximus Lee was about to give the order for the Saint Immortal Realm experts to act, a voice filled with coldness timely resonated, wholly diverting Maximus Lee’s attention.

Maximus Lee’s gaze refocused on the Mansion’s House Master, ’Lanni Barnes’.

The words just spoken were from Lanni Barnes!

"You’ll know soon enough if my bravado holds true or not... You should be grateful you are Wyatt Barnes’ father, otherwise you would not survive today!"

Maximus Lee looked at Lanni Barnes, coldly chuckling as he spoke, "However, even if you survive today, once I use you to lure Wyatt Barnes out and kill him... you will still be doomed!"

Maximus Lee’s words were dripping with a deadly intent.

"No need to wait!"

Just as Maximus Lee abruptly lowered his right hand, about to command the Saint Immortal Realm experts to act, Lanni Barnes’ voice rang out once more, as deep and resonant as the morning bell and evening drum, capturing everyone’s attention.

Lanni Barnes’ forceful shout caused the Saint Immortal Realm experts, poised to strike, to pause in unison.

Their gazes returned to Lanni Barnes.

"Kill..."

Just as Maximus Lee’s face darkened, intending to issue the order again, his mouth opened, producing a single syllable, but then no more sound emerged.

All because his attention was wholly absorbed by Lanni Barnes!

Enshrouded by vast demonic energy, ’Lanni Barnes’ stood in the distance, his robes fluttering, his long hair, freed from its binding, danced like serpents, appearing extremely eerie.

At the same time, Lanni Barnes’ hands, burning with black flames, were moving with large, open gestures, performing an intricate set of hand seals.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

The complex hand seals, executed repeatedly through his hands onto the void, caused the air to tremble, emitting dull explosions.

"Hmm?"

As someone of the ’Fourth Transformation of the Saint Immortal Realm’, Maximus Lee possessed sensitivity far beyond ordinary people.

Maximus Lee clearly sensed:

As Lanni Barnes cast one mysterious hand seal after another, the void seemed to reach the brink of collapse, giving him an ominous premonition, a faint sense of impending danger.

"What is he doing?!"

Maximus Lee couldn’t fathom the reason for this.

Yet, he felt his heart inexplicably begin to panic, as though something monumental was about to occur.

Taking a deep breath, a cold look flashed in Maximus Lee’s eyes as his vast Saint Origin surged out of him, intending to stop Lanni Barnes.

"Too late!"

Just as Maximus Lee’s immense Saint Origin burst from his body, Lanni Barnes’s voice rang out timely, cold and unwavering.

Boom!!

With Lanni Barnes’s final hand seal imbued with overwhelming demonic energy, the void shuddered violently, twisting with incredible speed into a raging vortex under everyone’s gaze.

When the vortex emerged, a deep darkness could be seen at its center...

This darkness, at just a glance, was enough to evoke an eerie, chilling sensation.

Moreover, the absorptive force generated by this vortex was not directed at Lanni Barnes and the others.

Instead, it targeted the other side of the void!

"What is this..."

Witnessing this scene, not only were Maximus Lee and the Saint Immortal powerhouses behind him shocked, even Asa Honorston and a group of Blackarmor Army guards—including Zachary Tackman—were taken aback.

"What kind of technique is the House Master using?"

Asa Honorston’s pupils shrank, his face showing astonishment, seeing his House Master use such a method for the first time.

"Come out!!"

While everyone was captivated by the ’reverse vortex’ created by Lanni Barnes, his voice sounded again, void of any emotion.

It was so cold that it heightened the oppressive atmosphere on the scene.

As Lanni Barnes’s voice fell, everyone was shocked to see:

From the reverse vortex, amidst the deep darkness, a colossal creature emerged.

The gigantic creature, as large as a small mountain, emanated immense and pure demonic energy, slowly emerging from the darkness, capturing everyone’s attention.

This creature, over ten meters tall, was a ’Stone Man’ composed of pitch-black stones, humanoid in shape yet faceless, standing with intimidating majesty.

Its presence exuded an invisible yet overwhelming sense of oppression...

"What is this?!"

Staring at the ’Stone Man’ covered in demonic energy, Maximus Lee was bewildered, seeing such a monster for the first time.

On the Stone Man, he could feel an immensely powerful force.

Even when compared to his current capabilities, it was equally strong, if not stronger!

Yet, he could detect no signs of life on this Stone Man, as if it was a lifeless entity.

"Unite!!"

As everyone’s attention was drawn to the ’Stone Man’, Lanni Barnes’s voice echoed again, focusing all gazes on him.

Under everyone’s eyes, Lanni Barnes moved, shooting straight towards the Stone Man.

As his body touched the Stone Man, a shocking scene unfolded before them...

A torrent of demonic energy surged from the Stone Man, enveloping Lanni Barnes completely.

The next moment, the demonic energy was reabsorbed into the Stone Man.

And Lanni Barnes was nowhere to be seen!

Almost in the instant Lanni Barnes vanished—

"Holy Demon Puppet!"

A member of the Saint Immortal powerhouses accompanying Maximus Lee suddenly seemed to recall something, his face changing dramatically, eyes filled with genuine terror, exclaiming uncontrollably.

"Holy Demon Puppet?"

As the reverse vortex gradually disappeared, everyone including Maximus Lee was stunned.

Holy Demon Puppet?

They had never heard of such a thing!

However, they had heard of ’Human Demon Puppet’, ’Earth Demon Puppet’, and ’Heaven Demon Puppet’.

These were puppets controlled by Demon Cultivators.

Among them, the ’Heaven Demon Puppet’ was the strongest!