Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 256: Chapter 242: Magma Storming the City (Seeking monthly votes)

Fire Persimmon Mountain was erupting!

The ground violently shook, and crimson flames soared high like pillars of the sky, as boundless lava surged furiously.

The scorching lava carved dazzling arcs of fire in mid-air, resembling golden-red dragons soaring, then crashing down with tremendous force.

The torrential lava cascaded downward, ready to incinerate everything!

And at the forefront, perched on Fire Persimmon Mountain, was Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

“We’re… doomed!”

“Why, why is Fire Persimmon Mountain erupting so violently?!”

“Run, hurry, run!!”

The entire Fire Persimmon Immortal City plunged into immense shock and chaos.

People scurried like ants, fleeing blindly.

Chi Dun and Fei Si appeared, hovering high above, personally taking charge to stabilize the situation and calm the people.

The night retreated step by step against the blaze, and the smell of sulfur in the air was unbearably pungent, suffocating!

Faced with such a might of nature, even the powerful Golden Core level cultivators Chi Dun and Fei Si felt their own insignificance and weakness.

In such a situation, mere Golden Core level was utterly insufficient; attempting to stem the tide was no more than a mantis trying to stop a cart!

The only ones they could rely on were the Nascent Soul.

At the mountain’s peak.

Meng Kui’s face, illuminated by the bright flames, could no longer remain calm, his expression grave.

At this critical moment of crisis, as the City Lord of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he had to step up.

“Activate the Fire Persimmon City Defense Array, now!”

Meng Kui’s loud command summoned countless emerald array patterns that appeared in the sky, on the city walls, and on the ground.

These patterns, some slender, some broad, crisscrossed with grandiose presence.

This was the Fire Persimmon Immortal City Defense Array, fully mobilized. Normally hidden, the array patterns were now visible to the naked eye.

The countless array patterns formed walls that blocked the surging lava flow.

Hiss, hiss, hiss…

The rolling lava collided with the array walls and halted, emitting billowing white smoke.

The lava could not advance, accumulating rapidly in place, forming a high slope.

Under the intense heat, the emerald array walls quickly developed cracks.

As the cracks multiplied and reached a certain extent, these array pattern walls finally reached their limit and shattered explosively.

However, wall after wall of array patterns stood, continuously replacing each other. Even if the foremost array wall collapsed, there were always ones behind it.

Thus, relying on the city Defense Array to resist, the speed of the lava’s onslaught was somewhat slowed, buying precious time for the city’s residents.

“Listen to me, everyone, stay calm!”

“The City Lord has made a move. He is a Nascent Soul level cultivator, so we will be safe.”

“No one will be harmed tonight.”

Fei Si’s voice echoed through the city, his expression steely, his voice icy, doing his utmost to calm the people.

After saying this, he immediately mobilized the City Guard Army.

The Fire Persimmon Immortal City Guard Army was meticulously selected, consisting largely of Foundation Establishment cultivators, highly adept at group combat.

The moment of testing Fei Si’s capabilities had arrived!

He had to quickly decide how many troops to deploy in an appropriate manner.

Fei Si thought rapidly, gritting his teeth before dispatching sixty percent of the City Guard Army, leaving forty percent to guard the city and maintain stability within Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Chi Dun dashed over, eager to lead the dispatched City Guard Army to the front lines to counter the surging lava.

Fei Si angrily cursed: “Fool, what use is a brute like you on the front line?”

“You need to stay in Fire Persimmon Immortal City. The situation is chaotic; if demon cultivators take advantage and we lose our footing resulting in a defeat, that would be the worst possible outcome.”

After a brief explanation, Fei Si directly ordered Chi Dun to suppress any unrest within Fire Persimmon Immortal City. If there was any sign of trouble, he was to strike decisively without asking questions, killing any suspicious individuals on the spot.

Though Chi Dun and Fei Si normally did not get along, at such a critical moment, he abandoned past grievances and accepted his orders solemnly.

Fei Si, his brow furrowed with worry, felt a giant stone pressing on his heart.