Chapter 024: Thousand Changing Puppet Silk

Yes, Wang Bo had discovered that White Impermanence was merely an illusion.

He also understood that, from the very beginning of the chase, White Impermanence and Black Impermanence had separated. They were both well aware that it was only a matter of time before Wang Bo caught up to them.

So White Impermanence secretly concealed herself, while Black Impermanence fled with an illusion that could pass for the real thing.

This was likely some secret technique of the Underworld, extremely powerful, so much so that even Wang Bo hadn't seen through it.

Now Black Impermanence was captured, but White Impermanence had long since escaped, having fled to who knows where. Yet Wang Bo was not alarmed; instead, he sincerely praised, "Impressive."

White Impermanence smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for the compliment, my lord."

"What is this secret technique of yours called, the one that can pass off a fake as real?"

"Upside Down Heaven and Earth."

"A fine name, Upside Down Heaven and Earth." Wang Bo clapped his hands and laughed, then said, "But you can't escape."

White Impermanence didn't believe him.

Wang Bo looked at Hela and Lady Gremory. He was too close to the situation to see clearly, deceived by this Upside Down Heaven and Earth technique, while Hela and Lady Gremory had watched the whole process and might have noticed some clues.

Hela pointed in a direction and said, "This technique is indeed exquisite; I didn't see through it either. But I roughly sensed that she seemed to have fled from this direction."

White Impermanence's expression changed.

Lady Gremory said, "To be precise, it's this direction."

She also pointed in a direction, but the direction she indicated differed from Hela's by only two or three degrees.

Wang Bo laughed heartily and, without further hesitation, vanished before the women's eyes like a bolt of lightning.

He traveled with the speed of thunder and lightning, crossing tens of thousands of meters in an instant, but he still couldn't find White Impermanence. Wang Bo realized that White Impermanence must have hidden herself.

She seemed able to know what had happened from the illusion, clearly aware that Wang Bo was pursuing her, so instead of fleeing, she found a place to conceal herself.

For a Yin god, such an ability was not surprising.

Wang Bo's psychokinesis swept out in all directions, inch by inch scanning the nearby sky and earth, leaving no blind spot. He even scanned the strata three thousand meters underground.

Before long, a hint of a smile appeared at the corners of Wang Bo's eyes.

He flickered and appeared in a forest. Stepping over fallen branches and rotting leaves, he walked up to an ancient tree that would take ten people to encircle. Finding a bird's nest on the tree with a newly hatched, hungry chick, he smiled slightly and said, "Will you come out on your own, or should I drag you out?"

The chick looked at Wang Bo uncomprehendingly and let out a tender chirp.

"You won't give up until you see the Yellow River." Wang Bo raised his hand, about to extract its soul.

A wisp of black qi emerged from the chick's body and in the blink of an eye transformed into White Impermanence.

So she had possessed a chick, using the life force to conceal her deathly aura, trying to evade Wang Bo's search.

This move was indeed clever. But Wang Bo was no slouch; he had dealt with death so many times that it didn't take long for him to see through White Impermanence's trick.

To be honest, if it weren't for his proficiency in resurrection, his visits to the Underworld, and his repeated encounters with death, he might have been fooled by White Impermanence as well.

After all, her concealment skills were truly superb.

"My lord, you win." White Impermanence's voice carried a hint of charm mixed with frustration, but no fear, because she was merely a projection of the Underworld's White Impermanence.

Even if she died, it would only mean losing a projection, nothing major. So both White Impermanence and Black Impermanence could face death with equanimity.

Wang Bo snapped his fingers, and the Chains of Heaven shot out from the Gate of Babylon, binding White Impermanence and bringing her back.

In an instant, Wang Bo returned to his previous position.

Hela and Lady Gremory were not surprised by this.

Black Impermanence's expression changed, then quickly calmed down. He nodded at White Impermanence.

White Impermanence said, "I'm sorry, big brother. I let you down."

Black Impermanence shook his head and said, "No need to apologize. The lord's skills are profound; we are outmatched, that's all." He paused, then said to Wang Bo, "But if you want us to reveal the locations of the Underworld's other projections, please forgive us for refusing. Black and White Impermanence will never betray the Underworld."

White Impermanence followed suit, her face resolute. Though she was a woman, she too was unwilling to betray the Underworld.

A wisp of breeze blew, lifting the strands of hair at White Impermanence's temples, making her look quite charming. Seeing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but think of an old saying.

To be charming, wear mourning white.

No, what nonsense am I thinking?

Wang Bo shook his head, casting the thought aside, and said, "Since you're unwilling to betray the Underworld, let me ask you something unrelated to it."

Black and White Impermanence looked puzzled.

Wang Bo said, "Actually, I encountered a zombie at the Divine Sword Villa. This zombie carried a poison that could infect ordinary people and turn them into puppets..."

"The Undying Zombie King!"

"Thousand Changing Puppet Silk!"

As soon as Wang Bo finished speaking, Black and White Impermanence both cried out in surprise.

This greatly surprised Wang Bo, and he immediately realized that the two might know something. He couldn't help but ask, "Who is the Zombie King, and what is the Thousand Changing Puppet Silk?"

Black and White Impermanence exchanged a glance. White Impermanence said, "My lord, you may not know this, but in our world, there appeared a zombie on earth who is hated by gods and ghosts, not subject to the six paths of reincarnation, and can live forever. He calls himself the Zombie King."

Black Impermanence continued, "Because of his zombie constitution, which is hard to bury and hard to destroy, this Zombie King became arrogant and wanted to unify the three realms and six paths. But knowing his own strength was insufficient, he planned to conquer the human world first. So he used the corpse poison within him, combined with secret techniques he had gathered, to refine a very可怕 corpse poison."

"Thousand Changing Puppet Silk?" Wang Bo asked.

White Impermanence nodded and said, "Yes, that's the Thousand Changing Puppet Silk. Anyone infected with this corpse poison will become his puppet and, in an extremely short time, transform into a zombie. Although this kind of zombie is inferior to a true zombie, it retains its former strength, making it very terrifying."

Hearing this, Wang Bo immediately thought of Xie Wangsun. He had thought Xie Wangsun was a zombie created by some secret technique, but it seemed he had been mistaken.

Xie Wangsun had been infected with the Thousand Changing Puppet Silk, and under the influence of this corpse poison, he had slowly transformed into a zombie.

That meant those who were poisoned could all transform into zombies in an extremely short time, while retaining their former strength.

Damn, that was formidable.