Lange and the thirteen members of the spiritual race together with the earth immortal attacked another earth immortal who took orders from Darby. Drastically outnumbered, the earth immortal was easily defeated. Lange then took over and controlled him using the Puppet Strings.
With the two earth immortals that they were able to control, the fourteen spirits began to take on the third earth immortal on Darby's side. This method proved successful for the fourteen spirits whom in a few seconds, had turned all five earth immortals against Darby and into their slaves. This meant that Austin had acquired another five powerful slaves to fight for him.
The Puppet Strings was a brilliant secret skill that proved very useful in battle. Any creature targeted with this skill would be under the control of whoever unleashed this skill. The poor creature, as if enchanted and possessed, would then be more than willing to serve its new master.
Moreover, his life would be in the hands of the one who employed the Puppet Strings. He wouldn't even have the desire to struggle, for the sake of staying alive.
Therefore, the masters at the Earth Immortal Realm would have no choice but to be enslaved by the spirits, walking around rather mindlessly, and responding only to the commands of their captors.
Seeing that his five subordinates at the Earth Immortal Realm had changed sides and stood behind the members of the spiritual race, Darby was beyond belief, how easily his subordinates had defected. He snorted out a furious grunt under his breath.
"What the hell are you all doing? How could you side with those spirits? Are you turning your back on the Ghostdom now?
Get your asses over here, you sons of bitches,"
he shouted at the five earth immortals.
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n his side, he also had to fight the ones who earlier, had sworn to fight with him.
"Doesn't it feel lonely on your side? Now, it's your turn. Stop struggling and become my slave."
Austin flashed Darby a mischievous grin.
"What? What are you going to do with me?"
Seeing Austin's malicious smile, Darby put on his bravest look. Deep inside, though, he was so frightened that goose bumps ran all over his body.
All of a sudden, Darby turned around, transformed into a wisp of smoke and got out of there as fast as he could.
Unfortunately for him, Austin had already seen this coming. He had ordered the fourteen members of the spiritual race and the five earth immortals to keep an eye on Darby in case he ran away.
Before Darby could get away, the fourteen spirits and the five masters at the Earth Immortal Realm had positioned themselves in different places to block his escape routes. They only had to wait for him to pass through.
"You fool! You're not going anywhere!" Lange shouted as he spotted Darby.
He alerted all his slaves. In response, the other thirteen spirits and five earth immortals joined him immediately and formed a wall to block Darby's way.