MM Racing 936. The Might of the War Puppet
936. The Might of the War Puppet
Xiao Yan directly took out the Heavenly Realm Soul Body of the Soul Palace from his storage ring and broke the seal left by Yao Lao without much hesitation.
The Heavenly Realm soul of the Soul Palace had just regained consciousness and hadn't even had a chance to make a move when it found itself stripped of its senses once again, leaving it slumped in place.
Following the method of crafting battle puppets, Xiao Yan's soul power first eroded the core of the Heavenly Realm soul. Amidst hissing sounds, the Heavenly Realm soul twisted continuously, but it couldn't cause any trouble in the face of the gap between it and Xiao Yan.
After persisting for several hours, Xiao Yan felt that his erosion was almost over. If he continued, his Heavenly Realm soul would lose its spirituality.
So Xiao Yan then began to draw an extremely complex soul imprint. In this process, he not only needed to maintain the suppression of the Heavenly Realm soul, but also had to complete the carving of the soul imprint step by step. Even Xiao Yan was exhausted. This was much more troublesome than killing the opponent directly without caring about anything in the battle.
Several hours later, the drawing was completed.
At the center of the mark was a pupil-sized dot of light—the soul imprint that Xiao Yan had deeply embedded within the battle puppet. Xiao Yan intended to use this imprint to control the puppet. After applying the imprint, Xiao Yan felt a connection established between himself and the Heavenly Realm soul. However, a portion of his intelligence was almost completely erased, while the rest was firmly bound by the imprint. Unless Xiao Yan's own soul was completely destroyed, there was no possibility of him breaking free.
Moreover, even if the soul manages to break free in the future, it will only become a walking corpse, devoid of any spirituality.
After all, it possesses the combat power of a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) level, and the original owner of this battle puppet designed it to ensure the user's safety in multiple ways. After all, if the battle puppet fighting alongside you suddenly goes berserk during a dangerous battle, it would be extremely fatal for anyone.
After completing the soul imprinting, Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then spent a day fusing his Heavenly Realm soul body and Dou Sheng body together.
After the two were perfectly reunited, Xiao Yan knew that he had successfully created the Dou Sheng-level battle puppet!
Under Xiao Yan's command, the battle puppet instantly stood up, its figure like a ghost, and the speed that the battle puppet possessed in its previous life had not disappeared!
Xiao Yan then walked to the side and began to carefully examine the battle puppet he had created.
The battle puppet was entirely blackish-gray, its exterior smoothed again after being forged by the strange fire. Having undergone the burning and fusion of the strange fire within its body into its metal form, its external appearance no longer showed any signs of human innocence. The metal covering its skin resembled armor, encasing the entire battle puppet, though Xiao Yan still revealed part of its face.
The battle puppet's eyes had lost all their liveliness; it was merely a puppet obeying Xiao Yan's commands.
Then Xiao Yan gathered his Dou Qi and, with a fierce whooshing sound, unleashed a full-force attack directly at the battle puppet.
Boom—
After a low, muffled thud, Xiao Yan discovered that the battle puppet hadn't retreated an inch, and its body remained almost completely unchanged. It felt no pain; its body was fused with metal, making its defense almost monstrous!
Seeing this, Xiao Yan also became interested. He then took out the Xuanzhong Ruler from his storage ring, ignited a strange fire, and once again unleashed a Heavenly Desolation Ruler strike.
On the other side, the battle puppet received Xiao Yan's command through the soul imprint and swiftly stretched out its hands to forcefully catch the Xuan Heavy Ruler that Xiao Yan had unleashed.
Amidst the flames, a single strike shatters the illusion!
The battle puppet staggered back three steps due to the impact. When Xiao Yan went to check, he found that the battle puppet only had some charred parts on its hands, but nothing else.
"With this level of defense, let's test our offensive capabilities."
Then, a strange flame flashed in the battle puppet's eyes and disappeared in an instant. Without any warning, it struck with lightning speed, throwing a punch directly at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan released the Eight Desolate Star Lotus Flame to resist, but it was forcibly broken through by the full power of destruction. That punch was extremely sharp and pointed directly at Xiao Yan!
Immediately afterwards, a bright white light appeared on the surface of Xiao Yan's body, following his will, revealing the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe!
The battle puppet landed a punch on Xiao Yan, causing him to stagger back several steps. Xiao Yan felt a sharp pain in his waist and abdomen. Although he was protected by the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor and was not afraid of the battle puppet's punch at 90% power, the battle puppet's attack power was still formidable.
"A warlike puppet!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan finally smiled with satisfaction. In terms of defensive power, this battle puppet was probably slightly stronger than a typical one-star Dou Sheng. Offensively, it couldn't use Dou Techniques, but it still retained its fighting instincts from its previous life. Moreover, as long as Xiao Yan replenished enough of the Eight Desolate Star Lotus Flame, before the strange fire was completely depleted, its strength in battle would be comparable to a typical one-star Dou Sheng.
This battle puppet is certainly not comparable to a true one-star Dou Sheng, but it still has about 90% of the power. It can increase the combat power of a Dou Sheng out of thin air, which is the most important reason why Xiao Yan chose this secret technique.
Aside from the fact that killing a Dou Sheng and obtaining a complete Dou Sheng body and Heavenly Realm soul is extremely difficult, it's almost a free way to acquire the combat power of a Dou Sheng.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but lick his lips, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart. This was only the body and soul of a one-star Dou Sheng; if it were a two-star Dou Sheng, its power would definitely be even greater!
Filled with excitement, Xiao Yan quickly recovered and continued working on the second battle puppet. The smooth progress of the first battle puppet yesterday gave Xiao Yan considerable confidence, and he thought he should strike while the iron was hot and continue to forge another battle puppet.
However, things rarely go as planned.
Fifteen days later, Xiao Yan watched the slowly dissipating soul and muttered to himself, "So resolute! They didn't even give me a chance!"
The plan to create a second battle puppet failed, not because of Xiao Yan's own mistake, but because the two-star Dou Sheng of the Soul Palace somehow managed to self-destruct and disappear when the brand was engraved on his soul.
Without a soul, the battle puppet body that Xiao Yan painstakingly crafted could not last long, and his plan to craft two battle puppets at once was completely ruined.
After calming himself down, Xiao Yan could only helplessly pat his hands and summarize his experience, saying, "It seems that one body is not enough to accompany one Heavenly Realm soul body. I need to prepare more next time."
After spending some time summarizing the experience of refining the battle puppet, which was recorded on a separate jade slip, Xiao Yan bid farewell to Xiao Xuan and returned to the Flower Sect.
After the matters concerning the Flower Sect were basically resolved, Xiao Yan met with Yao Lao and then left the Flower Sect to go to the Yan Clan's temporary residence.
The alliance matters of Burning Flame Valley were naturally left to Elder Yao.
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