Chapter 334: Chapter 220: Heavenly Puppet Sect’s Heritage! Divine Power Twin Fruit Skill! Battle the Ruan Family Brothers Again!_2
The Battle of the Hundred Dynasties brought forth numerous talents.
Only the prodigies from either the top-tier or high-level dynasties caught the attention of the overseers and had their names remembered in advance.
"I just checked, and it seems he is from a mid-level dynasty, the Da Jing Dynasty: Jiang Shu. What’s even more interesting is that Chu Guang, from a high-level dynasty, fell at his hands. According to the records from the Da Jing Dynasty, Jiang Shu has only been practicing Martial Arts for three years. If this is true, his Talent is indeed considerable. It’s just a pity that this time, he’s encountered the inheritance of the Heavenly Puppet Sect. Within our True Martial Sect, puppetry is still an external path, and nothing can surpass the power of one’s own Realm," one said.
"The Martial Arts of the mundane world aren’t worth much. It’s ultimately just tempering the physical body, after all. Only at the Furnace Fire Realm does one’s Talent truly manifest. Many so-called dynasty geniuses have fallen at this major hurdle and remain merely servant disciples," another remarked.
The overseers exchanged thoughts, and some began to place bets with great interest.
「Meanwhile.」
At the Rocky Hills, inside a cave, a beast-shaped Puppet at the Peak of the mortal stage shattered into pieces under Jiang Shu’s strikes, scattering on the ground.
On the stone platform, a Jade Scroll in his hands flickered with a faint light, and he had browsed through all the information contained within it.
Heavenly Puppet Sect, Spirit Rank Puppet Refining Technique...
The more he read, the more intense the gleam in his eyes became.
The Jade Scroll clearly outlined the advantages and disadvantages of cultivating the Puppet Skill.
The advantage was naturally the ability to fight multiple enemies; a Cultivator at the Furnace Fire Realm who mastered the Puppet Technique could easily defeat stronger opponents of the same Realm.
But the drawbacks were evident as well. First and foremost, cultivating the Puppet Technique wasn’t easy; it required Cultivators to possess strong spiritual power. This meant that Cultivators had to practice both Primordial Power and spiritual techniques, which ordinary geniuses often found difficult to manage concurrently.
Moreover, even if one successfully mastered the technique, the Puppet Technique was extremely resource-intensive, consuming countless materials. Without sufficient wealth, even with Talent, it would be difficult to continue down this path.
Spiritual Cultivation, enhancing the spirit. Two Realms Shuttle, acquiring materials.
Jiang Shu thought rapidly. The chicken-rib-like inheritance that seemed tasteless to ordinary geniuses was just right for him. In this world, resources might be monopolized by the powerful, but in Xuanxing, in the vast Universe, there were many planets with materials available for his taking.These could completely be used for Refining Puppets.
And the Cosmic Spiritual Cultivation Method enabled him to handle the Puppets with perfect ease.
It’s just a pity that the Puppets here are almost all destroyed, with only one remaining intact. Rather than taking a chance on finding other inheritances, it’s better to repair this Puppet, then refine and control it! he contemplated.
Thinking about the gains he’d made in just two days since entering the True Martial Ancient Hall, Jiang Shu suppressed the joy in his heart.
The Sect was not a safe place.
As a servant disciple, he would surely face various dangerous missions.
But if he could refine a Spirit Rank Puppet early, even facing a strong enemy in the Furnace Fire Realm, he would have the power to fight.
Without any hesitation, Jiang Shu immediately sat cross-legged. After entering the Fetal Breathing Realm, his Spiritual Cultivation had been continually enhancing his spiritual power. This was further nourished by the previous refinement in the Spirit Cleansing Pool and directly fed back into his Detachment Realm.
The broken materials on the ground, under the control of Primordial Power and spiritual power, were amalgamated by Jiang Shu into this Peak mortal-stage Puppet.
Having fought his way here, he naturally knew the prowess of this Puppet.
If it weren’t for his own extraordinary combat ability, plus the fact that the Puppet was uncontrolled and lacked intelligence, it would have been impossible for him to fight three at once.
A Peak mortal-stage Puppet was equivalent to a Peak Detachment Realm powerhouse.
Once refined, he could sweep through the True Martial Ancient Hall!
Any opportunity could be seized!
The text in the Jade Scroll continuously appeared in Jiang Shu’s mind.
「Time flowed like water, and finally, it was the third day.」
The panel updated. Heavenly Puppet Sect Puppet Technique: Entry-level (20/1,000).
Raise your hand, step left, attack! he instructed himself mentally.
With the panel as eternal proof, after reaching the entry-level, Jiang Shu’s progress in repairing the Puppet accelerated, and in less than a day, it was completely perfected.
His mind turned. The ape-shaped Puppet in front of him swung its hand like a fist and stepped to the left with one foot. Its form twisted, piercing the air and creating a sonic boom that thundered throughout the area.
"Step to the right, defend."
Jiang Shu swung his fist, feeling the restored defensive power of his Puppet.
After several attempts, he confirmed that the ape-shaped Puppet could basically execute all his commands and that he could fully control it in combat. Only then did he store the Puppet back in his Storage Bag.
Walking out of the rocky mound, Jiang Shu relaxed his muscles. With one step, the surrounding scenery flashed by in his eyes.
He moved extremely fast, and along the way, he also faintly smelled a hint of blood. Apparently, the True Martial Ancient Hall wasn’t safe everywhere; geniuses had definitely perished here.
I wonder how Xue Xuan is doing now.
As the thought flashed through his mind, Jiang Shu kept his eyes and ears open in all directions.
Soon, in a cave chamber, he found a Supreme Pill Furnace, swallowed the Elixirs inside, and with an increase in spiritual power, naturally stepped into the Late Stage of the Detachment Realm.
"The True Martial Ancient Hall really is full of opportunities," he mused. "In just five short days, not only have I obtained the Puppet inheritance from the Heavenly Puppet Sect, but I have also acquired a Supreme Pill Furnace. If I could continue cultivating here, I might even step into the Furnace Fire Realm within the year."
"It’s just a pity that in a few days, this True Martial Ancient Hall will disappear, and the Battle of the Hundred Dynasties will come to an end! I wonder what it will be like back at the Sect."
"I’ve also made a breakthrough in my Realm. Now, I’m only missing a Divine Skill I can cultivate and a Spirit Rank Cultivation Technique."
Especially Divine Skills. I should be able to obtain Cultivation Techniques at the Sect, but Divine Skills will affect my future combat power. Although Master Ming Lei’s Primordial Pill contains many, they’re ultimately only practicable once I reach the Furnace Fire Realm.
Feeling somewhat regretful, Jiang Shu stood up. He took all the Elixirs from the Supreme Pill Furnace one by one and put them back into his Storage Bag, then swept up the Pill Furnace in a single move.
However, just as he was leaving this place, preparing to go to other areas to see if he could encounter even greater opportunities, not far away, space was torn apart, and two figures appeared from it.
Upon seeing Jiang Shu, both of them were startled.
Then, sinister laughter issued from both of them simultaneously:
"Jiang! What a narrow road for enemies. We’ve... met again!"
"This time, whether you leave behind your Jade Token, Storage Bag, or Treasures, you’re undoubtedly going to die! But if you behave, we brothers might leave your corpse intact!"
Ruan Lei’s voice was incredibly sinister. During these few days, he and his brother had not only reunited but had also gained a tremendous opportunity:
The inheritance of the Divine Power Twin Fruit Skill!
This Divine Skill could link their essence, energy, and spirit together; what affected one affected the other, shared hurt, shared burden!
Although the Divine Skill was extremely difficult to cultivate, they had only just barely reached entry-level through the inheritance infusion.
But a Divine Skill is still a Divine Skill, and the brothers’ power had grown many times more than before they entered the True Martial Ancient Hall.
Never mind Jiang Shu of an intermediate dynasty; they were confident they could kill even a genius from a top-tier dynasty outright!
"Brother, why waste words? My fists are already itching!"
Ruan Yan, hot-tempered, stomped his foot. Primordial Power fluctuated like a tidal wave. His Realm had also reached the Late Stage of the Detachment Realm!
"Boy, die!"
Facing this mighty fist, Jiang Shu flipped his hand and launched the Heavenly Gang Dragon Capturing Hand.
Although the True Martial Ancient Hall was within the Hundred Dynasties Battlefield, the Yuan Qi inside the hall was extremely abundant. This enhanced his combat strength beyond what it would be in the outside world.
During the Holy Embryo’s breathing, the Yuan Qi within his acupoints was always brimming full.
A giant dragon claw directly smashed down!
BANG!
Just when Jiang Shu thought his palm would surely make Ruan Yan suffer a small loss, the Ruan Yan in front of him merely stumbled back a few steps, the dissipating Primordial Power reconverging once more.