Chapter 561: Chapter 104: Puppet Beast (Part 2)

This is a cold and fierce beast, dragon-like in appearance with a body crystal clear and translucent, made of some unknown material. The pressure of a late-stage sub-saint makes it look ferocious, strong, and huge!

“Roar!”

The dragon-like fierce beast roared in anger, its originally dull eyes suddenly filled with blood-red energy in an instant.

The powerful sub-saint’s pressure spread across the mid-air, nearly causing those early-stage quasi-saints to nearly fall from the sky.

“What is this thing?” Li Qingming’s face changed; he did not expect the Buddha Master to have such a strange and rare item.

“This creature is a Puppet Beast!” Yin Xi’s face gradually grew solemn, “Back in the day at Wanling Pass, I heard from the Taiching Master. Among the tens of thousands of worlds in Central Heaven World, there are actually only ten that truly dominate the entire Central Heaven World. Among the top three, one is Technology Mysterious City, one is the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons, and another is the Puppet Spirit Domain.”

“Puppet Beast! Are you saying that this thing comes from the Puppet Spirit Domain?” Li Qingming said, somewhat surprised.

“It should be correct!” Yin Xi’s voice was filled with a coldness, “And I’m certain. These two creatures have connections with the Outer Realm Dao Chaser you mentioned!”

“Really?” Li Qingming’s eyes were nearly spitting fire, his voice growing colder.

Yin Xi said coldly, “Puppet Spirit Domain indeed sells puppet beasts to other Central Heaven worlds, but those are mostly weak or obsolete ones. Such a powerful Puppet Beast would only be in the possession of high-level individuals within the Puppet Spirit Domain. How could that so-called Buddha Master have access to the high-level individuals of the Puppet Spirit Domain, let alone obtain such an advanced Puppet Beast!”

“Not good, everyone get out of the way!”

Suddenly, Yin Xi pushed Li Qingming aside, then a halo surged in front of him, and the dense Taiqing True Essence formed a Tai Chi Diagram covering a ten-mile radius in front of him.

“Boom!”

The Puppet Beast with its bared fangs and claws was kept at bay by the Tai Chi Diagram cast by Yin Xi.

Immediately after, Yin Xi resolutely made his move, his hand waved gently. Wrapped around his pale hand was a purple layer of True Essence emitting Immortal Light, looking like a purple grinding disc, flashing a blinding purple light, lashing out instantly.

“Bang!”

The grinding disc pressed over the Puppet Beast, but the abnormal Puppet Beast seemed utterly unaffected.

It violently flicked its tail; its massive body stood upright and flew upwards, the sharp claws ferociously grabbing at the Tai Chi Diagram.

“Puff!”

Yin Yang Qi dispersed, and the formerly solid Tai Chi Diagram, like papier-mâché, was torn apart by a claw. But that was not all; without a fulcrum, the claw moved even faster towards what lay beyond the Tai Chi Diagram.

“Swish!”

Yin Xi’s eyes flickered with purple light, sidestepping the Dragon Claw while his right index finger lit up with a black and white odd light, like a Yin Yang Pen pointing at the Dragon Claw.

“Qiankun Finger!”

He shouted loudly, and his index finger seemed to elongate in that instant, pointing straight at the Dragon Claw.

“Crack!”

The crystalline Dragon Claw couldn’t withstand the power of the Yin Yang Finger, crumbling into a pile of crystal powder, scattering in the air.

Li Qingming, who was watching from the side, clearly saw the Buddha Master below twitch slightly in his face, as a trail of bright red blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

“Could it be that this Puppet Beast is spiritually connected to its master? If the Puppet Beast is damaged, does its master also suffer? If that’s the case…” A thought suddenly flashed in Li Qingming’s mind.

“Shua!”

A flash of azure light and he summoned Xiong Da, instructing him to conceal his presence and quietly take the strange wooden token from the Fire Origin Realm to attempt to break through the defense of the Buddha Master Transformation Hall.

After all, both the Buddha Master and Po Suo were hiding within the protective shield of the Buddha Master Transformation Hall, and with the power of Li Qingming’s soul avatar, he was not arrogant enough to think he could break through the Buddha Master Transformation Hall’s defense.

Though the wooden token was only capable of breaking Array prohibitions, the defense layer also contained an Array; perhaps the token could just be able to erode away that protection.

…

At this moment, beneath the protective shield of the Buddha Master Transformation Hall.

“Po Suo, what are you dawdling for! Demon Night has given us two Puppet Beasts, and this man in the white robe is too powerful. Just one Puppet Beast is probably not enough to destroy him!” The Buddha Master said while diverting his attention to control a Puppet and turned to Po Suo at his side.

“Fine! Damn outsiders, then let me add a little something extra!” Po Suo snorted coldly, and the ruby mark on her forehead started to flicker.

“Sou!”

Another Puppet Beast tore through the sky, bursting out from the defensive barrier of the Buddha Master Transformation Hall.

This one resembled a giant ape, with the strength of a Late Sub-Saint. However, unlike the dragon-shaped Puppet Beast, this one was covered in black fur, and its body was engulfed in blazing flames.

“Crap, there’s another one!” Li Qingming was taken aback upon seeing this giant ape Puppet Beast, as with their current strength, only he and Yin Xi were capable of confronting a Puppet Beast on their own.

If another one was added to the current situation, then it would be very difficult for everyone to escape unscathed.

“Roar!”

The giant ape thumped its chest and howled, with fiery eyes glancing at Yin Xi. Suddenly, it swung its fists wildly, slamming into the Void in front of it.

With a “Boom,” a pitch-black hole appeared in the space, and the ape dove right into it.

“Weng”

After a moment, the space beside Yin Xi—who was contending with the dragon-shaped Puppet Beast—suddenly shattered. The massive form of the giant ape Puppet Beast materialized beside him, and its iron fists savagely flew towards Yin Xi.

“Not good!”

Li Qingming’s complexion changed, he quickly formed hand seals and decisively took action. The gleaming Qiankun Ruler soared into the air, turning into a vast White Seal, crashing down.

“Boom!”

A thunderous sound flipped the entire Heavenly Vault. The Big Seal covered the sky, square and massive, like a Heavenly Pillar falling down to destroy all. The substantial pressure masked the nature of the Qiankun Ruler, as strands of Yuqing True Essence cascaded down, pressing directly onto the top of the giant ape Puppet Beast’s skull.

“Roar!”

Below, Po Suo’s expression was indifferent. With a gentle shake of her hands, the giant ape above raised its head to look at the approaching White Seal. It let out a fierce roar and, without hesitation, punched upwards.

“Bang!”

Flames shot out from its fists as they collided with the White Seal, and the tremendous force actually sent the White Seal flying away. The terrifying aftermath swept across the sky, tearing a huge hole in the Heavenly Vault.

With a pained cry, the White Seal reverted to its original form, drawing a graceful parabola in midair, before falling towards Li Qingming.

“Hmph, you really think I’m afraid of you!” Yuqing True Essence surged around Li Qingming, who darted towards the giant ape Puppet Beast like lightning, with the Bitter Bamboo Spear in his right hand swift as a spring, aiming a thrust directly at the ape’s eyes.

Yin Xi, who had just managed to fling away the dragon-shaped Puppet Beast, caught the scene and darted to Li Qingming’s side, pulling him back, “Qingming, don’t act this time! The Old Tao has been locked up for so many years and there are many things I haven’t had the chance to try again. This time, let me consecrate my Secret Technique with these two Puppet Beasts!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)