"Challenge?"
Merlin looked at the puppet. It did not seem to be kidding.
"Okay, challenge away."
Merlin was now filled with confidence. No matter what challenge it was, he would be able to pass it.
"Very well, the first challenge is, you must defeat six puppets like me! Remember, these puppets are all comparable to a peak Great Wizard!"
As soon as the puppet finished speaking, six fully-black puppets whizzed through the air from beyond. Merlin used his Mind Power to scan them, there was indeed no life force.
However, the material that formed these puppets' bodies was quite extraordinary. The puppets were not made from conventional materials typically used in puppet transfiguration but instead, a distinctive kind of metal.
"Can I start now?"
"Of course!"
Upon hearing the puppet's reply, Merlin's Magic Power gushed out of his body and swiftly transformed into a terrifying hurricane that hurled toward the six puppets.