Chapter 388: Main Hall, Eliminating Human Puppets
After the two Dan Beasts devoured the eighth-tier pills, they fell into a deep sleep on Xiao Ze's body. These pills, after all, were not just any eighth-tier pills; they were at the pinnacle of their tier. Compared to the two-color pill thunder eighth-tier pills Xiao Ze had fed them, they were much stronger. But still, they were within the same level, not a qualitative leap, and could be easily digested by the Dan Beasts. Hence, after consuming the two-color pill thunder eighth-tier pills, both Dan Beasts fell asleep to absorb the medicinal power.
"Xiao Ze, did you really manage to tame it just like that?" Qing Lin asked, wide-eyed.
"More or less. This little white beast is basically tamed now, but the cost wasn't small. One two-color pill thunder eighth-tier pill is enough to make cultivators outside fight to the death for it," Xiao Ze said, rubbing the little white beast's head in his arms.
"But it's worth it to tame a Dan Beast," Xiao Yi Xian said with a gentle smile.
The others nodded in agreement. A Dan Beast generally required a seven-color pill thunder eighth-tier pill to form. With proper care, it could potentially become a ninth-tier pill, though the cost of raising it would be enormous.
Xiao Ze then searched the pill hall thoroughly before leading the group to the central area of the grand hall. Along the way, he sorted through the ancient pill recipes in his storage ring. Most of them he already knew, but there were a few unique ones. His soul perception swept over them, and he quickly grasped their refining methods.
Soon, the group reached the central area of the grand hall, where a massive, ancient palace loomed before them. The palace, a deep bronze color, had weathered countless years, giving it a profound, aged appearance. The structure was immense, resembling a colossal bronze beast lying on the ground, making the people in front of it look like tiny ants.
Seeing the palace, they exchanged glances and then quickly moved to its entrance. Up close, they felt the full weight of time that had passed, evident in the weathered stones and ancient aura. Xiao Ze examined the enormous stone door and identified its mechanism with a single glance. He waved his hand, sending a beam of Dou Qi to a specific spot on the door, triggering the mechanism. With a series of mechanical sounds, the stone door slowly opened.
As the door opened, an indescribable pressure emanated from within the palace, causing the women to become alert and assume defensive stances. When they finally saw the inside, they couldn't help but gasp. In the center of the hall, ten enormous light orbs hovered in mid-air, their dazzling glow revealing faint images of scrolls within. At the heart of these light orbs sat a stone platform with a white jade skeleton, hands clasped in a seal, seated atop it.
Even with their composed natures, Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others felt their hearts race. These were Dou Techniques and skills left behind by a Dou Saint. The scrolls near the Dou Saint's skeleton were clearly of immense value.
"These are Dou Techniques and skills left by a Dou Saint. Just sensing the energy they emit is enough to tell that none of them are lower than Earth-tier," Zi Yan said, her eyes wide with wonder.
"But these techniques and skills won't be easy to obtain," Qing Lin said, pointing to the figures surrounding the stone platform. From a distance, they looked like statues, but closer inspection revealed them to be grey-colored humanoid figures.
"More puppets? It seems this Dou Saint was also skilled in puppet crafting," Xiao Yi Xian remarked, her gaze turning serious as she studied the puppets. "Each one's aura is no less than that of a Dou Zun. Quite a formidable display."
The others also grew solemn at the thought of facing multiple Dou Zun-level puppets. "Not only that, these puppets aren't ordinary. They're ancient human puppets!" Xiao Ze finally spoke, drawing everyone's attention.
"Ancient human puppets?" Medusa asked, puzzled.
"Yes, these are made by extracting the souls of powerful beings and sealing them within the puppets. This gives the puppets intelligence and the ability to use Dou Techniques, making them incredibly formidable," Xiao Ze explained.
Everyone drew a sharp breath, shocked by the Dou Saint's ruthless methods. To create over a dozen Dou Zun-level puppets would require the souls of Dou Zun-level beings. This meant at least a dozen Dou Zuns had died at the hands of this ancient Dou Saint.
For a moment, Xiao Yi Xian and the others found it hard to believe. Were Dou Zun-level experts really so disposable? But then they realized it wasn't that Dou Zuns were cheap; it was that compared to a Dou Saint, Dou Zuns were insignificant.
Xiao Ze flicked his finger, sending a silver lightning bolt like a serpent towards the light orbs, causing them to tremble. In the original story, many cultivators perished in this hall, killed by these ancient human puppets. But Xiao Ze had no such concerns. Unlike those cultivators who were mostly low-star Dou Zuns and fought independently, Xiao Ze was at the peak of Dou Zun, and these ancient human puppets posed no real threat to him.
"Xiao Ze, do you need our help?" Medusa asked.
"No need. Just make sure the light orbs don't escape. I'll handle the puppets," Xiao Ze replied confidently.
As he spoke, the light orbs trembled again, and the scrolls within shot out as streaks of light. Simultaneously, the statues around the stone platform opened their eyes, emitting a powerful killing intent. With only Xiao Ze and his group in the hall, they were immediately targeted by the puppets, who charged at them without hesitation.
The overwhelming killing intent made Xiao Yi Xian and the others narrow their eyes, but recalling Xiao Ze's assurance, they relaxed. They watched as the ancient human puppets, each radiating intense Dou Technique energy, approached. Xiao Ze didn't hesitate. He clenched his fist, enveloping it in a vast amount of spatial energy, and threw a simple punch into the void.
Boom!
Inside the hall, it was as if a spatial storm had erupted. Silver spatial energy mixed with black spatial cracks formed a massive wave that swept towards the ancient human puppets. As soon as the energy wave hit them, their Dou Techniques vanished, and under the overwhelming force of the spatial storm, the puppets were torn to pieces.
(End of Chapter)
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