?Chapter 971: Volume 6 Spiritual Treasures Chapter 968 Thunder Fire Bow Chapter 971: Volume 6 Spiritual Treasures Chapter 968 Thunder Fire Bow The Humanoid Puppet saw the short sword’s flashing light approaching, and made no grand movement, merely pointing gently at the silver shield before it.
Suddenly, spiritual light flashed on the shield, and a corporeal shield several times larger manifested and flew out directly to meet the incoming attack.
Under Han Li’s watchful eye, the sword light struck the shield without mercy.
With a loud bang, the white and chilly flashes interlaced unpredictably.
The light shield, like a rock in a swift stream, stood immovable, blocking all the sword lights as if it had energy to spare.
Old Man Ku Zhu’s complexion changed, and a hint of surprise flickered across the usually calm face of Han Li.
“It seems that the Primal Astral Shield is more powerful than expected.
Although it is a newly refined Daoist paper talisman with no time for further empowerment, it appears fully capable of blocking ordinary Daoist paper talisman attacks.
However, only this puppet could display such defensive prowess.
If you were controlling this shield, achieving even half of its current power would be good,” Monarch Great Development communicated telepathically.
“This is only natural.
How much of a Daoist paper talisman’s power a cultivator can wield depends largely on the inherent power of the Daoist paper talisman, the amount of mana infused, and the control exerted by the spiritual sense.
Storing and releasing spiritual power and mana-are fundamentally what cultivation is all about.
Advancing in realm is just a series of leapfrogging sublimations in this process.
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This puppet is refined from various rare materials, capable of infusing thrice the mana I can, and naturally, I cannot compare,” Han Li responded unsurprisingly.
Having been personally tutored in the Puppetry Technique by Monarch Great Development over these days, Han Li’s mastery had reached a tremendously high level.
Although perhaps not yet equal to Monarch Great Development, he was certainly not inferior to any other puppet crafting grandmasters in the human world.
“Hehe, although the Primal Astral Shield was refined by you and then given to the puppet, the refining process took the unique characteristics of this humanoid puppet into consideration from the start, making it distinct from ordinary Daoist paper talisman.
Even if you infused the shield with mana as the puppet does, you still wouldn’t be able to unleash its full power,” Monarch Great Development added nonchalantly.
This time, Han Li nodded but did not reply.
As Old Man Ku Zhu intensified his manipulation of the sword light from afar and saw that it could not overcome the light shield, he finally urged the sword array above his head, deploying another type of divine skill in his attack.
He pointed towards the flying swords in the sky, and a chorus of sword cries rang out, drawing all the flying swords to gather at one point in the sky.
Amidst flashing sword lights, a sword wheel about ten feet across emerged high in the sky.
After Old Man Ku Zhu cast several spells in succession, the sword wheel began to spin, faster and faster, until its center shone dazzlingly.
A green beam shot forcefully from its center, striking the giant light shield with vengeance.
A low, muffled sound rang out as a massive green orb exploded on the surface of the light shield.
The light orb, immense in size, caused the center of the light shield to cave in, and the deformation grew more severe until the light shield finally showed signs of collapse.
At that moment, the Humanoid Puppet raised its hand and lightly pointed at the Silver Shield, causing the light shield to disperse spontaneously, transforming into specks of white light.
The previously blocked orb of light, now unrestrained, pressed down fiercely and struck directly against the body of the silver giant shield.
After a tremendous tremor, the silver shield did not shatter under the orb’s impact; instead, in that instant, it emitted a mercury-like sheen, and its surface became as smooth as a mirror.
Under the illumination of the silver light, the light orb trembled greatly.
Countless green lights were reflected in all directions, and the orb swiftly shrank by a large margin.
Then, with a slight tilt of the Silver Shield, its surface gleamed intensely, reflecting the remaining orb of light upwards where it flashed in the sky before exploding, vanishing into nothingness.
Old Man Ku Zhu took a deep breath, the astonishment in his eyes no longer concealable.
He stared at the opposite puppet with a face full of solemnity.
Although his attack had not fully unleashed the sword array’s complete power, the fact that the opponent could effortlessly block his attack with a mere shield suggested unfathomably deep divine skills.
He hesitated over whether to still trigger the ultimate power of the sword array.
“Alright, with the Primal Astral Shield demonstrating such power, there’s no need to test the Five Elements Shield.
The barrier activated by the Five Elements Jade will not be inferior to this shield.
Let’s now test the attack power of the puppet,” Monarch Great Development seemed quite satisfied with the power of the Silver Shield, and he communicated this telepathically.
“Understood,” Han Li replied calmly.
Immediately, the Humanoid Puppet’s eyes flashed with purple light, and without a word, it rubbed its hands together, and a glimmer of red light appeared intermittently in its hands.
Then, with a dazzling flash, a small red bow emerged between its hands.
Just a few inches in size, exquisitely delicate!
The bow’s arms were shaped like a flood dragon, its scales clearly visible.
“Piercing Flood Dragon Bow!” Old Man Ku Zhu exclaimed in shock upon seeing the bow.
“This is not the Piercing Flood Dragon Bow but a Thunder Fire Bow I’ve crafted!
Just a reminder, my friend, this bow is also made from the sinew of a flood dragon, but its power surpasses that of the Piercing Flood Dragon Bow,” the Humanoid Puppet stated emotionlessly, its words causing a sinking feeling in Old Man Ku Zhu’s heart.
Then, the puppet moved one hand to grab the red small bow, while the other hand produced a jade-green small arrow between its fingers after a loud clap of thunder.
A series of rapid spell incantations ensued from its mouth.
Immediately, the red bow and the small arrow radiated brilliantly as they simultaneously swelled into the size of a regular bow and arrow.
The runes on their bodies flickered while a surge of scarlet flame suddenly enveloped the red bow, and golden light sparkled on the green arrow, emitting numerous electric arcs and continuous thunderous rumblings.
The puppet skillfully placed the arrow onto the bow and slowly drew it, aiming at the opponent without releasing his hold as golden arcs and scarlet flames intertwined, booming loudly.
Following this, an overwhelming spiritual pressure burst forth unabashedly from the puppet, spreading out like a tidal wave.
The Core Formation cultivators watching from afar felt their breath tighten under the impact of this spiritual ripple, causing their protective auras to shake unstably.
Some of the cultivators with lower cultivation bases turned pale and quickly retreated.
“Stop!
There’s no need for further contest, I concede!” Old Man Ku Zhu, sensing the spiritual energy emitted by the puppet, finally shouted in a pale tone and actively conceded.
While saying so, he did not neglect his defenses and flipped his hand to release a triangular token that expanded and blocked his front with bizarre glowing lights of green, red, and yellow, while he summoned down the flying swords from the sky around him, which buzzed and transformed into hundreds of flying swords circling around him.
Old Man Ku Zhu’s serious demeanor took Han Li by surprise.
Han Li’s eyebrows twitched slightly as he communicated telepathically to Monarch Great Development.
“Is the Thunder Fire Bow really that powerful?
It seems to greatly alarm this person.”
“With the ability to deploy a mana equivalent to a late Nascent Soul cultivator in one shot, no Daoist paper talisman should be underestimated, not to mention that your bow and arrow are not ordinary objects-one is crafted from the spirit bones and tendons of a Redfire Flood Dragon, the other is modified from a Gold Lightning Bamboo Arrow.
The power unleashed by such a combination is not just a simple sum.
It’s not strange that it made the opponent feel endangered.
He is not a late Nascent Soul cultivator, after all.
If you were to let this puppet exert its full strength, there’s a 40% chance this arrow could kill the master of Ku Zhu Island with a single shot.
Are you interested in ending him now?” Monarch Great Development sneered.
“Forty percent?
Forget it, getting the Crow Phoenix Feathers is more important.
If the arrow doesn’t succeed and he activates the island’s formations, we’ll be in trouble.
With such a renowned status, he likely has divine skills unknown to us for preserving his life.
Let’s not overcomplicate things.
I’m not a brutal killer and have no interest in killing unjustly.
It’s just that the puppet’s attack power can’t really be tested now.” Han Li thought to himself, shaking his head.
“It’s not a big deal.
To personally witness it easily suppress a Mid-Nascent Soul Peak cultivator shows that the puppet’s abilities are indeed not inferior to that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, so I have no regrets.
It’s not been a waste of my life’s work.” Monarch Great Development sighed and mumbled.
Hearing this, a slight gloom flickered in Han Li’s eyes.
Almost at the same time, the astonishing spiritual energy on the puppet gradually receded, and the bow and arrow returned to their original size amidst a spiritual light.
The flames and golden arcs disappeared simultaneously.
Old Man Ku Zhu felt a relief wash over him as he sensed a chill sweat on his back.
The instant the bow and arrow had pointed at him, he truly sensed the imminent danger of being annihilated, which made him quickly concede defeat.
Now, whether it was the divine skills or the terrifying spiritual pressure displayed earlier, he could confirm that his opponent was definitely a late Nascent Soul cultivator.
It seemed wise to come out of his secluded chamber due to these two individuals.
He did not believe that the island’s Ten Thousand Trees Great Array could truly withstand the wrath of a great cultivator, particularly when accompanied by another Nascent Soul cultivator of the same stage.
Thinking this way, Old Man Ku Zhu saw that his opponent had put away the artifact, he too retracted his flying swords and token, summoning Han Li and another to fly down and re-enter the wooden hall.
This time, the master of Ku Zhu Island became exceptionally polite, immediately instructing an elder in the late Core Formation stage to take one artifact on his body to pluck the Crow Phoenix Feathers, while he himself engaged Han Li and another in casual conversation, indirectly trying to find out their origins.
After all, there aren’t many late Nascent Soul cultivators in Great Jin, and none matched the description of the Humanoid Puppet, naturally arousing his suspicion.
The Humanoid Puppet sat on the chair, expressionless and silent, while Han Li chatted with the island master, east one sentence and west another, for quite a while, revealing not a hint about their origins.
This left the Old Man Ku Zhu with a wry smile and feeling utterly helpless.
A quarter of an hour later, the elder walked in holding a jade box, looking respectful as he placed the box in front of his master.
Old Man Ku Zhu glanced at Han Li and another, then with a flick of his sleeve, he sent the jade box flying towards Han Li.
By then, he had realized that although the Sect Master Lei had astonishing cultivation, he seemed unwilling to interact.
Thus, he wisely dealt directly with Han Li.
Han Li, unceremoniously accepting the jade box, opened the lid, and immediately a bright red glow dazzled from inside.
Upon squinting, a delighted expression couldn’t help but appear on his face.
Half a day later, Han Li, accompanied by the Humanoid Puppet, flew away from Ku Zhu Island, transforming into two streaks of light that pierced through the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the streaks of light vanished from the nearby skies.
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