Two young sisters survive in a post-war world with their ability to control and shape metal.

The global war ended two hundred years ago, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Nations fought until resources were almost completely exhausted. By the time a cease-fire was called, the ability to return to the pre-war industrial era was nearly impossible. 

With the lack of resources, humanity declined to a quasi-medieval society of city states.

Now 200 years later "Metalmancers" or those with the ability to control and shape metal have started to appear. 

With these Metalmancers and their abilities to salvage and possibly operate pre-war technology, forces have started to come into play to vie for control, once again sending this scarred planet into war.

Mand and Val are two such Metalmancers who have been living on their own for the past several years. With new forces in play and old enemies on their trail, will they be able to lean on each other to survive this new emerging world?

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It's really hard to fly a dragon made of metal.

They could of made a bull, a horse, or really any simple device that could haul a wedge-shaped plow, but someone insisted that they try and build a bloody dragon.

That someone now had her hands wrapped around Mand's waist and was having the time of her life.

"See, I told you this was a great idea," Val exclaimed. "We'll have that field done in no time!"

"You're not the one trying to steer this thing," Mand returned. "Now be a good sister and lower the tail so we can get to work."

Mand felt Val shift her weight and suddenly become very still as she began to concentrate. Inside the shell of the dragon, a complex system of gears began to whirr and rotate. The dragon's tail began to curve beneath the belly of the construct, until the wedge-shaped tip curved towards the ground.

Mand had her work cut out for her as well. She focused her mind on pumping the dragon's wings to keep aloft. The descended tail made the whole operation twice as taxing as it was before.

The tail clicked in place and Mand began their pass towards the field below. "Are you sure this will work?" she questioned her sister.

"It's my butt too," Val pouted. "You should have more faith in my plan!"

Mand brought the dragon closer and closer to the earth. She began to sweat as the ground inched closer. Finally, at the edge of the field, the tip of the tail sunk into the soft earth, plowing a furrow as the dragon swooped along.

When the dragon reached the far end of the field, Mand pumped the wings to get them back in the air. It was only when she brought the dragon around for another pass that she realized how hard she was breathing.

"See, I told you this would work!" Val shouted happily, kicking her legs out as they approached the field once again.

Mand felt darkness overtake her.

A story about a quirky girl and a guy who just can't stop falling for her.

The fact that the puppets were even more coordinated than a human army was especially frightening.
Moreover, the 50-mage army he had been looking down upon were unexpectedly extremely powerful...
It wasn't just Dephew, the other mages within the Sunset Fort, including Jouyi and Harren, were dumbstruck.
So many puppets had appeared, and those synchronized footsteps still echoed in their minds. They were too shocked.
Eight hundred Level 30 humanoid battle puppets!
Eighty Level 35 casting puppets!
An army of 50 mages that acted as if they were one person, a Level 39 Frost Dragon, a Level 39 patched puppet, a 7th Rank Sword Saint Beastman with incredible power...
As well as the most frightening one, Mafa Merlin himself...
Harren and Jouyi were dumbfounded.
'This is the power under Mafa Merlin's control?'
Everyone in the Sunset Fort was frightened by the terrifying force that appeared so suddenly, and outside, the battle was already unfolding.
The entrance to the Sunset Fort was wide open, so how could those Raging Flame Beastmen pass up such a good opportunity? A 1000-strong Wolf Rider Unit charged towards the Sunset Fort, swinging their scimitars as they moved like a huge wave.
But before they could reach the Sunset Fort, they saw a large number of lights flowing out of the fort.
Identical puppets rushed forward, and at the very front, six hundred humanoid battle puppets swung their arms. Their hands rapidly deformed and turned into large, two-meter-long blades that had numerous runes carved onto them.
The six hundred golden puppets turned into a flood of sharp blades that clashed with those Wolf Riders.
All the puppets were perfectly coordinated, and their continuous slashes transformed into a huge, several-hundred-meter-long meat grinder.
A puppet's blade blocked a Wolf Rider's scimitar, and at the same time, two blades would take advantage of that opportunity to slice that Wolf Rider and his mount to death.
Looking at it from a distance, the flickering cold swordlight transformed into a terrifying wave that tore into the Wolf Riders' ranks almost unobstructed.
As the cutting wave forced its way into their ranks, it felt like a bloody river was flowing down but suddenly meeting some sort of obstruction that caused blood to splash into the sky.
The bloody mist and smell of iron fused together, and it seemed like a crimson smoke signal was soaring into the sky.
The first assault of the blade puppets on the probing cavalry unit resulted in over four hundred Wolf Riders that would never leave this place. 
And while the blade puppets charged, the remaining Level 30 puppets and the eight Level 35 casting puppets immediately raised their arms. Horrifying mana fluctuations fused with the surrounding elements and throwing all the elements within several hundred meters into chaos. Gusts of winds turned into a tornado that covered the horizon.
Countless spells flew out in an instant and ruthlessly fell onto the Wolf Riders who had been caught in the crisscrossing of the puppet's blades.
After the seemingly chaotic spells rushed out, they collided with each other, causing their structures to completely collapse and turn into floods of the four elements.
It looked like an enormous four-colored tidal wave heavily crashing down, hitting over three hundred Wolf Riders.
The berserk elemental wave died down, and only a few dozen bloody Beastmen remained behind. The rest had been torn to pieces by the Elemental Flood.
An 8th Rank Sword Saint Wolf Rider roared, and his burning Aura ignited. At that instant, a handful of ice fragments fell from the sky and extinguished his Aura before turning him and his mount into an ice statue.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…"
There was a burst of sounds as three Frost Lances struck that ice statue and shattered it.
As for Xiuban, he was directly storming through the Wolf Riders' formation like a frantic T-rex, swinging Carnage so fast that it left an afterimage behind him. Those Wolf Riders simply didn't even get to see how they were hit.
They only saw each other exploding in bloody mists whenever Xiuban drew near, mount included...
After barely thirty seconds, less than half of the thousand Beastmen remained. A distant Beastman army rushed over to help, and their powerhouses rose, quickly flying over to Xiuban's side.
But it was too late... The casting puppets had released an elemental flood that even tore away the earth to a depth of a dozen meters. Moreover, there was still a huge torrent of spells continuously adding pressure and taking down several dozen Wolf Riders. 
These Wolf Riders were elites. After all, in a 1,000-Beastman army, there would be several hundred Expert Swordsmen, and also over thirty 1st or 2nd Rank Archmages! 
In a frontal charge, Wolf Riders would always be the strongest, a nearly unstoppable force.
But now, they were strangled to death by the puppets in the first clash, and it had been a one-sided slaughter. Their scimitars barely left scratches on the puppets' bodies, their attacks completely ineffective.
After a few seconds, the hundreds of Wolf Riders who had broken away to escape collided once again with the blades of six hundred puppets.
The glaring swordlight crazily flickered as the blades enchanted with the runes for Giant's Strength, Sharpness, Armor Penetration, and Haste fiercely sliced through their victims. The Raging Flame Beastmen who were weaker than the puppets simply couldn't resist.
The flood of slices washed over them, turning the remnants of the Wolf Riders into a river of blood.
After the battle puppets' charge, the casting puppets fiercely cast all their spells.
It only took one minute for the 880 puppets to completely crush a thousand Beastman Wolf Riders!
Reina had taken care of the leading 8th Rank Sword Saint in an instant, and the two remaining 7th Rank Sword Saints were crushed by Xiuban. These Wolf Riders barely damaged three Level 30 puppets before they were completely wiped out.
And these three puppets had been unfortunate. They just happened to have been hit at their joints during the battle, or else their control systems had been damaged.
As long as some of the components were changed out, the puppets would be able to rejoin the battle back in perfect condition.
At this time, the reinforcements from the Beastmen army arrived, and the one at the forefront was that 9th Rank Sword Saint. The Raging Flame Beastman was like a towering monster that left long and narrow marks on the ground as he moved. He was still a hundred meters away when he swung his large sword that was as long as Xiuban. He burst with Aura and sent it at the puppet army from his sword as he swung it.
But then, a massive block of ice suddenly condensed in front of that Aura Slash.
The Aura Slash and the ice cube clashed, and large pieces of ice kept flying out as the blade of Aura cut through the ice cube like a fire snake. But after tearing through ten meters, its power was completely depleted.
The earth started shaking as a large number of Kodos crazily charged forward. In the distance, Wyverns could be seen carrying Wyvern Riders, and there were many Beastman warriors brandishing their weapons as they frantically charged towards the Sunset Fort.
The true battle could start at any time...
At this time, the stunned people within the Sunset Fort finally reacted to the current situation.
Shock could be seen on Jouyi's face, as the experienced and knowledgeable Star Sage had been startled by Lin Yun's puppet army.
Eight hundred Level 30 puppets and eighty Level 35 puppets… Jouyi had only seen that in the Puppet Plane. Apart from that place, Jouyi had never seen so many powerful puppets together.
Jouyi had also seen how much combat power those puppets could muster. It was simply so frightening that it gave him chills.
'No wonder Merlin was so confident. Really, as long as we keep the experts of the Raging Flame Beastmen under control, and as long as the Beastmen are inferior to the puppets, then even ten times the number wouldn't be a match for those puppets.'
Jouyi roused his mana, his entire body seemingly filling with starlight. His body then transformed into a ravaging light and instantly disappeared, rapidly providing long-range aid towards the battlefield.
The mages of the Cloud Tower followed Jouyi without hesitation as if it was a second instinct.
On the other side, the corner of Harren's mouth involuntarily twitched, and his staff almost fell to the ground.
He had stared blankly at the puppet army and watched as the Wolf Riders were decimated at a terrifying speed. Only then did Harren remember Lin Yun's words.
Black light surged from Harren's body as he led the powerhouses of the Black Tower to rush out of the Sunset Fort.
The puppets were powerful and possessed formidable bodies, and they had very few weak points when compared to humans. Small wounds also wouldn't affect their fighting strength.
But Harren also knew of their weak points. Compared to people, puppets were more inflexible. To powerhouses stronger than the puppets, puppets were a bit weaker than humans, or it might be better to say that dealing with a puppet was a bit easier for them than dealing with a human of the same level.
Thus, they had to pin down the strongest Raging Flame Beastmen. As long as they were kept out of the way, it would only be a matter of time before the puppets dealt with the rest of the army.
The advantage brought about by their numbers would be continuously cut down.
In an instant, Harren understood the key to winning this war.
The battle was on the verge. Harren and Jouyi were the most reactive and blocked the path of two 9th Rank Arch-Warlocks.
The powerhouses of the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower also knew what to do, as they split up and started fighting their targets.
Lin Yun, Reina, Xiuban, and Enderfa all looked for their own opponents to prevent them from interfering with the army battle.
Star Sage Jouyi didn't use a staff. Instead, he was using a crystal ball that seemed to contain a boundless starry sky that was continuously revolving within. His entire body was emitting mana that seemed like starlight.
The boundless shining stars made it look like countless fireflies were floating around Jouyi's body before crazily taking in the surrounding elemental power. These fragile-looking fireflies would form spells when they came into contact with each other, shooting them towards his opponents from all directions.
An 8th Rank Sword Saint and a 9th Rank Arch-Warlock were surrounded by these several hundred stars and could only try to defend.
They didn't know whether those floating stars would suddenly form a spell or not, but any spells they cast at those stars would go straight through them, as if those stars were illusory.
But whenever two stars collided, a spell would be formed immediately. Those spells would dissipate if they went thirty meters past the Warlock, as every spell was suppressed within this range.
That 8th Rank Beastman Sword Saint was even more pitiful, as the several dozen meters around him were filled by shining stars. He tried to attack in any direction, but he was bombarded by four types of spells, and his aura attacks were ruthlessly suppressed by those all-encompassing shields, trapping him within a range of ten meters. He wasn't a threat at all to Jouyi.
Everyone could see that it was only a matter of time before Jouyi dealt with those two.
Lin Yun couldn't help being amazed as, for the first time, he saw Jouyi in action. He hadn't expected Jouyi's Magic Conducting Rune and Meditation Law Set to actually be the Starry Sky Reflection.
There was a Magic Conducting Rune called the Starry Sky Reflection, as well as a Core Meditation Law Set also called the Starry Sky Reflection. When both were united during casting, countless stars would appear and linger about. Each light was a potential spell. This was most powerful when it came to keeping targets suppressed. As long as they were trapped, even the strongest powerhouse would be forcibly kept in check.
In the future, there would be a Heaven Rank powerhouse who used the Starry Sky Reflection as his Magic Conducting Rune. His most well-known fight was when an Abyssal Overlord that was one step into the Heaven Rank suddenly appeared. But he was trapped by a 7th Rank Archmage using the Starry Sky Reflection.
When that Archmage was casting, it was as if the starry sky had descended, covering everything. Each star was rotating, and their attractive and repulsive forces also took shape, forming an illusory field.
To escape, apart from using brute force, the only possibility was to use the strongest Magic Conducting Rune, the Magic Array, to calculate the trajectory of all the stars.
On the other side, Harren was holding a staff with a black light, whose true shape couldn't clearly be seen. His body was already covered by a shadow, and whenever he cast a spell, only shadows could be seen spilling out. He was stopping the strongest powerhouse, a 9th Rank Arch-Warlock, by himself.


The world that gave birth to the peak of magic civilization is about to be destroyed.
The last survivor returned countless years in the past, that time was the birth of the magic civilization, countless mages were fumbling their ways on that thorny path.
He, who came from the end of the era, was treading toward the Supreme Throne 

Happy knew the traps and mechanisms in Sky Demon Sect like the back of his hand, so he was, of course, aware that Fire Wolf was the most fatal and crucial part of the entire trap. 
In his previous life, during the first few times, the raid parties who went to challenge Sky Demon Sect all died because of it. 
They did not pay enough attention to Fire Wolf and did not approach it. They hoped that someone else would handle it, but in the end, the temperature became too high, and everyone could not breathe. At the end, they died without even knowing what had happened. 
The most tragic thing was that even though they soon gained quite a comprehensive understanding of the beast puppets, the warring factions refused to work together, and as time passed, they lost their ability to compete. They all died in Sky Demon Sect due to asphyxiation and turned into the greatest joke in World of Martial Arts at that time. 
Happy knew that if he did not personally get rid of Fire Wolf, the six elites from Mu Clan might all die in Sky Demon Sect, and then they would become the greatest joke in the game. 
To Happy, Moksha Realm beast puppets were not a threat. He activated his Golden Bell Cocoon, and he also had Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him. With his fourth-echelon Golden Armor maintaining his posture, he could remain still and unharmed even when he faced a large group of beast puppets. 
He reached Recondite Steel Gate without any danger. The beast puppets seemed to have noticed his intention, and they went into a craze, using their bodies to ram themselves into Happy without caring about anything in an attempt to buy time and continue to deplete the limited air in the cave. 
Whoosh!
A large bolt of fire came out of Fire Wolf's mouth. The heat wave was scorching, and it stopped Happy from moving forward. 
However, the huge Fire Wolf required a lot of materials to make, so its mobility was very limited. Hence, it was naturally not a perfect puppet machine. 
In truth, Fire Wolf was a huge wolf head instead of a complete puppet machine and could not move. But it only showed its head while the remaining parts of it were hidden in darkness, so no one could tell that. The sounds it had made before were also only there to create a misconception and create pressure in players' hearts. 
Happy naturally would not be stopped by something like that. He used up to the tenth move of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm, which allowed him to crush a large group of beast puppets with the force of a hurricane, and pushed forward. 
"ROAR!"
The large black dragon hurricane had countless damaged components from the beast puppets and created a terrifying and large puppet dragon! It crashed against Fire Wolf while sweeping away all opposition!
All sorts of sharp and loud crashing sounds rose up without stop. 
When the hurricane crashed into the mouth full of flames, Fire Wolf's head was struck so heavily that it was disfigured. Countless pots appeared on its sturdy and firm face, and it looked incredibly pathetic. 
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was clear that there was someone controlling Fire Wolf behind it. Once the momentum of Flying Dragon in the Sky disappeared, it immediately turned around, and its mouth, now void of flames, suddenly opened to reveal numerous small holes! Countless needles that were as fine as cow's hair shot out in all directions. 
Happy's afterimage was immediately turned into a mesh…
Bang!
The beast puppets who had pounced on him suffered for their decision. Hill Breaker Needles pierced through their bodies and rendered their insides into a mess. Their bodies twisted in the air, and they crashed and shattered on the floor while they swung their claws and bared their teeth. Sparks flew everywhere from the friction. 
The greatest threat that was the Fire Wolf was dealt with, and Happy was naturally no longer anxious. He turned around and cast his gaze on the large group of beast puppets who eyed him with hostility. 
There were quite a number of materials that could be used to create high-grade puppets on the beast puppets, along with some decent hidden weapons and devices. They were all very good and practical items. 
Clang! Clang!
The beast puppets inherited a wild creature's offensive abilities as well as their lack of fear toward cold weapons. They were very fierce and brutal, and each of their attacks were like the standard attacks from educational textbooks. 
But unfortunately, the enemy they faced was a little too strong. 
In a head-on fight, their sturdy bodies were not so reliable when they had to face Inaction Realm attacks. With just two or three palm strikes, cracks appeared on their bodies, and when more palm strikes hit their joints, their combat ability would plummet or they would be completely destroyed. 
The temperature in the hall was already stable, and it was even slowly returning to room temperature!
When Fire Wolf's greatest weapons—its flames—disappeared, the people from Mu Clan and Wind Assault Tower gradually calmed down. Damaged beast puppets who lost their mobility could be seen scattered everywhere on the ground. 
The difference in strength between the two parties quickly became rather clear!
While Silver Wolf and his party fought, they continuously pushed toward Recondite Steel Gate, but Wind Assault Tower's party could only protect themselves while they faced the large number of fierce beast puppets. If they wanted to push forward, it would be inevitable that flaws would appear in the links of their formation. 
They could only watch as Mu Clan's party quickly grouped together. 
Phantasmal Shadow could only lament about that. 
Not only was the difference between the two large sects wide, Mu Clan also had a headstart in the strength and wisdom of their top-class fighters. In fact, when it came to the leaders of the sect… Happy also seemed to be more outstanding. 
Before, Phantasmal Shadow had treated Dream Clouds as her greatest competitor and the target she had to catch up with. 
But now, under the influence of the group of elites from Mu Clan, she noticed for the first time that there was still a long way to go for Wind Assault Tower and her. 
"Tower master, they're about to go in."
"And what can I do about it?"
Phantasmal Shadow smiled wanly. It was not impossible for them to fight against the beast puppets. Besides, Mu Clan had already gotten rid of the greatest threat, so were they expected to also bring them inside?
Happy joined the other five. 
When Silver Wolf and the others saw the messed up head of the Fire Wolf and the dozens of expired beast puppets scattered around Happy, they could not help but gasp in amazement. 
They had also destroyed quite a number of beast puppets, but they seemed to not have destroyed as many as Happy!
"Little North, pick up the loot. The others, help me hold the fort. I'm going to get rid of that wolf!" 
Once Happy reunited with Silver Wolf and the others, he immediately felt that he had much fewer worries. He used their help and changed the direction of his palm-generated wind. He formed a circle with his hands… Straight left! Right hook! Uppercut! Hammer fist… The air in the hall instantly gathered completely around Happy's body. 
A huge golden dragon with eight claws shot out with a proud roar that deafened the ears!
"ROAR!"
A large golden dragon that was filled with a domineering and destructive air crashed violently against the large wolf in Recondite Steel Gate. 
Rumble…
The hall shook. 
Fire Wolf's huge head crumbled because of the hit. Its sturdy metallic surface even showed signs of cracking. 
Thud!
The head fell to the ground in a dispirited fashion. 
It shocked the group, and they quickly avoided the area. 
The huge Fire Wolf's mechanic head fell from the darkness within Recondite Steel Gate and rolled to the center of the hall in a pathetic fashion before it stopped. The fierce light in its core quickly faded away. 
The moment the light completely disappeared, a black crystal fell off from Fire Wolf's head. 
It was not eye-catching. 
But Happy walked over without hesitation and picked it up. A faint hint of joy flashed briefly past his eyes. 
[Black Curtain Crystal: Opens the second Recondite Steel Gate!]
All-powerful Medicinal Stone took the crystal and looked around the hall before he touched a spot at the entrance. The dark fog within Recondite Steel Gate instantly vanished without a trace. The sounds of springs could be heard, and a dark tunnel appeared in front of the people. 
The system notification arrived.
"Ding!
"Opened Sky Demon Secret Cave!"


When he returned to the World of Martial Arts, the game was filled with blood and battles! Chen Kaixin had chased after the footsteps of the one emperor, two empresses, three princes, seven dukes, and thirteen aces for three years, but during the eve of the Sword Among Us tournament in Mount Hua, he was ambushed by evil bastards, and was killed so much that his level dropped to that of a newbie. He completely lost the chance to join the ranks of the powerful players in the game! In great disappointment, Kaixin quit the game and got drunk so that he could forget his sadness, but during that stormy night, Chen Kaixin found that he had actually dreamed for a total of three years, because when he woke up again, he woke up to three years ago, when he was still a student. 

"9 Layer Sword Stage, 1st Layer".

"The endless darkness is filled with aura that threatens to make people uneasy"!

roar! roar!

The deep, shrill roar suddenly sounded, and a pair of green, blood-thirsty eyes shone in the darkness, breathtaking.

"More than 1000 geniuses clenched their weapons and True Origin was released!"

"Blood Drinking Sword" buzzed, spreading out a circle of blood light marks of the Slaughter, and Qin Tian's thin body stood in front of Qin Yutong and Jun Lingshang. The thin back gave the 2 girls a sense of upright and solid security.

......

"Ah!" The screaming sounded, and mysterious creatures with green and greasy eyes plunged into the crowd.

"Grandma's legs, incredibly mysterious"! I do n't believe in this 9 Layer Sword Stage 1st Layer, what is the terrifying existence of Great Desolate Divine Beast. "Qin Tian pursed his lips and killed with a sword." "Yutong, Lingshang you two don't separate! Protect yourself"!

"drink"!

Qin Tian sword slash out! The red glowing sword glow strikes are on the monster with green eyes not far away!

"Although only 50% of the power is used! But the formidable power of this sword still has the destructive power of Sword Venerable 1st Layer cultivator. Qin Tian heard a wolf howling."

There is no doubt that the monster has been traumatized.

"Sharingan"! Qin Tian pitch black The deep eyes are occupied by dark red, the edges outline 3 jade glow!

Pitch black does not see the 5 Layer Sword Stage 9st Layer of 1 fingers, this pair of "Uchiha Clan" bloodline Eye, finally let Qin Tian see the monster in front of him. "It is a black hair, and the horns of the skull stretch out the fangs. Monster Beast, the terrifying Monster Power is comparable to Sword Spirit 9th Layer "!

"The horror is far from that. Black Wolf Monster Beast like 4-500 heads, densely packed in front of the open space leading to the steps of 9 Layer Sword Stage 2nd floor."

"Wu wu wu"!

It may be that the Human Race ahead sees through the darkness and sees its true face. "The first 100 Black Wolf Monster Beast fangs grin, moved towards Qin Tian to make a threatening roar."

"Wipe ~, what TM thought it was a monster!" Qin Tian spit out saliva from mouth, Blood Drinking Sword ominous might greatly rises!

"Nine Heavens Sword Art 1st Style" One Sword Arrives In The West!

The glittering sword glow blows out of the air! Count out 10 Black Wolf Monster Beast instant kill.

"Bang bang bang"!

The blood of aura, and the laughter's voice began to echo in 9 Layer Sword Stage 1st Layer. "Without a moment, Qin Tian just put 100 Black Wolf Monster Beast kill"!

"Ding! Ding".

congratulations to the host for killing 103 Black Wolf Monster Beast

congratulations to the host for receiving EXP 140,000

congratulations to the host for levelling up to Sword Venerable 2nd Layer

The remaining Black Wolf Monster Beast was killed by other geniuses present.

"The difficulty of 1st Layer, so-so"! But Qin Tian knows that 9 Layer Sword Stage is divided into 9 Layers. One can imagine that the difficulty of each layer will be superimposed.

In a few minutes, come to 2nd Layer.

"The walls above the head are inlaid with luminous beads, but fortunately they are not as dark as in the 1st Layer, which makes people feel nowhere to fall." "129 Zun wearing armor and holding a giant sword exudes a puppet comparable to the fluctuation of Sword Venerable 1st Layer powerhouse, standing up ahead!"

There are more than 9 geniuses entering the 3000 Layer Sword Stage. "There are more than 100 people at the Sword Venerable stage."

"Ha ha ha! Really troublesome, watch me kill all the way to the 9th Layer"! black robe, gaze cruel and untamed The untamed teenager holds a Spirit Armament of Earth Rank low grade, imposing manner like a rainbow!

"Zhi zhi zhi"!

The standing 129 puppets shook, and the puppets lifted the giant sword slashed out from left to right.

"The terrifying shock of the word glow is enough to reinvent the Sword Venerable 1st Layer powerhouse"!

But the black clothed arrogant boy looked indifferent! With a wave of the sword in his hand, it is as easy as shattering the sword glow in front of him, and it is another sword! The extremely scary bright sword glow pierced through the 2 armor puppets, and a few silhouettes entered the 9 Layer Sword Stage 3rd Layer!

"The nodded that Qin Tian agrees with" Sword List Great Competition and grandfather are right, hidden dragons and crouching tigers! Genius comes out! The Realm of the black robe boy actually reached the Sword Venerable 4th Layer, and the battle strength was incalculable.

"All of you get out of my sight"!

Another is a Fiend God surfaced. "The 7-foot tall, tall and strong teenager looks like a peerless Ominous Beast, with a dragon-like muscle agitation on his arms! Sweeping a large giant sword in his hand! Shake back the armor puppet that blocks himself into the 9 Layer Sword Stage 3rd Layer ".

"Brother, they are so amazing"! Qin Yutong's eyes were stunning.

"Go sideways! Am I not good enough?" Qin Tian glanced at Jun Lingshang, "It's time to show a strong wind in front of the beauty!"

Step forward! Blood Drinking Sword The sharp front end cuts across the ground, leaving scratches on the ground.

The geniuses who were present saw Qin Tian in their early days, and they were too lazy to start. "It's best for someone to solve those armor puppets. They have overcome their strength, and some powerful people are hiding themselves."

"Bang! Bang"!

With 100 Sword Venerable 1st Layer armor puppets, he quickly surrounded the teenager. "This kind of team composition, even if Sword Venerable 5th Layer repair is difficult to break through and enter 9 Layer Sword Stage 3 Layer."

"But soon everyone will be confused. The teenager in white clothed Blood Sword is not about to break into the 9 Layer Sword Stage 3rd Layer, but to destroy all armor puppets!"

"Xiu"!

Drag Remnant Shadow, Qin Tian points out 10000 zhang glow! The matchword glow glowed through the head of the 3 armor puppet. "Sharingan in his eyeballs spun quickly, catching the next move of the armored puppet who started to attack."

"Bang-ka cha"!

"In 5 minutes, the 100 armored puppets became a pair of broken copper and iron"! The silhouette of Qin Tian opened several thousand geniuses with eyes in surprise. "They saw a wonderful battle process"!

That young boy of Sword Venerable 2nd Layer, strength of single-handedly wiped out more than 100 armor puppets of Sword Venerable 1st Layer! Moreover, the battle process was not hurt at all. I do n't know how many times it was at the crucial moment, and the movements dodged cleverly.

"That fighting consciousness, unrivalled"!

"Tsk tsk ~, awesome! His real battle strength is only afraid to be comparable to Sword Venerable 5th Layer Peak, even with Sword Venerable 6th Layer by this fighting skill, he is inferior to him!" "Red dress, hot figure, black eyebrows picturesque, with a pair of sparkling and translucent charming young girl, showing admiration."

"The boy in black clothes, a deep shake in his eyes." "Sword List Great Competition, more and more interesting"!

"Ga ga ga"!

Qin Tian Xianting walked in front of 2 women, first extended the hand, touched the dazed Qin Yutong forehead, "Little Lass, brother is not good"!

【Ding ~, congratulations to the host for opening Eight Inner Gates Released Formation, Evening Elephant, Night Guy】 【Ding ~, congratulations to the host for opening Super Saiyan 9】 [Ding ~, congratulations to the host, get Female Emperor Boa Hancock Summon Card Item, …, Konan, Sister Hinata card, Fairy Chang’e, Nuwa

Master said, the woman I held in my hands, I must protect for the rest of my life
Master said, it’s hard to cultivate as a Demon, and once you enter the Demon Dao, you should never look back.
Master said, Heaven is a Circle and the Earth is a Square; that Circle represents (is) consummate perfection, and that Square represents (is) the edges and corners of one’s Heart, it’s a rebellion against Fate, a Disobedience to Heaven.
My master is named Ning Fan, he’s not a person, he’s merely a Butterfly who has entered Demonhood. He was searching for someone. No one knew who he was searching for. No one knew how long he would search for…

The Earth overlord bear had several Ground ruler bears under its command. Ground ruler bears were Thousand beast kings. Each Ground ruler bear in turn had several bears like brown bears, mountain bears and white bears under their command among which some were hundred beast kings. As the bear horde surrounded them, he started looking for the hundred beast kings and thousand beast kings.
Bears weren't agile creatures like wolves. However they were much more powerful in their attacks and charges. So when they surrounded Gu Guangzhi and the frail looking Yu Wen Zi, the bears tried to show their dominance by intimidating them. Gu Guangzhi used his Rank 2 Mountain bear Innate strength Gu to resist a few attacks successfully but this angered them even more. As more and more of them started charging at Gu Guangzhi, he found it difficult to protect Yu Wen Zi.
"You don't have to protect me like fragile goods. I have recovered enough to fight back", said Yu Wen Zi. Saying so, he use Fire snake Gu to attack a brown bear charging at him. He flipped the bear away using its own momentum.
"Not bad but don't push it!", said Gu Guangzhi.
Gu Guangzhi was reluctant to bring out the water wolf as it may raise tensions with the bears but seeing that it was getting more and more difficult to handle all the bears, he brought out the water wolf. The water wolf howled ferociously and Gu Guangzhi used the killer move Alphas among wolves to create wolf puppets. The sudden appearance of these wolves sent the bear groups into frenzy and they fought with the wolf puppets to show their dominance. They mountain bears were naturally strong while the brown bears had natural talent for burst attacks such as charges.
Grass wolf Gu was a Rank 3 gu insect. Earlier, when he produced grass soldiers using Rank 2 Grass puppet Gu they were only capable of taking down mortals with peak strength. But now, the grass wolves created from this Rank 3 gu insect were capable of taking down peak Rank 1 gu masters. They were tougher and stronger. But normal wolf puppets still had a tough time dealing with the groups of mountain bears and brown bears. They had a relatively easier time with the white bears. White bears were good swimmers but the mountainous terrain was not very suitable for them.
However, Gu Guangzhi had specialized attackers of his own. He had three types of modified wolf puppets. Heavy wolves that were strengthened using Turn Rock Gu were good at taking hits from the mountain bears and fighting back on equal footing. Razor teeth wolves that were strengthened using Bamboo spear Gu were very powerful at injuring their opponents. Both Heavy wolves and Razor teeth wolves could fight with peak Rank 2 gu masters. And finally there were Alphas. They were strengthened using both Turn Rock Gu and Bamboo spear Gu. They had great offense and defense. They could contest with middle stage Rank 3 gu masters on their own. Gu Guangzhi was still an initial stage Rank 3 gu master. So it can be said that he had created puppets that were powerful than himself.
However, with all said and done, he still couldn't compete with the bear horde in numbers. He had already spent more than half of his primeval essence to create four alphas, a number of heavy wolves and razor teeth wolves and numerous grass wolves. But they were no where close to the total number in the horde. That was why Gu Guangzhi wasn't looking forward to defeat the entire horde. He only wanted to the escape from them safely.
During all the years he spent fighting the wolf tides, one thing which he observed was that if a beast king died during the battle, the chain of command would break for a short amount of time and there would be disorganization among the beasts. Gu Guangzhi's goal was to get out of the mountain and escape the beast horde. So he looked for an opportunity to create chaos in the horde. As the modified wolves busy fighting the hundred beast kings, he communicated with this water wolf to stall for time. He was looking for the thousand beast king, Ground ruler bear. The Earth overlord bear naturally didn't recognize Gu Guangzhi as an enemy and delegated the task of dealing with such an unworthy opponent to a Ground ruler king. In its view, Gu Guangzhi was just another eyesore that was staying on the mountain it wanted to occupy.
Gu Guangzhi identified the Ground ruler bear standing atop a small peak and giving out directions. Based on its ability to control its subordinates so well, it must have a few gu insects of its own. Ground ruler bears had poor eyesight but they were very good on the ground. This was because they usually had a good earth path communication gu residing on them. Judging from its ability to even direct the horde in a distance, it must be a Rank 3 gu insect, probably a Bear Enslavement Gu. Looking at its claws, Gu Guangzhi was able to identify that it also had a Rank 2 Drill claw Gu on it. It would be extremely difficult to attack if it escaped underneath the ground. Gu Guangzhi planned his moves carefully and gave the signal to his water wolf.
The water wolf used River flood Gu in all directions and then hid inside a small shelter made from Bamboo swamp Gu and Turn Rock Gu closing themselves in. Gu Guangzhi decided to sacrifice his Bamboo wings Gu. It was very weak due to the lack of food but Gu Guangzhi used it to its fullest. He soared high and then unleashed all the remaining Lightning bamboo Gu he had. It was painful for him as these Lightning bamboo Gu saved his life many times. Since he now moved away from Qing Mao mountain, he may not get necessary materials to refine this gu. But it was necessary. The bear horde was huge so he spent all his Lightning bamboo Gu and created a chaos in a portion of the bear horde controlled by the Ground ruler bear. The water from River flood Gu helped in making the lightning attacks more effective. His wolf puppets however were not affected by the lightning as they weren't living creatures. Some of them still perished due to the incredible force of lightning but many of them weren't affected.
Gu Guangzhi used this moment to use Bamboo swamp Gu to create a thin layer of swamp. As the footsteps of the bear horde became muddled and chaotic, the Ground overlord bear found it very difficult to under stand the situation using Tremor sense Gu. Gu Guangzhi used this moment to direct all the modified wolves to go for the kill. Unaffected by the lightning, they rushed in to kill the beast kings all at once. As the hundred beast kings began to fall, the Ground ruler bear sensed it and looked into what was happening. Utilizing this moment of confusion, Gu Guangzhi used his Dagger tail Gu to wrap around the Ground ruler bear's neck like a noose. He also used Bamboo swamp Gu to restrict it's paws and he formed several spears out of the swamp using Turn Rock Gu to impale it's limbs. As it was unable to move, he used Rank 2 Mountain bear Innate strength Gu and tightened the noose as the Ground ruler bear rapidly bled to death.
It had all happened in a really fast manner that the Earth overlord bear had lost a thousand beast king and several hundred beast kings while a large portion of it's horde of bears were injured. The Earth overlord bear was pissed off and it roared in anger, directing all the other thousand beast kings in it's command to redirect their subordinates to that direction. But Gu Guangzhi wasn't going to stick around. He caught the escaping wild gu from the Ground ruler bear's dead body and escaped along with Yu Wen Zi to the river. The water wolf carried both of them and escaped.

An online troll stumbles upon Reverend Insanity fan group and gets pissed off when everyone goes crazy over Fang Yuan. Having never read RI and only seen a few memes here and there, he pisses off everyone by saying that he could've done a better job than Fang Yuan without becoming a murder crazy psycho who treats everyone else like shit.
Then a user asks the troll: "Can you grant freedom from suffering?"
The troll replies: "Of course, I can even beat Fang Yuan's ass while doing it."
The user replies,  "Close enough. Let's see what happens."
... and a Truck-kun sends our troll to the RI world. :-P

MTL spoilers will be present in the auxiliary volume's first chapter. You can start reading from auxiliary volume second chapter onwards spoiler free! I'll also try to avoid MTL spoilers for a long time to come but if they are present in the chapter, I'll declare their presence in beginning of the chapter.

The wolf cub had always avoided talking about the origins of these baby beasts as if it was some profound secret. He would never say anything; no matter how much Ye Xiwen asked. The wolf cub’s mouth was tightly sealed on this issue. 
Ye Xiwen couldn’t do anything about this matter. The wolf cub had always been carefree. However, he was always clear about what to say, and what not to say. Nobody could make him speak if he had decided not to say anything. 
However, Ye Xiwen was certain that these baby beasts didn’t have meagre origins!
Ye Xiwen recalled the wolf cub as soon as he saw that golden lion. Several years had passed in a wink, and he no longer knew of the wolf cub’s whereabouts. He didn’t know whether the wolf cub had made the breakthrough into the sage realm or not.
However, he could see that this golden lion — that once used to be at the mere truth realm — had reached the peak of the semi-sage realm by now. Therefore, the wolf cub wouldn’t have lagged behind either. In fact, he might’ve progressed even faster. 
The invincible imposing aura of the golden lion swept out. Several disciples couldn’t help but feel inferior as they looked at this golden lion. There was a difference of heaven and earth between them and that golden lion.
The golden lion ferociously trod forward, and the void disintegrated into pieces under his footsteps. It looked towards the sky, and roared. The sonic boom perforated in all directions.
Qin Wang couldn’t sit still when faced with such a powerful golden lion. The origin of his own mount was outstanding as well. It was at the late stage of the semi-sage realm. However, it was still somewhat inferior to this golden lion. So, it couldn’t help but draw back a step when confronted with the imposing aura of the golden lion.
"There’s a disparity, ah!" someone exclaimed, "Qin Wang’s steed possesses the bloodline of some mythological animal. It’s strong enough to crush the common elite. However, there’s a clear disparity between it and this golden lion!"
"It may not have fully matured yet. However, it looks a bit weak in comparison!" an unsatisfied disciple added with indignation.
Ye Xiwen looked. The disciples of the True Martial University were unsatisfied since Qin Wang was getting suppressed by Emperor Chen.
"The real fight is yet to begin!" Ye Xiwen calmly noted.
In fact, several disciples had made the same judgment as Ye Xiwen. They didn’t possess high strength. However, their sharp gazes were still fixed on these two individuals. Neither of the two parties appeared exhausted at this time. This clearly meant that they had reserved their strength.
"What? They haven’t displayed their entire strength? They look so frightening even though they haven’t used their entire strength. That microcosm will get smash into pieces if they went all-out. I hope their attacks don’t reach the public square!" someone spoke-up in astonishment as they heard Ye Xiwen’s comment.
"No. They’ve displayed their entire strength on one occasion!" Ye Xiwen pondered. These experts looked conceited and confident from outside, but they couldn’t dare to not use their full strength while facing each other. They wouldn’t hold back like they had when they had dealt with ordinary opponents.
This was a fight between the experts. Therefore, it would be the end of one if the opponent got even a moment’s opportunity. Moreover, there wasn’t that big of a disparity between Qin Wang and Emperor Chen. They differed, but only by a bit. Who among these two would dare to be careless if such was the case?
That clash a moment ago was only a way to probe each other’s strength. The real fight was yet to begin.
"I’m giving you a chance to go all-out. I am told that you possess such strength that you had once wiped out an entire country!" Emperor Chen shouted loudly as he remained seated upright on the golden lion, "So, I am giving you just one chance. Reveal your true strength now. Or, you’ll die today!"
Insolent! He was extremely insolent. It seemed as if he didn’t pay attention to a peerless expert like Qin Wang. He would make Qin Wang reveal the entire extent of his strength. And then, he would defeat him. This would prove his tyranny.
Behead a powerful enemy at his best, and prove one’s skill.
This was the common problem with nearly every powerhouse. They strongly believed that their own way would become even stronger and steadier after they had defeated the powerful enemies who followed a different path! 
"You’ll regret this!" Qin Wang replied in a low and muffled voice. It seemed as if his voice was coming from a closed jar. But, his voice was ice-cold. Nobody knew his current mood; they didn’t know whether it was good or bad since his entire face was covered with a metal mask.
The horse he was seated on looked up to the sky, and neighed. The sound of its whining shook the surroundings. A terrifying force swept out, and opened a crack in the void. It was an exceptional and mythological beast in its own merit. It would’ve become extremely dreadful if it had reached maturity.
Qin Wang took out a scroll from his back. He threw it up in the sky. That very long scroll suddenly went upward, and unfolded. It then began to revolve around Qin Wang in a frantic manner; just like a giant dragon.
Suddenly, the sound of horse’s neigh sounded from inside the page of the scroll, and echoed everywhere. A group of cavalry riders appeared before everyone’s eyes. They had burst out of the scroll with long spears in their hands. They were clad in iron armors. 
"These are… puppets!" Ye Xiwen opened his eyes wide. They looked like humans. However, Ye Xiwen couldn’t feel any trace of vitality from their bodies. In other words, these cavalry soldiers were devoid of life. However, they were different from the ghost soldiers that Ye Xiwen had seen in the past. And, they were unlike zombies. In fact, he wasn’t getting that kind of gloomy and cold vibes from them.
They were giving him an ice-cold feeling; just like the one an individual gets from a metal. He wasn’t mistaken. They genuinely were puppets.
"Aren’t these puppets?" many people asked in a doubtful manner.
"What is it about this that you don’t understand? These are Qin Wang’s mysterious guards. He had wiped out that small country with their help!" someone who knew about them explained, "You’re not wrong. These are puppets. However, they become a dreadful army in the hands of Qin Wang. Nobody can resist the might of these mysterious armored guards!"
"Each of these puppets possesses the strength of the late stage of the semi-sage realm. Each of them has condensed more than 800 dao principles. Each of them is extremely dreadful. Such force is sufficient to sweep away the invincible peers of the same generation!" Someone was shocked to find that each of these puppets had terrifying strength. Each of these puppets had condensed at least 800 dao principles. In fact, some had even condensed 990 dao principles.
This was a very frightening force. There had been a debate since ancient times – whether the power of one individual expert was more dreadful… or the power of an army? However, no final conclusions had been drawn regarding this debate. There had always been disputes between the arguments about quality and quantity. 
There had been incidents where an individual had destroyed an entire army. And, there had also been incidents where an army had slaughter an incredible powerhouse. So, there was hardly any way to reconcile these two contradictions. 
However, these mysterious guards possessed both strength and quantity as far as the present scenario was concerned. There were over a thousand mysterious guards. There were about 300 cavalry soldiers, 500 infantry soldiers, and 200 archers amongst them. This army was like a flock of sparrows. They were small in numbers. However, they were equipped with all sorts of troop divisions.
"This explains those widely spread rumors that he had wiped out an entire country once. However, it’s not easy to manufacture these sophisticated puppets. It needs excellent skills. Even a sage expert can’t handle the massive consumption of energy that’s requires in the process. And, how did he get so much financial resources?" someone asked.
These puppets were extremely powerful. Each of them was at the late stage of the semi-sage realm. Such puppets were spread throughout the True Martial World. However, they weren’t present in large numbers because they were considered physically weak. Everything depended on the materials that had been used to make them, and their cultivation level. They would break easily if their quality wasn’t good. However, a huge volume of resources would be required to manufacture super-quality puppets. An ordinary person… or even an ordinary force couldn’t afford to make such things.
Moreover, it would only be fruitful if these puppets were manufactured in large quantities. A single puppet wouldn’t give good result. The higher their numbers… the more dreadful they would be. However, the requirement of resources would also increase with the increase in quantity. Therefore, an ordinary person couldn’t even dare to think of making them. Only some big forces possessed such huge amount of resources.
"You may not know this, but Qin Wang is the prince of the Tang Empire. The Tang Empire is one of the biggest empires of the Southern Region. Moreover, he holds the top position in the empire. So, it’s not strange that he possesses these resources!" someone explained, "He got the title of a ‘Wang’ because of the authority he obtained when he went on expeditions to expand his empire’s territory!"    
Just how much resources would be required to make so many mysterious guards of the late stage of the semi-sage realm? Ye Xiwen couldn’t help but hold his breath. Qin Wang had come from a wealthy background. He came from a powerful clan, and had the backing of a great force. Ye Xiwen realized that providing for a blood slave had been such a taxing job for him. So, what could one say about providing for a thousand puppets... One simply couldn’t afford it unless one had the backing of a huge force.
Ye Xiwen became somewhat envious in his heart. However, he was only envious of the guy; nothing more. After all, he preferred his free life over being part of some big force since there weren’t any kind of restrictions on him.
Qin Wang’s dreadful army of puppets was frightening enough to scare-off people since they had both quality and quantity. Even a notorious opponent like Ye Xiwen might die if he came across them.
This was going to be an amazing gang war!
It was hard to predict how Emperor Chen would react!
Ye Xiwen looked at Emperor Chen. The man wore a callous smile on his face. He looked at the thousand mysterious guards as they advanced towards him. But, he didn’t do anything to stop them.
"Is this all you’ve got? Then, the time of your death has arrived!" Emperor Chen loudly roared. The energy dissipated in all directions, and engulfed everything. The entire world trembled in the wake of his roar. Countless mountains broke down into pieces by the shock of his voice. It was an exceptionally terrifying spectacle.
Qin Wang remained calm and collected. However, those 200 archers in the crowd of his mysterious army guards prepared their bows. They effortlessly held the huge arrows in their hands. A person with good eyes could see that each of these arrows was a divine tool in a reality. A divine tool was said to be capable to breaking any principle. 
What can be considered as ‘rich’? Well, this could be! 
Who could dare to be extravagant-enough to use divine tools as arrows without the backing and resources of such a huge empire like the Tang Empire?
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Two hundred long arrows cut through the sky. Each of these long arrows darted forward like a tornado. Those long arrows appeared like long dragons as they raided towards Emperor Chen. 
"Bang!" Emperor Chen immediately brandished his long spear. It unleashed terrifying rays of light. It swept down, and broke dozens of arrows at once. Those divine tools appeared like a bunch of rolled paper sticks in front of Emperor Chen’s spear.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The rest of the long arrows struck Emperor Chen’s body, and produced sparks after they crashed into his fiery-red armor, and made ‘clang’ sounds.
Those long arrows severed the void around Emperor Chen. These voids had been opened rapidly, and were closing slowly. It was an unusually terrifying scene!
(To be continued)

Ye Xiwen was previously only an ordinary university student on Earth, but unexpectedly crossed through into the world known as the Zhen Wu Jie world! In this world, formidable warriors are able of turning over mountains and collapsing the ocean, destroying the sky and extinguishing the earth! He originally had ordinary aptitude, because of that he received the mysterious special space! Any martial art can be deduced within the mysterious space, other people practice for decades, he only needs a year! So long as he has enough spirit stones, any talents he faces are all floating clouds!

In a few days, Lu Qingfeng had raised his level to 4 (18/20). His cultivation had also arrived at the peak of Level 2 of the Fetal Phase. He was going to break through at any time.
After acquiring Chi Control, Lu Qingfeng could finally use the Pill Refining Furnace.
The Pill Refining Furnace was different from the herb handling tables.
Every Pill Refining Furnace had been meticulously crafted by Tool Refiners. Its higher efficiency proved handy for Pill Refiners.
For instance, the Pill Refining Furnace that Wang Tao was using was Tier-4 Runic Equipment, the Lilac Smoker.
On it were engraved the patterns of 336 runes, which included Spirit Garnering, Cooling, Flame, Temperature Control, and nine other Runic Arrays. It was controlled with one's Inner Chi and Genuine Chi, making it a handy tool for all the Pill Refiners.
When Lu Qingfeng was using the herb handling table to refine Yellow Dragon Pills, he needed half an hour to refine a full furnace of pills. However, when he started using Wang Tao's Lilac Smoker, he could make a full furnace of pills in the time it took for a joss stick to burn down completely.
The difference in time may seem inconsequential, but when many days of work accumulated, the difference was not to be scoffed at.
"I think I can collect ores and metals in Miaoyin City and delve into Tool Refining also, starting with Pill Refining Furnaces."
Lu Qingfeng was thinking these things to himself as he walked out of the Pill Refining Chamber.
RUMBLE!
As soon as he left the chamber, he sensed that the ground was quivering under his feet. Immediately afterward, a loud roar struck his ears. Looking up, he saw a giant approaching Singularity Mountain extremely fast.
This giant was who was causing the earth to tremble.
"That's…"
"...a puppet?"
Lu Qingfeng looked up at the giant and immediately thought about the puppets Wang Tao had mentioned to him a few days ago.
According to Wang Tao, the guild leader of Singularity, Mu Yuanyi, was an elder in the Foundation Building Stage of the Courtyard of Destiny on Emerald Mountain.
The Courtyard of Destiny was a sub-sect that had been established by a cultivator in the Cosmic Stage from the 100 Art Sect on Mount Yunmeng, which lay hundreds of miles away.
The 100 Art Sect was hailed as the Sect of 100 Artistries. Aside from being proficient in the refinement of various Runic Equipment and Magical Artifacts, their methods in Puppet Crafting were also among the very best across the entire Dongsheng Continent.
Singularity relied on the Courtyard of Destiny, while the Courtyard of Destiny was a sub-sect established by a cultivator in the Cosmic Stage from the 100 Art Sect. Naturally, the appearance of puppets was not unusual.
However, this was the first time that Lu Qingfeng had seen one of these puppets, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the appearance of a puppet that looked like a human but was some 70 to 80 feet high, right before his very eyes.
As he took a closer look, he noticed that behind this puppet there were nine other puppets that were smaller, standing at only about 20 to 30 feet in height. Their appearance would have been equally as shocking had they appeared alone. However, as they were standing behind the ginormous puppet, they seemed somewhat inconspicuous.
These puppets were covered with the vestiges of confrontation, including crimson-colored bloodstains. They must have just experienced a violent battle.
"Those are the Mechanical Puppets of Singularity Mountain. They are incredibly powerful."
"That's evident. These puppets were crafted by a venerable cultivator of the Courtyard of Destiny at the request of our guild leader. The largest puppet over there can wipe out all Demon Beasts below Tier 6, while the other nine puppets can also fight with Demon Beasts in Tiers 4 or 5!"
"I wonder when I can have a puppet for myself?"
...
Behind Lu Qingfeng, alarmed by the rumblings of the puppets, many members of the Singularity Guild had come outside to watch the show.
They had joined the Singularity Guild before Lu Qingfeng and had seen these puppets previously. However, they were still in awe every time they appeared.
"Qingfeng, come with me."
After Lu Qingfeng had watched the ten puppets walk by and then vanish from sight, he heard Wang Tao calling to him.
Lu Qingfeng walked over to him hurriedly.
"Lead and the rest have returned. I'm going to take you to meet them," Wang Tao explained to Lu Qingfeng as he led the way.
In a while, they arrived at the back of Singularity Mountain.
As he had been familiarizing himself with Singularity Mountain over the past few days, he'd learned that the back of the mountain was the guild's restricted area. Strictly speaking, he couldn't be considered a member of Singularity just yet. Hence, this place was off-limits to him. However, this time, with Wang Tao leading the way, he headed right into the restricted area without being stopped by anyone.
The back of the mountain was totally different from the area in the front.
The front of the mountain was even and lush with vegetation. The back of the mountain, on the other hand, was steep and jagged with strange rock formations.
The one enormous and nine smaller puppets that Lu Qingfeng had just seen had disappeared into the cliffs at the back of the mountain.
After a brief wait, about ten figures appeared at the bottom of the mountain.
The leading person was wearing black war robes. He was about 27 to 28 years old with a manly face and defined features.
He was the guild leader of Singularity, the elder of the Courtyard of Destiny on Emerald Mountain in the Foundation Building Stage: Mu Yuanyi!
"Wang, is this the new guy Luwey mentioned?" Mu Yuanyi's voice was deep and magical. People always developed a liking toward him when they heard him speak.
"Yes. This is Lu Qingfeng, a low-level Pill Refining Apprentice. His attainments in the refinement of low-level pills put me and Yue to shame." As he introduced him, Wang Tao praised him without reserve.
"You flatter me, Brother Wang," Lu Qingfeng said humbly.
Then he put his hands together and bowed to Mu Yuanyi. "Greetings, lead. I'm Lu Qingfeng."
"You are one of our own. No need now for the courtesy."
"Wang and Yue are extremely good at judging people. Since they have such a high opinion of you, I will have our men build a third Pill Refining Chamber that will be placed under your care in the next two days."
Without looking into it any further, Mu Yuanyi had decided on this business.
Only then did he introduce the few people behind him to Lu Qingfeng.
"This is Zhang. Zhang Zong. Top-Level Tool Refining Apprentice. Currently studying Puppet Crafting."
"This is Yu. Yu Bufan. Sword Cultivator. Top three in terms of combat power in the guild."
Mu Yuanyi introduced Lu Qingfeng to all the more than ten people who were standing behind him. Among them, Zhang Zong and Yu Bufan were introduced with a special emphasis. With Wang Tao at his side transmitting messages into his ears at appropriate times, Lu Qingfeng learned that they were the two other players of the Singularity Guild.
Right here and right now, the ones that were gathered here were the top powerhouses of the Singularity Guild.
Mu Yuanyi, Zhang Zong, and Yu Bufan comprised a total of three cultivators in the Foundation Building Stage. The remaining 20 people were at Level 7 to Level 9 of the Genuine Chi Phase. With their humanoid puppets, their combat capabilities weren't inferior to cultivators in the Foundation Building Stage.
It was simple to ascend from the Fetal Phase to the Genuine Chi Phase, but getting from the Genuine Chi Phase to the Foundation Building Stage was a leap that depended on one's talent. It was extremely difficult. An unknown number of cultivators were stuck at this very step.
Back in Emery Town, Lu Qingfeng had seen too many cultivators who were stuck in the Genuine Chi Phase.
That Included his good friend, Huang Luo.
Foundation Building was no easy task. Throughout the entire Singularity Guild, there were only Mu Yuanyi and two other cultivators who had managed to ascend to the Foundation Building Stage.
At this time, they had received a mission from the Courtyard of Destiny to head toward Twilight City more than 100 miles to the southeast to suppress a wave of beasts.
They had slaughtered the Tier 6 Demon Beast who was setting off this wave more than ten days ago. Subsequently, they'd spent a few days clearing out many of the beasts before returning to Singularity Mountain.
"Lead, what demon beast is creating trouble this time? I heard that the Yama Guild, the Blood Wolf Guild, and the Flames of Azure Guild have all received missions at this time."
As the group walked toward the top of the mountain, Wang Tao asked the leader out of curiosity.
To have four of the eight major guilds in Snivel Town dispatched at once, the beast problem this time was evidently not a simple one.
"It's a Three-headed Python," Mu Yuanyi said.
"A Three-headed Python?"
"The Three-headed Python from legend that is capable of spitting magic of the water, fire, and wind elements, that can also devour Runic Equipment and Magical Artifacts?"
Wang Tao's eyebrows twitched.
"Precisely."
"This Three-headed Python has cultivated for many years and has attained Tier 6. Its magic is innately powerful, and it is also resistant to Magical Artifacts. In the Foundation Building Stage, it is literally invincible. By working with the major guilds of Yama, Blood Wolf, and Flames of Azure, it still took us more than two hours to bring it down."
As Mu Yuanyi recalled the event, he subconsciously revealed lingering fear on his face.
Zhang Zong, who looked middle-aged, said, "I think we came out well. The Blood Wolf Guild's treasure, the Blood Wolf Puppet, was snapped in half, which is a very massive loss to them. Before the Blood Wolf Puppet is repaired, I think they will have to keep a low profile."
Lu Qingfeng followed the crowd and listened to them talking about this mission.
The various strange Demon Beasts, all kinds of puppets, and the thrilling battles were true eye-openers.


Teenage earth dweller Lu Qingfeng died in a car accident and traversed to a world of cultivation. He acquired the Login Ring of "Primitive", a massive immersive online game developed by the Earth Federation two thousand years later, and travelled across primordial worlds.

The pleasant warmth of a soft bed clung to Nix, who slept peacefully until a weight set down on his knees and two small hands pressed on his abdomen.  He opened his eyes to see... demons in his bedroom.  

"NIX!"  Rabi smiled happily, his dark face bouncing up and down as he pushed on Nix.  

"I eat demons for breakfast."  Nix opened his eyes and then narrowed them evilly.  "I smell a second one.  Where is she?"  

Rabi pointed to the side of the bed.  Sasi was burrowed under the covers and had her small head on the pillow next to his, pretending she was asleep.  "Eat her first; I'm probably too stringy."

Sasi opened one eye and pointed at her brother.  "That guy is way sweeter than me, Nix.  Eat him."  

Nix pulled himself into a seated position, the weight of Rabi not even slowing him down.  "What's the mission? Kidnap me?"

Rabi nodded while Sasi shook her head, they glanced at each other for a moment and then Sasi nodded also.  She sat up next to Nix, her head below his shoulder.  "We're here to save you."  

Nix yawned sleepily while Rabi moved to the other side of him.  "How's Uta and the Rage course?"

A frown suddenly covered rabi's sharp demon teeth.  "He's too serious.  Always scolding me for nothing."  

Sasi pulled on his arm, causing him to turn.  "I brought you something!  Nether Rats!  Tons of them.  I remember how much you liked them."

Nix laughed at her expression.  "It was you who liked them, thank you, though.  I still need to make an Emperor."

Sasi's dark eyes were excited.  "A rat emperor?  Will you make me one?"  

"Yep."  

Rabi clapped his small hands together. "Me too, Nix?"

Nix shook his head and then rolled out of bed, grabbing Rabi and picking him up in the process.  "Nope."  

"Unfair!"  Rabi squirmed until Nix tossed him on the bed.  

"She's my favorite Qi."  Nix laughed at Rabi's disappointed face and quickly exited into the closet.  

"Kidding, right, Nix?"  Rabi poked his head into the closet, his dark eyes curious about everything.  

"Yeah.  Kidding Rabi."  Nix patted his head and headed toward the kitchen.  

Wind, Semmi, Beta, and Fajii were all sitting around the island talking when Nix entered.  The pale albino stood to hug him.  "I see the Qi family accomplished the operation." 

Nix frowned at Beta. "Operation Wake Nix up?  Who did the planning?"  

Fajii smiled sweetly when all the fingers in the room pointed at her.  "It's nicer when you are awake, Nix."  

Nix ignored her and scowled at Beta.  "No flirting with Wind in my kitchen." He felt some level of vindication when the albino's face turned pink.  "Learned something pretty neat yesterday."

Semmi, who had been quiet until now, leaned forward with interest.  "Spill it, Nix!"  

"Better if I show you."  Nix walked over to the couch and took a seat before accessing the coffee table's hud.  

Semmi plopped down beside him, watching while he accessed the Free Trader City Auction house. "You're buying 50k pelts of those cat thingies?" 

"They're called Orions."  Nix shook his head when Semmi didn't comment. "Don't know the story of the Orions?"  

Semmi shook her head.  "You've been here the longest, Nix."  

"They're a Polar feline that's been pushed out of their habitat by the sudden influxion of wolves."  Nix created a queue for Orions out of the best materials he had.  

Semmi leaned closer to him, her arm brushing his.  "Making you nervous?"  

Nix shook his head. "You can see all the specials Orion's have. It's why I"ve been buying them up for days. "  

Semmi read them off, "thermal vision, Ice Immunity, and enhanced speed." 

"Unfortunately, they haven't adapted their color to the new environment.  The white fur sticks out and has put a target on them."  Nix brought up the image of one on his hud.  

Semmi smiled happily.  "They look like albino jaguars. Gonna make me one?" 

"No."  Nix nudged her with his elbow.  "I'll do better than that."  

/Inferno: Nix: Bali, are you around? 

/Inferno: Bali: Yes!  Not for long, though, I'm going to accompany Ronnie on an urgent quest.

/Inferno: Nix: I see.  How's the varmint problem?

/Inferno: Bali: We've cleaned everything out, took care of the Bezos last night.

/Inferno: Nix: Where are the Trams?

/Inferno: Bali: I have them patrolling the woods with my team.

/Inferno: Nix: Have them bring the Wolf puppets here, you come too.

/Inferno: Bali: I'll be there in a bit.

Semmi's pretty face looked disappointed when he closed his hud. "Change your mind?"

Nix shook his head.  "The Queue won't finish for an hour, and that's just the first round.  A dozen or so Emperor level Orions are the goal." 

Semmi sighed heavily. "I'll have to wait until you get back to see it?"  

"Fraid so."  Nix left her sitting there and made his way to the front door; he stepped out just as Bali raced up on a brown horse, three Dire Wolves were chasing her.  

Bali pulled up suddenly, causing the horse's hooves to dig grooves into the soft grass.  "I win!" 

The three wolves circled her for a moment and then sat down, their tongues lolling out of their mouths.  

Nix approached them; he found it hard to talk to Bali without smiling.  "How are they shaping up Bali?"

Bali glanced at the three wolves.  "They're good young-uns."  

"Going to need those three Dire Wolves guys, you won't need them when you begin your training."  Nix could already tell which Tram animated which wolf. 

Theo cocked his gray head to one side.  "Training?"

Nix nodded.  "Ranger Instructor Bali is going to train you on how to be rangers."

Bali made a choking sound and then covered it up with a cough.  "I am?"  

"Can you handle it?"  

The petite ranger nodded.  She had cut her hair close on the sides and was wearing a top-knot. "Of course, I can."  She lowered her voice a bit, "strictly speaking... they don't leave me alone with young-uns." 

Nix laughed at her serious expression.  "Really?  Hard to believe."  

Bali nodded in agreement.  "I know, right?"  

Nix turned back toward the Tram trio.  "Once the forest recovers from the curse, Ionova will be needed rangers to patrol the woods."

Bali pursed her lips slightly.  "I need a few things from Loki.  Training will start tomorrow morning."  

Nix moved closer and patted each of their heads. "You can leave the Wolf puppets here and have the rest of the day off."

"Thanks, Nix."  Theo's voice spoke the Dire Wolf before it dropped to the ground.  

After they left, Nix gathered all three puppets and then stowed them away. He walked around to the turtle pond and took a seat on the rocks.  "Let me see your armor."  

Bali stopped abruptly, nearly running into him when he stopped.  "My armor?"  She removed it quickly and handed it to him. 

Nix turned the armor over in his hands as he studied it.  "Nether Breaker Armor, it isn't bad.  Instructor Bali is going to need better."

Bali nodded in agreement; her pale face lit up with excitement. "Yeah, I need better."  

Nether Breaker Armor: Leather
+100 to all Stats
+2000 to AC
Immune to Nether Effects
Immune to Control Effects

"I'll start with a Camo-Overlay, then build from there."  Nix started the Queue while the small ranger paced back and forth.  

[Bali] [Camo-Overlay] [Camoflauge Fabric V] [ Nether Breaker Armor] 

Nix studied the Overlay queue.  "Three enhancements gotta go with dragon leather, of course."  

Bali hopped up and down excitedly. "Yes!  Put that in!"  

A door opening and shutting announced the arrival of Semmi and Jun Li.  Bali held a finger up to her lips to shush them.  

Semmi leaned over his shoulder to read the Queue.  "Camo-Overlay?  Can you do mine also?"

Nix nodded.  "I will."  

[Bali] [Camo-Overlay] [Camoflauge Fabric V] [ Nether Breaker Armor] [Dragon Leather] [Lamia Leather] [Dire Wolf Puppet]

"Holy crap, Nix."  Semmi pulled Jun Li closer so she could see.  "Is this what you wanted to show me?"

Nix nodded and activated the crafting icon.  

[Critical Crafting]  

Apex Predator: Shape Shifter Set
Description: This armor is the [Apex Predator]
Shape-Shifting Set. [Custom: Bali only]
All ambient sound
within one meter of the wearer is 
completely suppressed.
+ 5000 to Armor Class
+ 200 to all Base Stats.
+300 to Speed.
+ 200 Poison Resistance
+200 to Lightning Resistance.
Enhancement: Complete Camouflage
is activated at will.  
Enhancement: A poison counter is added to
each successful attack.
Bonus: Wearer is Immune to Fire Damage
Bonus: Wearer is Immune to Nether Damage
Special Effect: [Wolf Whisperer]

Jun Li stared at the armor and then watched as Bali equipped it. "You can make Shape Shifter armor with your puppets?"  

"Yes.  I can make Shape Shifter armor with my puppets."   Nix watched as Bali morphed into a giant gray Dire Wolf.  She was even bigger than the puppet.

"Nix..."  Wolf Bali stared at him.  "This thing is really strong, really, really, strong."  

Nix nodded in agreement.  "Make sure you earn it by doing a good job with the Trams."

Semmi ran a hand through her short blond hair while she admired his handiwork.  "Tonight, maybe?"

Nix shrugged.  "Gotta head to Ever Flame, see you guys later."

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