Amid the sudden appearance of a silver figure, all eyes were drawn to him. To punch through such a powerful Silver Thunder was something even an ordinary Battle Sect expert would find challenging. In the midst of the silence, Su Qian and Little Healer Immortal were the first to regain their senses. Their eyes were fixed on the figure that flashed with dazzling silver light amidst the lightning. After a moment, their brows furrowed as they realized they couldn’t sense any aura from the figure, only a formidable presence… Although this presence was strong, it was somewhat rigid, as if it had lost its spirit.
“This is…”
Su Qian stared at the silver figure intently. After a moment, he took a deep breath and said, “This must be the so-called ‘Heavenly Fiend Puppet’. Did Xiao Yan really manage to refine it?”
Little Healer Immortal’s eyes sparkled with a peculiar light as she nodded slightly and whispered, “But according to what Xiao Yan shouted earlier, it seems it’s not the ‘Heavenly Fiend Puppet’, but the ‘Earth Fiend Puppet’…”
“Back then, we both saw the puppet techniques, and there were three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Man. The puppet that Xiao Yan refined must be at the Earth level.”
Su Qian pondered for a while and then said, “I didn’t expect it. Even at the Earth level, it’s so strong. If it were the highest-level ‘Heavenly Fiend Puppet’, how strong would it be? Could it match a Dou Zun?”
Little Healer Immortal shook her head slightly and gazed at the silver figure. “With this puppet’s help, we might not need to take action…”
“I can sense that this puppet’s strength is at least equivalent to a five-star Battle Sect. It should be no problem for it to handle the remaining Pill Lightning.”
While Su Qian and Little Healer Immortal conversed, Xiao Yan plopped down on the stone platform, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth and panting heavily. With his current strength, dealing with so many rounds of Pill Lightning was already incredibly difficult; he could hardly withstand more without using the Buddha Anger Lotus, which was not guaranteed to succeed.
Sitting on the cold stone, Xiao Yan felt the chaotic surge of thunder energy within his body, and his mouth twitched involuntarily. This damned energy had entered his body through contact with his Dou Qi, but fortunately, the Inner Fires inside him offered some protection, preventing serious injury. However, the numbing effect of the thunder made him feel weak all over, and even his Dou Qi circulation was sluggish.
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Yan forced himself into a cross-legged position, lifted his slightly pale face, and gazed at the dark clouds in the sky. The clouds shimmered with silver light, and the rumbling of thunder spread slowly, stirring the hearts of those who heard it.
“This damned Pill Lightning should be almost over, right? Just a few more rounds, and I should be able to get through it…” Xiao Yan pulled at his lips and slowly opened his palm. There, a thumb-sized purple-red pill shimmered with an eerie glow. Inside the pill, Xiao Yan could sense a vast, strange vitality.
“Little one, you sure have put me through a lot of trouble,” Xiao Yan muttered, staring at the Celestial Soul Merging Blood Pill with a bitter smile.
*Boom!*
As Xiao Yan mumbled, the clouds above churned again, and the thunder roared with a deafening sound.
“Another one… coming…”
Sensing the rapidly gathering thunder force within the clouds, Xiao Yan’s brow furrowed slightly.
*Swish!*
A massive silver streak suddenly burst through the clouds, blinding the dark courtyard like daylight. The thunder force contained in this giant silver lightning was more terrifying than any before. Even Grand Elder Su Qian would find it challenging to withstand such a strike directly, as Xiao Yan anticipated.
“This Pill Lightning is truly terrifying. And this is just from a seventh-grade pill. What about eighth-grade or even ninth-grade? The thunder from those would surely have the power to destroy heaven and earth,” Su Qian exclaimed, seeing the giant silver lightning circling and then slamming down towards the stone platform like a meteor.
Little Healer Immortal nodded, her gaze fixed on the silver lightning, which carried a horrifying thunder force.
“Earth Fiend Puppet, go!”
Xiao Yan watched the silver lightning approach and gave a low shout.
*Bam!*
As Xiao Yan’s voice faded, the Earth Fiend Puppet bent its knees slightly and, with a thunderous boom, shot forward like a rocket, propelled by the force of the attack.
Seeing the Earth Fiend Puppet choose to confront the lightning head-on, the inner courtyard filled with gasps.
In a blink, the Earth Fiend Puppet appeared beneath the giant silver lightning, its fists clenching again. A stream of red energy flowed from its demonic core, enveloping its arm, making it look like a flame.
*Boom!*
Without hesitation, the Earth Fiend Puppet struck out with a fist. The sharp sonic boom echoed in the air, and waves of terrifying power spread out from the fist’s surface like water…
*Bang!*
The fist, imbued with incredible force, landed squarely on the giant silver lightning. In that instant, the entire world seemed to freeze. After a moment, a resounding explosion reverberated in the souls of everyone present, spreading across the sky…
The massive silver lightning crumbled slowly before the stunned onlookers. Those with keen eyes could see black spatial cracks, like spider webs, appear where the Earth Fiend Puppet’s fist landed, causing everyone to gasp in awe.
As the silver lightning disintegrated, the Earth Fiend Puppet, too, was slammed down from the sky. It landed in the inner courtyard with a loud crash, but soon leaped back into the air, hovering above the stone platform, forming a defensive wall in front of Xiao Yan.
Relieved to see the Earth Fiend Puppet fend off such a powerful lightning, Xiao Yan’s eyes scanned the puppet, and then his gaze sharpened.
At this moment, the Earth Fiend Puppet was entirely covered in a pure silver light. In that light, there seemed to be faint electrical flashes. Initially, when Xiao Yan refined it, the puppet’s surface had some blemishes…
“The thunder force must have purged some of the impurities in the Earth Fiend Puppet’s body…)”
The refinement of fiend puppets was classified by color purity. The purer the color, the stronger the puppet. When first refined, the Earth Fiend Puppet was at best mid-tier, but after being tempered by the thunder, it was approaching high-tier status.
“This thing… looks pretty good after all!” Xiao Yan’s mouth curled into a smile, and he looked at the lightning in the clouds eagerly, wondering if the puppet could reach peak high-tier by absorbing all of it.
Just as Xiao Yan had this thought, the sky flashed with silver light once more. He chuckled and ordered, “Go again!”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s command, the Earth Fiend Puppet shot up into the air again without hesitation. It hovered in the sky, striking out with one fierce punch after another, meeting the silver lightning head-on!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Explosions sounded repeatedly, and the silver figure, under the astonished gazes of the onlookers, radiated increasingly brilliant silver light…
This intense confrontation lasted for nearly half an hour. The thunder force in the clouds finally diminished, and the clouds gradually stopped churning, their color fading. Clearly, the Pill Lightning was over…
As the oppressive feeling covering the inner courtyard dissipated, many people breathed a sigh of relief. Under the divine might, the pressure had been overwhelming.
As the clouds faded, the Earth Fiend Puppet returned, appearing before Xiao Yan. Looking at the glittering, nearly pure silver puppet, Xiao Yan smiled and, with a wave of his hand, stored it in his ring. Then he carefully placed the Celestial Soul Merging Blood Pill into a jade bottle.
Finally relaxing, he gently touched his chest and murmured, “What can thunder force do? Nothing is unrefinable under my Inner Flames. If you dare to enter my body, then help me break through to the sixth star!”
Xiao Yan closed his eyes and quickly formed cultivation seals. During this period of alchemy, he had reached the peak of a six-star Battle Emperor, and all he needed was a small trigger to break through. He hadn’t expected that the thunder force would provide that trigger…
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