Chapter 1354 Open Plot

chapter 1354 open plot

yan hai frowned as she looked at that puppet. cultivators have categorized elder bark as the worst paragon (tier 12) material. it cannot be used to make artifacts, pills, or arrays because its characteristics are stubborn and cannot fuse with substances of the same tier as itself. people have tried only using elder bark to make their weapons, but besides the fact it's hard to destroy, nothing is interesting about it.

due to its nature, elder bark has a few uses and is sought after by a small group of the cultivation world. its primary use is to create [indestructible empyrean puppets]. an empyrean cannot destroy a puppet created with elder bark, as the minimum requirement to break it is a paragon tier attack.

such a restriction has drastically reduced its value, but cultivators have still found ways to make it worthwhile. talented disciples from top lineages will receive an elder bark puppet as their dao protector. paragons are valuable, so unless someone has special status or shows talents on the level of wu hong, yan hai, and wang wei, no lineage will dedicate a paragon as their dao protector. the puppet becomes an alternative since it requires paragon tier strength to destroy.

of course, this is still not the primary use of these puppets. there are many rare areas or secret dimensions that prevent a paragon from entering or cannot bear the entire presence of a paragon. elder bark puppets are the best substitute to explore these places. some mining areas are dangerous to empyreans, but not paragons; these puppets are the best replacement.

yan hai observed the puppet briefly and thought of something. she looked around to check, but there was no result. she then instantly returned her strength to 90% and destroyed the puppet with one wave of her fingers. she waited for the aftermath, and another one showed up as expected.

'how annoying,' she thought. she glanced at this creation, thinking about her next move. she wanted to annihilate all the puppets but did not know how many of them there were. with these people's resources, having a small army of these puppets is not impossible.

'my injury will aggravate if i have to sublimate myself to keep killing these things,' she analyzed. it was not worth it for her to do so. after winning her battle, the situation was favorable to her, so she only had to wait.

'but will things be so simple?' she thought. she did not think so. regardless, she knew how to behave next. yan hai sat cross-leg in the void, looking at the puppet while keeping an eye on the other battles with her divine sense.

...

another space layer:

mongke looked at his opponent, undead phoenix, who was doing the same. undead phoenix was a handsome middle-aged man with white hair, but he had a gloomy aura surrounding his body. his black robe, with patterns of bones and death, did not help.

"you look so young and promising, just like me back then," undead phoenix said. "you must be a genius."

"you could say so," mongke replied calmly and with some not-so-subtle arrogance.

mongke raised his hand. he condensed his physical strength before sending toward his target. his attacks acted similar to condensing air pressure, except they were created from physical force. undead phoenix remained calm, only using his bone shield to defend. he had a sneer and contempt in his face that drove mongke to a rage.

the future leader of the barbarian race materialized a crystal armor that covered his body. he rushed toward his opponent and kicked him. undead phoenix was still calm. "now, that's better. but only a little." his mouth released a terrifying flame that instantly burned half of mongke's body. however, the barbarian king was ruthless and did not hesitate to explode the other half of his body.

"damn you, ant," undead phoenix cursed. he was relatively intact, except for a few holes in his clothes and scratches to his face. however, these things healed or repaired themselves at a rate visible to the naked eye.

mongke's new body appeared a few kilometers away. 'as the ancestors said, there is truly a vast gap between each level in the paragon realm.' in this brief encounter, mongke realized he might have been too impetuous and arrogant. from what he learned from his clan and wang wei, these parasites were the weakest in their realm. yet, they could still play with him like this.

mongke's new body appeared a few kilometers away. 'as the ancestors said, there is truly a vast gap between each level in the paragon realm.' in this brief encounter, mongke realized he might have been too impetuous and arrogant. from what he learned from his clan and wang wei, these parasites were the weakest in their realm. yet, they could still play with him like this.

"can i ask how your strength ranks among the others?" mongke suddenly asked.

"of course, i'm the strongest."

"stronger than time eater?"

undead phoenix almost choked. he stared at mongke with intense killing intent, but the latter only chuckled.

"according to the boss, time eater is on top, followed by earth emperor, seven cauldron; you and blood dragon are on the same level at fourth, but you have the advantage in ruthlessness and intelligence. finally, five feathers is the weakest, even without the curse."

"what stupid list," undead phoenix sneered. "earth emperor is nothing but a lunatic and a pawn. that stupid taoist she-male can only rely on her background, and you dare put me on the same level as that stupid and lustful dragon?"

"i don't totally agree with him since i think you're above the taoist," mongke said. "but to be fair, he did say that geniuses will always be geniuses. he said you had the most potential among the others. unfortunately, you're now a broken man."

"when will it be your turn to comment on my affairs?"

"you have a point," mongke nodded. "in that case, let's continue." he summoned a metallic puppet before fusing it with his skeletons. his aura increased drastically, along with his confidence.