These people still maintained a semblance of rationality in their actions, refraining from killing. After all, the Divine Puppet Sect still wielded considerable influence, and their looting was considered fair competition. However, killing changed the nature of the act, as it would constitute disrespect for the Divine Puppet Sect…
Leopard Gangshuang roared incessantly, but even the puppets he released were of no use, either being destroyed or controlled. His own power was also quickly sealed away...
Just then, the crater trembled, and to everyone's astonishment, more than a dozen pieces of exploding bloodstone shot out...
Everyone gaped, wondering if Bloodstones were really that cheap now? How could a single volcano spew out so many?
But this scene took on a different meaning in Tuoba San's eyes. The first piece could be considered a coincidence, the result of countless drops of blood essence condensing...
But the fact that so much has erupted at once proves that an even greater horror is lurking inside the crater…
An entity that can use Bloodstone as nourishment is definitely not easy to deal with. Until you understand the situation, staying away is the best course of action…
Tuoba San could sense the danger in the void growing stronger, as if some great terror was about to descend from the volcano…
These people were completely blinded by the Bloodstone, ignoring the potential danger...
Before figuring out what was hidden inside the crater, Tuoba San decided to retreat and scout the situation from a distance first…
So, to avoid attracting attention, he slowly backed away…
Although Xuan Shan wasn't very bright, he was good at assessing situations. Seeing Tuoba San's actions, he immediately sent a telepathic message to Murong Chui, asking if they should leave first...
Murong Chui pondered for a moment. He felt that with their combined strength, seizing the Blood Explosion Stone wouldn't be difficult, and there was no need to risk staying behind...
The right thing to do was to observe the situation from a distance first, so he and Xuanshan slowly retreated...
The crowd that had just been attacking Leopard Gangshuang immediately stopped, and some even shamelessly helped him up, smiling broadly as they said...
"Brother Leopard, don't be angry. How much is this puppet? I'll buy it..."
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that with so many Bloodstones available, there was no need to make things difficult for Leopard Gangshuang. Instead, the fact that he might be carrying a powerful puppet from the Divine Puppet Sect made him an object of everyone's scramble to curry favor with...
After all, everyone has their own expertise. The strongest skill of the Divine Puppet Sect is puppetry. Now, as long as they have puppets, it means they are very likely to obtain the Blood Explosion Stone...
"Senior Brother Leopard, I was wrong just now. I'm willing to pay double the price for one of your puppets..."
"Senior Brother Leopard, don't listen to his nonsense. He doesn't have any spirit stones, but I'm willing to pay three times that amount..."
The crowd began bidding, each offering their own opinion. After all, no one was sure how many puppets Leopard Gangshuang possessed, especially since several of them had just been destroyed…
In this situation, whoever acquires the puppet first gains the greatest advantage…
"Get out of here..."
Leopard Gangshuang was still sealed away, and faced with a group of people whose expressions changed faster than flipping through a book, he truly wanted to kill them…
"You want my puppet? No way! Get out of here..."
Leopard Gangshuang was still angry. Seeing everyone fawning over him, he became a little arrogant and completely forgot his predicament...
"Senior Brother Leopard, I advise you to speak politely. Even if we kill you, the puppet on your body will still be ours..."
Suddenly, a sinister voice spoke, a barely perceptible danger gleaming in his eyes…
Leopard Gangshuang felt as if he had been doused with cold water, instantly sobering up and realizing his predicament…
He swallowed hard. Faced with the choice between living and sacrificing the puppet, he chose to live…
"I can sell you puppets, but first, you must break my seal. Otherwise, I won't be able to retrieve the puppets from my storage space..."
The disciples of the Divine Puppet Sect make puppets the most. During the crafting process, countless scrap puppets end up taking up space in their storage spaces...
Especially since some puppets aren't combat-oriented; they only activate when needed and otherwise just sit gathering dust in storage space…
Since these people are so eager to get the puppets, let's just sell them to them...
Seeing that Leopard Gangshuang didn't seem to be lying, the crowd hesitated for a moment before releasing his seal...
"I know what you all want the puppets for, so I can sell you some. However, I've just lost most of my combat puppets, and I need the rest for self-defense..."
Seeing that everyone was about to get angry, Bao Gangshuang quickly explained.
"Our Divine Puppet Sect's strength lies entirely in our puppets. I need to keep one or two of our remaining combat-type puppets for self-defense, but I also have some non-combat puppets. You can decide for yourselves whether you want them..."
This instantly extinguished the anger that had just risen among the crowd; their purpose in buying the puppets was not for fighting...
Moreover, if they actually bought the combat-type puppet, it would be no different from sending Leopard Gangshuang to his death, which they could understand...
They only want to use the puppets to obtain the Bloodstone, so the type of puppet doesn't matter...
So what happened next was a bit strange: Leopard Gangshuang put all those maid-like puppets who were responsible for serving tea and water up for sale...
Previously, these kinds of puppets had virtually no market; they were usually bought by rich young masters to show off. Now, however, they've become hot commodities…
There were also some failed attempts at practice that were put up for sale...
But that didn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm; most people got a puppet...
Dozens of puppets of various kinds began to approach the poisonous area. Some puppets turned bluish-black as soon as they entered the poison's reach, and after taking only a few steps, they collapsed on the spot, motionless...
At this point, even if everyone wanted to gang up on Leopard Gangshuang, they couldn't, since the other party had warned them before they bought the puppets that they were low-level and might not be useful...
But they didn't have the money to buy better quality goods, so they could only buy some inferior ones...
As the puppets of others steadily approached the Bloodstone, those who had failed felt like slapping themselves, cursing themselves for being so poor that they couldn't even afford a decent puppet...
Despite the puppets' relentless efforts, someone finally managed to control one of them and obtain the Blood-Exploding Stone. However, those puppets that touched the Blood-Exploding Stone, just like the puppets that Leopard Gangshuang had used to obtain it, self-destructed...
At this point, everyone realized that they had indeed wronged Leopard Gangshuang...
The Bloodstone was right before their eyes, its allure so close it was almost tangible, making everyone's breath catch in their throats. They couldn't understand what had gone wrong...
boom…
The volcano erupted again, but this time it spewed neither blood nor bloodstone, but thick black mist…
The people closest to the black mist turned into skeletons the moment they touched it; their flesh and blood seemed to vanish in an instant…
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