"Wooden puppet..."
Lin Feng held the Primordial Immortal Sword and said calmly, "You are worthy of my sword."
“I’ve seen all your previous battles. You are indeed exceptionally talented. To be honest, I, Mu Kui, have never seen many geniuses like you in my life.”
The wooden puppet narrowed its eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
"But... talent is talent, and cultivation is cultivation. There is a fundamental difference between the two. Do you understand?"
"Perhaps your future achievements will far surpass mine, but that doesn't matter, I don't care. But right now, we are standing on the same stage, and there is a huge gap in our strength."
"The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind. When a genius chooses to create a formidable enemy before he has fully matured, he should be prepared to perish at any moment..."
"What are you mumbling about?"
Lin Feng lazily interrupted him.
"Your words are incoherent. Did the previous ordeal cause your language skills to become disordered?"
"This is a fighting ring. If you're going to fight, then hurry up. I don't have the patience to listen to your nonsense."
The wooden puppet remained silent for a long time.
"...Alright, I didn't think this through. Since you're so eager to fight, I'll grant your wish!"
Whoosh!
Three puppets appeared around the wooden puppet, all of them possessing the cultivation level of the ninth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm, on par with Lin Feng!
Lin Feng observed carefully.
The wooden puppet's methods reminded him of Dongfang Changming of the Xuan Yan Star Realm. The latter inherited the ancient Corpse Dao inheritance, which can also be considered puppetry. However, there is a fundamental difference between controlling a corpse and controlling a puppet. The former preserves a trace of the deceased's will from their lifetime and relies on the power of the soul to control the corpse, while the latter is completely the opposite. A puppet is a special kind of magical artifact made of special materials. It is an inanimate object without any will of the living. What is tested is not the power of the soul, but the degree of precision in controlling spiritual power.
In terms of prestige, the Ancient Corpse Path is undoubtedly stronger. It was a powerful technique that was destroyed by the righteous martial artists in ancient times because it was too powerful, and it is now almost extinct.
Puppetry techniques are everywhere.
"Yellow Puppet!"
As soon as the puppet finished speaking, one of the puppets suddenly rushed out and threw a punch in Lin Feng's direction, creating a piercing sonic boom.
"Level Nine of the Divine Tribulation Realm!"
"Hehe, these wooden puppets, although each one is at the ninth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm, have slight differences in strength between them, making their coordination absolutely seamless."
Some martial artists who were familiar with wooden puppets immediately spoke up.
"Indeed, the puppet's talent itself is not worth mentioning. What he is known for is his ability to skillfully utilize puppets. Lin Feng is probably in danger."
"Damn, where was the puppet on the leaderboard? If I'd known he was there, wouldn't it have been better to bet on him to win?"
"I guess the wooden puppet used some kind of method to hide its name. It's not like it hasn't done this before."
Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically, but without a doubt, no one had any hope for Lin Feng.
One is a veteran powerhouse who has been famous in the Endless Sea for a long time, and the other is a rogue cultivator whose background is unknown. It seems that there is no need to choose the latter.
As Huang Kui approached with terrifying force, Lin Feng's eyes suddenly sharpened.
"Unparalleled swordsmanship!"
"Seal the throat!"
Zzzzz!
A sharp sword light flashed, and a terrifying sword wound appeared on Huang Kui's chest. The spiritual energy surrounding him was also momentarily disordered, and the wooden puppet almost lost its balance.
"This kid... am I mistaken?"
Although wooden puppets can precisely manipulate spiritual energy, they are not very sensitive to it.
He seemed to have sensed a powerful aura, different from ordinary spiritual energy, but it vanished in an instant, and he couldn't be sure if it was an illusion or a misjudgment.
"Again!"
"Mystic Puppet, Earth Puppet, attack!"
As others have said, the three puppets cooperated perfectly, but surprisingly, Lin Feng, who was in the very center of the encirclement, was still able to deal with the three puppets, who were at the ninth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm, with ease and without being at a disadvantage!
"He's testing me!"
Someone said in a deep voice.
"How audacious!"
Indeed, Lin Feng was testing the waters.
He repelled three more puppets, and then asked a question that left everyone scratching their heads.
"How long has it been since you fought a martial artist?"
"What?"
The wooden puppet was taken aback, wondering what the point of his question was.
Do you know just how sluggish your puppet manipulation is right now?
The Azure Profound Saint Eyes emitted a faint emerald green light. In Lin Feng's eyes, the wooden puppet's movements seemed to slow down dozens of times, and all its movements were filled with a sense of disharmony as if they were stuck.
A hint of anger flashed in the wooden puppet's eyes.
Puppetry was a technique he had devoted his entire life to researching. Lin Feng could insult him for any reason, but not puppetry!
"Arrogant and conceited! I'll make you pay the price!"
"With your third-rate puppetry skills?"
Lin Feng smiled slightly and casually swung out a move.
Click!
With a barely audible sound, Huang Kui's raised arm suddenly fell, and an unstable spiritual energy surged around him!
The wooden puppet's expression changed, and it quickly stabilized its spiritual power.
Lin Feng stared intently at his fingertips.
From the wooden puppet's fingertips, thin threads of spiritual energy extended, and it was these threads that helped him control these puppets. If it were an ordinary martial artist, even if they sensed them, they would not be able to pinpoint their location accurately, because these threads were constantly changing in the wooden puppet's hands. Even if his hands were cut off, so what? He could still control the puppets through other parts of his body.
Lin Feng, relying on his Azure Profound Saint Eye, could accurately locate the position of the spiritual energy threads. Then, taking advantage of the moment when the wooden puppet was stuck in its control, he suddenly swung his sword, which threw the puppet into disarray.
"You actually saw through me? How did you manage to do that?"
The wooden puppet was shaken.
"Just a little trick."
If we're really talking about the finesse of controlling puppets, Lin Feng dares to say that this old guy in front of him is not even as good as Dongfang Changming.
Clearly, this was the consequence of not having fought for a long time. It seems that Luo Jiang had taken too good care of him, making the wooden puppet forget how to control a puppet skillfully.
"Again!"
"So what if you've seen through me? There's a fundamental difference in the quality of our spiritual energy! You can cut it once, you can cut it twice, but I don't believe you can cut it every time!"
"How foolish..."
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, and his spiritual power suddenly erupted!
"hiss--"
"Divine Soul Realm!"
"snort……"
Seeing the others' surprised expressions, Mo Ye curled his lip in disdain.
What kind of talent does His Highness the Crown Prince possess? He is only at the Divine Soul Realm. He broke through back in the Xuan Yan Dynasty, but Lin Feng used some tricks to prevent outsiders from noticing, leaving only him and Feng Yushang to protect him.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As sword energies flashed by, the wooden puppet panicked completely!
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