Chapter 289: Brothers Meet

In the second trial, Xiao Han was sitting on the ground, bored, examining the pile of rare materials before him, while in his mind, he was conceiving a suitable plan.

Not far from him, seven Puppets exuding the pressure of a Half-Saint were standing by in strict formation, arranged in a mysterious array.

Compared to the first trial, the assessment of the second trial had stricter requirements for the craftsmanship of puppet-making.

It required the creation of a Puppet within half a month, and the use of this Puppet to break the Puppet array ahead. As for how to break it, it was naturally to beat those seven Half-Saint Puppets into scrap.

Therefore, the strength of the Puppet created must certainly not be weaker than a Two-Star Dou Sheng. Such a requirement was no small challenge for Xiao Han.

However, what made him feel a bit more relaxed was that the quality of the materials provided by the assessment venue was quite good, many of which were already extinct in the current Dou Qi Continent, greatly reducing the difficulty of the assessment for Xiao Han.

"Alright, let's do it this way!" Xiao Han stood up straight, the puppet structure in his mind having been perfectly outlined.

Glancing at the materials beside him, Xiao Han moved his mind and immediately began to call out their names: "Tianyao Crystal, Linyu Crystal, Canghai Tear, Fengyun Iron..."

A large pile of materials was picked out by Xiao Han, and after being refined by the latter's Dou Qi, they formed individual parts in his hands, which were then quickly assembled.

………

Five days later, Xiao Han gently clapped his palms, looking at the deep blue Puppet before him, and could not help but reveal a smug smile.

"It seems I really am a genius!" After sighing narcissistically, Xiao Han looked playfully at the Puppets in the distance.

"For now, I'll call you Puppet Saint No. 2!" Looking at the Puppet before him, Xiao Han, who was terrible at naming things, subconsciously thought of the Three-Star Dou Sheng Puppet he had bought at auction back then, and the name of a Dou Sheng Puppet was thus carelessly born.

Injecting a strand of Dou Qi into the Puppet before him, Xiao Han said with great anticipation: "Let me see just how strong this Puppet array really is."

The eyes of Puppet Saint No. 2 lit up, and a mechanical "clack-clack" sound echoed throughout its body. Then, it stamped its feet fiercely on the ground, and its figure instantly vanished.

In the next moment, the eyes of the Puppets in the Puppet array flashed with light in unison, and an invisible fluctuation appeared in Xiao Han's soul perception, making the latter's eyes brighten.

A loud boom echoed throughout the entire space, and one Puppet was instantly smashed into the ground by a punch from Puppet Saint No. 2, with a deep pit of several dozen zhang suddenly appearing.

Xiao Han, however, did not care at all when he saw this scene; everything was completely within his expectations. Just kidding, how much effort could it take for a Two-Star Dou Sheng to beat a Half-Saint?

What really interested Xiao Han was not these Half-Saint Puppets, but other things. He would not be so shallow as to think that these seven Half-Saint Puppets in the second trial were the entire content of the assessment.

If that were the case, Xiao Han could only say that the so-called Wan Kui Sect was nothing more than this.

What followed was a crushing battle; Puppet Saint No. 2 easily shattered all the Puppets, and the gap between a Dou Sheng and a Half-Saint was evident.

However, Xiao Han did not think things would end like this; on the contrary, the real challenge was only just officially beginning.

Just as Xiao Han expected, just as Puppet Saint No. 2 once again completely scattered the formation of the Puppets, this time, it did not repeat the previous process.

It was seen that the seven Puppets surrounded Puppet Saint No. 2 in the center, arranging themselves into a bizarre formation, with dots of light rising from the cores on their chests.

They then connected into a single entity, followed by a sudden change in their figures; countless afterimages appeared instantly, and a continuous sound of collisions rang out.

In just ten minutes, dozens of punch marks and palm prints appeared on the surface of Puppet Saint No. 2, and one could even glimpse the parts inside its body from its surface.

Xiao Han watched clearly from the side that in just two or three breaths of time, the power of several Puppets was integrated into the same Puppet body with the help of an array, allowing its strength to instantly reach a level where it could contend with Puppet Saint No. 2, and even faintly suppress the latter.

Not only that, this array could even distribute the damage evenly, thus greatly reducing the damage caused by the attacks of Puppet Saint No. 2.

But well...

A smile curled on the corner of Xiao Han's mouth; this was still far from enough. He then moved his mind, his right hand formed a seal, and a burst of light shone; the surface of Puppet Saint No. 2, which was in the middle of the battle, instantly underwent a huge change.

Spikes that would trigger trypophobia in people protruded from the surface of the Puppet; the original pair of hands disappeared, replaced by a battle shield on the left arm and a battle blade on the right hand, while two pitch-black tubes were carried on its shoulders.

"Hehe, this is my first time testing this, I hope it doesn't disappoint!" Xiao Han chuckled.

Two cone-shaped objects were suddenly fired from the tubes, instantly hitting two Puppets that were unable to dodge in time.

Puppet Saint No. 2 used its shield to casually block an attack from its side and slashed with its battle blade; with just one strike, a deep blade mark appeared on the chest of a Puppet.

A fierce battle erupted once again.

………

Creation Saint Relic, inside the main hall.

With the successive arrival of the powerhouses, the atmosphere at this moment appeared somewhat subtle.

After Xiao Yan and his group arrived, they swept their gazes around and caught sight of some extremely familiar symbols.

Correspondingly, Xiao Yan's arrival also attracted the gazes of many powerhouses.

"Oh?" The leading Elder of Langya Pavilion, Venerable Tianhuo, raised an eyebrow, looked at Xiao Yan, and said with great interest: "Fallen Heart Flame?"

As the previous owner of the Fallen Heart Flame, Venerable Tianhuo could be said to be quite familiar with the aura of the Fallen Heart Flame, and he sensed it the moment Xiao Yan appeared.

However, he did not harbor any thoughts of re-seizing the Exotic Fire; not to mention that his current strength had recovered to its peak period, and had even improved, he had no need for the enhancement of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Furthermore, Xiao Yan faintly brought a dangerous aura to Venerable Tianhuo, and he was unwilling to form a grudge with a genius of extremely high potential for no reason.

However, soon, when Venerable Tianhuo caught a glimpse of the next group of people arriving, the playfulness in his eyes could no longer be hidden.

And the Langya Pavilion Disciples behind him also discovered the target's figure and stepped forward to say:

"Elder, are we going to make a move on those people from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan now?"

Venerable Tianhuo shook his head: "The final struggle has not yet begun; wait until then, that will be the truly good time."

The Disciple nodded, "Yes."

Then he retreated to the back.

"Five-Star Dou Zun? Hehe!" Venerable Tianhuo noticed Huang Xuan's cultivation and smiled disdainfully. Although he did not know why the Pavilion Master wanted to kill the people of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, there was no need to care about such a small matter.

On the other side, Huang Xuan suddenly shivered, feeling an invisible malice surrounding him.

"Bastards, this time I will definitely make sure you can't escape even with wings!" At this moment, a hoarse voice came from the passage outside.

"Pfft~ just by relying on you bunch of losers, you still want to catch us!" A playful and cute voice rang out.

"Alright, girl, stop talking so much!" Another slightly helpless voice came.

The people on the scene were all stunned for a moment, revealing expressions of watching a good show; there was still excitement to be seen here!

Only Xiao Yan frowned; why did this voice sound so familiar?

Just as everyone was curious, a man and a woman appeared before everyone's eyes. Although their auras were slightly unstable, they appeared extremely relaxed, without the slightest embarrassment of being hunted.

Xiao Yan's pupils shrank, and he then revealed a look of pleasant surprise, "Big Brother!"

Hearing this shout, Xiao Ding raised his head in astonishment, looked in the direction of the sound, and also said with pleasant surprise: "Little Yanzi?!"

Damn it!

The others were even more excited; could it be that there was a scene of family reunion to be had here?

However, the next moment, another group of people burst in, the leader still cursing incessantly: "You two little brats, don't let this old man catch you, otherwise, I..."

Suddenly seeing the crowd staring at him, the owner of the voice immediately stopped speaking.

However, when his gaze fell upon those two familiar figures, the anger he had suppressed for so long in his heart suddenly erupted.

"Today, I would like to see how you two can still escape!"

"Let's see who dares to touch them?" Another cold, chilling voice rang out.