Chapter 634: Soul-Chasing Manikin, Substitute Doll (Second Update, requesting all)

"What!"

Liu Xuguang was deathly pale with shock, as if his own father had died.

This was simply a bolt from the blue; Liu Zongtang was one of the only two Pseudo-Kings of the Langya Liu Clan, and his importance was beyond doubt.

The Langya Liu Clan was a King Family after all; even without the protection of a King, their foundation far exceeded that of a Famous Clan, and they naturally possessed many special means, the Spirit Tablet being one of them.

The Langya Liu Clan mastered the technique of refining Spirit Tablets, which could preserve Mental Power well and possessed early-warning capabilities.

As long as a Monster Tamer entrusted a sliver of Mental Power to the Spirit Tablet, the tablet would shatter completely when that Monster Tamer fell.

This was the case for Liu Zongtang!

"When did this happen?"

There was a touch of severity in Liu Xuguang's tone, and he unconsciously released his full aura.

Liu Zongtang had treated him with kindness and had provided much help along his path of growth, so even though Liu Xuguang had become a Pseudo-King, he still referred to himself as a junior.

Feeling Liu Xuguang's massive aura, the Clan Elder felt as if he were being pressed by a great mountain and could hardly breathe, but he still answered with a slightly trembling voice: "About four hours ago!"

A fierce light appeared in Liu Xuguang's eyes; they had ambushed Li Changsheng four hours ago, and judging from the timing, Liu Zongtang had not escaped the enemy's pursuit, ultimately leading to his fall.

However, Liu Zongtang was a veteran Pseudo-King after all, and Liu Xuguang still remembered the people who had pursued Liu Zongtang at that time; although there were as many as four pursuers, only Zhang Kaishuo was a Pseudo-King, and a newly promoted one at that. With Liu Zongtang's strength, escaping should not have been difficult.

"Damn it, Clan Leader, I will definitely avenge you!"

Liu Xuguang's fingernails dug unconsciously into his palms; even though they pierced deeply into the flesh, he felt nothing, and wisps of blood dripped onto the ground.

Half a year ago, the Langya Liu Clan lost a large number of their highest-quality elite disciples, a time when they were already struggling to bridge the gap between generations. Now that their greatest reliance, Liu Zongtang, had fallen, this was simply a catastrophic disaster for the Langya Liu Clan.

The current Langya Liu Clan could be said to be in a precarious state.

If it were not for the fact that they still had a Pseudo-King like Liu Xuguang, the nearby major powers would likely bare their fangs, eager to swallow the Langya Liu Clan's heritage and industries whole.

The heritage of a King Family—one only had to think about it to know how tempting it was; anyone would covet it.

Liu Xuguang's face was extremely ferocious, no longer possessing his former scholarly elegance, and his first thought was to lock onto the true culprit so he could avenge the Clan Leader.

With the Langya Liu Clan's deep foundation, they naturally possessed treasures similar to the Seven Luminaries Heaven-Patrolling Incense.

Liu Xuguang took out a heavy treasure from the depths of the clan grounds; it was a manikin that looked like it was woven from straw. It was called a Soul-Chasing Manikin, and the materials used were naturally not straw, but rather several rare and precious Top-tier Spiritual Plants woven using special techniques.

Unlike Dou Yuanbin's Seven Luminaries Heaven-Patrolling Incense, the Soul-Chasing Manikin could be used repeatedly, though it had a cooldown time; it could only be used once every three months, and after use, it had to be soaked in a large amount of Spirit Beast blood.

Hmm, the Soul-Chasing Manikin used blood sucking to recharge.

The next moment, the Clan Elder handed over an old-fashioned piece of clothing; it was an item Liu Zongtang had worn before, and it still retained his aura.

Soon, the clothing began to burn, extracting Liu Zongtang's aura.

At the same time, Liu Xuguang activated the Soul-Chasing Manikin.

This manikin seemed to have a life of its own; it opened eyes that looked like fresh blood, crawled up from Liu Xuguang's palm, and made an inhaling motion toward Liu Zongtang's aura.

Like a fledgling bird returning to the forest, Liu Zongtang's aura instantly surged into the Soul-Chasing Manikin's mouth and nose.

In an instant, the Soul-Chasing Manikin seemed to have an itchy nose and sneezed forcefully, spraying out a large cloud of mist that looked like red sunset clouds.

This cloud of mist was extremely condensed, not dispersing in the slightest, and it emitted a bloody scent, faintly resonating with this world.

The next moment, the blood-colored mist twisted rapidly.

Unfortunately, while the Soul-Chasing Manikin's tracking range far exceeded that of the Seven Luminaries Heaven-Patrolling Incense, it ultimately had the same limitation: if the culprit was not in this world, it would automatically fail.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xuguang's complexion instantly turned livid, his veins bulged, and he was angry to the extreme.

Clearly, the culprit was either outside the Soul-Chasing Manikin's tracking range or possessed a Strange Treasure that could shield against tracking.

Who was it, who exactly was it?

Liu Xuguang's heart was filled with hatred, his hands involuntarily clenching; the Soul-Chasing Manikin in his right hand twisted its head, its scarlet eyeballs silently watching Liu Xuguang, and a flicker seemed to pass through the depths of its eyes.

Liu Xuguang did not notice the abnormality of the Soul-Chasing Manikin; his mind was filled with the figures of Li Changsheng and the Yuanling Academy Seven Giants, and he wished he could tear them into ten thousand pieces.

No matter how one looked at it, Liu Zongtang's death was related to them.

Hu~

Soon, Liu Xuguang took a deep breath, the resentment in his heart was forcibly suppressed, and he regained his reason.

Wanting to avenge Liu Zongtang, the strength of the severely damaged Langya Liu Clan was clearly insufficient, so he had to set off for the Third Prince Mansion, preparing to unite with Dou Yuanbin once again.

This was also a helpless matter; Li Changsheng's progress was too fast, and it was not just Li Changsheng—the Yuanling Academy was the same.

In just over a year, the Yuanling Academy had gone from the original Three Giants to the Seven Giants, its strength approaching that of the Royal Academy; such growth could be called quite terrifying, and it had a great deal to do with Li Changsheng.

Liu Xuguang had no intention of recuperating; once he did that, it would be self-destruction. Li Changsheng and the Langya Liu Clan were mortal enemies, and he could not pray that Li Changsheng would forget the Langya Liu Clan.

The best way was to kill him at all costs before Li Changsheng completely grew up, nipping the threat in the bud.

Unfortunately, Liu Xuguang was met with a closed door.

Dou Yuanbin happened to be in seclusion, recuperating and restoring his shaken Consciousness Sea. Because his Azure Wind-Born Beast had died, he could be said to have suffered heavy losses, and his heart ached to the point of madness.

For Dou Yuanbin, who aspired to become a King, even if he eventually ascended to the throne of the Langya Kingdom, the loss of a Demon King-level Demon Pet undoubtedly lowered his probability of becoming a King by a large margin.

In these three hundred years of history, excluding the founding Emperor Dou Cangqiong, the Langya Kingdom had experienced a total of 12 emperors, and so far, only two Kings had been born.

Unfortunately, both of these Kings had already fallen.

The current Langya Kingdom Emperor, Dou Zhangsheng, had reached the limit of a Pseudo-King and could become a true King at any time; if his luck was bad, it was also possible he would be unable to become a King for ten or twenty years.

Even if Dou Zhangsheng became a King, the probability of a Langya Kingdom Emperor becoming a King was only 1/4.

Li Changsheng was naturally unaware of Liu Xuguang's thoughts; at this moment, he had already broken the second Treasure Vat and was holding the treasure taken from it with great joy.

In Li Changsheng's hand, he held an exquisite and cute cloth doll; it was only the size of a palm and had no sound or light effects.

However, Li Changsheng valued it highly, because this was the legendary Substitute Doll, which was equivalent to having an extra life.

Substitute Doll: Collects one's own or a Demon Pet's aura. When one or a Demon Pet suffers a fatal blow, the Substitute Doll will automatically activate, which can exempt the fatal blow and allow oneself or the Demon Pet to avoid the fate of falling. Note: Cannot exempt attacks of Emperor Rank.

The Substitute Doll was very strong, equivalent to having an extra life, but it also had a tolerance limit and could not exempt attacks of Emperor Rank; this was also the main reason for the fall of the Hundred Victories King. It was rumored that the Demon Lord who killed the Hundred Victories King was an existence comparable to an Emperor Rank Demon Pet.

"I wonder if it can accommodate multiple auras?"

Li Changsheng thought to himself; if it could accommodate multiple auras, then the Substitute Doll would be even more precious.

Li Zhangsheng immediately began to experiment, first drawing out his own aura and letting it fall into the mouth and nose of the Substitute Doll.

The Substitute Doll shimmered slightly with light and vanished in an instant; it seemed to have become a little heavier.

At the same time, Li Zhangsheng had a feeling that was mysterious and profound, impossible to describe or explain.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng drew out Kailan's aura and let it fall into the mouth and nose of the Substitute Doll; to his delight, the Substitute Doll absorbed Kailan's aura as well.

Li Zhangsheng and Kailan each sensed it for a moment; their feelings were exactly the same, and there was no sensation of anyone being pushed out by anyone else.

In the process that followed, Li Zhangsheng took the aura of one Demon Pet after another and let it fall into the mouth and nose of the Substitute Doll.

The Substitute Doll could be said to accept all comers; including the Temporary Spirit Pets, the auras of all 14 Demon Pets were absorbed, and it still gave the impression of having plenty of capacity left.

Not knowing what the principle was, Li Zhangsheng could clearly feel that the weight of the Substitute Doll had increased by quite a lot compared to before.

After resting, the Demon Pets began to attack the next Treasure Vat.

Very quickly, under the intense offensive of the Demon Pets, the energy barrier of one of the Earth Element Treasure Vats rippled, reaching the point where it could be broken.

"Don't stop, continue!"

Seeing the change in the Earth Element Treasure Vat, Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up; encouraged by him, the Demon Pets hurriedly launched their long-range attacks again, attacking the Earth Element Treasure Vat with an even more frenzied posture.

Under the powerful offensive, the barrier of the Earth Element Treasure Vat began to grow thin, and the Demon Pets were high in spirits, working even harder.

After three minutes passed, the Demon Pets began to pant heavily, but under their efforts, the Earth Element barrier was left with only a thin layer, giving the impression that it could be broken at any moment.

To avoid damaging the treasures inside the Treasure Vat, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly began to divide the Demon Pets into two teams to attack the Earth Element barrier in turns.

After another half minute passed, the Earth Element barrier flickered violently a few times and finally vanished.

"Stop!"

Li Zhangsheng's voice reached the minds of the Demon Pets, and they instinctively stopped their offensive, sitting on the ground one by one to rest, clearly exhausted.

A continuous offensive lasting more than three minutes consumed a great deal of physical strength.

After the energy tide disappeared, Li Zhangsheng came before the Treasure Vat and reached out to pull out the treasures inside.

Unexpectedly, there were actually two identical treasures in this Treasure Vat.

(End of this chapter)