Chapter 118

Xu Chen grimaced as if his teeth ached, turning to watch the battle between Dun and the two sects. One glance revealed that Dun was indeed gaining the upper hand.

With an eighth-rank physical body, his eighth-rank spiritual sense, and a physique infused with special poison insects, he was completely immune to the control of the two sects.

In no time, the men of the two sects were slain by Dun, along with their powerful experts. 0... requesting fresh flowers...

Heavenly Insect was horrified: "Damn it, we never created this kind of puppet. It's far too strong." At that moment, Elder Black Poison of the Five Poisons Sect also sucked in a cold breath: "This puppet wasn't made by us, so why does it carry special poison insects?"

"Its special poison insects cover every part of its body; it's practically a perfect puppet. No, even a perfect puppet wouldn't have such a physical body. Damn it, it even knows martial arts." Just as he finished speaking, Black Poison stared in stunned silence as Dun unleashed a black spear radiating violent energy, charging straight at him.

"Earth-Grade High Martial Art? Holy crap, a puppet knowing martial arts is damn ridiculous." In that instant, Black Poison couldn't help but curse aloud.

Heavenly Insect and the others also sucked in cold breaths. Was this truly a puppet? According to their design principles, even a perfect puppet should not be capable of such Earth-Grade High Martial Arts!

Their poison insects were useless against this thing; instead, it could turn around and attack them.

How could they possibly fight? There was no way to play!

"This special puppet truly counters us completely. 'Do you feel it? It is the Heavenly Dao Puppet, born from the accumulated evil thoughts of heaven and earth.'"

"However, its eighth-rank spiritual sense was shattered by me, and now it is under my control."

...0 Xu Chen said cheerfully. Eighth-rank spiritual sense?

Heavenly Insect and Black Poison were suddenly startled. Could Xu Chen truly possess an eighth-rank spiritual sense now?

Damn it, they must flee immediately, or there would be no way to survive. An eighth-rank spiritual sense was something they, as poison cultivators and insect cultivators, could never withstand! "Run."

Having spoken, they attempted to flee, only to be horrified to discover their retreat blocked by a formation. Instantly, they were like beasts trapped in a cage, unable to escape. Xu Chen said calmly: "Hand over the method to resolve the puppet's poison insects." Heavenly Insect and Black Poison looked utterly desperate, then hurriedly replied: "We only know the method of creation; we have no idea how to resolve it."

"Han Ruoxi merely mistook the situation. The true solution lies in the hands of our sect leaders." Xu Chen frowned. In his past life, it was indeed in the hands of the leaders of these two sects. It seemed nothing had changed.

"For now, let's just kill this group." "Then it would be a waste of my time."

Having spoken, Xu Chen unleashed the Divine Soul-Suppressing Palm. In an instant, invisible and colorless palm prints erupted.

Within mere seconds, the more than twenty men from the Ten Thousand Insects Sect and the Five Poisons Sect were completely annihilated. For a moment, only Heavenly Insect and Black Poison remained in the inner depths of the Nebula Forest. The two were filled with horror; so this was how the Poison Master had died. This damned Xu Chen had become terrifying to such a degree. Their faces turned pale, their eyes filled with fear, leaving not a trace of their previous arrogance. They quickly dropped to their knees with a thud, pleading: "We beg for our lives; we are willing to reveal the locations of our other bases." Xu Chen shook his head: "No need."

He already knew the names of all the bases. Having spoken, Xu Chen used his spiritual sense to suppress and kill the two. Xu Chen raised his eyes; the next phase would begin in half a month.

Due to the loss of two bases, the Ten Thousand Insects Sect and the Five Poisons Sect would hesitate and contract their lines.

In half a month, they would launch a full-scale assault.

Within this half-month, he must advance to the mid-stage of the eighth rank, because at that time, a perfect puppet would appear. The one he encountered just now was merely an experimental puppet. "In my past life, I only suppressed and killed the puppets, never finding a way to resolve their poison insects."

"Nor did I find the person who created this special poison. In this life, I must track them down and try." Xu Chen murmured softly within his heart... ten thousand.

The elders and sect masters of the major sects were all shaken to their cores upon hearing this. Was Xu Chen even human?

In merely a month and a half, he had achieved such cultivation results? To describe this as demonic would feel like an insult to Xu Chen...

Xu Chen was likely a peerless prodigy seen once in ten thousand years. They had also heard that Feng Qianling, the Holy Son of the Wind and Sand Tower, upon witnessing Xu Chen's power, had been so terrified he wet himself right there. This caused Feng Qianling, already severely injured, to suffer further humiliation. He spat out a mouthful of blood and then fainted dead away.

As for Qin Xiran, the Saintess of the newly emerged Ci Hang Jing Zhai, she had heard she might cause trouble recently and then left with Xu Chen. At once, the crowd felt a fresh wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Is this the bandit Xu?

Such peerless beauties naturally gravitated toward the bandit Xu. Damn it! As they listened, they felt numb all over.

Ten Thousand Gu Sect, headquarters.

At this moment, after learning the news, a spy of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect went to the Ice and Flame Valley and the Star Cloud Forest.

The spy saw devastation everywhere; not a single soul had survived.

They were instantly horrified and reported the news to headquarters. Lu Jiang, an elder of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect's Intelligence Hall, turned extremely pale upon hearing this. He spoke in slight anger: "Didn't I say not to provoke Xu Chen and to avoid him as much as possible?"

The spy replied awkwardly: "Elder Shang just died, and Xu Chen arrived at the Ice and Flame Valley immediately. Our information didn't have time to be transmitted..."

Lu Jiang took a deep breath: "What about now?"

The spy said: "It has already been transmitted to all halls. We guarantee no similar error will occur again."

Lu Jiang took a deep breath: "All hall bases must contract, and we must focus all efforts on developing the Perfect Puppet. Before the Perfect Puppet is completed, no one is to make any move. Remember, this is a death order."

The spies all clasped their hands and nodded: "Yes!"

Lu Jiang sighed: "It's a pity. If Xu Chen had gone to the Ice and Flame Valley a little later, the Human Gu, Demon Gu, and Heaven Gu would not have died." These three combat forces of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect were gone. The spy continued: "Elder Lu, there is another piece of news. Xu Chen possesses a special puppet." Lu Jiang frowned: "Did he steal it?" The surrounding sect members shared Lu Jiang's thought. After all, without the Ten Thousand Gu Sect's support, the Five Poisons Sect could not have developed such a special puppet. The spy shook his head immediately: "No. We currently do not have any Perfect Puppets. But that puppet comes with a Puppet Crystal, possesses an Eighth-Rank body and Eighth-Rank spiritual sense, and knows High-Grade Earth-Level Martial Arts. Xu Chen said this is a Heavenly Dao Puppet born from a collection of evil thoughts, possessing special gu poison, and it is a Perfect Puppet."

"What? A Heavenly Dao Puppet?"

Upon hearing this, the Ten Thousand Gu Sect members were stunned. Such evil-thought puppets were extremely difficult to form; perhaps only one existed in ten thousand years. Yet once formed, their power was incredibly fierce, naturally Eighth-Rank or above. Xu Chen had actually seized this opportunity. A sect member asked: "How do you know? Xu Chen should have killed everyone to cover his tracks." The spy said: "As spies, we usually habitually leave a trace of spiritual sense on others to prevent the unexpected."

Lu Jiang nodded: "Well done. Keep this habit. Dismissed." The spy clasped his hands and then vanished from the Ten Thousand Gu Sect.

Lu Jiang clenched his fist slightly. This time, not a single one of the Nine Heavens was forced out. Wasn't it said that the Nine Heavens liked universal harmony and correcting chaos? What exactly happened this time?

Or had the Nine Heavens already moved, but they simply couldn't see it?

At this moment, Xu Chen, in his residence, looked at the scene before him with a headache. The moment Qin Xiran returned with him, Shangguan Luoyun and Chi Lian had arrived. Also accompanying them were Shan Qianqian from the Reward Department and Jiang Hong and Jiang Lan from the Women's Academy. The three women stared at Qin Xiran, their vigilance reaching its peak. Another one coming to steal Xu Chen! Why were there so many? On the other side, Li Ruoling, Huo Ling'er, Han Ruoxi, the Spirit of the Life Spring, E Nan, and Yi Bingrou stood aside. The two sides faced off, leaving Xu Chen completely numb. In contrast, Qin Xiran and Bu Fengshuang sat calmly beside him as if they were in their own home.

Xu Chen felt a massive headache and asked: "Aren't any of you cultivating?"

Upon hearing this, the women immediately looked at Xu Chen with grievance: "Kiss us, and then we'll go cultivate." Xu Chen's corner of the mouth twitched slightly: "That was Xi thanking me. Don't make a fuss." The women spoke softly again: "Then why did you kiss the Palace Master?" Xu Chen: "............" Xu Chen immediately glared at Shangguan Luoyun. Didn't I tell you not to say anything? Look, they are all staring at me with burning eyes now. Shangguan Luoyun hummed. Who told those little bitches to be so arrogant? She naturally had to let them know who was the boss. [26] For a moment, she felt incredibly refreshed and so happy she wanted to sing. Xu Chen's first kiss was hers, la la la!

For a moment, she felt incredibly舒畅 and so happy she wanted to sing. Xu Chen's first kiss was hers, la la la!

Seeing Shangguan Luoyun's smug expression, the women immediately gritted their silver teeth in anger. Even Li Ruoling felt an urge to imitate Shangguan Luoyun. Xu Chen quickly said: "Stop it. If you aren't cultivating, I am going to cultivate."

"Palace Master, do you have any resources left? I want to enter seclusion to cultivate. This time, I will focus on my realm." Shangguan Luoyun was stunned upon hearing this: "Yes, I do, but you have consumed quite a lot of resources recently. The elders have some objections. It's not that I won't give them to you, but consuming them like this long-term isn't a solution. Why not ask the Empress? This woman's resources are probably far more than those of the Jixia Academy." Xu Chen nodded. He knew that cultivating comprehensively to the Eighth Rank indeed consumed massive resources. One could say the resources he had consumed recently were at least two hundred times that of his previous life. Yes, a hundred times was insufficient to describe it.

But in this world, where else did instant Eighth-Rank cultivators get their power if not from piling up resources? He bared his teeth and said: "Fine. Since I have to take up a post in the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty anyway, I'll go see the Empress now and collect the resources in advance."

"Don't fight. If it gets out, it will be bad for your reputations and bad for mine." Seeing the women subtly rolling up their sleeves, his face immediately turned black. He felt that if he didn't warn them, these women would really start fighting. Upon hearing this, the women immediately smiled sweetly: "Okay, Brother Chen, take care." Xu Chen nodded, then vanished from the residence, heading straight for the Imperial Palace alone. "Hmph!" The moment Xu Chen disappeared, the women immediately crossed their arms and snorted, refusing to acknowledge each other.

However, Shangguan Luoyun soon smiled and said: "Everyone, you are all reborn, right?" The group fell silent upon hearing this, then didn't deny it, as they couldn't deny it anyway. Therefore, they all nodded: "Yes." Shangguan Luoyun chuckled: "I suppose we each have our own trump cards. I won't beat around the bush. If you want to fight for Xu Chen, do it with your own abilities."

"Anyway, Xu Chen's first kiss is mine now. Hehe, it won't be long before I secure Xu Chen." The women gritted their silver teeth. Damn it, this woman, showing no modesty at all. Fortunately, Xu Chen was ignoring everyone right now, otherwise Shangguan Luoyun would have succeeded.

Bu Fengshuang said calmly: "Palace Master, do you know why you couldn't enter here back then?" Shangguan Luoyun immediately realized: "You, you set up a Ninth-Rank formation?" Bu Fengshuang nodded: "Although it was troublesome to set up, it at least stopped you from coveting Xu Chen." Shangguan Luoyun stamped her jade foot, secretly annoyed. Damn woman. This Bu Fengshuang was truly annoying.

The other women silently gave a thumbs-up. Good job. Qin Xiran smiled lightly: "Then let's compete with our abilities. No one plays dirty tricks, like attacking others." Shangguan Luoyun snorted: "Such despicable means, I assume none of you present would use. Otherwise, how could you be the heroines?"

Li Ruoling spoke weakly: "Um, Master, if Xu Chen marries me first, then you won't have a chance." Shangguan Luoyun, upon hearing this, immediately gritted her teeth and looked at her disciple: "Good, you dare to fight your master for a man? Your wings have hardened." Li Ruoling looked up and gritted her teeth: "Master, Xu Chen liked me in the previous life. It doesn't count as stealing." Shangguan Luoyun spoke in slight anger: "If you hadn't been a 3.6 in the previous life, could Xu Chen have suffered so much? How can you have the face?"

Li Ruoling spoke softly: "I know I was wrong, so I want to compensate Xu Chen." The Fire Qilin suddenly said: "By the way, what about that Ye Xuan? Should we kill him?" Bu Fengshuang frowned: "Don't move rashly. If the most important protagonist of a world dies, major problems may arise. For instance, the world is very likely to collapse instantly, and order will be chaotic. So we can suppress him, but it is best not to kill him."

Shangguan Luoyun nodded: "That's correct. Our goal is to ensure Xu Chen remains unharmed. Understand?" All the heroines immediately understood: "Fine. Since our goals are the same, let's stop talking nonsense. From now on, we must give all opportunities to Xu Chen as much as possible."

"Anyway, that dog Ye Xuan has great fortune; it's hard to stop his progress." The women nodded: "Just follow the current rhythm. It's perfect." The women agreed completely. Next was the puppet chaos in half a month.

In this chaos, there were also opportunities to seize. As long as the operation was handled correctly, even villains could enjoy treatment comparable to protagonists!!!

— Author's Notes —

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