Battle Through the Heavens: His comprehension is extraordinary, shocking Yao Lao from the very begin

Chapter 81 A Puppet That Can Use Combat Skills—Old Yao Was Shocked to the Point of Taking Flight

Having made puppets many times, Xiao Yan had a very refined control over the flames in his hands.

The black and white flames flickered and danced, burning the surrounding air until it was distorted and blurred.

As he threw various materials into the flames, Xiao Yan focused intently, grasping every detail perfectly.

The materials Xiao Yan used for forging were incredibly diverse, including ores, metals, and even some rare crystals, each representing different properties.

As more and more materials were added, Xiao Yan's movements became faster and faster, his hands moving as if plucking flowers and leaves.

This was the first time Xiao Yan had ever created a puppet of this caliber, and the materials he used were all rare items he had accumulated over the past six months.

However, Xiao Yan, with his extraordinary comprehension, seemed to have mastered the calcination of each material as if he had practiced it hundreds of times.

Xiao Yan stood rooted to the spot, as if establishing a mysterious connection between himself and the flames and materials.

About half an hour later, the materials that had been thrown into the flames quickly fused together.

They tumbled and melted in the flames, and were then condensed by Xiao Yan into a completely black puppet.

The puppet was burly and increasingly resembled a human, as if it truly possessed life.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his efforts had not been in vain.

With a flick of his finger, the fifth-order earth-attribute magic core from the brocade box on the stone table was embedded into the puppet's chest.

With a hum, under the heat of the flames, the earthy yellow energy of the magic core slowly released, flowing like blood throughout the puppet's body, giving its surface a strange luster.

With the body's crafting complete, Xiao Yan raised his hand and crushed the jade bottle on the table, revealing the weakened soul of the Soul Envoy within.

"Boy, what do you want to do to me now?" the Soul Envoy asked in terror.

The flames were incredibly fierce; if they burned a few more times, he estimated he would be burned alive.

"My puppet lacks intelligence, so I'll borrow your soul form to use it," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

The Soul Envoy felt a chill run down his spine. In the past, he had only done the work of capturing souls, but he never expected to encounter someone even more ruthless today.

With a chilling look, Xiao Yan glanced at the struggling Soul Envoy's soul, then flames surged from his hand, enveloping it completely.

The piercing screams and venomous curses suddenly rang out once more.

Ignoring the venomous insults, Xiao Yan intensified the heat of his flames.

In just a breath or two, a faint sound came from within the black mist, and the consciousness hidden in the soul vanished in an instant.

After refining the soul of the Soul Envoy, Xiao Yan tossed it aside lightly. The black mist instantly transformed into a black dragon of energy, which darted into a pinhole-sized hole in the puppet's forehead like lightning.

As the mindless soul entered, the puppet's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, its pupils filled with pitch black.

As the soul entered, a powerful aura devoid of any emotion slowly emanated from the puppet.

The old doctor glanced at the puppet and smiled faintly, "A puppet of a five-star Dou Wang, not bad at all."

"That's not all." Xiao Yan smiled slightly, took a step back, and then quickly formed a strange hand seal. A slightly strange shout came from his mouth.

As the shout rang out, the puppet's body suddenly trembled, and it lunged forward in a horse stance, its iron fist aimed straight at Xiao Yan's chest.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!" Seeing the puppet's opening move, Yao Lao was horrified.

Generally speaking, the combat power of a puppet mostly depends on the materials used during its forging. This is the first time he has ever seen a puppet that can perform combat techniques.

"Void Annihilation!" Facing the puppet's punch, Xiao Yan neither dodged nor avoided it. He stood in a two-character stance, deflecting all the force onto the ground.

Several muffled thuds suddenly came from Xiao Yan's body. As Xiao Yan released his force, the stone slab he was standing on shattered.

"Hidden power!" The old doctor was so shocked that he immediately flapped his wings and flew away.

It's already incredibly rare to be able to use combat techniques, but I never expected this puppet to even know internal force.

The Eight Extremes Collapse is a high-level Xuan-rank combat skill, belonging to close-range attack skills, and is known for its powerful attack.

When cultivated to its full potential, the attack contains eight layers of hidden force, which, when combined, make its power comparable to a low-level Earth-rank combat skill.

Ordinary people can master the basic level of Eight Extremes Collapse after one or two years of cultivation, while geniuses can master it faster, usually within a month or so.

However, this hidden strength is extremely difficult to master; even a genius would need to cultivate it for a year or two.

It was truly unbelievable to him that it could be replicated on a puppet like this.

The Void Annihilation skill is not invincible; it requires a period of time to recover and recharge.

Although Xiao Yan's cultivation level was quite high and the time difference between breath recovery was extremely short, he still could not withstand the overwhelming force of the eightfold hidden energy.

Xiao Yan drew a circle with one hand, causing the void to annihilate and the cycle of reincarnation to reverse. Using the force of this, he slammed his palm into the ground.

With a loud bang, the solid floor quickly cracked open, then turned into extremely small fragments, and finally the fragments were shaken into fine powder, causing dust to rise everywhere.

"What a fine puppet!" Yao Lao exclaimed in admiration.

In a battle, if the strength is evenly matched, the final victory or defeat will depend on the power of the fighting techniques.

If we had an extra puppet that could use combat techniques, defeating the opponent would be a piece of cake.

Both he and Xiao Yan are masters of combat skills, so equipping this puppet with a low-level combat skill wouldn't be difficult.

Xiao Yan waved his sleeve to disperse the surrounding dust, then looked at the exhilarated Yao Lao and shook his head slightly.

"The Eight Extremes Collapse is a close-range combat technique, which is perfectly suited to this type of sturdy puppet, which is why it can be mastered. If it were any other type, it probably wouldn't work."

Only then did the old doctor realize that there were so many restrictions involved.

If one can only master close-combat techniques, even if one has mastered many techniques, the number of those techniques that can be used will be much smaller.

If you were to select the best fighting techniques from among them, it would be even more difficult to find one that can rival the Eight Extremes Collapse.

However, Xiao Yan's Eight Extremes Collapse-derived Eight Extremes Sky-Piercing Cannon is powerful enough to rival a low-level Earth-rank fighting technique. If used on a puppet, it would be a decent fighting technique.

While the old master was unparalleled in alchemy on the continent, he knew very little about puppets and could only offer his own experience:

"Puppets rely heavily on their own materials. The Jia Ma Empire is located in a remote area, so this Dou Wang level is probably the limit."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, agreeing with this.

Knowing that his disciple was quite opinionated, the old doctor didn't say anything more, flapped his wings and flew into the night sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Not long after the old apothecary left, Ya Fei gracefully approached, complaining, "I only prepared a little longer, why did you tear down my courtyard?"

Hearing that alluring, bone-melting voice, Xiao Yan looked up and said, "I casually made a little gadget and tested its power. You've come at just the right time; come and take a look."

(End of this chapter)