Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

Subsequently, several powerful figures killed the elders of the Soul Hall, intending to exchange their corpses for pills with Xiao Li. However, a considerable struggle ensued over the corpses, with some even fighting over them.

"Alright, everyone, I've seen it all. Everyone who attacked the Soul Palace this time has an eighth-grade pill. Come here to collect your pills. Two eighth-grade pills for working together to kill the Soul Palace elder, one eighth-grade pill for participating in the kill, and three eighth-grade pills for killing alone."

Xiao Li said with a smile, and then countless powerful people came to Xiao Li to line up and receive the pills.

"Thank you, Master Wang Li!"

"Thank you, Master Wang Li."

"Thank you, Master."

These Dou Zun powerhouses all had rosy complexions. Having obtained eighth-grade pills, who wouldn't be happy? It can only be said that killing the Soul Palace Elder was truly worthwhile.

Chapter 167 Shocking Change

The little incident on Xiao Li's side also came to an end. Most people were still fighting over the scroll, with Wang Ming and Tian Yinzi both vying for it.

"Hmm? This is a high-level Earth-rank combat skill?" Wang Ming snatched a scroll and probed it with his soul power. The result was not Heaven-rank, but high-level Earth-rank.

Tianyinzi also made some gains, managing to snatch three scrolls, but upon closer inspection, he discovered they were all high-grade Earth-rank scrolls.

Then everyone gathered together. The members of the Yin Valley had obtained a total of five scrolls. Wang Ming got one scroll, Tian Yinzi grabbed three scrolls, and during the gathering, one scroll suddenly fell on Xiao Li's head and he picked it up.

As for others trying to steal Xiao Li's scroll? Sorry, Yun Yun's sword is extremely sharp, and she immediately chopped several ignorant Dou Zun into pieces.

"They're all high-level Earth Rank? Could it be that the Heaven Rank is on the remains of a Dou Sheng? Or perhaps on those two puppets?" Xiao Li's gaze fell upon the three figures in the center.

At this moment, the white jade skeleton in the middle remained unchanged, while the two purple-gold puppets were covered in blood. They were the powerful figures who had tried to seize the remains of the Dou Sheng, but were killed on the spot by the two puppets.

As time went by, the outer Heavenly Demon Puppets were gradually dealt with. Xiao Li originally wanted to pick up more Heavenly Demon Puppets, but most of them were completely destroyed. Xiao Li only managed to pick up twelve Heavenly Demon Puppets.

Just as everyone was fighting over the scroll, a few drops of blood suddenly dripped onto the skeleton of the Battle Saint. The skeleton, which had been sitting upright in the center, suddenly came to life and stood up.

"Damn, it's turned into a zombie? Quick, let's get out of here, something's strange!" Xiao Li didn't expect that this Dou Sheng skeleton would actually turn into a zombie. However, given the methods of the Thousand Demon Saint, it was quite reasonable for him to use some methods on his own body before he died.

Xiao Li retreated immediately, while the other powerful figures continued to rush towards the remains of the Dou Sheng.

"Hahahaha, the remains of the Dou Sheng are mine now!" A Dou Zun expert laughed loudly, reaching out to grab the remains.

click -

The skeleton that was standing suddenly had a strange light flash in its eyes. Its withered arm grabbed the arm of the Dou Zun, and then the purple-gold puppets on both sides threw a punch with all their might, turning the Dou Zun into bloody foam.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, scattering across the bones of the Dou Sheng. The blood and flesh that splashed onto the bones instantly seeped into them as if they were water touching cotton.

hum-

An astonishing aura emanated from the skeleton of the Battle Saint. The skeleton raised its large hand towards the sky, and then a vast amount of energy gathered in its hand.

"Run! There's something wrong with this Dou Sheng skeleton!"

In an instant, a crimson fireball hundreds of feet in size gathered in the hand of the Dou Sheng skeleton, which he then hurled directly at the crowd.

Those who did not escape were instantly burned to ashes upon being touched by the fireball.

"Everyone, let's attack together!"

Suddenly, some powerful figure shouted, then stood at the forefront, intending to use spatial power to banish the fireball into the boundless void.

With this powerful figure taking the lead, all the experts whose cultivation had reached the Dou Zun level stepped forward and tore through the void. Then, a huge void rift swallowed the fireball. After seeing the fireball enter the void, everyone immediately closed the void.

Boom——

Just as the void closed, the fireball suddenly exploded, tearing countless cracks of varying sizes into the surrounding space!

"Trespassing on this Saint's ruins! Die!"

The skeleton of a Battle Saint in the center slowly raised its head, its empty eyes flashing with a faint red light, and an ancient, hoarse, indifferent voice resounded throughout the entire hall.

"Everyone, don't panic. This Dou Sheng skeleton should have been triggered by some kind of restriction, causing the soul imprint within it to be activated. In the end, the Thousand Demon Saint is already dead, and this skeleton is not the real Dou Sheng!"

"If we join forces, we can definitely defeat him. We'll use our most powerful fighting techniques to shatter his corpse, and then obtain the remains of the Battle Saint and the Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques—it'll all depend on our own abilities, okay?"

A powerful figure spoke up. This figure was extremely strong, having reached the peak of the Ninth Rank Dou Zun, only one step away from becoming a Half-Saint.

"Elder Bo Xuan is right! Let's join forces and destroy that Dou Sheng skeleton!"

"That's right!"

A peak ninth-level Dou Zun expert named Bo Xuan laughed and said, "Alright, let this old man win the first prize, Saint Xuan Bo!"

Bo Xuan made a peculiar hand seal, and then a powerful battle aura gathered in front of him, instantly shattering the space around him!

Whoosh! A hundred-foot-wide energy wave erupted out!

Boom——

The two purple-gold puppets attacked again, neutralizing Bo Xuan's Heaven-Rank Battle Technique.

"Damn it, puppets again!" Bo Xuan said angrily. With his cultivation level, he could naturally tell that the two purple-gold puppets possessed strength close to that of a Dou Sheng, and had considerable intelligence, knowing how to protect their master.

Two puppets, equivalent to high-level demigods, possess incredibly powerful physical bodies and intelligence. How can they possibly win?

Xiao Li stared at the skeleton of the Dou Sheng and the two purple-gold puppets beside it.

'Where will the Thousand Demon Saint's legacy be kept? Could it be engraved on his bones, like the Creation Saint? That's a possibility, but can we take down these two purple-gold puppets? Let's give it a try!'

Xiao Li released his puppet army once again, using the same old method: letting the puppets carry his blood to subdue them. However, this time Xiao Li planned to use a different approach!

In an instant, Xiao Li's twenty Heavenly Demon Puppets merged into one giant purple-gold puppet, which charged toward the purple-gold puppet on the left.

The purple-gold puppet seemed to sense something. When it saw a puppet just like itself rushing towards it, it tilted its head as if it were thinking about something, but couldn't figure it out.

Just as the puppet was pondering, Xiao Li's purple-gold giant puppet seized the target and violently fused it into his body!

About a minute later,

Xiao Li could already sense the fluctuations of that high-level semi-saint puppet, which must be because the soul imprint had covered the original imprint of the Thousand Demon Saint.

Xiao Li immediately recalled the puppet, and under the watchful eyes of many, yet another puppet was subdued by Xiao Li.

"Hahahaha, Master Wang Li did a good job collecting them! Only one last puppet is needed; we can deal with it easily!"

The most difficult things to deal with in this main hall were the two purple-gold puppets. Now that one has been subdued by Xiao Li, the remaining one, along with the skeleton of the Dou Sheng, is much easier to deal with.

Xiao Li didn't care about anything else; he was observing the newly acquired puppet. He sensed that this puppet was somewhat different, so he placed it beside him and then used his soul power to probe it.

A moment later, Xiao Li's eyes widened in disbelief. He probed his soul power again and saw two scrolls of unusual color placed inside the purple-gold puppet.

Xiao Li could clearly see their handwriting!

Holy Puppet Technique - Low-level Heaven Rank

"Ten Thousand Hearts Controlling Soul Technique" - Low-level Heaven Rank

Chapter 168 You tell me, this is Hua Jin?

Xiao Li saw the two scrolls of Heavenly Rank! He couldn't believe his eyes, but he didn't panic. Then he looked at the other purple-gold puppet.

'So that's how it is. This Thousand Demon Saint is truly cunning, deliberately crafting two such powerful puppets. He's got multiple burrows, isn't he? In that case, I'll have to put on an act.'

"Uncle Jinyi, come here for a moment!" Xiao Li transmitted his voice to Tianyinzi.

Tianyinzi turned her head to look at Xiao Li.

"Uncle Jinyi, you will be competing with those powerful figures for the remains of the Dou Sheng later. You don't need to specifically fight for ownership of the Dou Sheng's remains. Use your Heavenly Realm Soul to examine the abnormalities in the bones of this Dou Sheng's remains."

I suspect this Thousand Demon Saint has etched his cultivation techniques and fighting skills into his bones. Please keep an eye on things; I'm going to deal with another puppet.

Xiao Li transmitted his thoughts to Tian Yinzi, who nodded and then joined the other powerful figures in attacking the Dou Sheng's remains.

Xiao Li fixed his gaze on the purple-gold puppet, but he felt that the other puppet was different. In other words, Xiao Li felt that the other puppet had looked at him many times.

"Is it an illusion? It shouldn't be! I trust my sixth sense. There's definitely something strange about that puppet. To put it in the worst-case scenario, that puppet is some kind of backup plan from the Thousand Demon Saint!"

"Then my puppets are no longer usable, put them away!" Xiao Li put away all his puppets, and then rushed to the battlefield of the purple-gold puppet with Yun Yun.

Xiao Li remained on high alert, his spiritual power at its peak, as he wanted to carefully examine what this puppet was hiding.

"As expected! Here we go again, this is not a puppet at all!" Xiao Li is now certain that there is something wrong with this puppet! Or perhaps the soul of the Thousand Demon Saint is hidden here.

"Damn it, we've been discovered!" The purple-gold puppet actually spoke in human language, and then fled into the distance. As the puppet fled, the attack speed of the Battle Saint skeleton also began to slow down.

"It ran away? Chase after it." Just as Xiao Li was about to give chase, he suddenly felt something warm in his arms. Then Xiao Li took out a spatial jade tablet from his arms.

This spatial jade mirror was personally crafted by Xiao Kong. If it is crushed, Xiao Kong will arrive immediately. If the distance is sufficient, Xiao Li can even use this jade mirror to communicate with Xiao Kong.

"Ancestor, what's wrong?" Xiao Li poured his soul power into the spatial jade mirror.

"I have taken control of this ruin. I have seen you all and a few treasures. What should we do now?" Xiao Kong's voice came.

"Oh? That's great! In that case, Ancestor, send us all out, so that everyone will think that someone triggered some kind of mechanism, causing everyone to be kicked out of the ruins."

Then you take all the good stuff from the ruins! Oh, and a few bastard old patriarchs helped me out, namely a few old ghosts, the three Scorpion Demons, and…”

Xiao Li told Xiao Kong about her plan, and then waited quietly.

"Why did the puppet run away by itself? That's strange." Wang Ming asked Xiao Li, puzzled.

"You'll find out soon, teacher. Get ready, we're going out," Xiao Li said, arms crossed.

"Um, Master Wang Li," a clear voice suddenly rang out. Xiao Li turned around and saw a woman dressed in a magnificent brocade robe. The robe was embroidered with patterns sewn with gold thread. The woman had an exceptionally beautiful face, and her bright red lips had a unique charm.

"Who are you?" Xiao Li didn't recognize the woman. His only impression of her was that she had participated in the killing of the Soul Hall Elder and obtained an eighth-grade pill. Because she was a female Dou Zun, Xiao Li had some recollection of her.

"Oh, Master Wang Li, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Hua Jin, the current acting sect leader of the Flower Sect," the woman in the brocade robe introduced herself.

"Hua Jin? What do you want?" Xiao Li searched his mind carefully for the name Hua Jin, which seemed to belong to some foul-mouthed guy.

"This humble woman wishes to ask Master Wang Li to help her heal someone," Hua Jin said, bowing with her hands folded.

"Huh? Save someone? Save who?" Xiao Li asked, arms crossed.

"Save my foster mother, Hua Yu, the sect leader of the Flower Sect!" Hua Jin said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Xiao Li was completely bewildered: "What? I remember you hated Granny Hua to death. You're a woman who could sit at the same table as Han Feng, how come you've suddenly changed your gender in my eyes?"

"Hua Yu? The sect leader of the Hua Sect, a peak Dou Zun expert, there are probably only a handful of people in this Central Continent who could possibly injure her, right? And why didn't she go to the Pill Tower to find someone to treat her, instead of coming to me?"

Xiao Li inquired, feeling that there was something fishy about Hua Jin, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Normally, one could tell from a person's appearance if they had a bad personality.

But this Hua Jin looks quite normal; he doesn't have a sharp or mean expression at all.

“Hua Jin, look me in the eyes,” Xiao Li suddenly said.

Hua Jin was also taken aback, then blushed, but still did as she was told, looking into Xiao Li's eyes with a rosy complexion.

"Tell me, is saving Sect Master Hua Yu your primary objective, or do you have other motives?" Xiao Li said coldly.

As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows to the mind. Hua Jin is probably not very old, about the same age as the Pei sisters. Her current cultivation level is only two-star Dou Zun, and her experience is not high. It is easy to read some information from her eyes.

Upon hearing this question, Hua Jin's heart suddenly pounded, and then her pupils contracted as she dared not look into Xiao Li's eyes.

Xiao Li snorted coldly, his hands behind his back: "As expected, you have other purposes. Speak up. I don't like beating around the bush. Just say what you have to say."

Hua Jin bit her lip lightly, and you could tell from her expression that she was conflicted. However, Xiao Li didn't notice that Hua Jin's ears were very red.

"Since Master Wang Li prefers straightforwardness, then I will speak frankly. I do have another purpose in treating the old woman! The old woman has raised me for so many years, but she has never given me a kind look. Is it because I have done something wrong?"

Was it because I didn't cultivate diligently enough? Was it because I wasn't filial enough? To this day, I have never heard the old woman utter a single word of praise! But I still want to thank her; if it weren't for her, I would have starved to death on the roadside long ago.

A few years ago, the old woman fought a fierce battle with a mortal enemy, which resulted in serious injuries, damage to her vital essence, and the breaking of both her legs. She also grew old day by day!

Is this still the same Fairy Hua Yu who roamed the continent? I haven't seen her much since the old woman was injured. What does she mean? Does she distrust me that much?

Therefore, I implore Master Wang Li to help me heal the old woman. I want her to know that she didn't misjudge me! I will always be her pride!

Hua Jin said emotionally.

Xiao Li was completely stunned. This was Hua Jin? It didn't seem like it. Had she been possessed?

What Xiao Li didn't know was that Hua Jin had only just taken over as the acting sect leader of the Hua Sect. She had just taken office and everything revolved around the Hua Sect. Power had not yet corrupted her heart.

Given time, she will be corrupted by power, becoming a callous woman who only cares about personal gain. Or perhaps Hua Jin has other plans, wanting to present a unique version of herself to Xiao Li.

"Alright, I can go take a look, but can your Flower Sect afford to hire me?" Xiao Li waved his hand and said.

Hua Jin immediately beamed with joy, then looked at Xiao Li with a blush on her face: "Although my Hua Sect is not as good as the Pill Tower or the Soul Palace, it is still a force to be reckoned with. The Hua Sect has been passed down for many years and still has some good things."

Master Wang Li, please rest assured. If you need anything, I will do my best to help you.

As Hua Jin spoke, her face flushed slightly, but a hint of hope and desire appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Li thought it was normal at first, but then he felt something was wrong. "Oh, Hua Jin, what's going on? You woman are lusting after me!" he thought. "Ha!"