Sun Erlang did not respond to the Artisan's words, for his limits were far beyond this.
A hundred, two hundred, five hundred...
Only when the number of Black Puppets in the test field surpassed a thousand did Sun Erlang stop summoning them, under the Artisan's astonished gaze.
Thousands of Black Puppets fought against one another, each with a different fighting style; it was impossible to tell that they were all controlled by one individual.
Even after achieving such a feat, Sun Erlang still had the spare energy to chat with the Artisan.
"You jest, senior. I am the Sect Leader's Big Disciple, destined to conquer the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, to lead rather than to follow. Moreover, although these puppets are strong…"
"But I am not weak."
Sun Erlang's tone was full of confidence, "Controlling these puppets can be left to my subordinates. I don't believe, senior, that the Sacred Army Puppets you created could outnumber our Holy Dynasty's soldiers?"
The Artisan waved his hand dismissively, "No, no, no, you've misunderstood, kid. I'm not talking about these ordinary Sacred Army Puppets, but this kind…"
As he spoke, along with streaks of Dark Light flashing, the thousands of puppets summoned by Sun Erlang disappeared from the test field.
In their place, a Space Crack opened, and a giant Golden Puppet as dazzling as the Radiance of the Sky in the Spirit God's Temple of the Holy Dynasty descended.
A mysterious and majestic aura swept across the entire test site.
The seals around them creaked under the tremendous impact, as if they could shatter at any moment.
The eyes of the Golden Puppet gazed at Sun Erlang as a deity watches the mortal world: cold and merciless.
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Being targeted, Sun Erlang suddenly had the illusion that he was facing his Master.
"This is…"
Sun Erlang looked at the Artisan slightly surprised.
With a self-satisfied expression, the Artisan said, "This is indeed a powerful puppet that represents the highest skill of my craftsmanship. Those Black Sacred Army Puppets were merely common goods, consumables in war."
"Did you really think I would let you experiment without making any preparations for handling something truly high-end?"
Sun Erlang felt somewhat embarrassed by the comment, but soon his attention returned to the quietly standing Golden Puppet before him.
"Senior, what is the strength of this puppet?"
The Artisan proudly declared, "Not to discourage you, kid Sun, even though you are the Sect Leader's Big Disciple, if it really came to a fight, you probably wouldn't be a match for this puppet."
Sun Erlang narrowed his eyes but did not voice any objection.
The Artisan continued, "This puppet is not like the mass-produced ones. Each one is personally crafted by me, and by the Emperor…"
The Artisan paused and chuckled, "Anyway, you just need to know that these Golden Puppets are extremely precious. Even with the entire might of the Holy Dynasty, no more than ten could be made."
"Similarly, the requirements to control it are also significantly higher. I was quite worried about where to find suitable candidates to control them. But it turns out you had something up your sleeve…"
"You can control over a thousand mass-produced puppets simultaneously, so controlling five Golden Puppets should be no problem."
"That big of a difference?" Sun Erlang frowned.
"Hehe, you'll know once you try." The Artisan stuffed a golden sphere into Sun Erlang's consciousness sea.
Boom!
The scene before his eyes shattered explosively as if he had instantly moved from the test field to the Endless Dark Star Sea.
Ahead, two crimson-golden giant spheres radiated intense heat and light.
Sun Erlang was unknowingly drawn closer, and only then did he realize that these were the eyes of the Golden Puppet!
His consciousness was immediately absorbed, and when Sun Erlang came to his senses, he looked dazedly at his own hands.
He could no longer feel his original body.
Now his body had transformed into that of the Golden Puppet.
And…
Sun Erlang could distinctly feel an overwhelming unknown power flowing and circulating within him.
"This is…"
As he was lost in thought, the Artisan's voice came from beside him, "I will transport you to the Outer Space of the Da Qi Miniature World, within a special hunting ground. There, you can freely test this puppet body."
The space around him twisted, and Sun Erlang found himself instantly in a Dark Void.
He could vaguely see the sight of the Holy Dynasty surrounded by numerous miniature worlds.
"Roar!"
A Silver-scale Giant Python, thousands of feet long, suddenly emerged, opening its gaping mouth.
The next moment it was about to swallow the Golden Puppet controlled by Sun Erlang.
However, Sun Erlang made no move to defend, allowing only a faint glow to emanate from the puppet's surface.
The Silver-Scale Giant Python ignited like it was set ablaze, turning into ashes amid its mournful howls, dying in agony.
The python's death, like a stone thrown into a pond, stirred up ripples.
Hundreds of unnamed Monstrous Beasts emerged from the darkness, attacking Sun Erlang irrationally.
Sun Erlang could clearly feel that each of these specially cultured Monstrous Beasts from the Holy Dynasty had power no less than that of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
But facing their onslaught…
Sun Erlang extended his left hand, stroking it gently as if playing a string, causing ripples in space.
The originally ferocious beasts still bore their living expressions, but their bodies were dismembered into countless fragments in an instant, falling like rain.
"The Power of Principle."
"Space Law."
Sun Erlang quietly gazed at his left hand, a wave of enlightenment flooding his mind.
As this realization dawned on him, he felt as if he saw a figure hiding within his own body.
"Essence of Heaven and Earth?"
Even after executing a kill move, Sun Erlang, who commanded the gold puppets, felt no fatigue.
The energy contained within the puppets seemed boundless.
"More powerful than a Unity-Path puppet?"
Sun Erlang was quite certain that the seemingly effortless move just now was enough to severely injure a Xuanhuang Unity-Path cultivator.
And this was far from the limit of the gold puppet's capabilities.
"No wonder Master Craftsman said I was no match for it."
While feeling indescribably shocked, Sun Erlang also felt a sense of loss.
He was an apprentice of the Emperor, enjoying countless resources. He had fortuitous encounters with the Taiyan Sect...
Yet in the end, he was still inferior to a randomly crafted puppet?
What then was the purpose of his cultivation?
As he was lost in thought, the golden puppet's figure flashed, returning to the testing ground.
Sun Erlang then separated from the puppet body, returning to his true self.
Fragile.
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The extreme contrast suddenly emerged in Sun Erlang's heart.
"Hehe, kid, you seem quite stricken, eh? But you really shouldn't be."
"The resources we've poured into the gold puppets, if piled on, could easily elevate a regular cultivator to Unity-Path."
Master Craftsman patted Sun Erlang's shoulder, "You felt it, didn't you? Each puppet contains the power of the Essence of Heaven and Earth. With such essence as their core, these puppets are like fish in water when operating within the environment of the Xuanhuang World, nearly gaining a third more combat power."
"Moreover, if one person controls multiple puppets..."
Master Craftsman's tone suddenly became excited, "The puppets can even borrow the Power of Principle from each other's Essence of Heaven and Earth!"
"Short-term burst strengths could increase several times over!"
Sun Erlang watched the gold puppet, standing majestically back in the experimental space, and remained silent.
"The Holy Dynasty will inevitably clash with the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. What really determines the course of war is the high-end combat power. How many Unity-Paths does the Immortal Alliance have? At least nearly a thousand. And how many disciples does the Emperor have?"
"Besides, after all, you are still too young. It's uncertain whether you would gain any advantage compared to those old Unity-Paths from the Immortal Alliance. The Emperor can't personally take the field to deal with these Unity-Paths, can he?" The words of Craftsman lingered with a profound meaning.
"At the highest level, whoever shows their hand first will reveal flaws. Kid, you should be mentally prepared for the future battle. The Emperor may not take action lightly."
Sun Erlang nodded, "I understand this principle."
"With these gold puppets, we can greatly turn around the power disparity between us. Kid Sun, would you like to try?"
"Just control three at the same time, and you can easily surround and kill the Unity-Paths of the Immortal Alliance," Craftsman assured.
Sun Erlang nodded slowly.
...
In the center of the Saint Emperor Seat.
The conversation between the eldest disciple and Craftsman did not escape the Emperor's ears.
Gold puppets, with the essence of source power and the Essence of Heavenly Earth as their core, transformed decay into something miraculous. With pure resources, they managed to create puppets that could crush Unity-Path's power.
The inspiration naturally came from Tianyang.
In fact, Tianyang itself had surpassed the Unity-Path and reached the Realm of Eternal Life after the transformation by the golden source energy and the Craftsman. And...
It wasn't far from reaching the ultimate limit of the common realm.
Unfortunately, it seemed that there were some mysterious constraints in place. The experience of Tianyang's advancement couldn't be applied to other puppets.
Even with an identical manufacturing plan, later puppets would be a whole major level weaker than Tianyang.
Aside from the special factors of Tianyang's own puppet transformation, Li Ping surmised there was a deeper principle at play.
"The first step-takers possess the fullness of their path, akin to the way Nameless Immortals prove their Dao, the journey tolerates no intrusion. These puppets are no different."
"The constraints seem even more severe."
However, with Tianyang and the current gold puppets on his side, Li Ping was already quite satisfied.
War, after all, was a comparison of who had more trump cards between the two sides.
The Immortal Alliance may be unfathomable, but what he could employ wouldn't be any less.
Moreover, there was something Artisan guessed wrong.
"The true Strongman is not without weaknesses."
"They just aren't afraid of others targeting their weaknesses."
He wouldn't always be hiding in this war against the Immortal Alliance.
Otherwise, how could he live up to the name of the Emperor?
"Law Transmission."
Li Ping sat in tranquility, his gaze penetrating the vault of heaven, reaching beyond the Xuanhuang World.
In his hand, he toyed with a seven-colored, dazzling crystal.
Kongming Flow Crystal.
Through the resonance and record of the Xuan Huang Heaven Path, Li Ping had already begun to grasp the basic principles of the Immortal Alliance's Rainbow Light Escape Skill.
He decided that before the battle began, he would use his puppet body to make a trip to the depths of the Star Sea.
Not to start the war with the Law Transmission prematurely but to gain enlightenment within the Star Sea.
"This battle, I must win."
The conviction in the Saint Emperor's heart had never wavered.
...
Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Within the Yan Fajue space.
Feeling the faint conviction transmitted from his avatar, Li Fan couldn't help but nod slightly.
Although the Saint Emperor's strength had become more profound, causing his own sensing of it to grow weaker and weaker,
the Saint Emperor's course of action was still steadily proceeding as determined.
Furthermore, with some contingencies left behind, Li Fan was not worried about overturning the situation.
Besides, as long as the goal to force out the Law Transmission was achieved, that would suffice.
As for the rest...
One thought returns to the true, all else is illusion.
Sitting in meditation within the Yan Fajue space for such a long time, the continuous insights from the Saint Emperor and the Sacred Embryo had brought Li Fan immense benefits.
Especially after reaching beyond the limits of the Xuan Huang at the end of the Star Sea, Li Fan had even more thoughts about the path ahead.
"Although under the constraints of the new method, one can still find an alternative path."
"The Law Transmission system depends on the Xuanhuang World itself. If one starts afresh in the starry sky, they can become unfettered."
"However, doing so means not benefiting from the support of the Xuan Huang. There are pros and cons. Moreover, resources are scarce in the starry sky; to truly achieve something, one might have to rely on the Mystic Immortal Boat."
"And then there's that invisible wall."
"It seems to be a force entirely different from the Abyss Star Ocean system. But being able to restrict the power of the True Immortal, its strength is imaginable. If one could understand some principles of it, it might act as a surprise tactic in the battle against the Law Transmission."
"The only concern is..."
Li Fan slightly furrowed his brows, "Law Transmission, Celestial Doctor, they left the Xuanhuang World much earlier than I did. Their talents also surpass mine."
"All these insights I've discovered, they must have found out long ago."
"So the so-called advantage... is not really an advantage."
"..."
"It seems that only by actually fighting can one understand the details."
It must be said that as the cycles of Reincarnation increased, the mysterious veil of the Law Transmission and the Celestial Doctor was gradually being lifted. Li Fan went from initially avoiding them at all costs to increasingly wanting to test them.
And to truly defeating them, perhaps that day was not too far away.
Li Fan's thoughts turned again to the Kitty Treasure found by the Saint Emperor's avatar.
If there was anything he was particularly concerned about in this world, it was the treasures beyond the high wall that had not been fished out before.
"The fisher becomes the fished..."
A strange light flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
The entire Calamity Transcendence Sect's special reaction to the Kitty Treasure made Li Fan think of many things.
But for now, these were only speculations.
The Saint Emperor's avatar had also sensed this anomaly.
Going to the One Beginning Sect to retrieve the Obliteration Storm Calamity and the Great Magician's Relics was also for this reason.
...
Just as Li Fan was contemplating, the long-peaceful Yan Fajue space was suddenly broken.
Someone had come to visit.
It was the Sun Family, Sun Luyuan.
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It was quickly reverted.
The entire Calamity Transcendence Sect's special response to the Kitty Treasure had given Li Fan much to ponder.
But for now, these were only speculations.
The Saint Emperor's avatar had also noticed this unusualness.
The reason for going to the One Beginning Sect to collect the Obliteration Storm Calamity and the Great Magician's Relics was also based on this consideration.
...
Just as Li Fan was deep in thought, the long-peaceful Yan Fajue space was abruptly disrupted.
It turned out someone was visiting.
It was the Sun Family, Sun Luyuan. Just as Li Fan was deep in thought, the long-peaceful Yan Fajue space was abruptly disrupted.
It turned out someone was visiting.
It was the Sun Family, Sun Luyuan.