Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming
Chapter 984 - 454: Enemies Meet, All Cards Revealed [Large Chapter, Subscription Request]_4

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And while waiting, he quickly removed the spent Spirit Crystal from within the Giant Tiger Puppet and replaced it with a new one.

Master Qingwei, ever frugal, had indeed lent Zhou Chun this lower fourth-order Puppet for protection, but was unwilling to provide an extra Spirit Crystal or two for backup energy.

It never occurred to him that the Zhou Family, even after being split up, would still possess treasures like Spirit Crystals.

Originally, Zhou Mingde had acquired three Spirit Crystals from the Storage Pouch of the Golden Core Stage Insect Cultivator Han Yuan, giving one to Lin Hongyu upon her Core Formation, leaving the remaining two in Zhou Chun's possession to activate the energy-intensive fourth-order Puppet.

However, even with three Spirit Crystals to cycle through, given the vast energy consumption of a fourth-order Puppet, they were nowhere near enough to sustain it for an extended period.

Just now, Zhou Chun had only activated the ordinary energy consumption state of the Puppet, and within less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, half of a Spirit Crystal's Spiritual Power was depleted — such was the severe consumption rate!

From this perspective, using Spirit Crystals to power a fourth-order Puppet was an extremely uneconomical transaction.

After all, the Spiritual Power contained within a single Spirit Crystal was sufficient to restore more than eighty percent of a Golden Elixir Early Phase Cultivator's Mana after it had been completely drained.

Perhaps this is the real reason why Mechanism Puppets have failed to make a significant impact or become widespread within the Cultivation World.

At this moment, just as Zhou Chun finished replacing the Spirit Crystal, a blood light that had been following him stopped a thousand zhang away, revealing a handsome yet wicked-looking youth clad in a blood robe.

"So you are 'Blood Fiend Young Master' Yan Wuji, one of the 'Seven Fiends of Primordial Demon'?"

Zhou Chun looked at the youth in the blood robe, and although he was already eighty percent sure of the other's identity, he still asked aloud for confirmation.

Hearing this, the youth in the blood robe's eyes flashed coldly as he responded with a chill, "Knowing this young master's name, why did you not continue to flee for your life?"

"Hahahaha, but do you recognize the name Zhou Mou?"

Zhou Chun laughed heartily. Although he was laughing, his demeanor and tone were extremely cold, filled with a murderous intent.

His reaction had completely caught the blood-robed youth off guard.

There was a conspicuous pause.

Then a look of realization flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly said, "When I saw you killing Brother Mu from afar, you had a silver Thunder Python Spirit Pet with you. Could it be that you are the Cultivator who killed Jiang Zhong?"

After he finished speaking, his tone turned cold as he added icily, "But do you really believe that just because you managed to kill Jiang Zhong and Brother Mu, you are capable of being an enemy to Yan Wuji?"

"An enemy to you? No, it's not about being enemies. I want your life!"

Zhou Chun bellowed, immediately activating the fourth-order Puppet to launch an attack.

This time, he wasn't simply using the Puppet in the ordinary energy-consuming state as he did against the Green-Haired Sorcerer, but directly unleashed the Puppet's killer move.

The mouth of the golden Giant Tiger gathered golden light and, upon opening, spat out a golden light sphere as large as a millstone, hurtling towards Yan Wuji.

But Yan Wuji was ranked among the "Seven Fiends of Primordial Demon" for a reason — certainly not somebody to be trifled with!

With a single flicker, he instantly created dozens of duplicates of himself, darting in all directions to escape.

The golden light sphere exploded upon impact where he had just been, extinguishing most of the duplicates, yet Yan Wuji's true body managed to escape with ease.

Revealing himself in another part of the sky a thousand zhang away, he slapped his Storage Pouch, and a Blood Bone Puppet, also radiating a fourth-order aura, appeared in mid-air.

The Blood Bone Puppet, three zhang tall, resembled a giant's skeleton. Instead of being stark white, however, its bones were branded with numerous intricate and mysterious crimson runes. These interconnected runes emitted a faint blood light, as if flesh and blood were pumping through the bones.

This distinct Blood Bone Puppet was the unique secret technique of the Blood Bone Sect, crafted from the bones of Cultivators and infused with various special materials.

Compared to the Mechanism Puppet used by Zhou Chun, the Blood Bone Puppet's advantage lay in its ability not to need Spirit Crystals; like refining corpses, it could absorb Spiritual Energy and Evil Qi, converting them into its own Mana.

The downside was that it was more difficult to refine successfully than a Mechanism Puppet, could only be controlled by a Cultivator who practiced the Blood Bone Sect's secret techniques, and might even backfire on the master!

Yan Wuji's Blood Bone Puppet was not the result of his own refinement; rather, it was given by the Sect's senior Cultivators as a treasure for his protection and assistance.

Upon releasing this protective treasure, the Blood Bone Puppet wielded a White Bone Giant Shield and a White Bone Giant Axe, charging towards Zhou Chun and the Mechanism Giant Tiger surrounded by a blood light.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun had no choice but to set the Mechanism Giant Tiger Puppet back to automatic combat mode, allowing it to engage the Blood Bone Puppet on its own, while he focused on combating 'Blood Fiend Young Master' Yan Wuji together with his Spirit Beasts.

He knew he couldn't afford to drag out the fight with his opponent. Otherwise, not only would the energy consumption of the Mechanism Giant Tiger Puppet be unsustainable, but he might also attract the attention of Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators.

So, when he made his move, he did not hesitate to go all out.

With a single slap on his Spirit Beast Pouch, ten mature Skyfrost Cold Bees along with a few dozen immature ones buzzed out.

Today would be the first collective combat for this swarm of Demon Bees.

Simultaneously, Zhou Chun unleashed several Magic Artifacts, attacking with his full strength.

Despite his previous bravado and arrogance, after recognizing Zhou Chun, Yan Wuji internally regarded him as a peer and prepared for battle accordingly.

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