Chapter 269: Man-Demon Puppet, The Persistent Medusa

Chapter 269: Man-Demon Puppet, The Persistent Medusa

Xiao Ming had precisely controlled the temperature of the flames to expel the residual corpse Qi from the body without burning it.

Refining the body alone consumed a lot of time, but once he had completely expelled all the corpse Qi, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he flicked his fingers, and two gusts of wind shot out, punching fist-sized holes in the chest and forehead of the corpse. No blood flowed out because the remaining blood had been evaporated by refining the corpse Qi. This was a small step in the refining process of the "Sky Demon Puppet."

Xie Bi Yan's body had shrunk several times over, with gray-white skin tightly adhering to the dry muscles underneath. The palms of his hands had become especially long and slender, like sharp daggers.

Following the recorded method of refining the Sky Demon Puppet, Xiao Ming refined the body slightly, and then, with a wave of his hand, a seventh-rank Monster Core containing a large amount of pure energy floated out, finally falling into the small hole in the corpse's chest.

After completing all of this, Xiao Ming calmly took out a jade bottle, from which emanated a powerful soul wave.

"Xiao Ming, what exactly do you want to do? Release this old man right now!"

Just as the jade bottle appeared, a resentful and angry voice came from within.

"Release you? How is that possible? You still have great use to me. But don't worry, you will soon be relieved," calmly shaking his head, Xiao Ming said.

With a squeeze of his hand, the jade bottle exploded, revealing a white soul. As soon as the soul appeared, it disregarded everything and rushed towards the door of the secret room, but Xiao Ming, who had already prepared, grabbed it back with one hand.

Glancing indifferently at the struggling soul of Xie Bi Yan, the flames in his hand surged and eventually enveloped him. In the next moment, Xie Bi Yan's eyes went lifeless as he stopped struggling.

After estimating the degree of refinement, Xiao Ming continued to increase the flame temperature. With this high refining temperature, Xie Bi Yan directly transformed into a pure soul with a faint sound.

Xiao Ming looked at this mass of soul power in his palm and immediately tossed it gently, the soul power turned into a white dragon Qi that lightning-fast drilled into the hole in the corpse's forehead.

With the entrance of the pure soul, Xie Bi Yan's tightly closed eyes snapped open, and the pupils of his eyes filled with a deep black hue.

As Xiao Ming watched the scene, he remained unfazed. He swiftly retrieved a collection of metallic objects with an unusual sheen from his storage ring, which he then made float in front of him using his ten fingers.

Surveying the many strange metals, Xiao Ming gave a small nod before flames burst forth from his palm like a blazing tongue, greedily drawing in the metals with a suction force.

Under the scorching intensity of the White Glazed Heart Flame, the metals began to display signs of melting, although they were not yet fully liquefied.

In the meantime, Xiao Ming had to split his focus in two: one side concentrated on controlling the flames to quench the body at a consistent temperature, while the other focused on using high temperatures to refine the strange metals.

This high-low flame temperature demanded exceptional flame control, but fortunately, Xiao Ming had always possessed formidable flame control, allowing him to handle it with ease.

Refining both the body and metals required a substantial amount of time, with the quenching of the body necessitating a certain degree of perfection for ideal compatibility with the Soul and the Monster Core inserted into it.

...

During the time that Xiao Ming spent refining the Sky Demon Puppet, quite some time passed.

Xiao Yi Xian woke up from her sleep and yawned, feeling a bit disoriented. She rubbed her eyes and stretched out her arms, looking for Xiao Ming's figure on the bed. Not finding him, she opened her beautiful eyes and looked around the room.

Soon, she spotted him in a corner of the secret room, his eyes closed in meditation.

She lowered her gaze and observed the blanket covering her body, then Xiao Ming sitting cross-legged, and the space barrier between them.

An indescribable feeling of happiness coursed through Xiao Yi Xian's body, and a sweet look shone in the depths of her eyes.

After staring at Xiao Ming for a while, Xiao Yi Xian seemed to have remembered something and got up from the bed.

As she rose from the bed, a slight twinge of pain shot through her lower belly, reminding her of the ecstasy she had experienced with Xiao Ming just hours before.

A blush spread across her cheeks as she relived the intense moments they had shared. Though she had the power to dispel the pain with a healing pill, she decided against it. The ache, however fleeting, was a reminder of the depth of her connection with Xiao Ming, and she cherished it.

With a flick of her wrist, she retrieved her clothes from her storage ring and dressed quickly, the fabric sliding over her smooth skin. As she folded the bedding neatly and put it away, a soft smile played on her lips.

With everything in order, she moved to the corner of the secret room and stretched out her slender hand to touch the spatial barrier that Xiao Ming had set up. As she did so, she felt a strange energy emanating from the barrier.

It was at this moment that Xiao Ming seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes,

"Xian'er..." Looking at his lovely partner in front of him, a fond smile appeared on his face.

...

Outside the secret room, in the cave, Medusa was sitting next to Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian when a powerful aura caught their attention.

"This aura... Dou Ancestor? But it seems a bit strange," A hint of surprise appeared on Medusa's face. Compared to a few days before, her complexion had improved significantly.

Xiao Yi Xian, who was sitting next to her, also stood up abruptly. In her perception, this aura was not weaker than hers, and it came from the secret room where Xiao Ming was in.

But when she thought of the corpse that Xiao Ming was refining when she came out, Xiao Yi Xian had an idea in her heart.

"This should be caused by Xiao Ming. He should be coming out of seclusion."

Upon hearing that Xiao Ming was about to come out, Zi Yan's face lit up with joy.

"Hee hee hee, Xiao Ming is finally coming out. I haven't seen him for several days. Let's go and meet him!"

After saying that, Zi Yan bounced towards the direction where the aura was coming from.

Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa exchanged glances and followed suit.

When the two of them arrived outside the secret room, they found Xiao Ming and Zi Yan surrounding a bronze-colored humanoid creature that was walking.

Every time the humanoid creature landed, cracks resembling spider webs would spread on the ground, its powerful force surprising both of them.

'This thing's aura doesn't seem to be weaker than Yun Shan's, and it's even stronger! But it doesn't seem like a living being; it looks more like... a puppet?' Queen Medusa's heart had just shown a glimmer of doubt when she heard Zi Yan's question.

"What is this, Xiao Ming?"

"This is a Man-Demon Puppet, with the strength equivalent to that of a three-star Dou Ancestor," he said.

"Three-star Dou Ancestor?" Hearing this, Zi Yan's eyes lit up. With this thing, she wouldn't have to worry so much when she went out to "collect" herbs in the future.

Thinking of those heavenly treasures, Zi Yan couldn't help but swallow saliva.

"Xiao Ming, can I borrow this to play with for a couple of days?" Zi Yan asked eagerly.

Xiao Ming knew exactly what she meant. With a helpless nod, he gave Zi Yan control of the Man-Demon Puppet.

"You can play with it, but remember to return it to me when I need it," Xiao Ming said.

The Man-Demon Puppet would be what Xiao Ming would use to block the Pill Lightning. Without other materials, he couldn't make another one, so he didn't mind lending it to Zi Yan.

In fact, if circumstances allowed, he would have liked to make a few more and leave one for the Xiao family to keep.

However, there were no Dou Ancestor experts who were his enemies to kill for the moment.

Hearing Xiao Ming's agreement, Zi Yan happily began playing with the Man-Demon Puppet.

Watching from the side, Queen Medusa was envious. If the Snake-People Tribe had such a puppet, they could definitely leave the harsh Tager Desert.

Despite her envy, Medusa knew that it was impossible for the Snake-People Tribe to obtain such a puppet, so her thoughts strayed to her own evolution.

Medusa had never given up on evolution, and after the incident with the Chu Yun Empire, she had become even more eager for strength.

Without strength, she could not protect her people.

But she was aware that conventional methods of evolution would no longer work for her, and Xiao Ming would not refine the Snake Sacred Soul Advancement Pill.

Therefore, she could only focus on evolving through the use of the Heavenly Flame.

Just providing the Heavenly Flame was not a difficult task for Xiao Ming. If the reward was sufficient, he might be able to agree to it.

Just as Medusa was hesitating how to ask, a loud explosion suddenly came from outside, and the whole cave shook.

"Xiao Ming, I know you're inside, please come out for a bit!"