"What is this thing?"
"Never seen it before. How strange—could it be some kind of magical treasure?"
The crowd was dumbfounded. No one knew what this thing actually was, but everything auctioned by the Ascending Heaven Pavilion was a priceless treasure. Naturally, they would not bring out some ordinary item to fool them.
Ya Fei nodded. "This item is called a puppet. Perhaps everyone has heard of puppets before, but this one differs from the others. It is the long-lost Human Puppet!"
The Puppet Technique was not a cultivation method, but more like a combat skill—though not an ordinary one. It was a rare puppet technique passed down from ancient times.
To refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet, three things had to be gathered: a body, a soul, and a magic core. The body served as the vessel, the soul as the guide, and the magic core as the heart. Then, with countless materials used to reinforce the body, one could ultimately create a Demon Puppet.
Demon Puppets were divided into three grades:
Human Rank → Earth Rank → Heaven Rank. Their grades could be identified by the color of their skin: gold for Heaven Rank, silver for Earth Rank, and bronze for Human Rank.
The puppet on the Crystal Stage was clearly bronze in color. Therefore, it was called a Human Puppet!
The difference in rank depended on the materials and flames used in its refinement. Their power was boundless, and they felt neither joy nor sorrow, pain nor injury.
Demon Puppets possessed terrifying strength. Their realm corresponded to the strength of the soul used in their creation. This bronze little puppet was the long-lost Human Puppet!
Upon hearing this, everyone except for a few experts above the Dou Emperor realm shook their heads. Clearly, they had never heard of