Taiyi Loli

Gonggong faced off against the Demonic Erlang Shen Puppet, leaving Xiao Yun to deal with the Fire Crow leader himself. Xiangliu and Hua Wushuang were still not strong enough; the gap in their base ranks was simply too great.

Relying on his level advantage and the various techniques within the Azure Lotus Sword Song, Xiao Yun quickly suppressed the Fire Crow before him.

At the same time, the phantom of a nine-headed giant serpent appeared behind Xiangliu, protecting the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden and the Epic War Spirits responsible for logistics while blocking the remaining Demonic Monsters outside the defensive line.

On one hand, Hua Wushuang controlled vines to Entangle the Demonic Monsters and poison them through the vines. On the other, she had to restore Gonggong's health. After all, Gonggong's level was indeed rather low. Without a rank advantage, he still could not completely suppress the demonic Heavenly God of War Yang Jian Puppet.

Xiao Yun was the first to finish his battle. Myriad Swords Returning to the Source had finally finished cooling down, so he unleashed the skill once more.

Countless sword phantoms attacked. Although the Fire Crow also released innumerable Fire Crows to block them, their numbers still paled in comparison to Sword Immortal Li Bai's myriad sword phantoms. After a period of fierce collisions, Flying Swords gradually slipped past the Fire Crows' obstruction and struck the Fire Crow's true body directly. As the battle continued, the Fire Crow was quickly taken down.

Xiao Yun then controlled the remaining sword phantoms to launch a surprise attack from behind, helping Gonggong deal with the Demonic Erlang Shen Puppet and freeing him.

Once freed, Gonggong immediately used his ultimate technique, Ice Sealing Heaven and Earth, to eliminate the remaining Demonic Monsters.

After all the monsters in this stage had been dealt with, a red treasure chest appeared on the spot.

Xiao Yun immediately stepped forward and opened the red chest. It gave him a huge surprise: aside from two blue two-star pieces of equipment, it contained fifty Legendary War Spirit fragments, enough to summon a Legendary War Spirit.

They urgently needed more combat power, so Xiao Yun decided without hesitation to combine them.

An orange pillar of light immediately rose from the ground, and within it appeared the shadow of a massive creature. Xiao Yun thought a rather large War Spirit would emerge, but when the War Spirit inside fully materialized—

Xiao Yun was still startled. It was a huge Round Cauldron with two legs and two arms, shaped exactly like a robot. He had not expected this world to have designs for humanoid robots as well.

The moment the others saw the robot, they immediately understood who had appeared this time, and strange smiles spread across their faces.

Just as Xiao Yun thought he had summoned a robot, the lid atop it suddenly let out a clacking sound as its mechanism turned. Then the hatch opened, and a red-haired loli wearing a small red outfit jumped out. She arrogantly declared, "Taiyi True Lord has arrived! Why have you not come to welcome me?"

Xiao Yun did not react at once. How had the dignified Taiyi True Lord, one of the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, become a little loli?

Sovereign of Destiny Chu Ying'e flashed directly to Taiyi True Lord's side, grabbed her clothes with one hand, lifted her up, and brought her before Xiao Yun.

Realizing she had been lifted up, Taiyi immediately shouted angrily, "Who is it? Put me down at once, or I'll have my Yan Puppet beat you senseless!"

Chu Yinge paid no attention to the loli's threat and directly rebuked her, "Jin Qingwei, mind your words before the Lord."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the Taiyi Loli immediately thought of someone. Her entire imposing manner shrank at once, and she pleaded to Chu Yinge behind her, "Siming Divine Monarch, please put me down. I won't be so arrogant again."

Only then did Chu Yinge put her down. After Jin Qingwei straightened her clothes, she respectfully bowed to Xiao Yun. "Taiyi True Lord Jin Qingwei of Qianyuan Mountain Golden Light Cave, one of the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, greets the Lord."

Xiao Yun said, "Taiyi True Lord, there is no need for such formality." Then he opened Taiyi True Lord's status panel:

[Legendary War Spirit: Twelve Golden ImmortalsTaiyi True LordJin Qingwei]

[Attribute: Gold]

[Class: Warrior]

[Level: 1 (Maximum 160)]

[Traits: Gold Element Control, Power of Creation, Master Craftsman]

[Skills: Nine Dragon Divine Fire, Mount Tai Crushing Down, Machine Control Master, Golden Spirit Root]

Xiao Yun immediately saw that this little loli, Taiyi True Lord, was not suited for combat, but was better suited for logistics. Especially later on, when every War Spirit above Legendary rank needed a personalized divine weapon forged, Taiyi True Lord would be able to truly shine.

Moreover, her own combat ability was indeed not particularly impressive, but her great cauldron Yan Puppet possessed considerable combat power. It could even display different abilities depending on the crystals placed inside as energy sources: flames, ice, Sword Qi, healing, and defense were all possible. Due to its size, only Taiyi True Lord could freely control this Yan Puppet; no one else could.

After Jin Qingwei got up, she also saw the many Divine Monarchs present whose strength far surpassed hers. Rather than step forward to greet them, she slipped behind Xiao Yun and made a face at Siming Divine Monarch, mocking, "Chu Yinge, you big bully! You're picking on me while my teacher isn't here. Once he comes, I'll definitely make him stand up for me."

Sovereign of Destiny Chu Ying'e ignored Taiyi True Lord's face and explained to Xiao Yun, "Taiyi True Lord was once very powerful. Unfortunately, after the Investiture of the Gods War, Lady Yunxiao's Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation cut away her Three Flowers Above the Crown, greatly reducing her strength. Then, during the later battle against the Abyss invasion, she was struck by the Abyss Demon Lord's curse and directly transformed into a little girl. Her mind was also suppressed to the corresponding age. Fortunately, her artifact-refining ability had become instinct and was not forgotten. Although she cannot match Empress Nuwa in refining certain high-grade spirit treasures, she is far more skilled than Empress Nuwa at crafting ordinary weapons. As a result, she later became the group's darling. Most low-level War Spirits would beg her to refine artifacts for them, and that gradually formed her current temperament. Lord, please do not take offense at her behavior."

Xiao Yun nodded. "All right, I understand. I won't blame her. But what if she encounters danger like this?"

Siming Divine Monarch pointed at the Yan Puppet still standing where it was and explained, "There is no need to worry. This Yan Puppet was specially refined by her teacher, the Primordial Heavenly Lord, specifically to protect Taiyi True Lord. When it senses that Taiyi True Lord is in danger, it will automatically flash to her side and take her inside."

"That's good. Then let her join the logistics team. Tu Yaoyao can take care of her."

"Certainly."

After arranging Taiyi True Lord's duties, the group continued onward. However, the team clearing the way had now been replaced by the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden's squad.