Boom!
The entire Hidden Scripture Pavilion exploded with a thunderous roar. Strange matter gathered, quickly forming a tall and powerfully built figure.
His entire body was covered in black armor, revealing only a pair of intimidating eyes.
"Puppet Palace Master, you're not dead?" Ni Miao was stunned.
"Surprised?"
"I underwent a transformation. Naturally, I can borrow the power of the Black Demon Fog to be reborn."
The Puppet Palace Master stared at the two of them and said coldly, "Hand over the Nascent Soul cultivation method."
He had only just joined the ranks of the mutants. If he wanted to establish himself, he needed to display greater value. The Nascent Soul cultivation method stored in the City Lord's Mansion's Hidden Scripture Pavilion was one of the most valuable items among them.
"You're already a mutant. Even if you obtained the human race's Nascent Soul cultivation method, you still wouldn't be able to cultivate through it."
"It's useless to you."
Ni Miao's brows drew tightly together as she spoke.
"Of course I don't need it, but offering it up would still count as a merit."
"Either you die, or you hand over the method."
As the Puppet Palace Master spoke, he advanced toward the two of them.
"Your Highness, I'll hold him off."
At that moment, the old man suddenly spoke and stepped forward to block the Puppet Palace Master.
"Be careful."
Ni Miao nodded, then immediately turned and left.
The next second, the Puppet Palace Master and the old man clashed head-on. Terrifying energy ripples spread across a radius of more than a dozen miles.
Yet with the power of the Black Demon Fog supporting him, the Puppet Palace Master's strength had skyrocketed after his rebirth. Even the old man, a powerful cultivator, was blasted flying by a single strike,