Forging the Two

Lin Ming's consciousness swept over the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Magic Core floating in midair, radiating vast energy and multicolored light. With a slight thought, the fist-sized, gorgeous crystal seemed to be drawn by invisible threads, drifting lightly over to hover above the area imprisoning Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master Hun Yan and the Great Heavenly Venerate.

The Magic Core slowly rotated, scattering streams of multicolored radiance over the two despairing figures below, adding an even more eerie and ominous air to the scene.

"Alright, break time is over. Now it's your turn to serve your purpose and demonstrate your final value."

Lin Ming's icy mental voice entered Hun Yan's and the Great Heavenly Venerate's awareness once more, like the tolling of a final judgment bell. His gaze settled on the two again, and beneath his calm tone lurked a chilling sneer.

Hun Yan's cocoon of Soul Light and the Great Heavenly Venerate's pinned body both trembled involuntarily. They did not know what Lin Ming meant by "serve your purpose," but they did not need to think hard to know it could not possibly be anything good!

Lin Ming had already made his plans. He intended to refine one man and one soul into puppets, though not conventional Heavenly Demon Puppets.

He had already refined several Heavenly Demon Puppets. The method was nothing more than using a powerful body as the foundation, a high-grade Magic Core as the Energy Core, and then implanting a Soul Body stripped of intelligence and left only with the instinct to obey, serving as the unit that received and executed commands. The resulting puppets feared neither pain nor death and possessed immense strength, making them excellent shields and enforcers.

However, ever since obtaining those two Ancient Human Puppets in the Ancient Ruins, capable of unleashing