Advanced Puppet

The roulette spun at high speed, throwing up a haze of illusory light and shadow. Jiang Li stared at it intently, not daring to blink, as though afraid of missing even a single moment.

Yet reality dealt Jiang Li a crushing blow.

As the roulette slowly came to a stop, the pointer landed on—Thank you for your patronage.

Jiang Li paused slightly, but he still comforted himself. One result did not prove anything.

Thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

But what followed left him speechless. It was Thank you for your patronage six times in a row.

"Good grief, was my luck really this bad?"

Jiang Li could not help grumbling inwardly, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

He had originally been eagerly anticipating drawing at least a few precious treasures. The heavenly materials and earthly treasures, top-tier soul rings, and soul bones that had appeared countless times in his fantasies now vanished like bubbles.

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: 70,000-Year Soul Ring ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: 50,000-Year Soul Bone ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: God-Given Soul Ring ×1

Fortunately, the remaining three items he drew in those ten pulls were still fairly valuable.

A soul ring from a 70,000-year-old Soul Beast: the Fire Cloud Luan Bird!

As for the 50,000-year soul bone, it came from the Thundercloud Divine Tiger, a lightning-attribute Soul Beast.

Jiang Li quickly adjusted his mindset. He suddenly recalled the ten lottery chances the system had given him when it first appeared. Those had been beginner benefits, supposedly blessed by the Goddess of Luck.

That was why the items he had drawn back then had all been quite good.

It seemed that his luck would not always be so good in future draws. He had to prepare himself mentally.

Jiang Li had a stubborn refusal to admit defeat in his bones. Unwilling to accept it, he decided to keep drawing.

Gritting his teeth, he invested another large sum of Gold Soul Coins and drew twenty more times.

This time, he spent a full 200 million Gold Soul Coins. With every draw, he silently prayed that he would get something good.

Yet fate did not seem to favor him.

The results of these twenty draws still left him deeply disappointed.

Most of the items he drew were either useless odds and ends or ordinary items of mediocre quality.

"Looks like my luck really is terrible today. I'll try again tomorrow."

Jiang Li shook his head helplessly and decisively stopped.

He checked all the items he had drawn today.

After examining them one by one, Jiang Li's gaze finally settled on several relatively valuable items.

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: Ninth-Level Soul Tool ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: Advanced Puppet ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: 10,000-Year Aromatic Silk Beauty ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: Longevity Pill Recipe ×1

Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: Thunder Body-Forging Pill Recipe ×1

The first item was a Ninth-Level Soul Tool—the Thunder Annihilation Cannon.

When he took this Ninth-Level Soul Tool out of the System Space, a flash of blue light appeared, and the Soul Tool materialized before Jiang Li.

Its design was unique, its entire body shimmering with dark-blue lightning, as though it contained endless Thunder Power compressed within.

It possessed lightning-like destructive power and could attack over a wide area.

Jiang Li imagined that once he put this Ninth-Level Soul Tool up for auction, it would surely cause a sensation throughout the Douluo Continent and draw the attention of countless powerhouses.

After all, powerful Soul Tools were always scarce resources in this world, especially Ninth-Level Soul Tools with such formidable offensive power.

The second item was a 10,000-year-old Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb.

Jiang Li knew full well how valuable this Immortal Herb was. He thought to himself that although the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School remained one of the top sects on the Douluo Continent, no Soul Master with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul had appeared there for many years.

This Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb had a great chance of evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

If the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School learned of this, they would surely spare no expense to buy it.

After all, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul was hailed as the number one support-type Tool Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent. Its value went without saying.

Besides these two items, Jiang Li also recalled the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum he had drawn earlier.

After absorbing the God-Given Soul Ring, he had once tried to absorb the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, hoping to use it to further increase his strength.

However, he discovered that after being strengthened by the soul ring and his Nine-Colored Divine Lotus Martial Soul, his physical body had already reached a rather high level.

Consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum would have no effect at all.

Since that was the case, he might as well auction it off at the next auction. Perhaps it could fetch a large number of Gold Soul Coins, which he could use to continue drawing prizes.

Hopefully, he would draw something that was genuinely useful to him.

"Advanced Puppet?"

As Jiang Li pondered, his gaze was drawn to another item.

In the corner of the attribute panel lay an item icon labeled "Advanced Puppet."

Jiang Li's heart stirred. With a thought, he directly took the Advanced Puppet out of the System Space.

In an instant, light flashed inside the room, and a man with a metallic sheen all over his body appeared before Jiang Li.

The puppet stood a full two meters tall, with a burly build. Every inch of his skin seemed forged from refined steel, exuding an incomparable sense of solidity.

His eyes glinted with cold mechanical light, and the powerful pressure emanating from him made even Jiang Li's heart tighten, not daring to underestimate him in the slightest.

Jiang Li carefully examined the Advanced Puppet and silently estimated that its strength had likely reached the level of a human Titled Douluo.

If used properly, such a powerful puppet would be an extremely potent trump card, whether in battle or at future auctions.

"Lei Yao, come test what level this Advanced Puppet's strength is at."

Jiang Li put away the puppet and turned to leave the room.

He found Lei Yao and briefly explained the matter of the Advanced Puppet to him.

Then, following the method provided by the system, he activated the puppet and prepared to conduct a mock battle with Lei Yao to test the puppet's true strength.

"Alright, Pavilion Master."

Lei Yao nodded slightly, curiosity and excitement flashing through his eyes.

Being able to witness the power of this Advanced Puppet firsthand was naturally more than he could ask for.

"Keep your strength in check. Don't destroy this puppet—I don't know how to repair it."

Jiang Li warned him with a serious expression.

He knew Lei Yao's strength well. Without a reminder, Lei Yao's fighting style might truly destroy this precious Advanced Puppet in the middle of battle.

Boom!

Lei Yao nodded in understanding as his Soul Power erupted in an instant.

Powerful Soul Power fluctuations spread outward from him, and the entire space seemed to tremble slightly under the impact of that force.