P.S. We've hit 700 monthly votes, so your struggling author owes another update. Last week, the editor gave me a pretty good recommendation, and the average subscription count climbed to over 2,700, so now I owe three more updates. Oh well, when debts pile up, there's no point worrying. This week, I'll first pay off the extra updates owed for tips; the rest can wait until next week. Here's a preview: three updates tomorrow.
Five strands of Innate Formless Sword Qi instantly sealed off five directions around the black-clad man.
The raging sword qi tore at him, not only blasting him backward step by step but also shredding his clothes and bamboo hat, revealing his true appearance. The sight left everyone present stunned.
Because the figure beneath the black clothes and bamboo hat wasn't a living person at all, but a mechanical puppet forged from bronze-colored metal!
Only then did Li Huai and the others realize why these black-clad men were impervious to blades and arrows, and possessed such tremendous strength.
"A Mo Sect Tianshu Sword Puppet?" Su Xin recognized it at a glance.
The Mo Sect's mechanical puppet techniques were renowned throughout the world. Some of their creations could even rival warriors of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Su Xin had once seen thousands upon thousands of Sword Puppets in the Mausoleum of Sword Venerable Luo Yun, but those had only been the lowest-grade models.
These three, however, were Tianshu Sword Puppets, one of the Mo Sect's advanced mechanical puppets. Their strength rivaled the Half-Step Primordial Spirit Realm, and they were extraordinarily valuable. It took years to build even one, so they couldn't be mass-produced.
"Using three Tianshu Sword Puppets to kill me. Quite the grand gesture." Su Xin gave a cold laugh and drew the Rose Sword. A dazzling