Once there were enough unwilling powerhouses, it would be time for you to die.
That was an indisputable fact.
"After the group that refined these puppets was wiped out, by chance, an ancestor of my race found one such puppet among their ruins."
"But unfortunately, we were unable to activate this puppet. In the end, we could only seal it away here."
"And do you know what method is needed to activate this puppet, little brother?"
At that moment, Spirit King turned to look at Ye Lin.
Ye Lin looked back at Spirit King.
After beating around the bush for so long, this fellow had finally gotten to the point.
"I don't know."
"The method is your blood. The entire human race of the Boundary Sea are descendants of the Ancient Human Race."
"So, when those people refined puppets, they had only one criterion: the blood of any human could make a puppet acknowledge a master."
"However, only puppets that had just been refined could acknowledge a master. Once a puppet had acknowledged one, if its master died, the puppet would absolutely not live on alone."
"Later, the Origin Continent underwent a tremendous upheaval. We all hid within secret realms, and this puppet remained sealed here."
"After all, there are no human cultivators here."
"And now, little brother, this is the gift I'm giving you."
"I know you still don't fully trust me, but I already trust you completely. Go on, little brother. Give it a try."
Spirit King gave Ye Lin an encouraging look, then patted his shoulder and spoke with utter certainty.
Earlier, he had thrust eighteen treasures upon Ye Lin without explanation precisely to test him.
If Ye Lin had taken the items and run, Spirit King would have considered himself a poor judge of character and