Battle Through the Heavens: The Road to Glory Begins at Jia Nan Academy

The instant the soul dissolved into points of light, the magic core resting in the corpse's chest gave a faint hum. Surges of violent energy poured out like rushing water, then thundered through the meridians of its body.

Sensing an aura powerful enough to rival a four- or five-star Dou Zong, Qin Chen nodded slightly. With a movement of his hand, the mass of dark gold liquid floating before him drifted forward and poured over the cold corpse.

Then Qin Chen's gaze sharpened. His soul power swept across the puppet's body like ripples of water, spreading the dark gold liquid over every part of it.

Foul-smelling white mist billowed from the puppet, accompanied by the hissing of intense heat against skin.

Glancing at the puppet now coated in liquid, Qin Chen exhaled softly and flicked his sleeve. Gray-green flames surged out once more, completely enveloping the puppet. Terrifying heat slowly seeped into it as the final tempering began.

"Finally done..."

An hour later, Qin Chen let out a long breath, his taut nerves gradually relaxing. His three days of hard work had paid off at last.

He lightly bit the tip of his tongue. A drop of blood containing a trace of his soul imprint landed precisely on the puppet's forehead, slowly seeping inside before becoming a dark red spot the size of a thumb.

Once that drop of blood left an indelible mark within the puppet's mind, a faint glimmer of life slowly appeared in its hollow black eyes.

"It really is powerful." Medusa flashed to Qin Chen's side, her voice filled with amazement.

She sensed a dangerous aura from the puppet. It had actually reached the six-star Dou Zong level.

It was already close to catching up with her. After all, she had only recently broken through to