Sea Demon Heartstone, Human Favors

"Sigh, Qin Yu has gone into seclusion again."

Upon returning to the Jia Nan Academy, Qin Yu began crafting his second puppet.

This made Zi Yan, who had only managed to scrape together a pitiful amount of money after going out, purse her lips in disapproval.

She "voluntarily" gave most of her belongings to Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian as compensation for their emotional distress.

(Zi Yan's inner thoughts: I didn't do it willingly! I was forced to do it! Qin Yu! Come back and control your women!)

"I wonder how long it will take him this time."

For Zi Yan, days without adventure and fighting were incredibly boring.

There aren't many ways to have fun in the academy.

If she were to leave the Black-Corner Region, her strength alone wouldn't be enough to put everyone at ease.

Zi Yan now only hopes that Qin Yu can quickly create the second puppet, and then...

"Little sister Zi Yan ~"

Upon hearing that sound, Zi Yan felt like smashing her head against a tree and dying.

Qin Yu!

It's been three days, nineteen hours, twenty-seven minutes, and forty seconds! How much longer are you going to get better?! Come out and do something about your wife!

"Sister... I really can't keep going. You've already mastered Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations to that level, I really can't help you with the rest."

"Alright, I didn't come here today to have you as my sparring partner."

Seeing Zi Yan's utterly dejected expression, Yun Yun chuckled and tapped her forehead.

Naughty children need to be properly disciplined.

But since Zi Yan has already acted this way, the purpose of discipline has been achieved.

Really?

Upon hearing that she wouldn't need a sparring partner today, Zi Yan's eyes lit up, and she almost burst into tears.

Thank goodness, I, Zi Yan, have finally made it to the day when the clouds part and the blue sky appears!

But in reality, it only lasted three days, including the day she was ganged up on by two women in Black Emperor City.

"Of course, I'm here to let you get some rest."

"Ah?"

Yun Yun's words left Zi Yan somewhat confused.

Why did you suddenly tell her to rest?

"It was Qin Yu who sent me the message. He said the puppet has been completed, but he's trying to modify it. He should have results in three days at the latest."

"But... what does this have to do with me getting some rest?"

Zi Yan still didn't quite understand.

"Besides, I've been waiting here the whole time, and I haven't seen Qin Yu come out. How did you receive his message, sister?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun smoothed the hair on her forehead, and only then did Zi Yan notice that there was a very familiar mark between Yun Yun's eyebrows.

"This... isn't this the core imprint that Qin Yu used when setting up those Formation? Sister Yun Yun, how come you have it on your forehead?"

"I only discovered this after I came back this time; it seems that he and I... have some deeper connection."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's pretty face couldn't help but flush.

Aside from the fact that she was a bit "overly eager for novelty" when she first lost her virginity and clung to Qin Yu for several days in a row, Yun Yun couldn't think of any other reason that might have triggered this.

"When he activates the Qilin Power, I can often sense it, and I can also activate those Formation just like him."

"Wow, could this be the legendary telepathy?"

To say they were telepathically connected, Yun Yun didn't think it was quite like that; she preferred to rely on her own judgment.

"Let's not talk about that. Anyway, once he comes out, we'll be taking action against the Feng Alliance. Don't cause any trouble these next few days; the battle against the Feng Alliance will be a tough one."

"Don't worry! I guarantee I'll sleep like a log for the next few days, so soundly that even Elder Qian won't be able to wake me up!"

Upon hearing that a fight was imminent, Zi Yan instantly transformed into a well-behaved child, obediently returning to her small room and falling asleep immediately.

Deep in the desolate mountains, the firelight flickered uncertainly.

Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the ground, with the newly crafted Human Demon Puppet in front of him.

The puppet's bronze body paled in comparison to the Earth Demon Puppet's entirely silver-white appearance.

According to the classification, this puppet can only be considered the lowest-level Human Demon Puppet, with a strength of about Four-Star Dou Zong.

However, this was exactly what Qin Yu had anticipated.

After all, the materials he used were the corpses and souls of Four-Star Dou Zong, which was enough to allow the puppet to maintain the strength of Four-Star Dou Zong.

What Qin Yu cared about was whether he could come up with something new based on the existing foundation.

"Try this..."

Qin Yu took out a short blade about the length of his forearm from his Storage Ring. It was a trophy he had taken from the Black Emperor Sect Sect's treasury. It was in good condition, but he couldn't use it.

He manipulated the short blade, attaching it to the puppet's arm. With a flick of his palm, the Green Lotus Core Flame instantly welded the short blade and the puppet's arm together completely.

I'm just doing my part as a welder, but I don't have a professional certificate.

"Hmm, it looks alright."

He took two steps back, looked around, and then commanded the Human Demon Puppet to throw a punch.

The curved blade sliced through the air with a sharp whistling sound, leaving a deep cut in the rock wall beside it.

"It works well."

Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction, then began fiddling with the other materials.

Thus, under Qin Yu's sweeping and meticulous "improvements," the original bronze-colored Human Demon Puppet was completely transformed into a monster:

The puppet had a short blade on each arm, and several thick plates of armor were forcibly fitted into its chest and abdomen.

Behind the puppet's head, Qin Yu painstakingly inscribed a small Formation and stuffed a Tier 6 Lightning Attribute Magic Core inside.

He didn't know exactly what it was for, but... it was for experiments.

Qin Yu walked around his first "work," stroking his chin and pondering for a while before finally arriving at a conclusion:

Although the design is a bit hasty, when it comes to fighting, nobody cares whether it looks cool or not.

"Alright, that's fine then."

Qin Yu put away the Human Demon Puppet, sat in place for a moment, then stretched out his finger and gently tapped his brow.

This is the method of resonance between him and Yun Yun through the Qilin Mark.

After several days of exploration, he has become quite proficient at using this communication method to convey some simple thoughts.

A moment later, a familiar soul fluctuation emanated from the depths of the mark, followed by Yun Yun's voice in his mind:

"Is everything ready?"

Qin Yu responded telepathically as well:

"The puppet is finished, but some preparations still need to be made. Once I'm ready, this threat to the Feng Alliance can be eliminated."

Okay, I'll wait for your message.

The preparations Qin Yu mentioned need no further explanation.

You've been targeted by someone who understands Formation, and they've even found out your home address and your general background.

That was so careless!

"Oh right, there's this thing too. We need to hurry and find Yao Chen to see if he has anything useful."

Just as Qin Yu was about to leave, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he pulled out a scroll from his Storage Ring.

Earth Tier Mid-Rank ruler-based Dou Technique, Six Directions Wandering Body Ruler.

With so many collections in his possession, surely Yao Chen couldn't find one he could use?