Repairing the Grade 3 Top-tier Puppet

"It wouldn't do. This couldn't continue any longer. The vital blood within my body had been depleted, and my foundation had suffered severe damage. Either I used exceptional spirit medicine to stabilize the foundation and replenish the essence, or I spent a great deal of time slowly recuperating."

"Neither method could provide rapid help in my current situation."

"If I wanted to break this deadlock, I could only open another path. But... what kind of method should I seek?"

Su Shi'er narrowed his eyes and fell into thought.

Then, as he casually turned his head and saw the dried-up water pool beside him, a flash of inspiration streaked through his mind.

The water pool looked utterly ordinary, yet beneath it lay the sealed body of Hou Sihai.

The body was here, but Hou Sihai himself was not.

He had used this very method before, prior to forming his Golden Core, when searching for spirit jade.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Su Shi'er immediately had an idea.

"Puppets! Right, puppets!!! Given the current situation, it seemed I could only break the deadlock by relying on puppet techniques."

"Although the Grade 3 Top-tier Puppet Hou Sihai gave me was severely damaged in the previous battle, repairing it would not be difficult if I put in some effort. At the very least... it would be far easier than replenishing my depleted vital blood."

"Also... there was the shell left behind after that humanoid Tree Demon died. If I remembered correctly, the Five Elements Puppet Technique recorded that the bodies of such mountain spirits and wild monsters, those close to human form, were called 'ghouls.' They were rare and invaluable materials. Besides being used for artifact refinement, they were also extremely suitable for crafting puppets. Using such materials would save time and