Spirit Essence surged, its roar like thunder. Deep in this secluded, deserted wilderness, a fierce torrent swept across the broad Imperial Road like a thunderstorm.
Its terrifying power stirred the surrounding Heaven and Earth Vital Energy into a rising tide.
White radiance wreathed the Human Puppet, as though it wore a coat woven from Spiritual Energy.
The Furnace and Spirit Pump inside a Puppet of this grade were already far beyond those of ordinary two-star models. Its power output rivaled that of a true Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Because its intelligence was limited, it still required a Puppeteer's control to unleash its proper strength. Miss Bai had been unable to display its full power earlier, but now it was driven by the will of a distant Master Artisan, finally bringing its strength fully to bear.
The Human Puppet sprang up like a cannonball, Primordial Energy raging all around it as it shot several dozen yards into the air.
Li Chen looked up and saw it dive toward him from above with the force of a meteor plunging to earth.
Boom!
A punch struck across the empty air, its thunderous report shaking the sky. It seemed to have punched straight through the highly compressed air.
This was a terrifying blow that exceeded the speed of sound!
Even with the extraordinary reflexes granted by his meridian modifications, Li Chen could only make out mist streaming over its body, as though it were shrouded in gauze.
A spindle-shaped white cloud trailed behind it, but its fist was out in front, arriving before the sound did.
Fortunately, his extraordinary neural reflexes worked a miracle. With an almost inconceivable feat, Li Chen swung aside in time, narrowly avoiding the blow.
But amid the shrieking gale, blades of force swept over the Water Spider like steel knives,