Its spiritual intelligence faithfully relayed the damage to its body to the core. Master Artisan Luo's will quickly registered it, and he made it twist away and retreat at lightning speed, evading the Keen Warrior Puppet's follow-up strikes. His voice carried surprise. "You actually managed to damage it!"
"No, that's not right. Your energy fluctuations are wrong!"
"You're actually at Foundation Establishment?"
The previous strike had grazed a vital point, nearly piercing the Puppet Core itself.
Li Chen laughed heartily. "I didn't expect to give myself away. That's right, I went to all this trouble to set this trap for you. Unfortunately, you old bastard wouldn't come yourself. You only dared send your disciples out and let them die in your place!"
Master Artisan Luo asked in astonishment, "I, Luo Changshan, have treated others kindly all my life and never made enemies among the outlaws of the martial world. Who wants to harm me?"
"You know perfectly well what you've done!" Li Chen's expression darkened, and he commanded the Keen Warrior to attack again.
Magic power far stronger than before swirled around its body, cloaking the entire puppet in what looked like burning flames. Empowered by the String-Puppet Theater technique, the Keen Warrior Puppet underwent an earth-shaking transformation in strength, speed, attack, and defense alike. Within just a few exchanges, it forced the Three-Star Human Puppet to retreat again and again.
"Primeval Mechanism-Performance Art, String-Puppet Theater!"
Li Chen waved two fingers together. As his magical threads pulled, movements that had previously been somewhat awkward due to insufficient magic power became incredibly nimble. Energy flowed freely through the Keen Warrior Puppet's channels, Gang and baleful intent accompanying its every movement, as though it were a cultivator perpetually maintaining a burst of Gang Essence.
The Primeval Mechanism-Performance Art's String-Puppet Theater was a