"Quite a lively fight here. We arrived at just the right time, didn't we?"
"Who cares? Time to get to work."
Both Rogue Cultivators served under Old Hong. As soon as they stepped out of the cabin, they controlled their Human Puppets to fly out of the pit. Behind them, the spherical Flying Boat, the Silver Pearl, also rose into the air and shot straight toward the clouds.
"You handle that bug. I'll take the Shaman King!"
After briefly dividing their tasks, they sent the Sword Cultivator Human Puppet charging at the Demon Centipede, while the Spellcaster Human Puppet went after the Shaman King.
"Flameglow Slash! Fire Dragon Soars Through the Sky! Crimson Flame Divine Light!"
The Spellcaster Human Puppet unleashed one Flame Dao Divine Ability after another. Waves of light, raging flames, and slashing astral force swept out like a furious gale, shaking an area more than a hundred zhang across.
This Spellcaster Human Puppet had been made by the Everflow Merchants' Association from the remains of an Outer Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Other Continent-an Immortal Sect disciple killed in battle. Using a specialized method similar to the Profound Yin Sect's corpse-refining Secret Art, they had preserved his Spiritual Root and the attributes of his Magic Power, even stimulating his original Dantian Qi Sea with Yin Baleful Intent so that, after death, he could continue to generate Magic Power and strengthen his body as he had in life.
After at least seven times seven days of nurturing and ritual refinement, this body had become as hard as gold and iron, impervious to blades and spears like a zombie. It also possessed the yin-aspected Magic Power unique to Human Puppets.
Puppet Masters replaced their bones through the methods of Melt Gold, Temper Bone and Gather Essence, Condense Marrow,