Although the steel Rune Puppet Legion of Chen Village is made of alloy, there are different grades of alloy, and it is not necessarily stronger than refined spiritual materials.
On the Pan Emperor Continent, most minerals have similar properties to those on Earth, but due to the presence of Spiritual Power, there are huge differences in their quality.
For example, iron ore, if nourished by Fire-Element Spiritual Power, may become grade three Glazed Fire Iron, grade six Blazing Sun Iron, or even the legendary grade eight Golden Crow Iron. Although these minerals are all iron ore in essence, their physical properties will be vastly different due to the different spiritual energy they contain.
The Wilderness is very far from the center of the Pan Emperor Continent, ' Central Province ', so the Spiritual Qi is thin and high-level spiritual mines are rare, but ordinary mines are very common, such as iron, copper, tungsten, silver and even gold mines are not uncommon.
In the past, the productivity of Wilderness tribes was low, and the speed of mining and refining was slow, so these mines were not valued.
After the Chen Kingdom's industrialization technology was widely adopted, there was now an abundance of various metal materials, which gave them the confidence to use alloy steel to forge Talisman Puppet, reinforce city walls, and manufacture automated weapons.
Although Chen Kingdom's alloy technology is advanced, it mainly uses ordinary ores. Therefore, the ordinary soldiers of the Chen Kingdom's Iron Rune Puppet Legion are all low-level Talisman Puppet, and their strength is generally only at the level of a seventh to Ninth-Duan Martial Artist.
The Ninth-Duan Martial Artist and the Qi Nourishing Realm are a watershed moment, as are ordinary minerals and spiritual minerals.
The materials used to make low-level Talisman Puppet are basically refined from ordinary minerals, so their strength cannot exceed that of the Body Tempering Realm. Reaching the level of Ninth-Duan Martial Artist is already their limit.
It should be noted that a legion composed of Ninth-Duan Martial Artist already meets the standard of a first-class legion; the next level up is a special-class legion.
Currently, Chen Xuezhen's Rune Puppet Legion consists of more than 80% low-level Talisman Puppet, over 1,000 mid-level Talisman Puppet comparable to the Qi Nourishing Realm, and less than 300 high-level Talisman Puppet comparable to the True Spirit Realm.
roar...!
Bang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Heavenly Puppet Sect's more than a thousand corpse puppets and the Iron Rune Puppet Legion fought a fierce battle, with neither gaining the upper hand despite the Iron Rune Puppet Legion's larger numbers.
The corpse puppets were agile, their attacks were fierce, and their speed was incredibly fast. Moreover, the vengeful spirits within them could affect the intelligent modules of the steel Talisman Puppet, causing the steel Rune Puppet Legion to be steadily defeated under their attacks.
" Rune Puppet Legion, heed my command! Deactivate the intelligent combat module and activate the instinctive combat mode."
The Steel Rune Puppet Legion, having undergone numerous improvements by the Rune Research Institute, possesses its own methods for dealing with mental attacks, and the Instinct Combat Mode is a very effective one.
After switching to the functional combat mode, the Rune Puppet Legion cannot understand overly complex commands, and some advanced functions will be disabled, but its combat power will not be weakened, and it can effectively deal with the enemy's mental attacks.
After a while, the battle between the steel Talisman Puppet and the corpse puppets changed. The steel Talisman Puppet gradually reversed their decline, but the two sides remained evenly matched, and both suffered heavy casualties quickly.
At the edge of the Yang Essence Mountain Range, Chen Mu's right eye flashed with runic light as he slowly walked up the mountain, observing the battle situation ahead.
"These corpse puppets seem to have some merit. I'll bring one back for Xuejun to study later; perhaps we'll find something useful."
Although Chen Mu disliked the Heavenly Puppet Sect, as the number one talisman-cultivating sect in the world, they had many techniques and secret methods worth learning. Given the opportunity, Chen Mu wouldn't mind learning from them.
As his cultivation deepened, Chen Mu increasingly felt the profoundness of the Dao of Talismans. Although he had created the system of Rune Technology, the legacy of the Heavenly Puppet Sect was equally impressive.
Just like how I can invent steel Talisman Puppet, the other side also has corpse puppets. I have an all-terrain reconnaissance system, but the talisman masters of the Heavenly Puppet Sect also have Heavenly Eye Talisman and Wind-Following Ear Talisman. I have Rune Gun, but the other side also has hidden weapons and magical treasures, and so on.
The emergence of Rune Technology will inevitably earn it a place on the Pan Emperor Continent, but whether it can become the ultimate victor still depends on Chen Mu's efforts.
"Hmm, it seems they've almost assembled, and the Five Elements Army has made its move!"
Chen Mu did not make a move, but calmly observed the battle.
Although he knew that taking action would save many soldiers, the soldiers who were protected could never become strong. Once a soldier went to the battlefield, he should have the determination to die.
At this time, the battle in the Yang Essence Mountain Range had reached a fever pitch. The Chen Kingdom's army had driven the people of the Heavenly Puppet Sect to the central area, and the sounds of cannon fire and Spiritual Power attacks could be heard everywhere.
The Heavenly Puppet Sect deployed a powerful defensive array at its mountaintop encampment, preventing Chen Kingdom soldiers from breaking through. Meanwhile, Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples could launch long-range attacks on the Chen Kingdom Chen Kingdom from the mountaintop, inflicting considerable casualties.
"Golden Element, Army-Breaking Spear! Kill!"
At this moment, a group of the Five Elements Army who had been lying in wait finally made their move. They circled around to the back of the mountain, found the weak point in the defensive formation, and directly used battle formation techniques to attack the defensive formation.
The leader of the two battalions of the Five Elements Army this time is Han He, one of the ten Five Elements Guards selected by Chen Mu back then.
He was now a burly man nearing thirty, and his strength had reached the Middle Stage of the Creation Realm. With his superb command ability, he guided the Spiritual Power of nearly two thousand Five Elements Army to transform into a sharp golden beam of light, which pierced fiercely into the defensive formation of the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
puff...!
The Heavenly Puppet Sect's defensive formation was pierced with a large hole, just like a rubber ball. The Five Elements Army, still full of momentum, rushed into the Heavenly Puppet Sect's territory and engaged in a fierce battle with the Heavenly Puppet Sect's many disciples.
Immediately afterwards, the many Chen Kingdom generals below the mountain also reacted, leading their troops to circle around to the damaged part of the defensive formation and rush in to support the Five Elements Army.
Although the individual strength of the Five Elements Army was slightly lower than that of the Demon-Slaying Sword, there were still more than a dozen Core Formation Realm among the two thousand Five Elements Army. Under their combined attack, the Heavenly Puppet Sect quickly showed signs of weakness.
"Hmph! They actually dared to send their battle legion here? Do they really think I'm just a decoration?"
At this moment, the one-eyed old man in the central tent of the encampment finally couldn't hold back any longer and made his move. The Battle Formation Legion was different from other legions; they could combine offense and defense. Even though one of his disciples was at the Core Formation Realm Great Perfection, he was still being suppressed and beaten.
If he doesn't take action soon, I'm afraid all the Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples here will be killed.