333: Chapter 327 The Puppet is Complete

He cut off the toughest part of the Spider Queen's skin,

covering the upper part of the skeleton and the head.

A specially made needle-shaped Spiritual Artifact appeared in his hand.

Leading the golden silkworm silver thread, he began to sew stitch by stitch.

This sewing lasted day and night.

...

Time flew by in the tedious and complicated refinement.

In the blink of an eye.

Half a month had passed.

During this half-month, Chen Zhiwen was like a statue.

Except for his hands constantly flying, his whole body had almost no extra movement.

His eyes were bloodshot.

The Qi in his body was exhausted several times, and he forcibly refilled it by swallowing Top-Grade Spirit Recovery Pills.

This high-intensity consumption was overwhelming even for a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

But the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

It was the fanaticism of witnessing a miracle.

At this moment, in the center of the deep pit.

The originally bone-white skeleton had completely changed its appearance.

It was tightly wrapped in a layer of dark red skin.

The skin that originally belonged to the Ice Poison Spider Queen, after being refined,

fit perfectly with the skeleton of the Poison Plague Spider King.

Looking from a distance.

It looked like a giant, blood-red spider lying there quietly asleep.

Only the last step remained.

Adding the finishing touch.

Or rather...

Injecting blood to bestow a Soul.

Chen Zhiwen took a deep breath and took out the last bottle of blood from his storage ring.

That was the Essence Blood of the Grade 4 Yao Beast, the Twin-Tailed Dragon Shark.

It was also the key to activating the core power of this Puppet.

"Success or failure depends on this one move!"

Chen Zhiwen shouted in a low voice.

He pulled out the cork.

A violent and domineering blood Qi instantly soared into the sky.

He did not hesitate at all.

He poured the entire bottle of Dragon Shark blood into the core position at the bottom of the Puppet's jaw.

"Splash—"

The blood entered the body.

It didn't flow out.

Instead, it was instantly absorbed by the network of golden silkworm silver thread that had already been laid out.

"Buzz!!!"

A deafening hum erupted from inside the Puppet.

Immediately afterward.

An extremely terrifying icy aura frantically spread out in all directions, centered on the Puppet.

A thick layer of white frost instantly formed on the ground.

Even the moisture in the air was instantly frozen into ice crystals, falling rustlingly.

Chen Zhiwen was the closest.

Even with his Nascent Soul cultivation protecting him, he couldn't help but shiver.

"What a strong cold Qi!"

"This pressure..."

Feeling the fluctuations emanating from the Puppet, a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

"Grade 4 Medium Grade!"

"It actually reached Grade 4 Medium Grade!"

This was a bit higher than he had expected.

Originally, he thought that the pieced-together Puppet would be good enough to have the strength of Grade 4 Low Grade.

Unexpectedly, the skeleton of the Poison Plague Spider King, the flesh of the Ice Poison Spider Queen, plus the stimulation of the Dragon Shark blood.

The Fusion of these three top-tier Materials actually produced a qualitative leap.

But it wasn't over yet.

Although the Puppet had power, without control, it was just an out-of-control beast.

Chen Zhiwen didn't have time to rest.

His hands quickly formed Seals, his fingers dancing like phantoms.

His Divine Sense was like a knife, ruthlessly cutting off a strand.

Fusing it with his own Essence Blood and Qi,

it condensed into an extremely complex pale purple Seal in the air.

This kind of Seal was extremely domineering.

Once planted, unless a peerless powerhouse of the Soul Transformation Stage intervened to forcibly cut the Divine Sense connection.

Otherwise.

This Puppet would only be able to obey his orders for all eternity.

"Go!"

Chen Zhiwen pointed his finger.

The pale purple Seal turned into a beam of light and instantly vanished into the center of the Puppet's brow.

The next moment.

The giant spider that had been sleeping suddenly opened its "eyes."

They weren't real eyes.

But dozens of compound-eye-like crystals located on both sides of the head.

At this moment, these crystals lit up together, flashing with a ghostly cold red light.

It moved slowly.

First the front limbs, then the hind legs.

Finally.

That massive body stood up with a crash.

Dozens of zhang high.

Like a demon god crawling out of Hell, looking down at the tiny Chen Zhiwen in front of it.

A feeling of Bloodline connection instantly surged into Chen Zhiwen's heart.

He felt as if he had gained an extra body.

With just a thought, this giant beast would go through fire and water for him.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Chen Zhiwen shouted "good" three times in a row, feeling extremely refreshed.

He walked around this newly born Puppet a few times, getting more satisfied the more he looked.

Although most of this Puppet's appearance was covered with the flesh and skin of the Ice Poison Spider, making it look like a mutated Ice Spider King.

The hardness of its core skeleton was truly at the level of the Poison Plague Spider King.

This was an excellent disguise.

If an enemy treated it as an ordinary Ice Spider King, they would definitely suffer a great loss.

"Let's test the flight ability."

With a thought from Chen Zhiwen.

On the back of the Puppet, two pairs of wings as thin as cicada wings suddenly popped out.

These were components he had previously dismantled from that Blood Savage Mantis Puppet.

After some modification, they were installed onto this Spider King.

After all, a Puppet that cannot fly is a sitting duck in aerial combat.

"Take off!"

Chen Zhiwen gave the command.

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

The wings began to vibrate violently, making a piercing roar.

Huge air currents whipped up a gale at the bottom of the pit.

The Spider King's massive body began to slowly leave the ground.

One zhang... two zhang... three zhang...

However.

Just as it was only three zhang off the ground.

A sudden change occurred.

The vibration frequency of those two pairs of wings had clearly reached its limit, making a "crack crack" sound of being overburdened.

The Spider King's body shook violently.

Like a drunk fat man walking a tightrope.

"Not good!"

Chen Zhiwen's expression changed.

Before he could order it to stop.

"Boom!"

A loud noise.

The Spider King fell heavily back to the ground.

The huge impact directly smashed countless cracks into the rocks at the bottom of the pit.

Dust filled the sky again.

Chen Zhiwen helplessly waved his sleeve to disperse the dust.

Looking at the somewhat wretched Spider King, he gave a bitter smile.

"Failed."

"A weight of four hundred thousand catties is indeed not something this pair of mantis wings can carry.

"This is simply like asking a sparrow to carry an elephant on its back."

Although the Blood Savage Mantis is known for its speed, its body is light.

But this Spider King is a veritable heavy tank.

To make it fly, unless it were the wings of the legendary Kunpeng, or some kind of high-level anti-gravity Formation.

"Forget it."

Chen Zhiwen went forward to check.

Fortunately, he had foresight.

These wings used a detachable structure.

The fall just now didn't damage the Foundation of the wings, only the joints were a bit loose.

"Although it can't fly, it's still somewhat useful as an auxiliary means for gliding or short-distance sprinting."

"In the future, if I hunt a high-level flying Yao Beast, I'll just replace these wings."

Chen Zhiwen didn't dwell on it too much.

The Dao of Puppetry was a process of continuous improvement.

Power and movement issues resolved.

Next is defense.

Any Puppet has a fatal weakness—the core.

Once the core is destroyed, the entire Puppet will instantly be paralyzed and turn into a pile of scrap metal.

The core of this Spider King was located in the softest part under the jaw.

That was a common problem for all spider-type Yao Beasts.

It was also commonly known as the "gate of life."

Chen Zhiwen naturally wouldn't overlook this point.

From his storage ring, he took out that incredibly hard Ice Poison Spider Queen skull.

This skull was semi-circular and as hard as steel.

After some refinement, he turned it into an "opening and closing gate."

"Click."

The gate fit tightly over the core at the Spider King's jaw.

Chen Zhiwen reached out and knocked on it.

It made a "clang clang" sound like metal clashing.

"The hardness of this skull is enough to withstand a full blow from a Medium Grade Dao Artifact."

"To break it and attack the core, even a Mid Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would have to spend some effort."

Moreover.

To ensure the ability to fight continuously.

At this core position, Chen Zhiwen specifically designed thirty inlay slots.

With some heartache, he took out twenty-eight brilliant High-Grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring.

He embedded them one by one.

As the Spirit Stones were embedded.

The aura on the Spider King became more stable and profound.

"This Puppet has no specific attribute restrictions."

"As long as there are Spirit Stones, whether it's fire, water, or lightning attribute, they can all become its power source."

"Twenty-eight High-Grade Spirit Stones..."

Chen Zhiwen looked at the full energy slots, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"A Grade 4 Puppet is indeed a gold-swallowing beast."

He did a quick calculation.

This Grade 4 Medium Grade Spider King Puppet, every time it launched a full-power attack or activated a full-range defense.

It would consume the energy of one and a half High-Grade Spirit Stones.

In other words.

After a high-intensity battle.

Dozens of High-Grade Spirit Stones would be gone.

How was this fighting?

This was clearly burning money!

"No wonder those high-level Puppet masters all look like starving ghosts who are crazy for money."

"At every turn, they do things like besieging cities, destroying sects, and killing people for their goods."

"The little resources earned through decent means simply cannot support such terrifying consumption."

Chen Zhiwen shook his head, sighing in his heart.

Fortunately.

This money was worth burning.

The Spider King's strength was right there.

Its every strike was comparable to the full-power blow of a Mid Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

Moreover, it knew no pain and feared no death.

It was absolutely the most headache-inducing killing machine on the battlefield.

"As for Soul attachment..."

Chen Zhiwen glanced at the empty Puppet Sea of Consciousness, feeling a bit regretful.

The highest level of puppetry is "Soul-Attached Puppet."

That is, sealing the Soul of a Yao Beast or a Cultivator inside the Puppet's body, giving it independent consciousness and combat instincts.

That would not only save the master's Divine Sense control but also unleash even stronger combat power.

Unfortunately.

He didn't have a powerful Grade 5 Yao Soul right now.

And the "Soul-Pointing Method" was missing from the "Puppet Essence Source Technique" he had mastered.

"I'll have to wait for later."

"The current full-control mode, although mentally taxing, is safe."

"As long as I don't die, the Puppet will not rebel."

Chen Zhiwen comforted himself.

There are three conventional ways to deal with a Puppet:

One is to violently cripple the body and dismantle it into parts.

Two is to cut off the Divine Sense connection, making it an ownerless object.

Three is a precise strike on the core for an instant kill.

For this Spider King.

The body is as hard as iron and protected by heavy armor, so it's not easy to cripple.

The Divine Sense connection is reinforced by the Purple Extreme Soul-Locking Seal, so ordinary people can't cut it.

As for the core...

Chen Zhiwen sneered.

He would control this Puppet the whole time and would never easily expose the weakness under the belly to the enemy.

Want to sneak attack his core?

Ask those thirty-two legs if they agree first!

Everything seemed perfect.

But Chen Zhiwen always felt something was missing.

A kind of... deterrent power that could settle the matter once and for all.

A trump card that was impossible to guard against.

His gaze fell on the remaining thirty strands of golden silkworm silver thread in his hand.

Then.

He looked at a natural hollow about five feet below the Spider King's abdomen.

That position was originally where the Poison Plague Spider King's venom-excreting gland was located, but it was now empty.

A strange light flashed in Chen Zhiwen's eyes.

He slowly reached out his hand.

Palm facing up.

"Come out."

Following his summons.

A group of extremely strange blue mist appeared out of thin air in his palm.

This mist was full of spirituality, rolling and surging like a living thing.

From time to time, cold light shot out from it, emitting an ancient aura that made the Soul tremble.

Chen Zhiwen took a deep breath.

He circulated the Qi in his body to wrap around his hands.

Then he rubbed hard.

"Disperse!"

The blue mist light was instantly rubbed away.

Revealing its true form inside.

It was a severed arm.

A severed arm that was black-blue all over, covered in strange scales, and only about half a foot long.

It didn't look like a human arm.

The fingertips were sharp as hooks, and the muscles were knotted.

Although it was only a severed limb, it seemed to contain power that could destroy heaven and earth.

This was the treasure he had obtained from that ancient Grade 5 Spirit Wood.

The owner of this severed arm was at least a Soul Transformation Stage powerhouse of the Yao Race!

It had been trapped by that Grade 5 Spirit Wood, which had sucked its nutrients for a full thousand years.

Yet it still hadn't decayed.

It even still had half of its "Sea Spirit Power" remaining.

"The Physical Body of a Soul Transformation powerhouse..."

Chen Zhiwen used his Illusory Truth Eye, golden light flowing in his pupils as he stared intently at this severed arm.

In his field of vision.

The inside of this severed arm was like a vast ocean, containing amazing energy fluctuations.

"If someone knew how to use it."

"Just the remaining energy in this severed arm would be enough to instantly kill several Nascent Soul Cultivators!"

Chen Zhiwen felt a wave of dry mouth and parched tongue.

This was a weapon of mass destruction.

But he didn't understand those profound methods of application.

But that didn't stop him from treating it as the hardest "weapon."

"Let's test the hardness."

Chen Zhiwen placed the severed arm on the ground.

He stepped back a few paces.

The hidden edge sword in his hand suddenly lit up.

"Slash!"

He used all his strength, holding nothing back.

The Grade 4 High Grade hidden edge sword, with the power to split mountains and crack rocks, slashed fiercely at the severed arm.

"Clang—!!!"

A world-shaking loud noise.

Sparks flew in all directions.

A terrifying counter-shock force traveled up the sword's body.

Chen Zhiwen only felt the web of his hand shake violently, and his whole body was sent flying dozens of zhang away like a kite with a broken string.

He crashed heavily against the pit wall before barely stopping.

He didn't care about the surging blood and Qi in his body.

With a teleport, he rushed to the front of the severed arm and looked closely.

He saw that the black-blue severed arm was still lying there quietly.

On it...

Not even a white mark was left!