84: Chapter 84 Half-Saint Dan Chenzi

Hu!

As expected of an ancient powerhouse's cave dwelling, to actually have such a powerful fierce beast guarding it. If not for the help of the ten thousand soul banner, with only Hun Tiandi's strength, he could only retreat helplessly.

Looking at the vast Bronze Hall, Hun Tiandi strode forward, his gaze as sharp as a sword.

Pushing open the hall doors, ten beams of light floated within the hall, appearing vaguely like a series of scrolls.

His gaze fell upon the clusters of light in the hall, and his heart pounded suddenly.

"Could it be Dou Techniques..."

His gaze swept over the aura carrying pressure, and he whispered.

In the center of the hall stood a stone seat, and upon that stone seat sat a skeleton of purple jade color, hands forming a seal, sitting cross-legged...

"This mysterious skeleton..."

Its strength in life must have been formidable. Sensing the aura it emitted, it likely reached the Saint level, or at least was a Half-Saint.

Although it had been dead for a long time and was now but a skeleton, that terrifying pressure seeped into the very marrow.

It was like an immemorial divine mountain, making Hun Tiandi feel a fearsome aura.

With a thought, he activated the heart of samsara to resist the pressure from this mysterious skeleton.

"This should be the main hall of the cave dwelling..."

Hun Tiandi whispered, his soul power scanning the surroundings. Within the hall, aside from the ten light clusters and the purple jade skeleton...

At the center of the hall stood a massive furnace, seemingly used for alchemy.

Having pushed open the door and entered, Hun Tiandi did not notice that the blood flowing from the deceased fierce beast had seeped into the ground and disappeared.

And in the center of the hall, beneath the stone seat of that purple jade skeleton, wisps of blood mist were drilling into the bones.

Hun Tiandi was still sensing alertly and had not discovered the changes in the skeleton.

"Puppets..."

Soul power surged out. Beneath the purple skeleton's seat, nine Red-Gold Puppets sat on each side, like statues of monks who had passed away while meditating.

Their eyes were slightly closed, having guarded the purple skeleton for untold years.

Furthermore, these eighteen Red-Gold Puppets gave Hun Tiandi palpitations, making him afraid to advance rashly.

Sensing with soul power, the strength of the Red-Gold Puppets was not weaker than the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast, meaning they had at least the strength of the Dou Zong level.

"Dou Zong Puppets..."

A trace of solemnity appeared in Hun Tiandi's eyes. These puppets had not attacked yet simply because they hadn't been triggered.

Once triggered, they would erupt with terrifying lethality.

"I'm unwilling. The opportunity is right before my eyes, yet I cannot seize it..."

Hun Tiandi murmured. Even counting his trump cards—the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast within the ten thousand soul banner and nearly ten thousand beast souls—he could only block eight Red-Gold Puppets.

What about the remaining eight puppets?

"How about taking the pill furnace and then retreating..."

His unwilling voice echoed. Hun Tiandi looked at the ten light clusters floating in mid-air; they were either Dou Techniques or Cultivation Methods.

Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods collected by an Alchemist must be rare items.

While Hun Tiandi stared at the ten light clusters before him, wisps of blood-red color surged within the eye sockets of the purple skeleton sitting on the stone seat.

The fingers forming the seal twitched imperceptibly.

"I'll risk it..."

He spoke through gritted teeth and closed his eyes slightly. Not long after, three Blood God figures with an evil and charming aura walked in from outside the Bronze Hall, surrounded by baleful qi.

Their delicate yet heterodox appearances were identical to Hun Tiandi's.

"Be careful later. I will move to take the pill furnace, and you all will seize the scrolls. Regardless of success or failure, retreat immediately..."

Hun Tiandi spoke with a solemn expression, and they nodded after looking at each other.

"Move..."

Suddenly, his figure was like a bolt of green lightning, lunging toward the pill furnace in the hall. When he tried to put it into his storage ring, he found the furnace wouldn't budge.

Meanwhile, the Blood God Child clones turned into three streaks of bloody light, performing the Demonic Light Ghost Flame movement technique to chase and seize the scrolls in the hall.

"Damn it, why won't this cursed pill furnace move..."

Hun Tiandi cursed. The Dou Qi within his body circulated frantically, roaring through his meridians and flowing into his limbs and bones.

"Blood God Body, open!"

With a roar, he utilized the power of the Blood God Body. Violent physical strength erupted, and a faint blood-red light surfaced around him.

Feeling the violent power, Hun Tiandi grabbed the two ears of the pill furnace with one hand and the furnace leg with the other, intending to forcibly take it.

At the same time, the Blood God Child clones' struggle for the scrolls in the hall reached a fever pitch.

Chi... Chi...

The light clusters dissipated, and ten streaks of light of various colors flew about to avoid capture.

Vaguely, an ancient and vast aura permeated the scrolls, while streaks of blood-red Dou Qi lunged violently within the hall.

However, these scrolls seemed to possess intelligence, darting around in various directions.

The three blood-red figures flashed, green flames rising from their bodies as their speed increased several times over.

"Got you!" Suddenly, one Blood God Child snatched a crimson scroll, stowed it into his storage ring with a flip of his hand, and rejoined the fray.

"Why is this damn pill furnace so heavy..."

Having erupted with full strength, Hun Tiandi only managed to slightly shake the pill furnace; trying to store it away was extremely difficult.

Boom...

Suddenly, the Red-Gold Puppets beneath the stone seat also snapped their closed eyes open at this moment, and a brutal killing intent instantly filled the entire hall.

The originally silent hall was like a Dou Ling self-destructing; almost instantly, the main hall became like an erupting volcano, boiling over completely.

"Not good, retreat..."

Hun Tiandi was the first to notice the puppets' transformation. He let go of the pill furnace and shouted loudly.

Silver light flickered beneath his feet as his figure lunged toward the hall entrance.

Upon hearing him, the Blood God Child clones behind him did not pause for a moment. Their Demonic Light Ghost Flame movement technique surged, and their speed increased several times over.

Likewise, they lunged toward the hall entrance.

"Useless legs... faster..."

When he was only one zhang away from the entrance, Hun Tiandi roared frantically in his heart, for the doors of the Bronze Hall were slowly closing.

"No..."

Hun Tiandi, who had pushed his movement technique to the limit, had a look of terror appear on his delicate face.

Once the doors closed, Hun Tiandi would have no way out. The Red-Gold Puppets in the hall alone were not something his weak frame could withstand.

"Clang!"

With a heavy thud, the doors of the Bronze Hall closed completely.

Hun Tiandi did not stop. His fist condensed Dou Qi into a solid-like blood-red energy, and he punched the bronze doors.

Thud... Thud...

Using both fists and feet, Hun Tiandi's eyes turned blood-red. Each strike was like a clap of thunder, leaving the bronze doors covered in fist prints.

A violent bombardment, but it was useless.

"Damn it, I've really overplayed my hand this time..."

Stopping his assault, he cursed and looked back helplessly. Seventeen Red-Gold Puppets had trapped the Blood God Child clones who were trying to escape.

Among them, one Red-Gold Puppet walked toward Hun Tiandi, its terrifying aura pressing against him.

Hun Tiandi's knees bent slightly. The fearsome aura pressing on him made breathing difficult.

"Hmph, you want to suppress me?"

Hun Tiandi snorted inwardly. The Red-Gold Puppet's momentum sought to suppress him. He gritted his teeth, a flash of ferocity in his eyes, as he stimulated his long-hidden unyielding will.

"In my past life, as the patriarch of a clan, I plotted for a thousand years to advance to Dou Di. I blood-sacrificed the Central Plains to refine the Emperor Pill and sacrificed the people of the Hun Clan as my blade. Although I successfully advanced to Dou Di, my luck was poor, and I was sealed in void space by another Dou Di, my body burned and soul refined as I awaited death."

"With opportunities at hand, I broke the seal and lived another life, swearing in my heart that nothing could ever make me submit again."

"No one can. Now, trying to suppress me with just a puppet? Absolutely impossible..."

Hun Tiandi's eyes glowed red, and the Dou Qi within his body surged frantically to resist the puppet's pressure.

Roar...

With a wave of his sleeve, the ten thousand soul banner appeared behind him, and the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast roared and hissed, withstanding the Red-Gold Puppet's momentum.