68: puppet

Qin Yue controlled the Bear Demon Puppet, first kicking and reaching out, then walking and running, with every movement being very fluid.

After completing these actions, he had the Bear Demon perform a set of Wild Bull Fist.

Qin Yue was extremely familiar with this boxing technique; even when controlling the Bear Demon to perform it, there was not a single mistake.

Even though the Bear Demon Puppet's structure was different from a human's, causing the Wild Bull Fist to appear somewhat strange, the technique was still executed with powerful force.

Once the Bear Demon Puppet finished its set of Wild Bull Fist, Qin Yue knew that he had completely entered the Dao of Puppetry, and this Bear Demon Puppet could now be used in actual combat.

Although the Demon Puppet was successfully created, Qin Yue's experiment was not yet over.

If Qin Yue were only satisfied with manipulating a single Demon Puppet, its practical combat value would not be great.

This was because the raw material for this Demon Puppet was a Great Demon equivalent to a Liquid Transformation Realm Martial Artist.

This Great Demon-level raw material was already the best Demon material Qin Yue could temporarily acquire; higher-level raw Materials were simply hard to come by, and even if they appeared, Qin Yue did not have the purchasing authority.

Therefore, the Demon Puppet Qin Yue created was at most Liquid Transformation Realm level, and deploying this level of Puppet into a Ninggang Realm battle would simply be offering it up as a free meal for others.

What Qin Yue was about to experiment with was a new function of the AFK System: the idling monster-hunting mode.

Actually, this monster-hunting mode was originally part of the System Qin Yue designed, but its utility was not great, so Qin Yue had never used it.

The idling monster-hunting mode could, of course, be used in the original game, because in the game, as long as the character's skill release sequence was set and enough blue and red potions were carried, one could farm monsters and level up.

However, it was not very useful in reality.

Because people do not have fixed attack patterns; if you throw a straight punch, the opponent might draw a sword and directly slash at your neck.

Therefore, in real-world combat, the most important thing is to adapt to circumstances.

But what if this idling monster-hunting mode could be applied to a Puppet?

Could he have the System control the Puppet to fight while he himself hid to ambush enemies, or could he and the Puppet double-team enemies?

This, of course, required experimentation.

First, Qin Yue activated the idling monster-hunting mode, equipped the Bear Demon with Wild Bull Fist, and had the Bear Demon attack him.

It worked! The Bear Demon Puppet immediately charged over with a Bull Horn Strike.

This Bull Horn Strike reminded Qin Yue of Little Fatty in Shiqiao Village back then, who was the first opponent he encountered after his Transmigration.

Qin Yue repeated his old trick, turning his body slightly to dodge the bull horn's impact, and then kicked towards the Bear Demon Puppet's backside.

Unexpectedly, this idling monster-hunting mode was much more intelligent than Qin Yue had imagined; the Bear Demon Puppet stopped its Bull Horn Strike when Qin Yue turned, switching to a Wild Bull Tail Whip, and its leg met Qin Yue's in a clash.

Qin Yue became interested, suppressed his strength to the Liquid Transformation Realm level, and began sparring with the Bear Demon Puppet.

After more than thirty Moves and two rounds of Wild Bull Fist, Qin Yue finally subdued the Bear Demon Puppet.

This was partly because Qin Yue was reluctant to use full force, fearing he might damage the Puppet, and partly because he wanted to see how far the Bear Demon Puppet could go in idling monster-hunting mode.

Once Qin Yue subdued the Bear Demon Puppet, he canceled the idling monster-hunting mode.

It could be said that this idling monster-hunting mode was surprisingly effective, completely exceeding Qin Yue's expectations.

Although this Bear Demon Puppet in idling monster-hunting mode could not compare to an Immortal Master, because all of its attacks and responses were standard Moves from Wild Bull Fist.

However, it also wasn't like Qin Yue had previously expected, simply performing a set of boxing techniques from start to finish; it also adapted to the opponent's situation, though its range of adaptation was relatively small.

Given this, Qin Yue felt that his plan could be more aggressive; could this idling monster-hunting mode control several Puppets at once?

Currently, Qin Yue, of course, did not have multiple finished Puppets, so he couldn't implement his idea.

But Qin Yue believed that once he reached the Small World, he would definitely have the opportunity to experiment with this Puppet group-fighting tactic.

With the successful creation of Qin Yue's Bear Demon Puppet, Qin Yue no longer had to constantly request various Demon Materials from Senior Brother Jiang Shang.

He felt that even Senior Brother Jiang Shang, with his calm and composed nature, was probably feeling the pinch for Master due to the continuous and large quantities of Demon Materials he had been requesting.

For the remaining time, he simply Cultivated various Cultivation Techniques in an orderly manner and prepared Medicinal Pills to be used in the Small World.

Until the half-year period was up, Qin Yue was finally ready to go to the Small World for his mission.

"Open System panel."

A familiar light screen appeared before Qin Yue.

[Name: Qin Yue]

[Stamina: 100 / 100]

[Protective Aura: 566250 / 566250]

[Attributes: Strong as an Ox, Refining Food into Qi, Qi Flowing Freely, Super-Sense, Walking on Flat Ground, Saber Mastery, Sword Mastery, Condensing Truth into Form, Shadow Affinity, Fiend Body, Puppet Mastery]

[Skill 1: Blood Transformation Yuan Gathering Art (Perfection)]

[Skill 2: Nine Revolutions Body Refining Art (Fourth Revolution) (Expert) (66250 / 100000)]

[Skill 3: Mad Demon Saber Technique (Perfection)]

[Skill 4: Blood Qi Circulation Method (Perfection)]

[Skill 5: Holy Mountain Basic Swordplay (Perfection)]

[Skill 6: Fire Control Method (Medicine Refining) (Great Master) (536500 / 1000000)]

[Skill 7: Fusion Method (Medicine Refining) (Great Master) (125680 / 1000000)]

[Skill 8: Qinglu Ningzhen Hand (Medicine Refining) (Perfection)]

[Skill 9: Shadow Step (Perfection)]

[Skill 10: Yin Yang Dual Revolving Refining Energy Art (Perfection)]

[Skill 11: Celestial 罡 Qi Gathering Art (Expert) (31536 / 100000)]

[Skill 12: Nine Manifestations Blazing Hand (Expert) (22478 / 100000)]

[Skill 13: Thousand Thread Guiding Qi Skill (Great Master) (689457 / 1000000)]

[Skill 14: Basic Puppet Creation (Perfection)]

[Skill 15: Demon Puppet (Proficient) (7865 / 10000)]

[Skill 16: Shapeshifting Art (Proficient) (1522 / 10000)]

[Start Idling: Yes / No]

After half a year of Cultivation, Qin Yue had made great progress in the Cultivation of various Cultivation Techniques; compared to when he had just achieved a Breakthrough, Qin Yue believed he could easily defeat his past self.

However, compared to the progress in Cultivation Techniques, Qin Yue felt that the growth in his attributes was his greater gain.

The appearance of several attributes allowed the power of his every Move, even without using Cultivation Techniques, to be above that of an ordinary Ninggang Realm practitioner.

Among these Cultivation Techniques, what Qin Yue valued most was neither a Protective Aura Realm Cultivation Technique like Thousand Thread Guiding Qi Skill, nor the Demon Puppet secret art that Master had gone to great lengths to find, but rather the Shapeshifting Art, an ordinary Jianghu method used for disguise.

This method was something Qin Yue had specifically sought out, and it was the core to clearing the Small World.