102: Chapter 102 Surprise! Unexpected, right?

At this thought, Chun Xiaobai's eyes immediately sparkled with greed.

He quickly flickered his body and ducked into a dense forest.

However, that giant Puppet also flickered and charged straight toward his hiding spot!

"Holy crap!"

"This Puppet's got some skill; it actually locked onto This Great King!"

Chun Xiaobai didn't dare be careless and quickly activated Thousand Shadow Steps, completely merging his aura and figure into the surroundings as he silently climbed a towering tree.

The Puppet abruptly lost its lock on the target and suddenly froze in place.

A moment later, with a "clack," a hatch actually opened on the giant humanoid Puppet's head.

Next, a young figure jumped out from the top of the Puppet's head, looking around in confusion and muttering to himself.

"That's not right. It was clearly locked by my Tracking Puppet just now; how did it suddenly disappear?"

"Darn it, there go a hundred points." The Disciple looked vexed.

Chun Xiaobai lay flat on the tree trunk, choosing not to make a move immediately.

He first released his Divine Sense to carefully scan the surroundings.

Within a twenty-mile radius, no one else had noticed this place except for a few Alliance Disciples who were being chased all over by similar Puppets.

"Good grief, this Alliance is pathetic!"

Chun Xiaobai really couldn't stand it; this was simply going too far!

Although he was here to make a fortune, he still held the title of the Righteous Path. How could he just watch these wicked people act so arrogantly?

Then, his gaze fell back onto the giant Puppet, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

"If I can get my hands on this, I might be able to build a Puppet army on my mountain in the future. If I lead them out, who could stop them?!"

Setting aside its combat power, just its imposing appearance and the fact it can be used as a mount makes it incredibly cool!

At this thought, Chun Xiaobai's eyes sparkled with greed. He immediately found the perfect moment and lunged!

Like a lightning leopard, he leaped down from the tree and used Shrinking Ground to an Inch, appearing before the young Disciple in a flash!

However, a cold smile curled on the Disciple's lips. The Puppet Armor beneath him suddenly glowed intensely, and a translucent shield flickered into existence, blocking Chun Xiaobai's sure-fire strike!

"Holy crap! This kid set a trap!"

Chun Xiaobai's gaze sharpened. Since the sneak attack failed, he switched to a direct assault and threw a heavy punch!

"Boom!"

The Puppet, nearly thirty feet tall, was sent flying over a hundred feet by his punch, smashing through a dozen towering trees before finally coming to a halt.

The Disciple atop the Puppet turned pale instantly.

"How... how can this guy be so strong?!"

He scrambled back into the Puppet in a panic, and the hatch slammed shut with a "bang."

However, just as he was about to control the Puppet to counterattack, he discovered to his horror that his precious Battle Puppet had actually stalled!

Chun Xiaobai didn't rush in blindly; after all, he didn't know much about this thing.

He stood there and observed for a moment, finding that the big fellow remained motionless.

"What's going on?"

"Damn it, I didn't break it with one punch, did I?!"

"The quality seems a bit lacking!"

His face darkened, and he quickly ran over.

Only when he got close did he realize the golden shield had already vanished.

Chun Xiaobai leaped up onto the Puppet's shoulder and found that the thing still wasn't reacting.

He curiously examined the giant; it was basically just a giant version of a Transformer!

It was just that the craftsmanship looked a bit crude.

Which Genius came up with this thing?

"Alright, alright, you've been surrounded by This Great King! Come out and surrender, and I'll spare your life!"

With his arms crossed, Chun Xiaobai kicked the hatch on the Puppet's head.

However, the Disciple inside wasn't panicked in the slightest.

This was a Profound Rank Battle Puppet; its defense was even better than its offense. Even a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator couldn't break it without an Earth Rank Magical Artifact.

Now, he only needed to stall for time until his fellow Disciples arrived to reinforce him.

He mocked directly, "You noob! If you don't want to die, I suggest you get lost!"

"Good grief!"

The moment Chun Xiaobai heard the word "noob," his face darkened.

Damn it, isn't that my catchphrase?

How did this brat learn it too?

"You sure you're not coming out, kid?"

"Haha!" The Disciple's arrogant laughter echoed from inside the Puppet's head. "What? Bite me if you can! Come on!"

"Holy crap! You've got some nerve!"

Chun Xiaobai couldn't take it anymore. He squatted down and knocked hard on the hatch, finding the quality to be indeed solid; its material strength had likely reached the level of a Low Grade Profound Rank Magical Artifact.

Of course, since he could disable the Puppet with one punch, he could naturally dismantle it by force.

However, if he really tore it into a pile of scrap metal, today's work would be for nothing. It would be quite a waste.

"Come and hit me! Come and hit me!"

Hearing the arrogant voice from within, Chun Xiaobai felt extremely annoyed.

He scratched his head in thought and suddenly remembered his Sky-Tearing Hand.

This Cultivation Technique was specifically for breaking Formations, but... did a Puppet count as a Formation?

He really didn't know much about Puppets.

But then he thought about it—this world didn't have circuit boards. For this big guy to move, it had to rely on Formations to circulate spiritual energy.

At this thought, Chun Xiaobai decided to give it a try. "Fine, then This Great King will grant your perverted request!"

With a thought, he immediately activated Sky-Tearing Hand.

The moment his palm landed on the Puppet's hatch, as expected, he clearly sensed the circuitry of the Formations operating inside, as well as every spiritual energy node!

"Holy cow! It actually works!"

Not only that, he even instantly identified the reason for the Puppet's stalling—it was his previous punch that had partially shattered the Puppet's core control Formation!

Chun Xiaobai looked delighted. Following the Formation's pathways, he directly located the hub to open this "turtle shell." He condensed a bit of Profound Energy at his fingertip and gave it a light tap.

A golden light flashed on the hatch and then immediately dimmed.

He reached out and pried the hatch open.

With a "clack," the heavy metal hatch was pulled open by him.

Immediately, he saw an arrogant young face staring at him with wide eyes, filled with disbelief.

"Haha!" Seeing this, Chun Xiaobai also laughed arrogantly. "Surprised? Unexpected?!"