105: Chapter 105 Human greed knows no bounds.

Seeing the Battle Puppet standing still on the spot, the Disciple opposite was about to speak up and urge it along when suddenly, with a "bang," the hatch on its head opened.

Chun Xiaobai poked his head out and beckoned to him mysteriously.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother! Come over here quickly!"

"I just snatched a treasure, but I'm not sure about its rank. Come over and help me identify it!"

Saying that, Chun Xiaobai directly pulled out a piece from the batch of expired Magical Artifacts he had seized from those six Disciples earlier—a Profound Rank spear that was missing a section, its body covered in a thick layer of Artifact Rust.

The Disciple looked up, and his gaze was instantly drawn to that layer of aged Artifact Rust that only ancient treasures could accumulate.

Although it was covered in rust, he could clearly feel a startling surge of Qi fluctuations within the spear's body; this was definitely an Earth Rank Magical Artifact!

His eyes immediately lit up. He quickly glanced left and right, and seeing no other fellow Disciples nearby, he jumped down from his Battle Puppet in delight and ran over quickly.

"Junior Brother, you've certainly found the right person! I have been immersed in the Dao of Artifact Refining for ten years. This artifact of yours, one look and I can tell..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, the figure of the "Junior Brother" atop the Puppet flickered and disappeared!

Before he could react, he felt his body suddenly stiffen, completely unable to move.

"Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. You deserve it."

Chun Xiaobai clapped his hands and looked with burning eyes at the even taller and more powerful Battle Puppet behind the man.

This thing was indeed much more impressive than his own!

Subsequently, Chun Xiaobai immediately began searching the Disciple's body and soon felt around the inner lining of his chest to pull out a Formation Plate identical to Xiao Zhang's.

Projecting his Divine Sense, he directly crushed the imprint within the Formation Plate!

"Pfft—!"

The Disciple on the ground suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face full of disbelief.

"Ugh!!!"

Chun Xiaobai caught this scene perfectly and suddenly had an epiphany.

So, forcibly erasing a Divine Sense imprint causes the owner to suffer a backlash.

No wonder that kid Xiao Zhang spat blood earlier too.

"It seems I shouldn't use a blood drop to claim ownership of just any piece of junk in the future. If someone else erases the Divine Sense imprint, I'll be in big trouble."

"Lesson learned, lesson learned."

Chun Xiaobai patted the Disciple's shoulder with satisfaction.

Then, he returned to the control room of his own Low Grade Battle Puppet, searched Xiao Zhang's body for a while, and snatched away his Storage Pouch.

Opening it, he found that this unremarkable-looking bag was actually a Low Grade Profound Rank Storage Pouch.

He finally understood where that previous Disciple's Low Grade Profound Rank Storage Pouch came from; it was most likely snatched from these Tiansha Valley Disciples!

It made sense; Battle Puppets were too large for ordinary Storage Rings to hold, so they could only refine these high-capacity Storage Pouches themselves.

The internal space of such a Storage Pouch was at least twenty cubic meters, just enough to accommodate one or two Battle Puppets.

Chun Xiaobai unceremoniously stored Xiao Zhang's Low Grade Battle Puppet into the Storage Pouch. Then, dragging the stiff Xiao Zhang and the other unlucky fellow, he leaped up onto the head of that Medium Grade Profound Rank Battle Puppet.

He opened the hatch, tossed the two inside, and jumped down after them.

Whoa!

This internal space was indeed much larger than the previous one. Forget sitting two people; there was more than enough room to set up a table and play a game of chess.

Chun Xiaobai piled the two captives in a corner and sat down boldly in the pilot's seat at the front, extending his Divine Sense to communicate with the Formation Plate.

In the next second, this Medium Grade Profound Rank Puppet roared to life and sprinted off in the direction the previous Disciple had pointed.

He had only traveled a few dozen miles when another series of thunderous rumbles reached his ears.

He quickly stopped and turned to look, finding another identical Battle Puppet chasing a group of Righteous Alliance Disciples from afar, driving them toward him.

Those Righteous Path Disciples were already fleeing in panic; seeing another identical steel beast blocking the path ahead, their pupils constricted instantly.

In despair, they could only scatter and flee into the dense forests on both sides.

The Tiansha Valley Disciple pursuing from behind saw Chun Xiaobai blocking the intersection but remaining indifferent, letting those "points" slip away from right under his nose, and immediately grew furious.

He stopped his Battle Puppet directly in front of Chun Xiaobai, threw open the hatch, and pointed at him, shouting angrily.

"Which Elder's Disciple are you? Why aren't you pursuing?!"

Chun Xiaobai climbed out of his Puppet, showing an innocent expression.

"Senior Brother, I want to earn points too, but something seems to be wrong with this Puppet. It stops listening to commands and just stands there in a daze."

"Ugh!!!" The Disciple was stunned.

While their Battle Puppets were good, because the formation patterns inscribed on them were too many and too complex, minor issues often occurred.

For ordinary Disciples like them who only knew how to operate them, it was indeed difficult to find the source of the problem.

Chun Xiaobai had been secretly observing his expression. Noticing he wasn't suspicious, he felt a surge of joy and spoke again.

"Senior Brother, could you help me take a look?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing. I'll pay you five thousand Spirit Stones as a reward, how about it?"

"Five thousand Spirit Stones?" The Disciple pondered.

Now was a good time to make a fortune amidst the chaos. While five thousand Spirit Stones wasn't a huge amount, it wasn't small either.

It wouldn't hurt to take a look; those Righteous Alliance Disciples wouldn't be leaving Wanling Mountain anytime soon anyway.

"Alright, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to find the problem for you."

As the Disciple spoke, he leaped down from his own Battle Puppet.

However, the second he landed, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, followed by a numbness in his neck, and his body lost all control.

"Struck it rich!"

Chun Xiaobai's voice drifted lazily from behind him.

Chun Xiaobai clapped his hands, expertly searched the Disciple's chest, pulled out his control Formation Plate, and with a sweep of Divine Sense, directly erased the imprint inside.

This time he didn't use a blood drop to claim ownership, because the quality of this Battle Puppet was exactly the same as the one he currently had; there was no need to switch.

It was simply because, in order to put it into a Storage Pouch, the Battle Puppet had to be masterless.

"Not bad, I'll give one to the Second-in-Command and one to the Third Leader later!"

Erasing the imprint, looting the Storage Pouch, and storing the limp Disciple along with the Battle Puppet—the entire process was smooth and seamless.

Once finished, Chun Xiaobai climbed back into his Medium Grade Battle Puppet. With a thought, the ten-meter-tall steel beast dragged an afterimage and charged out with a rumble.

In less than half a day.

His originally spacious cockpit was now packed to the brim with Disciples wearing Tiansha Valley robes.

Chun Xiaobai counted the heads—there were actually forty-five of them!

"Holy crap, this 'preying on acquaintances' trick really works every time!"