Super Divine Beast Breeding System: An Isekai LitRPG Progression Fantasy Novel: Super Divine Beast Breeding System, #3

By Mo Shi Ren and He Qiao Qiao

While others take pride in acquiring a single mythical beast, Jiang Chen is already nurturing his thousandth spirit beast.

While others are racking their brains and risking their lives to obtain a single spirit beast, Jiang Chen is planning to transform ten thousand battle beasts into immortal beasts.

While others are tragically killed by a single immortal beast, Jiang Chen leads his army of immortal beasts, flattening entire clans of such creatures.

While others worship a single divine beast, Jiang Chen has already domesticated countless divine beasts, breeding the ones he needs. In the art of beast taming, it's not just about quality, but also quantity.

Watch as Jiang Chen, with his divine beast breeding system, builds an unparalleled and supreme army of divine beasts that dominates the heavens and the earth.
 

 

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"Now that the parasitic brain bug has reached its limit for storing evil aura, it will split off new child bugs. Doesn't that mean that my parasitic brain bug can absorb evil aura indefinitely?"

 A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

 Although this evil aura was difficult to control and could easily backlash, it was also extremely precious. If it could be used properly, it could be employed as a means to fight enemies.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: He Qiao Qiao
• Release date: Apr 22, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224392919

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Chapter 143 Surrounded

Now that the parasitic brain bug has reached its limit for storing evil aura, it will split off new child bugs. Doesn’t that mean that my parasitic brain bug can absorb evil aura indefinitely?

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen’s mind.

Although this evil aura was difficult to control and could easily backlash, it was also extremely precious. If it could be used properly, it could be employed as a means to fight enemies.

Since the parasitic brain bug was able to store evil aura, naturally, the more the better.

Therefore, Jiang Chen walked forward slowly, absorbing the evil aura, while the Divine Beast Nurturing System extracted its Soul Power.

At the same time, Jiang Chen was highly vigilant.

He even summoned his beasts to protect him.

Of course, the evil aura also had a great influence on the beasts, so Jiang Chen had the parasitic brain bug create child bugs to enter the beasts’ bodies, which minimized the effect that the evil aura had on them.

What surprised him the most was that, because of the relationship between the beasts and the Divine Beast Nurturing System, the evil aura absorbed by the beasts could also be used to extract Soul Power. As a result, the efficiency of the Divine Beast Nurturing System in extracting Soul Power greatly increased.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen hurriedly summoned a few more beasts: the Soul-Sucking Earth Mother, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse, Little Wolf, Xiao Luan...

Swoosh!

Suddenly, through the beasts he controlled, Jiang Chen’s sharp senses detected an extremely evil aura approaching rapidly.

This evil aura was much stronger than that of the pure mist, as if it belonged to some evil entity.

Jiang Chen immediately became alert.

Abruptly, the mist on the right tore apart, and a pitch-black claw shadow carrying a billowing evil aura swiped at Jiang Chen’s beast Little Wolf.

The evil aura carried by this claw shadow was extremely concentrated.

Enveloped by this aura, one’s mind could be shaken.

Since his soul consciousness was ineffective, and the mist was too dense, Jiang Chen couldn’t see what the claw shadow belonged to.

A bright yellow stone shield emerged, blocking the claw shadow, but it instantly shattered. However, the claw shadow’s speed was also reduced.

What a terrifying attack!

Jiang Chen sensed that this attack was almost comparable to an advanced Martial Sect level expert.

Furthermore, the attack carried an extremely strong evil aura that could disintegrate True Qi and erode souls. The stone shield earlier had been directly corroded and disintegrated by the evil aura.

Xiao Luan continuously deployed many stone shields for defense. Especially the strong petrifying aura which permeated everywhere seemed to have formed a petrifying net, finally forcing out the mysterious existence.

Although the petrifying net could not truly petrify the existence, it could affect its movement.

However, the petrifying net was still unable to withstand those evil attacks.

However, Xiao Luan had the Soul Power support of the Divine Beast Nurturing System. She could create the petrifying net at all times, covering everything, causing that figure to completely fall into the petrifying net.

Jiang Chen was finally able to see the mysterious existence that had launched the sneak attack.

Humanoid!

Cloaked in black and covered with peculiar scales that had strange patterns. Its hands had sharp, curved, and extremely long claws. Its eyes held profound wickedness and malice.

Could this be an evil puppet?

Jiang Chen was somewhat shocked.

This humanoid creature apparently still wore some tattered clothes. Before its death, it must have been a very accomplished Grandmaster level expert. However, after being possessed by the evil aura and turning into an evil puppet, its strength within the mist had grown far stronger than before. This was the terrifying aspect of evil puppets.

And this was just one of them.

Although the fearsome evil puppet lacked intelligence, Jiang Chen discovered that its attacks were imbued with strong martial arts techniques. They must have been its combat instincts from when it was alive, integrated with the evil nature.

This made the evil puppet even more formidable.

This evil puppet is truly terrifying. It will be very difficult to kill even just this one. Its power seems endless, which must come from the mist.

Jiang Chen discovered that the evil puppet had been fighting for so long without showing any weakness and was instead incomparably ferocious. Its claws were relentless. No matter how many petrifying nets were used, they would be torn apart. If Xiao Luan didn’t have the Divine Beast Nurturing System constantly providing Soul Power, she would not have been able to trap the evil puppet.

How do I deal with this evil puppet?

Jiang Chen tried various methods and discovered that every time he attacked the evil puppet, his attacks would be disintegrated. The layer of scales on the evil puppet’s body possessed an extremely strong defense, as if it contained some secret related to the evil aura.

Jiang Chen knew that this evil aura was very strange. If he could comprehend it, he would gain great benefits.

However, this evil aura was only suitable for people on the demonic path. Ordinary experts were not suited to practicing it at all.

Of course, learning from it was still an option.

However, Jiang Chen himself did not possess the strength to resist the evil aura, so it was quite difficult to study it.

What should I do? Right now, there’s only one evil puppet, and it’s already so difficult to deal with. If more evil puppets come, I’m afraid I will be completely surrounded, in grave danger. Can I only retreat?

Jiang Chen’s brow furrowed tightly.

He really didn’t want to retreat, but if he continued to stay, he might encounter even more evil puppets. If he couldn’t find a way to restrain the evil puppets, continuing to move forward in the mist would become increasingly dangerous.

Perhaps his thoughts had somehow summoned them, as suddenly, many figures appeared around him, with waves of evil aura rapidly closing in.

Not good, more evil puppets are encircling.

Jiang Chen was startled, realizing that escaping was now impossible. He detected the presence of evil puppets from all directions.

These evil puppets seemed to make no sound, silent and stealthy. If it weren’t for the noise they made when moving at high speed, they would almost be like ghosts.

Instantly, a series of claw shadows attacked.

The attacks of these evil puppets seemed very uniform, relying entirely on their claws to execute various claw techniques.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to have Xiao Luan frantically create petrifying nets to protect himself, while also restraining the evil puppets on the periphery. As for the trapped evil puppet, Jiang Chen did not give up and continued to keep it confined.

At the same time, he summoned many battle beasts, using various attack methods to fend off the evil puppets’ assault. However, thinking of retreating was extremely difficult, and this approach made it easy for weaknesses to be exposed.

Fortunately, he had the Divine Beast Nurturing System, which could constantly restore the strength of his battle beasts.

There are at least seven evil puppets on the periphery now, and the number is still increasing. Once there are more, it will be hard to hold them off. What should I do?

Jiang Chen calmed down, considering his options.

He knew that at this time, he couldn’t panic.

It was fortunate that he had many battle beasts, and being in the mist, they could constantly absorb Soul Power to replenish their strength.

However, being in the mist also made these evil puppets extremely difficult to deal with.

This was indeed a huge contradiction!

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Chapter 144 The Only Way

Two more evil puppets joined the siege, and Jiang Chen even noticed that one of them was different from the others. On its forehead was a pitch-black crystal, which surprised Jiang Chen the most. This unique evil puppet did not attack with claws or physical assaults but with a strange evil Soul Power attack, manifesting many forms of attack. Each time it attacked, the dark crystal on its forehead would emit intense fluctuations.

It seems that this kind of evil puppet must have been transformed from a soul practitioner, while those attacking with claws were transformed from martial practitioners.

Jiang Chen quickly analyzed.

Those with a black crystal on their forehead, skilled in Soul Power attacks, were like soul practitioners. Moreover, their attack methods were extremely peculiar, capable of morphing into various techniques. The purpose of that crystal was unknown. Did it serve the function of a soul crystal, or did it amplify attacks?

With the addition of this type of evil puppet, Jiang Chen felt the pressure increase substantially. Their attack methods were more bizarre, making defense even more difficult. Moreover, they were equipped for both ranged and close combat attacks. Although not coordinated, this undoubtedly added to the difficulty of Jiang Chen’s defense.

This won’t do. Carrying on like this, there will come a moment when the defense is breached. There are already thirteen martial practitioner evil puppets and four soul practitioner evil puppets, and I feel that the number of evil puppets hidden in this mist is not small. It’s just that they haven’t been attracted yet. Once more time passes and the commotion of battle grows, it will be even more dangerous.

Jiang Chen remained calm in his heart, striving to think of a solution.

He came up with ideas one by one, experimented, and then faced failure. None of his many battle beasts could completely restrain these puppets, except for Xiao Luan and the twelve ice silkworms. The petrifying force and freezing power had a significant impact on the evil puppets, but given the high level of these puppets, the effect was still limited.

Now Jiang Chen had summoned all his battle beasts. Under the command of the Divine Beast Nurturing System, he handled them with ease. He found that as his integration with the Divine Beast Nurturing System deepened day by day, his ability to command the battle beasts was also rapidly improving. He did not become flustered with the increase in the number of his battle beasts.

This indicated that his coordination with the Divine Beast Nurturing System was drastically improving.

One day, even if he were to command a vast army of battle beasts, he would probably be able to do so with ease.

Right, how could I forget the Parasitic Brainworm? Perhaps the Parasitic Brainworm can control the evil puppets? After all, the Parasitic Brainworm can devour and store evil aura, and these evil puppets have been contaminated with the evil aura, with their souls and even bodies assimilated and corrupted.

A spark of inspiration suddenly flashed in Jiang Chen’s mind. Just now, he had only thought of the other battle beasts, while the Parasitic Brainworm was fully engaged in absorbing the evil aura, so it hadn’t crossed his mind.

He couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of hope.

If this doesn’t work, then I am prepared to face the consequences!

He knew that he had been pushed to a life-and-death crisis.

This was still just within the mist, without having truly seen the treasures inside it.

No wonder it is called the Forbidden Soul Realm, indeed perilous!

Jiang Chen realized that without strong capabilities and luck, it was extremely difficult to survive in the Forbidden Soul Realm.

Just by the skeletons he had seen along the way, and these evil puppets, each one of them had been a master-level expert or above in their lifetime, yet all had fallen.

Shall I use one of the evil puppets for an experiment to see if the Parasitic Brainworm can control it?

A thought struck Jiang Chen, and he hurriedly looked at the martial practitioner evil puppet that had been trapped. Layers of heavy petrifying nets enshrouded the evil puppet, seemingly forming a massive stone sphere. However, this evil puppet appeared to have endless strength, frantically waving its terrifying claws, tearing through layer after layer of the petrifying net.

He had only managed to trap this one; he simply did not have the strength to do the same with the others and could barely hold them off.

Suddenly, in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, the Parasitic Brainworm that was voraciously devouring evil aura abruptly split off a parasitic offspring. This offspring was very small in size, seemingly colorless, and even soul sense had trouble detecting it.

In fact, this offspring was an extension of the mother worm, not a separate life form.

As such, nearly no aura was emitted from this offspring.

The brainworm and its offspring were connected in a very unique way.

Swoosh!

The parasitic offspring flew out from between Jiang Chen’s brows, merging into Xiao Luan’s petrifying aura, and approached the martial practitioner evil puppet trapped within the layers of petrifying nets.

This martial practitioner evil puppet possessed no intelligence, operating purely on instinct to kill.

Therefore, the evil puppet would not be on guard at all, and even if it wanted to be, it would be very difficult.

The parasitic offspring very easily attached itself to the evil puppet’s body.

However, this evil puppet happened to be in the midst of battle, its aura bursting forth. The evil energy within its scales vibrated rapidly, capable of reducing even the toughest steel to dust. The parasitic offspring itself was very fragile. Although it could absorb evil aura, it could not withstand this kind of evil energy at all, and was instantly annihilated.

No, this won’t do. I have to restrict the evil puppet’s mobility first.

Jiang Chen’s brows furrowed tightly.

This evil puppet was in an attacking state, its energy erupting, making it impossible for the parasitic offspring to approach.

Right, perhaps I can use the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s teleportation ability to have it deliver the parasitic offspring into the evil puppet’s body.

Jiang Chen quickly thought of a method.

However, a cause for concern was that the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse was not very adept at combat, and its defense was also rather weak. If it were to be struck by the evil puppet the moment it teleported close, it would likely be killed instantly. These evil puppets had terrifying attack power, while the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse was only at the Gang Qi Realm level, a vast disparity. Its only strong point was its teleportation escape technique.

No, I can only try.

Jiang Chen made a decision. This was a life-or-death crisis. If he could not resolve the matter of the evil puppets, he would be trapped to death here.

He directly attached the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother to the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse. At the very least, it could withstand energy attacks, and it would be safe as long as it was not struck by the evil puppet’s claws.

The Energy Absorbing Earth Mother’s energy absorption ability was quite good. After some nurturing, it could even absorb energy attacks at the mid-tier grandmaster level. Of course, if it were to face a high-tier grandmaster, it would be very dangerous. After all, the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother was merely at the Gang Qi Realm level—too low. The reason it had such a strong absorption ability was largely due to its spirit fungus bloodline.

Thus, a parasitic offspring attached itself to the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s body.

Whether it succeeds or not all depends on this.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath.

Swoosh!

The figure of the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse suddenly vanished; it was utilizing teleportation.

People who have not comprehended the laws of space naturally would find it difficult to detect the movement trajectory of the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse. However, Jiang Chen, through his connection with the mouse, managed to vaguely capture a peculiar fluctuation in the void. By rights, he shouldn’t have been able to perceive this fluctuation. Even though he possessed a space Soul Text Projection and had a unique understanding of space, he was merely scratching the surface of spatial realms and was still a long way from entering the true domain of space.

The instantaneous movement of the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse enters a sort of curved space, thereby shortening the travel time.

Jiang Chen somewhat realized.

In a certain sense, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s teleportation could not be considered true teleportation.

Of course, this was also because the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s level was too low.

The way of space is profoundly complex. It is said that beyond the superficial space, the inner space contains countless spacetimes, and curved space is one of the most peripheral of these inner spaces.

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

At that moment, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse found the right opportunity and suddenly teleported next to the evil puppet.

The evil puppet was currently attacking the petrifying net.

This was an opportunity Jiang Chen had intentionally created, capturing the attention of the evil puppet, thereby providing the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse with an opening.

Calculations needed to be precise; the slightest mishap could harm the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse. After all, the evil puppet’s strength was terrifying, and within this mist, its sensory abilities were incredibly fearsome. Jiang Chen had previously used many assassination techniques, none of which had harmed the evil puppet.

Jiang Chen surmised that the evil puppet had a special connection with the mist, as if the mist was the evil puppet’s all-encompassing eye, capable of sensing everything.

The teleportation of the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse should be able to catch the evil puppet off guard.

Jiang Chen carefully sensed the surroundings.

After the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse teleported behind the evil puppet, the latter seemed to notice it. However, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse had concealed its aura. Even during teleportation, its aura was restrained. Moreover, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse had no intention of attacking the evil puppet.

Therefore, the evil puppet did not turn around to defend.

Good opportunity.

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

He had previously instructed the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse to secretly attack the evil puppet, but the evil puppet would always sense it at the moment of attack and retaliate.

Now, as the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse approached, it harbored no intent to attack and thus no malice. Naturally, the evil puppet was unable to sense it. Of course, this did not mean that the evil puppet would not attack the malice-free Sky Searching Spirit Mouse. However, within the dense net of petrification, the evil puppet’s instincts told it to prioritize attacking the greatest threat.

The Sky Searching Spirit Mouse finally teleported close to the evil puppet without triggering the latter’s counterattack.

Immediately, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse leaped onto the evil puppet’s head.

Waves of energy surged around the evil puppet, but they were absorbed by the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother on the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s body.

The Sky Searching Spirit Mouse was unscathed.

Seizing this opportunity, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse used the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother to absorb the evil energy at the top of the evil puppet’s head. Then, its tiny claws swiped down, directly tearing apart a layer of the evil puppet’s surface scales.

Just one layer, and that was it. The evil puppet’s defense was formidable, and the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse was indeed lacking in attack power.

Managing to break through one layer of scales was already the limit.

However, that was enough.

The parasitic offspring that had been attached to the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse’s body smoothly burrowed into the evil puppet’s skull through this wound.

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Chapter 145: Subduing the Puppet

Finally succeeded!

Jiang Chen felt a sigh of relief as he sensed the parasitic offspring worm entering the evil puppet’s body.

Although it was still unclear whether the parasitic offspring could truly control the evil puppet, there was finally hope.

While the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse was attacking the evil puppet and breaking through the scales on its head, the evil puppet finally reacted. Its body was enveloped in turbulent, pitch-black evil energy, as if it were about to condense into needle-like projections shooting out in all directions. At the same time, the evil puppet suddenly came to its senses, and its claw, curved like a sinister hook, lashed out with unimaginable speed.

In an instant, the needle-like energy struck the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse. However, thanks to the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother, the mouse barely resisted the attack. These streams of energy were as fine as cow hair, with each one’s attack almost comparable to a mid-level Martial Sect. Under such an onslaught, Jiang Chen could sense that even the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother was struggling to cope.

Swoosh!

The Sky Searching Spirit Mouse finally initiated its teleportation, completely disappearing from above the evil puppet’s head, while a terrifying pitch-black claw swept past, narrowly missing.

At the same time, the parasitic offspring worm that had entered the evil puppet began to act.

The Sea of Consciousness of these evil puppets was completely unguarded.

Or rather, there was no need for defense because this Sea of Consciousness was entirely evil, like a domain of malice, serving as the foundation of the evil puppet and closely intertwined with the mist. Any will attempting to intrude would likely be corrupted by the evil Sea of Consciousness instead.

However, the parasitic offspring did not have such concerns. It voraciously devoured the evil aura within while searching for the source that supported the entire evil puppet.

Every life form or puppet has a source: for life, it is the soul and consciousness, while a puppet’s source can vary, possibly being a type of crystal or a formation. The power source of this evil puppet, however, was a peculiar heart.

Within this evil Sea of Consciousness, there was a pulsating evil heart that seemed to control the entire puppet’s actions.

This heart was pitch-black with countless patterns and extended numerous dark tendrils that seemed to reach into every corner of the Sea of Consciousness. Moreover, this heart seemed to continually draw in the evil power from the mist, strengthening the puppet.

As long as the parasitic offspring can reside in this heart and take control, then it would be possible to control the evil puppet.

Through his connection with the parasitic offspring, Jiang Chen could clearly sense everything within the evil puppet’s Sea of Consciousness, including the pulsating evil heart.

The parasitic offspring flew directly towards the evil heart. No evil aura could withstand its approach; it was instantly devoured, and even the Divine Beast Breeding System would absorb the Soul Power within it.

At once, the parasitic offspring worm attached itself to the evil heart.

This evil heart could not resist at all; it seemed to be completely exposed, without any offensive power.

In reality, the greatest ability of this evil heart was to absorb the evil power in the mist, transforming it into a powerful evil will that controlled the evil puppet’s instincts. Unfortunately, this evil will was completely ineffective against the parasitic offspring worm; instead, it would be absorbed and stored.

It’s that easy?

Jiang Chen found it hard to believe that the parasitic offspring worm had burrowed into the evil heart with such ease.

But after entering the evil heart, the parasitic offspring worm rapidly absorbed the evil energy within it. Furthermore, a not-so-strong controlling force emanated from it, spreading throughout the heart.

Although the evil heart tried its best to resist, the evil energy was all devoured and imprisoned by the parasitic offspring worm. Even though the parasitic offspring worm’s controlling force had yet to grasp the core of the evil heart, in the end, the entire evil heart came under the control of the parasitic offspring worm.

Looks like this evil puppet is not that difficult to control after all!

Jiang Chen finally relaxed.

If even the parasitic offspring worm had failed, he would have been out of options.

In truth, controlling an evil puppet was extremely difficult. Jiang Chen’s success was the result of various factors coming together: the parasitic offspring worm, the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse, the Energy Absorbing Earth Mother, and the Divine Beast Breeding System—any one of these factors missing would have resulted in failure.

For anyone else, even if they possessed the strength to kill an evil puppet, controlling it would be nearly impossible. The evil essence contained within the evil heart was so terrifying that even Marquis-level existences would likely meet their end.

Unfortunately for the evil puppet, it had encountered Jiang Chen.

Crash...

The dense net of petrification that had bound the evil puppet suddenly turned into petrifying energy and returned to Xiao Luan’s body. However, the evil puppet showed no signs of attacking; instead, it stood quietly beside Jiang Chen.

Alright, I’ve finally gained control over an evil puppet. This is just the beginning—if I can gain control over all the evil puppets within the mist, what a mighty force that would be?

Jiang Chen’s heart surged with excitement.

However, he also understood that this was merely an aspiration for the time being. Not to mention that controlling a single evil puppet required the utmost caution, there were also more powerful evil puppets. It would be far more difficult to plant the parasitic offspring worm within them.

In any case, let’s deal with the current predicament first. Subdue more evil puppets so that my safety in the mist can be guaranteed.

Jiang Chen quickly made a decision.

This time, to subdue a new evil puppet, Jiang Chen planned to not use the Sky Searching Spirit Mouse but rather the evil puppet he had just subdued. After all, they were of the same kind, so other evil puppets would likely not be wary. Moreover, this evil puppet possessed an extremely formidable attack that could harm other evil puppets. In this way, he could use this evil puppet to easily plant the parasitic offspring worm within other evil puppets.

The evil puppets besieging them from outside grew in number, reaching over twenty.

Jiang Chen’s burden became increasingly heavy. The Soul Power he expended every second was extremely terrifying, and even the rate at which he absorbed Soul Power could not keep up with the rate at which he was consuming it.

This was a very ominous sign.

However, now that Jiang Chen had subdued an evil puppet, he was no longer worried.

There are currently twenty-four evil puppets besieging us, and no new ones have appeared for the time being. It’s estimated that all the evil puppets nearby have arrived. Among them are eighteen Martial Artist evil puppets and six Soul Cultivator evil puppets. The strongest one has reached the Advanced Grandmaster level, and this evil puppet poses the greatest threat—it nearly broke through the defenses I set up.

Jiang Chen understood this in his heart.

Once he sent the newly subdued evil puppet out, he would have to open up a passage, which would create a defensive flaw. If the other evil puppets broke through from this position, it would be extremely dangerous.

I must choose the direction where the evil puppets’ attack is weakest to go out.

Jiang Chen observed carefully.

There were too many evil puppets, and their attacks covered all directions. Jiang Chen could not find a good opportunity.

Just then, another extremely powerful evil puppet arrived.

The evil aura emanating from this evil puppet was in no way inferior to that of the most powerful Soul Cultivator evil puppet.

Oh no, with these two evil puppets, it’s even more dangerous. I can’t wait any longer.

Jiang Chen’s heart sank as he decided to take a risk.

Chapter 146: Subduing the Puppet (Part 2)

The two formidable evil puppets comparable to Advanced Grandmasters, along with over twenty evil puppets comparable to Elementary to Intermediate Grandmasters, posed a huge threat to Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen knew that he could not wait any longer; the longer he delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. It was possible that an evil puppet comparable to a Peak Grandmaster might appear, and then things would get troublesome.

Under his command, a narrow passage was finally opened up.

As expected, the evil puppets reacted swiftly. One Martial Artist evil puppet comparable to an Advanced Grandmaster, along with several other ordinary evil puppets, suddenly charged towards this gap.

I must block this evil puppet. The evil puppet I subdued is only equivalent to an Intermediate Grandmaster. It’s likely to be difficult to resist this evil puppet comparable to an Advanced Grandmaster.

Jiang Chen’s mind was racing.

However, there was no turning back now.

Whoosh!

The evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen suddenly rushed out. At the same time, a turtle shell-like defense wrapped around its body. This was Jiang Chen having the Ironback Turtle cast a layer of turtle shell on the evil puppet. Although the defense of this turtle shell was not as high as the Ironback Turtle’s own physical defense, it was still extremely powerful.

Furthermore, Jiang Chen had anticipated that the other evil puppets would not take the initiative to attack it.

As long as my evil puppet gets close to it, seizes an opportunity to attack, and lands a fatal blow, it might work. I hope the defense of this evil puppet comparable to an Advanced Grandmaster isn’t too monstrous, and that it can be broken by the evil puppet I control.

Jiang Chen’s mind was incredibly calm.

At this moment, any omission or flaw could lead to unforeseen consequences.

In an instant, that powerful Martial Artist evil puppet met with the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen.

As Jiang Chen had guessed, this Martial Artist evil puppet did not attack the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen. It seemed that in its instincts, only auras other than evil puppets could attract its hatred. Although the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen also had a layer of turtle shell around its body, there was no doubt that the essence of an evil puppet was still the same.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen’s controlled evil puppet dodged to the side, and the two evil puppets were about to pass each other.

Suddenly, the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen abruptly launched an attack, its sharp claws tearing out. Its target was the weak underarm of that powerful Martial Artist evil puppet, where its scale armor was weakest.

That powerful Martial Artist evil puppet reacted instantly. It responded extremely quickly to attacks from its own kind. A burst of energy exploded from its entire body, and a pitch-black bone spur could be seen protruding from its ribs. It was sharp and carried a terrifying aura of coldness, as if it had gathered all the evil in the world.

Jiang Chen had never imagined that this Martial Artist evil puppet would have such a move.

Almost instantaneously, the turtle shell protecting the evil puppet seemed to become as fragile as paper and was pierced by the bone spur. Then, the bone spur smoothly entered the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen.

If this were a human cultivator or any other living being, once the bone spur pierced them, the powerful evil aura would seep in and immediately seize control of their entire body. Even their spiritual will would be tainted, and they would forever fall into darkness, becoming an evil puppet.

However, evil puppets did not feel pain and were the most fearsome of all battle puppets.

At this moment, a thick petrifying aura coiled around and tried to petrify this powerful Martial Artist evil puppet, giving the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen an opportunity to attack.

Even though it had been pierced by the bone spur, the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen mercilessly clawed at the underarm of the powerful Martial Artist evil puppet.

Sparks flew!

Surprisingly, the sharp and hard claws only left five marks on the scales of the powerful Martial Artist evil puppet.

What?

Jiang Chen was astonished. He had not expected that the defensive power of the scales would increase so much with just one level difference.

Can I only use the Spirit Fox Skeleton Battle Beast?

Jiang Chen’s brow furrowed tightly. This was his greatest trump card.

Once he used it, it would mean that he was in extreme danger.

I had not been in the Soul Forbidden Domain for long, encountering just one evil puppet battle beast.

What if I meet even stronger opponents?

Moreover, the attack power of the Spirit Fox Skeleton was too terrifying; it could instantly crush the evil puppet into a patty, which would not align with Jiang Chen’s goal of subduing evil puppets.

Pfft!

The powerful Martial Artist evil puppet’s bone spur vibrated at high speed, energy surging, slicing the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen at the waist into two parts. Black blood with a foul stench spurted out, presenting a horrific sight. However, the evil puppet seemed to have no sensation at all. Under Jiang Chen’s control, it suddenly pounced on the powerful Martial Artist evil puppet. Its arms, like octopus tentacles, fiercely wrapped around the body of the powerful Martial Artist evil puppet. Every moment, the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen was subjected to terrible energy attacks. Even more bone spurs protruded from the body of the Martial Artist evil puppet, puncturing the controlled evil puppet’s body and making it appear ragged and torn.

However, the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen did not let go. Its vitality was incredibly strong, constantly connected to the fog, absorbing evil aura to repair its body.

The regenerative ability of this evil puppet was indeed terrifying. As long as its head was not destroyed and the evil heart in its Sea of Consciousness was not shattered, it was very difficult to kill.

The evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen suddenly opened its mouth wide, revealing sharp teeth. Strangely, inside the mouth, there was no tongue, not even vocal cords; it seemed as if these organs had completely dissolved during the transformation into a puppet.

No wonder the evil puppet could not make any sound.

The evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen bit hard on the neck of the powerful Martial Artist evil puppet. This was the final strike.

The teeth of an evil puppet were extremely hard, and the biting force was even stronger.

Generally speaking, the teeth of any living being are much harder than fingernails or claws. What claws cannot tear apart, teeth can easily bite through; this is a natural law.

Jiang Chen had this consideration in mind, which was why he aimed for the final strike. Otherwise, he would have immediately ordered the controlled evil puppet to retreat and escape. After all, he had gone through great lengths to subdue this evil puppet, and losing it would represent a huge loss.

Now, to subdue this more powerful Martial Artist evil puppet, Jiang Chen could only take the risk.

If he succeeded, losing one evil puppet would not matter much. After all, with a stronger evil puppet, subduing other evil puppets would become much easier.

Crack!

That was the sound of teeth biting down on scales.

Snap! Snap! ...

That was the sound of teeth breaking.

The scales of this Martial Artist evil puppet were terrifyingly tough. They were so strong that they broke the teeth of the evil puppet.

However, it was not completely ineffective. Although the evil puppet’s teeth did not completely tear through the scales, they still shattered several scales, giving the parasite insects an opportunity to take advantage.

At once, the parasite insects residing within the evil puppet controlled by Jiang Chen swiftly burrowed into the body of this powerful Martial Artist evil puppet.

Before long, this powerful Martial Artist evil puppet finally calmed down and was completely controlled by Jiang Chen.

Whew, that was close!

Jiang Chen let out a sigh of relief, a sense of joy washing over him.

The entire process seemed long but in reality, it only took one or two breaths of time. Right when Jiang Chen subdued this powerful Martial Artist evil puppet, several other evil puppets rushed in after it. They were all Martial Artist evil puppets. As for Soul Master evil puppets, they usually carried out long-range attacks.

As for the first evil puppet that Jiang Chen had subdued, it looked as if it had become a pile of tattered scraps. Except for the part above its neck, everything below was practically a pile of rotten flesh. It was nearly completely useless. Even if it could be restored, it would probably take a long time.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen had subdued a more powerful Martial Artist evil puppet.

From now on, you’ll be called Evil Martial Number One.

Jiang Chen gave this powerful Martial Artist evil puppet a name.

Under his command, Evil Martial Number One suddenly turned around. Its speed was incredibly terrifying, and its fearsome claws lashed out like lightning, instantly sending the four Martial Artist evil puppets following behind it flying. However, these evil puppets were only injured; Evil Martial Number One had shown great restraint.

The four Martial Artist evil puppets crashed to the ground, and by the time they got back up, they had also been completely controlled by the parasite insects.

Thus, Jiang Chen had five Martial Artist evil puppets under his command. Of course, including the one on the verge of being scrapped, it was barely six.

At this moment, Jiang Chen’s heart was filled with confidence and pride.

In his view, the evil puppets attacking from the outside had already become easy prey.

He swiftly ordered the newly subdued four Martial Artist evil puppets as Evil Martial Number Two to Number Five.

Then, under his command, these five evil puppets, led by Evil Martial Number One, burst forth ferociously. Upon encountering an evil puppet, they would slash with a single claw, and then the parasite insects would take control. As for the other, somewhat weaker evil puppets, they were also gang attacked by several at a time, although they were not as efficient as Evil Martial Number One.

He even captured a Soul Master evil puppet.

Jiang Chen named these Soul Master evil puppets Evil Soul.

His ultimate goal was that one Soul Master evil puppet that was comparable to a high-level Soul Sect member.

This evil puppet was just as difficult to deal with as Evil Martial Number One, and with its long-range attacks, its power was incredibly terrifying.

However, Jiang Chen’s strategy was simple: control the other evil puppets first.

That powerful Soul Master evil puppet had no intelligence. Although the other evil puppets were being controlled one after another, this strong Soul Master evil puppet continued to attack the defenses set up by Jiang Chen.

Fortunately, these evil puppets have no intelligence. Otherwise, they would be difficult to deal with. Now, it’s easy to break them one by one. I now control more than twenty evil puppets, and with the equally powerful Evil Martial Number One, subduing this Soul Master evil puppet will be simple.

Jiang Chen was very confident in his heart.

During this time, although two more evil puppets came over, they were also subdued in succession.

In the end, only the most powerful Soul Master evil puppet remained.

Chapter 147: Extreme Peril

Subduing the powerful Soul Master evil puppet proved to be much more difficult than Jiang Chen had imagined. This Soul Master evil puppet was extremely sensitive to danger; when Jiang Chen commanded the other evil puppets to surround it, the powerful Soul Master evil puppet immediately shifted its target. The ferocious Soul Power attacks were almost tangible, and the originally strong evil puppets were simply no match for it, unable to even get close.

In the end, it was only by relying on Evil Martial Number One, which forcefully endured the Soul Master evil puppet’s attacks, that this evil puppet was subdued.

However, Evil Martial Number One was in a very pitiful state, with its scales shattered beyond recognition. Thankfully, the evil puppet’s recovery ability was very strong, and as long as the damage wasn’t too severe, it could easily heal. Of course, this was nothing compared to using the divine beast breeding system’s healing function to treat the wounds of a battle beast, which was far superior.

Unfortunately, Evil Martial Number One was not a battle beast and couldn’t be healed by the healing function.

At last, the danger was eliminated.

Jiang Chen collected the many battle beasts and had all the evil puppets surround him. This way, he could conceal his own scent. Moreover, during this time, he had made some gains regarding the evil aura. The parasite brain worms in his Sea of Consciousness could emit the evil aura, enveloping him in it and completely masking his own scent.

With more than twenty evil puppets as guards, there was nothing safer than this in the midst of the fog.

After a brief rest, Jiang Chen continued his advance.

With the protection of the evil puppets, the journey was indeed much safer. Along the way, whenever they encountered other evil puppets, those would flee, clearly indicating that the evil puppets also killed each other. However, they would unite to attack when facing an outsider.

The fog was extremely extensive, and Jiang Chen didn’t know how far he had penetrated. Along the way, he had absorbed a substantial amount of Soul Power, and the parasite brain worm, as well as the many offspring worms, had stored a large amount of evil aura.

The deeper he went, the thicker the fog became!

Jiang Chen’s absorption efficiency greatly increased.

Suddenly, the area ahead became clear, as if the dense fog had disappeared instantly. However, looking back, he saw that the fog was like a wall, seemingly blocked by an invisible force.

What shocked him the most was that the twenty-odd evil puppets he controlled seemed to be hindered by an invisible force, completely unable to pass through that invisible barrier.

Now, only he himself had passed through this invisible force.

Could it be that the evil puppets can’t pass through the fog?

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised, then looked ahead, and his eyes immediately revealed an extremely shocked expression.

Before him was a continuous stretch of palatial architecture; however, many of these architectural structures had collapsed, and there weren’t many buildings that were left fully intact. However, judging from the layout of these palatial structures, one could see their former magnificent grandeur; that imposing and majestic aura rushed toward him.

However, Jiang Chen only paid a little attention to the architecture before his pupils suddenly constricted. Outside the architectural complex was a massive plaza, in which many enormous pillars had fallen over haphazardly. On this plaza, there were actually many jet-black evil puppets wandering around.

Each and every one of these evil puppets emanated an extremely terrifying aura, at least comparable to peak-level Grandmasters.

Counting them off one by one, there were no less than several hundred, if not a thousand.

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