NOVPUBThe burly man was clad in armor and also wore a helmet. Beneath the helmet was a weathered face, standing tall and majestic—as though he were a deity about to overshadow the sun and moon, the sole presence in heaven and earth. A mere gesture from him had the power to stir hearts and send shivers down one’s spine!
But his eyes were lifeless, reminiscent of a breathless mighty mountain.
"He has no signs of life... He’s just a corpse."
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man said in a low voice. His perception of vital energies was extremely acute, allowing him to discern that this robust man was not a living being.
"It’s the Heavenly Dragon War God! Legend has it that at the very beginning of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom’s establishment, it was a time of chaos. The Long Family had a powerful figure who swept across the land, chopping down countless disorderly enemies. This powerful figure was known as the Heavenly Dragon War God!"
"In fact, the so-called Heavenly Dragon War God was nothing more than a puppet... He was once the arch-enemy of the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint. After being killed by the Martial Saint, he was turned into a puppet under his control. This Heavenly Dragon War God... is it the Martial Saint? This aura is too terrifying!
It’s completely beyond the scope of an Innate Martial Artist!"
Yan Zhong, the burly young man from the Yan Family, said softly.
Every Martial Saint that rose to power almost always went through an abundance of large-scale battles, confronting deadly adversaries. The Heavenly Dragon War God was the life-and-death enemy of the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint.
They fought several times, each unable to best the other, but ultimately, the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint won, slain his formidable foe in the last battle, and attained the title of Martial Saint.
The identity and origins of this great enemy are no longer known. It’s only understood that this person posed numerous threats to the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint and had even killed his family and friends. This undoubtedly filled the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint with immense hatred.
Not content with merely killing his enemy, he turned him into a puppet to be used by the descendants of the Long Family—loyal and hardworking—fighting to construct the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom and slaughtering countless enemies.
Therefore, this puppet was called the Heavenly Dragon War God by outsiders, but it would be more fitting to call it the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet.
Now, the Long Family has long perished, and even the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint has died while meditating. However, the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint left behind the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet and placed it within the Transforming Dragon Gate he had created. Nourished by the ’Transforming Dragon Gate’s divine skills, it served as the final challenge, guarding the gate.
And now, after two or three thousand years, the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet, sustained by the divine artifact ’Transforming Dragon Gate,’ has undoubtedly undergone some kind of transformation, becoming much stronger than before, with an aura similar to that of a Martial Saint!
"This body... Perfect! So perfect! If I could have it, I might be able to make a breakthrough!"
As for the Heavenly Corpse Old Man, his eyes glinted with excitement. The state of the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet was very similar to his own—akin to a zombie puppet but with an aura much stronger than that of an Innate being. If he could obtain it and study it carefully, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man felt he might have a chance to make a breakthrough.
Compared to the Transforming Dragon Gate, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man was more interested in the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet.
Standing beneath the Transforming Dragon Gate, the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet towered mightily, taller than mountains and sturdier than the earth. Its eyes flashed faintly with bloody light. Looking around, a hoarse, mechanical voice emanated from its throat, "Not... blood of the Long Family... Kill!"
The Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet was lifeless, driven only by instinct. It followed only the commands left by the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint—slaying anyone not of the Long Family’s bloodline, a true killing machine.
"Be careful!"
Yan Zhong shouted. The blood-red eyes of the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet had turned towards them, locking onto its first target—the elegant young man holding a folding fan, Yan Ru.
Swish!
With a step forward from the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, it had already traversed a great distance before the sound could even emerge, appearing in front of Yan Ru. It raised its hand and threw a simple punch.
"Divine Wind!"
Yan Ru’s face changed slightly. But being a rare powerhouse from the Yan Family who could enter the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky, he wielded his folding fan with a flick, conjuring a hurricane that could blow away mountains.
The howling hurricane tore through iron and stone, yet the fist of the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet remained unaffected, hammering against the surface of the folding fan.
"Boom!!"
In the midst of the tremendous thundering sound, the hurricane stirred up by Yan Ru was reversed by the punch from the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet, and the vibration from its fist sent a series of bone-cracking sounds through Yan Ru’s arm, as blood spurted and he was uncontrollably thrown backward.
With just one hit, Yan Ru was hurled flying, but the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet did not stop there. It pursued, reaching out its large hand towards the neck of the backward-sailing Yan Ru, intent on crushing him to death.
The Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet was nothing less than a humanoid weapon created by the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint to help the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom conquer the lands, born for battle, its attacks meant to take the enemy’s life with no restraint!
"Get away!"
From an angle came a booming roar as the burly Yan Zhong charged in, wrapped in a green hurricane, fast as lightning, and collided with the body of the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet.
"Bang!"
Upon impact, it was as if two soaring mountains had collided. Yan Zhong was flung backward by the resulting counterforce as if a baby had hit an adult’s body.
Yet the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet’s body also paused slightly, allowing Yan Ru to narrowly escape his fate, thrown dozens of feet away, crashing to the ground, coughing up blood, his eyes filled with horror: "This Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet... it’s stronger than an Innate being!"
In just one encounter, Yan Ru of the Yan Family was severely wounded!
At that moment, a tall figure appeared in front of the Transforming Dragon Gate—it was the Gold-armored God General, Gu Lie.
