Chapter 187: Heavenly Boat Upgrade, The Might of Three Thousand Divine Demons

This was an unusually fragmented world, filled with an ancient and desolate aura.

On the ground, endless ravines like abysses tore open the earth. The pitch-black depths seemed to have no end, and the boundless darkness sent chills down one’s spine.

This world seemed to have experienced a terrifying battle, shattered and fragmented like an ancient battlefield.

Inside the Red Dust Heavenly Boat.

Zhou Chen examined the secret realm, secretly surprised:

“Could it be that a powerful individual found this place and had a final decisive battle with the Puppet Emperor?”

Zhou Chen didn’t dare to be careless.

The Five Emperors’ Five-Colored Light on the Red Dust Heavenly Boat had already been activated. Gold, green, blue, red, and yellow lights surrounded the boat, circulating continuously, like the five elements rotating.

Occasionally, birds would crash into it, only to be instantly crushed by the Five Emperors’ Five-Colored Light, turning into dust.

Although the Five Emperors’ Five-Colored Light was mainly for defense, the power it contained was terrifying.

“Master, there’s an array formation barrier ahead. If we forcefully break through, it will cause the secret realm to collapse, resulting in mutual destruction!”

Hong Chen’s voice came through, and the Heavenly Boat stopped.

Zhou Chen looked over and saw a shimmering barrier.

After confirming that there was no danger around, Zhou Chen approached the array formation barrier and examined it carefully. He quickly came to a conclusion.

“It seems this is a test set by the Puppet Emperor. Only those with outstanding talent in puppetry can obtain his belongings!”

This array formation barrier was composed of puppet formation patterns, and the key to opening it lay within them.

Only by comprehending the puppet formation patterns left by the Puppet Emperor could one open this barrier.

Zhou Chen had learned some from the treasure map before, but that was just the surface, a mere introduction.

After an incense stick’s worth of time.

Through Zhou Chen’s observation and research, he gained a systematic understanding of puppet formation patterns.

He glanced at his personal panel and directly activated his ultimate move:

“Add points!”

As one billion Romance Points were consumed, Zhou Chen felt as if he had been studying this puppet grand formation for hundreds of years. Countless sparks of inspiration surged in his mind.

His comprehension of puppetry grew rapidly like bamboo shoots after the rain.

The array formation barrier that had been like looking through a mist now became clear. It was like a peerless beauty wearing a veil, and he had personally removed the veil and peeled away her outer garment.

That incredibly captivating scenery unfolded before him without any concealment.

Whoosh!

Activating the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, Zhou Chen moved like lightning, rearranging and combining the puppet formation patterns like solving a Rubik’s Cube.

When the last puppet formation pattern was in place, the array formation barrier trembled and opened a portal, inviting Zhou Chen in without any defense.

Zhou Chen returned to the Heavenly Boat and transformed into a stream of light, rushing into the portal.

Then the portal closed.

“Damn it!”

“Too late!”

A black figure suddenly appeared, gazing at the closed portal with anger in his eyes.

He had also been studying the array formation barrier earlier and knew that brute force wouldn’t work.

Although he had some insights into puppetry, breaking through the formation seemed like a distant goal.

However, just as he was troubled, he suddenly sensed the commotion here.

He rushed over at full speed, but he was still a step too late.

“But it doesn’t matter!”

“So what if you got it? You’re just fetching the treasures for this Emperor!”

A sinister glint flashed in the black-clad figure’s eyes.

While others were stockpiling grain, he was stockpiling weapons.

Others were his granary.

Wouldn’t it save him a lot of effort to just rob Zhou Chen when he came out?

He didn’t know who it was.

But he didn’t think the other party was stronger than him.

Martial Emperors were not common.

The other party was at most a King.

Even if they obtained the Puppet Emperor’s treasures, it would be difficult to threaten him.

No matter how powerful a treasure was, it still required strength to activate.

Cultivation was the foundation.

…

“The inside is completely different from the outside!”

Zhou Chen’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

After entering the gate of the array formation barrier, the scene before him suddenly opened up. It was no longer a battlefield filled with endless destruction and desolation.

Instead, it was a paradise with lush greenery, blooming flowers, and countless spiritual herbs growing freely.

A barrier seemed to separate two completely different worlds.

“Roar!”

A deafening dragon roar suddenly erupted from the bottom of the Azure Wave Lake ahead.

The lake surface exploded, water splashing everywhere as if a heavy rain had begun.

A giant dragon, tens of thousands of Zhang long, soared into the sky from the lake. Its entire body was crimson gold, as if cast from red gold, shining brilliantly.

Its golden scales were fine and neat, but upon closer inspection, each scale was the size of a millstone, shimmering with a jewel-like brilliance.

Its formidable power warped the space around it. Its crimson gold dragon eyes were like two dazzling suns, looking down at Zhou Chen.

Like a divine dragon looking down at an ant.

“Hiss!”

Even standing inside the Heavenly Boat, Zhou Chen could still feel the terrifying power contained within the golden dragon.

Once it erupted, it would definitely shake the heavens and earth!

“This is the Puppet Emperor’s mount—the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor.”

Yao Chi Empress’s voice echoed softly in Zhou Chen’s ears:

“It was originally a peak eighth-tier Dragon Emperor, captured by the Puppet Emperor and refined into a puppet. Its physical body has been fused with various immortal metals, making it comparable to an Emperor’s physical body!”

“But it’s just comparable. It can’t be compared to a real Emperor!”

“Even so, this Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor is invincible among Emperors, and it even retains some of the innate supernatural abilities it possessed in its previous life!”

“It was said to have been damaged in the great war back then. Now it seems that after countless years, this Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor has recovered!”

Powerful puppets not only possessed endless lifespans but also intelligence no less than humans. They were incredibly loyal to their masters and would never betray them.

Even if they were damaged, as long as their core was not harmed, they could find materials and recover on their own.

“Human boy, since you’ve made it here, it means your talent is not bad. But to obtain Master’s inheritance, you must pass the final test!”

A voice like a booming bell came from the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor’s mouth. With a wave of its golden dragon claw, a huge stone tablet rose from the lake.

The stone tablet recorded the Puppet Emperor’s secret puppet techniques.

“You have a thousand years. If you can comprehend the puppet techniques on it and refine a sixth-tier puppet, you will pass the test!”

Zhou Chen glanced at the puppet techniques on the stone tablet. They were quite different from the outside world, likely the Puppet Emperor’s unique techniques, profound and extraordinary.

“Why a thousand years?”

Zhou Chen shook his head with a smile:

“I don’t even need ten years!”

“Arrogant!”

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor glanced at Zhou Chen disdainfully and dived back into the lake. It was going back to sleep.

As for ten years?

What a joke!

If Zhou Chen could comprehend and refine a sixth-tier puppet in ten years, it, the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, could become a god!

Splash.

The water surface exploded as the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor’s colossal body plunged into the lake, disappearing from sight. Only the thousand-Zhang-high stone tablet remained standing.

Zhou Chen carefully studied the puppet techniques on the stone tablet. They were exquisite and profound.

He had to admit that the Puppet Emperor was truly a genius, possessing extraordinary talent and insights in the art of puppetry.

No wonder the Puppet Emperor was able to become an Emperor through this path.

【Puppet Techniques（0/5 Billion）】

“I’m still short some Romance Points!”

Zhou Chen glanced at his personal panel. He only had over four billion points left.

Zhou Chen was not in a hurry.

For him now, earning one billion Romance Points was a piece of cake, taking only a few days.

Whoosh.

Zhou Chen immediately returned to the Red Dust Heavenly Boat.

“Should I seek the guidance of my beautiful Master, or my Aunt Yao Ji, or perhaps the Heart Demon King?”

Zhou Chen felt that having too many choices was also a problem.

Even with his Sword Twenty-Three, he couldn’t use one sword as a million Masters!

Even if he used both his hands and feet, it would be at most five!

“Eh, Great-Grandaunt!?”

Zhou Chen suddenly sensed that Fairy Zi Qing had left seclusion.

Indeed.

Fairy Zi Qing also left with Zhou Chen.

After entering the Heavenly Boat, Fairy Zi Qing was shocked by the vast and magnificent interior of the Heavenly Boat, and at the same time, she felt that the bottleneck that had troubled her for many years had loosened.

Fairy Zi Qing immediately found a place to enter secluded cultivation, preparing to break through in one fell swoop.

Now.

She finally succeeded, advancing to the late King Realm.

Myriad Forms Mountain.

Zi Qing Pavilion.

This was the cultivation cave dwelling that Zhou Chen specially opened up for Fairy Zi Qing.

As the master of the Heavenly Boat, equivalent to the master of the worlds within the Heavenly Boat, Zhou Chen could transform the seas into mulberry fields with a single thought.

Opening up cave dwellings, building palaces and pavilions, all happened in an instant, as if he were the Creator.

The current Myriad Forms World was vast and sparsely populated.

He could build whatever he wanted.

“I broke through!”

“What a great place!”

Fairy Zi Qing’s eyes were as bright as stars, her gaze full of spirit, her exquisite face filled with the joy and excitement of her breakthrough.

This place was truly perfect for cultivation.

Especially the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, it was incomparably pure and special. Cultivating here was like having divine assistance, achieving twice the results with half the effort, a true blessed land.

“Congratulations, Great-Grandaunt, on your great progress in cultivation. Achieving Emperor Realm is just around the corner!”

Zhou Chen’s figure slowly materialized, his eyes filled with a smile as he gazed at Fairy Zi Qing’s peerless figure, still radiating a powerful aura after her breakthrough.

Fairy Zi Qing’s beauty was unparalleled, her charm unmatched, her temperament uniquely pure and sacred, as pure as ice and snow, seemingly real yet illusory, like a fairy from the moon palace.

She was breathtakingly beautiful and elegant.

“I was able to break through thanks to this treasure land of yours!”

Fairy Zi Qing’s skin was as white as snow, her beautiful face filled with emotion.

Who would have thought that the little guy who was once only at the Body Refinement Realm would become a towering tree she could rely on in the blink of an eye.

She was able to break through also thanks to the innate spiritual energy born from the newly opened Myriad Forms World.

“The cultivation environment is certainly important, but the most important thing is Great-Grandaunt’s talent, perseverance, and hard work!”

Zhou Chen’s gaze was intense as he looked at Fairy Zi Qing’s beautiful face and her ample bosom. His heart skipped a beat, and he tightly grasped her soft, white hand:

“Great-Grandaunt, you are so beautiful!”

“You… what are you talking about!”

Fairy Zi Qing’s cheeks flushed red, her heart pounding like a drum, her eyes flustered, not daring to meet Zhou Chen’s gaze.

A strange feeling ignited within her heart.

She had never been so nervous before.

Even more nervous than when she broke through to the King Realm from the Law Manifestation Realm.

Her originally transparent, jade-like skin now had a faint, alluring blush.

Her snow-white face seemed to emit a soft glow, her beauty beyond compare.

Zhou Chen licked his dry lips and wrapped his arm around Fairy Zi Qing’s soft and slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.

“Ah…”

Fairy Zi Qing gasped, but before she could speak, Zhou Chen’s hot lips sealed hers.

Her body stiffened, her eyes lifted, meeting Zhou Chen’s gaze, which burned with a blazing fire.

How could she not know what this little rascal was thinking?

When she first met Zhou Chen and secretly observed him, she had seen him unleash his Sword Twenty-Three, wreaking havoc on Azure Cloud Sect’s Spirit Medicine Peak and Divine Arrow Peak.

Zhou Chen’s Senior Sister Li Chang Hen, Mu Ling Er, and even his Aunt Cheng Su Su were all defeated by his Sword Twenty-Three, left in disarray and completely unable to match him.

Later, as Zhou Chen’s talent became increasingly monstrous, she could be said to have become his exclusive protector, witnessing him do many “bad” things.

Not only his Aunt, but even his Master and Sect Master did not escape his clutches, and even his beautiful Master…

In a moment of distraction, countless scenes that made her blush flashed through her mind like a movie.

She suddenly felt a chill.

With the enhancement of his Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, Zhou Chen, who was adept at undressing people, was like a tiger with wings. Let alone ordinary clothes, even magical treasures, divine weapons, and armor…

Under his innate supernatural ability, the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, they could all be easily removed.

“Great-Grandaunt, you are so beautiful.”

Zhou Chen released her lips, gazing at Fairy Zi Qing’s flawless, jade-like body.

“Don’t… don’t look…”

Fairy Zi Qing covered her assets and flaws with her hands, her beautiful face flushed red as blood, her charm overflowing.

Her voice, emanating from her pearly white teeth, was soft and melodious, like a bewitching spell, making Zhou Chen’s gaze even more heated.

He couldn’t imagine how captivating his Great-Grandaunt’s voice would be when she moaned later.

“Great-Grandaunt, the most beautiful scenery in the world, if you don’t look, you will surely regret it for the rest of your life!”

Zhou Chen forcefully moved Fairy Zi Qing’s slender, jade-like hands away.

Her soft and white body was then completely exposed before Zhou Chen’s eyes.

Fairy Zi Qing’s figure was slender and graceful, her entire body as white as jade, ethereal and fairy-like, making his heart race, his blood boil, his mind completely captivated.

Her slender waist stretched, her long legs pressed tightly together, leaving no gap in between, not even a finger could be inserted.

Her long, lotus-root-like arms trembled, her slender, white fingers tightly clasped together.

Especially the stark contrast between the snow-white and crimson colors on her chest.

Like winter plum blossoms blooming in the snow.

Standing proudly on the branches.

Zhou Chen’s eyes lit up.

“Great-Grandaunt, Chen is hungry!”

Zhou Chen’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.

“No… no…”

Fairy Zi Qing hurriedly raised her hands, trying to block Zhou Chen.

But it was too late.

She didn’t know the astonishing power that could be unleashed by the love for something.

Just like some men, in order to pursue their goddess, they could cross oceans, mountains, and rivers, sparing no effort.

Zhou Chen bit down.

“You… you stop…”

Fairy Zi Qing pushed Zhou Chen with her slender, white hand, but couldn’t move him.

Zhou Chen was very hungry.

He loved “beast milk” the most!

“You… stop… stop…”

Fairy Zi Qing felt utterly ashamed. She wanted to slap Zhou Chen away, but the hidden poison in her body suddenly flared up.

The poison was like a tsunami, sweeping through her internal organs and limbs.

Fairy Zi Qing instantly lost all her strength.

Her internal organs and skin felt like they were on fire.

Her jade-like body became flushed and hot.

“Great-Grandaunt, the poison is acting up!”

Zhou Chen, with his rich experience, immediately sensed it and transmitted his voice: “This disciple will heal your wounds and remove the poison!”

“No… no need…”

Fairy Zi Qing was about to refuse, but her eyes widened, her head felt like it exploded, her mind blank.

Zhou Chen had already accurately located Fairy Zi Qing’s poisoned wound. His long, white, and capable Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand reached deep into the wound.

Poisonous liquid was already oozing out.

Zhou Chen wanted to probe deeper, but was blocked by a solid barrier.

To completely eradicate the poison…

He had to break through that barrier.

Only then could he cure her.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen raised his head, his gaze moving down, carefully observing the wound beneath his Great-Grandaunt’s thick…

The wound was red and swollen, the poison had already taken effect.

Zhou Chen lowered his head and sniffed. This poison was special, not pungent or foul like ordinary poisons, but with an alluring fragrance. It was the strongest poison in the world.

Whether you were a great hero or a valiant woman…

Whether you were a Martial Emperor or a Great Vehicle Half Immortal…

Whether you were a prince or a pauper…

You could not resist this strongest poison in the world.

“If I don’t go to hell, who will?”

Zhou Chen’s gaze was firm. Looking at the wound with oozing poison, he decided to use the most basic method to remove the poison first.

He lowered his head and firmly kissed the wound, forcefully sucking out the poison.

“Hmm…”

Fairy Zi Qing trembled, her starry eyes widened. She didn’t expect Zhou Chen to suck out the poison with his mouth.

“Don’t… no… you can’t do this…”

“Zhou… Zhou Chen, let go!”

“No… no…”

Fairy Zi Qing was horrified, pushing Zhou Chen’s head with all her might.

But Zhou Chen wouldn’t let go.

Like a pine or bamboo on a cliff…

Clinging to the green mountain, rooted in the cracked rock.

Enduring thousands of grinds and blows, unyielding to the winds from all directions.

“How can you do this…”

Tears streamed down Fairy Zi Qing’s face.

Unable to push Zhou Chen away, she could only let him detoxify her like this.

But this method only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

Zhou Chen found that the more he sucked, the more poison there was, but he didn’t give up, sucking even harder.

“Breathe…”

Fairy Zi Qing, tortured by the poison, breathed heavily.

Her full, towering peaks trembled.

Bouncing up and down.

“This is truly sinful…”

Fairy Zi Qing wished she could bash her head against something and die, but her body imperceptibly lifted, pushing her hips up slightly to make it easier for Zhou Chen to detoxify her.

“Great-Grandaunt is truly saying one thing but meaning another!”

Zhou Chen chuckled inwardly and took a big suck. “Ah…”

The poison in Fairy Zi Qing’s body suddenly gushed out. She felt completely drained, her body stiff and tense, trembling.

Tears streamed down her face as she covered her face and looked at Zhou Chen, who was detoxifying her, feeling like her whole being was falling apart.

“Great-Grandaunt, this poison is powerful. It’s only temporarily suppressed now. To completely eradicate it, we need to use acupuncture for treatment!”

Zhou Chen raised his head, looked at Fairy Zi Qing, and licked his wet lips.

“Enough… enough!”

Fairy Zi Qing didn’t want to trouble Zhou Chen anymore and hurriedly said: “It’s fine now, no need for further acupuncture treatment…”

She looked at the glistening water droplets on Zhou Chen’s hair, as if he had just washed up.

She knew it was the poison from her body.

She felt a complex emotion that couldn’t be described with words.

Especially the shame, it reached an unprecedented level.

“No! Giving up halfway is not something our generation does!”

Zhou Chen’s gaze was firm. He took out the Supreme Unity Immortal Crane Divine Needles and, taking advantage of the fact that Fairy Zi Qing had only been partially detoxified and hadn’t recovered yet, quickly used his unparalleled acupuncture skills to treat her.

Zhou Chen’s medical skills were superb, his acupuncture skills had long reached the state of perfection, and he knew the acupoints of the human body like the back of his hand.

He aimed at the acupoint on Fairy Zi Qing’s red and swollen wound, and the Supreme Unity Immortal Crane Divine Needles, imbued with divine power, pierced directly into it.

Fairy Zi Qing suddenly came back to her senses, her body arched like a shrimp, her eyes wide open, staring fixedly at Zhou Chen.

She didn’t expect Zhou Chen to apply the needles so suddenly.

She was completely unprepared.

The Supreme Unity Immortal Crane Divine Needles, after countless refinements by Zhou Chen and his surge in cultivation, were no longer what they used to be. Even with Fairy Zi Qing’s high cultivation, she was no different from an ordinary person.

This needle, imbued with Zhou Chen’s lifelong experience, was perfectly accurate. It pierced through the protective barrier formed by the poison in the wound, reaching the bottom and piercing into the poison sac where the poison had condensed.

Fairy Zi Qing gritted her teeth, feeling the poison acting up in her body. She sighed deeply and let Zhou Chen apply the needles to remove the poison.

However, Fairy Zi Qing’s cultivation was profound, so detoxifying her was no ordinary task.

Day after day…

Zhou Chen used the Thirty-Six Heavenly Needles and also held the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar, attacking from another acupoint near the poison sac.

Under multiple detoxification methods…

Zhou Chen used all his skills, employing seven or eight divine weapons, and finally succeeded on the ninth day.

He gathered all his strength, channeling his vast divine power through the Supreme Unity Immortal Crane Divine Needles and injecting it into the poison sac where the poison had condensed.

Boom!

At that moment…

The poison sac trembled, and countless toxins gushed out under the scouring of divine power.

Fairy Zi Qing let out a long cry towards the sky. As the toxins in her body were purged, an unprecedented sense of ease and comfort surged into her heart.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

So this was what it felt like to be free from illness and pain.

It was like becoming an immortal.

A feeling of ethereal bliss.

I want to become an immortal.

Boundless joy.

“Grand Martial Aunt, how do you feel now?”

Zhou Chen picked up a silk scarf and wiped the venom around Fairy Zi Qing’s wound, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Fairy Zi Qing’s cheeks flushed, and she shot Zhou Chen a glare.

The area behind her still felt hot and tingling.

She really wanted to slap this hateful little fellow to death.

“Little rascal!”

Before, she couldn’t have imagined this.

That she would actually let Zhou Chen detoxify her using those Extraordinary Divine Weapons.

It was so embarrassing.

She didn’t know how Zhou Chen’s brain worked, refining so many diverse and exquisite Extraordinary Divine Weapons.

It was truly tormenting!

“Grand Martial Aunt, you called me Little Chen Chen when you asked me to detoxify you. Now that time has passed, and the poison is gone, I’ve become a little rascal!”

Zhou Chen’s voice was soft, and he rubbed Fairy Zi Qing’s swollen wound vigorously.

“Ah, you big scoundrel!”

Fairy Zi Qing glared fiercely at Zhou Chen, really wanting to slap this bad guy to death.

Taking advantage of her and then acting innocent.

She had been completely explored by Zhou Chen, what more did he want?

Zhou Chen smiled triumphantly, touched his nose, and took a deep sniff.

A rich fragrance, captivating the mind!

“You”

Fairy Zi Qing was both embarrassed and angry, pounding her small fists on Zhou Chen’s chest.

It was too embarrassing!

Especially when she thought about how Zhou Chen had actually sucked the venom from her wound, she felt a sense of shame that made her want to bang her head against a wall.

After a while.

Zhou Chen, looking at his Romance Points, which had already exceeded five billion, withdrew with satisfaction, preparing to break through the Puppet Emperor’s final test.

“Exhale”

“Inhale”

Fairy Zi Qing’s ample chest rose and fell as she took a deep breath, staring blankly at the ceiling, contemplating life.

Her face was covered in tear stains, her eyes were swollen, and tears were still flowing out.

A Divine Weapon was still inside her, suppressing the poison sac.

In front of Azure Wave Lake.

Zhou Chen looked at the thousand-zhang tall stone tablet and thought to himself:

“Add points!”

As five billion Romance Points were consumed, Zhou Chen felt as if he had been enlightened for a thousand years, finally completely comprehending the Puppet Emperor’s Puppet Secret Art.

“This Puppet Secret Art is truly vast and profound!”

Feeling the vast information in his mind, Zhou Chen was shocked.

This Puppet Secret Art was not only a secret art, but it also contained a Supreme Supernatural Ability—the Puppet Supernatural Ability.

“This supernatural ability is not bad. I’ll cultivate it when I gather one hundred billion Romance Points!”

Zhou Chen decided, and then pondered what kind of puppet to refine.

To pass the final test, not only did he need to comprehend the Puppet Secret Art, but he also had to refine a sixth-tier puppet.

However, the former was the key.

As long as he comprehended the Puppet Emperor’s Puppet Secret Art, refining a sixth-tier puppet was not a problem at all.

Soon.

Zhou Chen had an idea and took out pieces of material from the Wind and Moon Mirror.

The Five Emperors Divine Fire surged, melting the materials one by one.

He used the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand to carve puppet formation patterns.

Zhou Chen often refined artifacts, although he mostly refined Extraordinary Divine Weapons like the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar, the Dragon Tiger Yin Yang Gallbladders, the Sea-Spanning Purple-Gold Rope, and the Mysterious Yin Heaven-Expanding Pliers.

But his artifact refining skills were extraordinary.

Refining puppets was similar.

The only difference was that refining puppets required special puppet formation patterns and methods.

Having consumed five billion Romance Points, Zhou Chen had already mastered the Puppet Secret Art.

Although it was his first time refining a puppet, it felt as if he had done it countless times, his movements fluid and effortless.

Three days later.

A mantis shrimp, one meter long and entirely crimson gold, was refined.

Its two long, golden whiskers curled like whips, and its two golden eyes were sharp and piercing.

“Mantis shrimp pays respects to Master!”

The mantis shrimp placed its two large golden claws on the ground, its entire body prostrating itself before Zhou Chen, as if a human were performing a full kowtow.

“Not bad!”

Zhou Chen was very satisfied. The sixth-tier was equivalent to the Law Manifestation Realm. Although the mantis shrimp was small, it was compact and powerful.

Its two large claws could easily snap a Divine Ability Realm expert in two.

Moreover, the mantis shrimp was exceptionally intelligent, loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

This was the advantage of puppets.

“Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, come out!”

Zhou Chen shouted towards Azure Wave Lake, his voice booming like thunder.

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, who had just taken a nap, was startled awake, furious.

Even humans get grumpy when they wake up.

Although it was a puppet, it also had a temper.

Although it couldn’t kill Zhou Chen.

It could still give him a beating.

Boom!

The lake surface exploded as the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor’s majestic and slender dragon body burst out of the water, its sun-like dazzling dragon eyes looking down.

“Boy, ”

It was just about to teach Zhou Chen a lesson when it saw the mantis shrimp and its dragon eyes widened in disbelief.

“This… how is this possible?”

Its figure swooped down, its massive dragon eyes scrutinizing the mantis shrimp.

It could confirm that this mantis shrimp puppet had just been refined, and it was using its master, the Puppet Emperor’s, Puppet Secret Art.

Even though it had existed for countless years, it still felt its worldview being shattered.

The Puppet Emperor had given the test-taker a thousand years.

But Zhou Chen had only used a dozen days?

“This is what you call talent!”

Zhou Chen smiled.

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor came back to its senses, its dragon eyes looking at Zhou Chen with a mix of emotions.

This monstrous talent.

It was probably far beyond even the Puppet Emperor.

“Have I passed the test now?”

“You have!”

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor’s voice was complex, its eyes filled with joy.

Because Zhou Chen had passed the test, it could finally leave this place.

Although it was a puppet, it also had intelligence. Staying here all the time, besides sleeping, there was nothing else to do.

It opened its mouth and spat out two objects, which appeared in front of Zhou Chen.

A rolled-up golden scroll.

A storage ring.

“This is Master’s Emperor Weapon, the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram, and his storage ring. All of Master’s treasures and inheritance are inside!”

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor prostrated itself and bowed respectfully:

“From now on, you are my new master!”

“Crimson Flame greets Master!”

“Rise, there’s no need for formalities!”

Zhou Chen gestured with his hand, overjoyed.

These were all the Puppet Emperor’s treasures.

And there was also a Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor puppet, which could be considered an invincible Emperor. It was like striking it rich.

Even though he had taken Yao Chi Empress as his master.

Yao Chi Empress wouldn’t give him all of her treasures.

His trembling hand grasped the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram, and he could feel the terrifying power contained within it.

“Come with me to the Heavenly Boat!”

Putting away the storage ring, Zhou Chen, holding the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram, returned to the Myriad Forms World within his Heavenly Boat with the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor.

At this moment.

He couldn’t wait to integrate the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram into his Heavenly Boat.

“Red Dust, analyze the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram!”

“Yes, Master!”

Red Dust controlled the Heavenly Boat to scan the diagram, and a crisp voice rang out:

“Emperor Weapon, Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram detected. Three thousand divine puppets are complete, but all have sustained damage. Can be integrated into the Heavenly Boat to open up a new Unit World!”

“Do you wish to integrate it?”

“Yes!”

Zhou Chen gave the order.

The Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram immediately merged into the canvas of the Heavenly Boat. The energy of the Life Thunder Pool surged in, and the diagram burst into boundless light, transforming into a long sword that cleaved heaven and earth.

Rumble!

A new world was opened up within the Heavenly Boat.

Yin and Yang separated, heaven and earth appeared.

Another leaf grew on the World Tree within the Life Thunder Pool.

The supreme energy of the creation of heaven and earth poured into the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram, and boundless golden light erupted as the diagram transformed into a Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact.

Not only were the damaged three thousand divine puppets and the formation diagram fully restored, but they were also further enhanced.

The formation diagram of the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram transformed into the Divine Demon Diagram, and the three thousand divine puppets within it, taking advantage of this heaven and earth creation power, underwent a crazy transformation, becoming Three Thousand Divine Demons!

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

The Divine Demons roared, shaking the Heavenly Boat.

Through the integration of the Emperor Weapon, Three Thousand Divine Puppets Diagram, the Heavenly Boat seemed to break through its limits, advancing to a higher level, even more powerful than an Emperor Weapon.

With the Heavenly Boat, Zhou Chen felt that he could even face a Great Emperor.

And the three thousand divine puppets, transformed into Three Thousand Divine Demons, all reached the peak of the Emperor Realm, their physical bodies comparable to a Great Emperor’s.

Each one was no weaker than the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor.

The three thousand Divine Demons and the Divine Demon Diagram formed a grand formation, capable of battling even a Great Emperor.

“Hahaha!”

“This trip was worth it!”

Looking at the three thousand Divine Demons in the newly opened Puppet World, Zhou Chen’s blood boiled. This sudden wealth allowed him to truly rise to power.

Even without relying on his Empress Master’s power, he could confidently face a Great Emperor-level expert with his own strength.

The legacy of a Great Emperor.

It was truly astonishing.

Especially the newly opened Puppet World had a new function. At its center was a massive Divine Demon Pool.

Zhou Chen could throw the puppets he refined into it. After being baptized by the Divine Demon Pool, the puppets would become even stronger.

Although they couldn’t compare to the three thousand Divine Demons who had received the fortune of heaven and earth creation, it was enough to allow the puppets to be reborn and completely transformed.

“Crimson Flame, Mantis Shrimp, your opportunity has arrived!”

Zhou Chen looked at the two puppets.

Although the mantis shrimp was only a sixth-tier puppet, it was, after all, the first one Zhou Chen had refined, making it significant. Zhou Chen was not stingy in giving it an opportunity for transformation.

And as for the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, there was no need to mention it.

After being baptized by the Divine Demon Pool, the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor could even break through its current shackles and become a Great Emperor-level puppet.

Then Zhou Chen would be truly formidable.

In the future, riding the Great Emperor-level Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, no, the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor, out and about, who else could compare?

“This is.”

The Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor and the mantis shrimp were thrown into the Puppet World and immediately sensed the allure of the Divine Demon Pool ahead.

“Go, it can allow you to be reborn and completely transformed!”

“Thank you, Master!”

After thanking Zhou Chen, the Crimson Flame Dragon Emperor and the mantis shrimp eagerly jumped into the Divine Demon Pool.

At the same time.

The three thousand Divine Demons, each over ten thousand zhang tall, came before Zhou Chen and knelt on one knee, saying in unison:

“We greet Master!”

Zhou Chen raised his hand, and the Divine Demon Diagram, transformed into a Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact, landed in his palm. Feeling its supreme power and the three thousand Divine Demons before him, a smile curved his lips.

“From now on, you are my exclusive Divine Demon Guard!”

Zhou Chen declared:

“Take ‘Shen’ as your surname, and your names shall be Shen Yi, Shen Er, Shen San… Shen Sanqian!”

“Thank you, Master, for bestowing our names!”

The three thousand Divine Demons spoke in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

Each one possessed the strength of an invincible Emperor, their physical bodies comparable to a Great Emperor. This was definitely a formidable force that could sweep across the land.

Especially after they had transformed into Divine Demons with the power of heaven and earth creation, their potential was limitless. It wouldn’t be long before they could advance to the Great Emperor level, truly comparable to Great Emperors.

Three thousand Great Emperors, enough to sweep across the world, suppress the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, and crush all those who dared to defy them!

“Master, there is a Martial King outside who has set up a grand formation, lying in wait to ambush you!”

Red Dust’s voice rang out, and Zhou Chen’s eyes lit up.

There was such a good thing?

This was a fat sheep delivered right to his doorstep!

“This is a good opportunity to see the strength of these three thousand Divine Demons!”

Zhou Chen’s heart stirred, and he controlled the Heavenly Boat, moving all the spiritual herbs in the secret realm, along with the soil, into the Myriad Forms World within the Heavenly Boat.

Plucking every feather from a passing goose.

Zhou Chen didn’t even let the soil go to waste.

He was a very thrifty person.

He always ate every grain of rice in his bowl.

Whoosh!

After stripping the secret realm bare, the Heavenly Boat charged towards the boundary outside, crashing into the Emperor-level grand formation that was lying in wait.

“Hahaha, I, Thunder Wing Emperor, have finally waited for you!”

Seeing Zhou Chen fall into the formation as expected, Thunder Wing Emperor, who was hiding in the dark, controlling the formation, laughed heartily.

This grand formation had cost him a fortune.

Even experts of the same level would be suppressed if they fell into it.

Moreover, he didn’t believe Zhou Chen was an Emperor.

“Who is this insignificant ant, daring to ambush this young master!”

Zhou Chen appeared on the deck of the Heavenly Boat, hands clasped behind his back, sneering:

“Get out here!”

“A mere Void Refinement cultivator, yet you dare to speak such arrogant words!”

Zhou Chen didn’t conceal his cultivation level, and Thunder Wing Emperor saw Zhou Chen’s cultivation at a glance ━ Cultivating Both Immortality and Martial Arts, his Martial Path only at the Divine Ability Realm.

Although this cultivation level was not bad, and he could be considered a strong expert in a dynasty.

But in front of him, it was completely inadequate.

“Boy, if you don’t want to die, hand over the inheritance treasures of the Puppet Emperor immediately. Otherwise, this Emperor will extract your soul, peel your tendons, and make you wish you were dead!”

Thunder Wing Emperor’s figure appeared, a pair of Thunder Wings behind him flashing with boundless sharpness. He looked down at Zhou Chen with a playful expression.

“Oh? This pair of wings on your back seems quite good!”

Zhou Chen’s eyes lit up, his gaze burning as he stared at the Thunder Wings on Thunder Wing Emperor’s back, his heart filled with desire.

This pair of wings was special, seemingly refined from the wings of a Demon Emperor.

“You have good taste, boy!”

Thunder Wing Emperor raised his head proudly, boasting:

“These Thunder Light Wings are the wings of my Thunder Wing Clan’s ancestor, Thunder Wing Emperor, refined over generations by powerful experts. Their speed is unmatched, unparalleled in the world!”

With the Thunder Light Wings, coupled with his Thunder Wing Clan’s natural talent for speed, he was considered exceptional among Emperors.

Don’t underestimate him just because he was only at the late Emperor Realm. Even peak Emperors couldn’t match his speed.

“Very good!”

Zhou Chen’s smile widened:

“Now, these Thunder Light Wings are mine!”