My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 425 - 397: Puppet Guard Promotion

Entering Cultivation Holy Land Number One was like bathing in a dense ocean of Source Qi.

The air was filled with a misty haze, and if the concentration of Source Qi had been even higher, it might have turned into rainfall.

Puppet Guard One and Puppet Guard Two, clad in blue and white armor from head to toe and carrying long spears on their backs, had their helmet visors pulled down, concealing their faces.

Tang Yu had once tried to lift the visor, only to see... well, nothing inside the helmet, including the inside of the armor, which was also empty. As for the helmet itself, it seemed immovable, as if the entire suit of armor was fused together.

These two Puppet Guards had established great combat achievements since the creation of the Territory.

Demonized Beasts attacking, enemies eyeing the Territory, the surging Demon Tide... It could be said that without One and Two, he would have been done for a long time ago.

However, as the strength of his followers improved, and the Transcendent emerged, the Puppet Guards, once the mainstay of the Territory’s combat power, gradually receded from the front lines.

Tang Yu was quite reluctant to let them go.

Although the Puppet Guards lacked emotions, they had always been his battle companions. He still remembered the early days when he formed a three-person hunting team with Eileen to hunt Demonized Beasts.

"After the upgrade, you will still be able to shine in the future."

A flash of Tang Yu’s Space Ring, and a pile of materials appeared before him.

Half of them were Transcendent Metals, all of rare quality or higher, and some had been acquired in trades with other Sanctuaries.

The other half was the sparkling and translucent leaves from the Soul Ancient Tree—this material was the best discovered to date for bearing soul power.

Finally, Tang Yu carefully took out two Transcendent Soul Crystals.

The upgrade of One and Two required no special arrangement; the system provided guidance automatically.

Previous upgrades took place during the upgrade of the Territory, and there was no particular change; the armor of One and Two remained as it had been when first seen.

He had brought them to Cultivation Holy Land Number One this time just in case. After all, both Eileen and Nancy needed to absorb a large amount of Source Qi when making their Transcendent Breakthrough.

[Do you wish to consume materials to upgrade the Puppet Guards: Yes/No?]

The next moment,

An invisible force enveloped the area; all the materials laid out in front of him liquified and merged into the bodies of the two Puppet Guards.

As puppets, One and Two still exhibited no breath or life, but Tang Yu gradually felt an oppressive force emanating from them.

He was now considered invincible below the Transcendent level, so to feel this pressure meant that, undoubtedly, the two Puppet Guards were advancing towards the Transcendent.

"A Transcendent Tier Puppet, even in the Fourth Epoch’s literature, has no records. It seems like an insurmountable gap for non-life entities like puppets."

Even tracing back to ancient times, only combat weapons like Floating Airships could unleash combat power comparable to the Transcendent.

Puppets?

Out of question.

Tang Yu immediately activated his Insight Eye to observe the upgrade process, but this time the Insight Eye revealed very little information. Other than the armor’s hardness increasing and a cyclone appearing inside the puppets, the rest was a mystery.

Time passed.

The oppressive force emanating from the Puppet Guards grew heavier, and the Source Qi within Cultivation Holy Land Number One suddenly surged into the bodies of the two Puppet Guards, rapidly depleting the rich Source Qi from the air.

They continued to draw in Source Qi from outside and from the Source Qi pool.

If there were an ability user with true sight, they would see that the Source Qi from the nearby ten or so kilometers, with the mountain behind the Sanctuary as the center, was funneling into them like a vortex.

Tang Yu soared into the sky and swept his gaze below.

This absorption range... It seemed to be exactly the area covered by the Territory.

At this moment, One and Two were enshrouded in the converging high-density Source Qi, from a distance looking like two massive white cocoons standing erect.

The Source Qi being absorbed was much more than a normal Transcendent Breakthrough.

It seemed to be making up for the Source Qi they hadn’t absorbed during the Awakening Tier in one fell swoop.

Tang Yu, feeling enlightened, opened the system panel and located the Source Crystal storage amount at the very bottom.

Just as expected, the amount was slowly decreasing. freēwēbnovel.com

"So besides absorbing a large amount of Source Qi, One and Two are also consuming quite a few Source Crystals?"

Normal people clearly cannot directly absorb the Source Power from a Source Crystal, but Puppet Guards don’t have this limitation.

The darned system also didn’t explain at the beginning that the advancement process would require a massive consumption of Source Power.

Luckily... I chose Cultivation Holy Land number one as the site, otherwise...

Tang Yu congratulated himself on his foresight, having saved at least hundreds of thousands of Source Crystals with this move, meaning he earned hundreds of thousands in just minutes!

He had finally managed to fleece the system.

He felt as though his very soul had ascended.

After Puppets one and two completed their advancement, Tang Yu landed and observed them up close.

There was no major difference compared to before; their armor was just more luminous, and one could perceive a mysterious energy layered on it, similar to a Transcendent force field but distinct.

And the two Puppets had become more agile.

Tang Yu gave an order,

Puppet one stepped forward, not reaching for the long spear on its back but simply making a fist with one hand and swinging out.

Boom!

Majestic Source Qi burst from its body and struck the distant mountain peak, then Puppet one slowly left the ground and shot up into the sky.

"They can fly, and can use Source Power. Compared to a true Transcendent, there shouldn’t be much difference."

...

In the wild and uninhabited back mountain.

To test the combat power of the Puppet Guards, Tang Yu had called on Yan Dingtian.

Since he performed well in the fight against the cult, Great Advisor Yan had recently received a nice reward and had been soaking in the Spirit Space. He even created a new Transcendent combat skill and was eager to put it to the test.

"Testing their combat power? Don’t worry, I am skilled at this. I will definitely control the power just right so that these two Puppets can display their strength perfectly."

Yan Dingtian rolled up his sleeves, and seeing Puppet one slowly move to the opposite side, he was somewhat surprised, "Aren’t the two going to fight together? Oh, I get it—testing them separately yields the most accurate data, what’s that called... right, comparative experiments, got it, got it."

Tang Yu suppressed a laugh, withdrew a few hundred meters, thought for a moment, then retreated a few hundred meters more, and waved his hand:

"Begin!"

Puppet one broke the sound barrier and charged, and Yan Dingtian, with his indifferent demeanor, gradually became focused... serious... heavy.

Rumble~

Rumble rumble!

Rumble rumble rumble——!

Before him was a sky filled with dust, and the mountain range shook unceasingly.

Two minutes later, Yan Dingtian emerged in a sorry state from the dust clouds, hovering in the air while dozens of Source Qi Missiles bombarded down, with Puppet one neither dodging nor evading, taking the hits and flying up into the sky, only to smash down with a punch.

Yan was sent flying a great distance.

His Protective Force Field had shattered long ago, his appearance was battered, but Puppet one quickly caught up and administered a brutal beating.

From the distance, Yan Dingtian’s urgent voice could be heard:

"No more, I concede, I concede!"

Puppet one zipped back and stood behind, its armor still as gleaming and unblemished as before.

Yan Dingtian landed far away, not daring to approach, his face bruised and swollen.

Tang Yu’s expression was strange; the fight was over in less than three minutes?

Yan, you’re so useless, might as well apologize in drag!

The battle was a completely one-sided trampling. Tang Yu roughly estimated that Puppet one’s combat power, although still not comparable to Nancy’s, was at least equivalent to 2.0 Yan Dingtians.

The test was very successful, and choosing Yan had indeed been the right choice; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such a clear comparison of combat power.

"The advantage of Puppet Guards remains unchanged: in terms of speed and strength, they far exceed their peers, and their defensive capabilities are simply despairing. And now, having Source Power, does that mean they can learn Combat Skills? If so, Puppets one and two’s combat power could see substantial improvement in a short time."