In the dim Puppet Graveyard world, a furious roar suddenly erupted.
The voice came from a scarred old man. Before him lay a fallen puppet beast. Just now, the old man’s iron fist struck the puppet beast’s body, directly turning it into scrap metal. The old man panted. Eyes warily scanned the surrounding menacing puppet beasts. His severely damaged puppet right arm instinctively clenched fist, lightly waving.
At this moment, the old man felt a heroic end-of-road loneliness.
The old man was naturally Faze, who had also entered the Puppet Graveyard world. Shortly after arriving, he encountered puppet beasts’ encirclement. Compared to Ye Chui’s group, his luck truly poor.
But originally, he could have smoothly escaped. With his fists and power, fleeing these ferocious puppet beasts’ siege not difficult. Only…
Faze’s gaze subconsciously glanced behind.
A body lay stiffly there.
The Empress’s corpse.
Earlier entering Puppet Graveyard, Ye Chui tightly pulled his companions together. No time care for Empress’s body. Ultimately letting Empress and Faze appear same place. As empire’s most loyal to Emperor and Empress, Faze no matter what could not abandon Empress’s corpse. Let these puppet beasts desecrate. So he resolutely stayed.
Of course, with Faze’s power, even carrying Empress’s corpse, escaping here actually not difficult. But…
Faze looked at Empress. When sight touched Empress, his body as if electrocuted instantly shifted away. Heart constantly told himself. “Cannot look. Cannot look. Looking once is blasphemy… Damn. I just looked. Later I must gouge my eyes to atone.”
When Ye Chui’s group rescued Empress, she was already naked. Later Leisha, Celty helped her put on a garment. Also only an outer robe. Just now falling in, Empress’s clothes became wrinkled. Exposing many unspeakable places. One big white leg even stiffly raised mid-air…
Faze several times wanted rush to Empress’s side. Pick up her body and leave. But each time sight passed, overwhelmed by strange emotion. Hurriedly shifted gaze. Wishing slap himself twice. That Empress. How could he use his turbid eyes blaspheme her body. That big long leg…
“Ka ka, ka ka—” Surrounding puppet beasts emitted strange threatening roars. Bodies lowered. Eyes blood red. They about launch next wave terrifying attack.
Faze forcefully clenched his puppet arm. Pa pa several sounds. Several sparks burst from arm. Faze full of sorrow looked at his right arm. Left hand gently stroked already scarred arm. Somewhat sadly said. “Old partner. Looks today we die together here.”
Finished this sentence. He swayed standing up. Looking surrounding puppet beasts. Mouth loudly shouted. “Come. You beasts. My life dealt with puppets. Never feared you!”
As spoke, his right arm again burst crack-like fiery red patterns. Power began brew in arm.
[Puppet God] different from other phantom beasts. Puppet God more like pure power. Usable by Puppet God clan people. So Puppet God clan leaders mostly puppet masters. They control puppets exert powerful strength.
But Faze from young disliked puppet masters’ battle way. Hiding behind puppets controlling. Truly cowardly battle way. But his talent let him very young confirmed Puppet God phantom beast inheritor identity. For clan, he thought compromise method. He personally cut off own right arm. Used clan puppet masters researched technology. Forged himself puppet arm. Then use puppet arm control Puppet God power.
His decisiveness and talent let him thus regain powerful strength. Forty years old that day. He already became Tidal Empire number one powerhouse. Now blink time. Already passed fifty years…
Half life invincible. Loneliness accompanied.
Faze’s eyes as if flashed one by one past enemies fallen before him. One by one sincerely called him teacher juniors. Zask, Meidu, and Neil… Right. And a naughty little girl.
Puppet beasts began charge. Miserable collisions. Booming battle sounds. One by one puppet beasts shattered by Faze’s iron fists. Faze’s body wounds also more. Blood flowed down. Formed scabs. Faze as if ignored all. He immersed in past years. At this time body already end of strength. But war god soul burning. Urging Puppet God power. Controlling his arm. Controlling his body. Shatter every enemy touching him.
“Grandpa… No. Father calls you grandpa. I should not call like this. Then I also call you teacher okay?” He as if heard that little girl’s crisp laughter.
“Haha. Your grandpa back then also called me teacher. You calling me not right. But no matter. As you like. But I no way teach you anything. After all, you are…”
Back then he said this. That little girl sixteen seventeen year old maiden. But in his eyes just little girl.
For pursuing power. He life no wife. Descendants also sought from same clan bloodline. He life pursued power. No leisure view roadside scenery.
But that brief conversation let him slightly pause. Looked at that blooming roadside pretty little white flower.
Only this little white flower…
“…After all, you are witch clan’s new clan leader ah.”
Later saw that little girl again. She wore gorgeous clothes. Amid countless citizens cheers accompanied Emperor’s side. Entered Zenith Palace.
She became new Empress.
“Teacher.” Before Zenith Palace. She saw him. Crisply called. Voice as before. Yet lacked some brilliance. Eyes carried deep worry.
After that she never stepped out Zenith Palace one step. Later several years passed. Church missionaries finally breached empire coastline invaded empire. He heard Empress imprisoned. Suffered torment. Life loyal he first time lost reason.
He earlier than Zask, Meidu, Neil three went to Zenith Palace. That moment he wanted personally kill Emperor.
But old guy Xis blocked before him.
“If you want save her. Then you need lower proud head. Her life gripped in my hand. Without me help her undo soul lock great array. She certainly die. So. You know what to do.” Cold cruel short fat man with faint mockery said.
“…What should I do?”
“Now. You need deal with Zask, Meidu, Neil three.”
…
Yesterday returned from outside to capital. Heard capital upheaval. Emperor dead. He very angry. But only he himself knew his true anger probably not personally killing that man.
He hated Ye Chui. Because Ye Chui intruded Zenith Palace rescue Empress. Yet let Empress perish—Empress body blood colour chains must use special method undo. To ensure Empress life. Then Ye Chui they actually accelerated Empress death. Of course. Emperor before that already absorbed too much Empress blood qi. Empress death almost inevitable. But he still could not hide heart anger.
That anger nowhere vent. Could only face Ye Chui.
He actually hypocritical person. Used hypocritical loyalty taught Zask, Meidu. But now he not much regret.
Last trace strength also exhausted.
He forcefully shattered before him puppet beast. Heavy body could not help kneel on ground. Bleeding eyes saw one puppet beast baring terrifying fangs at him.
Unknowingly. This already last puppet beast. Pity he already no strength battle.
Eyes slowly closed. Consciousness gradually faded.
Die in fierce battle. Guarding by her side…
My career no regrets.
“Ka ka, ka ka—” Puppet beast charged over.
Come. Death!
Then…
Boom!
Charging puppet beast suddenly struck by great force. Thrown far away. Force great. Directly shattered that puppet beast into scrap. Faze body shook. Opened surprised eyes. Empress lively standing before him. One big white leg still raised mid-air.
“Em, Empress?” Faze subconsciously turned look. Empress corpse already gone. Then say before him Empress is Empress. But her corpse… how suddenly alive?
“Strange oh. How I alive again…”
Empress seemed even more strange than Faze.
“I returned to flesh? No… My body seems changed. This world could let flesh transform to puppet body? Transformed to witch spirit me. Entered this world discovered self trapped in body. But my body already dead. So always unable move. But this world special power repaired originally corpse flesh. Turned flesh to puppet. Then I can move. Power seems very strong too…”
Faze listening Empress words. Face shock grew denser. He blankly looked own right arm. Surprised discovered originally tattered puppet right arm. As if under some wondrous power rapidly repairing.
Not only this. His body wounds seemed also accelerating healing. Near completely expended power began recovering.
“This… This truly too wondrous…” Faze face full surprise.
Empress not care Faze. She suddenly recalled very important matter. Hurriedly touched own chest. Face greatly changed. Hurriedly pulled open clothes looked down. Expression momentarily extremely mournful.
“My big white buns gone…”
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