Chapter 197: Puppet Mechanism Transformation
Dugu Bo and Ling Mo exchanged one sentence each, while Ning Fengzhi listened with a very serious expression beside them.
Ling Mo was already planning to make a move against Spirit Hall?
In this Soul Master Competition, Dugu Bo had been targeting Spirit Hall all along! This explanation made sense.
“Alright, since there’s nothing else! Xiao Mo, we’ll head back first. We look forward to your upcoming performance…”
Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly, then left with Gu Rong.
After Ning Fengzhi left, Dugu Bo also departed from here to continue tangling with Salas.
“Dean, who is our next opponent?”
Ling Mo thought for a moment, very curious about who their next opponent would be.
“Divine Wind Academy and Thunder Academy…”
Flander thought for a moment before finally saying.
“Divine Wind Academy?”
Upon hearing Divine Wind Academy, Ling Mo immediately thought of that fool Feng Xiaotian. At this moment, the thing he wanted most was probably to run into him, right?
“Withdraw! We have enough points to advance…”
Ling Mo thought for a moment and directly suggested withdrawing, mainly to disgust Feng Xiaotian a bit.
He had researched Ling Mo for so long, and now that they finally matched up, if Ling Mo withdrew, he would absolutely be disgusted to death.
“Are you sure?”
Flander was puzzled.
“Sure! Withdraw. It’s a good chance to make some adjustments…”
Ling Mo said without hesitation. Shrek Academy had already secured enough points to advance.
In the upcoming Fighting Soul Competition, Salas would definitely pull some tricks. The safest way was to withdraw.
It would not only disgust Salas but also that fool Feng Xiaotian.
After speaking, Ling Mo left directly, heading straight back to Ghost Gate.
The next day, Shrek Academy announced that they were forfeiting their next two matches.
Shrek Academy’s undefeated record was thus broken. Moreover, the opponents drawn for them in these two days were actually the two powerhouses, Divine Wind Academy and Thunder Academy.
If Thunder Academy still felt somewhat lucky, then Divine Wind Academy’s captain Feng Xiaotian was utterly frustrated.
No one knew what Shrek Academy was up to. So far, they were the only team maintaining a perfect win record, yet they withdrew.
“Cowards, actually dodging!”
Feng Xiaotian, upon hearing this news, nearly died of anger. He had researched Ling Mo for so long and wanted to perform well in front of Huo Wu.
Yet Ling Mo directly withdrew.
No one paid attention to Feng Xiaotian’s rage.
Today was supposed to be the matchup between Divine Wind Academy and Shrek Academy, but Shrek Academy had stood them up.
The audience couldn’t help but feel regretful. Everyone had come to watch Shrek Academy’s match, but the main attraction didn’t appear.
Shrek Academy’s actions left a group of people baffled. At this time, they had already returned to the academy to readjust their condition.
Back at Ghost Gate, Ling Mo began secretly training his own intelligence agency.
The disciples within the sect had now grown to over ten thousand. This competition had helped Ling Mo recruit quite a few talents.
Among this group, Ling Mo secretly selected three thousand disciples who were meticulous and quick-witted.
Forming a secret organization, Heavenly Machine Pavilion!
What Heavenly Machine Pavilion had to do was intelligence work. Ling Mo needed to build a powerful intelligence agency to clearly grasp every move on the continent.
Every disciple in Heavenly Machine Pavilion learned Tang Sect’s cultivation technique, as well as various hidden weapon techniques.
They had strong mobility and astonishing combat power, especially after each was equipped with a few sets of hidden weapons, their strength increased nearly threefold.
“You’ve been training for quite some time now! Now… I’ll teach you one last special thing…”
In front of Star Picking Tower, Ling Mo looked at the three thousand people before him. Suddenly, his right hand moved slightly, and a humanoid puppet appeared in his hand.
“Sect Master, this…”
Everyone was very puzzled. They saw that the puppet could move freely, and every action seemed linked to Ling Mo’s fingers.
What method did Ling Mo use to control it?
“This is a mechanical puppet! It’s the top hidden weapon I researched for six years.
Combined with the exclusive Heavenly Machine Transformation cultivation method and Dragon Catching Crane Controlling technique, it can control the puppet to attack.
Puppet mechanism technique, its essence lies in the word ‘shadow’—shadow clone, shadow instant kill, and other exquisite supreme skills.
Using one’s own soul power to control the puppet enables attacks, defense, teleportation, and other supreme skills. Watch…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Mo gently pulled his right hand, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot. In his original position, a puppet appeared.
And in the puppet’s original position, it was actually Ling Mo.
“Heavens! This…”
Everyone was shocked. To think a puppet could substitute for the main body—what kind of concept was this?
It was as if you had an extra life. At the moment the enemy was about to hit you, using puppet self-substitute allowed dodging via the puppet.
Almost like teleportation, with no warning at all.
“This is just one function. This puppet also masters various hidden weapon mechanisms, such as…”
Ling Mo pulled his right hand horizontally again. The puppet bloomed on the spot, shooting out countless steel needles like an explosion, instantly shredding everything within a radius of dozens of meters.
Its power was comparable to a Soul King-level expert’s full-force attack, yet this was merely Ling Mo pulling casually.
“This skill is called Sky Exploding Star! The puppet disintegrates, producing an explosion effect. At the same time as the explosion, it shoots out hundreds of steel needles, each carrying deadly poison. Once struck, death is instantaneous.
Moreover, Sky Exploding Star’s defense breaking ability means those below level 50 have no resistance!
Even those above level 50, if not in a defensive state, can be instantly killed…”
Ling Mo explained slowly. He needed to build a true secret organization to handle certain things in the shadows.
Puppet mechanism transformation—he had started researching it from Nuoding City, but progress had been stalled.
It took nearly seven years before Ling Mo finally developed the true puppet mechanism transformation.
This puppet was crafted from over a hundred kinds of strange metal, incredibly tough!
Even a Titled Douluo couldn’t break through it—this wasn’t a joke.
The puppet’s functions were ever-changing! The most special points lay in self-substitute, effectively resolving multiple dangers.
For attack characteristics, it included Sky Exploding Star, Thousand Mechanisms Sweep, Flying Flowers Arrow Rain, Stormy Pear Blossom, and other heaven-defying divine skills, allowing fatal strikes in tandem with the puppet.
The most miraculous one inside was Wind Flower Drinking Moon divine skill. Once it hit the target, it could recover a bit of soul power—truly a divine skill.
From the very beginning, Ling Mo had wanted to research this thing because… always using Tang San’s stuff felt inappropriate. He needed to create his own.
Therefore… puppet mechanism transformation appeared, combining Tang Sect’s hidden weapon techniques and various poison needle hidden weapons to create true puppet mechanisms.
The puppet’s durability was now sufficient, but its lethality still didn’t meet Ling Mo’s demands.
What Ling Mo truly wanted to create was a real killing weapon—one person controlling eight puppets, fighting like a hundred.
The core of puppet mechanism transformation lay in the puppet, requiring specialized cultivation methods. During this time, Ling Mo had been researching nonstop.
Finally… from the Three Lives Scripture and various green stone bricks, he found the Heavenly Machine Transformation cultivation method.
A thousand faces for a thousand people, a thousand mechanisms for a hundred changes! These three thousand were just Ling Mo’s first step, an experiment.
Once even more powerful puppets were developed later, Ling Mo would possess his own invincible legion.
At that time, let alone sweeping Douluo Continent—even charging into God Realm wouldn’t be a problem.
Defeating the enemy with skill, breaking conventions.
