Chapter 46: Balki's corpse refining technique Lv 3

"To think, the system secretly added them to the Clan tree without making any waves" Gu Lin Fang's expression was really dark as he kept staring at the figures in front of him.

Total Gu clan members:(136)

'let's forget them for now, all should be clear by tomorrow' He sighed with such thoughts and decided to complete the puppet with Li Zhu's body.

Gu Lin Fang had been working nonstop to complete his first Nascent soul puppet. He stored a portion of Li Zhu's blood, which still contained a bit of his Iron river toad bloodline.

Gu Lin Fang really wished to know what effects it was going to add to the puppet.

Drawing the arrays and secret symbols in a different location from the one he drew on the puppet he gifted to Li Cheng for experimentation and practice.

Once he was done, he fixed in two tier 2 beast cores in the heart array instead of the usual one, both were of the fire attributes.

He took this action, only because of he felt Li Zhu's body could handle the force.

Next he added the earth infested with natural yin Qi, before sowing up it's open torso with Steel threads. He then went on to seal the wound with his Qi.

[Name: _______

Grade: Blue

Qi : 16000/16000 {Foundation establishment realm}

Durability: 8000/8000

Attack: 150-190

(2% Poison attack Bonus)

Defense: 154-200

(Upgradeable)

Bonus:

Yin corpse poison: As a zombie puppet, it has a 15% chance of poisoning the target with corpse poison.

CD time(15 secs)

Flame Aura (passive): due to the core attribute used, each attack has a 15% chance of dealing extra flame damage.

Duration: (15 seconds)

Cool down: (120 seconds)

Physical resistance(High): due to this being the corpse of an External cultivator and the extended days of refining , the corpse puppet has developed a certain resistance to cut or stab attacks. Damage taken, is reduced by 20%]

"Blue grade, that's an improvement!...now let's do this" Gu Lin Fang muttered to himself while nodding at his work, he proceeded to use his Qi to control the blood in the silver bowl and sent it into the corpse's brain slowly, this way it wouldn't explode like his last test.

The process was slow but he couldn't be impatient, especially now that he was getting to the final portion of his experiment.

[Ding!: Balki's corpse refining technique Lv 3 unlocked]

[You have triggered an effect on the corpse's muscle memory, you have retained a bit of the corpse's martial technique..

<Iron Head>

You have retained the bloodline effect...+13% jumping power]

[Poison Maker and Alchemist professions have both received a slight improvement]

[Name: _______

Grade: purple

Qi : 16000/16000 {Foundation establishment realm}

Durability: 8000/8000

Attack: 150-190

(2% Poison attack Bonus)

Defense: 154-200

Jump force: +13%

(Upgradeable)

Bonus:

Yin corpse poison: As a zombie puppet, it has a 15% chance of poisoning the target with corpse poison.

CD time(15 secs)

Flame Aura (passive): due to the core attribute used, each attack has a 15% chance of dealing extra flame damage.

Duration: (15 seconds)

Cool down: (120 seconds)

Perception(Passive): Everything within the range of 60m around him would be known to the user.

Physical resistance(High): due to this being the corpse of an External cultivator and the extended days of refining , the corpse puppet has developed a certain resistance to cut or stab attacks. Damage taken, is reduced by 20%]

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"I now have a real avatar!, Now I have to test how far it can move away from me before working on upgrades" Gu Lin Fang was satisfied with the effects but still chose to look through the Lv 3 part of the [Balki's corpse  refining technique].

'it's slowly beginning to introduce the use of souls slowly but I'm guessing I won't be able to unlock the fourth level without the level cap increasing' Gu Lin Fang looked at his bloody clothing and decided to go take a bath once again.

He didn't waste much time cleaning up before he set out for the Main Hall, it was time to deal with Gu Ji Wan and Li Cheng's bloodline awakening.

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As he walked through the bamboo traced paths, he noticed the hanging lanterns were already lit.

He continued lamenting about the lack of population and decided on buying more slaves in the morning.

It was just passed 9pm now.

Gu Lin Fang was then contemplating on what story to use and maximize the advantages of the [individual Story edit (Green)] chance when all of a sudden he noticed two reddish figures hiding within the small bamboo forest to his right.

It has to be known that Gu Lin Fang's eyes were still unable to go back to normal, in fact, he had decided to leave it be. So he was able to spot these figures by their body heat.

He sneered at a particular bamboo before saying, "Why don't you just come out since your already here".

The was no movement but he noticed the two fingers shiver for second, they were probably hoping Gu Lin Fang was just testing waters.

"You two dare come before this seat with that little courage?" This time there was movement, they immediately used their movement techniques and positioned themselves at different angles.

One performed some movement and stood on the tip of a bamboo while the other landed not too far from Gu Lin Fang, both parties were masked.

"We have seen, Patriarch Gu" the one in front of him was male, he cupped his fist in greeting, exposing his claw weapon.

On the other hand, the figure standing above was actually a female Archer.

Gu Lin Fang didn't bother to respond to the salute. he used [sensing] on the man in front of him.

[Zhang ba:

NPC qualifications: Green Rank Elite.

Age : 20

Cultivation: 7th stage of Auroras Core realm(Mid)

Affiliation: Member of the Wu ming Hall, Silver ranked assassin

Reputation: Chasing Shadow Zhang ba {Bronze IV}

Summary: Eldest of the silver ranked assassin twins, has always been strong willed and determined...

When in combat with his twin sister, their combat power is comparable to an early stage Nascent soul realm expert.

Presently trying to kill Gu Lin Fang who has the highest bounty in {Iron Crow City}, in order to increase their reputation.]

'oh?, so that's where you are from, I actually forgot about the bounty I placed on myself.

It has actually increased in value?' Gu Lin Fang looked at the other party strangely.

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Seeing that Gu Lin Fang didn't speak, Zhang ba intended to speak more or at least introduce himself, only for Gu Lin Fang to choose that moment to taunt.

"Where are the rest?, You can't tell me that this is all you brought!.

If it is, forget it... I'm still in a good mood.

You can go back"Gu Lin Fang spoke with a condescending tone while waving his arm casually.

"You!!" Zhang ba was speechless but chose to stay calm, he suspected that this old monster was trying to rile him up.

Without saying any more nonsense, the female Archer knocked her bow.

Before this battle had even begun, the victor had been determined as they lacked good information.

If only his enemies could open their eyes and see that clearly.

'This man must be very powerful, for him to be feared as much as he is feared presently in the city.

But in the end, he's just an early stage Nascent soul expert, we've killed our fair share of those' Zhang na went into his battle stance while having such thoughts.

He secretly signalled his twin, 'Be careful!'.

In front of them, Gu Lin Fang stood in front of them, dressed in an ordinary black martial suit with nothing more than his cane.

Zhang ba looked at the cane greedily, he got some secret information about it recently and was intrigued.

'upper rank earth grade sword at least!' he squints while thinking.

He dashed forward at Gu Lin Fang but suddenly saw a slim sword soaring towards him.

He grinned and immediately adjusted his footwork before stabbing out with his metal claw weapon.

Gu Lin Fang's feint move from the Golden snake sword took effect immediately as he side stepped and made a cutting motion from the side.

If his attack lands, regardless of the outcome would lead to a 0.6 second stun.

Zhang ba was vigilant, twisting his body slightly, he avoided the attack narrowly with a small cut to the cheek as punishment.

But surprisingly, He found out he couldn't move.

Twang!!

immediately the archer provided support, an arrow flew towards Lin Fang viciously.

In attempt to protect her brother and also injure their target, she went all out.

Gu Lin Fang dodged the attack leisurely, giving up on his prey. His movements were incredibly subtle, and his dodging techniques were reminiscent of a ghost.

In the next moment, the recovered Zhang ba's claw flew past Gu Lin Fang, missing his side by a few centimeters.

Seeing this, Zhang ba revealed a savage expression. Whenever he had fought other early stage Nascent soul expert in the past, the latter would always beat him but he would at least injure the target.

However, today was really annoying and it made him anxious.

It had to be known that, Gu Lin Fang was only fighting with [Calculating mind] and has not used a single drop of Qi, in fact He wasn't wearing any gear besides [Moon dust] in his hand.

So in essence, He was actually using this people as training dummies, after all they can't really do anything to him.

That's not to say he wasn't cautious though.

The female archer retrieved another red longbow from her back and retrieved the some arrows wrapped in talismans from her bag. She silently nocked these arrows, aimed at Gu Lin Fang , drawing her bow into a full moon.

Twang!! Twang!!

This arrows flew straight at Gu Lin Fang who once again dodged Zhang ba's claw.

Boom!

He avoided the arrow in an odd manner, at one point, it looked like he was going to fall, only for him to mysteriously float in a different direction.

When he dodged earlier, Gu Lin Fang noticed there was an additional Knock Back effect when the arrow hit its target.

He was pushed slightly with it just passing by him.

'Interesting piece of equipment' Gu Lin Fang looked at her one more time as he landed lightly, he sheaths his sword suddenly with a sigh.

'she's only one level higher than this guy, I don't need to waste anymore time.

More corpses for me I guess' Earlier he had been worried about her level because she was too far for him to sense, but now that he had closed the distance in the name of dodging, she was practically an open book.

These arrows was one of the main reasons why the twins had always been confident about beating at least early stage Nascent soul experts.

Just as the archer was about to fire two more of those Arrows at Gu Lin Fang, He suddenly revealed a faint smile.

Gu Lin Fang poked the air at the archer after dodging Zhang ba, the latter noticed his actions and screamed, "Watch out!"

"Ah!"

The archer blocked with a dagger from her side, when she suddenly felt a sharp pain across her torso, and she plunged, head first to the ground. A huge red damage appeared above her head as her HP decreased by more than half.

Zhang ba's mind was blank as he watched his sister's body fall to the ground.

What happened?

Hadn't they been the one attacking? How did this happen, how come the situation became like this?

Suddenly a gold colored light flashed from his side.

And his mind went dark.

Gu Lin Fang looked at the two corpses indifferently before storing them away.

"Right, bloodline awakening!" He suddenly mutters as he noticed some clan members watching not too far away.