Soul Emperor Martial God

The three rewards at the end of the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb.

They are the Dawn Bell, the scroll, and a large quantity of demon beast Essence Blood.

Among them, the finest is naturally the Ancient Treasure, the Dawn Bell.

As for the other two, which one is better is unknown.

But at the very least, those Peak of Supreme-level demon beast Essence Bloods, even though the quantity is considerable, still cannot be counted as overly precious.

Originally, all three rewards were meant to belong to him, Xiao Yi, as the Breaker.

Yet when he reached the end of the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb, of the three rewards, only those demon beast Essence Bloods remained, while the other two existed merely as Illusions.

Besides the Dawn Bell having been taken by Senior Luoo, what about that other scroll?

At this moment, when he heard this, Senior Luoo frowned slightly.

"The Ancient Emperor, as the oldest bearer of the Emperor Title, in his life mastered countless methods."

"At the same time, he also refined multiple paths of Martial Arts."

"The Demon Dao is one of them; and the Puppet Technique is likewise one of them."

"You now suspect that the scroll which was taken away is in fact the Inheritance of this Holy Puppet Technique?"

Xiao Yi nodded lightly. "Yes. This Holy Puppet has disappeared for countless years, and even in the Ancient Times it had already vanished completely."

"Up to this day, how many tens of millions of years has it been? Yet it suddenly reappears?"

"As for someone who can grasp such a method, I can only think of this Ancient Emperor, and that scroll which was taken away."

Senior Luoo shook his head, met Xiao Yi’s gaze, and said, "This time, your guess is wrong."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi was slightly startled and puzzled.

Senior Luoo tapped the table and said, "Brat, sort this matter out clearly first."

"You must understand, the Ancient Emperor left behind the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb in order to test the young juniors, to see whose talent among the younger generation could rival his, who had the qualification to inherit his methods."

"Thus, everything the Ancient Emperor left behind must have its purpose."

"Those three rewards were all arranged by him, each with its own intent."

Senior Luoo paused for a moment, then continued, "Though the Ancient Emperor had many methods at his command, only the Demon Dao was what he truly took pride in, his genuine strongest means."

"You saw that at the end, there were three rewards."

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Yet only after the three rewards came the true test of the Ancient Emperor; and only after that came the true Ancient Emperor’s opportunity, namely the Ancient Emperor Holy Pill."

"To put it more simply, those three rewards were all foreshadowing for the final test."

Xiao Yi suddenly came to a realization. "I understand. Those three rewards are all only related to the Ancient Emperor’s final test."

"And the Ancient Emperor’s strongest method is the Demon Dao."

"Since the rewards are tied to the Demon Dao, they obviously cannot be some Puppet Technique."

"Smart." Senior Luoo nodded and chuckled lightly. "You should know that at the Ancient Emperor’s level, how could he possibly place Peak of Supreme-level demon beast Essence Blood as a reward?"

"Given the Ancient Emperor’s abilities, along with that long span of life, how many Saint Sovereign Realm-level demon beast Essence Bloods could he have at his disposal?"

"The reason he placed Supreme demon beast Essence Blood there was to allow the Breaker to raise his Cultivation and thus go on to break through his final test."

"And the Dawn Bell’s true function is for comprehending Dawn Without Limit."

"One part of the final Ancient Emperor test is precisely Dawn Without Limit."

Xiao Yi nodded, suddenly enlightened. "So that scroll is not the Inheritance of the Puppet Technique, but something else."

"Correct." Senior Luoo replied, "That scroll is indeed also one of the extraordinary opportunities, but it is not of much use to you."

"After all, even without the aid of that scroll, you still broke through the final test and obtained the genuine Ancient Emperor’s opportunity."

Indeed, those three rewards were originally left by the Ancient Emperor as rewards for the Breaker, and also as aids.

Yet Xiao Yi, without the other two most crucial aids, relying only on the worst of the three rewards—those Peak of Supreme demon beast Essence Bloods—still broke through the Ancient Emperor’s test and obtained the Ancient Emperor’s opportunity.

Xiao Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up. "From what Senior Luoo is saying, it seems you know what was imprinted on that scroll, and you also know who took it."

"Heh heh." Senior Luoo smiled. "You are indeed clever, and truly remarkable. That is also why, when I learned back then that you had actually cleared the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb, I was so endlessly astonished."

"As the Heavenly Mechanism said before, your growth in days to come will be immeasurable, and impossible to predict."

Senior Luoo gave a word of praise, then continued, "As for what was imprinted on that scroll and who took it, I do indeed know."

"But each thing must be treated separately; that is another matter altogether."

"Besides, there will come a day when you will know."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi was momentarily dazed.

What exactly was imprinted on that scroll is presently unknown.

And the one who took the scroll, the person whom the senior of the Flame Hall referred to as ’little girl’, after so many years must surely be an Old Monster by now.

He himself would learn of these things in the future?

Senior Luoo nodded lightly. "Trust me, you will know. I have my reasons for not telling you."

"Enough, that is another matter; let us not speak more of it for now."

"Let us return to the topic of the Holy Puppet."

"Mm." Xiao Yi nodded.

The matter of the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb was not something to delve into for now; that was a separate issue.

The greatest doubt Xiao Yi had in coming here was still this matter of the Holy Puppet.

Senior Luoo fell silent for a while, thinking, and sorting through the contents of his mind.

After a long moment, he spoke. "The reason it is called the Holy Puppet is because it can actually be counted as a Holy Artifact."

"Counted as a Holy Artifact?" Xiao Yi let out a soft sound of surprise.

"Yes." Senior Luoo slowly explained. "To put it more simply, it is a puppet that has been refined to be like a Holy Artifact, allowing a Martial Artist to wield it as if moving his own arm, using it perfectly."

"Normal Martial Arts puppets are like walking corpses, merely puppets."

"The Holy Puppet is a Holy Artifact; it can be controlled in a Martial Artist’s hands, allowing the Martial Artist to personally exert its power."

Senior Luoo’s explanation could not have been more apt.

Normal puppets are merely puppets, acting according to a Martial Artist’s commands, clumsy and empty.

The Holy Puppet, however, is like the sword, spear, blade, and other wieldable weapons in a Martial Artist’s hand, allowing the Martial Artist to personally draw out the power that belongs to it.

"The one who created the Holy Puppet was a genius." Senior Luoo continued.

"Of course, that was someone even older than me, and he has long since fallen, who knows how many ages ago."

"The Holy Puppet Technique roughly vanished and was completely lost around the near end of the Ancient Times."

"And the era in which I gained fame happened to coincide with the period when the Holy Puppets still existed, so I personally encountered Holy Puppets and witnessed their might."

Senior Luoo was one of the Flame Dragon Six Venerable Masters.

And the Flame Dragon Six Venerable Masters were existences more ancient than the Eight Palaces, powerful figures who made their names well before the late Ancient period.

Naturally, the secret histories Senior Luoo knew were even more numerous than those of the Eight Palaces, far richer than those known by the various Masters of the Main Hall.

"And afterward?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Afterward?" Senior Luoo paused, then said in a low voice, "After that, the Holy Puppet Technique, which had flourished to its peak, suddenly disappeared."

"The top Martial Artists of the entire continent joined forces to destroy it, jointly slaughtering the experts of the Puppet Technique."

"The Holy Puppet Technique, and the ordinary Puppet Technique as well, were annihilated in an extremely short span of time, thus sinking into oblivion in this long river of history."

"Jointly annihilated?" Xiao Yi was shocked.

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