Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Although the puppet would lack rules that normal core formation realm cultivators had, making their strength quite limited, and also the spiritual qi their core could store wouldn't be refilled with their own effort, the puppet would still be able to hold a core formation realm for a long time.

If their numbers were enough, they could even kill a core formation realm cultivator given that the realm of the cultivator couldn't exceed them by a single stage.

"If I deepened my understanding of puppet creation by using a couple of medallions of forceful upgrade, I might be able to comprehend how to fuse my rules toward the core of the puppet, making my creation strength and capabilities increase drastically in the process.

"Unfortunately... "

Thinking of it deeply, Leo eventually shook his head, throwing those thoughts behind his back as he stared at his stabilizing foundation in regret.

If he decided to do it, all of his effort to stabilize his current realm would come to naught... And worst, his foundation might receive some damage due to him often experiencing instability.

This would cause his plan to be foiled, making his cultivation stagnate for a while... or, in unfortunate cases, it would permanently damage his foundation.

Huff~

Ridding himself of unnecessary thoughts, Leo then began to focus his mind on the mound of corpses beside him, following the instructions written within the five blueprints as countless pieces of corpses flew toward his front.

After he ensured that the quality of the materials he chose was satisfactory, his pointed finger suddenly released a thin thread of light that contained a huge amount of spiritual qi.

At that instant, an aura containing a heavy oppression oozed from the thread Leo had summoned, making the noise that nature naturally produced suddenly halt, as if afraid to move under the pressure that the thread was releasing.

"This is actually the first time I'm going to fully use this skill after I upgraded it weeks ago..."

Mumbling to himself, not surprised about the fluctuation that the thread was emanating, Leo began to stitch the limbs in front of him with great mastery... Making his being emit a profound aura that was far opposite from his natural cold figure.

With a single wave of his finger, the floating thread split into five thin parts, following his will as they simultaneously pierced the flesh and severed limbs unhindered... Causing the flesh to twist crazily, as if alive due to the sudden action.

Due to this, congealed blood emitting a rich scent of decay and debris of small flesh originating from the severed limbs Leo was stitching fell toward the ground...

Only to vanish in the next second due to the bland earth pouncing on them, devouring them till the debris of flesh becomes buried underneath them.

...

Slowly, as time passes by,

The flesh in front of Leo began to form into a bizarre structure, akin to a jigsaw puzzle, as its ferocious might began to climb up with the increase of its mass.

Although the bizarre structure still was an empty shell, clearly lacking a core to operate, it had already begun emitting a faint aura that only a core formation realm cultivator had.

This scene caused Leo's heart to hasten, making his speed of manipulating the qi thread hasten by 10% due to pure anticipation.

With his experience in the past, he knew that this puppet of his might reach the mid-stage of the core formation realm upon completion... Even if it failed, its capabilities would still place it at the peak of the early stage, far from the human-faced snake he had created weeks ago.

Churn~

"Done. It's finally time to start creating its core."

After stitching countless pieces of flesh into a single entity based on the blueprint floating beside him, Leo then exhaled a mist of exhaustion, lightly waving his palm afterward as the qi thread his pointed finger was releasing vanished into nothingless.

With that action of his, the empty shell in front of him, releasing an ominous oppression, lay toward the ground motionlessly, instantly showing its ferocious yet bizarre figure toward the world.

Although it looked beautiful under Leo's gaze, he just glanced at it for a second before he focused himself on creating its core...

If he wanted to make its strength reach the middle stage of the core formation realm, he couldn't afford to make a mistake or become distracted in making its core.

Compared to stitching its pieces into one entity, the difficulty of creating the puppet's core could be said to be many times greater than that of the latter!

If he made a small mistake, the body of the puppet would instantly turn from a treasure into a scrap with little value, causing him to suffer a great loss.

The higher the quality of the puppet, the higher the loss he would make if it ended up being a failure!

One of the best examples of this is the first crow puppet he created; instead of cawing, it likes to create an annoying meowing sound... Simply put, it was a defective product!

Every time Leo remembered it, the corner of his mouth would instinctively twitch, feeling embarrassed within his mind. If he had the ability to travel back in time, he would surely slap himself in the face with great force before scolding him for a good hour.

Sigh.

"Unfortunately."

***

Half a day later...

Shing~

Bright golden light, containing warmth, instantly illuminated the space around Leo, immediately melting the cold mist that lingered within the atmosphere.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Surprisingly, under the brilliance of the golden light, the ominous aura presented within the bland land seemed to retract slightly, making Leo's gaze glint strangely as he stared at the item below.

On his pale palm, a sphere, made of pure gold, flickering with countless inscriptions, could be discerned glowing with a fierce light.

Its solid surface gave off a strange sensation as a dense amount of liquefied qi could be felt coursing through its interior—a testament to its uniqueness and grade! Find more chapters on empire

"It was much easier than I thought; it's just that creating it consumes more time and spiritual qi... Nevertheless, I successfully create a mid-transcended grade puppet!"