Chapter 142: Madman (3)

Chapter 142: Madman (3)

What is this insane madman saying now?

I quickly dismiss the thought that came to mind and ask the Mad Lord.

Arent there still less than five Four-Axis stage beings?

This is an obvious fact.

Even if all the lower level puppets are combined, its barely equivalent to the power of five Four-Axis stage cultivators.

Considering just the current Cold Spirit Race, I heard that there are countless Four-Axis stage beings.

I even heard that there are Integration stage cultivators there.

So what does he mean by conquering the Cold Spirit Race?

I am puzzled when he speaks.

[So, we need to increase our allies, right?]

The Mad Lord says with a chilling smile.

[Ive already established the framework for a Four-Axis puppet modification factory. With just the materials, we can easily produce formidable power within a month.]

Shiver, shiver!

He's crazy.

That means.

[First, I'll capture the nearby Four-Axis cultivators one by one, and welcome them as new residents of the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress. Then, once we put the collected materials into the factory and operate it]

The Mad Lord laughs with his mouth wide open.

[Our side will grow even more! Isnt that right?]

It sounds absurd, but why does it seem plausible, given that its the Mad Lord?

Either way.

A war that will spread throughout the entire Bright Cold Realm has begun, all because of one madmans delusion.

Kugugu!

I look at the situation in front of me, as if a natural disaster has swept through.

[You wicked bastard! Ive sent a signal, and all the Four-Axis cultivators nearby will be rushing to capture you!]

The Mad Lord acted quickly.

He quickly invaded the territory of a nearby Four-Axis cultivator and their land, clashing with them and driving the Four-Axis cultivator to a corner.

Kugugugu!

The Mad Lord laughs from above the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress, commanding an army of puppets numbering in the millions.

[The materials are replicating? That's just too good! Hahaha!]

[Why are you taking such crazy actions! Do you really want to become the enemy of the entire Bright Cold Realm!?]

[Well, that wouldn't be too bad. Now, become nutrients for the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress.]

[You! This madman! Arghh!]

Kugugugu!

Numerous Qi Building stage puppets swarm the Four-Axis cultivator of an unknown race, dragging him into the depths of the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress.

Woong!

Thats the end.

Inside the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress, the sound of a factory operating can be heard.

In a month, the Four-Axis cultivator who had just caused a natural disaster due to battle will likely reappear as a loyal Four-Axis puppet following the Mad Lord's commands.

Moreover, the modification factory is still in its initial stages, and as the Mad Lord modifies more Four-Axis cultivators, more data and information will accumulate...

Perhaps the process of producing Four-Axis puppets will become faster, and eventually, they might be mass-produced without even needing corpses.

Truly a chilling force.

Is there anyone who can stop the Mad Lord?

Perhaps, the entire continent might be swept away by his puppet army.

Why arent there Integration stage cultivators trying to catch such a person?

Even near the Flying Immortal Platform, I heard there are Integration stage cultivators.

So why aren't they pursuing the Mad Lord?

Indeed, the Mad Lord is wanted, but why arent there people eagerly chasing after him?

I am truly puzzled.

Before the Mad Lord grows further, someone of at least the Integration stage must stop him.

Only then, Kim Yeon and I might be liberated from him.

The Mad Lord's tyrannical actions continued.

He kept capturing the pursuing Four-Axis cultivators, converting them into puppets, and with each battle, his power skyrocketed.

Even when the threatened Four-Axis cultivators formed an alliance and attacked the Mad Lord.

Hes insane.

[Hahaha! The materials can replicate!?]

The Mad Lord, who had already ground up numerous Four-Axis cultivators to evolve his Four-Axis puppet modification factory, was incomparable.

It had been 10 years since he first killed a Four-Axis cultivator and made a Four-Axis puppet.

Now, the Mad Lord has slain 46 Four-Axis cultivators and obtained a total of 46 Four-Axis puppets.

And, over these 10 years.

I have regained my Core Formation stage cultivation.

And.

Kim Yeon has, somehow, reached the Nascent Soul stage.

"Eun-hyun Oppa, can I ask you about the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon?"

Sure.

Zzzt, zzzt.

Having used a Four-Axis stage consciousness to condense a Nascent Soul, her power explosively increased upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Having entered the Nascent Soul stage, where the power of consciousness significantly influences methods and techniques, she is already able to use Heavenly Being level spells despite being merely at the Nascent Soul stage.

I can feel my whole body tingling just from her approaching.

But the real problem is, even if Kim Yeon reaches the Four-Axis stage, can she kill the Mad Lord, that old monster?

By the time she reaches the Four-Axis stage, wouldnt the Mad Lord already have created several Integration stage puppets?

If he brought up this topic, it means,

Regardless of the uniqueness of my heart essence or anything else, he no longer cares about my Formless Sword since Four-Axis stage and Integration stage puppets are more attractive to him.

Then I must,

"Anyway, to your eyes, Master. I am a lowly person with inferior qualities who would be better off as a full resident of the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress."

[Right. That's why I want to help you become even more superior.]

"Correct. But, doesn't Kim Yeon still have more potential to grow?"

Sacrifice myself and make Kim Yeon's potential growth more appealing to him since he still finds her attractive.

"Rather than making her a puppet, it would be more efficient to properly train her as a puppeteer. Above all"

I match my reasoning to the logic of the Mad Lord.

"If you make me a puppet, I would like to be handled by Kim Yeon with her vast consciousness."

[Oh....]

"Being handled by an excellent puppeteer is also the happiness for a puppet, is it not? Instead of making both of us a puppet couple, if you only make me a puppet and leave the control to Yeon..."

I continue, hiding my true feelings from the Mad Lord using my Treading Heavens Beyond the Path heart manipulation.

"Both of us can be happy."

[Thats right, thats right...! Its wonderful! Perfect!]

The Mad Lord claps frantically, tears streaming down his eyes lit with insanity.

[I will make you both happy! I knew it from the moment I saw Yeon like you. You two can achieve the perfect love that I couldn't!]

"."

[Now, lie down right away! I will make you into a perfect puppet! You, you will become the best puppet! I will appoint you as the martial arts instructor for the entire Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress! You will become the guardian deity of the fortress, the general of the castle!]

Externally, I feign joy, but internally, I grit my teeth.

Yeon-ah, Im sorry.'

It seems.

This is my limit.

I've been intervening and taking the modifications myself to prevent her from being modified as much as possible.

But that's all I could do till now.

It seems this short and intense journey of mine ends here.

'But at least since the Mad Lord listened to me, he won't fully turn her into a puppet.'

With her talent, it might take time, but she will eventually surpass the Mad Lord.

And she will avenge me.

Definitely.

Click, click, click.

I get onto the Mad Lord's operating table, waiting for his modification.

It isn't just a full-body modification.

The Mad Lord's statement about accepting me into his world means that he will turn me completely into a puppet, leaving only a bit of my shell intact.

Today, I am going to die.

Click, click!

Chilling mechanical sounds envelop my entire body.

I thought this would be my fourteenth return.

Click.

...?

I slowly opened my eyes.

"Ah, perfect. Rise!"

Creak!

'I' rose from my seat.

'Uh?'

My whole body moves.

"I did my utmost best to create you. Though your body didnt even reach Nascent Soul, I generously used precious materials, so you should have the power comparable to a Four-Axis. I entrust the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress to you, General Seo."

And then,

"Just leave it to me, Lord of the Fortress."

From my mouth,

A strange mechanical sound emerges on its own.

"Now, go to your post. The battle with the Cold Spirit Race is imminent."

"Understood, Lord of the Fortress."

'I' move my body and leave the Mad Lord's workshop.

My whole body pierces through space, moving instantaneously to the outer walls of the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress.

Four-Axis spatial movement!

And then,

'I' begin patrolling the outer walls of the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress.

'What?'

I move my consciousness in confusion.

Wasn't being modified by the Mad Lord supposed to mean death?

Wasn't I supposed to regress?

But contrary to such expectations,

'I' maintain my consciousness in the state of being turned into a living puppet.

'What, what is this!'

In a state of panic, I scream within the body of the living puppet 'I' have become.

I have been turned into a puppet by the Mad Lord, left in a state neither dead nor alive.

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