Chapter 1132: Subduing the Corpse Puppet
Actually, Lin Chen was quite curious just now. According to the warning on the stele, this ancient tomb should be full of dangers.
But as he walked through, he encountered no risks. It turned out the real danger came from these dozen undead puppets.
The attack from a dozen True God Realm high-level experts could destroy the heavens and the earth. Lin Chen felt all the hairs on his body stand on end.
However, instead of retreating, Lin Chen advanced, reaching out with one hand to grab the undead puppet in front of him.
Rumble!
Almost simultaneously, those earth-shattering attacks created a bottomless trench where Lin Chen stood.
In the Tianyan space, Lin Chen let out a long breath.
If he didn't possess the Tianyan inheritance, allowing him to enter the Tianyan space at any time, he would have been doomed just now.
Lin Chen's gaze shifted to the undead puppet not far away.
At this moment, the undead puppet's eyes glowed red, coldly staring at Lin Chen.
"Master, you're really reckless, bringing this thing in. Are you planning to tame him?" Xiaoshuai asked helplessly.
"Of course, Xiaoshuai. You must have a way, right?" Lin Chen smiled.
"There's a way, but you need to make this guy behave!" Xiaoshuai said.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, the undead puppet had already lunged at Lin Chen like a flash of lightning.
"Dare to act wild on my turf!" Lin Chen snorted coldly, and a burst of five-colored Spiritual Energy shot out from his hand.
Outside, Lin Chen was always very low-key, rarely using his skills to avoid drawing attention.
But in the Tianyan space, Lin Chen had no such concerns.
The five elements, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, quickly formed five cages in the air, trapping the undead puppet inside.
However, the undead puppet, indeed worthy of being a True God Realm expert, struck the five cages with fierce attacks.
Crack!
The cage made of gold Spiritual Power was shattered by the undead puppet, followed by the wood, water, fire, and earth cages, all broken by him one by one.
The undead puppet, having escaped the cages, roared and charged at Lin Chen once more.
As he approached Lin Chen again, golden light suddenly shone on the ground.
Suddenly, the five-colored energy transformed into vines, quickly entangling the undead puppet tightly.
"Master, it's now!" Xiaoshuai said in a deep voice.
Lin Chen's body flashed, appearing in front of the undead puppet.
Bang!
Lin Chen slammed a palm onto the undead puppet, channeling spiritual power into its body.
On the undead puppet's body, runes flashed one after another.
What Lin Chen needed to do now was erase the imprint left by the ancient Martial God and inject his own imprint into the undead puppet.
Though the ancient Martial God's imprint was still quite formidable, even after a millennium.
"Erase it!" Lin Chen shouted angrily, infusing spiritual power into the undead puppet's body.
As if sensing Lin Chen's intent, the undead puppet's resistance became more and more intense.
In the end, it even broke the vines made of five-colored Spiritual Energy.
The undead puppet snapped the vines and struck a heavy palm toward Lin Chen's chest.
"Master, dodge quickly!" Xiaoshuai exclaimed, warning him.
"Almost there!" Lin Chen gritted his teeth, determination glinting in his eyes as he continued to infuse spiritual power.
He knew that if he stopped now, all his efforts would be in vain, making it impossible to tame the undead puppet again.
Just as the undead puppet's black fist was about to smash into Lin Chen, it suddenly halted.
Lin Chen let out a sigh of relief and sat on the ground with a thud.
At this moment, Lin Chen's back was soaked with sweat. A second slower, and he would have been struck by the undead puppet's punch.
Although the opponent was an undead puppet, it was still a high-level True God Realm expert, and its strength was genuine.
If hit by that punch, Lin Chen wouldn't die but would be seriously injured.
This was a gamble, but in the end, Lin Chen won.
"Master, you really are reckless!" Xiaoshuai also sighed in relief.
Lin Chen smiled faintly, "Fortune favors the bold! I have great confidence in myself."
"Alright, let's imprint mine now!" Lin Chen said eagerly.
"Okay, infuse your spiritual power into the undead puppet's brain. Once you feel a connection, it's done." Xiaoshuai instructed.
Lin Chen nodded and channeled his spiritual power into the undead puppet's mind.
Soon, Lin Chen established a connection with the undead puppet.
The feeling was incredible, like the undead puppet's body was his own, fully under his control.
With this undead puppet, Lin Chen's combat power had practically doubled.
"Xiaoshuai, how do I control it?" Lin Chen asked eagerly.
"Just inject a hundred spirit stones into the undead puppet, and you're good to go!" Xiaoshuai replied.
"What! A hundred spirit stones!" Lin Chen felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He had already used up quite a few spirit stones to seize the Heavenly Source Ancient Sword, and now this undead puppet was also a spirit stone glutton.
"You're just getting what you paid for. If anyone else got this undead puppet, they'd be ecstatic." Xiaoshuai teased.
"Alright, I'll go check if there are any treasures left in this tomb." Lin Chen said solemnly.
Lin Chen had already explored before, and those undead puppets had left.
Looking at the devastation on the ground, Lin Chen gasped in shock.
"Lin Chen, go to the passage on the far right." Xiaoshuai said solemnly.
"Got it!" Lin Chen's figure flashed as he darted into the right passage.
As he reached the end of the passage, Lin Chen felt a wave of heat surging towards him.
Exiting the passage, Lin Chen was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Below him was flowing lava, with a dozen steel cable bridges suspended above the lava cliffs, connecting to a stone door on the opposite side.
"Master, out of these dozen passages, only one is real. Only by choosing the right path can you reach the other side alive." Xiaoshuai said in a deep voice.
Lin Chen squinted, gazing at the dozen steel cable bridges.
Each of these steel cable bridges was unique, with different runes carved on them.
Lin Chen's eyes finally fell on a rickety, almost collapsing steel cable bridge.
Many cables on this bridge were broken, giving the impression that the entire bridge would collapse if someone stepped on it.
"I'll choose that steel cable bridge!" Lin Chen said firmly.
"Master is very clever; that is indeed the only way to live." Xiaoshuai said with a smile.
Lin Chen walked up to the steel cable bridge; despite being prepared, he was still startled.
Many parts of the bridge were supported by only one cable, and below him was the boiling lava.
One wrong step and even a god would face certain death.
"Master, didn't you just say fortune favors the bold? Are you scared now?" Xiaoshuai teased.
"Who said I'm scared!" Lin Chen took a deep breath and stepped onto the steel cable bridge.
As soon as Lin Chen's foot touched the bridge, it started to tremble violently.
Walking on it felt almost like swinging on a swing.
"Master, what's ahead should be a great opportunity for you. But if you're scared, you can quit." Xiaoshuai reminded him.
"Scared! The martial path is full of thorns; how can one reach the peak if afraid?" Lin Chen said with determination, stepping forward, one step at a time.
After just a few steps, the cable beneath him snapped, and Lin Chen began to fall.
Lin Chen reached out with his right hand, grabbing a cable to stabilize himself and prevent a fall.
"Phew!" Lin Chen exhaled a breath of relief.
This path truly is a narrow escape from death!