"Wow. That's so impressive."
"However, we shouldn't be in any danger at Canaan Academy, but it's very possible that the family will encounter dangerous situations. Xiao Yan has now become a distracted, insane demon. If Xiao Yan seeks revenge against the family, that would be terrible." Xiao Yu said seriously as she looked at the two large figures in front of her.
She was obviously very worried about the family.
Especially after knowing that Xiao Yan had killed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, she regarded Xiao Yan as the most dangerous person.
If someone could go so far as to mercilessly kill their own brothers, what wouldn't they be capable of?
"You don't have to worry about the Xiao Family. I have already asked the Yunlan Sect to keep an eye on them. They won't give Xiao Yan any opportunity," Brother Xu Ran said gravely. But really, given Xiao Yan's nature, it was unlikely he would ever harm his own family. It was actually more likely that I would.
A demon? Was that really me?
"Hehe. Xiao Yan is already scared witless by Brother Xu Ran. How could he possibly dare to go against the family? Brother Xu Ran, how do we use this thing?" Xiao Mei looked at the two puppets in front of her with an almost unbearable fondness.
Having control over such powerful puppets, even though she wasn't strong herself, she could practically strut across the Continent with impunity.
It's good that Su Qian doesn't know Brother Xu Ran has such a nice thing on hand; otherwise, he would probably come begging again. Canaan Academy is considered wealthy in the Black Corner Region, but compared to Xu Ran, it seemed desperately poor.
A Dou Zun level puppet, that was something they couldn't even dare to dream of.
A Heavenly Demon Puppet, as long as it's not destroyed, is a long-term obedient enforcer. With proper maintenance, it could be more effective than a genuine Dou Zun Expert.
"Just leave a soul imprint on them."
"But there are only two. How should we divide them?" Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu both looked troubled. If Hu Jia returned from her cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Qi Tower and saw these level of puppets, she would certainly fight for them too.
"This does seem to be a problem. It would be nice if the Soul Hall Sky Venerable sent a few more over." Brother Xu Ran stroked his chin, also somewhat perplexed.
However, if the people from the Soul Hall knew about that dreadful thought in Xu Ran's mind, they would undoubtedly curse him to the skies. The Soul Hall sent people to assassinate Xu Ran; he wasn't afraid, even somewhat looking forward to it.
The Soul Hall is trembling...
"Do you think Soul Hall's Heavenly Venerates are cabbages? You killed three Heavenly Venerates in one go; even for the Soul Hall, that's a significant blow. They won't send experts to target you anytime soon. Next time they make a move, they will surely send a Dou Saint Expert who is far stronger than the Great Celestial Venerable to find you," Xun Er said, somewhat speechless at Xu Ran's complaints.
The Soul Hall's Sky Venerables are feared like tigers in Zhongzhou, yet Xu Ran is actually hoping for them to come.
But, having killed both the Great Celestial Venerable and Second Celestial Venerable together, those of the Soul Hall's Heavenly Venerable level no longer posed a threat to Xu Ran. Next time, it would probably require the Lord of the Soul Hall to take action personally, or perhaps the Hun Clan's strong ones.
Although the Hun Clan intervened in the outside world through the Soul Hall, they had never taken direct action from the shadows. The power of the Ancient Families was much stronger than other ordinary forces, so these families also had restrictions on each other.
But now, it seems that a single Soul Hall is hardly capable of settling the scores with Xu Ran anymore.
"When the Soul Hall sends people over next time, I'll refine a few more puppets for you. But for now, there are only two. If you want to fight for them, then let's speak with strength. Whoever is stronger in a fight can have their pick of the puppets first. That way, no one can accuse me of playing favorites, right?" Xu Ran thought for a moment, then added, "However, let me be clear, if you get one of these two puppets, then you'll have to give priority to others next time when I make more."
"Hehe, I agree. Let the strongest take them. Otherwise, there's always someone whispering in ears," whispered Hu Jia and Xue Ni, who had also arrived at some point. A look of shock was evident in their eyes as they gazed at the two puppets in the room.
"Hehe, Xu Ran. The strength of these two puppets should have reached the Douzong Level, right?" Hu Jia looked at Xu Ran with anticipation. It was impossible for something that Xu Ran brought out to be below the Douzong Level. If it was too weak, it wouldn't serve any protective purpose.
"These two puppets, one is at the strength of Dou Zun Seven Stars, and the other is at the peak of Dou Zun," Xu Ran declared proudly.
"Dou Zun!"
All the women were thoroughly shocked.
In the Black Corner Region, it seemed that even those strong ones ranked in the top ten of the Black List were only at the Douhuang Level...
These two puppets were actually more than twenty levels higher than a Douhuang.
"That won't do. If we go by strength, then Xun Er will definitely get one of the puppets," Xiao Mei said with a gloomy face. Although her "Cultivation Level" was similar to Xiao Yu's and Hu Jia's, and even slightly more profound than Hu Jia's because she had been with Xu Ran for a longer time, when it came to practical combat, she was at a disadvantage.
Since her time in Wu Tan City, she was the earliest among the Xiao Family to be with Xu Ran, and afterward, she hardly experienced any hardships, nor did she ever face any bottlenecks in her "Cultivation." Hence, she hardly had any exposure to real combat. Even when she did fight, it was by overpowering with "Cultivation," which made it hard for her when the "Cultivation Levels" were comparable.
Xiao Yu had entered Canaan Academy before meeting Xu Ran, so her combat abilities were far from weak, while Hu Jia, the big witch of the outer academy, was even stronger in real combat.
"I won't compete for the puppets this time; I'll let you have them," Xun Er said generously. She was clever. Next time, the strong ones that Xu Ran would kill were at least at the Dou Sheng Level, and by then, wouldn't it be easy to get a Dou Sheng puppet?
Although the thought of a Dou Sheng Level puppet seemed rather frightening, she believed Xu Ran could do it.
"I'll also bow out, my strength is too weak right now," Xue Ni said, although she envied the strong combat capabilities of the two puppets before her, but she had just begun to improve her strength with Xu Ran's help. And since she was the last to join, she did not want to sour her relationship with the other women.
"So now it's just the three of us left, me, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei."
The three women locked gazes with each other, almost sparking fire with their eyes.
This was especially true between Hu Jia and Xiao Mei... It seemed like the two had been at odds since they first met.
"Let's fight then. Brother Ran taught me a lot of Earth Rank Combat Skills, and I haven't used them yet," Xiao Mei pouted. It was true that she lacked practical combat experience, but she had received plenty of nice things from being by Xu Ran's side. Xu Ran had directly transferred many of the combat skills he had comprehended to Xiao Mei, saving her the effort.
"Earth Rank Combat Skills..." Hu Jia said enviously. If only she could have met Xu Ran earlier.