The Heaven-reaching Giant Snake emerged like a mythic creature, churning the lake waters, its might only slightly less than a Heavenly King's.
Feeling the might of the shell he now inhabited, Shocking Heart Needle calmed himself. "This Blood and Flesh Puppet, at its peak, was once a Seventh Rank Daoist Soldier, and it was Shocking Dispersed One's proudest creation. It's just that, unlike metal puppets, Blood and Flesh Puppets degrade far more over time; after countless years, their functions have decayed greatly, dropping from Seventh to Sixth Rank, with several arrays damaged—yet, with my Sixth Realm soul and spiritual power in control, I can barely wield Heavenly King-level might. Killing this brat is still possible. These fake death and resurrection tricks…either a clone or some ancestral safe haven, there's no way he can rely on them forever. If I kill him now, he most likely will not revive again."
