Chapter Nineteenth: The Majesty of Yang Liquid

  The human-shaped wooden puppet in front of Fang Tian Nan had a body similar to that of an adult human. However, the way it walked back and forth looked quite strange to Fang Tian Nan. Especially the "creaking" sound it made would always make Fang Tian Nan wonder how much combat power such a puppet could exert.

  If we say that from the beginning of entering the legacy cave, the first test is a cultivator's innate attribute, isn't it more suitable for alchemy? Then in that special room, what was being tested was the cultivator's temperament. By the time they reached the hundred-step platform, what was being tested was the cultivator's willpower and their mastery of the energy within their body. So by now, I'm afraid what's being tested is this warrior's combat strength?

  Fang Tian Nan was very clear that this ten-meter square empty space was left for the battle between him and Mu Ou.

  For an alchemist, this order of trials is also necessary.

  The innate attributes of a cultivator, which are determined from birth, are crucial in deciding whether one can become an alchemist; the moral character of an alchemist is also worth considering. Therefore, even if Lei Tianfeng revealed his killing intent in that room, he was only deprived of rewards and not directly eliminated. As for willpower and mastery over one's own energy, these are essential for any profession. And as a successful alchemist, one naturally needs a certain amount of martial power to defend oneself, after all, this world still respects strength above all else.

  It's just unknown what kind of test will be encountered after passing this level.

  In Fang Tian Nan's heart, he was secretly pondering, subconsciously, his eyes still flickered towards the mountain top.

  It's still quite a distance from here to the top of the mountain.

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  The wooden puppet, after entering the empty space of ten meters square, stood still by itself, as if waiting for Fang Tiannan's attack. For a while, Fang Tiannan did not immediately choose to take action. Although it is said that in the trials of the Transmission Cave Heaven, there will be no danger to life, but if he "dies" under the puppet's sword at this time, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Fang Tiannan's mind.

  Even if he goes out, it's unlikely that he'll recover in three to five years. As for Fang Tian Nan's cultivation path, it will naturally have a huge impact.

  However, Fang Tiannan never moved, and the wooden puppet stood at the forefront of the road. Fang Tiannan wanted to bypass it, but that was clearly impossible.

  The gentle breeze in the mountains came, and Fang Tian Nan's thoughts cleared up a bit. In the end, Fang Tian Nan still let out a sigh, relying on his basic martial skills that he had cultivated over time, slowly approaching the wooden puppet. As a dark energy realm warrior, he wouldn't be particularly skilled in martial techniques. Moreover, Fang Tian Nan usually practiced by himself and rarely exchanged martial techniques with his sect, so it was unrealistic to expect him to have many fancy moves in actual combat.

  Fortunately, Fang Tian Nan was not without combat experience.

  Every trial in the Youming Mountains was a near-death experience for Fang Tiannan. Whether it was encountering a first-class demon beast or exchanging blows with other cultivators, Fang Tiannan had to be extremely cautious and expend more energy to gain anything.

  When facing a human-shaped wooden puppet, Fang Tian Nan's first move was naturally an exploratory probe using basic sword techniques.

  Unexpectedly, the wooden puppet's attack was exceptionally fierce. Just as Fang Tian Nan's fist had just started to move and hadn't yet reached the puppet, the long sword in the puppet's hand flashed out with a sharp gleam.

  Fang Tian Nan could only dodge quickly, barely avoiding it.

  The wooden puppet didn't move, but once it did, it shocked everyone. The continuous and unrelenting attack moves looked extremely beautiful, and on the sword's edge, there was a subtle flow of true energy. At least, in Fang Tian Nan's eyes, he had never seen such a powerful sword move before. Even more so, Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but think that if every small path had a wooden puppet blocking the way, even Qing Yun Sect's Gu Yan Ruo wouldn't be its match.

  However, the wooden puppet did not particularly target Fang Tian Nan in its subsequent moves, but rather seemed to be reminding Fang Tian Nan of its strength and presence.

  Is it just for intimidation?

  Fang Tian Nan's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but look at the human-shaped wooden puppet with great interest. After it had demonstrated all its sword moves, it completely stopped moving, and only then did Fang Tian Nan let out a sigh of relief, before standing opposite the puppet once again.

  Thus, Fang Tian Nan carefully swung out his own fist once again.

  The puppet's reaction was quite different from before. This time, it didn't wildly display all its sword moves, but instead countered Fang Tian Nan's attack with a targeted move and then returned to calmness.

  Moreover, Fang Tiannan could even more clearly feel that the wooden puppet in front of him seemed to have intentionally suppressed its own combat strength, compressing its actual power to the boundary of dark energy peak.

  This made Fang Tian Nan's eyes suddenly shine brightly.

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  After several attempts, Fang Tian Nan roughly figured out the rules of passing through without much difficulty.

  Considering Fang Tian Nan's own strength is at the dark energy boundary of the martial artist level, so when responding, the human-shaped wooden puppet only exerted its peak dark energy boundary strength. On the 10-meter square empty ground, although there were many sword marks, most of them were caused by the wooden puppet demonstrating its power earlier.

  It seems that the appearance of this wooden puppet is not an arbitrary arrangement, nor is it a rigid desire to block all adventurers, but rather a need to test whether each adventurer can break through their own strength limits.

  If Fang Tiannan could suddenly exert the power of the Huajing realm at this time, then the wooden puppet in front of him would probably be broken through by Fang Tiannan in a short period of time.

  As for why the human-shaped wooden puppet had such a humanized expression, and could even distinguish the strength of the adventurer, that was something Fang Tian Nan couldn't understand. Fang Tian Nan could only attribute everything to the old man who left behind the legacy of the Dongtian, with his vast and profound divine powers.

  At this point, Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but have a few thoughts.

  Although his superficial strength was only in the realm of Dark Energy, if he could stimulate the Yang liquid inside his Dantian, wouldn't that be comparable to a warrior in the realm of Transformed Energy? Thinking about it, Fang Tian Nan secretly controlled the Yang liquid inside his Dantian, releasing all the Yang attribute energy contained within, and using his attacking fist as a medium, directly blasting towards the wooden puppet's head.

  Fang Tian Nan's fist was blocked by the wooden puppet as expected.

  All of a sudden, there was a loud "Bang" sound. Fang Tian Nan's right fist struck the sword face that the wooden puppet used to block with. At the same time, Fang Tian Nan's fist emerged unscathed and, following the complete explosion of a drop of Yang Liquid energy, swept out circle after circle of white light ripples, scattering them in all directions.

  Soon, these white halos crossed over the green long sword and surged towards the wooden puppet's head.

  It can be said that this kind of attack method was completely beyond the puppet's expectations. Generally, the dark energy boundary warriors' attacking moves could only carry a few strands of energy, infiltrating into the opponent's body, entangling with the opponent's meridian energy circulation. Unless they broke through to the Human Yuan Boundary, they would not be able to use the power of their true yuan.

  And Fang Tiannan's punch, on the surface, looked no different from most dark energy realm warriors' attacks, but the effect it achieved was beyond Fang Tiannan's imagination.

  The burst of yang liquid, the energy it contained, actually broke through the wooden puppet's long sword. The green long sword was unharmed, but the energy released by the explosion of yang liquid went beyond the sword and reached the wooden puppet's head.

  With another loud "Bang", the wooden puppet's head suddenly burst open. The entire puppet, having lost its integrity, stood still in front of Fang Tian Nan.

  At this time, Fang Tiannan still maintained an attacking posture. The long sword in Mu Ou's hand was fixed in place, blocking Fang Tiannan's path. When Fang Tiannan punched again, Mu Ou didn't react at all.

  Until the wooden puppet's body was completely destroyed by Fang Tiannan, the green long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a "ding" sound, and only then did Fang Tiannan stop attacking.

  Picked up the blue long sword with a stretch of his hand, swung it casually a few times, and couldn't help but sigh: "Indeed, this is a good sword. This should be the reward for this level, right?"

  At the same time, as Fang Tian Nan's hand grasped the hilt of his sword, the scattered bodies of the wooden puppets transformed into a soft, yellowish-brown glow that gradually faded and disappeared. On the spot where the puppet's heart had been, a dull, pale blue stone was left behind.