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This is the most difficult part of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet. The resonance of the three elements is extremely difficult. In the original novel, Xiao Yan spent three whole days before he finally grasped the moment of resonance and successfully refined it.

Having prepared himself mentally, Xiao Fan was ready for a protracted battle. He carefully sensed the resonance between the three while taking out the metal materials needed to refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet and continuously roasting and burning them with a strange fire.

The colorful metals, under the burning of Xiao Fan's strange fire, gradually turned red-hot, then softened and finally turned into clumps of liquid, mixing together.

Refining the metal took half a day, but the resonance on the Heavenly Demon Puppet's body still hadn't appeared. So, Xiao Fan used the strange fire to continuously roast all the liquefied materials, constantly refining their essence, while searching for an opportunity for the three elements to resonate on the body. Another half a day passed.

Just as Xiao Fan continued to control the temperature of the strange fire, he suddenly sensed a strange energy fluctuation coming from the corpse of the old demon, which was a trace of the resonance of the three. Upon seeing this, Xiao Fan formed a strange hand seal and pressed it onto the body. Immediately, the soul fluctuation on the puppet's forehead and the demon core in its chest suddenly spread out surging energy, rushing towards the limbs and bones of the body.

Xiao Fan used his powerful soul force to carefully control the spread of the soul within the puppet and the violent energy of the seventh-order magic core, fearing that the two might accidentally break the balance that had been so hard to maintain.

After about two hours, the violent fluctuations gradually subsided. As the power of the soul force and the magic core completely penetrated every corner of the puppet's body, the puppet, which was originally lifeless, gradually began to emanate fierce energy fluctuations, comparable to those of a Dou Zong expert. The originally dull and lackluster surface of its body gradually began to glow.

Sensing the changes in the puppet, Xiao Fan no longer hesitated and controlled the molten metal that had been prepared earlier, tilting it onto the surface of the puppet.

"Chi~"

As the hot molten metal spread downwards, a pungent odor filled the air, and wisps of white smoke rose from the points where the molten metal touched the body.

All these highly heated substances came into contact with the body, leaving no trace other than white smoke, which shows that the body had been refined to an extremely high degree.

As the molten metal poured down, Xiao Fan controlled it to slowly envelop the entire surface of the puppet. Then, under the burning of the strange fire, the molten metal was gradually absorbed into the puppet's body, and the originally dull skin gradually began to glow with a silvery-white light unique to metal.

"Does the earth demon feel ashamed...?"

Xiao Fan looked at the silvery-white light rising from the puppet's surface, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet Scroll records that the puppets created are divided into three grades: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The method of identification is to judge by the color of the puppet's body surface: Heaven is gold, Earth is silver, and Human is bronze.

As the molten metal continued to seep into the puppet's body, the silvery-white light spreading across the puppet's surface grew stronger. Seeing this, Xiao Fan bit his finger, and a drop of blood containing his own essence appeared and dripped onto the puppet's forehead.

As Xiao Fan's blood dripped down, the silver light on the puppet's body shone brightly to its extreme. Whether it was Xiao Fan's imagination or not, a faint wisp of golden light seemed to flash within the silver light.

boom!

Blood fell on the puppet's forehead, forming a bright red mark. From then on, the puppet became Xiao Fan's loyal guard and bodyguard, never to betray him.

Chapter 51 Researching Combat Techniques, Shop Refresh

Xiao Fan looked at the Earth Demon Puppet in front of him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. The aura emanating from the puppet was comparable to that of a six-star Dou Zong expert. Although it seemed to be one star lower than the seven-star Dou Zong strength of the Earth Demon Old Ghost in his previous life, it should be noted that the puppet was now fearless of pain and undaunted by death.

As long as Xiao Fan gives the order, even if it's to attack a Dou Di, this Earth Demon Puppet will attack without hesitation and will not disobey any of Xiao Fan's orders.

Moreover, the Earth Demon Puppet's physical body is extremely powerful now. Even with just its physical strength, it is estimated that it can make a two- or three-star Dou Zong feel troubled.

"Strike with all your might towards the space ahead."

Xiao Fan issued a command to the Earth Demon Puppet. Upon receiving the command, the Earth Demon Puppet did not hesitate at all. It clenched its right fist, and surging energy gathered in its right fist, subtly drawing the surrounding space with its fist.

boom!

With a single punch, the Earth Demon Puppet unleashed a hollow passage over a hundred meters long in the magma world ahead. The attack blasted it open, and in an instant, the surrounding magma poured back in, filling the desolate passage once more.

As Xiao Fan sensed the power of the Earth Demon Puppet, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Although the Earth Demon Puppet's strength seemed to have no effect at the moment, it could be improved. Moreover, the pill lightning that would appear when refining pills in the future would be nourishment for the Earth Demon Puppet. No wonder Xiao Fan was so delighted.

"Has the shop not refreshed yet...?"

Xiao Fan saw that the system shop would refresh in a few hours, but he wasn't in a hurry to leave. A month wasn't a long time, but it was enough for him to explore this magma world a little. There were many powerful beings among the fire lizards. The reason Xiao Fan was waiting for the shop to refresh was to see if there was anything he could use.

Having spent so long in the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Fan learned the most important thing: to be prudent. Don't think that just because you know the plot you can act recklessly, otherwise you might not even know how you died.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground for several hours, Xiao Fan couldn't help but start thinking about the "Dragon Extreme Battle Dance" that he had created in a flash of inspiration.

Xiao Fan originally intended to use the Chaos Fire as a medium to condense a giant fire dragon, with the other different flames as auxiliary elements, and to completely integrate them into this fighting technique. The combined power of the four different flames, even in a simple collision and explosion, would be enough to annihilate a low-star Dou Zong. Moreover, under the control of the Chaos Fire, the four different flames would cooperate with each other and unleash their full potential.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fan had only integrated two different flames at that time, and the energy within the fire dragon was about to burst out, leaving Xiao Fan no opportunity to experiment.

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged inside the magma, constantly pondering the possibility of incorporating several different types of strange fire into actual combat. The earth demon puppet, shimmering with silver-white light, stood quietly behind Xiao Fan, revealing no trace of its aura.

As he pondered in his mind, several tiny clusters of strange fire gradually appeared on Xiao Fan's body, quietly distributed in the space in front of him, encroaching on various parts.

The ferocity of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the chill of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, the eeriness of the Fallen Heart Flame, and the solidity of the Tortoise Spirit Earth Flame—four tiny flames, each the size of a finger, burned continuously in the space in front of Xiao Fan. Although Xiao Fan had tried his best to restrain the power of the strange flames, the appearance of the four different flames caused the space of this magma world to distort slightly.

Looking at the four small strange flames in front of him, Xiao Fan slightly curled his fingers, and the pitch-black chaotic fire spread out, transforming into a giant fire dragon the size of an arm, which circled in front of Xiao Fan. Then, with a roar, it devoured the nearest Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.

The Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire has relatively stable properties and an excellent recovery effect, which is why Xiao Fan chose this order after some thought.

The characteristics of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame are like two extremes: one is violent and the other is cold. To balance them is bound to consume more energy.

After the dragon formed from the Chaos Fire devoured the enemy Turtle Spirit, a phantom turtle-shaped giant shadow appeared, which was then obliterated by the dragon. The Turtle Spirit's earth fire transformed into two sharp teeth burning with brown flames, arming the jet-black dragon's teeth.

Seeing the dragon, whose appearance and aura had improved considerably from the original, Xiao Fan's eyes lit up. There was hope!

Then Xiao Fan once again controlled the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, carefully and slowly converging them towards the pitch-black dragon.

Before they even got close, fierce energy surges erupted between the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly.

Sensing the conflicting aura between the two, Xiao Fan used an even more vast soul force to forcibly control them. Fortunately, he only used a small cluster of strange fire, which allowed him to manipulate them so easily.

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, one cold and one hot, slowly approached the dark dragon shadow and gradually settled into the dragon shadow's eyes through its holes.

"One cold, one hot, like yin and yang. Although they are two distinct entities, yin and yang are inherently mutually reinforcing and restraining. As long as their energies are controlled to the same degree, a strange balance can be achieved. Compared to controlling one of them individually and integrating it into the dragon shadow, neutralizing both first is much easier..."

Feeling the fluctuations when the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame merged into the Dragon Shadow's eyes, Xiao Fan felt much more relaxed compared to the previous fusion.

As the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame merged, the aura on the dark dragon shadow rose again, and its eyes seemed to be filled with divine light as it roared and roamed within this magma world.

"Almost there..."

Looking at the flying dragon shadow, Xiao Fan sighed softly. Although he had successfully integrated the three types of energy into the dragon shadow's body, Xiao Fan sensed that the energy within the dragon shadow was already saturated. If he were to add the Fallen Heart Flame, the dragon shadow would probably collapse instantly.

Shaking his head, Xiao Fan pointed. The dragon shadow, originally the size of an arm, had expanded to half a person's height with the addition of the three different flames. With Xiao Fan's movement, the dragon roared and coiled in front of him. The power of the three different flames reinforced each other in its eyes and mouth, and a dazzling energy roared out, enveloping the space where the dragon shadow was coiled, and then completely collapsed.

"Comparable to a high-level Xuan-rank combat skill..."

Xiao Fan looked at that space, where finger-thick spatial cracks appeared for a moment, only to be immediately repaired by the energy of heaven and earth.

Although this attack only possessed the power of a high-level Xuan-rank attack, it's important to understand that the strange fire energy Xiao Fan just used was only the thickness of a finger. If it were truly used in actual combat, the energy of the strange fire would definitely be much more concentrated, and the combat power it unleashed would absolutely reach the level of a Di-rank attack.

"Earth-rank combat skill..."

Xiao Fan murmured to himself, looking at the lonely Fallen Heart Flame beside him, pondering how to balance the energy and integrate it into the Dragon Shadow.

If you just want to incorporate the Fallen Heart Flame, it's not difficult. The real challenge lies in bringing out the full power of the strange fire after the fusion. If the addition of the Fallen Heart Flame disrupts the balance of various energies, causing the power to be restrained, then it's pointless.

Having learned from his previous experience, Xiao Fan once again used the finger-thick amount of strange fire energy to blend and try to further enhance the power of the Dragon Extreme Battle Dance. Unfortunately, he tried more than ten times in total. Three of the fusions with the Fallen Heart Flame caused the Dragon Shadow to collapse prematurely. After five fusions, the balance of the various energies was broken, resulting in insufficient power. The sixth fusion was successful, but the Dragon Shadow still had various flaws, making it easy for opponents to see through and interrupt it.

"Still a little short..."

Rubbing his forehead, Xiao Fan felt quite tired after so many uses of the strange fire, even though the amount of energy from each use was small.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. After the three different flames are fused, the power of Dragon Extreme Battle Dance should be comparable to a low-level Earth-rank combat skill. There is still room for improvement in the future."

Looking at the time, Xiao Fan realized that he had been so engrossed in studying combat techniques that two and a half days had passed without him noticing.

Xiao Fan originally just wanted to wait for the shop to refresh and see the new items, but in the end he became so engrossed in researching combat techniques that he forgot about it.

Xiao Fan brought up the system panel and looked at the refreshed items in the shop.

[Shadow Strike Fist, a Heavenly Rank Battle Technique; its punches shake the Nine Netherworlds, its power shatters the heavens, an ancient Battle Emperor technique from the Battle-Breaking Continent. Price: 100000 Source Coins.]

Xiao Fan's gaze swept over the most conspicuous gold color. Well, it wasn't what he wanted.

[Blood Shadow Explosion, Earth-rank Battle Skill. Consumes a certain amount of Qi and Blood to condense a Blood Shadow with 70% of the original's combat power. Its duration depends on the amount of Qi and Blood consumed. The original and the Blood Shadow can switch positions. Price: 60000 Source Coins.]

[The Three Talents Formation, an Earth-rank battle formation, requires three people to form. It can conjure a phantom image of a god, whose strength is one realm higher than the highest strength of the formation's members. Its duration depends on the three members' teamwork and battle qi value. Price: 50000 Source Coins.]

Xiao Fan's gaze swept over the refreshed items one by one. Although he was somewhat interested in these items, he had no intention of exchanging for them.

After a while, Xiao Fan's gaze fell on an object.

[Place-based teleportation talisman: A teleportation point can be set in advance. Crushing the talisman will create a temporary spatial passage (Note: Distance is limited). Price: 10000 Source Coins.]

Looking at the teleportation talisman, a smile flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes. It was like a pillow being delivered when he was sleepy. With this fixed-point teleportation talisman, Xiao Fan had a better chance of exploring the depths of the magma.

Looking at his remaining 3250 Source Coins, Xiao Fan took out the storage ring he had obtained from the three elders of Mulan. He had already transferred the useful items in it once, and after exchanging everything, Xiao Fan gained another 20,000 Source Coins, bringing his balance to 23250.

Chapter 52 Battle Master Lizardman

Xiao Fan purchased a Vertex Teleportation Talisman from the system shop for 1 silver dollars. Apart from that, he did not purchase any other items.

Although he coveted many items, for him now, every single source coin had to be spent wisely and not wasted easily.

After exchanging for the teleportation talisman, Xiao Fan didn't stay in the same place any longer. With a flash, he headed towards the depths of the magma. He stayed here for a total of five days, successfully refining his flying combat technique, successfully refining his earth demon puppet, and even further improving his research on the Dragon Extreme Battle Dance. He gained a lot.

Moreover, when Xiao Fan traveled from the Black Corner Region to Canaan Academy, he had been honing his alchemy skills on the back of a magical beast, and he had already faintly touched the threshold of a seventh-level alchemist. It would probably not be long before he officially stepped into the realm of a seventh-level alchemist.

As Xiao Fan ventured deeper into the lava, he occasionally encountered a few lone lizardmen. After casually eliminating them, he collected their fire orbs. These lizardmen were weak and wouldn't significantly improve his abilities, so he kept the fire orbs for the time being, planning to give them to Xiao Yan when they met up later.

With the distribution map of the fire lizard clan in his mind, Xiao Fan had no intention of detouring to the nearby weaker settlements. He flew straight to a fire lizard clan settlement with two members at the Dou Zong level.

Although Xiao Fan's goal was the gathering place of the powerful fire lizardmen, he still encountered many patrolling lizardmen along the way. In order not to expose his tracks and cause a disturbance, Xiao Fan did not attack these lizardmen. Instead, he used real chaotic fire to conceal his aura and evade their patrols.

As Xiao Fan watched the lizardmen disappear into the distance, since the Chaos Fire could block their strange detection techniques, he wrapped the Chaos Fire around his body to conceal his aura and gradually approached the tribe.

As they got closer to the tribe, the number of lizardmen patrolling the surrounding lava increased significantly, and their strength had also improved dramatically compared to the lizardmen on the outer perimeter.

Another patrol of lizardmen wandered past Xiao Fan. Seeing that the leader of the lizardmen was close to the Dou Wang level, Xiao Fan knew that he was not far from this tribe.

Sure enough, after evading the patrol team and flying for a short while, Xiao Fan sensed the presence of many lizardmen ahead. Xiao Fan focused his strange fire in his eyes and looked into the distance. There was a cluster of buildings made of strange red stones, arranged in concentric circles. Even in this scorching magma world, the red stones showed no signs of melting, and these peculiar lizardmen lived within these red stones.

Having successfully reached their destination, Xiao Fan flicked his wrist as he looked at the patrol team ahead. Chaos Fire spread out and condensed into dozens of daggers without any aura, which hovered behind him and then flew towards the patrol team.

With Xiao Fan's strength, the patrol team of ten lizardmen died without making a sound, becoming ten fire beads floating in the magma world.

After storing the ten fire beads in his pocket, Xiao Fan moved towards the center of the tribe again. He no longer needed to deliberately avoid the lizardmen's senses, but instead directly killed them. Xiao Fan's movements were much faster. Soon, the ten lizardmen of the third patrol team became fire beads in Xiao Fan's storage ring, contributing to Xiao Yan's strength.

"Jiji!"