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"Shadow Shackles.'

Seeing that the devil puppet was again issuing the strange movement of his. Leo immediately pointed his palm toward the moving devil puppet in the distance, clenching it in the next second as the shadows behind the devil puppet could be discerned twisting crazily...

Following that, thick tendrils of darkness, akin to thick chains that originated through the unknown realm abruptly coil toward its mechanical physique...

Momentarily halting its movement in the process, destroying its rhythm and the attempt to use its abyssal dance skill before it successfully broke from the restraints of the shadows!

Boom!

At the same time, when the devil puppet broke from the restraints of the shadows. A sharp object suddenly hit its back, making it stagger on its feet as another shadow bombarded his side.

Crippling away some of its surface materials as the rotting flesh hidden within the depths of its mechanical body began to unfold toward the damp catacombs.

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Seeing the familiar rooting flesh within and the familiar scent it was releasing. Leo's heart couldn't help but beat at an alarming rate, clouding his mind in slight anger as the desire to consume the rooting flesh abruptly emerged within his being.

Feeling that by consuming the flesh, his species would further evolve, making his capability much stronger than the current him.

"The flesh of the devil... Furthermore, its grade and cultivation realm was much higher than the low devil that I met in that town."

Weakly mumbling under his breath. Leo hurriedly took a long deep breath, suppressing the raging desire within his body as he hurriedly took out a "Medallions of Forceful Upgrade" within his inventory.

Understanding that he could no longer prolong the fight, afraid that a mistake or an accident would appear in the mids of their battle, causing him to be unable to get the mechanical physique of the devil puppet in the process.

"I couldn't afford to let the devil puppet escape now. Not when I see it concealing a corpse of a high-level demon inside its mechanical body!'

"System, upgrade "Shadow Shackles" and "Qi Bullet" skills quickly!'

Ding!

[ Upgrading Shadow Shackles and Qi Bullet skills would cost the host 3 medallions of forceful upgrade and 10,000 horror points!

(Accept/Declined)? ]

...

-10,000 horror points!

-3 Medallions of Forceful Upgrade!

Ding!

[ Please wait for the upgrade to finish... ]

Soon, upon accepting the deal. Leo hurriedly stepped backwards for a couple of meters, successfully evading the approaching chains of the devil puppet in the distance, watching how its heavy chain created deep crevices in his previous location.

...

Boom! Boom!

Seeing that its enemy become more nimble as their battle passed by, not attempting to damage its physique as if waiting for something, the eyes of the devil puppet again deepened in colour...

Instantly releasing a glint of unknown light that hurriedly travelled toward the far distance, toward the evading Leo at high speed!

"Keke~ Are you planning to plant that disgusting desire again in my mind?"

However, upon hitting the pale figure of Leo in the far distance. the devil puppet unknowingly halts on its movement, feeling an intense premonition of danger on its body upon seeing that Leo's pale figure in the far distance suddenly vanishes like smoke...

As if, everything that just occurred right now was an illusion!

As the devil puppet was panicking inside, the pale figure of Leo silently and suddenly emerged meters away on its back.

On his hands, a small double coloured Qi bullet, carrying the profundities of 2 rules within its being could be seen releasing intense pressure toward the atmosphere above...

Twisting the space around the area as Leo slowly unfolded a smirk on his pale face, feeling an intense excitement coursing through his being due to the unknown effects that the Qi bullet was carrying upon successfully upgrading above its natural level!

"Keke~ The rule of Life Nature and the Rule of Inevitable death... I wonder what kind of effects they would produce when fused together.'

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Clank!

Upon feeling the strange shift of atmosphere behind him, the devil puppet hurriedly tilted its head behind its back, only for it to behold the strange Qi bullet, alternating between two colours of green and black swiftly enlarging within its emotionless irises.

Understanding that it couldn't evade in time, the devil puppet hurriedly raised its chains toward its front, planning to cover its body with its thickness in order to lower the damage it would receive.

Boom!

In an instant, upon collision, the rule of Inevitable death quickly invaded the puppet's mechanical circuit, ignoring the thick chains protecting its body as it began to erode the physique of the devil puppet!

Furthermore, the rule of Life Nature slowed down its cognition by an amount, akin to a being wearing down by time, making its thinking capability slowly wither in the process...

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"Shadow Chains.'

Seeing this strange effect of his Qi bullet, Leo didn't show a hint of a smile on his face... Being replaced by unprecedented seriousness as he immediately pointed his left palm toward the devil puppet in the far distance.

Clenching his fist with force as he watches the shadows around transform into thick black chains that coil around the physique of the devil puppet...

Causing the devil puppet to crazily shake its physique in an attempt to escape the restriction of the shadows but to no avail!

Furthermore, upon being upgraded by his medallion of forceful upgrade, the thick shadow chains of his gain the ability to slowly weaken the strength of beings it managed to catch! Whether it was alive or not!

"Keke, who would have expected that upgrading the skill of high Demon would give me surprises?'

Leo thought, taking out a yellow fruit within his inventory before hurriedly consuming it, causing his Qi to recover by 7.5% as he continued feeding Qi to his shadow chains...

Slowly weakening the struggle of the devil puppet in the distance as time continues to pass by.

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Soon, upon another 2 minutes of unceasingly feeding Qi to his "Shadow Chains".

Leo's Qi was further reduced by another 25%, only leaving him with 55% of his Qi, making him slightly frown as he stared at the greatly weakened devil puppet in the short distance.

Slowly approaching its mechanical physique, Leo leisurely took out the materials within his inventory, placing it closely toward the still struggling devil puppet in front as he unhurriedly placed his palm toward its head.

"Keke~ I hope it works.'

"Extraction.'

Leo weakly mumbled with a smile before activating his extraction skill.

In an instant, upon activating the skill, the interior mechanical parts and the corpse hidden within the physique of the devil puppet hurriedly entered his vision.

Following that, the intricate core, circuits, and inscriptions within its being slowly unfold to his grey eyes. Making him feel slightly dizzy upon unable to understand and comprehend its vastness and secrets.

Shaking his head, momentarily closing his eyes in order to extricate himself from staring further toward its intricate design. Leo began to focus his mind on its chaotic Qi that was hidden within its core...

Fully activating his Extraction skill as he slowly manipulated its chaotic Qi outside its body, dispersing it toward the damp atmosphere afterwards.

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Instantly causing the devil puppet to shout in pure agony upon feeling its soul that was hidden within its core slowly being ripped apart by Leo's lack of skill... Making its struggle to become much stronger in the process.

Unfortunately, as if already aware of what would happen, Leo calmly yet hurriedly increased the Qi he was feeding to his shadow chains by an amount, further strengthening their effects. Making the attempt of the devil puppet to escape unsuccessful.

"Shhh, don't be frightened, it's not that bad actually, the pain is only at the level of the bite of an ant..."

Leo reassured before continuing to extract its chaotic Qi. Slowly weakening the devil puppet in the process as its Qi hidden within its core unceasingly decreased, making its movement greatly slow down as the flickering on its eyes also began to waver.

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Ding!

[ Congratulations upon defeating a Peak Stage of the Core Formation realm on your own for the first time!

+10,000 Horror points!

+12 free attribute points!

+2 Peak Enlightenment Stone! ]

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon getting hold of a Trancended grade puppet for the first time!

+50,000 horror points!

+24 free attribute points!

+5 puppet design (ranges from advanced to great puppet!) ]

Soon, after emptying its core with Qi. Leo instantly saw the emotionless eyes of the devil puppet flickered slightly before dying down- a testament that it couldn't move due to its core being emptied by Qi.

"Huff~ Finally, I finally get my hand on this unknown puppet!'

Clenching his fist in excitement, Leo finally deactivated the shadow chains that were coiling around the mechanical body of the devil puppet, causing it to fall toward the ground lifelessly, splashing the ink-black water toward the distance in the process...

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