At this moment, in Qian Duoduo's Upper Spirit Sea, Middle Spirit Sea, and Lower Spirit Sea, a Golden Core had already formed in each.
However, his Spirit Sea was too vast, and the Golden Core catalyzed by the Mystic Spirit Pill had not fully absorbed the Spiritual Qi and Spirit Liquid within the Spirit Sea.
Long Jinxuan and Hua Biaobang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Qian Duoduo had just conquered their hearts with Medicinal Pills and Magic Treasures, if his cultivation was only Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, then this death match was destined to be lost.
But now, Qian Duoduo, using some unknown method, had actually ascended seven levels to Golden Core Great Perfection, which meant this battle had a chance.
However, before they could even catch their breath,
Qian Duoduo's cultivation jumped up again, reaching Nascent Soul Initial Stage!
Long Jinxuan and Hua Biaobang were so scared that they both stepped back.
The Left Eyebrow Peak Giant opposite had just taken two large strides, but seeing the Nascent Soul Initial Stage aura emanating from Qian Duoduo, his steps immediately changed to small, quick ones.
The Nascent Soul Stage is when a Cultivator's Golden Core matures to its extreme, transforming into a Nascent Soul that looks just like the Cultivator.
The solidity and size of the Nascent Soul indicate the different states of the Nascent Soul Stage: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Great Perfection.
Zeng Zifang and Zhao Yanran both stood up simultaneously, their eyes wide, staring at Qian Duoduo as if they had seen a ghost.
If Qian Duoduo ascended to Nascent Soul Initial Stage, there would be no need to fight this death match.
However, this was not the end.
Qian Duoduo used the mask on his face to display his cultivation as Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and then Nascent Soul Late Stage.
“You, you, you!”
Zhao Yanran pointed at Qian Duoduo, unable to speak.
If Qian Duoduo ascended to Nascent Soul Late Stage, what was the point of fighting the Zongshi War?
Seeing her so frightened, Zeng Zifang, instead, smiled, put her hands on her slender waist, swayed twice, and said in a sickeningly sweet voice:
“Little Qian, kill them for your sister.”
Hearing her speak so sweetly, Qian Duoduo almost dropped from Nascent Soul Late Stage back to Ningqi Level 1.
That feeling was like a fierce lion pretending to be a cute cat.
He held his breath, letting his cultivation jump to Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
“Who are you?” Zhao Yanran’s eyes were about to pop out.
She recalled the Ethereal Weapon Tribulation at Peak Head Cliff not long ago. Her grandfather, Zhao Family Old Ancestor, had privately told her that there was very likely a spy in Ba Ling Sect, and the spy's cultivation was not low, perhaps Nascent Soul Great Perfection, or even Heavenly Human Realm.
Just as everyone was about to burst into an uproar, Qian Duoduo let his cultivation slide down from Nascent Soul Great Perfection: Nascent Soul Late Stage, Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Nascent Soul Initial Stage, Golden Core Great Perfection, Golden Core Late Stage.
“Stop here, just here.” Qian Duoduo looked at Long Jinxuan and Hua Biaobang.
Their foreheads were already covered in sweat. Qian Duoduo reaching Nascent Soul Great Perfection had scared them, and then returning to Golden Core Late Stage had surprised them.
How could they not be sweating all over, oscillating between shock and joy?
“Elder Qian, please stabilize your cultivation, and let’s strike at the enemy together!” Long Jinxuan said respectfully.
Qian Duoduo nodded, thinking, “The act is over, it’s time for the real deal.”
The reason he put on an act was because of Zhao Yanran’s remark, “Magic Treasure is ultimately an external object, nothing to fear!”
As an Artifact Refiner, he would not allow anyone to look down on Artifact Refining, or on Magic Treasures.
And what created the false cultivation earlier was the mask Yu Yixiang gave him, which was also a Magic Treasure.
A simple illusion created by a Magic Treasure scared you to death, and you still have the nerve to say “nothing to fear”?
Qian Duoduo muttered to himself, “This Upper Road’s Explosive Spirit Pill is unreliable; the cultivation it boosts isn’t solid.”
There had to be a reason for him to jump from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
He said this to give Zeng Zifang and Zhao Yanran an explanation.
Explosive Spirit Pill is a high-grade Medicinal Pill that can boost cultivation by an entire Realm.
Such a Divine Pill, let alone Cultivators on the Lower Road, even Cultivators on the Middle Road cannot buy it.
After explaining, Qian Duoduo waved his hands forward, and twenty-four Corpse Puppets appeared neatly in front of them.
Among them, six were low-grade Dan artifacts, and sixteen were high-grade artisan artifacts.
The Corpse Puppets were fully armed: Soul Locking Chain inside their bodies, Green Puppet Armor on their bodies, a golden shield in their left hand, and the Blood Demon Sword in their right hand.
Every four Corpse Puppets formed a small formation.
The six small formations then formed a large formation.
The power of the large formation was equivalent to the strength of a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator.
Long Jinxuan and Hua Biaobang felt a little more at ease seeing the Corpse Puppet Formation; at least Qian Duoduo would not hold them back now.
Without Qian Duoduo holding them back, they were confident that, like Du Xiong, they could at least take one enemy down with them even if they died.
Just as they were about to charge again, they saw Qian Duoduo flick his finger, and a strange Spirit Beast rushed to the front of the Corpse Puppet Formation.