was all done by myself in private, and it has nothing to do with Senior Brother Dao Tianyun.""Since I have committed such a grave error, I am beyond forgiveness. The only way to atone for my sins is...The base of the flameless puppet lantern consists of four humanoid puppets, each about a foot tall. They kneel on the ground, bending over with their backs hunched. On their backs sits a circular platform containing a wick.

Above the wicks, although it constantly emits light, there is no flame, hence the name "flameless puppet lamp".

After obtaining the Flameless Puppet Lamp, Jiang Yun naturally also seriously checked the four puppets. He found nothing unusual about them.

Even the appearance of the puppets was identical, clearly carved out by the maker of the flameless lanterns using a standardized mold.

But at this moment, as those twenty rivers of flame flowed into the body of one of the puppets, its eyes suddenly lit up, as if it had come to life.

"Whoosh!"

A massive aura suddenly emanated from within the puppet!

This powerful aura not only caused Ginger Cloud's face to change drastically, but even the vague figure of the Emperor felt a sense of crisis, instantly enveloping itself.

The next moment, Ginger Cloud's eyes widened in astonishment.

Because, he saw with a start that the puppet whose eyes had lit up, though still kneeling there, still bent over in a submissive posture, suddenly turned its head slightly and looked towards the direction of the Emperor.

And, the puppet raised a finger, pointing at the Emperor's trembling hand that was about to fall.

The puppet's finger, only three inches long, yet as the puppet rose, in Jiang Yun's eyes, it replaced heaven and earth, everything. It was as if there was only this single finger existing in the world!

"Boom!"

And immediately following that, a thunderous roar shook the air!

The Emperor's hand, which had yet to descend, was struck by the puppet's ethereal finger and exploded with a deafening roar.

The terrifying explosive power unleashed an endless storm, sweeping in all directions.

What's this!

Above the Emperor's hazy figure, the light emanating from where his eyes were became even more intense, piercing through the storm that was swirling towards him and fixated on the Flameless Puppet Lamp in Jiang Yun's hand.

As the storm was about to strike him, the Emperor finally came to his senses. He reached out and hastily grabbed something at random beside him.

With a "rip," a tear opened in the fabric of space.

And the emperor, with a flick of his vast sleeve, enveloped Yan Tianqi, who was equally dumbfounded, and after one last deep look at Jiang Yun, he stepped into the fissure.

The storm swept through, and the cracks crumbled instantly.

From the moment the Flameless Puppet raised its finger to when the Emperor disappeared, the entire process happened in the blink of an eye.

With the disappearance of the Emperor, the pressure released by the emperor as a great emperor also dissipated, allowing Leng Yichen and Lao Jia and others to finally regain their freedom of action.

And at this moment, they no longer cared what had just happened in that instant. Instead, they both raised their hands and simultaneously charged towards the storm with a deafening roar.

This storm's power is truly formidable.

If they do not intervene, the numerous guards surrounding them will suffer heavy casualties once caught in the storm.

As for Jiang Yun, at this moment he didn't care about any of it.

Even, even the disappearance of that ancient flower before him was ignored.

His eyes were fixed only on the unlit puppet lamp in his hand.

The flameless puppet lamp is now calm again, the light in its eyes has vanished, and its turning head and raised finger have also returned to normal.

Even the tiny flame atop the wick had vanished.

It seems that just now, a single finger drained him of all his life force, transforming him from a living person back into a lifeless puppet.

It seems as if everything that just happened never occurred at all, like a hallucination conjured by Jiang Yun!

Right now, Jiang Yun is truly deeply shocked.

All the incredible things he has experienced in this lifetime are simply too numerous to mention.

But nothing, no matter what, could compare to the profound shock that this very moment brought him!

A lamp, the origin of which I can't even remember if it came from a blessed land or a celestial realm, belonged to a demon lord from the Shan Hai world. Within it, one of the four puppets that served as the lampstand not only came to life but with a casual flick of its finger, effortlessly shattered the palm strike of an emperor...

Is this, really just a puppet

He, wouldn't he be not a carved puppet at all, but a human, a cultivator, perhaps even, a...emperor

If one puppet is a human, wouldn't the other three puppets also be humans, also emperors

They were forged into puppets by a more powerful being, becoming the lampstand of a lamp. Quietly, they bear the wick of the lamp for millennia upon millennia, until eternity!

If that is the case, then who exactly forged them into puppets

And their posture was to kneel there, bowing and hunching over with heads lowered. This was clearly an extremely servile posture, a highly insulting posture, which made them seem like criminals.

Let four emperors be forged into puppets, and forever bear a lamp in the posture of humiliation, like criminals.

Ginger Cloud only felt that her imagination had reached its peak, and she couldn't imagine the answers to any of the questions she had come up with.

Perhaps my thoughts could also be wrong.

These four puppets are indeed just puppets, but they have been given a spirit or perhaps are some kind of magical artifact. Within their bodies lies power comparable to that of an emperor.

But no matter which possibility, to activate the power within them and make them take action, only the flame of the Emperor's power can do it.

Just then, Hu Duming's voice rang out again: "Master, did you see that I only recently found out that this lamp has this function."

"Having just seen you in danger, I was busy urging this puppet to come to your aid and help resolve the crisis. Therefore, I wasn't able to respond to you right away. Please don't blame me."

Originally, Jiang Yun believed that Huo Du Ming was using the Emperor's hand to try and kill him. However, after witnessing the terrifying power of the puppet, he became somewhat uncertain.

To activate such a powerful puppet, it's likely going to take some time.

However, he didn't pay attention to Huo Duming either. Instead, with a flick of his wrist, he put away the Flameless Lantern and looked up at Leng Yichen and Lao Jia who were already walking towards him!

Leng Yi dust and Jia Lao joined forces, finally resolving the storm generated by the shattering of the Emperor's palm.

And at this moment, the two of them stood before Ginger Cloud, and for a time, they were both equally stunned by the shock in their hearts, leaving them unsure of what to say.

Although they saw the flameless puppet lanterns, they didn't see the puppet's movements at all, so they didn't know how Jiang Yun had defused the Emperor's palm strike.

After staring at Ginger Cloud for a moment, Leng Yichen finally turned his head and addressed the guards around him who were still shaken by what they had just witnessed. "As you all saw just now, the golden phantom that appeared behind Yan Tianqi originated from the ancient emperor in the forbidden zone!"

"Yan Tianqi, as one of the Heavenly Exalted Ones, has secretly colluded with an ancient Emperor, plotting to destroy my Heavenly Domain!"

In a single sentence, he caused all the guards, including every celestial general present, to gasp in astonishment.

Only a small number of high-ranking officials, such as Leng Yichen and Jia Lao, could guess about the collusion between Yan Tianqi and the ancient Emperor.

Therefore, this is the first time they have learned of it.

Cold Yichen continued, "Regarding Yan Tianqi's matter, this general will naturally report to the Emperor of Punishment. At that time, it will be up to the Emperor of Punishment to decide."

And this time, thanks to Fan Xia's efforts as a general, he single-handedly forced the ancient Emperor out, exposing Yan Tianqi's true face.

"This time, Fan Xiao will win the challenge."

And after the big competition, he will replace Yan Tianqi and become the Heavenly General of the Ninth Heaven!

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