Chapter1131:TheEmptyPuppet
ThepowerfromStarHuntingDragonMumuNarabelinPafu’sbodywaslikethearch-nemesisofthispuppetmaker.Notonlycoulditeasilybreakthroughthebarriersofthelegend-ranked,butitalsoinvadedtheinternalsystemofthefacelessgodlikearagingstorm.
However,therewereobvioussideeffects.BecauseofPafu’sintrusion,theinternalsystemofthefacelessgodstartedtohavenumerouslogicalerrors,eventuallyleadingtoacompletesystembreakdown.
TheinformationflowthatYunXireceivedwasweakenedtoalevelhecouldhandle.Otherwise,ifhewerewashedbyinformationfromthelegend-ranked,hisheadmightexplode.
Pafu,ontheotherhand,didn’thavetoworryaboutthisproblemsinceitdidn’tpossessmanythinkingcircuits.Slimesareaspeciesthatissofoolishtheywon’tevendodgewhenbeingsteppedonbyadragon,exceptforShayaLongnistheSkySword.Therearehardlyanyslimesthathaveself-awarenessandintelligence.
Itispreciselybecauseofthissimplestructureandthetenaciousvitalitythatallowsthemtosurviveevenbyeatingdirt.Slimepopulationsareeverywhere,fromthenorthernDragonGod’sDomaintothesouthernAbyssGod’sDomain.TherearesomanyslimesthatwhenmostrookieadventurersintheEndlessGod’sDomainundergotheirfirsttrial,theyconsiderslimesasbeginnermonsterstofight.
"Thisisbad..."AfterlearningaboutwhatPafuhaddone,YunXihadatroubledexpressiononhisface.
Pafu’sintrusiondidgiveYunXithequalificationtousethesecretweaponknownasthefacelessgod,butitalsocompletelybrokedownthepreviouslyfunctioninginternalsystemofthefacelessgod.
Thecurrentfacelessgodislikeanignorantyounggirlwhosemindhasbeenshatteredbycountlessslimes,leavingherconsciousnesscompletelyblank.
TheperfectneuralstructurethatwasoriginallybuiltinsidethefacelessgodcompletelycollapsedwhenthesystemthatYunXineverusedbeforecrashed,anditcouldneverberestoredtoitsoriginalstate.
ThisalsomeansthatYunXimuststartfromscratchtocreateasetofinstructionsforoperatingthefacelessgodandweaveabrandnewefficientsystem.
Thisdifficultyisnotanylesschallengingthanbreakingthroughthelegend-rankedbarrierinPafuorinfiltratingtheinsideofthefacelessgod.Itissafetosaythatitisanimpossibletasktocomplete.
YunXi,sweatingprofusely,lookedatthefacelessgodcorewhereallthesilverliquidhaddisappeared,realizingthatbothheandPafumayhavegottenthemselvesintoahugemess.
TheinitialcontrolmethodinsideYunXi’sbodywasthesilverliquid,whichhadancomplexitylevelthatYunXicouldnotevenimagine,servingasthecarrierfortheoriginalworkingsofthefacelessgod.
Thepuppetmakerwhocreatedthispuppetisanabsolutemasteramongmasters,andthesystemhedesignedwasspecificallypreparedforthispuppet’sfutureowner,Sia.
Oncefusedwiththesilverliquidandcombinedwiththementalpowerofthelegend-ranked,thefacelessgodcouldinstantlyunleashterrifyingpower,evencapableoftearingthroughtheskyofthisworld.
TheproblemnowisthatthissystemcompletelycrashedduetoPafu’sforcedinfiltration.Thewholesystemisnowruined.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袨)
WhatisleftforYunXiisacompletelyblankpuppetwithallskillsandaccompanyingabilitiesresettozero.
AccordingtowhatYunXiknowsaboutthescienceofGod’sDomain,thismachineisalreadyequippedwithcontrolprogramsandaneuralconnectionsystem.It’sjustwaitingforapilottopressthestartbuttonandbecomeaperfectweaponthatcansoaracrossthesky.
Now,everythinghasbeenreset,andeventhesimplestsystemsnolongerexistonthisblankmachinebody.
Alltheweaponsystemspreparedforthegodshavedisappeared.
Everythingelse,exceptforthisemptybodyandtheattachedfeathers,hasvanished.It’sadisappearanceonarulelevelthatcannotbesalvaged.
UnlessYunXihasthesameabilityasthelegendarypuppetmakertocreateasystemcapableofcarryingthesoulofagodforthisblankfacelessgod.
"Impossible...I’mjustanobody..."YunXiholdshishead,almostmimickingPafu’sposturewhenshetookoverthefacelessgodearlier.
Thisistrulyimpossible.He’sjustanobodypuppetmaker.Howcouldhecomparetothelegend-rankedpuppetmaker?
Thetaskofcarryingthesoulofagodinavesselissomethinghe,arookie,couldneveraccomplishinhislifetime!
NowonderthemovementsofthefacelessgodcontrolledbyPafuweresostrange.Itwasjustrandomchaos.
Howcanwedealwiththathugeblackirongiant,ifwecan’tusethesecretweapon?Shouldweletitpunchwithitsfists?
YunXisaidthatinallthecourseshestudiedsincehewaslittle,therewasneveramethodtodealwithafifty-metergiant.EvenTeacherCasinatheBattleGoddidn’tteachthat.
"LordSilverDragon,areyouokaynow?"
"Wow,thisfacelessandfeaturelesspuppetisreallybig."
WhenYunXiwasfeelingextremelydiscouraged,thevoicesofAinandAdleycamefromoutside.
Hehadbeenreceivingtheflowofinformationformorethanthirtyminutes,soit’snowondertheywereworried.
"I...I’mfine,"saidYunXiasheletgoofthehandthatwasholdinghishead.
Atthispoint,there’snootherway,evenifwehavetogoforwardwithabraveface.
It’simpossibletocompetewiththelegendarypuppetmaker’sweavingabilitiesinthislifetime.
Luckily,hisenemyisn’tanyoneofthelegend-ranked.Inthisworld,otherthanCreatorGod’sSwordSiaandLeviathantheSkyBeast,itshouldbeimpossibleforsomeonetotrulyreachthelegend-ranked.
Eventhoughthatfifty-metergianthasimmensepower,itisstillinfinitelydistantfromthelegend-ranked,relyingsolelyonbrutestrength.
Trulylegendarybeings,suchasOuroboros,afantasyspecies,possesstheabilitytoentanglethestars.
Yes,there’snothingtofear.Ifyoucan’tovercomethesesmalldifficulties,howwouldyoufacethosefourterrifyingex-girlfriends?
Hmm,aslongasYunXithinksabouttheopponentshe’llhavetofaceinthefutureandthecursescurrentlyafflictinghim,hequicklyrealizesthatthisfifty-meterblackirongiantisnothingatall.
Theenemieshehasprovokedarealreadyatalevelashighastheheavens.Anyofhisex-girlfriendscouldeasilycrushawholegroupwithjustafinger.
WhydoIhavesuchterrifyingex-girlfriends?DidIcommitsuchheinoussinsinmypreviouslife?*sobsob*
YunXigritshisteeth,tearsstreamingdownhisface,ashedesperatelytriestodecipherthemessageleftbehindbythelegend-rankedpuppetmaker.Althoughthereistoomuchscrambledcodetoreconstructitcompletely,havingsomethingtorefertoisstillgood.
"No!"
Soon,YunXigaveup.Thesystemthatcouldcarrythesoulsoflegendarygodswastooadvancedforhimtounderstand.
Atthismoment,hedesperatelyneededaguidebooklike"AProgrammingMethodforEvenMonkeys,"butunfortunately,therewasnoneinSia’sworld.