Buzz—
From the center of Ye Chen's brow, a vast and mighty Soul Divine Power, far exceeding that of an ordinary Divine King by an unknown magnitude, surged forth. It was the extraordinary power of his Chaos Saint Soul, which enveloped the Quasi-Monarch corpse of the Dark Heaven Imperial Clan and placed it within the Chaos Great Cauldron.
Immediately after, Ye Chen waved his sleeve, and numerous rare Divine Materials appeared, floating around him, isolating the essence of the Immortal Pond.
The reason he was still refining the puppet at the deepest part of the Immortal Pond was that he might need to use this Immortal Pond essence for the puppet refinement later.
With a single exhale, Chaos Dao Fire flew out, landing within the Chaos Great Cauldron. Then, one by one, the metallic Divine Materials flew over, beginning to be slowly refined by the Chaos Dao Fire.
Under the terrifying high temperature of the Chaos Dao Fire, even these forging metals, which were typically used for Divine King weapons, could hardly withstand it. They melted at an astonishing speed, turning into a metallic liquid that hovered within the Chaos Great Cauldron.
At the same time, Ye Chen multitasked, directing another stream of Chaos Dao Fire onto the Quasi-Monarch corpse.
To refine a puppet, the Quasi-Monarch corpse also needed to be re-tempered to make it even more solid.
However, the Quasi-Monarch corpse was far more robust than a Divine King's body. It even bore imprints of certain Monarch-level Great Dao principles. Even the Chaos Dao Fire had limited effect in tempering it, and the progress was slow.
Helplessly, Ye Chen had no choice but to transform a drop of his Chaos essence blood into Chaos Origin Fire, blending it into the Chaos Dao Fire. Instantly, the temperature soared many times over, becoming even more terrifying than a heavenly sun, enough to incinerate a Divine King to ashes in an instant.
Yet, when burning the Quasi-Monarch corpse, the corpse merely deformed slowly without being reduced to ashes, revealing its indestructible divine nature.
It must be known that once one reaches the Heavenly King realm, the fleshly body becomes a Dao Body, and blood is called Great Dao Blood, let alone a Quasi-Monarch who is countless times stronger. Every inch of their body is imprinted with immensely powerful Great Dao Laws, their divine nature enduring eternally. Moreover, a faint Monarch Heavenly Might imperceptibly emanated, shaking past and present, resisting the burning of the Chaos Fire, putting up a struggle.
Unfortunately, it was ultimately just a Quasi-Monarch corpse, not a living Quasi-Monarch, and lacked a corresponding divine soul. It could only passively resist stubbornly. Under Ye Chen's control, with his supreme cultivation manipulating the Chaos Origin Fire to burn it, after about half a day, these flames seeped into each tiny pore, beginning the true deep-level refinement of the Quasi-Monarch corpse.
This burning and tempering process lasted a full month, unexpectedly long.
However, Ye Chen was very patient, without a trace of impatience.
After a month, the alien Quasi-Monarch corpse had shrunk by a full circle, yet it had also become more condensed and refined. Its Quasi-Monarch body seemed to have elevated by a level, drawing closer to the strength of a true Monarch War Body.
Visually, this Dark Heaven Imperial Clan Dark Golden Crow corpse had shrunk from three zhang tall to two and a half zhang, but the Monarch Heavenly Might it released had intensified by two parts.
"Good, the Quasi-Monarch body has been successfully tempered. Adding these Divine Materials should ensure success."
Ye Chen raised his hand, and the many Divine Materials that had long been burned into metallic liquid within the Chaos Dao Fire were also refined into a mass of metallic liquid roughly one zhang in size, presenting a faint, dark, dull gray-black hue.
If this mass of metallic liquid took form, it would possess extremely fearsome hardness, not easily shattered even by a Quasi-Monarch.
With the addition of corresponding Great Dao Laws, becoming a Quasi-Monarch War Weapon would not be a problem.
However, under Ye Chen's control, this large mass of metallic liquid flew toward the Quasi-Monarch corpse, entering through the fine pores one after another. Guided by Ye Chen's powerful Soul Divine Power, it rapidly flowed through the countless meridians of the limbs and skeleton, eventually flooding every corner of the Quasi-Monarch corpse.
And under the burning of the Chaos Dao Fire mixed with a trace of Chaos Origin Fire, this metallic liquid sizzled as it fused with this Dark Golden Crow Quasi-Monarch corpse. Wisps of pungent black smoke evaporated from the Dark Golden Crow's body surface, carrying a strong corrosive property capable of corroding the flesh of a Divine King—truly terrifying.
Ye Chen did not allow this black smoke to rise and mix into the Immortal Pond essence. With a mere virtual grasp, he condensed it within a space, turning it into drops of liquid black as ink.
Although this liquid appeared ordinary, once launched as an attack, even a top-tier Divine King hit by it would have their flesh corroded through, suffering significant damage. This could also serve as a hidden card.
Thus, after half a day, everything settled.
Now, this Quasi-Monarch corpse—no, it should rather be called a Quasi-Monarch puppet—not only had its flesh restored to fullness but was even taller than before the tempering, reaching a full three zhang and two in height.
Moreover, the Quasi-Monarch puppet exuded a dark metallic luster throughout, like an indestructible War Weapon. Merely standing there, the faintly discernible ferocious aura emanating from it would make even a Divine King tremble.
Ye Chen nodded slightly with satisfaction. This Quasi-Monarch puppet was indeed powerful to a certain degree, resembling a fearsome Golden Crow War Weapon. Once deployed, even without corresponding Great Dao Laws, it could easily tear apart ordinary Divine Kings and strike at Seven Tribulation super Divine Kings.
"One final step remains, also the most crucial one."
Ye Chen opened his internal space, where a passage suddenly connected to the Chaos Small Universe within his body.
Whoosh—
A stream of light abruptly appeared—a powerful divine soul. Even though severely injured, it still surpassed many Divine Kings. It was unmistakably a Quasi-Monarch level divine soul, flying out and landing here.
The powerful Soul Divine Power immediately caused the depths of the Immortal Pond to boil.
This divine soul was also a Dark Golden Crow, precisely the Quasi-Monarch soul of the Dark Heaven Imperial Clan.
"Battle Saint King, you actually dare to release me, hahaha—"
The Dark Heaven Imperial Clan Quasi-Monarch was not completely dead. Previously said to have perished, it was actually just that his divine soul had been stripped away, suppressed by the Emperor's reincarnation body, and later suppressed by Ye Chen within the Chaos Small Universe. Now appearing, even though his divine soul was severely weakened and injured by more than half, it still rivaled peak Divine King strength, with extremely terrifying Soul Divine Power. He looked down upon Ye Chen from above, as if gazing at an ant.
Soon, he sensed everything, looking at his own fleshly body with shock, but quickly turned to delight because it was far stronger than before, appearing dark and fearsome, surpassing ordinary Quasi-Monarch bodies.
Similarly, he also discerned Ye Chen's purpose. His human-shaped face revealed a gloomy expression: "Human Battle Saint King, you actually dare to refine this venerable one's fleshly body into a puppet form. You intend to completely refine this venerable one into a puppet."
"You're clever, worthy of a Quasi-Monarch," Ye Chen said noncommittally. "One final step remains, also the most crucial one: refining your divine soul and imprinting it into the puppet, thoroughly reviving and activating it."
"Come here!"
His large hand reached out, transforming into a sky-covering giant hand, aiming to completely envelop the Quasi-Monarch soul of the Dark Heaven Imperial Clan!