Also an advanced technique, the Skin Stripping Technique performed by the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings from the Life and Death Sect in the Land God Temple is more potent than the Living Burial Technique of Black Luo King.

The Skin Stripping Technique performed by the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings in the Land God Temple can transform an enemy into a piece of human skin filled with the Death Force in an instant.

This human skin, when worn, can become the enemy and possess part of the enemy's abilities.

The Living Burial Technique, on the other hand, is much more challenging to implement due to its special effects—this was the primary reason why the Black Luo King fell at the hands of Xiao Mu.

If the Living Burial Technique had killed Xiao Mu, Black Luo King would have gotten hold of Xiao Mu's shrunken body inside the Blood Coffin; he could turn this corpse into a Corpse Puppet.

This Corpse Puppet possesses part of Xiao Mu's actual strength but is entirely at the mercy of Black Luo King.

Xiao Mu, clearly influenced by the Living Burial Technique and the Skin Stripping Technique, deliberately flipped over to the Puppetry Page.

Ultimately, after browsing through the puppetry-related content in detail, Xiao Mu selected puppetry as his first advanced technique besides an attack one.

This indicates that once this secret art is successfully modified, Xiao Mu can obtain a powerful puppet while killing his opponent.

As for the method of executing this secret art, Xiao Mu still opted for the simple hand gesture execution method.

For the final energy adjustment type, Xiao Mu selected the refining type, just like before.

Once that was decided, Xiao Mu headed towards the Borrowing Window.

"Senior, I want to borrow four books related to the Yin and Yang category. For the Advanced Technique part, I want 'Seven Stars Decree', 'Oda Web', 'Body Refining Decision', and 'Puppetry'."

At the Borrowing Window, Xiao Mu bent down and stated his requirements.

The elderly fellow on duty remained indifferent, telling Xiao Mu to show his proof of identity.

"Thank you, senior!"

Xiao Mu handed his ID to the elderly man.

He took Xiao Mu's ID and placed it on the Sensor, staring at the computer. Soon, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"Oh!"

He couldn't help but look at Xiao Mu, scrutinizing him with a strange expression.

"Senior, is there a problem?"

Puzzled by the man's actions, Xiao Mu asked.

After looking at Xiao Mu for a moment, the man suddenly spoke, "What did he tell you?"

"What did senior say?"

Xiao Mu was utterly perplexed by the man's cryptic statement.

The man added, "The one who gave you the Creation Ring, did he ask you to do anything?"

This shocked Xiao Mu, "Senior, do you know... the other senior?"

Xiao Mu suddenly remembered that he didn't know the name of the Sleazy Old Man and was somewhat embarrassed.

The man did not answer Xiao Mu's question, "If you can step into the True Realm, you can come find me."

"Does senior need my help?"

Again, Xiao Mu had a puzzled feeling and could not grasp the meaning behind the man's words.

Xiao Mu realized that the man did recognize the Sleazy Old Man, but he couldn't guess why he had previously denied knowing him.

The man did not respond further. "The Advanced Technique requires six borrowing times, you only have four, you need two more."

"I have two more Borrowing Beads."

Xiao Mu took out two Borrowing Beads and handed them to the man.

The man reached out to take them, and soon returned Xiao Mu's ID and the four round beads.

"Next!"

After passing the round beads and the ID to Xiao Mu, the man immediately dismissed him.

Xiao Mu stood there, holding the Book Sphere and his ID, unsure what to say.

The man was too weird - even though he recognized the Sleazy Old Man, he had previously refused to acknowledge it.

As for his request for Xiao Mu to find him once he stepped into the True Realm, it gave Xiao Mu a strange feeling.

Meanwhile, the man gave Xiao Mu a sense of inscrutability, as he was unable to gauge his strength at all.

Guessing that the man would ignore him again, Xiao Mu took his ID and the Book Sphere and walked away.

Back at his residence, Xiao Mu immediately started to create the texts.

Xiao Mu sat cross-legged, releasing energy from his body, and four book spheres floated around him.

Then, Xiao Mu crafted energy lines, connecting the four spheres. Each sphere released a brilliance individually, combining together gradually, and eventually fused into a single sphere.

Xiao Mu laid his hand on the sphere, performing a variant transformation on it.

The transformation cost him four hundred energy points.

A flash of golden light revealed a shining new sphere in front of Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu picked up the sphere, inputting his divine sense to absorb the information from within.

Suddenly, new knowledge filled his mind.

Yin and Yang Puppetry Technique.

This was the name of the technique Xiao Mu had just transformed.

Remembering in silence the usage and special effects of the Yin and Yang Puppetry Technique, a smile gradually appeared on Xiao Mu's face.

The Yin and Yang Puppetry Technique could turn enemies into Yin-Yang Puppets after defeating them.

This puppet consisted of pure Yin-Yang Power. Its body possessed the various characteristics of Yin and Yang Power, hence it could transform into pure Yin and Yang Power to evade attacks. Unless the Yin and Yang Power constituting its body was destroyed, it would be extremely difficult to kill.

Moreover, the puppet retained some of its earlier powers, making it extremely terrifying. As it weakened the enemy during battle, it also added an extra ally for the user.

The arrival of the Yin and Yang Puppetry Technique technique made Xiao Mu overjoyed. He couldn't wait to try it out, though he realized that it could only be casted on a real enemy. Eventually, he had no choice but to abandon his plans to experiment.

Thinking about Tian Xiang's Ferocious Tomb task, Xiao Mu sent a message:

Ms. Tian Xiang, I accept your commission.

With the Yin and Yang Puppetry Technique, Xiao Mu's strength had further improved.

Now, he needed to collect Energy Points and Energy Fruits, and the Ferocious Tomb task assigned by Tian Xiang seemed a good choice.

"Thank you, Mr. Mu."

Tian Xiang thanked him in her message and promised to inform Xiao Mu before the departure. She also hoped that Xiao Mu could prepare in advance.

Over the next period, Xiao Mu undertook several ordinary tasks, constantly fighting against evil absurdities and extraterrestrial evil beings, with reasonable rewards.

His Energy Points increased from 91 to 253, simultaneously securing more than 300 Energy Fruits.

These gains were obviously not enough to satisfy Xiao Mu. He eagerly awaited the expedition to the Ferocious Tomb with Tian Xiang.

About two weeks later, Tian Xiang sent a message, asking if he was available the next day and the five days after.

Xiao Mu understood that the departure time was near and sent a message to Tian Xiang, assuring her of his availability at any time.

The restrained and courteous Tian Xiang once again thanked Xiao Mu.

The following day, Xiao Mu successfully secured Xuan Xin's service for his shift by giving her thirteen pies of various flavors as compensation.

Afterwards, Xiao Mu left the camp and headed to the agreed place with Tian Xiang.

To keep Tian Xiang from recognizing his identity, the moment he stepped out of the Song Relics, he put his mask on.

Once out of the Song Relics, Xiao Mu didn't hesitate to use his Tai Chi Steps. His body transformed into black and white lights, rushing towards the meeting spot with Tian Xiang.

The location agreed upon with Tian Xiang was not far from Mystery Valley and was quite close to it.

With the speed of Xiao Mu's Tai Chi Steps, it didn't take long for him to reach his destination.

Tian Xiang's petite figure was already waiting at the agreed point. Seeing Xiao Mu's arrival, she greeted him politely, "Mr. Mu, welcome! You are here!"

Like Xiao Mu, Tian Xiang also wore a mask, which displayed traces of burning incense.

However, for somebody like Xiao Mu who had already deciphered her identity, the mask did not seem to have much purpose.

"Xianger, hello! Have you invited anyone else?"

Xiao Mu responded with a smile, trying to pat Tian Xiang's hair instinctively, but eventually withdrew his hand.

Tian Xiang's youth and stature were enough to interest anyone. However, given her history, Xiao Mu felt awkward.

Tian Xiang responded hesitantly, "There was a Mr. Xiao from the Song Relics who wanted to help me, but he is not strong enough. I refused him. I only invited you for this task, Mr. Mu. With your strength, along with mine, it should be sufficient for the exploration of the Ferocious Tomb. We don't need help from others."

Mr. Xiao? That's me, isn't it?

Xiao Mu found it both funny and exasperating.

However, he didn't reveal his identity. It was unnecessary.

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