The Programmer Cultivator

The aura of a Primordial Chaos Alien Species radiated from his entire body.

Sensing the unique aura, the charging Puppet froze and asked in astonishment, ”A Bloodline Divine Power Cultivator of the Seventy-Two Transformations?”

His tone was filled with astonishment, and his gaze flickered evasively.

Among bloodline-based Transformation Techniques, only the Seventy-Two Transformations requires a Primordial Chaos Alien Species at the Entry Level. Therefore, those who can transform into such species typically pursue this path.

Of course, the Seventy-Two Transformations is not a single Skill, but a series. The three most classic branches are the Golden Cicada Eighteen, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang, and the Earth Evil Seventy-Two.

But Zhang Deming, transformed into a giant ape, ignored the Puppet. He grinned mischievously, reached into his ear, and pulled out a miniature jade staff that rapidly grew in size.

By the time he held it in his hand, the Jade Long Staff had grown to its normal size. Gripping the staff, Zhang Deming charged the Puppet without hesitation.

Rune Technique: Earth Rock Spear!

The Puppet’s expression turned grave. It extended a hand, and a spear made of soil appeared in its grasp as the two engaged in close combat.

CLANG...

BOOM...

The instant the staff and spear met, the Puppet’s expression changed. It had no time to react. The spear in its hand buckled under the tremendous force, and its entire body was sent flying, following in Zhang Deming’s footsteps.

Zhang Deming wasn’t about to let such a good opportunity pass. Gathering his strength and sinking into his stance, he swung his staff through the air, striking at the Puppet at the end of the tunnel.

As he brought the staff down, it rapidly elongated and expanded. In the blink of an eye, it had become a colossal, sky-piercing staff, smashing down toward the Puppet in the cloud of dust.

Rune Technique: Rock Soil Cage!

All the mud on the surrounding jungle floor vanished. Around the Puppet, a hemispherical fortress of rock and soil rapidly coalesced, encasing it completely like a confinement cell.

BOOM...

Another deafening crash echoed out, accompanied by a slight tremor.

The rock and soil fortress, struck by Zhang Deming’s staff, exploded in a shower of dirt. Nearly half of it blew apart, but in the end, it held.

As the colossal staff dissipated, the earthen fortress slowly dissolved, revealing a panting figure kneeling inside.

”To develop the Powerful Ape Transformation to such a degree... are you really a Divine Power Cultivator of the Seventy-Two Transformations?” it asked, staring at Zhang Deming with a grim expression.

Zhang Deming smiled. ”What? If I say yes, are you going to consider surrendering?”

”If I surrender, can you wait here quietly for two days?” the Puppet asked, still panting.

Zhang Deming replied, ”That’s some strange logic. Doesn’t surrendering mean you’re at my mercy?”

”Hmph. So what if you’re a Divine Power Cultivator? The outcome of this fight is far from decided! At your mercy? What arrogance,” the Puppet said, its expression turning cold.

Zhang Deming spread his hands. ”Can’t be helped. With my current Cultivation and power, it’s hard to be humble even if I wanted to...”

”Now!”

’I was waiting for this!’

The two, who had been chatting amicably just a moment before, suddenly had a cold glint flash in their eyes. The lower half of the Puppet’s kneeling body melted directly into the ground.

At the same instant, Spiritual Light flared in Zhang Deming’s eyes. He spun the Jade Long Staff in his hands and plunged it like a bolt of lightning into the earth in front of him.

As Zhang Deming thrust downward, the earth before him writhed, and a gigantic Dragon’s maw shot up, attempting to swallow him whole.

But the Dragon’s maw had only just appeared when it was met by Zhang Deming’s staff. He had rammed the staff straight down its throat, and as the Jade Long Staff rapidly expanded, it jammed the jaws open, preventing them from snapping shut.

”Ngh...”

In the distance, the Puppet, with only its upper half visible, let out a muffled grunt. Following its grunt, the great maw of the earth Dragon in front of Zhang Deming began to retreat.

”Since you’ve come to me, don’t even think about leaving!”

As Zhang Deming spoke, Spiritual Power surged through his entire body. The staff lodged in the Dragon’s maw swelled again, growing rapidly.

”Wait—” The Puppet, still only half-emerged from the ground, sensed Zhang Deming’s actions. Its expression turned to one of panic as it started to speak.

SPFF—

But before it could get the words out, a sweet, metallic taste filled its throat, and it spat out a mouthful of blood.

As it coughed up blood, the earth Dragon’s head in front of Zhang Deming was stretched to its breaking point by the expanding staff and burst, shattering into a sky full of Spiritual Light.

AUNGG...

A faint dragon’s cry accompanied the explosion of Spiritual Light.

”I thought you were a Technique Cultivator with an Earth Attribute affinity. I didn’t expect you to be a Beast Taming Cultivator, the single-target Summoning Class type,” Zhang Deming said mockingly, a faint smile on his lips as he watched the Spiritual Light shatter. ”Too bad that little feint of yours wasn’t good enough to fool my eyes!”

”You... you killed Little Earth! I’LL KILL YOU!” The Puppet, who had just been grunting in pain, stared at the shattered earth dragon head, completely stunned.

Then its eyes turned crimson. Spiritual Power surged through its body as it let out a furious roar. Its lower half re-condensed, and as it stood up, it slammed a palm against its own chest without a moment’s hesitation.

”By the waters of heartbreak and the chaos of mud, I will bury all in earth, entomb every soul in the world. The majestic mountains will collapse, and the heavens and earth will never be new again! I ask the Dao to deliver my heart’s lament, and from this day forward, my ten fingers will never again touch the soil. Rune Technique: Earth Burial Rite!”

As Spiritual Power surged through the Puppet, its palm struck its chest, and the mud on its surface instantly solidified. In the blink of an eye, its entire body had turned into a Pottery Cocoon.