Ye Fan mumbled a sentence and began to dismantle parts from the puppet.
It was rumored that Ikelos was one of the most famous inscription masters of the Dark Age, even the founder of later inscription systems!
Although the different Western fantasy continents Ye Fan had traveled through before had their own unique characteristics, they all bore some trace of Ikelos's system in terms of inscription.
At that time, he had found this coincidence a little strange, but being busy with leveling up and fighting monsters, he hadn't thought much about it.
The Ikelos inscription system was known for its ferocious offense and sturdy defense!
Now that the inscription system was clear, things became much simpler.
Without the yellow light defense, the puppet immediately transformed from a tank to a fragile chicken.
Ye Fan easily detached one of the birdman's claws with his tools.
The claw, about half a foot long, was perfect for use as a carrier for the disintegration inscription.
He then reached into the birdman's body and rummaged around, finally pulling out a piece of pitch-black material.
"Good luck."
Ye Fan nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the Starfall Iron in his hand.
Although Starfall Iron was not the best choice for making inscription ink, it was the best available at the moment.
Without this material, he would have had to use materials from the Eastern continent as a substitute.
While it would have been usable in the end, the effect would still have been significantly different.
Ye Fan drew spiritual energy from his surroundings, levitating the Starfall Iron in mid-air.
He then pulled in more spiritual energy to heat the Starfall Iron.
Since the Starfall Iron had already been smelted, Ye Fan only needed to remelt it, so the process could be direct and crude.
He just heated it vigorously until it melted!
As Ye Fan's back was to the crowd, they couldn't see exactly what he was doing.
They only sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy was surging towards Ye Fan as if possessed!
Even the defensive shields of the two sects were slightly affected, almost breached by the terrifying monsters!
Startled, the elders quickly adjusted their cultivation techniques to stabilize the shields.
Only the Seventh Elder, standing beside Ye Fan, saw everything clearly.
Even though she saw it, she was utterly baffled…
While she didn't know alchemy or artifact refining, she had seen other elders in her sect dabbling in it before.
Whether it was melting medicinal herbs or artifact materials, those elders needed tools like alchemy furnaces or forging furnaces.
She had never seen anyone melt something with their bare hands like Ye Fan.
What made it even more incomprehensible was that even though she saw the black object begin to melt, she felt no heat whatsoever…
In the past, when sect elders were refining artifacts or alchemy, she could feel the radiating heat even from across the furnace.
But now, there was nothing…
In short, it was quite a shattering of her worldview…
After the Starfall Iron had completely melted, Ye Fan poured the molten metal into a wine jar.
Then, he took out a large porcelain bottle and poured some star sand into it.
In reality, the creation of star ink was much more complex, requiring several auxiliary materials later to maintain its stability.
Unfortunately, the current conditions didn't allow for it, so he had to make do.
Ye Fan then took out a brush, dipped it in the ink, and began to draw on the bird's claw.
Ye Fan's hand speed was fast but exceptionally steady.
In less than two minutes, the disintegration inscription was completed.
If it were an ordinary inscription stone, it would have taken at least two to three hours.
After the ink dried, Ye Fan weighed the bird's claw in his hand.
It felt good, quite handy.
Compared to his ease, the situation for the two major sects was much more dire.
The first to shatter was the shield of the Yunhua Sect.
Without the shield's protection, the attacks of the alchemy puppets rained down instantly!
And without Yunhua Zhenren, their main force, the Yunhua Sect was overwhelmed!
The breach of the shield temporarily incapacitated the elders who were maintaining it.
The remaining elders found it incredibly difficult to withstand the puppets' attacks…
Within a few breaths, several elders were injured!
The most severely injured had a large chunk of flesh torn from his abdomen!
Although not fatal, it was a significant injury…
The shield of the Wujin Sect, while not yet broken, was covered in cracks…
The sect leader of Wujin Sect was caught in a dilemma.
Although the demise of the Yunhua Sect would mean one less competitor, he wondered if they could even survive and leave if they let them perish.
Should he help, or not…
As he was deep in thought, he caught a glimpse of the young man without any cultivation rising to his feet.
The moment Ye Fan turned around, he saw the results of Ye Fan's labor.
After all that effort, was it just to get the birdman's claw?
Did that good-for-nothing expect to turn the tide with that broken bird claw?
On the other side.
"Seventh Elder," Ye Fan said to the Seventh Elder, "Please take me closer to those fellows."
After the disintegration rune came into contact with the puppet, Ye Fan needed to make specific adjustments based on the feedback.
Too little force would have no effect, and too much force would shatter the bird's claw.
Otherwise, he really didn't want to take this risk himself…
Without a word, the Seventh Elder immediately flew out of the protective shield with Ye Fan.
To this, Ye Fan could only say…
Elder sister, can you please stop tucking me under your arm every time…
As soon as they emerged, the puppets outside became agitated!
Their attacks became incredibly enthusiastic!
Previously, the Seventh Elder could dodge with Ye Fan due to others helping to draw fire.
Now that all the puppets were focusing on her, she naturally struggled to cope.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been injured when she went to retrieve the birdman's 'corpse' earlier.
Now, with Ye Fan added, it slowed her down slightly once more.
Normally, this wouldn't matter.
But now, when she was already struggling to dodge, even this slight decrease in speed was fatal…
"Pfft!"
Just as they were about to reach a birdman, the Seventh Elder was hit again on her right elbow.
She frowned and grunted.
It seemed this hit was not a pleasant one…
Seeing this, the people from the Yunhua Sect and the Wujin Sect fell silent.
Setting aside whether the bird claw the young man had worked on would be effective,
even if it was, given the situation, it was unlikely to be utilized.
Even with her superb movement technique, the Seventh Elder of Yunhua Sect would struggle to protect herself in such circumstances…
And she was even carrying a burden…
Seeing the Seventh Elder injured again, Ye Fan could roughly guess her difficult predicament.
"If you trust me, eat this." Ye Fan took out a blue pellet and offered it to the Seventh Elder's mouth.
The Seventh Elder was decisive and sucked the pellet down!
The pellet transformed into a warm current, surging towards the Seventh Elder's dan tian.
The Seventh Elder felt a warmth spread through her body, an indescribable sense of comfort.
In her eyes, the attacks of the demonic beasts seemed to have slowed by half a beat!
It must be the effect of the pellet!
"Concentrate, don't get distracted," Ye Fan reminded her as he saw her briefly lose focus.
The Seventh Elder felt a bit embarrassed and dared not think further.
Soon, they arrived in front of a birdman.
Ye Fan held the bird's claw and pointed it at the gem on the birdman's chest.
The moment they made contact, the birdman shuddered.
Ye Fan, through the magical fluctuations from the bird's claw, quickly adjusted the output intensity of the disintegration rune.
Then.
The yellow light on the birdman vanished!