Thanks for the invitation, I just entered the chat group after traveling through Under One Person.

Chapter 189 Abandoned
The Purple Hermit's head and limbs are relatively blurred, without clear boundaries, as if they are woven from countless tiny purple lines. However, its overall shape and skin color bear some resemblance to Jotaro's Star Platinum.

Seeing Joseph's evolved Stand through the live stream, Su Yun in the chat group couldn't help but think to himself, "A humanoid Stand formed from tangled thorns, isn't that the original version of Stone Freedom?"

The Purple Hermit's primary ability is telekinesis, allowing him to see distant scenes by shattering cameras or through other mediums. He can also conduct Ripple and electricity; for example, during his battle with Dio Brando in Egypt, he used the Purple Hermit to transmit Ripple to Dio Brando. Finally, he can be used as a vine.

Now that the Purple Hermit has evolved into a humanoid Stand, has it changed? Will Dio still call it the most useless Stand?
Many people in the chat group were very interested in Joseph's evolved purple Hermit Stand. Seeing that someone in the chat group was asking about his Stand, Joseph proudly posted his compiled Stand panel in the chat group.

This wasn't some secret that needed to be hidden. If Joseph wanted to keep it a secret, he wouldn't have needed to use his Stand to help Ai Haibara break the falling rocks; he could have done it with his other abilities. Even without him, Ai Haibara could have handled this minor misfortune on her own.

He used his stand-in to shatter the falling rocks precisely to showcase this skill. He hadn't kept it hidden before, not to maintain secrecy, but to find an opportunity to flaunt it. The current Joseph Joestar is still an ambitious young man; showing off his abilities is something he's capable of doing.

The original purple Hermit Stand's stats were: Destructive Power (D), Speed ​​(C), Range (D), Durability (A), Precision (D), and its potential for growth was only E, with virtually no room for improvement. Aside from its durability, which could be considered an advantage, it had no other notable strengths.

The A rating for endurance might be due to the relatively weak Stand, meaning its use doesn't consume much energy. It's only because Joseph is proficient in Ripple Breathing and can transmit Ripple energy through his Stand that the Purple Hermit Stand isn't entirely useless.

After Joseph embarked on the path of martial arts training, his own strength, when converted into a stat sheet, would soon surpass that of the Purple Hermit. This led Joseph to focus his energy on Ripple Energy and the bone tempering training of a martial artist.

The Ripple Breathing Method mobilizes life energy, and the Qi and Blood cultivated by martial artists are also a type of life energy. The two are not contradictory, but rather complementary.

The life energy he mobilized through the Ripple Breathing Technique could effectively promote the tempering of his hand bones. Therefore, the Ripple Breathing Technique could still be useful in the training of martial artists at the lower level of Bone Tempering Realm. The Stand itself did not have a specific training method, so Joseph did not bother with it.

As his own life energy (blood) continued to increase, the Purple Hermit evolved into a humanoid clone somewhat similar to Star Platinum. Joseph himself didn't even know when the Purple Hermit evolved into this form.

There is indeed a bloodline connection; the humanoid Purple Hermit and Star Platinum share a similar overall appearance, although the thorny vines are quite distinctive in the details. Perhaps Star Platinum's skin color is inherited from Joseph's Purple Hermit.

The evolved purple hermit's stats are naturally quite different: Destructive Power C, Range D, Durability A, Precision B, and Potential A. Destructive Power and Precision have both improved significantly, but the most noticeable change is undoubtedly the improvement in Potential A, which has jumped from E to A, indicating further evolutionary potential.

At the same time, the Stand's ability changed from remotely gathering information through a medium to remotely attacking through a medium. Similar to the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, regardless of its actual power, at least the ability has evolved into an offensive capability, which satisfies Joseph.

"Demons and monsters, leave quickly... demons and monsters, leave quickly..." Old Man knew through the chat group that Cheng Yiyi and the others would be arriving soon, so he wasn't in a hurry to act, giving Dao Long and the Holy Lord a little time to talk. Now that Cheng Yiyi and the others had arrived, Old Man didn't hesitate to chant the incantation again, gathering his magical power.

Faced with the Holy Lord's dragon talisman attack, before Cheng Yiyi could make any move, Song Shuhang shouted "Get out of the way, let me handle this!" and rushed to the front, gripping the sword on his back and cleaving the flame beam of the dragon talisman with a powerful split.

Song Shuhang: See? I told you it was a matter of restraint. This sword will definitely work well against the Holy Lord.

Cheng Yiyi: Sure enough, Tyrant Song's movements are only so fluid when he uses swordsmanship.

"Damn it, the Pure Yang Sword!" The Holy Lord recognized the sword in Song Shuhang's hand the moment he made his move. It was the Pure Yang Sword, the magical weapon used by the immortal god Lü Dongbin, whom he hated so much.

Every demon loathes the kind of magical artifact that seals them, let alone the original Pure Yang Sword that appears before the Holy Lord now.

There are still many lost magical artifacts in this world. Since there's Lan Caihe's armor and Lü Dongbin's Pure Yang Sword, there are probably other magical artifacts of immortal gods hidden in some corner. For example, Han Xiangzi's flute, Tieguai Li's crutch, Zhang Guolao's donkey, and so on. "Just knowing how powerful it is is enough! Watch me clear the clouds and see the sun!" Song Shuhang casually made up a sword technique move, but in reality, he was just thrusting his longsword at the Holy Lord.

The Holy Lord, not wanting to be stabbed by Lü Dongbin's Pure Yang Sword, quickly retreated. As for counterattacking, seeing that Song Shuhang was still wearing Lan Caihe's armor, he had no intention of doing so at all.

Shendu's retreat was interrupted as purple thorny vines wrapped around him, restraining him. Without his powerful physique, Shendu, relying on Valon's body, was unable to break free from the purple hermit's vines.

The Purple Hermit's attack range has decreased slightly; after evolving into human form, it's now at the range of a melee Stand. However, the thorny vines it throws out can extend quite a distance. Perhaps Su Yun thinks this is the original version of Stone Freedom.

After the Purple Hermit subdued Valon, who was possessed by Shendu, Shendu glared at Valon's three henchmen and yelled, "What are you all standing there for? Make your move!"

Saint Lord and Daolong are either demons or mages, so their mental strength is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people, allowing them to see Joseph's Stand, the Purple Hermit.

But Ah Fen, La Su, and the others were just ordinary people, so they naturally couldn't see the Stand and had no idea that Shendu was being controlled. They thought they were still in a standoff and were just standing by watching the show. Suddenly, Shendu yelled at them like that, and they shuddered and quickly stood up straight, just like they had been caught slacking off.

“I’ll deal with that little girl; that’s my specialty.” The tall and burly Rasu looked at Ai Haibara and said.

"I'll take the other woman," Zhou said decisively, choosing Cheng Yiyi as his opponent.

"Ah... I..." Ah Fen looked at Joseph, who was over 1.9 meters tall and muscular, and his face turned pale.

"Get out of the way, do you still want to save your boss?" Cheng Yiyi rushed towards the Holy Lord, and said to Afen and the other two as she did so. Hearing this, Afen and the other two immediately stopped in their tracks. It has to be said that these three are very loyal, and it's no wonder that Valon has treated them so well.

Ah Fu was different. In order to regain the power of the Shadow Assassin, he was already helping Dao Long fight against his father. However, without the Shadow Assassin to restrain Chen Long and Tru, no matter how good Ah Fu was, he was no match for Chen Long and the others who were wielding talismans. He was knocked to the ground in no time.

Cheng Yiyi didn't want to get entangled with the Holy Lord any longer; she had to deal with him today, and even Jesus couldn't stop her, she said. The main problem was that Rick and Morty's whereabouts were unknown, and with the Holy Lord causing trouble, it would be very annoying.

"Here's a big treasure for you!" Cheng Yiyi appeared before Shendu, holding a dark blue polygonal box with a jumbled Bagua pattern on it. She pressed it onto Valmont, who was possessed by Shendu, as if stamping a document.

The moment the Panku Box touched Valmont's skin, its inner magical energy was instantly unleashed. Green magical flames immediately spread from the point of contact throughout Valmont's entire body.

"Aaaaaah~" Shendu, possessing Valmont, became the primary target of this righteous force. Shendu's soul suffered continuous damage, weakening steadily and gradually becoming unable to suppress Valmont's soul.

"Damn old bastard, we'll come back for sure sooner or later." Dao Long, a Qi mage with far more knowledge than his father, also understood the existence of Yin-Yang balance. Now that the Holy Lord had completely fallen, there was a high probability that he would become the next leader of the Black Qi faction opposing righteousness.

No, you have been abandoned.

(End of this chapter)