The strength of these puppets was around the same level as the one he had encountered in the 'prison cell'. Their bodies carried immense strength, and from the looks of it, they could even kill a Half-Saint expert with a single punch.
He and Luo Qiqi had nearly lost their lives when they encountered one, and it took them a tremendous amount of effort before they managed to escape. Yet, to face eight of them at once …
With an awful complexion, Zhang Xuan continued heading deeper into the forest.
Boom boom boom boom!
A moment later, a rhythmic tremor suddenly sounded in front of him, causing the ground to tremble.
"Hmm?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
The tremors were extremely rhythmic, and they were powerful as well. It felt as if a battle between experts was taking place.
"Are they … still alive?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
Since Wu Yangzi had turned the Otherworldly Demons into puppets, they couldn't possibly be fighting on their own … The only possibility was that Yu Fei-er and the others were still alive, and they were currently fighting against the puppets!
Just that … these were all Saint realm puppets. How could Yu Fei-er and the others possibly deal with them?
Speeding up, Zhang Xuan headed in the direction of the tremors. Along the way, he saw another two or three puppets walking side by side in the same direction as before.
"There are already seventeen of them …"
Counting the number of puppets he had encountered along the way, Zhang Xuan's face turned livid.
It was fortunate that he hadn't sent his physical body over earlier, or else he would have surely died if he had been surrounded by these puppets!
Even though Zhang Xuan had improved tremendously, and he had the Library of Heaven's Path as his trump card, he still knew where his limits were. Against cultivators whom he could easily bluff, he might still be able to incite the other party, but against these puppets... the only thing awaiting him was death.
"Wait a moment! If Yu Fei-er and the others aren't dead, why are these puppets walking side by side instead of attacking us? "
The more puppets he encountered, the more perplexed Zhang Xuan became.
Under normal circumstances, if Yu Fei-er wasn't dead, shouldn't these puppets be attacking them together? Why were they walking back one after another? And in such an orderly manner at that?
Perplexed, Zhang Xuan didn't stop moving forward.
In order to prevent the puppets from noticing him, he didn't dare to fly too quickly. Roughly eight minutes later, he was getting closer and closer to the source of the tremors.
Along the way, other than the puppets, he also encountered quite a few signs of battle. However, they weren't as large as the previous one, and it seemed like they were fighting while retreating.
Currently, no corpses had been found, so it was very likely that no one had died yet.
To be able to face so many Otherworldly Demons without any problems … he was truly formidable.
"Hmm? Over there! "
After circling around a tall building, the voice came from right in front of him. Taking a closer look, he saw a massive square before him.
It occupied an area of several dozen mu, and at the very center was an altar. Most likely, it was used by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe to pay their respects to their ancestors or the heavens.
There were all kinds of strange patterns carved on it, making people feel dizzy just by looking at it.
Several strange stone statues stood around the altar. They looked like beasts, dragons, tigers, and dogs, making it difficult for people to distinguish them.
Waves of dense Slaughter Qi gathered from the stone statue, giving off a strange and indescribable feeling.
"They're not dead …"
His eyes landed on the center of the altar and lit up.
At the very center, there was a barrier of light. Two puppets were continuously attacking it, and the sounds of battle were coming from there.
Within the light barrier, Yu Fei-er, Xing Yuan, and the others were seated at the very center. Their faces were pale, and their bodies were drenched in fresh blood.
It seemed like their injuries were not light.
"This must be some kind of formidable trump card!"
Glancing at the light barrier, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but feel impressed.
To be able to withstand the attacks of two Saint realm puppets, the resilience of the barrier was unimaginable!
"It's probably from Yu Fei-er or Xing Yuan … Given their standing, it's not surprising that they would have such trump cards up their sleeves."
Coming to a realization, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
As the princess of Hongyuan Empire, Yu Fei-er was bound to have many treasures on her. Otherwise, no one would have trusted her.
Since Xing Yuan dared to woo this princess and spoke so arrogantly, he must be from an influential family as well. If they were to encounter a puppet of this level, he and Luo Qiqi would only be able to escape. While the others might not be able to fight back, they would still be able to survive.
"However, it seems like this barrier of light won't last much longer …"
Consoling himself, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up once more.
Everything required energy to sustain. Take his Dragon Scale Protective Amulet for example. Even though it was powerful enough to withstand a full-powered strike from a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan expert, it still required energy.
Even though the barrier of light around the four of them had managed to withstand the relentless attacks of the two puppets, it seemed like it would break at any moment.
And once it did, it was likely that they would be killed.
"I have to think of a way to save them …"
If the barrier of light broke, they would be killed, but if it didn't break, they wouldn't be able to leave …
What should they do?
Furthermore, what left Zhang Xuan perplexed was that the puppets had all come from this direction. In other words, there should have been quite a few puppets attacking them earlier. Why were there only two of them now?
If there were so many puppets attacking them simultaneously, the barrier of light would have long collapsed!
Unable to make sense of the situation, Zhang Xuan decided to approach the barrier of light.
"Why is there a corpse inside?"
Upon closer inspection, Zhang Xuan realized that Yu Fei-er, Xing Yuan, Wu Zhen, and Ye Qian were seated at the center of the barrier of light with their backs facing one another. At the center of them was the body of an elder.
Even though the elder's body was intact, he was already dead. His body had dried up, and it was as thin as a twig.
"Could it be … Elder Wu Yangzi?"
A thought surfaced in Zhang Xuan's mind.
To find the corpse of an elder here... It was likely that this person was the so-called Wu Yangzi.
Zhang Xuan had been perplexed when he didn't manage to find any skeletal remains in the underground chamber. But from the looks of it now, the corpse had somehow been discovered by Yu Fei-er and the others, and they had been protecting it all this while.
Of course, it was also possible that the corpse had protected them. Whether this barrier of light belonged to Yu Fei-er and the others or to Wu Yangzi, Zhang Xuan couldn't tell.
Walking up to the barrier of light, Zhang Xuan took a closer look. Yu Fei-er and the others had worried looks on their faces.
"Sixth Princess, it seems like we really won't be able to leave this place this time!"
Xing Yuan gasped for breath as he spoke with a ghastly pale face.
There was a massive wound on his chest, and even though he had consumed some recovery medicine, fresh blood was still seeping out of it. It was a frightening sight to behold.
"Indeed, we're probably going to die here …"
Wu Zhen's complexion darkened as well.
They had thought that it would be an easy trial, and all they had to do was confirm whether this was Wu Yangzi's underground chamber or not. Never in their dreams did they expect to encounter so many formidable puppets!
If not for the fact that Yu Fei-er possessed many life-saving means as a princess, they would have died several hours ago.
"It's fine even if we can't leave this place. At the very least, we made the right choice. This is indeed Elder Wu Yangzi's underground chamber, and we even found his corpse!"
Yu Fei-er harrumphed coldly.
Even though they couldn't leave this place, they knew that they had made the right choice!
Wasn't that Zhang Xuan gleeful? Didn't he want to bet with me?
Since Elder Wu Yangzi's corpse is here, it means that we have found the right place. What else do you have to be gleeful about?
"Indeed!" Xing Yuan nodded. Adjusting his posture, he looked at Yu Fei-er expectantly and asked, "Sixth Princess, now that we are going to die, can you tell me … if you have ever liked me?"
Seeing that the barrier of light was getting thinner and thinner, and it was only a matter of time before it broke, Xing Yuan couldn't hold himself back anymore.
He had been courting this lady for a very long time, but the other party had never shown him any kindness. Now that he was going to die at any moment, he couldn't hold himself back anymore. He wanted to know the truth so that he could die in peace.
Hearing those words, Ye Qian and Wu Zhen turned their faces away awkwardly.
"I've told you before that before I become a 6-star master teacher, I won't think about relationships …"
Not expecting Xing Yuan to ask such a question at this moment, Yu Fei-er hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.
She had a headstrong personality, and she had always wanted to make a name for herself in the world. As such, she had never once considered relationships.
Even though Xing Yuan had been courting her for a very long time, his heart didn't waver in the slightest.
"I knew that I wouldn't stand a chance …"
Hearing the other party's direct words, Xing Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Have you fallen in love with that Zhang Xuan?"
"Zhang Xuan? How could I possibly fall in love with that shameless fellow? He's an extremely despicable man! "
Recalling the perverted look on that young man's face, Yu Fei-er gritted her teeth furiously.
She was a princess, and yet, he actually made her serve as a maid and serve tea …
It was one thing if that was all, but when she tried to reason with him, he actually kicked her on her bottom twice!
She had seen shameless people, but she had never seen one as shameless as him!
If not for the fact that she was no match for him, she would have long charged forward and crushed him to death!
"I …"
Zhang Xuan, who was pacing around the light barrier, intending to find an opportunity to save the crowd, staggered upon hearing the other party's evaluation …
I'm such an upright, kind, and honorable person, when did I become a shameless and despicable person?
The ancients said that only women and despicable people are difficult to deal with!
That was indeed the case!
"The fiercer you scold him, the more you care about him in your heart. We have known each other since we were young, and it has been more than twenty years since then. Have you ever thought about me so much? When I said that we wouldn't be able to leave this place, what you were thinking about the most wasn't fear but the fact that you won the bet …"
Hearing her furious roar, not only did Xing Yuan not cheer up, he shook his head even more.
When he said that they wouldn't be able to leave this place, the other party's first reaction wasn't fear but the fact that she had won the bet. She had won against that Zhang Xuan …
From this, he knew that despite pursuing her for so many years, his position in the other party's heart couldn't compare to that fellow whom she had just met.
"I …"
Yu Fei-er was taken aback.
Did she really like that fellow? How could that be?
All she wanted was to get rid of her identity as a maid and teach that shameless fellow a lesson!
Just as she was about to speak up, a faint voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
"Cough cough, stop flirting here. Hurry up and discuss how we should escape!"
Hearing that voice, Yu Fei-er's eyes widened. "Zhang Xuan?"
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