As soon as she finished shouting, she shook her head, and her face reddened. "How can this be …"
They had already been several kilometers into the underground chamber, and there were so many puppets here. Furthermore, that fellow had entered another underground chamber, so how could he possibly appear here?
It must be an illusion!
It was just a moment ago that she thought that she wouldn't like that shameless fellow, but the next moment, she heard his voice and thought that he would save them … How embarrassing!
"I was just casually shouting a few words. None of you heard it … Do you understand?"
Yu Fei-er harrumphed.
"Cough cough …"
Wu Zhen and the others glanced at one another, and eventually, they turned to Yu Fei-er and said, "Your Highness, it seems like … we heard someone speaking too!"
"You all heard it too?"
Yu Fei-er was taken aback. She hurriedly looked around, but other than the two puppets who were still attacking the barrier of light relentlessly, there was no one else around.
"I heard it too. Since we heard it, it shouldn't be an illusion, right?"
Xing Yuan nodded.
Even though he hated Zhang Xuan, he couldn't help but feel agitated hearing the other party's words.
"Alright, it isn't an illusion. I am Zhang Xuan, and I'm here to save you. I used a secret art to transmit my voice over, and I'm still outside …"
Seeing that the other party didn't believe his words, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly and continued transmitting his voice over.
If he were to reveal himself as a soul, not only would he frighten these people, he would also be attacked by the puppets. Thus, he could only transmit his voice over.
"You're able to transmit your voice over a thousand li from outside?"
Xing Yuan and the others widened their eyes in shock.
Even a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan expert would find it hard to communicate with one another across several kilometers with such clarity!
Could it be that … Zhang Xuan already possessed such strength?
"How do we save them? Do you have any ideas? "
Knowing that Zhang Xuan had already learned of their situation and was intending to save them, Yu Fei-er heaved a sigh of relief and asked.
Even though that fellow was a hateful person, he did possess some ability.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make her suffer so many times.
"I have no choice but to negotiate with you …" Zhang Xuan replied telepathically.
He really had no other choice.
The area they were in wasn't too large, and there were more than twenty Saint realm puppets in the area. While Zhang Xuan was still able to sneak in and out of the area with his soul, if he were to bring the group out with him, it was likely that they would be surrounded before they could get far.
"Discuss? If we could, we would have left long ago … "
Xing Yuan said.
She had thought that he had some ideas, but it turned out that he knew nothing as well.
"How about this? Tell me the situation in detail and what you've encountered here so that I can think of a solution. Also, I saw quite a few puppets just now. Under normal circumstances, they should have come to encircle you and kill you in one fell swoop. Why did they all leave, leaving only two to attack here? "
Zhang Xuan voiced out the doubts in his heart.
If so many puppets were to attack at the same time, the light barrier would have shattered long ago, and these people would have died long ago. How could they have survived until now?
Although the puppets didn't have much intelligence, they could still attack, just like the one that had chased after him before. It wanted to tear him into pieces, so why did it let him go so easily?
If he could figure out the reason and make use of it, he might be able to find a way to save the group.
"As soon as we entered this area, we encountered those Otherworldly Demon puppets, and we were forced to retreat while fighting them …"
Ye Qian swiftly recounted the events that had happened.
Initially, they were still a little excited when they saw the underground city, but who could have thought that they would encounter Otherworldly Demon puppets a short distance away?
Most likely, this was where Zhang Xuan saw the traces of battle.
Here, they were besieged. Saint realm puppets were no match for them.
It was fortunate that Xing Yuan and Princess Yu Fei-er had many treasures on them, so they were able to retreat while fleeing. Even so, they still sustained severe injuries.
It was only after they found Elder Wu Yangzi's corpse and triggered the mechanism that he had left behind that they were finally able to obtain some form of protection.
In other words, this light barrier was left behind by Elder Wu Yangzi to ensure that his corpse wouldn't be destroyed by the Otherworldly Demons. Just that, two thousand years later, it would be used to save a group of juniors who were searching for him.
However, judging from the state of the light barrier, it seemed like it would shatter at any moment. Even if they wanted to, they wouldn't be able to hold on for too long.
"Who said that those fellows didn't attack us? Earlier, all twenty puppets were attacking us here, or else the light barrier wouldn't have become so thin. Just that … we have no idea why they left! "
Hearing Ye Qian's words, Yu Fei-er harrumphed.
It wasn't that those fellows didn't attack them, but that they were unable to break the light barrier, so they left. Who knew when they would return?
On the other hand, the moment they left the light barrier, they would lose their protection. They had already used up most of their trump cards, so even if they had reinforcements, it would be difficult for them to escape!
"You said that they left after attacking us for a while?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Logically speaking, as long as those fellows persisted, the light barrier should have been broken by now, and Yu Fei-er and the others would have been doomed. Why would so many puppets leave at the crucial moment, leaving only two behind?
The crowd nodded.
"When did they leave?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Just now, around ten minutes ago?" Ye Qian replied.
"Ten minutes ago? Luo Qiqi and I had just come out from the underground chamber then … "
Frowning deeply, Zhang Xuan suddenly thought of something, and his face darkened. "Could it be …"
Could it be that … those fellows knew that he had breached the other underground chamber and were rushing over to save him?
Damn it!
If that was the case, his physical body would still be sitting on the stone steps at the exit of the underground palace. Once he was discovered, wouldn't he be torn to pieces?
"Wait here, I'll think of a way …"
His physical body was naturally more important than anyone else's, so he couldn't afford to lose it.
After saying that, he couldn't care less about these people anymore. He turned around and flew back.
"Hai … Hai!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan's voice had disappeared, Yu Fei-er anxiously shouted. However, to no avail, she slammed her palms on the ground in fury.
What the heck?
You said that you would save him, but you disappeared before you could do so. What are you up to?
…
Paying no heed to the other party's complaints, Zhang Xuan moved as swiftly as the wind.
In order to prevent the other party from noticing him, he had flown very slowly. However, fearing that something might happen to his physical body, it didn't take long for him to return to the stone steps.
"No puppets came over …"
On the stone steps, Zhang Xuan's physical body was still seated motionlessly. There were no signs of it being attacked at all.
"Could I have guessed wrongly?"
Zhang Xuan thought that the puppets had rushed over to help him after learning that he had breached the other underground chamber, but that wasn't the case at all. He scratched his head awkwardly.
"Clone!"
Hu!
Zhang Xuan released his clone, and after a moment of contemplation, he took out a storage ring and placed his physical body into it.
Since his physical body didn't have a soul and didn't need to breathe, it couldn't be considered as a living being. Thus, he could keep it in his storage ring just like his clone.
Zhang Xuan could keep his physical body in his storage ring and have his clone carry it around with him.
While his clone wasn't too reliable, the Nine Hearts Lotus wasn't just for show. No matter how formidable those puppets were, it would be difficult for them to kill him.
At the very least, Zhang Xuan's physical body would be safe with his clone looking after it.
"You wait here. I'll head in to see what those puppets are up to so that I can deal with them …"
After instructing his clone, Zhang Xuan's soul flew into the underground chamber once more.
Since those puppets didn't head to the other underground chamber, they must have something up their sleeves. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stopped hunting down Yu Fei-er and the others.
Since that was the case, he should head over to see what those fellows were up to!
After flying for a while, he finally saw the first batch of puppets. By this time, they had already left the main road and were heading toward the corner of the 'city'.
"What are they going there for?"
Without the illumination of the Night Illumination Pearls, the corner of the city seemed a little dark. However, the puppets showed no signs of stopping. They continued walking forward, and soon, they vanished into the darkness.
"Eye of Insight!"
Activating the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan activated the Eye of Insight, and the previously pitch-black area immediately turned transparent.
The Eye of Insight was not only capable of seeing through illusions, it was also capable of seeing through darkness.
After taking a closer look at the surroundings, Zhang Xuan quickly followed behind the puppets.
Soon, the puppets walked out of the city and arrived before a river.
"This should be the river I saw from above …"
Taking a look, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
This river should have been a waterway from above, but who could have thought that it would wind its way all the way here?
But what were they doing here instead of attacking Yu Fei-er and the others?
Huala!
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed, one of the puppets suddenly leaped into the river.
Geji! Geji!
As soon as the puppet entered, the sound of gears whirring echoed in the air. Following which, a circular pedestal slowly rose from the center of the river.
The circular pedestal emanated a baleful aura.
An overwhelming killing intent gushed forth from it, and Zhang Xuan's body subconsciously sank.
"It's even capable of attacking souls?"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly drove the Heaven's Path Divine Art to recover, and his eyes narrowed in astonishment.
As a soul, he didn't expect the circular pedestal to nearly cause him to fall. The baleful aura emanating from it was truly fearsome.
Compared to it, the living Otherworldly Demon that Hong Shi had found previously was nothing at all.
"What is it?"
More and more lines appeared in Zhang Xuan's eyes. Turning his gaze toward the circular pedestal, Zhang Xuan realized that something was amiss.
On top of the circular pedestal, there was something the size of a watermelon. It was pulsating nonstop, reminiscent of rumbling thunder.
"A heart?"
Zhang Xuan's body swayed weakly.
At the very center of the pedestal was a crimson heart!
Why would there be a heart here? More importantly … it was still pulsating!
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed, the first puppet to enter the lake walked up to the circular pedestal and kneeled down.
Hu hu hu hu!
As the heart pulsed, the spiritual energy in the lake was extracted and infused into the puppet's body. The lethargic puppet suddenly regained its vigor and regained its mobility.
"This is … replenishing its energy?"
Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
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