The attacks of the three surged forward like a tsunami, forcing the newcomer back.
"What is this?" Tensei suspiciously looked at the humanoid monster that had been forced back.
This thing had suddenly charged out of the alley. If Tensei had not sensed it, the two girls would have been in danger.
This thing looked no different from a human. It was clad in majestic armor and wielded a spear. Its facial features were resolute, but its face was expressionless and devoid of vitality.
His sword stabbed into its chest, but even with Tensei's tyrannical strength, he was unable to leave a wound on its chest, only a faint white mark. Moreover, in just a few seconds, the white mark had vanished.
"A puppet!" Tian Weier and Be Yiyi cried out in unison.
Dong dong dong …
The sound of orderly footsteps came from the nearby alley, and soon, eighteen identical puppets appeared, standing straight on both sides of the street.
"It seems that this city is guarded by these puppets. They're the equivalent of city guards, but they're terrifyingly strong," Tensei said with a frown.
The three of them working together had not been able to harm the puppet in the slightest. Now that eighteen of them had appeared, their only option was to run.
"Puppets generally use Divine Crystals as their power source. The stronger the puppet, the shorter the time it can last in battle. But these puppets are truly too strong. Let's find a chance to slip away," Tian Weier said.
The eighteen puppets stood motionless on both sides of the street, showing no intention of continuing to attack. Even the puppet that had been attacked earlier remained motionless.
"Don't move for now. Let me try," Tensei said as he shot forward.
As Tian Chen moved, the puppet closest to him also moved. It thrust out its spear, and an earth-shattering wave of godforce swept out, sealing off Tian Chen's path!
"Rank Nine Ancient God!" Tian Weier and Be Yiyi grimaced, and just as they were about to go to the rescue, they saw Tensei swiftly retreat, stabilize himself, and stop moving.
The puppet that had attacked also stopped its actions and returned to its original position.
"They are stopping us from entering the City Lord's Mansion. As long as we don't move, they won't do anything either." Be Yiyi said with certainty.
Tensei tried to retreat, and sure enough, as long as he didn't move towards the Castellan Manor, the puppets wouldn't make a move.
Walking back to the two girls, Tensei smiled, "You're right, but we must go to the City Lord's Mansion."
"Eighteen powerhouses comparable to Rank Nine Ancient Gods blocking us? How are we supposed to get there? Exhaust all the divine crystals in their bodies? "Tian Weier was speechless.
Tensei shook his head. "I tried it just now. When the puppets attacked, their auras merged with the entire city. In other words, even if they used up all the divine crystals in their bodies, they would still have the support of the entire city. It's impossible for them to fall."
Saying so, Tensei stretched out his hands, and the space around him quickly turned into a bubble that wrapped around Tensei. Then, he continued to take a few steps forward.
Enveloped by the space bubble, the puppets didn't seem to notice Tensei, allowing Tensei to move forward without making a move.
"It really works!" Tensei retreated and expanded the space bubble to cover the two girls as well.
The two girls were shocked. They thought they knew a lot about Tensei, but they didn't expect Tensei to be able to use such a method.
Soon, the three successfully hid from the puppets and arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
The gates of the City Lord's Mansion were wide open, and there were also four puppets guarding the entrance, standing tall and straight like four mountains.
Enveloped by the space bubble, the puppets couldn't detect Tensei's group at all, allowing them to walk past them without making a move.
Inside the mansion, there were pavilions, rockeries, green water, and picturesque scenery. Along the way, they didn't encounter any Spirit Arrays, making it seem like an ordinary mansion.
"There doesn't seem to be any danger, should we split up?" Tian Weier asked.
"No need, look over there, it's Senior Tool Jingshen's Artifact Refining Room." Tensei pointed to a hall not far away, his eyes filled with joy.
The Artifact Refining Room's door was wide, and even though it was far away, Tensei could already see the Artifact Refining Furnace standing in the middle of the room.
"That may not be the core of the mansion, but it's good to take a look." Tian Weier also showed a look of joy. The Artifact Refining Room of a generation's Artifact Refining Grandmaster must contain some powerful Ancient Divine Artifact.
"I think the core should be there." Tensei smiled. Tool Jingshen was famous for his Artifact Refining Technique, so it was only natural that he would place the core of the entire Secret Palace in his Artifact Refining Room.
Be Yiyi pursed her lips and chuckled, "Don't argue, we have all the time in the world to look for it slowly. In any case, those people outside won't be able to come here."
Indeed, even if those people could enter the city, they would be blocked by the puppets, so no one would be able to enter the City Lord's Mansion in a short time.
Walking into the Artifact Refining Room, the three of them glanced at the Artifact Refining Furnace before shifting their gazes to the storeroom on the side. "So many …"
Inside the storeroom, rows of weapon racks were neatly arranged, each of which was filled with Ancient Divine Artifacts of various types, such as attack, defense, and so on.
Tensei's gaze shifted to the jade table in the center of the storeroom, where two storage rings and two palm-sized soft armours were placed. Wisps of Hongmeng's power were exuding from these soft armours.
"Hongmeng Divine Artifacts!" The two women were surprised, their eyes flashing with pleasant surprise.
"It seems that Senior Tool Jingshen has really stepped into the Grandmaster Realm!" Tensei nodded inwardly. Only a Grandmaster could refine a Hongmeng Divine Artifact by nourishing it with the power of Hongmeng.
"You two go take a look, I'll look for an Ancient Divine Artifact," Tensei said casually as he searched through the weapon racks.
A moment later, seeing the two women looking at the jade table, Tensei casually picked up an Ancient Divine Artifact battle armor, put it into the Original Realm, and began to examine it.
Every Ancient Divine Artifact placed here was a genuine top-grade Ancient Divine Artifact. Tensei wanted to know if such an existence could withstand the erosion of the power of Hongmeng in the Original Realm.
In the past, Tensei had tested it. The Imperial Son Sword and ordinary divine materials could not withstand the power of the Original Realm.
However, every top-grade Ancient Divine Artifact here was refined with Venerable Grade divine materials. If it could withstand the power, it had a great chance of being promoted to a Hongmeng Divine Artifact.
Time passed minute by minute. After ten minutes, the battle armor was still intact in the Original Realm.
On the contrary, the power of Hongmeng surging in the Original Realm was actually integrated into the battle armor.
"Can it really work?" Tensei was stunned. He hurriedly took out the battle armor and examined it carefully.
Although only a trace of Hongmeng power had been integrated into the battle armor in his hand, it had already become a Hongmeng Divine Artifact. It was comparable to the two on the jade table!
A Grandmaster only had a trace of Hongmeng power in his body. Therefore, it was quite difficult to nourish a Hongmeng Divine Artifact. It would take thousands of years to make one. However, in Tensei's hands, he could make one in ten minutes!
It should be known that the entire Original Realm was filled with the power of Hongmeng, unlike the Grandmaster who only had a trace of it.
Upon closer inspection, Tensei also found that the battle armor could withstand the power of Hongmeng, and it could not integrate any more.
After putting away the battle armor, Tensei glanced at the storeroom with a strange expression. There were no less than ten thousand top-grade Ancient Divine Artifacts stored here. In his eyes, these were all Hongmeng Divine Artifacts!
"Tensei, come and see!"
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