The ten Puppet outside the stone gate were all dazzling silver. Huo Xuan was probably the most familiar with these silver Puppet among those present, because he had the method to make Puppet.
The Heavenly Demon Puppet is a Puppet technique passed down from ancient times. To forge Heavenly Demon Puppet, three things are needed: a body, a soul, and Magic Core. The body serves as the tool, the soul as the catalyst, and the Magic Core as the heart. Combined with various other materials, the demonic puppet is ultimately created. Demon Puppet are divided into three grades: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The difference in grade depends on the materials used in forging and the fire used. They possess boundless power and are devoid of joy, sorrow, pain, or injury; truly, they are weapons of slaughter...
The Heavenly Demon Puppet are divided into three grades: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The best way to distinguish these three grades of Puppet is to observe their skin color. Heavenly Demon Puppet are gold, Earth Demon Puppet are silver, and Human Demon Puppet are bronze. The ten Puppet in front of Huo Xuan now show colors that clearly indicate they are Earth Demon Puppet.
Huo Xuan estimated that these ten Earth Demon Puppet were all at the Peak Dou Zong level. In terms of strength, they were already quite formidable. However, if they wanted to stop so many powerful figures from Central Plains, these ten Earth Demon Puppet seemed somewhat inadequate.
At this moment, after a period of whispers and hesitation, a Gray-Clothed Old Man slowly stepped out from the crowd. Judging from the vast aura emanating from him, he was clearly a Dou Zun expert.
Under the watchful eyes of many, the Gray-Clothed Old Man slowly stepped out, his vast Dou Qi swirling around him, and walked directly into the encirclement of the ten Earth Demon Puppet. His manner was exceptionally skillful and daring.
Just as the Gray-Clothed Old Man stepped ten feet into the stone gate, the ten figures, who stood motionless like statues, emitted a low, grinding sound from their bones. Then, ten cold and empty gazes were fixed on the Gray-Clothed Old Man. With a clench of their hands, silver light surged, and ten dazzling silver spears appeared in their hands.
A dazzling silver light flashed, and ten figures, as swift as lightning, instantly attacked the Gray-Clothed Old Man, bringing with them a fierce gust of wind.
Facing the attack from ten Earth Demon Puppet, each possessing Peak Dou Zong strength, the gray-robed elder scoffed, "A mere few Dou Zong Puppet dare to try and stop me?"
The gap between Dou Zun and Dou Zong is too large; this gap cannot be bridged by a small number of people.
The Gray-Clothed Old Man swept into the group of Puppet. With a surge of vast Dou Qi, each punch he threw sent a Puppet staggering backward.
"Roar!"
After a series of defeats, the ten earth Earth Demon Puppet suddenly stopped, a silver glint flashing in their eyes. A low roar came from their throats, and then they moved in unison, forming a strange formation. Silver light flashed, and streams of energy like silver snakes surged out from their bodies, connecting them all together to form a circular loop.
The moment the cycle took shape, the leading Earth Demon Puppet roared again. Then, to everyone's astonishment, the silver light weakened, and little by little, golden light emerged. A moment later, the golden light completely replaced the silver light.
"Golden? Heavenly Demon Puppet?"
Upon seeing this, Huo Xuan was slightly taken aback. He knew that it would take a large amount of lightning energy for Earth Demon Puppet to evolve into Heavenly Demon Puppet, but the Earth Demon Puppet here had completed the process in a very short time. The shock in his heart lasted for a while before it disappeared.
The Earth Demon Puppet were able to evolve in such a short time, likely due to the effect of the formation. These ten Earth Demon Puppet, combined with that strange formation, should be enough to contend with a Two-Star Dou Zun. The Gray-Clothed Old Man was only a One-Star Dou Zun; he was in trouble...
In the arena, the golden Heavenly Demon Puppet stomped its foot on the ground, and as cracks spread, it flashed and appeared in front of the Gray-Clothed Old Man whose expression had changed drastically. Its golden fist slammed out fiercely.
Faced with that extremely destructive punch, the Gray-Clothed Old Man hurriedly met it with all his might. At this moment, his previous nonchalance was gone. The evolved Heavenly Demon Puppet's strength was far beyond what he could imagine. Immediately, a deep voice rang out, a muffled groan came from his throat, a trace of blood appeared from the corner of his mouth, and he staggered backward.
This sudden change in the scene caused many people's expressions to change slightly. They might not be afraid of ten Earth Demon Puppet the Peak Dou Zong, but they had to be wary of this Heavenly Demon Puppet, which had reached the level of Two-Star Dou Zun. This thing had no sense of pain, so how was it any different from a killing machine?
There were indeed strong individuals present who could handle it, but even if they defeated it, they would inevitably suffer great losses in the end. Who would be willing to be so exhausted without even seeing the Ruins? The people here didn't have that kind of magnanimity.
For a moment, an awkward atmosphere fell over the square. Everyone wanted to go in, but no one wanted to fight to the death with the Puppet.
"I think I'd better not get involved. Someone else will handle this kind of thing..." Huo Xuan stood in a secluded corner of the square, watching the actions of everyone in the crowd, and secretly pondered in his heart.
As time passed, half an hour went by. Finally, unable to resist the temptation, everyone joined forces to deal with the ten Earth Demon Puppet. Terrifying pressure was released from everyone's bodies, enveloping the ten Earth Demon Puppet.
Puppet are just Puppet after all. They cannot use Dou Technique and have no combat experience. With everyone working together, the ten Earth Demon Puppet gradually fell into a disadvantageous position in the battle, and in the end, they were destroyed one after another.
"Crunch..."
After all ten demon bodies were destroyed, the tightly closed stone door suddenly creaked and groaned, and a crack slowly appeared in the heavy stone door...
As the stone gate gradually opened, a desolate and ancient aura slowly drifted out, causing many people to have solemn expressions. Ancient objects are considered quite sacred by many.
Once the stone gate was fully opened, the creaking sound gradually subsided. The people in the square looked at each other, none of them daring to be the first to step inside. After all, many people had been killed by this Ruins in the past, and no one wanted to be the first to do so.
As time passed, powerful figures would occasionally arrive at the plaza from outside. These were clearly experts who had discovered the secrets of the Fire Path Dao. Seeing more and more powerful figures gathering, the first few who arrived couldn't contain themselves any longer. After a while, someone finally couldn't resist and slowly walked through the stone gate. Fortunately, this time, no screams were heard.
Seeing that the leader was alright, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the group of people flashed and transformed into streaks of black shadows, rushing towards the Ruins behind the stone gate like lightning.
After entering the stone gate, what appeared before Huo Xuan was a Giant Hall, so large that people standing in the hall appeared extremely small. Looking around, he discovered that there were many deep corridors around the hall, and he didn't know where they led. At this moment, many forces and powerful individuals who had rushed in began to rush into those corridors in batches.
The items in the Ancient Ruins are invaluable treasures to others, but for Huo Xuan, most of the things left behind by a Dou Sheng are not very attractive. He only has two goals for this trip: the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and the Heavenly Tier Skill, the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
These two items are the real treasures. Relying on his memory, Huo Xuan made a slight judgment of the direction and rushed towards a passage on the left side of the main hall.
The passageway of the Giant Hall was extremely spacious. Along the way, one could see some other powerful individuals who had come to search for treasure, but fortunately, they were sensible and did not come to disturb Huo Xuan.
After flying through the passage for nearly fifteen minutes, Huo Xuan finally came to a stop.
Huo Xuan's gaze fell upon a distant, ancient stone gate. Covered in thick moss, its deep blue-green color conveyed a sense of the passage of time...
"This should be it..."
Huo Xuan slowly stepped forward and carefully inspected the stone door. After finding no traps or mechanisms, he forcefully pushed it open.
The moment the stone gate opened, a dazzling beam of light shot out from it. Huo Xuan narrowed his eyes, quickly took two steps back, and rapidly circulated his Dou Qi, ready to deal with any unexpected situation at any moment.
As the light gradually dimmed, Huo Xuan opened his eyes again, and then smiled, because what he had discovered did not disappoint him.
Beyond the stone gate lies a forest, an Ancient Forest entirely composed of various rare medicinal herbs!