Given their strength, dealing with the puppet was still somewhat difficult. Coupled with their lack of unity, casualties were unavoidable.
After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, Bai Yang's team finally managed to destroy the puppet. However, three of their members had died and eight were severely injured. Fortunately, Bai Yang was unharmed. The man might not like talking, but he was quite sharp.
After dealing with their own opponent, that team likewise had no intention of helping the other team. They merely watched coldly from the sidelines and began resting.
The other team had long expected this, but there was nothing they could do. If they truly threw in the towel now, the ones attacking them might not be limited to just one puppet.
Left with no choice, they could only fight desperately. A few minutes later, they finally defeated the puppet, at the cost of five dead and eight severely injured.
More than half an hour had passed since the puppets appeared. At last, the final puppet fell, and everyone seemed to see the dawn of victory. The Bodhi Heart appeared to be within reach. But would things really be that simple? The Bodhi Ancient Tree possessed enough power to turn five Half Saints into puppets. Would the Bodhi Heart truly be so easy to obtain?
The answer to that question was undoubtedly no, and it would become apparent very soon.
Still, before that happened, the destruction of the puppets allowed everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, Xiao Heng's group included.
"That Half Saint puppet was seriously tough. I almost died at that thing's hands. You really are something, to actually...!" Gu Hua did not finish his sentence. Looking at Xiao Heng, his estimation of this man's strength rose another level.
After all, back in the