Entering the Ruins

The spatial barrier vanished, revealing a colossal hall, a thousand feet in size and resembling a mountain peak, before everyone...

Seeing this, Mo Tang couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected of a Dou Saint level expert, his methods are indeed amazing. He actually managed to hide such a grand hall in this valley."

If it weren't for that spatial barrier, such a grand hall would probably have been discovered and emptied long ago.

However, at this point, no one present was in a hurry anymore.

After all, it's the Dou Sheng ruins, and no one knows what dangers might lurk inside. So everyone is waiting to see if any fool will be the first to stick their neck out.

Mo Tang glanced at the crowd outside the hall...

Mo Tang knew that representatives from all the top-tier forces had come, including the Soul Hall, the Heaven Nether Sect, and even the Flower Sect.

However, Mo Tang did not greet the Flower Sect... because the Flower Sect sent Hua Jin this time, and they were also involved with the Heaven Nether Sect.

This caused a sharp glint to flash in Mo Tang's eyes...

Although Yun Yun is now the Flower Sect Leader, Hua Jin is still the Old Sect Master's disciple and has supporters behind her. Therefore, without evidence of her betraying the sect, even Yun Yun cannot do anything to her.

But this time... it's a good opportunity.

Mo Tang's gaze swept over the Heaven Nether Sect members and Hua Jin's group...

This group was considered extremely powerful among those present, and their leader was none other than the Six-Star Dou Zun, Senluo Ghost Venerable ...

They naturally noticed Mo Tang as well, especially when they saw him with a group of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. Senluo Ghost Venerable just wanted to curse inwardly.

"Damn it! How did that little beast end up here? Shouldn't he be tending to his own Four Directions Pavilion? It's a waste that I even urged that idiot Crimson Flame Evil Lord, to go to the Pill Region to find him..."

That Crimson Flame Evil Lord is definitely going to miss his target this time, but I'll have to face this damned devil head-on. It seems I'll have to be careful from now on.

Regardless of what the Senluo Ghost Venerable was thinking, the other powerful factions present, besides the Heaven Nether Sect and the Soul Hall, were the local Beast Region's powerful Demonic Beasts.

Among them, the Sky Demon Phoenix and the Nine Netherworld Nether Python are the most revered, and there are also many intermediate tribes, such as the Sky Luan Clan to which Mu Qingluan belongs.

With a loud bang, the main hall doors opened.

A few fools were the first to stick their necks out, and then they met a terrible end...

"Fire path? That's not difficult..."

Mo Tang nodded to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members beside him, and then went inside first.

These fire paths, though terrifying enough to incinerate even Dou Zong expert instantly, are no match for Mo Tang's Destruction Thunderflame.

Following Mo Tang's lead in the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's actions, the others naturally followed suit, fearing that someone else might seize the initiative.

Of course, entering the Ruins is not as simple as just going through the fire passage.

This fire path is actually a deception; if you keep going like this, you'll eventually run out of Dou Qi and die...

Having remembered this part of the original story, Mo Tang naturally wouldn't take those unnecessary detours. Although he wasn't afraid of any flames, it would still be a waste of time.

They were led directly into the lava beneath the fire channel, and then they arrived at a stone path...

Everyone's feet touched the floor, and they quickly looked up...

At this moment, dozens of feet above their heads, crimson magma hung up in a twisting, ring-like shape, like giant, winding pythons.

Faintly, one or two figures could be seen flitting across the fire passage from time to time. Clearly, this lava was the fire passage they had passed through earlier. Such a long fire passage, if they really followed it, would take forever.

Following the passage, Mo Tang and the others arrived at a plaza outside a stone gate in just a few minutes.

Here, all the forces that had discovered the secrets of the Fire Dao had gathered, but were once again stopped...

Are those puppets?

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the silver human-shaped stone statues in the square and suddenly whispered.

Xiao Yi Xian's words also caused the expressions of the others in the group to change. Clearly, after being reminded, they also realized that the stone statue was unusual.

Mo Tang nodded and said, "That's right, those ten should be Earth Demon Puppet, responsible for guarding the gate. It seems that the real Ruins space is beyond the stone gate."

Looking at the massive stone gate at the end of the plaza, Jiu Feng said, "There are faint spatial fluctuations on that stone gate, so it can't be opened by brute force. Could it be related to these ten puppets in front of us?"

It must be said that Jiu Feng was chosen as the successor of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan not only because of her powerful bloodline, but also because of her meticulousness.

"Hehe, let's not get involved now. Someone will take care of this..." the cunning and shrewd chieftain of the Earth Tiger Clan chuckled.

The others nodded silently.

There must have been many people present who could see the hidden meaning, but not a single one stepped forward at this moment.

To put it bluntly, they just don't want others to reap the benefits.

Moreover, by utilizing the mechanisms along the way, we can also eliminate some people, thus reducing the number of competitors once we actually reach the Ruins.

Sure enough, as more and more people arrived, someone finally couldn't resist making a move.

However, judging from the situation, he should only be a One-Star Dou Zun. Although his strength is not bad, he can only be considered as average among the crowd.

Just as the opponent stepped within ten zhang of the stone gate, the ten figures that had stood motionless like statues instantly came to life...

With every movement, a deep, grinding sound emanated from his body. Ten cold, empty gazes were fixed on the gray-robed old man. With a clench of his fist, silver light surged, and ten dazzling silver spears instantly appeared.

"Laugh!"

A dazzling silver light flashed, and ten figures, like lightning, rushed towards the gray-robed old man, bringing with them a sharp gust of wind.

However, the Earth Demon Puppet were only equivalent to the Dou Zong, and since the Earth Demon Puppet couldn't use Dou Technique, the old man easily blocked their attacks.

"Huh? Is this all the puppets are capable of?"

This is a thought that many people have.

If that's all there is to it, then isn't it a bit unworthy of the title to be the guardian of the first gate of the Ruins?

Mo Tang smiled slightly, knowing that the next Dou Zun was about to be in trouble...

Sure enough, as the ten puppets began to evolve under the enhancement of the formation, the Dou Zun immediately could not withstand it.

"This is... a formation?"

Jiu Feng said with some surprise.

Mo Tang nodded slightly and said, "With the enhancement of this formation, the combat power of these ten puppets is now enough to contend with a Two-Star Dou Zun. This old man is going to be in trouble!"

As he finished speaking, the golden puppet that had evolved into Heavenly Demon Puppet rushed towards the gray-robed elder at a terrifying speed and unleashed a furious punch...

Caught off guard, the gray-robed elder was struck directly in the chest, his entire chest caved in!