Like a giant leather ball being kicked into the air, the statue remained suspended there, defying gravity—not because of any ability of its own, but entirely under the force of Xia Ji's attacks.
The sound waves were overwhelming. Every strike from the Puppet Maiden stirred up terrifying currents of air... Even the mere aftershocks were enough to force people to struggle to keep their footing.
This Puppet Humanoid is actually this terrifying?!
The force of the impact and air currents was little more than an ordinary gust to a high-level seventh-tier cultivator... But what truly terrified Wu Youyuan was Xia Ji's combat strength.
What kind of Puppet Humanoid could possess such terrifying combat strength...? He could barely keep up with Xia Ji's movements, even when tracking them with his mind.
He could keep up mentally, but that did not mean his body could...
"I'm afraid that with this puppet alone, he could kill every one of us..." Wu Youyuan's back felt cold, and he saw the exact same look of horror on Master Wuji's face.
"No wonder he dared to enter Chiwang Tomb with only two maids." Master Wuji sighed and patted Wu Youyuan on the shoulder.
After that pat, Wu Youyuan fell silent. After that same pat, he put away all his thoughts... and instead calmed down.
Since he could not become their enemy, and since he could not defeat them...
"Old Wuji." Wu Youyuan sighed. "If you can't beat them, join them."
"A wise decision."
Overclocking could not be maintained indefinitely. Once it exceeded the prescribed duration, the body would overheat, causing its functions to decline severely.
At that moment, Xia Ji had to calculate how to eliminate the statue before overheating—or at least render it incapable of movement.
There was no formal reference for how powerful