This puppet was wrapped head to toe in thick armor, a massive shield in its left hand and a mountain-splitting battleaxe in its right.
It stood over two zhang tall, looking like an iron tower.
"This puppet was specifically made for scouting paths and taking hits. Forget those little trinkets from White Bone Hall—even facing a flying warship head-on would be a piece of cake."
The cannon-fodder puppet did not hesitate and marched straight into the cave.
The moment it entered, the entire low mountain began to shake violently.
Dust and shattered stones continuously fell from the cave ceiling, as though it might collapse at any moment.
The cannon-fodder puppet paid no heed and continued deeper into the cave.
After advancing several hundred zhang into the cave, it indeed discovered an entrance to a secret realm.
On either side of the secret realm entrance stood more than a dozen bizarre sculptures, some humanoid and some shaped like various beasts.
By now, the cave was no longer concealed by the grand formation, allowing Wang Daoyuan to send his divine sense inside.
When he examined those sculptures, Wang Daoyuan's expression turned somewhat grave.
Zhou Luan found this strange. "What is it? Are there troublesome enemies inside?"
Wang Daoyuan shook his head. "They are not enemies. There is merely something extraordinary inside. Do you remember the two stone statues in the Soul Domain?"
Zhou Luan nodded. "Of course I remember. Those two stone statues were incredibly powerful back then. The two of us nearly emptied every last bit of our resources before we barely managed to win.
What, are there stone statues like those here?"
"There are more than a dozen stone statues beside the secret realm entrance.
They resemble the stone statues in the Soul Domain, but I do not yet know