The ten warrior puppets moved almost as one. Their spears thrust out like meteors, trailing boundless Void Light as they struck at the Chaos Universe Pearl.
The instant their power erupted, Li Qing sensed its limits.
Each was as strong as an ordinary Intelligent Spirit. It was as if ten Intelligent Spirits had attacked him at once.
"No. If I meet them head-on, I won't be able to stop them."
Sensing the danger, he abruptly changed the Chaos Universe Pearl's course, sending it plunging toward the statue's pedestal.
There was a gap between the statue's robe and the platform beneath its feet. The Chaos Universe Pearl flashed into it.
The ten puppets attacking him suddenly stopped.
Li Qing smiled inwardly. "Just as I thought. These puppets won't attack the statue itself. That's their blind spot."
The Chaos Universe Pearl abruptly concealed every trace of its presence. Like an inanimate object, it rested silently in the shadow beneath the statue's robe.
Just then, five figures rushed in from outside: the Mysterious Immortal and his four companions.
The instant they entered, the ten enormous puppets turned toward them.
The five were startled. The puppets were already charging at them.
They reacted at once, and thunderous crashes filled the palace.
The ten puppets surrounded them and drove them back relentlessly.
The puppets kept every impact away from the statue. Li Qing made the Chaos Universe Pearl turn slightly.
Rolling like a ball through the shadow beneath the statue's robe, it slipped around to the statue's back.
He did not leave recklessly. He waited for the five to be driven out of the temple completely; then he would slip out through the rear exit.
Meanwhile, in the Destiny Universe beyond the massive storm!
Li Qing's incarnation projected his senses through the Destiny Universe, keeping