The wild joy on Zhao Xunfeng's face was replaced by terror. He drove his spiritual power with all his might, trying to break free from the suppression of the Earth-Element Law, but no matter how hard he struggled, it was utterly useless.
At the entrance, Xu Ping'an and the others' pupils contracted slightly as they witnessed this scene.
They saw Zhao Xunfeng's despair, but even if someone wanted to save him, it was already too late.
Quite a few people even secretly felt relieved. Fortunately, they had not acted rashly.
The Law Puppet gave Zhao Xunfeng no further chance. The Mystic-Iron Giant Hammer in its hand slowly rose, then crashed down. There was no technique, no buildup—just a simple strike carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth.
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, the giant hammer smashed heavily into Zhao Xunfeng. The intertwined powers of the Earth-Element Law and Metal-Element Law erupted.
Everyone saw Zhao Xunfeng's body shatter in an instant. His flesh and Golden Core were both pounded into mush beneath the giant hammer, not even a single intact remnant left behind.
Strangely, a wisp of divine soul floated out from the pulp, then was firmly drawn in by the Law power winding around the giant hammer, slowly flowing into the Law Puppet's body.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Xu Ping'an and the others felt that it seemed to have grown a little larger.
The entire hall fell into dead silence, the atmosphere growing increasingly oppressive.
Many people stood frozen from head to toe, their faces filled with terror.
No one had expected a Wind Spirit Root cultivator in the Middle Golden Core Realm, with such elusive movement techniques, to be so easily killed in an instant by the puppet—and to die so miserably that even his divine