Half-Saint Puppets

The first to break through the Beast Tide were the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan led by Fire Phoenix, followed by Hun Yu and others, and then Li Changqing and Xiao Yan's group.

Those who pass through the Beast Tide and arrive at the depths of the Ancient Desolate Domain are no longer attacked by the Ferocious Beast, as if the Ferocious Beast fear the mysterious existence deep within the Ancient Desolate Domain.

Apart from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, the Hun Clan, Li Changqing, Xiao Yan, and others who knew how to conserve their Dou Qi, the other teams that broke through the Beast Tide all looked quite disheveled.

Looking at the other side of the Beast Tide, about several thousand feet away, there stood an ancient tree with an extremely large canopy on this vast plain.

A peculiar, pure aura rippled outwards beneath the ancient tree, shifting between various shapes, appearing mysterious and unpredictable.

This is the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which has lived for an extremely long time and has even developed sentience.

After flying for a distance, the Hun Yu stopped a few hundred feet away from the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Because they suspected that the Hun Clan might know more Intelligence the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the other teams also stopped, wanting to learn more from Hun Yu.

When they learned that a Half-Saint expert had disappeared while trying to obtain the Bodhi Ancient Tree, everyone was shocked and became even more cautious.

Li Changqing ignored them, patted the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and told it to keep going.

The others didn't want to fall behind Li Changqing either, even if continuing deeper might lead to unknown dangers.

They paid such a high price to witness the true face of the Bodhi Ancient Tree and obtain the opportunity to achieve sainthood. With the opportunity right in front of them, how could they easily give it up?

The first to follow Li Changqing were Fire Phoenix and his Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, followed by Hun Yu, Xiao Yan, and others.

As for those hastily assembled teams, they gritted their teeth and followed after some hesitation.

As Li Changqing approached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, he gradually sensed a peculiar aura. Unlike the refreshing energy released by the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which invigorated the spirit, this aura seemed more like a negative emotion.

Looking at Xiao Yan's reaction, he also frowned, feeling uneasy, and seemed to have noticed this strange place as well.

After traveling a while longer, the group stopped and looked at the Bodhi Ancient Tree, at the object that shimmered with bright light and emitted powerful energy fluctuations.

"Is this what Bodhi Heart is?"

Someone said something that resonated with everyone.

They all felt a deep longing; this was an opportunity to become a saint, something everyone desired.

As everyone developed a desire for Bodhi Heart, five spheres made of branches descended from the enormous canopy of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

As soon as the five spheres landed on the ground, they slowly cracked open, releasing five powerful auras.

When the sphere completely cracked open, five withered human figures appeared.

Their eyes were vacant and soulless, but the terrifying pressure emanating from them clearly told others that they were Half-Saint.

"This is Half-Saint!"

Feeling the terrifying pressure, everyone present except Li Changqing became solemn, including Fire Phoenix, who was already Half-Saint.

Li Changqing pointed out, "These Half-Saint have no souls; they are all puppets. It seems the Bodhi Ancient Tree is controlling them."

"However, a puppet is still just a puppet. It reacts slowly and its body is stiff. It is definitely not as powerful as a true Half-Saint."

As he spoke, Li Changqing stood up, stretched his body, and his bones cracked and popped. "I'll deal with one of them, and you can divide the rest among yourselves."

Everyone was puzzled. Although they knew that Li Changqing was fast and had the cultivation of Five-Turn Dou Zun, they couldn't figure out how he could defeat the Half-Saint puppet on his own.

Or does Li Changqing possess some unknown special method that allows him to deal with Half-Saint?

Everyone turned to look at Li Changqing, wanting to know what gave Li Changqing the ability to say he could single-handedly deal with a Half-Saint puppet.

Li Changqing smiled, and a flash of black and white light appeared in his right palm as he grasped the Yin-Yang Sword.

This is the first time the Yin-Yang Sword has appeared in front of so many people.

The appearance of the Yin-Yang Sword immediately attracted everyone's attention, because the power Yin-Yang Sword released was too strong, surpassing all the weapons they had ever seen.

Moreover, the Yin-Yang Sword was surrounded by a black and white flame with the flow of Yin and Yang energy. This was clearly Heavenly Flames ranked very low on the Heavenly Flame Rankings, yet its power was so strong.

Those who were most deeply moved were Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, who already possessed Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan stared intently at the Yin-Yang Flame on the Yin-Yang Sword, comparing its strength with his own Heavenly Flames. He hadn't expected Li Changqing to actually find the Yin-Yang Flame.

The result was astonishing: he used the Flame Mantra to fuse the flames of five different kinds of Heavenly Flames, yet its power was still inferior to the Yin-Yang Flame.

Gu Xun'er was equally shocked. The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within her was ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flame Rankings, yet the power of Li Changqing's Yin-Yang Flame was in no way inferior to her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

At the same time, everyone understood what Li Changqing relied on: Five-Turn Dou Zun cultivation level, plus such a powerful sword, which would be enough to deal with Half-Saint puppet.

Li Changqing can handle one Half-Saint puppet, while the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan has a true Half-Saint. In other words, the rest of them only need to deal with three puppets.

With so many Dou Zun here, dealing with three Half-Saint puppets is no problem at all.

At this moment, the Fire Phoenix spoke up, "My Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan will deal with one."

Hun Yu also said, "My Hun Clan will deal with one."

Xiao Yan looked at Gu Xun'er, Gu Xun'er smiled and nodded. Xiao Yan then said, "The Starfall Pavilion and the Gu Clan will deal with one."

Those Dou Zun who had suffered considerable losses from surviving the Beast Tide breathed a sigh of relief; with so many of them, dealing with just one puppet wouldn't be a problem.

"Now that the assignments are made, let's get started."

As he spoke, Li Changqing ignored the reactions of the others and directly drew his sword to attack one of the puppets, which then charged towards Li Changqing.

A chaotic battle erupted in this place, divided into five battlefields. Except for Li Changqing's side, which was a one-on-one fight, each of the other battlefields was a team fighting against a Half-Saint puppet, even the battlefield where Fire Phoenix was located was no exception.

Li Changqing drew his sword and slashed at the puppet charging towards him.

The puppet simply raised its hand, using its physical body to block the Yin-Yang Sword.

However, the puppet underestimated the sharpness of the Yin-Yang Sword. With just one strike from Li Changqing, the puppet's raised right hand was severed.

At the same time, the Yin-Yang Flame spread throughout the puppet's body along the wound.

The puppet acted decisively, sacrificing its entire right arm to prevent the Yin-Yang Flame from spreading throughout its body.

Otherwise, Li Changqing could have ended the battle with just one move.