The first volley of crossbow bolts was as dense as an iron wall.
Tang San pressed his right hand to the ground, and the Blue Silver Emperor grew wildly through the gaps in the bridge. Thick vines overlapped into a shield. Arrowheads slammed into it, and corrosive liquid immediately burned up in pungent white smoke.
"They're poisoned! Don't touch the shafts!"
Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda rose into the air, its six tiers of colored light falling separately on those at the front. As boosts to strength, speed, Soul Power, and defense layered together, silver light flashed beneath Qian Renxue's feet. She shot through a gap left in the Blue Silver Emperor.
Rift-Splitting Feather Blades swept from her left leg.
Five silver feathers sliced through the knee joints of the front row of puppets. As their iron bodies pitched forward, the Angel Holy Sword swept across them. Holy Flame purified their dark red Soul Crystals, and the entire row toppled from the suspension bridge like marionettes with their strings cut.
Another twenty puppets rose from the track on the right.
Hu Liena stepped forward, and the phantom Demon Fox behind her opened its eyes. Divine Slaughter's Domain first suppressed the resentment inside the Soul Crystals. Her charm followed, and the puppets that had locked on to the group turned as one, aiming their crossbows at the controllers behind them.
Xie Yue's Moon Blades passed through their shoulders and necks, while Yan transformed into a granite giant and smashed the suspension bridge's connecting shaft with one punch.
"West passage clear!" Xie Yue shouted.
"Golden Generation, evacuate the wounded." Bai Jin stood on a narrow beam in the center of the shaft, his Six Eyes sweeping over the entire Black Furnace. "Tang San, head for the furnace core. Qian Renxue,