When the headless figure came into view, Xia Ziyi froze, staring fixedly at it as though possessed.
Fang Weiqi asked through voice transmission, "What's wrong?"
Xia Ziyi replied with some hesitation, "This person... seems to be Li Chen!"
Fang Weiqi said, "I sensed it too. Another Reserve Body. Nothing surprising."
Xia Ziyi said, "No, I've been in close contact with his Primordial Spirit before. This body feels far too different from those earlier Reserve Bodies!"
At that moment, Han Qing also transmitted, "That light orb is extremely unusual too. It seems to possess mental power comparable to a Primordial Spirit's, yet it's unlike an ordinary living being."
Nan Wu seemed to suddenly remember something. Realization struck him. "Could that be the actual Mind Core created through the Puppet Dao? I've seen a few captured Seven-Star Intelligence cores before, and they felt very similar."
Fang Weiqi said solemnly, "Then this place is the heart of his lair?"
"Look out!" Ling Qingyan suddenly warned, deploying her Seven-Colored Treasure Ring at the same time.
Clang!
Amid a shower of sparks, a blade struck the ring.
The Puppet Sisters, Xiao Die and Xiao Ying, had attacked while they were distracted. With the Grand Formation suppressing them and clouding their minds, none of the experts had noticed anything amiss.
Fang Weiqi snapped back to his senses, delight appearing on his face. "Who would have thought we'd stumble into a place like this?"
"Everyone, let's work together and destroy it!"
Li Chen's voice drifted down from the void. "Is destruction all you Spell Cultivators know? With Divine Abilities and magic power at your disposal, couldn't you do something better?"
Fang Weiqi showed no weakness, retorting mockingly, "Fiends and followers of deviant paths deserve death at anyone's hands!"
In private, however, he swiftly and discreetly transmitted to