"Now that you put it that way, Brother Ding, that really does seem to be the case!" Li Xiaoya nodded repeatedly at his words. Then he fell silent in thought, apparently considering how to overcome this obstacle.
The others exchanged glances and fell silent as well.
"Tch!" After a long while, Li Xiaoya suddenly raised his head, and everyone looked at him expectantly.
"Junior Brother Li! Have you thought of something?" He Jin asked delightedly.
"No!" Li Xiaoya's answer caught everyone off guard. Seeing their disappointed expressions, he gave a faint smile. "Heh, sitting here dreaming up solutions won't get us anywhere. I've decided to probe it first. Maybe we'll find a way!" With that, he took the Blazing Fire Spirit Blade out of his Storage Pouch, glanced at the others, and added, "Go to that corner by the wall, and make sure you protect yourselves!"
"All right!" everyone replied.
"Junior Brother Li! Be careful!" Liu Qingshan said beside him, his voice full of concern.
"Don't worry!" Li Xiaoya said confidently. He climbed onto the wall built from wreckage and carefully examined the enormous egg-shaped mass of black metal. It did indeed seem to be made of the same material as the enormous black metal doors earlier, just as Ding Leng had said.
Li Xiaoya was in no hurry to attack. He slowly made his way along the towering wall of piled wreckage.
"Ha!" Li Xiaoya suddenly flicked his foot upward, flipping out a metal chunk made from half a Mechanism Beast, as large as a millstone. Then he kicked it hard in midair, sending it hurtling toward the Black Metal Egg like a meteor.
"GAAAH!" The Black Metal Egg suddenly let out a tremendous, strange buzzing cry. It shuddered, then abruptly changed shape, shooting out a black blur that