Ye Han stayed calm when he heard approaching footsteps. He had yet to remove his Invisibility Cloak. As long as the newcomer's cultivation did not exceed his by too much, he would be difficult to detect if he stayed motionless, made no sound, and released no aura-unless the other party deliberately searched for him.
He rested his hand on his Storage Bag. If the other party's cultivation was not much higher than his, killing them with a sneak attack would not be difficult.
His only fear was that they might be impossible to kill, just like the Ice Refining Prince.
Still, something struck Ye Han as strange. There was something wrong with the sound of those footsteps...
Clop, clop, clop, clop! The footsteps drew closer and closer, coming from behind the enormous furnace.
A figure appeared. It was a humanoid Metal Puppet, its entire body made of metal, but its face looked exactly like Binglian, the form the Ice Refining Prince had assumed.
At the sight of this Puppet, Ye Han's thoughts stirred. He remained silent and did not rush to act.
The Binglian Metal Puppet was also carrying a tray. On it lay a small plateful of fingernail-sized crystals that gave off astonishing blue-green flares.
The Binglian Metal Puppet walked over to the enormous furnace, opened its lid, and poured the whole tray of crystals wreathed in blue-green flares inside.
Clatter! All the crystals on the small tray tumbled into the furnace.
Immediately, the blue-green flames inside the furnace blazed higher, surging and burning fiercely...
Countless gold and silver Spirit-Light Runes then appeared on the furnace, giving off waves of icy chill. The cold throughout the room intensified so sharply that even Ye Han's skin tingled, and he could not help shivering.
Ye Han's eyes flickered at this, and