At the entrance to the stone hall, a gigantic robot thirty feet tall strode brazenly inside under the dumbfounded stares of a group of inner disciples.
The robot gleamed silver all over. Its flat head had only two holes, its body was square, and its legs were exceptionally slender, yet it moved with remarkable agility, without the slightest hint of clumsiness. Most striking of all was the enormous black spiked club mounted on its back.
"This is..."
Wang Yu's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"What, Junior Brother Wang, haven't you seen the new giant mechanism puppet produced by the Heavenly Craft Sect?
"This Vajra-Type Puppet is made entirely from various rare materials. Inside, it's inscribed with five or six kinds of spirit inscriptions with properties such as lightness and durability. More importantly, there's a huge space inside where the operator can hide. They claim nothing below Foundation Establishment can breach its defenses.
"But the price is astronomical too. Supposedly, one costs thirty thousand spirit stones. I wonder which great lineage's wastrel actually dared spend that many spirit stones on one," Wan Shan said beside him, both envious and jealous.
The Heavenly Craft Sect!
Thirty thousand spirit stones!
For a moment, Wang Yu did not know whether to be more astonished by the Heavenly Craft Sect or the Vajra Puppet's staggering price.
Just then, the giant robot reached the front row in a few strides. A small door suddenly opened in its abdomen, and a fair-skinned youth jumped out.
"Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Yun."
The youth had handsome features and a sunny expression. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he greeted Li Yan and Yun Caishang in turn.
Yet the moment the two saw the fair-skinned youth, their expressions changed dramatically.
"Senior Brother Chen."
Both immediately