"Whoosh!"
Just as Luo Jin and the others in the sky were changing their expressions, another sound of wind breaking rang out. Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yan, dressed in black robes, appeared in front of everyone, and his gaze immediately fell on Zhou Tai.
Seeing Zhou Tai's pale face, blood at the corner of his mouth, and his weakened aura, Xiao Yan's expression immediately darkened. After examining him, he quickly took out a pill from his Storage Ring and fed it to Zhou Tai. Then, he slowly turned around and looked angrily at the three puppets opposite him.
"A puppet..."
Xiao Yan's sharp gaze swept over the three puppets, then shifted to the three people who emerged from behind them.
"So it was you who manipulated this puppet and injured him?"
Xiao Yan's face was gloomy, and his gaze at the three of them was even colder, with a murderous intent rising in his eyes.
"Hmph, not bad. This guy is arrogant and ignorant. He's just a mere Transformation Origin Transformation Realm, yet he dares to try and kill us. We were merely teaching him a lesson. But who are you? Do you also want to stand up for him?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Tian Long sneered. The three brothers exchanged glances, their eyes filled with disdain and mockery as they looked at Xiao Yan.
With the puppets in their hands, the three of them, working together, were practically invincible within the Origin Return Realm. There was no need for them to take this young man seriously at all.
"Haha, you three, this kid is Xiao Yan. As long as we deal with him, the others won't be a problem!"
Although the appearance of Luo Jin and Leng Bingshuang surprised Fu Yulong slightly, he no longer felt any fear after discovering that they were merely experts at the Origin Transformation Realm.
"Oh? He's that Origin Transformation Realm kid who even you couldn't beat?"
Upon hearing Fu Yulong's words, Tian Long and the other two immediately sneered, glancing contemptuously at Xiao Yan, but failing to notice Fu Yulong's ashen face.
"Hmph, I didn't expect that you would not only be defeated by someone at the Origin Transformation Realm, but that the person who defeated you would be just a greenhorn. Fu Yulong, I'm really curious, how much of your cultivation is genuine?"
Tian She grinned coldly, mocking Fu Yulong without any fear. The latter's eye muscles twitched as he tried to suppress his anger.
"Haha, you'd better watch closely, this is how we brothers teach him a lesson!"
"I guess this counts as revenge for you, hahaha!"
The three men sneered as they focused their gazes on Xiao Yan. A ferocious look appeared on their wrinkled old faces, and as their hands formed hand seals, the puppet in front of them shot forward and quickly stopped a few dozen feet away from Xiao Yan. Then, the Tian Brothers followed closely behind, and the three of them were no more than a dozen feet away from the puppet in front of them.
"Young man, we've heard you have the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels. Well then, today my two brothers and I will give you a proper welcome!"
A voice carrying a hint of arrogance resounded, and three puppets quickly stepped forward, forming a semi-encirclement around Xiao Yan.
Upon seeing this, Luo Jin and Leng Bingshuang Shuang, who were behind Xiao Yan, immediately changed their expressions. They were about to step forward as their Origin Qi circulated within them, but Xiao Yan waved his hand to stop them.
"Since their target is me, I'll handle this myself. You should deal with those two guys; be careful they don't resort to underhanded tactics."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the group, though somewhat unwilling, still stopped in their tracks.
They knew Xiao Yan's character very well. If they weren't confident, they wouldn't have stopped them. Facing such an opponent, Xiao Yan had no need to be reckless.
Then, Xiao Yan slowly turned his gaze back, his expression unchanged, but his eyes swept over the three puppets, and his brows furrowed slightly.
The fact that these three puppets could injure Zhou Tai so badly with a single blow suggests that they are quite powerful, perhaps even comparable to experts at the Origin Return Realm.
Having worked with puppets for many years, Xiao Yan naturally had a very good understanding of their combat power. Even among puppets of the same level, their combat power was absolutely formidable.
Facing three puppets at the same time, the pressure is self-evident, not to mention the presence of Fu Yulong behind him, plus the other guy who hasn't made a move yet. If he were to engage in a direct confrontation, he would probably have very little chance of winning.
With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Yan's gaze involuntarily fell on the Tian Brothers.
Although the puppets he controlled were all at the Origin Return Realm level, their actual cultivation was only at the Eight-Star Dou Di. If that's the case...
"Swish, swish, swish!"
With a thought, two avatars identical to Xiao Yan's original body slowly condensed in the space around him.
This is precisely the Nine Revolutions Avatar Art.
After a long period of refinement, the strength of these avatars has reached the Peak Nine-Star Dou Di. When combined into one, their strength is comparable to that of the Middle Origin Transformation Realm expert. Today, Xiao Yan has finally brought them out again.
"Oh? It's actually an avatar? That's quite a rare Dou Technique. But how much of your true strength can an avatar possibly possess? Against our puppets, it's nothing but a thin sheet of paper!"
Upon seeing Xiao Yan actually summon his avatar beside him, the Tian Long brothers couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"Hahaha, kid, today the three of us will show you that in the face of absolute strength, any fancy tricks are useless!"
"Superior!"
As the shout fell, the three puppets shot out towards Xiao Yan in an instant, transforming into three streaks of light that moved faster than lightning, appearing in front of the three " Xiao Yan " in the blink of an eye.
Without any fancy moves, just a single punch, yet it possessed an aura of earth-shattering majesty, causing Luo Jin and the others behind him to change their expressions and tense up instantly.
" The Wasteland-Spanning Finger!"
Immediately afterwards, the three " Xiao Yan " also formed hand seals at an astonishing speed. Vast Dou Qi condensed above their heads. When the three puppets arrived, the dense Dou Qi had already condensed into three huge, Holding Up the Heavens fingers, releasing dazzling light and an imposing aura.
Then the three of them pushed forward hard, and their three huge fingers collided violently with the three puppets coming towards them.
"Boom!"
The moment the two sides clashed, everyone present clearly saw that the three Wasteland-Spanning Finger were shattered by the three puppets with overwhelming force!
The power of those three Wasteland-Spanning Finger could only cause the three puppets to pause their forward momentum for a fleeting moment.
With just one strike, Xiao Yan was utterly defeated and utterly powerless to resist!