As the four puppets charged forward, a great battle was about to erupt!
Four puppets streaked across the sky like shooting stars. Two of them rushed towards Lan Ye and Xiao Yan, while the other two faced Luo Jin and the others. The Four Elders of East Valley, however, focused their attention on Fang Zhicong, who was being pulled behind Lan Ye.
Fang Zhicong was their true objective for this trip; killing Lan Ye was merely a side effect.
"No, they're not coming for me!"
Lan Ye's observation was also meticulous. He immediately noticed the gazes of the four people from Donggu. He was about to cover Fang Zhicong's escape when that damned puppet was already in front of him. He didn't have time to say anything. The cold fist, carrying the power to tear through the void, slammed down hard.
If Lan Ye were hit by this punch, without sufficient strength to defend herself, a large hole would inevitably appear in her body.
Damn it!
Although this puppet is not as strong as him, a puppet is a puppet. It does not feel pain or fatigue. As long as it can move, it will definitely carry out the orders given by its master. If Lan Ye is careless, even he will suffer a great loss.
If he were simply dealing with this iron lump without any worries, Lan Ye wouldn't have any concerns at all. However, right now he has to deal with the puppet while also protecting Fang Zhicong behind him, which is really difficult.
"Bang!"
Just then, Xiao Yan punched the puppet charging towards him, sending it flying. Lan Ye also knocked back the puppet in front of her. Taking advantage of this brief respite, Lan Ye quickly shouted to Xiao Yan:
"Mr. Xiao Yan, I'll handle these two puppets. I hope you can protect my young master for now!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Ye turned and kicked, the powerful force blasting away the puppet that was charging at her again, and also knocking away the puppet in front of Xiao Yan.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan knew the tension of the current situation and dared not be careless. He waved his hand, and a beam of light shot out, rushing towards the battle circle where Luo Jin and the others were. He himself flashed and, relying on the Heavenly Severing Steps, appeared in front of Fang Zhicong in the blink of an eye. At this time, the Four Elders of East Valley had just bypassed the crowd and arrived behind Lan Ye.
On the other side, between Luo Jin and the others who were struggling against the two puppets, a black figure suddenly rushed in and slammed one of the silver puppets away. When Luo Jin and the others came to their senses, they realized that it was the puppet of the Origin Return Realm level in Xiao Yan's hands.
With the puppet in Xiao Yi Xian's hands and the several Origin Transformation Realm experts there, they had nothing to fear when facing the puppets of the four from East Valley again.
"Hmm? Those are... puppets from the Heavenly Puppet Sect? How come they have something from the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"
This scene was also witnessed by Lan Ye, and his heart tightened instantly. His gaze involuntarily turned to the battle circle where Xiao Yan was. Although he saw Xiao Yan confronting the four from Donggu, he dared not remain calm. The key was that Xiao Yan and the others seemed to be discussing something.
This, in turn, intensified Lan Ye's suspicions.
"Bang!"
A moment's lapse in concentration was enough for the puppet in front of him to seize the opportunity and slam a heavy punch into Lan Ye's chest. The powerful force instantly dented his chest, and as he flew backward, a fist-sized crater could be seen on Lan Ye's chest.
Before he could even spit out the blood that was about to spill from his mouth, another puppet had already arrived in front of him, launching a fierce attack in quick succession. Lan Ye had no time to think and hurriedly mobilized the Origin Qi in his body to defend himself.
Meanwhile, on Xiao Yan's side, the four members of Donggu also showed expressions of surprise and doubt.
"Boy, why do you possess a puppet from my Heavenly Puppet Sect?"
One of the four elders spoke in a low voice, his cloudy old eyes glancing again at the two rapidly moving puppets in the distant battle. He was certain that they were puppets made using the special secret techniques of his Heavenly Puppet Sect. He was just curious why his sect's puppets would end up in the hands of an outsider.
"Would you believe me if I said I found it?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan curled his lips into a cold smile. Even now, this guy still has the nerve to ask such questions.
"You! You sharp-tongued brat!"
Xiao Yan's words immediately darkened the face of the person in front of him, but then, another old man beside him seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly spoke up.
"By the way, the news that came back not long ago said that the Tian Brothers were killed on the southwestern border, and the puppets have disappeared. Could it be that he was the one who did it?"
As fellow disciples, it was clear that some of the four already knew what had happened on the southwestern border. At that moment, the four looked at Xiao Yan with even more sinister eyes, and the killing intent in their eyes was self-evident.
" The Tian Brothers, those three arrogant bastards? They deserved to die."
"Regardless of the circumstances, you not only killed my disciples and stole our sect's puppets, but now you're even using our puppets to obstruct us! If you don't die, won't my Heavenly Puppet Sect lose all face?!"
"Let's join forces and kill this brat!"
The four roared in unison, and their bodies trembled as their inner Origin Qi surged forth, connecting with each other to form an exceptionally powerful aura that pressed down on Xiao Yan.
"With united spirit and concerted effort, we will defeat the enemy!"
With a shout, the four people simultaneously raised their hands to their chests, rapidly forming hand seals. At this moment, the Origin Qi around them surged rapidly, the light green Origin Qi intertwining and finally forming a long spear that was entirely dark green.
An imposing aura burst forth from within, the spear trembled slightly, and the vast Origin Qi caused the void to churn violently, with conspicuous cracks appearing out of thin air. Its fierce aura was in no way inferior to the Dou Technique used by ordinary Origin Return Realm experts.
"Hmph, unorthodox methods!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was not afraid at all. He suddenly clenched his palms, and light blue flames shot out from his palms. The flames rose up and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a huge fiery ruler.
The raging flames shot into the sky, seemingly capable of Fen Tian, accompanied by powerful Origin Qi flowing into them. The aura emanating from within the giant fiery ruler was even more terrifying.
" Heavenly Flames!"
Upon seeing this, the Four Elders of East Valley's expressions changed drastically. They never expected that Xiao Yan would possess such a terrifying thing.
The power of heaven and earth is something few in the world can contend with, let alone Xiao Yan, whose cultivation is already stronger than the four of them. Now, defeating him is even more difficult.
However, the arrow has already been released, and they have no choice but to fight with all their might.
With this in mind, the four dared not underestimate Xiao Yan in the slightest. They frantically mobilized their Origin Qi and poured it into their spears, intending to use this attack to shatter Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Xiao Yan's power.
" Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler!"
The giant ruler flew about, flames filled the sky, and after flying several feet, streaks of Heavenly Flames and rainbow light merged one after another, its power overwhelming, even surpassing the spear in front of them. In the instant the two collided, the spear was clearly at a disadvantage, and a dozen seconds later, in front of the four people behind it in disbelief, it suddenly shattered!