"You seem to have forgotten that I am also a member of the Heavenly Puppet Sect."
Retracting the giant fiery ruler, Xiao Yan turned his head and saw that the young man was indeed staring at him with a smile. With a movement, he joined forces with the three puppets to surround Xiao Yan again.
Four puppets, a Origin Return Realm expert, and the Four Elders of East Valley —such a lineup, even Xiao Yan wouldn't find it easy to deal with. Moreover, the silver puppet in the young man's hand seemed to be different from the other three puppets. Judging from the previous encounter, its speed and toughness were unmatched by the latter. This puppet's strength was probably at least at the Late Origin Return Realm, or even stronger.
Judging from this, this young man is no ordinary person.
A cold glint flashed in his dark eyes as his gaze lingered on the young man. Xiao Yan looked him up and down, but couldn't discern anything.
His cultivation at the Middle Origin Return Realm was no less than Xiao Yan's, and his speed surprised Xiao Yan greatly. In their previous clashes, he had almost left fatal wounds on Xiao Yan. Even Xiao Yan had to retreat in the face of the two dangerous daggers in Xiao Yan's hands.
"Remember, the one who killed you is me, the young master of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, Ren Shaodong."
Seeing Xiao Yan's suspicious look, the young man smiled coldly. As his internal Origin Qi covered the dagger in his hand, his figure flashed again, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared directly in front of Xiao Yan. He raised his arms high and stabbed the sharp dagger down fiercely at Xiao Yan.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan advanced instead of retreating. As the two daggers fell, he instantly unleashed the Golden Elephant Art, his body enveloped in brilliant golden light, and he charged forward fiercely.
" Eight Extremes Blast!"
"Whoosh..."
However, facing Xiao Yan's life-or-death fighting style, Ren Shaodong was extremely cautious. The moment Xiao Yan rushed forward, he used his incredible speed to narrowly dodge Xiao Yan's attack. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Xiao Yan, twisted his wrist, and stabbed down with the dagger again.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's body crashed heavily into an oncoming puppet.
"Clang!"
The collision between flesh and metal puppet produced a sound like the clash of steel. Thanks to the power of the Golden Elephant Art and the Eight Extremes Blast, Xiao Yan's attack caused the puppet's chest to cave in instantly. Immediately afterward, a muffled explosion resounded from inside the puppet, and the skin on its back burst open with a bang, tearing open huge cracks. The puppet's body was also sent flying by Xiao Yan's attack.
"Snort..."
Just as Xiao Yan regained his senses, the daggers behind him stabbed him hard. This time, even with the protection of the Golden Elephant Art, the two daggers still managed to pierce Xiao Yan's body with their tips. The power contained within them also erupted instantly, causing Xiao Yan to let out a muffled groan, and his blood and qi churned violently.
Although the Golden Elephant Art has extremely strong defensive capabilities, it is still difficult to completely withstand Ren Shaodong's attacks, especially his fierce attacks, when they are at the same level.
As Xiao Yan was repelled, he used the giant flaming ruler in his hand to repel two more puppets that were coming towards him. He turned his head and glanced at the location of the Four Elders of East Valley. The silver puppet was still guarding in front of them, and he could not get close at all.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I really underestimated you. Fortunately, I didn't choose to take your attack head-on, otherwise, I'd be the one injured now."
Ren Shaodong glanced at the puppet that had just been sent flying by Xiao Yan's attack, a look of surprise flashing across his eyes. He thought that Xiao Yan had been preparing to attack him earlier. If he hadn't been cautious and chosen to dodge Xiao Yan's attack, he would probably be seriously injured by now.
Meanwhile, one of the Four Elders of East Valley looked at his puppet, which was on the verge of breaking, and couldn't help but show a pained expression on his face. When he looked at Xiao Yan, there was a hint of resentment in his eyes. If they killed Xiao Yan today, they vowed to refine him into a puppet and make him obey their orders from then on!
"That's it. I just don't believe you can defeat me and these three puppets all by yourself. The continuous attacks have already overwhelmed you; what do you have to fight us with?"
With a cold laugh, Ren Shaodong raised his head, and three puppets surrounded Xiao Yan again.
Turning back, Xiao Yan's gaze quickly swept over the three puppets, then passed over the silver puppet before finally looking at the former. This guy is really confident.
He deliberately used his puppets to protect the Four Elders of East Valley because he knew that if Xiao Yan killed one of them, their fighting strength would be greatly reduced. Only by relying on the puppets could they have a chance to defeat Xiao Yan. Moreover, Ren Shaodong was quite confident in his own strength, otherwise he would not have put his puppets aside and fought Xiao Yan himself.
On the other side, the battle between Xiao Xuan and Guan Ao was still unclear. Facing Xiao Xuan, Guan Ao had no chance to make a move on his own, except to use puppets to stall for time. He couldn't afford to pay attention to this situation.
Facing Army Breaker, Xiao Xuan had the upper hand, but the puppet's own characteristics still played a significant role in delaying the attack. However, judging from Xiao Xuan's calm expression, he clearly hadn't used his full strength. Otherwise, with his cultivation as Eight-Star Origin King, even a puppet wouldn't be unharmed by now.
Given Xiao Yan's current situation—three puppets, Ren Shaodong, and the four from Donggu who are watching him closely and could strike at any moment—the situation is not good. If there is no significant change, continuing like this is not a good thing.
"We need to deal with these three puppets first..."
Compared to Ren Shaodong, dealing with these three puppets is undoubtedly much simpler.
With this thought in mind, Xiao Yan suddenly turned around to face Ren Shaodong, and with a tremor of his arm, he once again poured surging Origin Qi into the giant ruler.
" Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler!"
As the shout fell, the giant ruler flew, and seven stunning beams of light shot out in succession. They then merged into one and approached Ren Shaodong with lightning speed. At this moment, the latter was also gathering the Origin Qi in his body. With the dagger in his hand, he drew countless blade marks in the void in front of him, which condensed into a net and faced the beams of light head-on.
As he swung the seven-foot sword, Xiao Yan flicked his finger, and a black light followed by a foot-sized beam shot out.
Behind him, three puppets charged towards Xiao Yan once again.
Immediately afterward, as Xiao Yan looked up, jet-black energy surged forth from his eyes. The Power of the Great Dao instantly condensed between heaven and earth, gathering into a massive black curtain before the foot-long beam of light. The fleeting beam of light was then swallowed up by the curtain in the next moment.
Ignoring everything that was happening in front of him, Xiao Yan suddenly turned around in mid-air and swept out the giant ruler in his hand once again!
" Flame Splitting Tsunami!"
A wave of fire swept through, instantly blasting the three puppets behind them back. Almost simultaneously, a massive tent materialized behind the three puppets. As the puppets approached the tent, the terrifying blade of light reappeared between heaven and earth. Then, to the astonishment of the Four Elders of East Valley, it slammed into the three puppets, absorbing every bit of its power!
"Boom!"
Two earth-shattering explosions rang out simultaneously. In front of Xiao Yan, the bodies of the three puppets exploded at a speed visible to the naked eye. The powerful force tore the steel bodies apart, and in the blink of an eye, the three puppets were completely destroyed.
Behind Xiao Yan, the net of blades in front of Ren Shaodong was completely blocked by the suddenly appearing Northern King. Endless lightning surged out from the Northern King's body, instantly healing all the wounds on his body. Then, he threw a punch straight at Ren Shaodong. Although the latter blocked the Northern King's punch, the lightning attached to it caused Ren Shaodong's arms to go numb. Even the hand holding the dagger trembled uncontrollably, and the blade in his hand almost fell.