"Puppets aren't unique to your Heavenly Puppet Sect."
Having dealt with the three puppets in front of him, Xiao Yan slowly turned around, his gaze returning to Ren Shaodong, a smile playing on his lips.
"Now, do you think I can beat you?"
The hand holding the giant fiery ruler loosened slightly, and the ruler transformed into a flame before dissipating.
"Puppets... you actually have puppets too!"
With his keen eyesight, Ren Shaodong immediately recognized that the Northern King before him was not a creation of his Heavenly Puppet Sect. Although the puppets crafted by the Heavenly Puppet Sect were powerful, the damage they suffered was irreversible; they were essentially consumables, and once one was destroyed, it was gone forever. However, he had clearly seen the wounds his net blade had left on the Northern King disappear in the blink of an eye. This regenerative ability was something that his Heavenly Puppet Sect's puppets could never possess.
"Now, I can fight you properly, Northern King. Go and take care of those guys."
Ignoring Ren Shaodong's surprise, Xiao Yan slowly stepped forward and gave an order. The Northern King responded and then headed towards the Four Elders of East Valley on the other side. Naturally, only Xiao Yan and Ren Shaodong remained on this battlefield.
"Was that the Great Dao of the Void before?"
Seeing Xiao Yan step forward, Ren Shaodong became somewhat nervous. Although the methods were different, Xiao Yan had already dealt with three puppets at the Origin Return Realm level. Regardless of the method, the result was already there. Now, having to face Xiao Yan alone, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled noncommittally, and at the same time, his footwork changed, and his figure instantly disappeared from the original spot. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Ren Shaodong, raised his fist, and smashed it down hard on Ren Shaodong's head.
Upon seeing Xiao Yan suddenly appear, Ren Shaodong's heart tightened. He retreated rapidly while simultaneously slashing out with his dagger. Two wind blades collided with Xiao Yan's fist, but under the fierce force of Xiao Yan's punch, Ren Shaodong's two wind blades could not even withstand the force for a moment before being blasted apart. The blades then slammed into Ren Shaodong's crossed arms, the domineering power instantly knocking him back.
"Damn, that's incredible brute force!"
The moment Ren Shaodong froze, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, a trickle of blood flowing down the corner of his mouth. At the same time, his gaze towards Xiao Yan became much more fearful.
That terrifying power was not only capable of shattering the puppet, but it was also difficult for him to withstand. The speed that Xiao Yan had just displayed was also terrifyingly astonishing. With the two combined, Xiao Yan's close combat ability was far superior to his. In this way, wouldn't he be unable to gain any advantage in close combat?
"Whoosh!"
However, immediately afterward, the sound of air being torn apart rang out again. Before Ren Shaodong could even catch his breath, Xiao Yan's figure had already appeared in front of him. The fierce fist wind came towards him again, and this time it was even more powerful than before. Even though they were more than a meter apart, the fierce fist wind already made him feel the pressure.
"Damn it! The Great Dao of Wind!"
Xiao Yan's speed was clearly superior to his own. If he simply tried to dodge, he would likely suffer. Ren Shaodong dared not hesitate any longer and immediately unleashed the Power of the Great Dao. With the boost to speed from the Great Dao of Wind, he managed to evade Xiao Yan's attack.
At the same time, in the battle between Xiao Xuan and Army Breaker, when Xiao Xuan sensed the Great Dao of Wind controlled by Ren Shaodong, he also felt something in his heart. An invisible force gathered in front of Xiao Xuan at this moment. That force was stronger than Dou Qi and Origin Qi. For him, it was a completely new force.
At this moment, guided by Ren Shaodong 'Great Dao of Wind, that power quickly came under his control.
"Is this the Power of the Great Dao?"
Although that power was invisible, it seemed even more ethereal and heavier than the Origin Qi. It was like having a bucket of water in front of you; if you couldn't lift the bucket, you would never be able to lift the water from it.
And at that moment, the bucket was in his hands!
"Buzz!"
The next second, the winds and clouds in the world turned, and a huge whirlwind rose out of thin air. Centered on Xiao Xuan, it quickly condensed into invisible Great Dao Tent in the void around him. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen curtains were formed, and it was not until the twenty-seventh curtain that it slowly stopped.
As Xiao Xuan looked up, Army Breaker attacked again, but compared to before, Army Breaker's movements seemed to be slowed down countless times in his eyes. In this short period of time, Xiao Xuan could launch countless attacks.
"Phew... it's time."
Having comprehended the Power of the Great Dao, Xiao Xuan slowly exhaled. The battle had continued until now because he had been deliberately holding back. However, seeing that Xiao Yan's side was nearing its end, it was time for him to deal with the current trouble.
" Azure Bathing Sword Art, Heaven-Gathering Strike!"
With two fingers joined together, he lightly tapped the space in front of him. Instantly, the winds of heaven and earth gathered, and under the hurricane's embrace, an invisible longsword materialized, its tip pointing directly at the charging Army Breaker.
At the same moment this invisible longsword materialized, an invisible curtain filled with sharp light also materialized behind Xiao Xuan...
The moment the longsword struck Army Breaker, countless dense sword marks suddenly appeared on his seemingly intact steel body. These sword marks were deliberately hidden by Xiao Xuan during the previous battle. All the sword marks combined had covered Army Breaker's entire body. Until this Heaven-Gathering Strike, all the sword marks were connected to each other, and countless cracks also appeared all over Army Breaker's body.
Immediately afterwards...
"Bang!"
This puppet, comparable to Five Star Origin King, was completely shattered into countless fragments under Xiao Xuan's attack!
Guan Ao instantly suffocated. His body, encased in rock armor, resembled a sculpture, and his pair of gloomy old eyes were filled with terror.
He never imagined that he had misjudged the battle from the very beginning. His claim of a 60% chance of victory was utter nonsense. Faced with the opponent's absolute strength, the puppet was nothing more than a wooden doll.
"Pfft..."
At the same time, with Xiao Yan activating both the Heavenly Absolute Step and the Giant Elephant Technique, Ren Shaodong, who was frantically fleeing, was finally hit by a punch. His body immediately plummeted uncontrollably, eventually crashing heavily into the endless Gobi Desert below.
Looking at the Northern King's side, the silver puppet was not weak. It fought the Northern King Northern King for a long time and actually suppressed him. If it weren't for the power of lightning and its terrifying regenerative ability, it probably wouldn't have been able to fight him.
As for the Four Elders of East Valley, their figures had already appeared in the sky hundreds of feet away. Seeing that the situation was not good, they had no choice but to run away. Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the blink of an eye under Xiao Xuan's flying sword.
In this battle, they absolutely cannot leave any loose ends, so these people must die.
Having dealt with the Four Elders of East Valley and severely injured Ren Shaodong, and with the puppet being held back by the Northern King, Guan Ao was now the only one left with any Guan Ao ability in the arena.
Are you still planning to keep guarding your turtle shell?
Xiao Xuan smiled faintly, flicked two fingers, and an invisible longsword instantly materialized in front of him.
"Hmph, remember this! In the future, my Heavenly Puppet Sect will repay your Burning Flame Valley tenfold for the grudge of this battle!"
Guan Ao glanced at Xiao Yan and the other man with a resentful look, his words full of venom. Immediately afterward, Xiao Xuan's expression changed, and he hurriedly swung his sword at Guan Ao, but it was blocked by the hard rock armor. As his expression changed, Xiao Xuan quickly looked at Xiao Yan, and then the two of them retreated rapidly.
"This guy actually chose to self-destruct."
" The Northern King is back!"
As Xiao Yan shouted, Guan Ao's body exploded, and a terrifying energy storm swept wildly across the sky at the same time.