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The massive puppet swayed and, in the blink of an eye, arrived in front of Taoist Guan Xuzi. With a swing of its heavy sword, it blocked his path.
Taoist Guan Xuzi, seeing this, flicked his dusting whisk and exclaimed, “Quickly move aside!”
The giant puppet paid no heed, enduring the strike of the dusting whisk, then fiercely slashing at the old Taoist with its heavy sword!
Helpless, Taoist Guan Xu was blocked by him in such a way that he missed the best opportunity to escape.
Meanwhile, in another location, the eight mysterious pillars of the trapped killing formation exploded one by one.
Countless cultivators wailed as they were blown into pieces, the scene extremely tragic.
Among them, the most terrified was the rebellious Ye Ju of the Ye family.
He never imagined that the so-called young patriarch, who was disabled, would have such skill in arranging formations, causing countless cultivators to perish within the formation. Now, consumed with regret, as he witnessed the spreading blaze and the corpses littering the ground, he couldn’t help but want to beg for mercy—however, before he could utter a word, a burst of fire from an unknown source engulfed him. He only managed to let out a scream before being reduced to ashes!
Ye Ju’s death was nothing out of the ordinary. The Ye family members, who had exhausted all their resources, saw this and flashed a mocking glance, but paid it no further attention. They only looked at the piles of corpses of the invading enemies, a hint of satisfaction appearing on their faces, bursting into laughter. After the laughter subsided, even if they couldn’t catch their breath, they had no regrets.
The young patriarch of the Ye family sneered slightly, glanced at the gradually falling members of his own clan, cut his wrist, and used his fingers to draw many patterns in the void with his blood.
At the same time, the pillars exploded even faster, and their power became even more intense!
More cultivators were killed, and the members of the Ye family all passed away with smiles on their faces.
At this moment, the young patriarch of the Ye family lost too much blood and felt dizzy.
He looked around and saw that almost all of his enemies had died, a hint of satisfaction appearing in his eyes. Then, his gaze fell on the massive puppet still fighting Taoist Guan Xuzi.
No, at this moment, it was not just Taoist Guan Xuzi battling the puppet. The remaining few cultivators who had not been caught off guard and killed by the explosions had gathered to join forces with Taoist Guan Xuzi in attacking the giant puppet.
Despite being battered and beaten, the massive puppet’s attack remained relentless, holding off the gathered cultivators, exchanging injuries for injuries, preventing them from finding any opportunity to break the formation.
The young patriarch of the Ye family brought the formation plate in front of him and lightly ran his fingers over it.
Immediately, he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the formation plate, quickly writing with it. The formation plate emitted a bright light, causing the entire formation to tremble violently!
The earth shook and the mountains trembled!
All the pillars had been destroyed, but there seemed to be an invisible force enveloping them, preventing the trapped killing formation from dispersing.
The ground cracked inch by inch, and even beside the young patriarch of the Ye family, there were deafening roars!
Seeing the approaching flames, the young patriarch of the Ye family remained calm, showing no fear.
At this moment, a fierce flame surged from behind—
At the same time, explosions continued to occur around the battling individuals, their power so strong that the gathered cultivators were continuously coughing up blood, suffering severe injuries!
More explosions erupted one after another, engulfing several people in an instant.
Within the flames, the giant puppet, supporting its half-broken body and lone right arm, unexpectedly burst out from the explosions. It swiftly arrived at the side of the young patriarch of the Ye family, lifting him up with its single arm and immediately escaping from the intense flames!
At that moment, the flames exploded behind the puppet’s back, blowing off half of its skull, leaving behind a blood-colored skull inside.
As the puppet carried him away, the young patriarch of the Ye family turned his head, staring firmly at the original location of Taoist Guan Xuzi and the others.
The explosions there became even more violent, with several figures inside struggling weakly, but ultimately unable to escape, their flesh being blown apart!
By this time, the young patriarch withdrew his gaze, revealing a faint smile.
More flames surrounded them, leaving no space for escape.
The giant puppet knelt half-bowed on the ground, with the young patriarch lying in its arm.
This formation was personally improved by the young patriarch, transforming the ancient Eight Gates Heavenly Locking Formation into the Eight Directions Heavenly Locking Formation, capable of trapping and killing, truly formidable. Now that he had completely detonated it, not only did it kill thousands of people directly, but even those gathered cultivators were left with no chance of survival, all of them blown to pieces!
However, once trapped within this formation, even the young patriarch himself could not escape.
The young patriarch of the Ye family had no fear. Lying on his back, he weakly raised his arm: “Tian Lang.”
The giant puppet remained silent.
He was just a puppet, unable to speak.
The young patriarch of the Ye family touched the intact half of the puppet’s face with his finger, then let it drop, smiling gently, “You’ve been with me for hundreds of years. It’s not bad that we die together.”
The giant puppet remained silent, motionless.
The flames had already burned to the point where they ignited their bodies.
Some scattered forces continued to burst incessantly.
The young patriarch of the Ye family closed his eyes. “If there’s a chance, I’d like to see what you look like alive and hear you speak…”
The puppet remained silent as always.
Before he could finish his words, the young patriarch ‘s breath ceased.
In the next moment, the final power of the formation erupted.
The surging waves of fire engulfed both the man and the puppet, completely obliterating them.
[The Ye family, a prominent lineage in the vast realm of spirits, unearthed the extraordinary treasure, the Hunyuan Pearl, from their forbidden grounds, attracting covetous attention from all sides. The betrayal of the Ye family, in alliance with Guan Xuzi, orchestrated the massacre of numerous elite members of the clan, followed by an assault by thousands of cultivators, resulting in the slaughter of most of the clan. Subsequently, the current young patriarch of the Ye family, with the remaining strength of a hundred individuals, utilized a formation to slaughter all the invaders, leaving no one alive. Since then, there has been no one left in the Ye family, and the Hunyuan Pearl’s whereabouts remain unknown.]
The events surrounding the Ye family shook the entire Spirit Realm, yet nobody knew that under an unseen force, there were times when time flowed backward and space reversed… And there was a young man who woke up from a thousand years ago.
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Mingshan City.
Under the scorching sun, few people come in and out of the city, but the soldiers guarding it remain vigilant, standing solemnly.
However, in front of the city gate, several elegantly dressed men and women are pushing a young boy, all with mocking expressions on their faces.
The young boy, carrying a satchel, was very thin and weak. Despite being pushed, he remained silent, simply trying to bypass the road and enter the city from another direction. Unexpectedly, the several men and women who ignored him were annoyed. A fat young man in luxurious clothing rushed forward and pushed the frail boy violently, causing him to fall directly to the ground.
The frail young man fell to the ground. Unluckily, there happened to be a sharp-edged stone behind him. When he fell, his head knocked against the stone, creating a bloody hole at the back of his head. Blood gushed out, wetting the ground.
Seeing this scene, the several men and women were startled, their faces showing panic. They glanced at each other and hurriedly rushed into the city gate, ignoring the frail young man.
The guards at the city gate recognized these men and women and did not stop them. However, after they left and the area was clear, they were startled to see the blood on the ground.
The frail young man looked bewildered. He tried to say something, but his breath gradually weakened, and he slowly closed his eyes.
The guards at the city gate did not expect such an event to occur. Seeing the young man in critical condition, they looked at each other in bewilderment. They were responsible for guarding the city gate and could not leave their posts. Moreover, they had no medical supplies with them. What should they do? It was because of their delayed reaction that they hadn’t noticed the young man’s injury earlier. If they had, they would have taken him to the medical hall.
The leader of the guards instructed, “Someone go check if he’s still breathing.”
One of them stepped forward, intending to approach the young man.
At this moment, the sound of galloping horses came from afar, and soon a group of riders approached rapidly. The leader wore a snow-white silk robe, with long hair tied high, exuding a spirited aura. With a flick of his whip, the horse beneath him accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived.
He was the first to notice the bloodstains on the ground. Frowning, he reined in his horse and dismounted swiftly, approaching quickly. He asked, “What’s going on here?”
The guards immediately called out, “Young Master!”
Then the leader of the guards briefed him on the situation, including the identities of the men and women involved.
The young man in the snow-white silk robe was also a youth, handsome and upright, exuding a radiant aura. Upon hearing the explanation, he didn’t pay attention to anything else but went straight to lift the frail young man. Annoyed, he said, “The Ye family is becoming more audacious, actually committing such acts in broad daylight. When I return, I will inform my father, and those individuals will be held accountable!”
Seeing the actions of the young man in the silk robe, the leader of the guards was taken aback and hastily said, “Let my subordinates handle—”
The young man in the silk robe said, “It’s alright, it’s urgent to take the person to the clinic for treatment.” After speaking, he didn’t mount his horse again. With a pause under his feet, he surprisingly displayed lightness skill and quickly headed towards the clinic in the city.
The young man in the silk robe was eager to save the person and didn’t notice that the body in his arms, which had originally felt a bit cold, was gradually warming up, albeit slowly stiffening. Meanwhile, the thin youth opened his eyelids, revealing eyes as cold as stars. Naturally, he didn’t notice the brief look of astonishment on the thin youth’s face. However, in the next moment, the thin youth closed his eyes again.
At this moment, those who had arrived later due to their inferior mounts did not rein in their horses. They only exchanged greetings with the guards and rode into the city, following the young man.
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