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"Plop~"
At that moment, several soft splashing sounds came from above.
Zi Yan, Feng Qing'er, and the other two girls successfully passed through the lava and arrived here as well.
"No wonder this place is the ruin of a Dou Sheng. If you didn't know the secret path and we kept flying forward like idiots, only to reach the end of the fire passage and discover nothing but a stone wall… we'd probably be angry enough to vomit blood."
Looking at the seemingly endless fire tunnel above, Cao Ying tightened her arms around Lin Feng's neck, a hint of lingering fear in her tone.
Then she leaned forward and lightly kissed his lips, smiling sweetly: "A little reward. If you didn't lead us down here, who knows how long we would've been stuck in that place."
"Heh, I'm not satisfied with just that reward. After we get out, I still want…"
Feeling the warmth lingering on his lips, Lin Feng's hand slid down to Cao Ying's perky hips, giving them a playful squeeze as he smirked.
"Bad guy."
Feeling the wandering hand, Cao Ying glared at him, cheeks slightly pink.
Ye Xin Lan, still held in Lin Feng's other arm, saw the scene and instantly puffed her small lips in jealousy. Lin Feng, seeing Feng Qing'er, Zi Yan, and the others catch up, didn't continue teasing Cao Ying.
His gaze swept around, noticing that they were in a spacious stone corridor. In the distance, at the end of the corridor, a vast plaza could vaguely be seen.
"Let's go. We should already be inside the small world created by Saint Zhao Hua. Be careful."
After reminding the three girls behind him, Lin Feng's figure flashed as he shot toward the stone passage ahead.
Feng Qing'er and the others followed right behind him. Since the passage wasn't too long, the group arrived at the plaza in barely a minute. Once there, they immediately noticed a massive, heavy stone gate standing at the far end of the plaza.
However, in front of the stone gate stood ten straight, spear-like humanoid figures, unmoving for tens of thousands of years. Their skin gleamed with a metallic silver sheen. Their eyes were empty, expressionless, like ancient corpses.
"Earth Demon Puppets? I didn't expect Saint Zhao Hua to know the refining method for these!"
Seeing the familiar figures, Feng Qing'er's phoenix eyes twitched with surprise as she spoke in disbelief.
The other girls also showed shock upon recognizing them. They had all encountered puppets before. Originally, they thought the refining method was something only Lin Feng knew.
They never expected to see Earth Demon Puppets inside a Dou Sheng Ruin!
Seeing their stunned reactions, Lin Feng chuckled and said, "In ancient times, many experts owned Earth Demon Puppets. Saint Zhao Hua was a Dou Sheng from that era. It's not strange that he knew the refining method. In fact, many ancient Dou Sheng ruins have contained Earth Demon Puppets."
Hearing his explanation, the girls nodded in understanding. If that was the case, then it wasn't surprising at all that this Saint Zhao Hua could refine them.
"Husband, these puppets are only Earth Demon Puppets. Let me handle them."
After confirming that the ten puppets only possessed peak Dou Zong strength, Dan Chen stepped forward eagerly.
Ever since she broke through to Dou Zun, she hadn't fought anyone yet. Seeing ten opponents that posed no real threat, her hands were itching for battle. The other girls examined the puppets carefully.
Those puppets, with their shimmering silver bodies, were indeed still in the Earth Demon Puppet category and hadn't stepped into the Dou Zun realm. As far as they could judge, each of the ten had roughly peak Dou Zong-level strength.
Not weak, but definitely nothing compared to a true Dou Zun like Dan Chen. With that realization, none of them objected.
Lin Feng, hearing her intention, gave a mysterious smile and said, "Sure. But if you can't beat them, you can try invading their control system with your soul power and seize control of them."
"Husband, you really underestimate me. Even if I lack actual combat experience, I'm still a Dou Zun. There's no way I'd lose to a bunch of Dou Zong puppets."
With confidence radiating off her, Dan Chen walked forward.
"Dan Chen, go for it! Beat those puppets to pieces!"
Zi Yan immediately waved her fists and shouted encouragement from behind.
Compared to Dan Chen, Cao Ying, Feng Qing'er, and the others reacted very differently to Lin Feng's earlier reminder. Their beautiful eyes flickered slightly as they began considering what they might have overlooked.
Based on their understanding of Lin Feng, this man would never say such things for no reason. He must have discovered something, and concluded that Dan Chen might actually suffer a loss at the hands of these puppets.
While the others were still pondering, the vast Dou Qi inside Dan Chen erupted outward, swirling around her enchanting figure.
She stepped straight into the encirclement of the ten Earth Demon Puppets, her posture clearly indicating she intended to take care of all of them in one go.
"Ka!"
But just as she approached the stone gate, the ten silver puppets—previously unmoving like statues—suddenly emitted a series of deep, bone-grinding sounds.
Their cold, hollow gazes turned sharply and uniformly toward Dan Chen, the intruder. With a clench of their palms, silver light surged, and ten dazzling silver spears rapidly materialized in their hands.
"Hiss!"
With a flicker of radiant silver light, the ten figures blurred like lightning, cutting through the air with fierce force as they charged straight at Dan Chen.
"White Rainbow Shatters Heart!"
Seeing this, Dan Chen's rosy lips curved into a confident smile. Her delicate face showed complete assurance. As her majestic Dou Qi surged, ten white-red palm imprints shot out, landing squarely on the unguarded puppets.
"Clang!"
The impact rang out across the plaza like a metallic explosion, echoing through the space that had been silent for countless years.
That seemingly casual strike from Dan Chen forced all ten puppets backward, their heavy bodies skidding across the ground. Every spot struck by her palm imprint was marked with a nearly half-finger-deep indentation.
Seeing this, Cao Ying and Feng Qing'er were puzzled.
The gap between Dou Zong and Dou Zun was absolutely massive. Even though these ten puppets had managed to withstand a blow thanks to their sturdy bodies, judging from the situation, they definitely wouldn't last long.
They would soon be completely overwhelmed.
"Roar!"
But after being pushed back, the ten Earth Demon Puppets suddenly stopped. Their eyes flashed with silver light. A low, guttural roar unexpectedly rumbled from their throats. Their feet shifted at the same time, forming a strange formation.
Silver radiance pulsed as streams of energy like silver serpents erupted from their bodies, linking them together into a circular flow.
"Roar!"
At the moment this energy cycle completed, the leading puppet suddenly let out another roar. Then, right before the eyes of the stunned girls, the silver color on the leading puppet's body began rapidly fading.
A golden radiance surged up, covering its entire figure from head to toe.
"It can evolve?"
Seeing this scene, both Cao Ying and Feng Qing'er were visibly shocked.
"It's the power of that formation!"
Recovering from her surprise, Feng Qing'er lowered her voice and said, "As expected of a ruin left behind by an ancient Dou Sheng. Ten Earth Demon Puppets combined with this strange formation… I'd say they're enough to match a Two-Star Dou Zun. Now Dan Chen—who has no real combat experience—might suffer a bit."
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