Chapter 1 Heartfelt Cry

Zhang Yuanqing cried out in his heart, "Xiahou Aotian, be careful above you!"

Xiahou Aotian received a warning from his ring grandpa, "There's something wrong with the statue!"

As the two voices echoed in his mind and ears, Xiahou Aotian instinctively looked up and saw the statue's dull, rigid face, its two eyes staring down at him!

A stiff, inanimate object was actually looking at him!

Even with his extensive knowledge, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle. As their eyes met, the female statue swiftly swung the rusty iron sword with lightning speed!

A flash of sword light filled the hall!

With no way to dodge, Xiahou Aotian crossed his arms in front of him. Two scarlet gloves ignited with flames, the flames forming a vortex one meter in diameter, like a rotating shield of fire!

At the same time, the mud boots he wore surged with mud, flowing upstream to encase him in a terracotta armor!

Finally, the rattan armor on Xiahou Aotian's body automatically popped up a deep green light shield. The flame vortex failed to shatter the sword light and dissipated first, followed by the shattering of the deep green light shield into glass-like fragments, then a muffled "bang."

A deep crack was cut into the mud shell on Xiahou Aotian's body!

The next second, Xiahou Aotian was teleported to the entrance of the hall, "Three items couldn't defend against it, be careful!"

He roared!

A faint, bone-deep wound was exposed on Xiahou Aotian's chest, but at least the bleeding had stopped and was slowly healing.

Having reached the Lord stage, regardless of the profession, vitality had been greatly improved, reaching inhuman levels!

The female statue with a stiff face twisted its head with a "crack," like a puppet, and looked at the crowd, sweeping the rusty iron sword across!

Fu Qingyang was shocked: "Duck!"

The four people and one corpse ducked down to avoid it. A thunderous roar came from their ears as the sword light cut through the pillars, walls, and hall doors, rushing out of the hall and continuing to surge into the sky.

With a casual wave, such terrifying sword energy... Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers and Star-遁 (Star-escape) to outside the hall!

Yinyao Junzhu (Silver Yao Princess), Fu Qingyang, Moyan Tianwang (Devil Eye Heavenly King), and Xiahou Aotian all fled outside!

"Boom!"

The Yaoguang Palace collapsed, tiles scattered, broken wood flew, and a misty gray dust rose.

"Boom!"

A tall figure rushed out of the collapsed ruins. She was more than two meters tall, and her heavy body, carved from stone, was as light as a kite. In an instant, she swept in front of Zhang Yuanqing and slashed down with her sword!

In haste, Zhang Yuanqing raised his short sword and held it horizontally above him!

The sword energy scattered as the rusty iron sword collided with the short sword. With a series of "clangs," it was blocked by the purple-gold armor.

Zhang Yuanqing's tiger's mouth cracked, the short sword was pressed against his shoulder, and his knees weakened, causing him to kneel on the ground!

The golden dragon phantom around him also collapsed into golden light dust under the sword!

The female statue overwhelmed him in strength!

A golden-red beam of light shot from the side, hitting the female statue's body in the heart!

It suddenly froze, reverting to an inanimate object. At this moment, Fu Qingyang, already wearing a black cloak embroidered with golden cloud patterns, took out a golden dragon-headed sword.

As the sand cloak fluttered in the wind, he stabbed the female statue in the forehead with his sword!

"Crack!"

Exaggerated cracks appeared on the statue's head. Fu Qingyang immediately withdrew his sword and retreated as soon as he succeeded. At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing switched to white-blade mode and activated the defense-ignoring Chop Form skill, fiercely chiseling it into the statue's cracked brow!

With a "bang," a pit appeared in the statue's brow and gravel splashed!

The Chop Form, which ignored physical defenses, still failed to penetrate the statue's head, which only meant that the statue did not have a defensive barrier; its hardness was due to its material.

After suffering two consecutive fatal attacks, the female statue broke free from its "out of control" state, raised its head and let out a soul-piercing shriek, then swept across with its iron sword!

Fu Qingyang felt a sharp pain in his brain and experienced slight dizziness!

If the puppet master with an iron will was like this, let alone Xiahou Aotian, Devil Eye Heavenly King, and Silver Yao Princess, who were all in a state of being out of control!

Suddenly, a gentle and powerful force poured into his mind, smoothing out the dizziness and pain. He heard Yuanshi Tianzun's urgent cry in his ear, "Duck down."

Everyone ducked again, avoiding the earth-shattering sword!

The high wall behind them was cut short, and the shrubs, trees, and vines all fell down, the cuts neatly aligned!

The flower crown on Fu Qingyang's head lit up, and the surrounding trees instantly came to life, their roots and vines like tentacles, tightly entwining the female statue!

"Puff..." Countless sword energies burst out from the female statue's body, shattering the objects entangling it!

Zhang Yuanqing, who had activated the Raging Sun skill, the "nihility heaven" rule suddenly appeared in front of him and merged into the Purple Thunder Hammer, his right fist with spiked knuckles smashing towards the statue's face!

A loud "boom" came from a distance, the ground dented, and the three-headed, eight-armed Devil Eye Heavenly King relied on pure speed to come to the female statue's back like a ghost, opening his eight arms, trying to hold her firmly in place!

Fu Qingyang stepped out more than ten meters, the golden dragon sword raised high, Yinyao Junzhu (Silver Yao Princess) transformed into starlight and appeared on the female statue's right side, billowing with majestic Yin energy, and one Spirit-Sealing Talisman after another quickly took shape!

The female statue gently tossed the old yellow gourd held in her right hand, and the gourd landed on top of her head. With the hand freed, she grabbed Zhang Yuanqing's wrist with lightning speed and swung him backward!