"Be careful, there's something strange here."
Ao Yuan glanced at the stone statue, then at the wreckage behind him, and said in a deep voice.
As expected.
As soon as his voice fell.
This tattered stone statue began to rumble, and its body started to move.
A red light appeared in its dim eyes, making it look as if it were alive.
"What's going on?" Bai Feng's eyes widened in shock.
They hadn't touched the statue, so why had it suddenly changed?
Buzz!
Before they could respond, the statue with its bright red eyes glared angrily and swung its large hand, which hadn't moved for who knows how many years, towards Ye Nantian's forehead, who was closest.
The palm wind was fierce. If this blow landed.
Ye Nantian's head would likely shatter like a watermelon in an instant!
Seeing the statue's attack, Bai Feng immediately wanted to step in and deal with it for Ye Nantian.
But unfortunately, he was still a distance away from Ye Nantian, and his speed was no match for the stone statue.
Helplessly, he had to attack while shouting, "Get away from there quickly, watch your back!"
"Bad!"
Ye Nantian had clearly noticed the statue's actions. His heart was filled with dread, but for some reason, he felt locked onto by the statue.
His consciousness couldn't control his body, and he had no intention of dodging.
He could only watch helplessly as the statue's large hand kept growing larger in his pupils.
Boom!
Just then, the statue's attack was already upon Ye Nantian.
In just half a second, if hit by this blow, Ye Nantian would surely die!
"Ye Nantian, what are you standing there for!"
Seeing this, Bai Feng's eyes glared, and his speed increased again, clearly wanting to stop the stone statue.
But his speed was far from matching that of the stone statue.
"It's over." Ye Nantian couldn't help but close his eyes.
At this moment, he could clearly smell the scent of death.
Ao Yuan, watching Ye Nantian and Bai Feng's actions, frowned slightly.
Then, he struck out with a claw, sending his claw energy forward.
It instantly struck the statue's body.
Boom!
A resounding collision echoed. Ao Yuan's strike finally blocked the statue's attack.
But what surprised him was that his claw strike hadn't completely shattered the statue. It only left a claw mark on its stone arm and made it take a few steps back.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
Ao Yuan glanced at the stone statue, and his heart became wary.
Although it was just a casual strike, even an armored vehicle would be scrapped in front of him. This statue was not simple.
He quickly pulled Bai Feng and Ye Nantian behind him.
"I... I don't know what's going on."
Ye Nantian said with a pained smile, his face pale. "When I was hit just now, I clearly felt like I could dodge it, but my body just wouldn't obey any commands!"
"No way, how could something like this happen?" Bai Feng's heart clenched, finding it incredibly bizarre.
The attack he saw just now seemed like a very ordinary strike.
How could it have had such a huge impact on Ye Nantian?
"In this strange space, nothing is impossible."
Ao Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the stone statue in front of him, and said calmly, "You guys retreat, I'll deal with him first!"
Hearing this, Bai Feng and Ye Nantian wisely retreated a few steps without trying to be brave.
Even though Bai Feng found it hard to believe, he knew Ye Nantian wouldn't be exaggerating.
And if Ye Nantian could be restrained by this stone statue, then he wouldn't fare much better even if he attacked.
After all, although there was a gap between him and Ye Nantian, it wasn't that significant.
Buzz!
Just then, the statue stabilized itself.
As if tireless, it swung its fist again towards Ao Yuan.
Boom!
The immense power created tearing sounds in the silent space, the fist wind like a gale!
"Hmph!"
Ao Yuan snorted coldly and was about to strike.
Suddenly, the statue's crimson eyes lit up, and Ao Yuan's body stiffened abruptly!
"Hmm? Are its eyes problematic?"
Ao Yuan narrowed his eyes, his aura suddenly exploded, and he changed his claw into a fist, striking out.
Boom!
This time, Ao Yuan clearly increased his strength. After the strike, the immense force erupted, instantly dislodging one of the statue's stone arms.
Bang!
The stone arm landed on the ground with a loud thud.
Buzz buzz buzz!
However, the statue didn't stop. Instead, the red light in its eyes intensified.
At the same time.
The statue, having lost an arm, didn't give up. Instead, like a robot, it continued to swing its remaining arm towards Ao Yuan, Bai Feng, and Ye Nantian.
"Damn it, I suddenly feel like my body can't move!"
"Me too, that feeling of not being in control is back."
Bai Feng and Ye Nantian, who were about to resist, suddenly changed their expressions.
Let alone them, even Ao Yuan felt his body stiffen slightly.
It was just that his strength was far greater than Ye Nantian's and Bai Feng's, and he recovered his normal state in an instant.
"The eyes, right?"
Ao Yuan completely ignored its attack, stared directly into the statue's eyes, and said coldly, "Since your eyes are problematic, I'll destroy them!"
The statue's stone arm had already swung down.
Ao Yuan's claws moved to block the blow, then he leaped up and charged straight towards the stone statue.
When he reached the statue, Ao Yuan's sharp, knife-like claws suddenly swung, targeting the statue's eyes.
Bang!
A huge sound erupted. Ao Yuan's claws hit the statue's crimson eyes.
The statue was made entirely of stone.
Very hard, very hard.
But under Ao Yuan's claws, stone was no different from paper.
His sharp claw energy suddenly burst forth. With a 'boom,' he directly shattered the stone of the statue's head.
A cloud of stone powder instantly scattered, obscuring Ao Yuan's vision.
Ao Yuan narrowed his eyes and quickly retreated, his claws tightly gripping the statue's eyes to prevent them from falling with the stone.
After retreating a certain distance, Ao Yuan looked at the eyes he was holding.
These crimson eyes were very peculiar. Up close, they were exquisite.
They were like magnificent rubies.
But... in just an instant.
The crimson light rapidly dimmed, until it returned to its original appearance.
Boom boom boom!
Before Ao Yuan could ponder.
Suddenly.
A loud rumbling sound echoed.
Ao Yuan turned his head and saw the statue's body, like a pile of loose sand, spectacularly splitting into several pieces and falling to the ground.
"What... what's going on?" Ye Nantian exclaimed in surprise.
"It must be these eyes."
Ao Yuan's brow furrowed as he looked at the dimmed eyes in his claws.
Although he knew it was because of the eyes, he didn't understand why.
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