Chapter 473: Second Floor

Since encountering the first wolf-headed puppet, the group had encountered this kind of puppet one after another. But under Man Man Huzi's transformation-defying Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique, these mechanism puppets were smashed to pieces as if they were made of mud, not requiring Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe to make a move.

Han Li unceremoniously collected the remains of every puppet that was destroyed.

This behavior naturally made Wu Chou and Xuan Gu look sideways for a long time.

But Man Man Huzi and the others turned a blind eye, letting Han Li do this.

However, clearly Wan Wan Tianming and the others were not taking the same route as Han Li and the others. Han Li saw that Ji Yin and the others were calm and composed, knowing that these old demons must be able to detect the general whereabouts of the other party, which was why they were unhurried.

But since encountering the puppet guards, Ji Yin and the others were no longer walking in a straight line, but began to take detours.

But Han Li felt something strange.

I don't know what Ji Yin and the others were relying on to move forward; Han Li clearly felt that all the intersections were the same, but the three Nascent Soul stage old monsters leading the way didn't hesitate at all, turning left at this intersection and right at the next, without any hesitation, appearing confident.

If it were just Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe doing this, Han Li wouldn't be surprised. After all, both of them had been to this inner hall before, perhaps the two had super memories and remembered the path from last time.

But Man Man Huzi was clearly here for the first time, yet he was still walking in front. Ji Yin and the old man followed behind without any opinion, which made Han Li somewhat puzzled!

Thus, Han Li's heart stirred, and he secretly searched for differences in each intersection and whether there were any secret marks on them on the road below.

But after passing several intersections in a row, he still wasted his energy and gained nothing.

Han Li had to give up helplessly!

On this road, Man Man Huzi destroyed seven or eight wolf-headed puppets with his bare hands, leading the crowd to a small teleportation array.

The teleportation array was in the middle of a crossroads, emitting faint fluorescent light.

"Going up from here is the second floor. I don't know what means Wan Wan Tianming and these righteous path fellows used to actually walk ahead of us." The old man in the Confucian robe complained upon seeing this teleportation array, but a trace of a smile appeared on his face.

"Hmph! Let them go. Even if they walked ahead, so what? The Void Heaven Cauldron isn't that easy to take." Man Man Huzi snorted coldly, not caring at all.

Then, he walked into the teleportation array swaggeringly.

Qing Yi Qingyi Jushi smiled slightly upon seeing this.

After Man Man Huzi was teleported away, he and Ancestor Ji Yin did not follow immediately. Instead, they looked at each other and cast their gazes with deep meaning onto Han Li.

Han Li felt a chill in his heart.

He had no choice but to step into the teleportation array under the gaze of the two, and was teleported out amidst a burst of white light.

When Han Li stabilized his figure and looked around, he was stunned!

The same crossroads, the same bluestone passage. If it weren't for Man Man Huzi standing in front with his hands behind his back, Han Li would have almost thought he had failed the teleportation.

Just as Han Li was surprised, white light flickered behind him, and Ji Yin and the others were teleported over one after another.

"What means did this group of righteous path fellows use to run so fast? Now they have completely disappeared." Ancestor Ji Yin appeared and immediately scanned the surroundings, his face somewhat ugly as he muttered.

"Forget it! These righteous path people proposed a ghost suggestion to stop fighting outside; I thought it was strange at the time! Now it seems they had long since planned to plot against us. However, letting them take the treasure first is fine. After all, relying on Wan Wan Tianming's Golden Silk Silkworm to take the Void Heaven Cauldron, I think it's wishful thinking. If they really had the dog luck to take the treasure, it wouldn't be too late for us to ambush them and snatch it." The old man in the Confucian robe stood behind Ancestor Ji Yin, cold light flashing in his eyes as he said.

"Brother Qing's words are reasonable! However, we cannot delay for too long; we must speed up." Ancestor Ji Yin's expression turned gloomy, but he agreed after thinking for a while.

"Man, be careful! The Snake Guard puppets on this floor are somewhat tricky. Wu and I will also attack together. This way we can save some magic power and time, so as not to be taken advantage of by those righteous path fellows when we reach the fifth floor." The old man said solemnly to Man Man Huzi.

"Snake Guard puppets? Seems somewhat interesting! Do as you please." Man Man Huzi said noncommittally.

Then, the demonic path group continued forward without delay.

Not long after, Han Li discovered the difference between the second floor and the first floor.

The appearance of crossroads was significantly less than on the first floor, and the distance between them was longer. And some more powerful restrictions and traps appeared on the road.

Although these things still couldn't pose a danger to Man Man Huzi, Ji Yin, and the others, some of them were absolutely fatal to Core Formation stage cultivators. This made Han Li, who was following behind them, break out in a cold sweat.

Undoubtedly, if he had walked into this second floor of the inner hall alone, facing these restrictions and traps, he would have lost his life here.

Han Li followed them past the fifth intersection on the second floor and finally saw the "Snake Guard puppet" mentioned by the old man.

The appearance of this puppet was truly disgusting.

Not only did it have two long, slender cyan-red snake heads, but it also had four arms arranged on the front and back of its body, and its body was covered with pitch-black scales.

Its front two hands held two cyan short spears, while its back two hands held pitch-black, shining whips, covered with sharp barbs, emitting a gray-white aura.

As soon as this puppet saw the group of Man Man Huzi and others, it rushed over without a word, transforming into a black light, its movements actually agile and fast.

Man Man Huzi let out a wild laugh and activated the Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique to meet it.

The scene that made Han Li eat a surprise appeared; the snake demon puppet's movements were as fast as a ghost, and the cyan copper spears and soft whips in its hands were both hard and soft. Although it was pressed and beaten wildly by Man Man Huzi, who was attacking crazily without defense, it could barely protect a few vital points, making Man Man Huzi, who hadn't used any magic treasures, unable to succeed in one blow.

The cyan copper spears didn't know what material they were refined from; after receiving Man Man Huzi's golden giant hand, they only deformed somewhat, actually not being broken into two pieces.

This made a trace of surprise flash across Man Man Huzi's face!

At this time, Ancestor Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe behind finally made a move.

Ancestor Ji Yin used the Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire that Han Li had feared so much that day.

After a small mass of black fireballs appeared on his hand, it transformed into a thin black line and shot out.

The snake demon puppet was busy receiving Man Man Huzi's Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique and couldn't dodge at all. Instantly, an arm holding a short spear was wrapped in black flames, transforming into nothingness.

And the old man in the Confucian robe on the other side opened his mouth, and a large piece of cyan light silk surged out, flying toward the opposite side in a flash.

These cyan light silks strangely circled around the puppet, and the dense, fine cracking sounds immediately came one after another.

The snake demon puppet immediately stumbled and couldn't stand steadily.

A ferocious expression flashed across Man Man Huzi's face, and taking this opportunity, he shook his hands fiercely, and dazzling golden light erupted, actually punching through the puppet's chest amidst a low roar, and forcibly grabbing a green-glowing gemstone from inside.

The snake demon puppet immediately lost its ability to move and collapsed on the ground, swaying.

Man Man Huzi looked at the puppet that had become a dead object on the ground, then looked at the green gemstone in his hand, a trace of fierce light flashing across his face, and immediately used his five fingers to try to crush the gemstone into powder.

But the golden fist holding the gemstone closed and then opened, and the gemstone still shone with green light without any change.

Even though Man Man Huzi was usually arrogant, his face changed color because of this.

You must know that this pair of golden hands of his, infused with the Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique, let alone a slightly harder gemstone, even those magic treasures that had gained spirituality would absolutely be twisted and deformed in one grip. Even those of slightly inferior quality being crushed into powder was not impossible.

Just as Man Man Huzi's eyes were somewhat staring, the old man in the Confucian robe walked over with a smile and said:

"Man, don't be surprised! These strange stones were long ago taken back by people to study. Although this item is incomparably hard and cannot be destroyed, it also cannot be refined or melted, and it's impossible to mix it into magic treasures or magic tools for use. I estimate that unless those ancient cultivators are reborn, these things can only be looked at. Even some sects that know how to refine puppets don't know the use of these stones on puppets."

"Ancient cultivators' things are somewhat strange! Kid, seeing that you like these scraps so much, I'll give them to you!" Man Man Huzi seemed to be trying to cover up his awkward move just now, and threw it toward Han Li with a face full of bad luck.

Han Li was stunned for a moment, then reached out to catch this item.

But after immediately understanding what was going on, he didn't say anything and put it into his storage bag.

Then his gaze swept, and he stepped forward unceremoniously to collect the remains of the snake demon puppet as usual.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 474 =====