Venerable Martial Emperor

The statue was emitting a dark blue color. It was made from a special ore from the Ululating Mountain. Judging from its purity, it was much higher than the ones the Xu family had been mining and smelting in the past few years.    

One of the reasons why the skeleton experts chose this place to cultivate in seclusion was because of the rich mineral resources here, which allowed them to create 'puppets'.    

Xu Feng's Flaming Palm mental cultivation method was extremely compatible with the Yuan Qi and formations in this place. The method to control a puppet was to use Yuan Qi to activate the formation power within the puppet.    

The orange light in the eyes of the puppet statue was the core source of the statue's power. Although Xu Feng's cultivation was weak, using the special method recorded in the small booklet to activate this puppet, he was able to unleash all of its strength!    

Hong Qingyun and Xu Lei were startled when they saw the puppet suddenly moving forward. Then, they struck out simultaneously, attempting to send the puppet flying.    

"It's just an inanimate object. With your ability, how much combat strength can you exert?"    

When Xu Lei attacked, he even let out a cold laugh.    

Hong Qingyun's cultivation base was the strongest, and he had seen a lot of things during his travels. He didn't dare to be careless. He used the Hong family's ultimate skill, the Sunset Palm, with all his strength. It brought along the sound of thunder, and it was dazzling and dazzling.    

There was also a red stone in Hong Qingyun's left palm. It was the Hong family's ultimate treasure, the Fire Gold Essence Stone!    

Hong Qingyun's cultivation base was at the Martial Arts Eighth Layer, and this attack even had the power of a Martial Arts Ninth Layer warrior.    

Even though Xu Feng had consumed the Explosive Yuan Pill, with the help of the Prison Suppressing Fist and Flaming Palm, he could at most display the strength of a peak eighth rank warrior.    

Furthermore, in terms of combat experience, Xu Feng was far inferior to Hong Qingyun.    

In addition to Xu Lei, who was eager for Xu Feng to die, Xu Feng was in an extremely dangerous situation.    

This puppet was one of the trump cards left behind by the skeleton expert.    

The puppet statue collided with Hong Qingyun and Xu Lei. Two huge fists punched out. Yuan Qi was stirred, forming two fist shadows.    

Two loud noises were heard. Hong Qingyun and Xu Lei were sent flying. Blood was shed in the air at the same time!    

Xu Lei fell to the ground. He could not stand stably. He knelt on one knee. Hong Qingyun managed to stabilize his body, but his face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He spat out a mouthful of blood.    

With just one strike, the puppet statue had seriously injured Hong Qingyun and Xu Lei!    

"I'm afraid this puppet can fight a peak Martial Arts Ninth Layer warrior! If I'm familiar with it, I can use it like a finger, and this puppet can become invincible in the Martial Essence Stage!"    

Xu Feng was overjoyed, and he thought to himself.    

"You want to kill me? It's time for you to pay the price!"    

After entering the secret realm, Xu Feng had been enduring it. Fortunately, his guess was correct. The skeleton had indeed left behind a backup plan. Otherwise, the consequences would be hard to predict.    

The puppet statue took a step forward and arrived in front of Hong Qingyun and Xu Lei. With another step, its huge foot descended from the sky and stepped on Hong Qingyun's head.    

If this step landed on Hong Qingyun, he would instantly turn into meat paste.    

Xu Lei, who was half-kneeling on the ground, seized the opportunity to move. He touched his waist and two darts appeared. His Yuan Qi soared and he threw them out.    

The darts were blue in color. It was surprisingly because of the deadly poison. Xu Lei also grasped the timing of his attack. Xu Feng had spent most of his energy on controlling the puppet statue.    

Hong Qingyun shouted out loudly. At the same time that he threw his palms at the puppet statue, he quickly dodged to the side.    

Xu Feng's heart tightened. He dodged the two poisonous boomerangs in a flash. Because he was distracted for a moment, the puppet statue slowed down for a moment, and Hong Qingyun managed to escape.    

Hong Qingyun, who had forcefully pushed away the puppet statue, had a pale face. He tried his best to hold on.    

The puppet statue didn't know how to use any martial arts. The power, strength, and speed of the puppet alone was enough to suppress Hong Qingyun.    

A wave of noise was heard. The disciples of Hong family in the cave heard the noise coming from outside. A few of them came out and saw the scene in front of them. They were shocked at first, then they took out their weapons and attacked Xu Feng.    

Xu Feng stood motionless on the spot. His Qi was attracting the attention of the other statue.    

* Hong! *    

The three disciples of Hong family had just rushed out of the cave, but they didn't expect that the statue next to them would actually move. The statue first kicked one of the disciples of Hong family away, then it waved one of its arms. The other disciple of Hong family was swept into the air by its waist.    

The statue squatted down and folded its arms. The remaining two disciples of the Hong family didn't even have the time to scream before they were crushed to death. Their bodies were badly mutilated and exploded.    

The few statues outside the cave were all dummies, but with Xu Feng's current strength, he could barely control two of them.    

These two dummies could completely control the situation. The disciples of the Hong family were slaughtered like lambs.    

Hong Qingyun gritted his teeth. With the Fire Gold Essence Stone in his hand, he casted the Sunset Palm once again. The image of a bright sun fell towards Xu Feng's head.    

The dummies moved sideways and blocked Hong Qingyun's attack. At the same time, a thick leg swept out. Hong Qingyun had overdrawn his Yuan Qi and was unable to dodge in time. He was instantly hit.    

A rain of blood rained down on the statue puppet. Hong Qingyun's internal organs were almost shattered. He spat out a mouthful of Blood Essence and fell to the ground.    

The sound of air being torn could be heard. It was another poisonous dart!    

Xu Feng looked at Xu Lei, who had just attacked, and his killing intent soared.    

"What a good Xu Lei! I thought you and I were related by blood, but since you are so stubborn, you can't blame me for killing you!"    

Xu Feng shouted out loudly. The statue gave up on Hong Qingyun and attacked Xu Lei.    

A few more disciples of Hong family walked out from the entrance of the cave. These were the remaining disciples of Hong family who had entered the secret realm.    

The statue that had killed the four of them almost instantly extinguished the orange light in its eyes.    

At the same time, it activated two statue puppets. Xu Feng couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to give up on one.    

Hong Qingyun's figure flashed and appeared in front of the Hong family disciples.    

He looked at Xu Feng, his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at the statue in front of him. Suddenly, a fierce look flashed across his eyes.    

"Xu Feng's Yuan energy is almost depleted. Be careful, dodge these statues and attack him!"    

Hong Qingyun saw through Xu Feng's weakness. The four Hong family disciples who had just come out of the cave had died tragically because Xu Feng had launched a sneak attack using the statues.    

Controlling the statues required a lot of energy. Xu Feng's weakness was that he could not take care of his own defense. Furthermore, if the few of them spread out, Xu Feng would be in danger when facing a group attack!    

Hong Qingyun took the lead and rushed towards Xu Feng. A few disciples of Hong family quickly followed, but when Xu Feng got closer, Hong Qingyun was the last one to fall.    

He cherished his life, so it was normal for him to make use of his fellow disciples.    

Although the statue puppet was very powerful, it could be said that it would be injured and die if it touched it. However, facing such a siege, Xu Feng was indeed in a bit of a tight spot.    

A flash of blade light slashed towards Xu Feng's face. His opponent was a Martial Arts Seventh Layer warrior from the Hong family.    

Xu Feng dodged, and the statue puppet that was attacking Xu Lei stopped in its tracks, allowing Xu Lei to dodge its deadly attack.    

Hong Qingyun was overjoyed when he saw this. What he said just now was just a guess. After some verification, he had indeed found Xu Feng's weakness.    

"Xu Feng, such a powerful puppet, it would be a waste to let it fall into your hands."    

Hong Qingyun no longer hesitated and launched an attack at Xu Feng.    

In a moment, Xu Feng controlled the statue to exchange a few blows with his opponents. Xu Feng was so tired that he was gasping for breath. Sweat poured down like rain, and his Yuan Qi was about to be depleted.    

A few disciples of the Xu family came out from the entrance of the cave with killing intent.    

All the disciples of the Hong family came out. The disciples of the Xu family had escaped. When they saw Xu Feng being surrounded, they quickly prepared to help him.    

"Awooo! Cover! Awooo!"    

A strange sound suddenly rang out.    

Xu Feng was startled at first, then he was overjoyed, "All disciples of the Xu family, listen up! Return to the cave! No matter what you hear, you are not allowed to come out!"    

"They are already at the end of their lives, why are they still thinking about them? !” Hong Qingyun had just hit Xu Feng's palm, and his confidence had skyrocketed. He laughed loudly.    

"Xu Feng, don't worry. After you die, they will accompany you in death." Xu Lei had just escaped from death. He recovered his strength and used his hidden weapon to launch a sneak attack from afar.    

"Awooo! Awooo!"    

This strange sound gradually became louder and louder. The cave was shaking, as if a huge monster had barged in.    

A few huge black bears entered their field of vision and appeared outside the cave!    

These black bears had fierce eyes. The thick fur on their bodies stood up like steel needles, and a fierce aura assaulted their faces.    

Almost all of them were about to become Demonic Beast!    

The leader! Xu Feng recognized the black bear. It had killed the leader of the Xu family's mine in anger.    

The appearance of a few black bears stunned everyone in an instant.    

The leader of the black bears sniffed. When it saw Xu Feng, it made another threatening sound.    

This black bear was very vengeful. It remembered Xu Feng's smell!    

Xu Feng forced himself to remain calm. He uttered a few strange syllables and was about to rush towards Xu Feng to attack when the black bear suddenly stopped.    

"Hu! Hu!" The black bear let out a low growl, but it was no longer hostile.    

The small booklet left behind by the skeleton expert also mentioned this group of black bears.    

The skeleton expert built a cave here, this was originally the territory of the black bear.    

This secret realm was half natural and half man-made, the pond outside the restriction. The seven-colored lotuses allowed the black bears to live in this place in groups and rely on the pond of seven-colored lotuses. These black bears were much more intelligent than ordinary wild beasts. They even had the possibility of becoming Demonic Beast.    

The skeleton experts didn't chase the black bears away. Humans and beasts had been together for a long time, and they had developed some feelings for each other. These black bears had become the guardians of this place.    

The black bears could freely enter and exit this place through another hidden passageway. Although these black bears did not know how to cultivate, the Yuan Qi in the depths of the cave abode was the thickest. Naturally, they would often gather there.    

After Xu Feng entered this place, he saw some traces of feces that were suspected to have been left behind. There was even a faint smell of the black bears.    

A few black bears suddenly cried out and moved towards the entrance of the cave abode.    

The corpses of a few Hong family disciples were trampled by the black bears. Most of the spiritual herbs that these people had harvested were scattered around.    

Lotus petals were dug out one by one. The eyes of these black bears turned red and they gasped for breath!    

Seven colors was the foundation of this group of black bears, and they were actually plucked by someone.    

The black bear leader raised its head and howled, as if it was issuing an order. It was the first to charge towards the Hong family disciples!    

The unforeseen event happened too quickly. This group of ferocious black bears only attacked the disciples of the Hong family, and they completely ignored the disciples of the Xu family who were not far away.