Chapter 76

With the power of the stone puppet, even if Ye Wei had torn the mid-grade divine scroll and activated the mystic-level divine skill within, it would have been difficult to defeat the stone puppet. However, now Ye Wei saw a glimmer of hope!

"Divine Ice Sword, cut!"

Such a rare opportunity, Ye Wei naturally would not let it slip away. He shouted and drove the ancient sword, which emitted a cold and chilling aura, to slash fiercely at the stone puppet's neck.

As the owner of the iron token, even Ye Wei did not know why it could suppress the stone puppet. The people standing far away naturally knew even less. They thought the mysterious Ye Wei had taken out some treasure.

When Ye Wei drove the Divine Ice Sword to slash at the stone puppet's neck, it was not an exaggeration to say that all eyes were on him. The gazes of hundreds of martial artists present, as well as Ye Wei's, were fixed on the sword.

The success or failure of this strike would determine everyone's fate!

Whoosh!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the shadow of the ancient sword, which emitted a cold light, slashed across the neck of the massive stone puppet.

Thud!

The head of the massive stone puppet rolled off its neck.

"Divine Ice Sword, cut, cut, cut!" Ye Wei, without paying attention to anything else, continuously drove the Divine Ice Sword to slash fiercely at the stone puppet before the shadow of the sword dissipated.

Under the suppression of the iron token, the originally invincible body of the stone puppet became no different from ordinary stone!

How could ordinary stone withstand the power of a mystic-level divine skill?

The sword shadows continuously slashed down.

In a breath, Ye Wei had driven the Divine Ice Sword to slash dozens of times. When the shadow of the sword dissipated, the massive stone puppet had completely disintegrated into countless pieces of rubble.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The moment the massive stone puppet disintegrated, the five Blood Luo Crystals shot towards Ye Wei again.

The quality of these five Blood Luo Crystals was much better than the previous 238 Blood Luo Crystals, and the yuan qi and blood煞 qi they contained were much stronger!

"Bad!" Ye Wei's face changed drastically, and he instinctively tried to dodge, but the speed of the Blood Luo Crystals was too fast. In the blink of an eye, they had struck Ye Wei.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The five Blood Luo Crystals exploded upon touching Ye Wei's skin, transforming into a dense blood mist. Just as the blood mist was about to envelop Ye Wei, the iron token "whooshed" and flew to three inches above Ye Wei's head. At this moment, the dense blood mist had formed a human-shaped blood cocoon about ten feet tall.

The time from when Ye Wei used the Divine Ice Sword to kill the massive stone puppet to when he was enveloped by the dense blood mist was extremely short, so fast that everyone present had not even reacted.

"What's happening?"

"Quick, save him!"

After a few martial artists regained their senses, they hurriedly ran to Ye Wei's front, looking at the ten-foot-tall human-shaped blood cocoon with tense expressions.

Ye Wei had saved their lives, and to deal with the stone puppet, he had used three mid-grade divine scrolls. This favor was as heavy as a mountain!

Although they had all come for the treasures in the Blood Mist Valley, Ye Wei had saved them, and many were grateful. Therefore, even though a passage to the deeper parts of the Blood Mist Valley had appeared, this group of people still stood in front of the massive human-shaped blood cocoon, with some faces filled with worry.

"Is there any way to save him?"

Hong Xun looked at the blood cocoon, his brows furrowed, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and he asked in a deep voice. He was well aware of how terrifying the blood煞 qi contained in the Blood Luo Crystals was.

Let alone the five high-quality Blood Luo Crystals, even the blood煞 qi contained in a single ordinary Blood Luo Crystal was enough to make a martial artist lose their reason, let alone Ye Wei, whose cultivation was merely at the apprentice level!

The willpower of an apprentice was much weaker than that of a martial artist, as martial artists had at least once defeated the heart demon's invasion, and after being tempered by the heart demon, their willpower would be greatly enhanced.

For apprentices, from one-star to ten-star, it was a small realm advancement, and as long as the strength of the sea of consciousness and the body reached a certain level, they could easily cross it.

However, from the apprentice realm to the martial artist realm, it was a major realm advancement, and any major realm advancement would be accompanied by a heart demon's invasion. To advance from the apprentice realm to the martial artist realm, from the martial artist realm to the condensation of yuan qi realm, and from the condensation of yuan qi realm to the return of yuan qi realm, one had to overcome the heart demon's invasion to successfully advance.

Because of the existence of the heart demon, many ten-star apprentices and ten-star martial artists remained in their respective realms forever.

"He is still at the apprentice level, and his willpower is much weaker than that of a martial artist. The blood煞 qi contained in the Blood Luo Crystals is extremely strong. He is probably..."

"What can we do? Are we just going to watch?" Zhao Hou was so anxious that fine sweat beads appeared on his forehead. When he saw Ye Wei and Lin Ziyuan, he had guessed that these two had significant backgrounds, but he never expected that Ye Wei's background would be so great, and the forces behind him would be willing to give him three mid-grade divine scrolls for protection.

"We can't possibly save him!"

Lu Zhao glanced at Ye Wei, who was enveloped in the blood cocoon, and then looked at the passage leading deeper into the Blood Mist Valley. A greedy look flashed in his eyes, but he was also somewhat worried. The stone puppet here was already so powerful, and deeper in the Blood Mist Valley, there would certainly be some even more unknown dangers. He wouldn't dare to go alone.

"Then... what do we do now? Should we keep waiting?" Lu Zhao's face showed worry, seemingly very concerned about Ye Wei's safety, and he asked the crowd with a false tone.

"Keep waiting?" Many people in the crowd lowered their heads, their eyes flickering. They had experienced so many dangers in the Blood Mist Valley, and had nearly lost their lives several times. Was it necessary to keep waiting for an apprentice-level kid? To give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

But deeper in the passage, there might be some unpredictable dangers.

"I, Hong Xun, owe him a life. No matter what, I want to know if he is alive or dead before I leave!" Hong Xun said with a stern face, glancing at Lu Zhao.

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

There were still many people who were grateful to Ye Wei and worried about his safety.

"Count me in!" Zhao Hou, although shrewd, still had a clear sense of right and wrong. His life was saved by Ye Wei, and if he abandoned Ye Wei for his own benefit, he would be no different from an animal. No matter what, he at least wanted to know if Ye Wei was alive or dead!

Among this group of martial artists, there were still many who were very loyal. Those who were not loyal were easily abandoned by their companions.

However, among the hundreds of martial artists, there were also many who had the same thoughts as Lu Zhao. They wanted to go deeper into the Blood Mist Valley, but without a leader, they dared not go alone.

The martial artists sat in meditation to recover their strength, and time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, two to three hours had passed, and Lu Zhao and others became restless, their greedy thoughts no longer suppressed.

"After going through so much to get here, are we going to keep waiting for one person?" Lu Zhao suddenly stood up and shouted.

"That young man saved my life, and I, Lu Zhao, will remember this favor for the rest of my life. But waiting like this is not a solution. I, Lu Zhao, swear that no matter how many treasures I get in the Blood Mist Valley, I will leave half for that young man!" Lu Zhao said with a righteous tone, thinking to himself, if that young man is still alive.

"Having come this far, it has been a matter of life and death. My family is facing a crisis, and I must bring some treasures back to alleviate the urgent needs of my family!" Lu Zhao found an excuse and walked towards the passage leading deeper into the Blood Mist Valley.

After waiting here for so long, just to see if a young man was alive or dead, was it necessary?

Lu Zhao sneered disdainfully. In his view, an apprentice-level kid, invaded by the blood煞 qi of five high-quality Blood Luo Crystals, had almost zero chance of survival. There was no need to wait any longer.

More martial artists stood up one after another: "My mother is seriously ill in bed, and I, as her son, cannot afford to pay for her treatment. I am ashamed of my ancestors. I must find some treasures to exchange for silver to treat my mother!"

"My elderly father is also sick!"

"My fiancée is still waiting for me!"

"My child..."

As Lu Zhao spoke, those who could no longer suppress their greedy thoughts stood up one by one, making all kinds of excuses!

"Go if you want to go, no one is stopping you, what excuses are you making!" Hong Xun suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Lu Zhao and the others with disdain, shouting coldly.

The martial artists who were meditating also opened their eyes, coldly staring at Lu Zhao and the others, their faces filled with undisguised contempt.

"Heh, Lu Zhao, I realize I only truly know you today!" Xue Yao stood up with a cold smile, glancing at Lu Zhao and saying with disdain, "Being called one of the four young geniuses of Han Yang City with you is truly embarrassing!"

"Hmph! No matter what you think of me, I, Lu Zhao, act with a clear conscience!" Lu Zhao, somewhat angry, strode towards the passage leading deeper into the Blood Mist Valley.

Under Lu Zhao's lead, nearly half of the hundreds of martial artists left, heading straight for the deeper parts of the Blood Mist Valley.

"I wonder how that young man is doing now..."

Hong Xun, Xue Yao, and the hundreds of martial artists who stayed looked up at the massive blood cocoon and continued to wait. They hoped that Ye Wei would emerge from the blood cocoon, just as he had before. If they saw Ye Wei safe, they could leave with peace of mind.