Chapter 55

Nearly a hundred wooden battle puppets abruptly appeared in the Inheritance Hall, blocking Mo Fanlong’s path and surrounding all the powerful figures present in the center.

At this moment, these wooden battle puppets were faintly glowing, and the aura they emitted was at least equivalent to that of a Fourth Stage Body Tempering expert. This strength might not cause any of the powerful figures present to frown, but when such a number of wooden battle puppets appeared, even Ye Zhong’s eyes twitched.

The wooden battle puppets were also a type of spirit artifact. Although the ones before them were only low-grade spirit artifacts, their existence was originally for combat. These things had no emotions or fear, only a heart for slaughter, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

"Everyone, we might have to temporarily set aside our conflicts and join forces to deal with these wooden battle puppets. Otherwise, we probably won’t be able to leave today," Rong Tian said with a grim expression, looking at the wooden battle puppets that were faintly glowing and slowly approaching. His expression then changed slightly as he spoke.

"Attack together!"

Almost instantly, everyone made a decision. If they didn’t join forces, the outcome would certainly be extremely dire.

"Thud—thud—thud—"

The wooden battle puppets, filled with a killing aura, didn’t give the group much time to talk. In just a few breaths, these wooden battle puppets directly charged forward.

"Attack!"

At this moment, the nine people in the hall almost simultaneously attacked. Even Mo Fanlong, who had already left the other eight, fought while retreating with a grim expression, clearly understanding that if he tried to break through on his own, the outcome would be no different from seeking death.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

A rather intense battle erupted instantly. At this moment, everyone brought out their trump cards, launching terrifying attacks. Each attack often left the wooden battle puppets with missing limbs. However, these wooden battle puppets were tireless and fearless. Even if they were left with only one leg, they would still madly rush forward as long as they could move.

"Smash—"

Ye Zhong casually smashed the head of the nearest wooden battle puppet into powder, the counterforce making his palm slightly numb. At this moment, although Ye Zhong was also trying his best, he kept his true trump card well hidden. He had little interest in doing things for others.

However, in this situation, the nine people who had temporarily joined forces erupted with an extremely terrifying combat power. Nearly half of the wooden battle puppets that had charged forward were already destroyed, turning into a pile of broken wood.

"Something seems off," Su Yu skillfully approached Ye Zhong’s side, frowning and speaking in a low voice.

"Indeed, it’s not quite right. These wooden battle puppets seem to have the strength of a Fourth Stage Body Tempering expert, but they shouldn’t be this difficult to deal with, right?" Ye Zhong also frowned slightly. These wooden battle puppets, on the surface, only had the strength of a Fourth Stage Body Tempering expert, but as the group delved deeper, the pressure they brought him grew increasingly greater, as if these wooden battle puppets could become stronger with each battle.

"Be careful. Don’t let those guys use you as a pawn! None of those who can remain here are easy to deal with," Su Yu nodded slightly and then spoke softly.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong also nodded slightly. To be honest, the current situation was extremely troublesome. Not only did the group have to face the wooden battle puppets, but they also had to guard against others attacking them or using them as pawns. Therefore, although the group had gathered together, in a certain sense, it was better for them to fight individually.

"Whoosh—"

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, suddenly, a figure darted out from the crowd. Clearly, he had been preparing for a long time and chose the moment when everyone was attacking and the wooden battle puppets were broken to dart out, directly rushing towards the throne.

"Mo Fanlong!?"

Looking at this scene, a voice filled with resentment came from the back.

"Everyone, step back and let him take it!" Ye Zhong’s eyes flickered, and after a moment, he shouted fiercely, then immediately stepped back.

Hearing this, the others, except for Su Xuan and Ning Yu, who hesitated slightly, quickly stepped back.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

In an instant, the remaining twenty or so wooden battle puppets in the hall almost simultaneously abandoned the others and rushed towards where Mo Fanlong was. Clearly, these wooden battle puppets were truly protecting the Inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple, not indiscriminately attacking those who entered the Inheritance Hall.

"Thud—"

Mo Fanlong, who darted out, quickly dealt with four wooden battle puppets with his hands, but even with his astonishing strength, he instantly found himself in an extremely troublesome struggle with nearly twenty wooden battle puppets.

"Spit—"

A moment later, Mo Fanlong’s bone spear flew out, finally destroying the last wooden battle puppet, but the cost was that he spat blood and retreated, his face turning extremely pale.

"Attack—"

Almost the moment Mo Fanlong spat blood and retreated, a low shout suddenly came from Ye Zhong’s mouth. Then, he and Su Yu paused for a moment and rushed towards the throne.

"You two also attack, and make sure to seize the Inheritance Golden Book!" Mo Fanlong, who had spat blood and retreated, also shouted fiercely, his expression changing.

Hearing this, Su Xuan and Ning Yu hesitated slightly but quickly rushed out.

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—"

Following these two, the remaining powerful figures, without any words, almost instantly rushed towards where the Inheritance Golden Book was, as everyone had worked hard to reach the Inheritance Hall, and none of them would be polite and give up the Inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple.

Therefore, the situation became even more chaotic than when the wooden battle puppets first appeared.

At this moment, all the figures rushing out were focused on the Inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple, even Ye Zhong’s mind was slightly swaying. After experiencing so many things, Ye Zhong vaguely sensed that the Inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple might be quite extraordinary. Although he wasn’t determined to get it, it was better for it to fall into his hands than into someone else’s. Moreover, he had promised Qu Xuan and others to obtain this item.

This time, Ye Zhong and Su Yu were the quickest to react, and at this moment, Ye Zhong had already exerted his speed to the limit. In just a few moments, he directly crossed over the numerous fallen wooden battle puppets in the hall and appeared in front of the throne, about to reach out and grab the Inheritance Golden Book.

However, just as Ye Zhong was about to make his move, two extremely fierce attacks simultaneously struck towards his vital points from behind.

The two attacks were filled with a fierce aura, clearly showing that the attackers had no intention of holding back. Ye Zhong almost instantly recognized that the ones attacking him were Ning Yu and Su Xuan. These two not only followed him, but Ning Yu, due to the fact that Ye Zhong had killed someone from his Chiyun Martial Mansion, would not be lenient towards him. As for Su Xuan, as a member of the Su family, he had probably long wanted to attack Ye Zhong, seeing his ally, the Ye family, being forced to lose the qualification to compete for the inheritance.

These two and Mo Fanlong could be said to have come to an agreement, and their joint attack at this moment was quite normal.

At this moment, Ye Zhong’s eyes also slightly darkened, and a boiling killing intent appeared in his eyes. In this split second, he suddenly turned around and simultaneously struck out with both palms.

"Thud—"

A loud noise echoed in the air, and the other powerful figures saw that after taking the combined attack of Su Xuan and Ning Yu, Ye Zhong only trembled slightly and then forcibly stabilized himself.

"What!?"

At this moment, even Rong Tian, Lei Ruoxu, Pang Jie, and others, who had not yet acted, all had their expressions slightly darken. Clearly, they never expected that Ye Zhong’s strength seemed to exceed their imagination.

And Ning Yu and Su Xuan’s expressions also changed simultaneously, clearly not expecting that their combined attack had been blocked by Ye Zhong.

As the two were slightly stunned, Ye Zhong coldly snorted. At this moment, he didn’t rush to attack but moved quickly, rushing towards the throne.

"Junior Brother Ye Zhong, I’m sorry!"

Just as Ye Zhong was about to reach out, Song Shaochen’s voice came, and his figure suddenly appeared on the side of the throne, reaching out.

"Song Shaochen, didn’t we cooperate well just now? Why are you in such a hurry to act now?" Su Yu smiled and moved, appearing in front of Song Shaochen. Her hand, like white jade, pressed down, forcibly stopping Song Shaochen’s movement.

Exchanging a glance with Su Yu, Ye Zhong’s figure also trembled, and he almost simultaneously rushed to the throne, reaching out towards the right hand of the statue.

"Heh