Eternal madness

Chapter 164 Main Hall
In the same square, many powerful figures were already waiting.

It's clear they've all made some progress; three fragments have already been placed on the stone gate in the middle, and only the last key is missing.

The people here are all waiting for the last piece of the key to arrive.

Whoosh whoosh—

Several figures emerged from the leftmost stone gate and landed on the plaza.

"Phew, finally out! This isn't a medicine garden, it's clearly an ancient forest! Or is it that in the eyes of a Dou Sheng powerhouse, this ancient forest is a medicine garden?"

Xiao Li dusted himself off and said speechlessly.

Although he said that, Xiao Li was actually quite pleased with himself. He found many good things in this ancient forest, including many rare medicinal herbs.

Xiao Li planned to refine the medicine properly after returning home.

Xiao Li arrived at the middle stone gate and threw the last key fragment over with a wave of his hand.

click -

As the last key fragment was inserted into the groove, the tightly closed stone door suddenly made a series of clicking sounds, and the heavy stone door slowly opened a crack.

As the central stone gate opened, no one was willing to step forward. At this point, all the powerful figures had gained something, and no one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out and get tricked by the traps inside.

Xiao Li ignored all that and released the previous twenty Heavenly Demon Puppets, then made them merge. The group stood on the purple-gold Heavenly Demon Puppets and broke through the stone gate.

"Hmm? It's the Yin Yang Venerable again!"

"What Yin-Yang Venerables? Aren't they from Yin Valley? Isn't that Master Wang Li?"

"Did Wang Li use the Yin-Yang Twin Flames? Is it wrong to call him the Yin-Yang Venerable?"

"Well, not really, it's just a bit hard to accept. The young man who was so talented before has suddenly become a Dou Zun powerhouse on par with me. It's a bit hard to accept."

"Hey, Old Monster Yuan, when did you become so confident? Even if Yin Yang Venerable is at the Dou Huang level, he is still your peer. He is an eighth-grade alchemist who refined an eighth-grade pill with four-colored pill lightning at the Pill Gathering."

How many times have you, Old Monster Yuan, taken this kind of pill? He's already a Dou Zun powerhouse, and his alchemy skills are even more powerful. He's probably on par with the three giants of the Pill Tower. As for you? You'd have a hard time even getting a glimpse of him.

"I have never seen such a shameless person as you."

"Hey, you hunchback, how dare you insult me? Believe me, I'll beat you down another two inches!"

One Dou Zun powerhouse was arguing with another Dou Zun powerhouse. They looked like street thugs, spewing nonsense and vulgarities. Despite being extremely powerful Dou Zun powerhouses, they were so low-class.

However, no one pointed fingers at them, because these two were also renowned Dou Zun powerhouses, and the one called "Old Monster Yuan" was an eight-star Dou Zun.

The old man, whom Yuan Laogui jokingly called "Hunchback," had a hunched back and indeed looked like a pot. This powerful figure was not to be underestimated; he was a Seven-Star Dou Zun.

Information gathered on ordinary continents may not include them; only after entering the social circles of Dou Zun powerhouses will one realize just how strong these two are.

The Four Directions Pavilion Master is powerful, a renowned Dou Zun expert on the continent, but in the eyes of these two, he's nothing special. Apart from the Medicine Venerable of the Starfall Pavilion, they have never taken the Four Directions Pavilion seriously.

. . . . . .

Following Xiao Li's lead, a steady stream of powerful individuals entered the stone gate of the main hall.

Behind the stone gate was an extremely wide road. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the road was made of extremely sturdy materials and was not easily damaged.

After walking for about ten minutes, a magnificent ancient hall finally came into view. The hall was entirely black and red, and over the long years, the walls were filled with an ancient and weathered aura.

The main hall was extremely spacious, and even after all the powerful figures had entered, it did not feel crowded.

As everyone entered, they were drawn to the center of the hall, where twenty enormous orbs of light floated in mid-air. Within their dazzling light, scroll-like objects could be faintly seen.

Cultivation techniques, combat skills!

Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques, Heavenly-rank combat skills!

This was the first answer that everyone guessed after seeing those orbs of light. However, there were a total of twenty orbs of light, and it was certain that not all of them were of the Heavenly Rank. There were probably only a few scattered orbs of Heavenly Rank, and the rest were used to conceal things.

However, even if it's something to conceal, that's only true to the Thousand Demon Saints. What the Thousand Demon Saints consider to be concealment might be treasures to these Dou Zun.

After all, a Dou Sheng expert has extremely high standards, and anything placed here by him must be of high quality.

After looking at the twenty orbs of light, his gaze then locked onto the three figures in the center of the orbs. In the center was a skeleton with a body entirely of white jade. The skeleton sat there with its hands forming a mudra.

The remains of a Battle Saint!

However, after seeing the remains of the Battle Saint, the group did not act rashly. Firstly, the spatial seal in front of them had not yet been opened, and making a hasty move could easily trigger some restrictions, causing the treasures inside to be lost.

Secondly, standing beside the skeleton of the Battle Saint were two extremely majestic purple-gold figures, figures they had seen before.

A purple-gold puppet.

They had witnessed such a powerful puppet outside the stone gate before. The twenty golden puppets had merged into a giant puppet that was seven zhang tall.

Now, standing on either side of the remains of the Battle Saint are puppets that are slightly stronger than normal people. They may not look very strong, but anyone with a keen eye can tell.

The puppet capable of protecting the remains of a Dou Sheng is definitely superior to the puppet outside.

As for Xiao Li, who had subdued the Heavenly Demon Puppet, the two puppets in front of him were completely different, because the two purple-gold puppets were clearly a level higher than the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

These two purple-gold figures did not exude a deathly aura; instead, they possessed a faint vitality, as if they were dormant. However, Xiao Li was certain that these two puppets were anything but simple!
"Everyone, let's wait a bit. These two puppets are not simple; there's something fishy about them!" Xiao Li transmitted his voice.

Everyone nodded. Xiao Li carried so many puppets, so his understanding of puppetry was definitely greater than theirs. At this point, they should trust him.

As time went by, forces of all sizes entered the main hall, including the Beast Domain Alliance, the Soul Palace, the Pill Tower, the Ice River Valley, the Burning Flame Valley, and the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Xiao Li sensed countless gazes directed at them, most of which were focused on him—some friendly, some malicious, and others. A faint smile appeared on Xiao Li's lips.

Boom——

Suddenly, the floor of the main hall shook violently, and then the place where the skeleton of the Battle Saint sat cross-legged underwent a drastic change, with a series of clicking and clattering sounds coming from the mechanism.

A section of the floor flipped over, and then countless golden figures appeared in the hall. These figures included human and animal figures, and they all had one thing in common: they were all golden.

"Heavenly Demon Puppets? So many?" Even Xiao Li was shocked. Dozens of Heavenly Demon Puppets—how many powerful figures did they kill to create them? No wonder he's called the Thousand Demon Saint; who else would call him that?

Dozens of Dou Zun-level puppets were eyeing the site covetously, and there were also two puppets at least at the Half-Saint level near the Dou Sheng skeleton.

Besides these puppets, there are countless competitors. Everyone who comes here, except for those from their own faction, is a competitor.

Everyone had the same thought in their minds: the competition was fierce!
(End of this chapter)