This is my first time playing the female lead, what's wrong with the tea and snacks?

"Xuan Guan... is she a woman?"

Zhou Zhan stared blankly at Su Yu's figure, lost in thought.

Inside the altar.

Even if a puppet is comparable to a celestial being, it can only fight with its physical body without any skill when it is not controlled by anyone.

With the enhancement of her innate Dao body, Su Yu's movements were agile and nimble, like a swallow darting among the puppets.

The powerful puppets seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move.

Unable to reach its target, the Celestial Puppet let out a roar that echoed throughout the entire underground palace, its crimson demonic eyes flashing.

The stone pillars on the altar shone even brighter, illuminating every corner of the ground.

When the radiance shone on the core of all the puppets' chests, their aura instantly became more powerful.

The auras of the three most ferocious and powerful puppets were even closer to that of the Heavenly Venerable.

They all broke free from their restraints, unleashing even greater power as their claws tore at Su Yu.

"Did those stone pillars enhance their power?"

"not good!"

"Xuan Guan, be careful!!"

Seeing Su Yu becoming increasingly passive, Zhou Zhan, who was watching from a distance, changed his expression.

For some reason, he acted impulsively and rushed directly towards the center of the territory.

The long sword in his hand slashed out several black sword intents like a writhing dragon.

However, he was only at the late stage of the King Realm, and was immediately locked onto by the puppet as soon as he entered the territory.

Several puppets transformed into black shadows and flew towards Zhou Zhan. The power contained beneath their steel bodies seemed capable of easily tearing Zhou Zhan apart!

"No, why did he barge in?!"

Inside the altar, Su Yu, who was fighting against the Celestial Puppet, was taken aback when she noticed this scene.

Didn't I tell him to stay away? Why did he still come in?

You should know that the weakest person on this territory right now is comparable to the Ascended Emperor Realm! You, a mere King Realm cultivator, dare to force your way in? Aren't you just courting death?

Don't you want to live anymore?!

But despite his complaints, he knew that Zhou Zhan was worried about him.

His expression hardened, and he unleashed his immortal energy, instantly increasing his strength several times over.

The powerful sword energy transformed into a vortex of sword intent, forcefully forcing dozens of puppets back and embedding them into the bronze wall.

After escaping, Su Yu transformed into a wisp of light and flew towards Zhou Zhan.

"It's over...."

Zhou Zhan looked at the five puppets surrounding him, a bitter expression on his face.

We overestimated ourselves this time. If we had known, we should have forcibly taken Xuan Guan away instead of coming here.

The place of opportunity was indeed fraught with danger.

However, it's good that Brother Xuanguan was able to escape this time...

Zhou Zhan unleashed his final strike, which the puppet easily parried. When the puppet's sharp claws tore at his head, he could only resign himself to his fate.

At the same time, Su Yu rushed to the scene.

He cleaved all the puppets away with a single sword strike just three inches before they could grab Zhou Zhan's head!

The sword intent swept around, cleaving several cracks in the ground, but it did not touch Zhou Zhan in the slightest.

"Xuan...Xuan Guan!?"

Zhou Zhan's pupils widened in delight.

He never expected that Xuan Guan would be able to break free from the entanglement of the three Heavenly Venerable level puppets and come to save him.

But what surprised him even more was the aura he exuded at that moment.

That ethereal aura!

He had never seen this celestial aura in Xuan Guan, nor had he ever felt it in anyone else.

Lively, pure, ethereal, and otherworldly, so close yet so far.

Her beauty is like that of a phoenix, and her spirit is like that of a celestial being.

Just like the fairy spirit with an ethereal aura standing in front of him right now!

"Brother Zhan, didn't I tell you to stay away? Why did you come back?"

"I......"

When Zhou Zhan met Su Yu's gaze, his heart suddenly started pounding, and his face flushed.

"What's wrong?" Su Yu frowned, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"No...it's nothing. Thank you for saving my life, Brother Xuanguan. I was indeed a bit reckless just now. I'll go back now."

Zhou Zhan responded with a light laugh, then quickly retreated from the territory.

They looked like they were fleeing in panic.

What's wrong with me?

Brother Xuan Guan is a man now!

How could he possibly fall for a man? Absolutely not!

But... is Xuan Guan really a boy? His sword, his movements, and the ethereal aura he exudes...

Is he really not a girl?

Zhou Zhan's thoughts are in turmoil.

As he pondered, his steps involuntarily slowed.

"......"

Wait, what is he thinking right now?

Why did he get hung up on whether Xuan Guan was male or female?

Whether Xuan Guan was male or female, it was just a fleeting encounter with him.

How could he have become so strange?

Zhou Zhan shook his head vigorously, and once outside the territory, he began to observe again.

However, this time he was clearly somewhat distracted.

With the enhancement of immortal spiritual energy, Su Yu's combat power increased exponentially. She unleashed the full power of the Spirit Ice Breaking Sky Sword, breaking through the puppets' repeated attacks.

He showed no mercy even to most of the puppets at the Emperor Realm, cleaving them into pieces with a single sword strike.

"Ice-Breaking Emperor Slash!"

A three-zhang-long ice blade materialized, and Su Yu swung his sword, sending the ice blade piercing the stone pillar like a swift arrow.

With a deafening boom, the light patterns emanating from the stone pillar, pierced by the ice blades, suddenly brightened, and then shattered like glass.

The stone pillar is broken!

With the stone pillar breaking, the energy in the cores of all the puppets dissipated, and their combined attack on Su Yu also stopped, maintaining their offensive posture.

All the puppets have lost their energy.

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief, the crisis in the underground palace was considered resolved, and immediately put the three Celestial Venerable level puppets into her spatial ring.

As for the remaining puppets, they were useless to him; they would only take up space.

At this moment, Zhou Zhan also rushed over.

Seeing that Su Yu had no intention of accepting the remaining puppets, he said:

"Brother Xuanguan, don't you want the rest of the puppets? These are at least several dozen that are comparable to experts at the Ascended Emperor Realm."

Su Yu shook her head and said, "No need. Too many puppets would be a burden, since they all need energy to maintain themselves."

Zhou Zhan nodded in understanding. "Indeed, in that case, may I take a few puppets with me? Perhaps Brother Xuan Guan wouldn't want them, but they are invaluable treasures for us."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Brother Zhan, please feel at ease. There's no need to be so formal. After all, this time it's just the two of us working together to explore this underground palace."

"Thank you."

Zhou Zhan clasped his hands in heartfelt gratitude and selected several decent puppets.

He didn't take more either, since his strength and the energy resources he could provide were insufficient, and he couldn't be greedy.

After selecting a suitable puppet, the two left the underground palace.

Following Su Yu, Zhou Zhan remained silent. He secretly glanced at the figure beside him, his mind racing with uncontrollable thoughts.

Finally, unable to contain his emotions, he cautiously asked:

"I have a question on my mind, but I'm not sure if I should ask it?"

"You ask."

"Brother Xuanguan, are you... a woman?"

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