Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

These puppets exuded a heavy aura of earth and stone, and every step they took caused the ground to tremble, as if the entire secret realm was shaking in response to their awakening.

"Wow, is it that big?!"

Li Fuyao stared in disbelief at the seven- or eight-meter-tall stone puppet in front of her, while quickly unfolding the Luminous Fan in her hand.

A pale golden spiritual energy flowed across the fan's surface, while she was also ready to conjure a ball of wind and thunder in her other hand at any moment.

Bai Suifeng gripped the Qiankun Spear tightly, lightning spiritual energy leaping at its tip. His gaze was fixed on the stone giant in front of him, and he said in a deep voice:

"These puppets are not simple; don't underestimate them!"

Qiao Tianxing's longsword was already drawn, its blade gleaming coldly. He slightly turned to the side, protecting Yu Zhenzhen, and whispered a reminder:

“Miss Yu, I’m afraid your long whip won’t be very effective here.”

Yu Zhenzhen nodded upon hearing this. Although she felt a little aggrieved, she knew that now was not the time to be willful. Therefore, she obediently hid behind Qiao Tianxing's tall figure and stood back to back with Zhao Lingyun, who was holding a handful of talismans in one hand.

However, the blazing spiritual fire in her hands continued to leap and swell, clearly indicating that she was prepared to provide fire support in the near future.

"I'm not a coward who just hides behind you!"

Her ruby-like eyes gleamed with fierce fighting spirit. Meeting Li Fuyao's admiring gaze, Yu Zhenzhen raised her chin and snorted:

"Little girl, once we get out of here, I'll make you call me 'sister' from the bottom of your heart!"

This young lady is really energetic!

As Li Fuyao thought this, the affection in her eyes intensified even more than before, causing Bai Suifeng's alarm bells to ring. He quickly spoke up, trying to get his sister's attention back to him:

"This puppet doesn't look easy to deal with; we need to finish it off quickly."

Yun Hanxing remained silent, but the longsword in his hand was already pointed at the nearest stone giant. Cold sword energy swirled around him, as if he could unleash a fatal blow at any moment.

Although Liu Yi, who was taking advantage of the situation, was also on guard, he quickly took out several talismans from his pocket and drew a few lines in the air with his fingers when he saw that no one was paying attention to him.

The talisman instantly ignited, transforming into a beam of black light that disappeared into the ground.

At the same time, Zhao Lingyun on the other side also used a talisman in each person's direction, and then whispered:

"These Spirit Enhancement Talismans are one of the heirlooms of my Zhao family. They can temporarily enhance everyone's spiritual power, but the effect is limited due to interference from the secret realm. Please be careful."

Those stone giant golems didn't give them much time to prepare.

As soon as Zhao Lingyun finished speaking, they took heavy steps and charged towards the group with several low roars.

These puppets were so tall and heavy that every step they took shook the ground, and the sound of stones shattering was incessant.

"Do it!"

At Qiao Tianxing's command, the group quickly dispersed and each attacked the stone giant in front of them.

Bai Suifeng made the first move, and the Qiankun Spear suddenly trembled, its lightning spiritual power transforming into a dazzling beam of light that shot straight toward the stone giant's chest.

However, the stone giant only paused slightly. A portion of the stone on its chest was shattered by the lightning, but new stones quickly filled in, as if it were completely unaffected.

"These puppets can self-repair!"

Bai Suifeng's expression changed as Li Fuyao, who had somehow wrapped vines around his waist, pulled him back quickly, narrowly avoiding the giant stone fist swung by the stone giant.

The sharp wind from the punch grazed his nose as the puppet's enormous fist slammed into the stone wall beside him.

As soon as Bai Suifeng landed, he looked up and saw the puppet's blue stone fist, bigger than a person, swinging towards them again, accompanied by dust and strong winds.

"So fast!"

Qiao Tianxing sighed, and his longsword was already slashing at the leg of another stone giant.

The sword slashed across, leaving a deep gash in the giant's leg, but the gash was quickly filled with new stones, and the giant's movements did not slow down at all.

"No, ordinary attacks are ineffective against them!"

Qiao Tianxing frowned and quickly retreated, avoiding the stone giant's counterattack.

Yu Zhenzhen's flaming whip drew a scorching arc in the air, the flames wrapping around the stone giant's arm, attempting to burn it.

However, the stones of the giant statue seemed to be immune to the fire. The flames only left some charred marks on the surface before quickly extinguishing and disappearing, without leaving even a deep trace.

"These puppets are made of unusual materials; flames have no effect on them!"

Yu Zhenzhen gritted her teeth in hatred, and with a flick of her wrist, a faintly bluish flame materialized beside her hand:

"These mere stone golems? I don't believe I can't do anything to you!"

Seeing this, Yun Hanxing, Zhao Lingyun, and Liu Yi, who was taking advantage of the chaos, all used their own moves to defend themselves, but Li Fuyao did not join the melee.

"Where are the weaknesses of these puppets?"

While dodging the attacks of the stone giant, she quickly thought, and her powerful divine sense spread out like ripples on water once again, trying to find the core of the stone giant.

Just then, Zhao Lingyun's somewhat weak voice suddenly came:

“Miss Fuyao, because my family is skilled in talismans, I also know a little about puppets. I think the core of these puppets may be in their heads. Try attacking their heads!”

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Li Fuyao's eyes.

After using her divine sense to probe the tops of the stone giant golems, she indeed found a fist-sized stone figure engraved with runes on it.

He quickly exchanged a glance with Bai Suifeng, and the two nodded in tacit agreement.

Suddenly, Bai Suifeng leaped forward, his spear pointing directly at the head of the stone giant. A sharp sword aura condensed on the blade, heading straight for the stone figure atop the giant's head.

"boom!"

A tremendous thunderclap erupted from above the stone giant's head, and the stone instantly shattered.

The stone giant's movements slowed down, but it didn't stop completely. Instead, it swung its huge stone fist and roared as if fighting to the death, smashing it towards Qiao Tianxing.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Tianxing quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding the attack.

However, this dodge caused all the flying debris to hit Liu Yi, who was distracted and hiding behind the crowd.

"The head is indeed a weak point, but a single blow cannot completely destroy them!"

Qiao Tianxing glanced back at Liu Yi, who was covered in a mess. Seeing that he was alright, he first breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then a barely perceptible look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Ignoring the cowardly opportunist in his eyes, he stared at the stone giant puppet in front of him, whose movements, though greatly slowed, still retained the ability to move, frowning for a moment before whispering a command to Li Fuyao and Zhao Lingyun:

"Quickly search! This thing must have other control mechanisms on it!"