Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Upon hearing Qiao Tianxing's reminder, Li Fuyao's heart stirred, and she quickly spread her divine sense to carefully examine the entire body of the stone giant puppet.

Her divine sense swept across every inch of the puppet's stone like ripples on water, trying to find the control mechanism hidden within.

"found it!"

"These guys definitely have more than one control mechanism on them!"

A hint of joy flashed in Li Fuyao's eyes. He used the Shadow Step to dodge the giant fist that came from another puppet statue and quickly transmitted his voice to the others:

"There is a control mechanism in its chest and at the joints of its legs. These mechanisms must be destroyed simultaneously to completely destroy it!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Suifeng immediately replied, "I'll take care of the mechanism on the chest!"

"Miss Fuyao's investigative skills are the strongest among us, so she will be in charge of overseeing the overall situation and directing us!"

After giving instructions to Li Fuyao, and seeing the young girl nod in agreement, Qiao Tianxing then transmitted his voice to Yun Hanxing:

"Since Young Master Bai has gone to the chest, then I, Qiao, will destroy the mechanism in the left leg, and Brother Yun will take care of the mechanism in the right leg."

On the other side, Yun Hanxing received Qiao Tianxing's questioning gaze and answered succinctly:

"Give me your right leg."

Yu Zhenzhen brandished her flaming whip. Although the flames were ineffective against the puppet, she was still determined not to back down.

"Then I'll cover you!"

Zhao Lingyun also gripped the talisman tightly in one hand and took out a smooth, glossy brush in the other, replying softly:

"I will use talismans to restrain its movements and buy you time."

Liu Yi stood to the side, his eyes flickering, seemingly hesitant. But to avoid arousing suspicion, he still summoned several magical artifacts that appeared to be protective, and called out:

"I'll help too."

Li Fuyao nodded and quickly assigned tasks:

"Everyone, be careful! These puppets are not only not slow, but they are also incredibly strong. Don't get hit by their attacks. We only have one chance, and we must strike with deadly accuracy!"

Everyone nodded in agreement and quickly got to work.

Bai Suifeng made the first move. The Qiankun Spear suddenly trembled, and lightning spiritual power condensed into a dazzling beam of light at the tip of the spear, heading straight for the control mechanism on the chest of the stone giant.

At the same time, Qiao Tianxing and Yun Hanxing rushed towards the puppet's left and right legs respectively, their longswords and sword energy pointing directly at the joint mechanisms.

Yu Zhenzhen brandished her flaming whip, the blazing flames drawing an arc in the air. Although it couldn't cause any real damage to the puppets, its fiery and dazzling display was enough to attract their attention.

Zhao Lingyun and Liu Yi each used their supernatural powers, and streaks of spiritual light intertwined in the air, forming a huge net of spiritual energy in an attempt to restrain the puppet's movements.

"boom!"

Bai Suifeng's lightning beam struck the control mechanism on the puppet's chest, instantly shattering the stone and completely destroying the mechanism.

Qiao Tianxing and Yun Hanxing's sword energy also struck the joints of the puppet's legs at the same time, and the sound of stones shattering was incessant.

The stone giant let out a deep roar, its movements suddenly stopped, and its huge body began to sway as if it would collapse at any moment.

"Success!"

Yu Zhenzhen shouted excitedly.

However, just when everyone thought victory was in sight, the stone giant's eyes suddenly lit up with a strange red light, and its previously stagnant movements resumed. Its huge stone fist swung out, heading straight for Bai Suifeng.

"careful!"

Li Fuyao exclaimed in surprise and quickly threw out several wind and thunder balls, blasting the puppet's fist off course.

"boom!"

The stone fist slammed heavily onto the barrier beside him, shattering it instantly. Bai Suifeng was thrown back several steps by the enormous impact, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"What happened? Wasn't the mechanism already destroyed?"

As Qiao Tianxing sternly questioned Li Fuyao, his expression changed and he quickly retreated, avoiding the counterattack of the other puppet.

Li Fuyao didn't speak, but gritted her teeth and frowned. She scanned the puppet's body with her divine sense again and suddenly discovered a hidden control mechanism on its back.

"There's another mechanism! It's on its back!"

Li Fuyao loudly reminded him.

"I come!"

Yu Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and suddenly swung the flaming whip in her hand, sending the scorching flames straight towards the puppet's back.

However, the flames were repelled by a strange force as soon as they touched the puppet's body, making it impossible to get close.

"No, my flames have no effect on this stone golem!"

Yu Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and said angrily, her tone full of frustration.

"let me!"

Zhao Lingyun gripped the talisman in her hand and quickly drew several runes in the air. The talisman instantly ignited, turning into a beam of light that shot straight towards the puppet's back.

However, as soon as the spiritual light approached the puppet, it was bounced back by a powerful force, and Zhao Lingyun's face turned pale, almost falling to the ground.

"This puppet's defense is too strong; ordinary attacks can't even get close to its back!"

Seeing everyone in such a sorry state, Liu Yi couldn't help but feel a little smug, but on his face he still put on a worried expression and frowned as he said:

"That mechanism is in such a tricky place on the back; breaking it would be as difficult as climbing to the heavens!"

"Does Miss Li have any ideas on how to deal with this?"

Li Fuyao ignored him.

She silently and swiftly unfolded her Luminous Fan. A faint cyan aura subtly mixed with the pale golden spiritual energy flowed across the fan's surface, quickly forming a massive boomerang-shaped wind blade that hurtled straight towards the nearest puppet.

"boom!"

The giant spirit blade was nimbly dodged by the puppet, but it struck the puppet's back as the puppet continued to attack Li Fuyao and the others.

The sound of rocks cracking rang out, but the control mechanism remained intact.

"No, my attacks can't destroy it either!"

Li Fuyao's face darkened, and she was extremely anxious.

Just then, Yun Hanxing spoke coldly:

let me."

The longsword in his hand suddenly trembled, and the cold sword energy condensed into a dazzling light on the blade, heading straight for the puppet's back.

"boom!"

The sword energy struck the puppet's back, and the sound of rocks shattering rang out again. The control mechanism was finally completely destroyed.

The stone giant's movements suddenly stopped, its massive body began to collapse, stones fell one after another, and the ground shook violently.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the collapsed rocks suddenly turned into wisps of black smoke, which quickly coalesced into a huge black vortex.

"what is this?"

Bai Suifeng gripped the Qiankun Spear tightly, cautiously retreating to stand in front of Li Fuyao, his golden eyes fixed intently on the black vortex.

Feeling a strong unease creeping into her heart, Li Fuyao's expression changed, and she quickly unfolded her Luminous Fan to warn everyone:

"Everyone be careful, this could be the puppet's last stand!"

A low roar came from the black vortex, as if something terrible was about to appear.

"Ready to fight!"

Qiao Tianxing shouted loudly, raising his long sword slightly, with sword energy swirling around him.

Everyone became alert, their eyes fixed on the black vortex.

However, the black vortex did not launch an attack, but slowly dissipated, eventually turning into a black light and disappearing into the ground.

"Is this... the end?"

Yu Zhenzhen asked somewhat uncertainly.

Li Fuyao shook his head, his gaze solemn:

"No, this is definitely not over yet."

As the smoke gradually dissipated, the scene before Li Fuyao and the others became clearer.

However, when they saw their surroundings clearly, they couldn't help but feel a chill – in front of each of them stood two identical clones!