Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

The tense nerves of everyone finally relaxed, and they smiled at each other. A sense of warmth flowed between them in this perilous passage. Fairy Qingyu frowned slightly, her gaze remaining fixed on the rune wall.

She noticed that after Nie Hanshan cast the "Golden Light Protection Spell," the arrangement of the runes underwent a subtle change.

She pondered for a moment, then pointed to several runes and said, "Young Master Ye, look at these runes. Their light is different from the other runes; they seem to be the key."

Ye Yunjian followed Qingyu Fairy's fingertip and indeed found that the runes emitted a soft golden light, which was completely different from the dark blue light of the other runes.

With a thought, he touched the runes one by one, following the order instructed by Fairy Qingyu.

This time, the rune wall did not unleash any aggressive energy; instead, it emitted a soft golden light, illuminating the entire passage.

Immediately afterwards, a deep rumbling sound rang out, and the rune wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing a hidden door.

Behind the door was complete darkness, obscuring the view inside, but an ancient and mysterious aura emanated from it, inspiring awe.

"We did it!" Lin Yao shouted excitedly, her clear voice echoing through the passage.

The crowd cheered, their previous tension and fear vanishing, replaced by excitement and exhilaration at discovering something new.

They eagerly followed Ye Yunjian into the mysterious door.

The scene behind the door amazed everyone.

This is a huge circular space, with intricate runes carved on the walls and a massive array on the ground, emitting a faint silver light.

At the center of the formation, a bead the size of a fist floated, emitting a strange light that illuminated the entire space.

The moment everyone stepped into this space, some of the previously still puppets began to glow red in their eye sockets and slowly stood up...

Ye Yunjian gripped his sword tightly and whispered, "Be careful!"

The harsh sound of metal scraping against stone slabs shattered the brief silence.

The first to move was a puppet wielding a giant axe. The red light in its eye sockets suddenly intensified, and it leaped up, its giant axe whistling as it cleaved towards Ye Yunjian at the front.

Ye Yunjian was prepared. He dodged to the side, and his long sword shot out like a serpent, piercing straight for the core of the runes on the puppet's chest.

"Clang!" The sword tip collided with the metal, sparking dazzling sparks.

The puppet's defenses were far more robust than he had imagined. Ye Yunjian's attack failed, and he quickly retreated.

At the same time, the other puppets also awoke one after another, like sleeping beasts opening their scarlet eyes, letting out low roars, and brandishing various weapons as they surrounded them.

Lin Yao unleashed a long, emerald-green whip, its whip flashing and forcing back several approaching puppets.

Nie Hanshan roared, his fists bursting with flames, like two blazing meteors, as he smashed into the puppet in front of him.

Gu Ling's face was pale, and she trembled as she pulled out a handful of talismans, chanting incantations. The talismans transformed into beams of golden light, forming a barrier that barely withstood the puppet's attacks.

Fairy Qingyu flicked her jade finger, and several streams of ice shot out, freezing the joints of several puppets, but they quickly broke free.

Zi Ling wielded a short sword, nimbly weaving among the puppets, searching for openings to attack.

Just as everyone was engaged in a fierce battle with the puppets, a figure silently appeared at the edge of the formation.

He wore a long black robe, his face hidden under a hood, revealing only a pair of cold, ruthless eyes.

This person was none other than Mo Yu.

He slowly raised one hand, chanting obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations. Suddenly, the puppets around him moved more rapidly and attacked with greater ferocity.

Ye Yunjian and Mo Yu's eyes met in mid-air, and sparks seemed to fly in the air.

"You've been hiding for so long, and you've finally shown yourself." Ye Yunjian's voice was icy, like frost and snow in the dead of winter.

Mo Yu sneered, "Ye Yunjian, you are still too weak after all." Before he finished speaking, his hand seals changed, and the puppet's attack intensified again, the red light in its eye sockets almost turning into solid flames.

The battle situation instantly became even more perilous.

Ye Yunjian's eyes narrowed, he took a deep breath, and the long sword in his hand emitted a crisp hum, a powerful aura bursting from his body.

"It seems we have no choice but to get serious..."

Ye Yunjian moved like lightning, his long sword transforming into countless sword shadows, flashing with cold light, directly approaching Mo Yu.

He knew that to catch the thief, you must first catch the king. As long as he dealt with Mo Yu, these puppets would naturally be no threat.

However, the puppets surrounding Mo Yu protected him like an impregnable fortress, and Ye Yunjian's attacks were repeatedly thwarted.

The puppet's attacks grew increasingly fierce, with giant axes swinging and long swords slashing, and the group gradually felt overwhelmed.

Gu Ling let out a scream as a spear pierced her chest, staining her clothes with blood, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Gu Ling!" Nie Hanshan's eyes were bloodshot. He punched the puppet in front of him and sent it flying. He tried to rush over to help, but he was entangled by more puppets.

A sense of despair spread like a plague, slowing everyone's movements and casting a shadow over their once resolute gazes.

Ye Yunjian's heart sank; he knew things couldn't continue like this.

He forced himself to calm down and carefully observed the puppet's movements.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he realized that although these puppets were powerful and well-defended, their joints were relatively vulnerable.

"Attack their joints!" Ye Yunjian shouted, thrusting his longsword straight at the knee joint of a puppet.

With a crisp "crack," the puppet's leg broke off, and it crashed to the ground.

Seeing this, everyone perked up and followed suit, focusing their attacks on the puppet's joints.

In an instant, severed limbs and remains were scattered all over the ground, and several puppets were destroyed.

However, Mo Yu sneered, changed the hand seals, and more puppets surged out from the ground, more numerous than before, and with a more ferocious aura.

Despair once again enveloped everyone's hearts. Ye Yunjian gritted his teeth, glanced up at the bead in the center of the formation, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind...

"Lin Yao!" Ye Yunjian shouted, "You take Gu Ling and retreat first, I'll cover you!"

Lin Yao glanced at Gu Ling lying on the ground, then at Ye Yunjian, and said, "Okay!" She picked up Gu Ling, turned around, and stepped back.

"Trying to leave? Not so easy!" Mo Yu snorted coldly, directing the puppet to chase after Lin Yao.

"Your opponent is me!" Ye Yunjian roared, his long sword bursting with dazzling light, and he flashed to block Lin Yao's path.

"Ye Yunjian, how long do you think you can hold out against me?" A ruthless glint flashed in Mo Yu's eyes. "Today, none of you will escape!"

Ye Yunjian moved like a ghost, his sword light flashing like a startled swan, forcefully carving a bloody path through the puppet army, buying Lin Yao precious time to escape.