Seeing this, Han Li's expression changed and thoughts raced through his mind.
Could it be that Shi Zhan Feng wasn't dead, but had used some kind of secret technique to fake his death and was lying at the side, waiting for an opportunity to steal the heart?
Thinking of this, he became anxious and increased his speed. In an instant, he was near Shi Zhan Feng's corpse and slashed down with his hand.
An extremely sharp force grabbed towards Shi Zhan Feng's head and was about to shatter it.
However, at this moment, there was a loud "boom!"
A dazzling blood-red light was emitted from Shi Zhan Feng's body and an invisible force exploded from the blood-red light. In an instant, it covered an area of tens of feet. Not only did it destroy Han Li's claw force, it also sent Han Li and Shi Chuankong flying.
Han Li's body swayed and he landed tens of feet away. His expression turned ugly.
Bam bam!
Bam bam!
Bam bam!
The blood-red light was beating like a heart. However, Shi Zhan Feng didn't revive like Han Li had guessed. Instead, his corpse started to dry up at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into a dried corpse.
Han Li was stunned when he saw this.
The heart slowly flew out from Shi Zhan Feng's corpse and floated a foot above the corpse, giving off a bright blood-red light.
However, that invisible force had disappeared without a trace.
Han Li's eyes lit up and he immediately pounced forward.
Shi Chuankong also pounced forward and grabbed towards the heart.
'Little Purple' was still standing there in a daze and didn't move.
"Little Purple, what are you doing? Hurry up and do it!" Sha Xin, who was far away, shouted angrily when she saw this.
'Little Purple' shuddered and came back to her senses. Looking at the heart, she raised her hands and was about to activate the two puppets.
At this moment, a look of pain appeared in her eyes. She hugged her head with both hands and fell to the ground.
Han Li was a step faster than Shi Chuankong. He grabbed the heart and his body blurred as he flew to Little Violet's side.
Sha Xin panicked when she saw this. She made a hand seal with one hand and golden runes appeared on her fingertips.
The golden light between Little Zi's eyebrows shone, and her expression became indifferent again. She grabbed the golden spear beside her with one hand and waved it, and the fingers of the other hand bent and stretched.
Layers upon layers of golden spear shadows slashed towards Han Li with a wave of golden Qi.
At the same time, the two humanoid puppets that had been standing to the side in a daze immediately flew over.
Han Li frowned. He dodged the spear shadows and was about to face the two puppets.
Right at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Han Li's mind. It was Daoist Xie.
Han Li's heart stirred slightly upon hearing Daoist Xie's voice, and he immediately drifted back in retreat.
However, the two puppets also stopped and did not continue their pursuit.
Han Li pondered over what Daoist Xie had just said, and he turned toward Little Purple and Sha Xin.
"Little Zi" looked indifferent and didn't change. Sha Xin looked surprised and also looked over.
The two of them immediately exchanged glances, and both of them could see the peculiar look in each other's eyes.
"You've finally appeared, Fellow Daoist Xie. Where are you?" Han Li flew back several hundred feet before contacting Daoist Xie with his spiritual sense.
"I'm in that crystal coffin, and my puppet heart just absorbed a burst of bloodline power, thereby allowing me to awaken. However, I don't have much time, so listen carefully to what I'm going to say next," Daoist Xie transmitted his voice in an urgent manner.
Han Li was quite perplexed to hear this, but he didn't ask any questions.
"I asked you to help me complete an important task for my master. In reality, my master is none other than myself.
I was once the master of the Jilin Spatial Realm.
Back then, I was ambushed and was severely wounded, so I refined an immortal puppet and sealed a portion of my memories into it. After that, I came to the lower realm, where I met you, "Daoist Xie continued.
Han Li couldn't help but think back to his encounter with the Golden Crab in the Devilish Source Ocean, and he was enlightened.
"It's all thanks to your protection that my clone was able to reach this place safely.
Hurry up and fuse the puppet heart and life crystal core with my corpse. With the help of the enormous Qi and blood power that has been accumulated in this place for countless years, I'll be able to refine a new body. Then, after a period of fusion, I'll be able to be completely resurrected.
During this time, no one can disturb me. The task that I asked you to promise me is to protect me… "Daoist Xie continued, and his voice became softer and softer before completely disappearing.
Han Li faltered momentarily upon hearing this, but he quickly shook his head and his eyes regained clarity. He then flew toward the crystal coffin at the center of the lake.
Shi Chuankong looked at the heart in Han Li's hand and hesitated before heaving a forlorn sigh.
In the distance, Eche had already noticed the exchange between Han Li and Sha Xin, and he immediately yelled, "Fellow Daoist Liu Hua, stop Li Feiyu!"
Madam Liu Hua glanced at Eche in a noncommittal manner upon hearing this, but she didn't move.
Eche was infuriated upon seeing this, and crimson light suddenly appeared in his eyes. Crimson light also appeared over his body, and his aura surged as he unleashed some kind of mystic technique.
The black light on the Barbaric Dragon Sword in his hand suddenly swelled several times, and a sword cry akin to the roar of a giant dragon rang out.
Eche moved his arm and was about to swing the giant sword in his hand.
All of a sudden, a sharp whistling sound rang out from behind him, and two golden figures flew toward him. They were none other than Little Purple's humanoid puppets, and they slashed their swords toward Eche.
Eche frowned and immediately flashed to the side. At the same time, he waved his hand, and the Barbaric Dragon Sword transformed into a black sword projection that slashed toward the two puppets.
The two humanoid puppets also reacted extremely quickly, and they immediately shifted their feet to stab their swords toward Eche while holding their shields in front of them to defend themselves against the Barbaric Dragon Sword.
"Ka" "Ka" Two explosive sounds were heard!
The Barbaric Dragon Sword directly smashed the shields of the two humanoid puppets, and then it slashed into the bodies of the two puppets, sinking deep into them. However, the power of this sword was also exhausted.
The two humanoid puppets didn't lose their abilities at this moment. They threw away their swords and shields at the same time, and they clasped their hands together, tightly hugging the Barbaric Dragon Sword. At the same time, the golden light on the surface of their bodies suddenly flourished, emitting bursts of explosive fluctuations.
Eche's complexion changed. He shook his sword twice, but he still couldn't shake off the two puppets. He hurriedly let go of the sword hilt, and his figure shot backward like lightning.
Two earth-shattering booms erupted, and two golden suns emerged. The nearby space buzzed, and a series of rifts began to appear in the air.
The entire underground space rumbled and trembled. Countless gravel fell, and a shocking wave appeared on the surface of the blood lake.
A figure flashed a few thousand feet away, and Eche's figure emerged. His complexion was incomparably ugly.
However, he merely looked expressionlessly at the crystal coffin at the center of the lake, as well as Han Li, who had landed beside the coffin. His eyes flashed slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Right at this moment, the four Battle Puppets flew over and surrounded him. "Little Purple" was sitting on the black tortoise puppet.
"Eche, a just cause enjoys abundant support, while an unjust cause finds little support. You've committed all sorts of evil deeds, and today is the day you die." Sha Xin chuckled coldly as he raised a hand.
The four Battle Puppets immediately pounced forward, unleashing all types of attacks toward Eche.
Han Li quickly made his way over to the crystal coffin before carefully placing the heart in his hand into the chest cavity of the skeleton.
Crimson light immediately lit up from the heart, and the skeleton also abruptly released a dazzling light.
Han Li then took out the golden bead with a hesitant look on his face.
The heart was naturally placed into the skeleton's chest cavity, but Daoist Xie didn't say where to place the bead. Should it be placed in the skeleton's dantian, or in the skull?
Right at this moment, a voice sounded in Han Li's mind. It was Madam Liu Hua's voice. "Fellow Daoist Li, that bead should be the skeleton's life crystal core. You need to fuse it with the heart."
Han Li raised his head to look at Madam Liu Hua, and he pondered for a moment before placing the bead over the heart.
Golden light erupted from the bead, and it fused into the heart in a flash.
The crimson heart was suddenly enveloped by dazzling golden light, and its color rapidly changed. In just a few breaths' time, it had become a pure golden color, and at the same time, it expanded by several tens of times, fusing perfectly with the massive skeleton.
Thump thump!
Thump thump!
The golden heart beat vigorously, brimming with new vitality.
A massive pillar of golden light then erupted from the skeleton, shooting upward with a deafening howl, as if it was the ecstatic cry of rebirth after countless years.
An aura as vast as the heavens erupted from within the pillar of light, causing the nearby space to tremor violently.
Han Li's body was also forced back by this enormous aura, and he only managed to stabilize himself after taking a few steps back. A hint of shock flashed through his eyes.
The entire lake of blood immediately surged toward the crystal coffin, fusing into the skeleton within, and pouring into the golden heart.
Bursts of crimson light surged out from the heart, spreading to all parts of the skeleton.
Countless flesh sprouted from the skeleton, quickly intertwining to form a layer of flesh and blood.
As the surrounding blood water gathered, the flesh and blood on the skeleton rapidly increased …
At this moment, the edge of the lake of blood had already been plunged into chaos, and most of the dome had already collapsed. Light shone through from above, but it was already nightfall. Only starlight shone down from the sky, and there was no moonlight to be seen.
"Li Feiyu, you're courting death …" A shrill cry tore through the darkness of the night.
In the next instant, the entire blood lake tremored violently. Han Li's brows furrowed as he turned his head to discover that Ewa was glaring at him with fury in his eyes, and the shock and fury on his face were still lingering.
Sha Xin's mood was the complete opposite at this moment. She was overjoyed, and she shouted loudly, "Don't let him out of the array, and don't let him hinder Master at all …"
"Yes!" Kun Yu and "Little Zi" answered at the same time.
The two of them made hand signs, and their chanting became more rapid. Their faces were deathly pale, and there was almost no color of blood.
Below the dome, among the Four Symbols War Puppet of the Big Dipper, the dragon-shaped puppet was entrenched in the east, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. The sound of the dragon's breathing was loud, and clouds and mist were billowing in and out of the dragon's mouth.
The burning smell in the clouds and mist was obvious, and it was wrapped in rolling heatwaves, which contained a powerful corrosive aura.
The tiger-shaped puppet was lying on the west, and its tiger's mouth was wide open. Gusts of wind whistled out, and it seemed to be wrapped in sharp blades. When it swept past, it felt like thousands of feet were on its body.
The Black Tortoise puppet guarded the north, and green light gushed out of its mouth. There was an invisible water pressure that made people feel as if they were carrying a huge mountain, or as if they were stuck in a swamp, and their movements were sluggish.
The Vermilion Bird puppet flew to the south, and its whole body was surging with red flames. When it opened its mouth and let out a long cry, there was a line of rolling flames that burned everything that was being calcined.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that after Sha Xin handed over the Four Elephants War Puppet Killer Formation to his two subordinates, the combined power of the formation would be so strong that it could suppress him and prevent him from escaping for a long time.