Hengmu walked up to the main gate, ready to push it open. As his right hand reached out, it seemed to be struck by an invisible force, sending him several steps back.

BUZZ!

The air trembled in front of the gate, and a transparent light curtain appeared, blocking the paths of the four individuals.

Hengmu knit his brows, anger flashing in his eyes. He stepped forward, his entire body's Qi Force concentrated into one, and threw a punch.

BOOM!

A domineering punch transformed into a ferocious tiger before crashing into the light curtain.

BUZZ!

His punch hit the curtain, but instead of shattering it, it only triggered ripples. The intense impact reverberated in all directions, making the entire hall hum.

Unwilling to believe this, Hengmu, fueled by his Yuan Qi, put all the strength he could muster into throwing a dozen punches at the light curtain.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The formidable energy of the punches landed on the curtain, each punch disappearing without a trace, like a stone thrown into the ocean.

"This is absurd! I refuse to believe I can't break this!"

Hengmu growled, ready to continue his barrage of punches to break the curtain, but was suddenly stopped by Luo Feng, who was beside him. "Stop wasting energy. This light curtain won't be broken with brute force. They won't let us walk in easily. Look..."

Luo Feng pointed to the sides of the gate.

On both sides of the gate, massive stone sculptures that had previously been standing tall were now showing large cracks from which countless streams of blood-red light poured out, creating an eerie sight.

ROAR!

A deep, beastly roar echoed from the cracks, making the entire hall tremble violently.

"What's going on?" Even the usually thick-skinned Hengmu noticed something was amiss and asked with a frown.

"I don't know, but I doubt they're here to welcome us."

Luo Feng shook his head, his face equally serious. The aura around the two stone sculptures was too dark, filled with brutal intent. The growls from within made one feel as if they were amidst a sea of corpses, causing terror to course through them.

BOOM!

The stone sculptures exploded from within, and two Blood Shadows shot out.

"Stand back!"

With his acute senses, Luo Feng saw the Blood Shadows emerge and immediately pulled Bing Ruolan back as he shot backward.

Xue Ren followed closely after Luo Feng. His body dissolved into a strange black smoke as he abruptly retreated, showcasing his high-level attainments in Light Martial Arts.

Hengmu trained in Horizontal Practice; consequently, his light-footed skills were inferior to the other two. He saw a Blood Shadow rushing towards him, but it was too late to dodge.

"Get lost!"

With a roar, Hengmu's presence soared, and his Fist Gang Qi manifested as a roaring tiger, screaming through the air.

CLANG!

The Fist Gang Qi accurately hit the Blood Shadow, making a sound like the clash of metal. However, it only paused the Blood Shadow for a moment in the air; instead, Hengmu was pushed back by the impact, taking more than ten steps back.

Upon seeing this, the faces of Luo Feng and the others instantly changed.

Hengmu was a Martial Artist of the Ninth Tier Heavenly Court Realm. A full-power punch from him could blast a hole through a hundred-meter mountain, yet it couldn't even harm the Blood Shadow!

BOOM!

The two Blood Shadows fell to the ground, causing the wind to rage and the earth to shake. Two gigantic, shocking pits appeared in the hall.

Luo Feng, with his immense Soul Power, was able to discern the form of the Blood Shadows. But when he saw them, he was taken aback.

The two Blood Shadows that had broken out of the stone were nearly four meters tall, with lion heads and wolf bodies. They were surrounded by roaring flames, and fire flickered in their huge, intelligent eyes, revealing a bloodthirsty and ferocious gaze as they coldly surveyed the four individuals.

"I didn't expect to find the Puppet Sect's Lion-faced Beasts here! It seems that this Secret Realm has a connection to the Puppet Sect." Hengmu's right sleeve was torn, but he was not injured. He frowned as he watched the two menacing Lion-faced Beasts.

"The Puppet Sect?" Luo Feng looked puzzled.

Xue Ren's face looked grim as he explained, "The Puppet Sect was a colossal power in the Canglang Dynasty a thousand years ago. For some unknown reason, they vanished overnight. This sect used Secret Techniques to refine various magical items. The ape-faced monsters outside and those stone sculptures were all crafted by the Puppet Sect, as were these Lion-faced Beasts. It seems if we want to enter, we must defeat these two Lion-faced Beasts."

Hengmu frowned and said, "It's said that Lion-faced Beasts possess strength equivalent to an early-stage Ninth Tier Heavenly Court Realm Martial Artist. Their bodies are forged from Purple Flame Crystal, rendering them impervious to ordinary weapons. As long as Yuan Stones supply them with Yuan Qi, they can fight indefinitely and are even thirty percent more formidable than Martial Artists of the same level!"

"Equivalent to a Ninth Tier Heavenly Court Realm Martial Artist!"

Luo Feng's brow furrowed slightly. Having witnessed the outcome of Hengmu's head-on collision with the Lion-faced Beast, he had already anticipated this.

"What do we do now?" Xue Ren asked while watching the gradually approaching Lion-faced Beasts.

Hengmu snorted, "That's a ridiculous question! They're just two beasts. Are we supposed to be afraid of them?!"

As he spoke, Hengmu's clothes fluttered without wind. He stepped forward and threw a vicious punch, his fierce fist energy morphing into a tiger that lunged at the Lion-faced Beast on the left.

BOOM!

The tiger-shaped Fist Gang Qi collided with the Lion-faced Beast as if a minor earthquake had occurred. The entire hall shook dramatically. The four-meter-tall Lion-faced Beast was driven back, its claws gouging deep, terrifying furrows into the ground.

ROAR!

The Lion-faced Beast let out a wolf-like howl, its blood-red eyes fixed on Hengmu. It sprang at him with lightning speed, its sharp claws tearing through the air with a shrill screech.

"Shattered Corpse Wind and Cloud Palm!"

Xue Ren had remained stationary, accumulating Yuan Qi. Seeing the Lion-faced Beast lunging, he struck out with his palm. Instantly, the entire hall filled with the roar of wind and thunder as a house-sized palm imprint slammed into the Lion-faced Beast in mid-air.

This palm strike, backed by considerable accumulated power, was incredibly potent and brutally overwhelming. It sent the Lion-faced Beast's massive body flying, smashing it into the wall and blasting a large hole through the sturdy structure.

Despite such a powerful blow, the Lion-faced Beast immediately flipped back to its feet, its body bearing only a few small cracks.

"No wonder it's a Lion-faced Beast! Its defensive power is astonishing!" Even the Iron Man Hengmu couldn't help but exclaim at the sight. His Horizontal Practice cultivation had tempered his flesh to be comparable to refined steel, yet it was nothing next to this Lion-faced Beast.

"Hengmu, let's join forces and take down this Lion-faced Beast first!" Xue Ren also recognized the Lion-faced Beast's extraordinary strength, realizing it wasn't an opponent defeatable by ordinary means. He said to Hengmu.

"Agreed!" Hengmu replied.

At this moment, Xue Ren glanced back at Luo Feng and Bing Ruolan, frowned slightly, and said, "You two just need to keep this Lion-faced Beast occupied. Once Hengmu and I deal with this one, we'll come to help you."

Luo Feng, unconcerned by Xue Ren's attitude, nodded. "You don't need to worry about us; we can handle our side."

Hearing this, Xue Ren's eyes narrowed. Hmph, kid. Let's see if you're still so arrogant after the Lion-faced Beast thrashes you!

Though he thought this, Xue Ren's expression remained impassive. He said, "That would be best."

"Kill!"

"Tiger Roar Sky Cauldron!"

"Cloud Dispersion for Miles!"

As their voices fell, Xue Ren and Hengmu immediately joined forces, attacking the Lion-faced Beast on the left. Instantly, the atmosphere within the hall shifted dramatically, filled with the unending sound of exploding Gang Qi.

HOWL!

With a fierce howl, the remaining Lion-faced Beast fixed its sharp gaze on Luo Feng and Bing Ruolan, transforming into a streak of blood-red light as it charged straight at them.

Luo Feng sneered, a storm brewing in his eyes as if Thunderbolts were flashing in the void around him. Surging Yuan Qi roared through his meridians, the rushing sound audible even externally.

"Crack!"

When the Lion-faced Beast came within five paces, Luo Feng shouted, his right fist blasting out. An astonishingly large rift, like countless Thunderbolts, tore through the air and enveloped the Lion-faced Beast.

CRACKLE!

The sound of space shattering echoed as rock shards flew. The Lion-faced Beast, now covered in small wounds, somersaulted in mid-air before crashing heavily into the wall.

The wall collapsed, burying the Lion-faced Beast beneath the rubble.

Meanwhile, Hengmu and Xue Ren had launched dozens of combined attacks, yet the Lion-faced Beast's momentum hadn't diminished in the slightest. Witnessing this, Hengmu exclaimed in astonishment, "I've long heard that the puppets refined by the Puppet Sect are incredibly formidable, and today I've truly experienced it. This Lion-faced Beast's strength is enough to match three or four ordinary early-stage Ninth Tier Heavenly Court Realm Martial Artists! Fortunately, it cannot utilize Gang Qi. Otherwise, we'd have virtually no hope of defeating it."

Xue Ren nodded. "The might of the Lion-faced Beast is beyond ordinary imagination. A thousand years ago, the Puppet Sect was a colossal power capable of rivaling the Three Sects and Six Doors, primarily relying on these puppet creatures!"

At this moment, Luo Feng also gained a profound understanding of the Lion-faced Beast's strength.

It had taken his Sky Collapse Fist at ninety percent power. Even a Ninth Tier Heavenly Court Realm Martial Artist likely wouldn't have escaped such a blow unscathed, yet the Lion-faced Beast had emerged from the debris completely unharmed.

Should I use the Grand Momentum...? Luo Feng hesitated. After a moment's thought, he decided against it. This wasn't a life-or-death situation; there was no need to reveal his full strength yet.

He was certain that neither Xue Ren nor Hengmu had revealed their full capabilities either, each holding back a trump card.

"Let's see how long you last."

Luo Feng snorted coldly, then turned to Bing Ruolan. "Ruolan, use your Star-Piercing Swordsmanship to target its eyes."

"Right!"

Bing Ruolan nodded. She held her precious sword before her, and with a swipe of her finger across the blade, a cascade of brilliant starlight shot forth, all aimed at the Lion-faced Beast's eyes.

Although the sword light couldn't critically injure the Lion-faced Beast, it could hinder its movements. Seizing this opening, Luo Feng drew his Tiger Soul Saber and pushed his Condensation Yuan Technique to its absolute limit.

Instantly, Luo Feng's body radiated an intense, sharp aura. Within a three-foot radius around him, arcs of lightning crackled through the void, and an imposing power, akin to a Thunderbolt, seemed to merge with his being.

Slash!

Luo Feng stepped forward. The Tiger Soul Saber erupted with a black blade light, slashing through the air towards the Lion-faced Beast tens of meters away.

"Evil Qi Transforms into Saber!"

BOOM!

A colossal black blade light, like a mountain, fiercely struck the Lion-faced Beast's head. The immense force slammed it into the wall once more. Luo Feng didn't stop, unleashing a relentless barrage of fierce blade lights, striking the Lion-faced Beast again and again, unceasingly.

"What a strong blade light! How strong is his Yuan Qi?!"

Seeing Luo Feng continuously unleash blade lights, suppressing the Lion-faced Beast to the point it couldn't move, Xue Ren's eyes widened as he inhaled sharply.

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