Chapter 75

In the midst of the petals of cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of the promise written there.

The middle-grade divine scroll contained a mystic-level divine skill. Although the giant stone puppet was powerful, it was merely at the peak of the tenth star level. Everyone was full of confidence in the power of the mystic-level divine skill, believing that the black hammer would definitely shatter the giant stone puppet!

Hong Xun, Lu Zhao, and Xue Yao, however, frowned, their eyes flickering with hidden worries. Although the mystic-level divine skill was strong, a giant stone puppet that could rival the level of Jin Yan and Mo Ya would not be so easy to defeat.

The middle-grade divine scroll torn by Ye Wei was the last hope of everyone. If even the mystic-level divine skill contained in this divine scroll could not defeat the giant stone puppet, everyone would be doomed to die!

Under the intense gaze of the crowd, and with the somewhat worried looks of Hong Xun, Lu Zhao, and Xue Yao.

Rumble!

Ye Wei controlled the black hammer and fiercely smashed it onto the giant stone puppet.

The moment the black hammer's shadow struck the stone puppet, a deafening explosion echoed, and blinding sparks flew everywhere, as if a rapidly moving iron mountain had suddenly collided. The shock waves spread out in circles, causing the entire area to violently shake.

The giant stone puppet's arms crossed above its head, blocking the black hammer's shadow, and both sides were locked in a stalemate!

Seeing this, everyone's hearts tightened, as if they had risen to their throats.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Under the tense gaze of the crowd, with the sound of fabric tearing, the ground beneath the stone puppet's feet cracked, and cracks spread out like a spider web.

Boom!

Ye Wei's face turned red, his eyes resolute, and he let out a low, deep roar, driving the hammer's shadow to strike again.

Rumble!

The ground beneath the giant stone puppet's feet, which had already cracked, could no longer support the weight and suddenly collapsed, burying the stone puppet's legs in the hard rock.

"Ah!" Sensing that the hammer's shadow was about to dissipate, Ye Wei gritted his teeth and, before the shadow dissipated, struck one more heavy blow.

Boom!

The heavy hammer landed on the stone puppet, causing half of its body to sink into the hard rock. The arm that had been struck three times by the hammer began to crack, and the blood light in its eyes gradually dimmed. At the same time, the black hammer's shadow completely dissipated...

"Success!"

"We won, we won!"

Looking at the giant stone puppet, whose body was buried in the hard rock and whose eyes had dimmed, everyone cheered with excitement. Hong Xun, Lu Zhao, and Xue Yao also breathed a sigh of relief, their lips curling into faint smiles.

"Thanks to that kid!"

"I, Zhao Wu, owe him a life!" After the excitement, everyone looked at Ye Wei, their hearts filled with gratitude. At this moment, no one looked down on Ye Wei anymore.

A relaxed smile appeared on Ye Wei's slightly immature face. Although he had used two valuable middle-grade divine scrolls, he felt it was worth it to defeat the stone puppet and save everyone's lives. Of course, the most important thing was that by solving the problem of these stone puppets, Ye Wei could continue to venture deeper into the Blood Mist Valley.

Facing the grateful gazes of the crowd, Ye Wei smiled and walked toward them step by step. Just as Ye Wei took his fifth step, a series of dense "crack" sounds suddenly came from behind.

"Huh?" The sudden sound made Ye Wei's face change abruptly, and he turned around in panic, looking at the giant stone puppet whose body was buried in the hard rock.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The crisp "crack" sounds echoed in the air, reaching the ears of the crowd, who were suddenly stunned, their faces filled with excitement. They hurriedly looked at the source of the sound.

"How... how can this be..." Hong Xun, Lu Zhao, and Xue Yao stared at the giant stone puppet, their eyes filled with unhidden fear, and their faces turned pale in an instant.

Following the crowd's gaze, they saw that the giant stone puppet, whose body was half-buried in the hard rock, suddenly moved again, its fist the size of a millstone smashing into the hard ground.

As the stone puppet's fist fell repeatedly, the ground around it began to crack.

Roar!

When the cracks reached their limit, the giant stone puppet suddenly roared to the sky, its huge hand slamming down on the cracked ground, and its massive body shot out like an arrow.

The dim blood light in its eyes became intense again, like two burning flames, and a terrifying blood aura surrounded its body, making its aura even stronger than before!

"The mystic-level divine skill contained in the middle-grade divine scroll, actually, actually couldn't kill this stone puppet!"

"How can this be?!"

"The middle-grade divine scroll couldn't defeat the stone puppet... are we really doomed this time?"

"No! No! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

Terrified at the sight of the giant stone puppet, everyone was completely desperate, screaming in hysteria.

"What to do, what to do? What should I do?" Ye Wei tightly pressed his lips, his expression panicked. If even the middle-grade divine scroll couldn't defeat the giant stone puppet, what could he do?

"No, I can't die here!"

Just as Ye Wei was feeling desperate, the image of his cousin Ye Zhongtang suddenly appeared in his mind. Thinking of his cousin, who was still unconscious, Ye Wei's dim eyes regained a resolute glow, and his fighting spirit was rekindled.

The Heavenly Soul Grass had not been found yet, and Ye Zhongtang was still waiting for him to return. How could he give up so easily? There must be a way, there must be a way!

Ye Wei hurriedly checked his Bag of Holding, desperately searching for something that could deal with the giant stone puppet.

Ye Wei's Bag of Holding contained many treasures, including essence stones, herbs, pills, and some rare metals, all obtained from the stone houses on both sides of the passage.

The most precious treasure was the 189 Silver Moon Pills, followed by the divine scrolls left by Lin Ziyuan.

Lin Ziyuan left five divine scrolls, all of which were middle-grade. Two of them contained defensive divine skills, and the other three were offensive. However, Ye Wei had already used two of the offensive divine scrolls.

"None, none, still none!"

Ye Wei's eyes were bloodshot, his mental power sinking into the Bag of Holding, frantically searching, but there was nothing in the Bag of Holding that could deal with the giant stone puppet.

The mystic-level divine skill contained in the middle-grade divine scroll couldn't defeat the giant stone puppet, so what use would other things be?

Roar, roar, roar!

The giant stone puppet, surrounded by a blood aura, roared and charged at Ye Wei, its fist the size of a millstone falling like a meteor from the sky, striking Ye Wei.

"I, Ye Wei, will not sit here and wait to die!" As the howling wind rushed toward him, Ye Wei gritted his teeth, his hand in the Bag of Holding, ready to take out the last three middle-grade divine scrolls and make a final stand.

"What is this? It's so hot!" Just as Ye Wei's hand reached into the Bag of Holding to take out the divine scroll, he suddenly touched something scorching hot.

"An iron plate?" Ye Wei grabbed it, taking out the last offensive middle-grade divine scroll and the scorching object from the Bag of Holding. He looked down at the black, scorching iron plate in his hand, slightly stunned, his eyes filled with confusion.

When did this iron plate become like this?

"Be careful!" Just as Ye Wei was stunned, the giant stone puppet's fist, the size of a millstone, had already fallen. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

Ye Wei didn't have time to think about why the iron plate was hot; the giant stone puppet's fist was already right in front of him.

There was only one last middle-grade divine scroll containing a mystic-level offensive divine skill left, and there was no other choice!

Swoosh!

Ye Wei used his fingers to tear another divine scroll, and hundreds of glowing divine patterns spread out, combining and changing, shining brightly, and ice crystal shadows quietly appeared, making the surrounding temperature drop sharply.

"Mystic-level low-grade divine skill — Mystic Ice Sword!"

Before the giant stone puppet's fist hit Ye Wei, a cold ice blade had already formed into an ancient ice sword.

Just as Ye Wei was about to activate the ancient ice sword to attack the giant stone puppet, the scorching iron plate in his hand suddenly became even hotter and began to tremble violently. The intense heat made Ye Wei instinctively release his grip, and the black iron plate instantly flew out.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

The iron plate flew to three inches above the giant stone puppet's head and suddenly emitted countless black light threads, spinning rapidly. From a distance, it looked as if a black hole had appeared above the stone puppet's head!

Sizzle, sizzle!

The iron plate rapidly devoured the power of the Blood Crystal inside the giant stone puppet, and the eighty-one blood slot-like patterns engraved on it gradually emitted a faint silver light.

Since the iron plate had already devoured 238 Blood Crystals, twelve of the eighty-one blood slots had already been lit.

Now, it was devouring the power of the Blood Crystal inside the giant stone puppet, and the blood slot-like patterns were being lit one by one.

"The iron plate is devouring the power of the stone puppet!"

"The stone puppet is being suppressed!"

Ye Wei's eyes widened, his face showing shock and surprise.

Staring at the iron plate floating above the stone puppet's head, Ye Wei almost couldn't believe his eyes. Under the suppression of the iron plate, the stone puppet's punch became weak, and Ye Wei easily dodged it.

The stone puppet had the strength of a peak tenth-star martial artist, while his cultivation was only at the sixth-star apprentice level. How could he, with his strength, dodge the stone puppet's attack?

How could a seemingly ordinary iron plate suppress the stone puppet so effectively?

Ye Wei was stunned for a moment, a hint of wild joy flashing in his eyes. He then shook his head fiercely, dispelling all the complicated thoughts in his mind, and focused his gaze on the ancient ice sword.

With the mysterious iron plate suppressing the stone puppet's strength so much, now was the time to act!