Meanwhile, a group of Core Formation cultivators engaged the remaining Green Battle Pigs but found the fight extremely tough. No matter if it was Magic Treasures or Magic Talismans, they struggled to break through the defenses of the Green Battle Pigs.

"The presence of a Nascent Soul cultivator truly is incomparable to Core Formation cultivators," Yuan Ming couldn't help but inwardly sigh.

He and Pi Xiu together resisted a Green Battle Pig. Since most of his Magic Treasures were not to be exposed, he used his Green Jade Ruler, sealed with the power of seven, to combat the enemy.

The Green Jade Ruler was a Wood Attribute Magic Treasure. Although its offensive power was average, it could be used for both attack and defense, and it matched Yuan Ming's Nine Elements Technique very well. It was more than enough for self-defense, though it might not be enough to harm the enemy.

Fortunately, with the Nascent Soul cultivators present, the Core Formation cultivators knew they just needed to defend themselves and could outlast with time.

Wan Qi Hong and others continued to make their moves. Giant swords swept across, inscriptions flashed with gold, and in a blink of an eye, another seven or eight battle pigs fell.

"If the first trial is only this easy, then passing it seems too simple," Yuan Ming thought to himself upon seeing this.

No sooner had this thought arisen than a flash of silver light passed at the base of the five stone pillars nearby, and five silvery shadows shot out, rushing straight towards Wan Qi Hong and the others.

Yuan Ming's Divine Sense was powerful, and he keenly saw the true forms of these silvery shadows—five Silver Battle Pigs. Their appearance was fundamentally the same as the Green Battle Pigs, only they looked even more majestic and formidable, wielding a dazzling, silver Meteor Hammer instead of weapons.

Wan Qi Hong huffed lightly, the golden giant sword shifted direction, cleaving diagonally at the incoming Silver Battle Pig.

The Silver Battle Pig was much faster than the Green Battle Pigs, and with a nimble leap, it managed to dodge the slash of the golden giant sword.

Wan Qi Hong raised his eyebrows, the golden giant sword quickly swung back, and its blade suddenly blurred, splitting into two identical, massive Sword Shadows.

Each Sword Shadow emitted strong fluctuations of Mana, cutting across towards the Silver Battle Pig.

The Silver Battle Pig hurriedly dodged again, slamming its silver Meteor Hammer into one of the Sword Shadows.

With a resounding "clang," the golden shadow was sent flying, while the other Sword Shadow left a long, deep wound on the chest of the Silver Battle Pig.

Yet, the Silver Battle Pig did not seem to be significantly harmed, swinging the Meteor Hammer and charging over once again.

Wan Qi Hong's face tightened slightly; the combat strength of this Silver Battle Pig seemed to be not less than that of Late-stage Core Formation cultivators, and its physical body was exceptionally tough. Even he had to be careful.

Amidst these thoughts, Wan Qi Hong made a finger gesture towards the giant sword, which then split into seven or eight Sword Shadows, slashing at the Silver Battle Pig.

However, the Silver Battle Pig moved as fast as a specter, with an incredibly tough body. It wielded the Meteor Hammer in such a divine manner that despite being pressed by Wan Qi Hong's attacks, there was no sign of defeat.

The silver Warhammer must have been forged from some mysterious material. Despite hard clashes with Wan Qi Hong's Golden Light Flying Sword, it was only marked with notches and did not shatter.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators were in a similar situation. Although they seemed to have the upper hand, they couldn't slay the Silver Battle Pigs and were firmly entangled.

Without the aid of the Nascent Soul cultivators, the pressure on Yuan Ming and the others increased drastically, each having to face a Green Battle Pig alone.

Yuan Ming fought hand to hand with a Green Battle Pig, being pushed back step by step. However, he was actually using his Divine Sense to probe the Green Battle Pig's condition.

The power within the Green Battle Pig obstructed his Divine Sense, but with Yuan Ming's strong Divine Sense, he forcibly penetrated the barrier and soon infiltrated it.

After this exploration, he found that the Green Battle Pig was made from a special stone material and that its skeletal structure was composed of closely connected gears decorated with runes, appearing to be a special kind of puppet.

Yuan Ming had some understanding of puppets. Every puppet had a core that sustained its activity, usually powered by Arrays and Spirit Stones, but there was nothing like that inside the Green Battle Pig.

He couldn't help but wonder, without Spirit Stones supplying Spiritual Power, what was maintaining the activity of these Green Battle Pigs?

"Forget it, let's deal with these nuisances first," Yuan Ming shook his head, no longer pondering and channeled Mana into his Green Jade Ruler.

Over a dozen crescent-shaped green Light Blades shot out, striking the Green Battle Pig, but they did not even cut through the pig's skin.

However, those green Light Blades did not dissipate; they all stuck to the battle pig's body, seemingly very sticky.

The Green Battle Pig continued to rush towards Yuan Ming, swinging its black mace into shadows akin to Flood Dragons, enveloping Yuan Ming from all directions with no place to dodge.

Xi Ying, who was in the midst of fighting a Green Battle Pig at a distance, saw this scene and tensed her gaze, appearing as if she was about to do something.

However, a flash of yellow light crossed Yuan Ming's body, and he dived several meters into the ground, evading the attack of the black mace with this wily method, then pointed upwards with a finger gesture.

The crescent-shaped green marks on the Green Battle Pig suddenly transformed, turning into chains of green that wrapped around its entire body, firmly restraining its limbs.

The movements of the Green Battle Pig became instantly difficult as it swung its limbs trying to break free from the chains.

Just at that moment, a flash of green light emerged from below, and the Green Jade Ruler appeared out of thin air, radiating a bright green glow.

The next instant, all the green light withdrew rapidly and focused intensely, forming a green circle about three meters wide around the battle pig's body.

The green ring exerted an astonishing binding force; the Green Battle Pig was already troubled by the green chains and now became completely immobilized.

A flash of yellow light appeared from below as Yuan Ming emerged from the ground, his ring shooting out a trail of white smoke, hitting the Green Battle Pig squarely in the back.

A white layer of ice formed on the back of the Green Battle Pig's heart, spreading rapidly.

But the external ice was merely a facade; what Yuan Ming really wanted to freeze were the runes on the bones of the Green Battle Pig.

Although he had not seen through the principles of these stone statues, those runes definitely played a crucial role. As long as he froze them, the Green Battle Pig should be unable to move.

At that moment, the force within the Green Battle Pig that had been blocking his Divine Sense surged once again, actually preventing the cold from infiltrating.

Yuan Ming's face showed a hint of surprise. He increased the power of the white ring, launching a thicker plume of cold smoke, quickly overwhelming the force and invading the pig's skeleton.

A layer of solid ice covered the ribcage of the Green Battle Pig, and the faintly flickering runes on the bones all solidified, ceasing their movement.

Yuan Ming continued to stimulate the cold air, soon freezing all the bones inside the battle pig.

The body of the Green Battle Pig was completely covered by white solid ice, turned into an ice sculpture.

He was quite interested in the secret treasure of the Shura Master. With his current strength, coupled with the augmentation of the Stealing Heaven Tripod, as well as other treasures like the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, he might be able to seize that object.

Right now, it was just the first hurdle; he couldn't let the team suffer too much damage. The power of the white ring had already been demonstrated, and it wouldn't raise suspicion among those Nascent Soul old monsters.

Yuan Ming called back the Green Jade Ruler from underground, glanced at Xi Ying, and then pounced toward Pi Xiu not far away.

Pi Xiu was struggling against the Green Battle Pig and was overjoyed to see Yuan Ming come to help.

Yuan Ming flicked his fingers in the air, and the Green Jade Ruler shot out, striking the Green Battle Pig.

Pi Xiu, witnessing through his Divine Sense how Yuan Ming subdued his Green Battle Pig, understood his intentions and also tried to restrain the pig's movements.

Together, they soon trapped the pig, and Yuan Ming used the white ring to freeze it, just like he had done before.

Yuan Ming's figure flickered and disappeared; the next moment he appeared beside Wen Zaihou, shooting out a stream of cold smoke from the white ring.

With Yuan Ming's strong support, several Green Battle Pigs were quickly subdued.

Wan Qi Hong and other Nascent Soul cultivators saw the Core Formation cultivators finish their battles first and felt their pride wounded. They used their hidden tricks, and the silver battle pigs finally began to falter, being shattered one after another.

When the last silver statue fell, a muffled sound came from a wall not far away. Then, everyone saw the wall slowly lift, shaking off debris and dust as it revealed the staircase leading to the second floor.

Wan Qi Hong glanced at the staircase, took a few steps forward, his sleeve flew out, and he collected the scattered remains of the silver statues into his Storage Bag.

Seeing this, Thunderbolt Ancestor and others did likewise, dividing up the remaining silver remains.

Materials from puppets that were at Late-stage Core Formation were naturally tempting to them; the remains of the Green Stone Puppets, though also valuable, weren't worth tarnishing their reputation over.

Thus, with the silent consent of the elders, a group of Core Formation cultivators started cleaning up the battlefield.

Wan Qi Hong noticed this scene and felt more regret about coming alone. As the thought flashed through his mind, he still couldn't lower his dignity to compete with the Core Formation cultivators for the remains, so he averted his gaze and quickly headed to the second floor.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators didn't want to be outdone by him and also hurried up the stairs.

Among the Core Formation cultivators, Yuan Ming also collected a few pieces of statue remains. However, his attention remained on Wan Qi Hong and the others. As they went upstairs, he was about to follow when he was struck by an inexplicable sense of alarm.

Immediately after, a scream suddenly rang out behind him.

He swiftly turned around, only to see a thin red and weak figure standing behind Wen Zaihou, his arm piercing through Wen Zaihou's chest.

The creature's arm was withered like a dry branch without any flesh or blood, merely skin wrapped around bone. However, it shimmered with a sinister red glow, almost like an arm ring, moving from the wrist to the elbow.

Wen Zaihou wore an expression of agony, and at the same time, his body visibly withered away as if he was being drained of blood by the monster's arm.

In just two breaths of time, Wen Zaihou had completely turned into a dry corpse, and the thin figure withdrew its arm, casting aside Wen Zaihou's body as if throwing away trash.

At that moment, Golden Dawn Fairy, having heard the scream and turned back, saw the dreadful death of Wen Zaihou and was instantly filled with rage. She shouted angrily, and the Golden Scroll flew into the air with countless golden characters shooting out, condensing into six Golden Light Flying Knives in the air and shooting towards the gaunt figure.

However, upon seeing this, the gaunt figure's cracked lips curled into a mocking smile, and it then vanished silently from the spot.

The Golden Light Flying Knives, having lost their target, stopped mid-air.

Seeing this, Golden Dawn Fairy's eyebrows furrowed. She raised her hand and cast another spell on the Golden Scroll.

The Golden Light Flying Knives shattered instantly, and the golden characters that flew out recombined to form two golden shields, flying to Yuan Ming and Pi Xiu's sides and rapidly circling around them.

Just then, two more screams were heard among the group; one was from a female Core Formation cultivator under Thunderbolt Ancestor and the other from a massive man of the Black Desert Alliance.

Two thin figures appeared behind them, their dark red arms thrust out like swords, quickly rendering them the same fate as Wen Zaihou.

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