But it’s impossible to give up exploring the main hall just because of two guardian puppets, right?

Why did they come to the Cloud Sanctuary Sacred Temple in the first place?

So many people have died—if they leave empty-handed, wouldn’t that be absurd?

No, giving up is not an option. Now, the only choice is to think of a solution!

These guardian puppets have their boundary lines, and according to that person’s earlier test, the range of these boundaries is quite large, meaning it’s fundamentally impossible to evade these two guardians and enter the main hall directly.

They must be defeated.

But how could they fight against such formidable guardian puppets?

Suddenly, Ye Luo’s lips curled into a small smirk.

Why is he struggling with this?

Right now, he has a force of over two thousand people around him, so why should he think about the problem as if he were acting alone?

"Everyone, prepare to attack. Aim at the guardian puppet on the left and wait for my command. I’ll count down from three, two, one—launch your ranged attacks together!"

Ye Luo plans to use the combined power of over two thousand people to crush the guardian puppet in one concentrated strike!

"Yes, Your Highness!"

In an instant, a multitude of silhouettes leapt into the air. Within moments, the skies were densely packed with their forms, each person poised and ready, waiting for Ye Luo’s command!

"Ready! Three! Two! One! Attack!"

In an instant, thousands of attacks surged toward the guardian puppet!

As the barrage of attacks erupted, the guardian puppet reacted immediately, quickly condensing a strange energy shield around itself.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The continuous detonations echoed ceaselessly, but Ye Luo was stunned to find that even more than two thousand attacks were unable to break the guardian puppet!

This won’t do!

This thing has to be killed!

All of a sudden, Ye Luo’s body moved—he dashed straight toward the guardian puppet.

"Your Highness! Protect His Highness! Everyone, attack with full force!"

Seeing Ye Luo charge out, Yun Liancheng was startled and immediately shouted.

In that moment, all Yun Liancheng could do was order the crowd to provide full-powered cover fire for Ye Luo’s actions.

The others, understanding that Ye Luo would be vulnerable if left unprotected, didn’t hesitate. They unleashed their strongest attacks without pause, throwing themselves fully into the assault on the guardian puppet to prevent it from landing any forceful strikes on Ye Luo.

"Die!"

Ye Luo’s entire body erupted with an unimaginably terrifying strength, and like a streaking beam of light, he charged straight at the guardian puppet.

"Clack, clack, clack!"

The guardian puppet clearly sensed Ye Luo’s approach. In an instant, mechanisms within its body activated one after another.

Spirit Power Cannons and laser weapons—everything emerged!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

All its attacks concentrated on Ye Luo, the sheer terror of it palpable!

Fortunately, its hands were still occupied resisting the group’s assault, so it could only use other parts of its body’s mechanisms to attack Ye Luo.

Ye Luo’s brows furrowed slightly, though he was entirely unfazed in his mind.

That’s because Ye Luo’s current speed had already reached a pinnacle.

As Ye Luo’s strength grew, the speed of Dragon Soaring Nine Heavens naturally increased further.

However, the guardian puppet’s attacks were largely fixed in place, so they posed little real threat to Ye Luo. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Ye Luo twisted and pivoted his body continuously, swiftly dodging the waves of attacks. Despite this, he steadily pressed closer to the guardian puppet!

"Boom!"

One swift slash!

To fully unleash his power, Ye Luo chose close combat!

That’s right—close combat maximized the sharpness of the Lingyun Sword and equally maximized the destructive force Ye Luo could exert. Yet close combat was also the most perilous option.

Close combat meant exposing oneself to the puppet’s relentless stream of attacks at any moment!

At this point, innumerable weapons had already been activated around the guardian puppet.

But alas, it still wasn’t enough!

With a deafening blast, the puppet’s leg was severed cleanly under Ye Luo’s strike.

But was it over?

Of course not—how could Ye Luo be content with just cutting off one leg of the guardian puppet?

"Die!"

Ye Luo’s body began spinning rapidly again!

Yes, spinning!

In that moment, Ye Luo gripped the Lingyun Sword tightly with both hands and lunged toward the guardian puppet.

The swift rotation and the immense forward momentum formed a whirlwind around Ye Luo’s body!

Moments ago, Ye Luo had activated his Clairvoyant Eye and pinpointed the guardian puppet’s power core.

It was a formation, a mechanism that gathered spiritual power to supply energy to the puppet!

Although this formation was indeed formidable, it wasn’t designed for combat, so Ye Luo dared to employ his daring strategy!

"Boom!"

Through and through!

Ye Luo left a gaping hole in the guardian puppet’s frame!

In an instant, with the core formation destroyed, the guardian puppet collapsed to the ground!

But now, new trouble loomed for Ye Luo.

Although the guardian puppet’s front lines only had a designated alert boundary, its rear defenses were comprehensive to prevent anyone from sneaking in!

Right now, Ye Luo had stepped past the rear boundary, triggering activation of the second guardian puppet!

"Quick, switch your attack target! Cover His Highness!"

Yun Liancheng exclaimed, his voice filled with urgency. If Ye Luo were hit by a full-strength attack from the other guardian puppet, there was no way he could endure it!

The crowd, having witnessed Ye Luo’s takedown of the first puppet, immediately understood what needed to be done!

Instantly, countless attacks shifted direction!

But, as with before, the guardian puppet merely waved a hand to summon a shield, easily deflecting all incoming attacks!

Its counterattacks were solely focused on Ye Luo.

Suddenly, the crowd became collectively stunned as they stared at Ye Luo.

Why? Because Ye Luo began to wobble erratically off-course in his flight trajectory. Though his speed remained extraordinary, he was clearly no longer flying in a straight line.

"Boom!"

With a massive impact, Ye Luo collided with the ground, looking utterly disheveled yet successfully evading the second guardian puppet’s attacks!

"Your Highness!"

Over a hundred figures rushed forward at once.

At this moment, worry surged through their hearts, as Ye Luo’s condition clearly seemed unusual.

But as they approached, they were startled to discover Ye Luo already standing—albeit swaying slightly.

"Your Highness, are you... feeling alright?"

"A bit dizzy..."

Ye Luo’s response left everyone utterly speechless. Was their Ninth Highness off-course simply from spinning too much?

And yet, it was precisely this comical twist of fate that allowed Ye Luo to dodge the guardian puppet’s deadly strike!

What even is this turn of events?