"He looks a bit unfamiliar."
"Must have entered the city recently."
"Heh, I see myself in him."
"Alas, when I first stepped into this first city on the Human King's Path, I thought I could reach the second level in two or three days."
"Year after year, I've been here for five years and still haven't left this first city."
Someone sighed.
"Let's see how this newcomer's combat strength holds up."
Someone observed.
Chen Jiuyang listened to their words, his expression shifting slightly.
To be able to enter this first city on the Human King's Path, they were all considered prodigies at the very least.
Yet, they were trapped by this armored puppet, unable to leave for years?
How strong was this armored puppet?
Chen Jiuyang slowly approached the metal armored puppet.
When Chen Jiuyang was still ten meters away, the slumbering metal armored puppet seemed to awaken, emitting a heart-palpitating aura that made Chen Jiuyang's face change.
"This aura..."
The metal armored puppet's voice rang out: "Fight."
Then, like a peerless master wielding a long spear, it attacked Chen Jiuyang.
An immense, earth-shattering force surged towards Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang's fighting spirit immediately ignited, and his Yan Sheng Blade was drawn from its sheath.
"Clang!!!"
"Boom!"
A massive sonic boom erupted, audible throughout the entire first city.
With this strike, Chen Jiuyang found himself at a disadvantage.
"Spear Dao perfected... How is this possible... Could it be that the origin and laws can be infused into a puppet?"
Chen Jiuyang's heart trembled.
However, after the puppet unleashed its spear strike, the scattered dozens of people around were even more shocked.
"He... actually blocked the guardian's spear..."
"Hiss."
"This newcomer is quite fierce."
"What's his background?"
Chen Jiuyang had no time to care about others' reactions, his entire focus dedicated to the battle.
Chen Jiuyang immediately circulated the true blood and true essence within him, activating his Fire Origin and Fire Laws.
"Boom..."
Golden light erupted from Chen Jiuyang's body, and the aura of a peak cultivator at the third level of the Venerable Realm swept in all directions.
But soon, Chen Jiuyang realized something was amiss, his expression suddenly changing: "The amplification of origin and laws has lost its effect."
"Within ten meters of this puppet, it can suppress the origin laws of others."
"Swish, swish, swish!"
As Chen Jiuyang pondered, the metal armored puppet's spear continued its relentless assault, striking towards Chen Jiuyang once more.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!"
Blade and spear clashed, creating fierce sparks.
"Clang, clang, clang!!!"
In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of blows. This metal armored puppet did not pause like a human; its attacks were continuous and airtight, striking towards Chen Jiuyang.
However, Chen Jiuyang, who walked the Human Emperor's Path, was battle-hardened and possessed immense experience.
The phantom image of his Yan Sheng Blade suddenly expanded, sweeping towards the metal armored puppet with oppressive force.
"Whoosh!!!"
With even more formidable power, it forced the metal armored puppet back dozens of meters.
The onlookers raised their eyebrows:
"This fighting style is so peculiar."
"This blood energy, this power, to actually force back the guardian, he must be a monstrous genius from some supreme great power."
They clearly saw that this phantom blade image was not some technique or divine ability.
It was merely using the long blade to release the blood energy and power within, using it as amplification.
But in the next instant, the metal armored puppet lunged forward again, striking towards Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang's brows furrowed: "No, the material of this metal armored puppet is strange. With my current techniques alone, I cannot destroy it. Furthermore, my Dao of the Blade is not yet perfected."
"If I prolong this with a weapon, I will surely be defeated."
Chen Jiuyang, who had never been defeated since his debut, usually planned his actions meticulously.
Chen Jiuyang immediately plunged the Yan Sheng Blade into the ground and met the metal armored puppet's attacks with his bare hands.
"Bang, bang, bang!!!"
The two sides once again engaged in a fierce battle.
The true blood and true essence within Chen Jiuyang boiled and roared, his mana surged.
Finally seizing an opportunity, Chen Jiuyang roared, "Zhurong!!!"
"Rumble!!!"
The divine ability Zhurong, a colossal figure a hundred meters tall, appeared and directly punched the metal armored puppet.
"This is... Fire Origin and Laws..."
The dozens of onlookers' faces changed drastically, and their gazes towards Chen Jiuyang were no longer the same.
They were certain that Chen Jiuyang was a monstrous prodigy.
"Bang—"
A muffled thud echoed.
Under this punch, the metal armored puppet withstood Chen Jiuyang's attack.
Then, to Chen Jiuyang's dismay, his divine ability Zhurong was shaken by the metal armored puppet, and the colossal Zhurong phantom was forced to retreat.
"Hmph!"
A tremendous force struck, and the Zhurong phantom seemed on the verge of collapse, immediately causing a backlash to Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang let out a pained groan, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes shone brighter and brighter.
A formidable enemy!
This metal armored puppet was the strongest opponent he had encountered among his peers since embarking on the martial path.
It could suppress the power of origin laws, its metallic body was comparable to a perfected physique, utterly indestructible, and its attacks were continuous and relentless, making it extremely difficult to parry.
"Swish!"
In the next moment, the metal armored puppet broke through Chen Jiuyang's Zhurong punch, soared into the air, and then, wielding its spear, thrust down towards Chen Jiuyang's head.
At this instant, Chen Jiuyang's hair stood on end, feeling an intense sense of mortal danger.
"Fa..."
His aura surged, and the true blood and true essence within him circulated with full power, the fiery red demonic god Zhurong phantom transforming into a lustrous golden hue.
"Clang!!!"
A massive collision produced a deafening metal-on-metal sound that pierced the eardrums.
The metal armored puppet's force was immense, its spear striking the head of the Zhurong phantom.
Chen Jiuyang's body trembled, almost unable to maintain the Zhurong divine ability, appearing on the verge of shattering.
He felt as if a mountain range was pressing down on him, causing the veins in his handsome features to bulge.
Since reaching the Heaven Realm, he had never been pushed to such a desperate situation.
"Swish!"
"Swish, swish!"
The spear tip vibrated wildly, creating wave after wave of air currents, and Chen Jiuyang bore even greater pressure.
As time passed, Chen Jiuyang's hundred-meter-tall Zhurong phantom was actually being compressed and shrinking.
In the mortal world, no one could have forced Chen Jiuyang to this extent.
Chen Jiuyang, under the immense pressure, felt his divine ability phantom shrink, and the true blood and true essence within him were on the verge of exploding.
Just as he was reaching his limit.
The suppressed Fire Origin and Fire Laws, buried within his body, surged from his sea of consciousness into Chen Jiuyang's limbs and bones, flowing through every meridian in his body.
"This is..."
Chen Jiuyang's expression changed drastically; he had discovered a great secret!