After speaking, Zhou Yan struck first, his palm shooting out, his five fingers like steel claws, grabbing towards the head of the puppet closest to him.
"Bang!"
Zhou Yan's claws instantly shattered the puppet's head.
However, Zhou Yan did not relax his guard in the slightest, because these puppets were too sturdy. Even with their heads shattered, they were still hopping around and continued to attack Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan dodged continuously, but more and more puppets surrounded him, their strength growing more formidable.
Finally, these puppets were gradually annihilated by Zhou Yan.
"Big brother, there's someone here!"
But as Zhou Yan was fighting with these puppets, the commotion he created attracted the attention of the refined man and his group, who immediately rushed over.
"Who are you? How dare you disturb our treasure hunt!" the refined man stared coldly at Zhou Yan, reprimanding him.
"Big brother, they must be here to steal our treasure!" a fop beside him said indignantly, glaring at Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan ignored them and turned to leave.
"You..." Seeing Zhou Yan's arrogant attitude, he was furious.
"Forget it, let's take him down first and see if he has anything valuable on him. Perhaps it can be sold for a good price," the refined man said with a frown.
"Alright." The fop chuckled and immediately rushed towards Zhou Yan.
"Seeking death!" Killing intent flickered in Zhou Yan's eyes, and he directly slammed his right hand towards the fop.
Before the fop could get close, Zhou Yan's palm landed heavily on his chest.
"Puchi."
The fop spat out a large mouthful of blood and flew backward, falling to the ground. He struggled to get up, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he vomited a large mouthful of blood.
"Ah..."
He let out a miserable cry and lay on the ground, unconscious.
Zhou Yan looked at the refined man and said indifferently, "You'd better leave. I found these things."
"Hmph, it doesn't matter who found them. As long as I see them, they belong to me. If you don't want trouble, scram," the refined man said, his face contorted, glaring at Zhou Yan through gritted teeth.
His eyes were bloodshot and filled with venom, as if he wanted to devour Zhou Yan alive.
"Heh." Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but laugh.
This was the first time he had encountered someone so arrogant and overbearing. Why should his possessions belong to someone else?
"Boy, what are you laughing at?" The refined man frowned upon seeing Zhou Yan's expression.
"You just said that it doesn't matter who found it, as long as you saw it, it belongs to you?" Zhou Yan asked coldly.
"That's right." The refined man nodded.
"Since that's the case, then you shall die." As Zhou Yan spoke, he raised his hand and slapped towards the refined man.
The refined man's face darkened, and he coldly shouted, "Seeking death!"
With that, he also stepped forward swiftly, throwing a punch to meet Zhou Yan's palm strike.
Their fists collided, emitting a dull thud, and a terrifying force erupted from his fist, sweeping outwards.
"Stumble, stumble, stumble..."
Both of them retreated several steps.
"Huh!"
Seeing that Zhou Yan could withstand his full-power attack without being at a disadvantage, his expression was stunned, followed by shock.
"What, surprised?" Zhou Yan grinned.
This refined man was only at the Ninety Heavens cultivation level. Zhou Yan was much stronger, and coupled with his even more terrifying physical strength, he could easily block this guy's full-power attack with just a casual move.
And Zhou Yan's palm strike earlier had not used his full strength, not even a fraction of it. Otherwise, this guy would have turned into a pulp long ago.
"Boy, who are you?" the refined man stared intently at Zhou Yan and asked in a deep voice.
"You are not qualified to know who I am. However, if you want to take these things, you must leave some toll." Zhou Yan said slowly.
"Toll? Haha, who do you think you are? Do you know who I am?" the refined man burst into laughter.
The others around him also roared with laughter, as if mocking Zhou Yan's ignorance for daring to provoke them. Da Feng Novel Network.
"Oh? Who are you?" Zhou Yan asked lightly, looking at them with interest.
"Hmph, here, everyone knows who I am!"
The refined man said sinisterly, "Let me tell you, my name is Kong Wenhao, and I am the son of the Peacock City Lord. If you are sensible, hand over your valuables."
Kong Wenhao, the son of the Peacock City Lord, was a title enough to scare anyone, hence his haughty demeanor at this moment.
"Kong Wenhao, is it? I advise you to flee for your life while you still can. I have a rather short temper. If I get angry and kill you, it won't be good," Zhou Yan said with a faint smile.
"You..." Kong Wenhao was furious.
"Enough nonsense. I've already given you a chance. Since you don't cherish it, then die," Zhou Yan said with a faint smile.
"Hurry up and capture him for me."
Seeing that Zhou Yan was not intimidated by his threat at all, intense flames erupted in Kong Wenhao's eyes.
He was the third young master of Peacock City, how had he ever been provoked like this?
"Kill!"
Zhou Yan looked at the group calmly, and suddenly, he lightly tapped the ground with his toe.
Bang, bang, bang...
In an instant, those eighteen puppets moved, emitting black mist from their arms and ferociously pouncing on everyone.
"Damn it, how can this be?" The refined man panicked.
Aren't these the puppets of the Immortal Palace? How can he control them?!
"Rumble..."
As the puppets moved, a violent tremor swept through the surroundings, as if an earthquake had occurred. The entire cave shook, and this scene also attracted the attention of others.
"Not good!"
"Retreat quickly!"
The refined man roared and hurriedly led the remaining people to flee wildly into the distance.
This cave was filled with restrictions. Once triggered, these puppets would awaken. They had just stumbled upon such a situation.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
At this moment, the puppets had already caught up. Hundreds of puppets moving in unison were like a dark cloud descending, making people's hearts palpitate.
"My god, run..." The puppets were too fast. In the blink of an eye, they caught up to these treasure hunters, instantly tearing their bodies apart. The scene was extremely bloody, causing the leading refined man to tremble uncontrollably, his face turning pale.
"How dare you hurt our brothers? You are unforgivable! When my father arrives, I will definitely skin you alive!"
The refined man glared at Zhou Yan.
"Noisy!"