However, Zhou Yan did not lose heart.
Instead, a smile appeared on his face.
"Although this humanoid puppet's strength is astonishing, it seems to be bound by some kind of restriction and cannot move at all..."
"Since it cannot move, I will make my move!"
Zhou Yan's thoughts raced.
Soon, he made a decision: "Swish!"
The next moment, his palm shot out, turning into a claw, and grabbed at the weak point on the puppet's neck.
As long as that spot could be destroyed, the puppet would surely die.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yan still underestimated the terror of the humanoid puppet.
He struck out with a finger, but it missed.
"Huh?" Zhou Yan was slightly stunned.
At this moment, the humanoid puppet looked up at Zhou Yan, its eyes filled with a bloodthirsty killing intent, as if mocking Zhou Yan's ignorance.
Immediately, the humanoid puppet took a step and walked towards Zhou Yan.
"Hmph! You think I really can't do anything to you?"
"Kneel!"
Zhou Yan was furious.
A monstrous killing aura surged from his body, lowering the surrounding temperature by a few degrees.
His figure flickered, and he lunged at the humanoid puppet.
At the same time, he unleashed his strongest ultimate technique – Dragon Soaring Through the Nine Heavens!
The collision between the two produced a dull thud.
Immediately after, the humanoid puppet was sent flying backward, falling to the ground, blood trickling from its lips.
"As expected..."
Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this humanoid puppet was immensely powerful, it was ultimately sealed and could not move freely.
But the next moment, the humanoid puppet stood up again, let out a roar, and charged at Zhou Yan once more.
Its speed was incredibly fast, even more so than Zhou Yan's.
Furthermore, its defense and attack power were astonishing.
In just a few seconds, it had exchanged over ten blows with Zhou Yan and actually had the upper hand.
Although Zhou Yan's body was strong, he did not want to engage in a head-on confrontation and could only resort to evasive tactics to buy time.
He knew that if this stalemate continued, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.
This was because the humanoid puppet contained an endless supply of energy within it, while he needed to expend his vital energy to maintain his demonic form.
With another hard collision, Zhou Yan retreated three steps.
But he knew very well that if he continued to drag it out, he would be the first to fail.
"It's time to end this..."
Zhou Yan's gaze turned cold, and his pupils glowed with a dark red light.
Behind him, a spectral image of a Flood Dragon emerged, coiling endlessly.
His aura surged, and his entire being exuded a terrifying ferocity.
Suddenly, a clear and high-pitched dragon's roar resounded, shaking the surroundings.
The next moment, his right arm was covered in a layer of pale golden scales, flashing with a chilling light.
He threw a punch, sending the humanoid puppet staggering backward.
Giant rocks shattered, and dust filled the air.
This humanoid puppet had been reduced to wreckage.
"Is it finally over?"
Zhou Yan exhaled a breath of turbid air, his expression slightly weary, but his eyes gleamed with joy.
He reached out and tore.
Instantly, his clothes ripped apart.
Revealing his sturdy torso beneath.
Zhou Yan's chest was covered in scales resembling dragon scales, each one crystal clear, shimmering with brilliant radiance, like the most beautiful works of art in the world.
Suddenly, Zhou Yan heard a series of roars.
The next moment, a pair of crimson eyes appeared in his line of sight.
Those puppets had all awakened from the darkness.
"What's going on? How did these puppets suddenly come alive?"
Seeing this, Zhou Yan was instantly startled.
Just now, they had shown no signs of life, so how could they be so spirited in the blink of an eye?
The next moment, Zhou Yan did not hesitate and immediately turned to flee.
He did not want to be trapped in a siege again.
At this very moment, those puppets all chased after him, swarming him.
In an instant, a torrent of puppet figures enveloped Zhou Yan.
Accompanied by violent explosions, Zhou Yan swung his fists, fighting with all his might to escape.
However, the strength of these puppets was too great.
As many as six or seven of them had strength comparable to the peak of Qi Refining.
The remaining puppets were comparable to cultivators in the early stage of the Innate realm.
And on the outer edges of the crowd, there were two even stronger puppets, whose strength had reached the middle stage of Qi Refining.
With so many puppets united, even Zhou Yan, with his strength, could not help but suffer losses.
A puppet in the middle stage of Qi Refining fiercely slashed down with its saber, nearly hitting Zhou Yan's shoulder.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Zhou Yan dodged, narrowly escaping.
Zhou Yan's fist energy was sharp, instantly smashing several puppets away.
However, those puppets were fearless and continued to surge forward, surrounding Zhou Yan.
The weapons in their hands slashed down towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan's figure flickered, dodging repeatedly, barely avoiding fatal attacks.
However, his clothes were still torn, and blood flowed.
Suddenly, a roar sounded in Zhou Yan's mind.
Immediately after, he felt his sea of consciousness take a heavy blow, and his body trembled, almost fainting.
"What the hell is this!"
Zhou Yan was terrified.
But he quickly calmed down and gritted his teeth, holding on.
Suddenly, his sea of consciousness vibrated.
A cold aura emanated out, covering his sea of consciousness.
His previously groggy head instantly regained clarity.
Immediately after, a stream of information flowed into his mind, which he absorbed and digested.
"So that's how it is!"
Zhou Yan suddenly understood.
It turned out to be a secret technique called the "Beast Taming Art," a cultivation method created by ancient alien races.
Through the Beast Taming Art, Zhou Yan could control myriad types of strange beasts.
These strange beasts were born from heaven and earth, each with its own characteristics.
Some were adept at devouring blood.
Some had outstanding innate abilities, skilled in poisoning, assassination, and other techniques.
Some were so massive they resembled mountains.
In short, this "Beast Taming Art" was extremely profound, even exceeding Zhou Yan's expectations.
Especially those strange beasts that naturally carried poison were rare treasures.
Once obtained, their value was astonishing.
And Zhou Yan was not yet qualified to subdue these strange beasts.
Unless his strength improved to the late stage of Qi Refining, he could try.
"Never mind."
"Since I have already seized the Dragon Vein, I will now go and find that cave to see if there are any spiritual herbs inside!"
Zhou Yan's thoughts raced, and he quickly made a decision.
He did not leave in a hurry but chose to stay and observe these strange puppets.
After all, these strange puppets were extremely powerful and numerous.
Zhou Yan planned to take this opportunity to learn something and see if he could master this method.
...
Night fell, silent.
Suddenly, a sound of breaking the air echoed.
Zhou Yan's figure flickered, and he silently passed through the trees, arriving at a secluded path.
He took a deep breath, held his breath, and slowly approached a giant banyan tree.
This banyan tree was about a hundred zhang tall, with lush branches and leaves that obscured the sky, completely blocking out the moonlight.
But on top of the canopy, there was a large crown, like an umbrella.