The puppet beast's body was incomparably enormous, and its defense was extremely terrifying. Even a pure suppression without any special power could easily crush these people into meat paste.

In fact, there was no need for the young man in purple to remind them; nearly two hundred people almost simultaneously fled backward in madness.

They had no courage to counterattack at all, because even their strongest lethal strike couldn't hurt the puppet beast in the slightest.

"Boom..."

With a loud crash, the giant body of the puppet beast instantly slammed heavily onto the ground.

At least over a hundred people couldn't escape, and their entire bodies were crushed into meat paste by the weight of the puppet beast.

Only a few dozen people including the young man in purple, who were faster, luckily avoided this calamity.

Seeing this unbearable scene before them, the members of the three great families were all trembling in spirit, each with an extremely grim expression.

Even though these nearly two hundred people were not very strong individually, combined, they could still unleash terrifying power.

Yet suddenly, most of them were killed by this puppet beast, without even leaving a whole body.

"Brother Wang, I'm afraid that the strength of this puppet beast, even if it hasn't reached the Half-Step Essence Pill level, is far beyond that of an ordinary late-stage Meridian Passage Realm."

Xie Yuya said gravely towards Wang Ruoxie.

"The most troublesome part is that the defense of this puppet beast's body is extremely terrifying. According to my estimation, unless we wield Celestial Artifacts, we can hardly break through its defense. Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible to harm it in the slightest."

Wang Ruoxie nodded slightly and said.

In reality, there was one thing he hadn't mentioned, which was that he felt a trace of Black Tortoise Power from this puppet beast.

It should be known that Black Tortoise Power is a supreme force unique to the Divine Beast Black Tortoise, and the defense of the Black Tortoise is known as the strongest in the Three Realms. This puppet beast contains a trace of Black Tortoise Power, which naturally elevates its defense to an extremely terrifying level.

Even in his current state, Wang Ruoxie had no way to break through its defense.

This means that they can only take hits without a chance to retaliate, because even if they counterattacked, they wouldn't be able to harm the other party in the slightest, and might even pay with their lives like those people earlier.

"Celestial Artifact..."

Hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, Xie Yuya and the others all shook their heads with bitter smiles. Not to mention Celestial Artifacts, even Upper Grade Earth Artifacts, they had never seen them, let alone owned one.

"Since we can't fight it head-on, we can only use our wits."

Xie Yuya pondered for a moment and then spoke.

After speaking, he turned his gaze toward Zhou Wuji and Wang Ruoxie, and said, "Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, among the remaining people, the three of us are the strongest. How about we join forces to hold down this puppet beast, and let them enter the inner hall first?"

He paused for a bit, then added, "I believe with our strength, even if we can't harm this puppet beast, we should be able to retreat unscathed."

Doing so might put him in a dangerous situation, but it would also protect the Xie Family members as much as possible.

Moreover, he was confident in his own strength. Even if he couldn't directly confront this puppet beast, he could still maneuver around it a bit.

Plus, with Zhou Wuji and Wang Ruoxie's assistance, it shouldn't be too difficult to hold down this puppet beast.

"I agree."

Zhou Wuji glanced at Wang Ruoxie with cold eyes, then nodded.

He, like Xie Yuya, wanted to better protect the Zhou Family members.

"Okay."

Wang Ruoxie also nodded slightly in response.

If someone else had made the suggestion, he might have hesitated, but since it was Xie Yuya's proposal, he naturally had to give face to the other party as well.

After all, Xie Yuya had agreed to bring him and Xueyao into this Black Tortoise Secret Realm, so he owed him a favor that he could now pay back.

"In that case, there's no time to lose, let's act together."

Seeing Zhou Wuji and Wang Ruoxie both nodding in agreement, Xie Yuya smiled and said.

Immediately, the figures of the three of them flickered simultaneously, rushing toward the puppet beast.

At the same time, the people from the three great families and the surviving young man in purple didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, quickly bypassing the puppet beast and heading toward the inner hall.

Very soon, the vast hall was left with only Xie Yuya, Wang Ruoxie, and Zhou Wuji, along with the puppet beast they were containing.

"Boom, boom..."

Their attacks, brimming with terrifying power, fell madly upon the puppet beast. Though it couldn't be damaged, they managed to hold it down successfully.

"They've safely entered the inner hall, let's retreat too."

Zhou Wuji suddenly spoke up after which he directly turned around and rushed into the inner hall.

"This guy..."

Seeing this, a trace of coldness appeared in Xie Yuya's eyes, and he then said to Wang Ruoxie, "Brother Wang, let's retreat as well."

Wang Ruoxie nodded, and the two of them immediately swung their swords violently at the puppet beast before flickering out and rushing toward the inner hall.

"Roar!"

Seeing Xie Yuya and Wang Ruoxie trying to escape, the puppet beast roared furiously and then opened its giant mouth directly toward the two of them.

Although the puppet beast was in the form of a giant turtle and its body was extremely large, it was not slow at all. Almost in an instant, its huge mouth was right in front of them.

"Slice of Emotion!"

Xie Yuya uttered softly, and then the sword in his hand, carrying terrifying power, slashed toward the puppet beast's giant mouth.

"Thunder Shock Technique."

Wang Ruoxie also swung his sword, directly unleashing the strongest slash of the Shocking God Sword Technique he had mastered—the Thunder Shock Technique.

The extremely sharp Sword Qi seemed to contain the destructive power of lightning, instantly striking the puppet beast.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, the puppet beast's massive body was actually pushed back by the two of them.

But at this moment, a faintly yellow silhouette formed behind the puppet beast, suddenly appearing.

In the next instant, the silhouette, like a giant whip, swept across toward the two of them at an incredible speed.

In just an instant, the silhouette ruthlessly lashed at Xie Yuya and Wang Ruoxie's bodies.

"Pfft..."

Immediately, both Xie Yuya and Wang Ruoxie felt a terrifying power crashing heavily onto their entire bodies, and they spewed large amounts of fresh blood from their mouths.

Both of their bodies were sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall of the hall, and another big mouthful of blood spurted out.

"The tail of this puppet beast is actually condensed by Black Tortoise Power."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes showed a look of shock as he thought to himself.

Although he sensed the presence of Black Tortoise Power within this puppet beast, he didn't expect that it could unleash such Divine Techniques.

The tail condensed by Black Tortoise Power contained power far beyond ordinary Divine Techniques.

Of course, he could also sense that the Black Tortoise Power possessed by this puppet beast didn't seem pure, otherwise, their injuries wouldn't have been so simple.

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