278: Control Jinwu City and find Wei Zehai!

The three puppets had a strange accent, like some kind of dialect, but it was barely understandable.

As soon as Guo Feng saw them, he saw three fierce saber lights, imbued with a scorching aura, striking with extreme speed.

"There are even level 70 puppets here. It seems the people who lived in this place before were not weak either."

Guo Feng chuckled, instantly shifting his position to create distance, then unleashed a flurry of saber lights.

Facing level 70 puppets, he didn't need to unleash his ultimate move; his regular attacks were enough.

After all, he had achieved mastery in Saber Arts!

Even his ordinary moves were SSS-level ultimate techniques, and they were further enhanced by his mastery of Saber Arts.

His saber lights, imbued with the power of lightning, were both fast and accurate.

In an instant, he single-handedly suppressed the three puppets, even appearing somewhat relaxed and at ease.

However, the entire room was filled with surging winds.

Guo Feng also noticed that when the saber lights struck the nearby walls, they only produced sparks and left no marks.

This showed that the materials used for the building were extraordinary.

"But how do I subdue these puppets? It would be too wasteful to destroy them, wouldn't it?"

Guo Feng continuously unleashed saber moves.

He didn't expend much effort.

But he had clearly encountered a problem.

"Master, I know about these puppets. Tianqi Sect used to have them. I feel like they were refined by Tianqi Sect."

"They are currently ownerless, merely following the orders of their previous master to guard this central courtyard."

"Let me tell you how to refine them!"

At this moment, the voice of Nine-tailed Red Fox came from the Beast Taming Circle.

Guo Feng had realized that Nine-tailed Red Fox had more knowledge than him, which was why he kept the Beast Taming Circle close to him.

Otherwise, if it were stored in his spatial ring, Nine-tailed Red Fox would be unable to communicate with him.

After she finished speaking, she transmitted the puppet's structure, the central formation, and the refining cultivation method to Guo Feng through her divine sense.

"Good!"

Guo Feng multitasked, simultaneously fighting the three puppets with his Saber Arts and processing the information transmitted by Nine-tailed Red Fox.

Soon, he had fully grasped it.

His divine sense swept out.

Immediately, he located the central formation of one of the puppets and used his divine sense fire to refine its control core.

This divine sense fire was also a cultivation method.

It also consumed mental energy.

However, it was the most convenient method for refining artifacts, a step above the blood-dripping recognition method.

Once refined, unless he died, only a divine sense stronger than his could forcibly seize it.

A moment later, one of the puppets emitted a buzzing wave of energy.

Then, the puppet stopped.

Afterward, Guo Feng refined the remaining two puppets one by one.

"Greetings, Master!"

At this moment, the three puppets quickly walked over and respectfully cupped their hands towards him.

"Do you have names?"

Guo Feng asked.

"Master, I am Jinwu One."

"Master, I am Jinwu Two."

"Master, I am Jinwu Three."

The three puppets quickly replied.

"Mm."

Guo Feng nodded, then asked again, "What is this place, and how do I control the barrier here?"

Jinwu One quickly replied, "This place is Jinwu City, established by the Lord of Jinwu City, with tens of thousands of citizens. The protective barrier is right here in this central courtyard!"

Subsequently, he told Guo Feng how to control the central courtyard.

It turned out that this place was essentially a control room.

However, the control method was entirely through divine sense, by entering three control steles within books.

Under Jinwu One's introduction, Guo Feng's divine sense immersed itself into the central control stele, and he immediately sensed various control formations.

He quickly found the formation that controlled the barrier.

With a thought.

Immediately, the entire area around Jinwu City emitted a buzzing vibration.

Then, from the entrance of the 'valley,' a metal city wall, a hundred meters high and ten meters thick, suddenly rose up.

It completely sealed off Jinwu City.

At the same time, the barrier also opened a passage at the city gate!

A long, melodious sound emanated from the city gate.

It seemed to herald the reopening of this ancient city-state, whose age was unknown!

"So that's how it is."

Guo Feng had already begun to skillfully control this central control stele.

But, just then, he suddenly sensed several hidden auras, suddenly shooting out from one of the buildings.

"It's him?!"

He immediately sensed the aura of one of the people, which was very familiar!

Who else could it be but Wei Zehai?

In other words, Wei Zehai and his crew had arrived at this 'valley' in advance to ambush him.

Was this entirely directed at him?

"Courting death!"

Guo Feng was furious. A mere level 69 ancient martial artist dared to provoke him again and again?

This meant that this ant tide was very likely released by them.

They must have triggered Jinwu City's automatic defense mechanism when releasing the ant tide, causing the protective barrier to activate.

Afterward, they hid, waiting for the barrier to open so they could immediately escape.

Guo Feng's divine sense was extremely strong; he could detect even the slightest disturbance.

How much more so for people like Wei Zehai?

His expression darkened, and he ordered the puppets, "Do not attack anyone!"

He wouldn't dare let these three level 70 puppets attack the Genius Class members.

That would be a complete annihilation.

After he finished speaking, he shot out of the building like a flash of lightning.

"All Genius Class members, listen up! The barrier has opened. Quickly exit through the city gate to provide support. I will pursue the enemy!"

His voice resonated throughout Jinwu City.

At the same time, he had already shot out from the hundred-meter-high city gate.

Soon, he saw four figures flying towards the direction of the near-sea area.

"Wei Zehai, since you've come, don't even think about running. You are no match for me!"

Guo Feng said coldly, already closing the distance between himself and Wei Zehai's crew.

His aura surged wildly!

Exuding intense rage!

"Guo Feng! He's caught up, let's go!"

Wei Zehai's heart pounded when he heard Guo Feng's voice. He naturally knew the consequences of being caught by Guo Feng!

One must know that Lord Huntian had already issued an order: before Zhang Tianyou's fate was confirmed, neither side was allowed to act!

Even Zhang Tai Dou was restricted from entering Qingcheng!

Zhang Tai Dou's defiance stemmed from two reasons: first, he wanted to disrupt Guo Feng's mission and hinder him from accumulating merits.

Second, he wanted to force Guo Feng to summon his spirit beast by creating an ant tide, allowing them to find evidence that Guo Feng had caused Zhang Tianyou's death.

They had used their connections to learn the entire contents of Guo Feng's mission.

Therefore, they had come to this 'valley' in advance to set up an ambush and prepare.

However, they never expected that releasing the ant tide would trigger the 'valley's' barrier, trapping them inside.

When they concealed their auras and hid, they discovered that Guo Feng and his crew had found this ancient city-state.

Subsequently, when they saw the barrier open a passage, they made a decisive decision, intending to escape while Guo Feng was away.

Who knew that Guo Feng's sensing ability was so strong!

Now that Guo Feng had caught them, even if Guo Feng killed them, they probably wouldn't have anything to say.

"Elder Wei, why don't we fight this kid? Didn't the Old Ancestor get an ancient spirit talisman? Even if an eighth-grade strike can't kill him, it should at least severely injure him, right?"

At this moment, next to Wei Zehai, a middle-aged man said fiercely while flying.

This was Zhang Simiao, a genius from the Zhang family of Jingjin Holy Land, and Zhang Tianyou's grandson.

This person was less than a hundred years old, yet he was already level 72, not weaker than someone like Tang Feifang.

He had never directly confronted Guo Feng.

So he was very unconvinced.

"What if we can't kill him and completely enrage him? We'll be truly finished then!"

Wei Zehai frowned tightly.

"Look, he's relentlessly pursuing us and doesn't intend to let us go. We have no choice!"

Zhang Simiao's eyes were sharp.

"Stay here for me!"

And just as they were speaking, a deafening roar suddenly came from the sky above.

Two massive saber lights, gleaming with lightning.

Boomed down, enveloping them.

It was Guo Feng's ultimate move, unleashed...