102: Tearing apart puppets with bare hands! The nightmare of the Five Elements Sect elders!

Although the Mausoleum Guard Puppet lacked intelligence, it possessed the most primal combat instincts.

"Intruder... Kill!"

Its eyes, burning with eerie green ghost-fire, suddenly brightened.

Boom!

The ten-zhang-tall bronze body instantly sprang into action, whipping up a violent gale.

Though the broken halberd in its hand was tattered, it held the killing intent left by ancient Cultivators and remained incomparably sharp.

The long halberd sliced through the void, letting out a shrill whistle as it hacked down toward the crown of Gu Yang's head.

This strike was enough to split a mountain!

Watching from the side, a glimmer of hope flashed in Venerable Jin Ling's eyes.

"This Puppet is an ancient treasure with an indestructible body, and its strength has reached the Peak of the Early Spirit Transformation Stage! This kid just came out of seclusion, so he must be weak. Perhaps..."

However, before he could finish his thought, he witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Facing that strike capable of splitting mountains and cracking stones.

Gu Yang did not dodge.

He didn't even blink.

He simply reached out his jade-white right hand casually and grabbed upward.

Clang—!

The crisp sound of clashing metal echoed through the clouds.

That broken halberd, carrying the weight of ten thousand tons, was actually caught steadily by Gu Yang with one hand!

It was as if he had caught a light piece of straw.

Gu Yang's palm didn't budge an inch, and not even his skin was broken.

Instead, the massive Mausoleum Guard Puppet lurched forward due to the immense counterforce, causing the ground beneath its feet to instantly shatter.

"Your strength is okay, just so-so."

Gu Yang commented, then exerted a slight amount of force with his fingers.

Crack!

That long halberd, forged from some unknown divine material and immortal for ten thousand years, actually crumbled into a dozen fragments between his fingers!

"What a pity, the material is a bit brittle. If it were harder, I could have eaten it as a snack."

Gu Yang casually tossed away the fragments and looked at the giant iron hunk before him, a glint of "demolition" flashing in his eyes.

"Now, it's my turn."

He didn't use any fancy Moves.

He simply clenched his fist and threw an ordinary punch at the Puppet's thick breastplate.

"Inch Power — Penetrate!"

Thump!

A dull thud sounded, enough to make one's heart stop.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor were there any blinding light effects.

Not even a noticeable dent appeared on the surface of the Puppet's breastplate.

However...

Crash—

In the next second, a series of dense cracking sounds emanated from within the Puppet.

The ten-zhang-tall bronze giant suddenly froze, the ghost-fire in its eyes flickering wildly twice before... completely extinguishing.

Immediately after, its indestructible body collapsed like it was made of sand, scattering into a pile of parts and metal powder!

The core Formation, internal skeleton, and energy transmission pipes... everything was shaken into dust by the penetrating force of Gu Yang's punch!

This was the prototype of the Law of Strength — seeing through the surface to strike the essence!

"This..."

In the distance, Venerable Jin Ling's mouth hung wide open, his jaw nearly dislocated.

That was a war Puppet comparable to the Early Spirit Transformation Stage!

Even if the Five Elements Sect Master came in person, he couldn't have shattered it into powder with a single punch!

"Is he even human?!"

"Run! I must run!"

Fear instantly overwhelmed his reason.

Venerable Jin Ling no longer had any of his previous arrogance. Without a word, he directly burned a mouthful of his lifeblood essence.

"Five Elements Evasion Technique — Golden Light Ground-Traverser!"

He transformed into a streak of blinding golden light, about to escape into the Void Realm instantly.

"Playing with the Five Elements in front of me?"

Gu Yang was bending over to pick up the Puppet parts from the ground (these were high-quality immortal gold, to be taken back for the Old Blacksmith to forge), not even raising his head.

He simply stomped his foot lightly.

"Five Elements Great Millstone — Seal!"

Buzz!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a ten-mile radius suddenly seemed to be drained dry, instantly solidifying.

The Five Elements Origin within Gu Yang's body circulated, forming a domineering force field that forcibly severed this space's connection to the external Five Elements Laws.

Thud!

The golden light that had just taken flight was like a bird with broken wings, plunging straight from mid-air and slamming heavily onto the ground, landing flat on his face.

"Ouch!"

Venerable Jin Ling cried out in pain and tried to get up to flee again, only to find the spiritual power in his body circulating sluggishly, as if he were stuck in a quagmire.

"How is this possible?! You sealed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?!"

He looked in terror at the figure slowly walking over.

Gu Yang stuffed the last piece of "Deep Sea Sunken Silver" into his Storage Pouch, clapped his hands, and walked up to Venerable Jin Ling.

"Why are you running?"

Gu Yang squatted down and looked at the trembling old man, revealing a "kind" smile that could cause a heart attack.

"We're old acquaintances, let's catch up."

"You... what do you want to do?"

Venerable Jin Ling shouted with false bravado while secretly making hand seals, summoning his Lifebound Treasure — the golden spirit pearl.

"Die!"

The golden spirit pearl transformed into countless Gengjin Sword Qi, shooting at Gu Yang's brow, throat, and heart at close range.

Ding ding dang dang!

A series of pleasant clinking sounds.

The Sword Qi, capable of piercing mountains, struck Gu Yang's body like raindrops on a steel plate, not even leaving a white mark; instead, they shattered one after another.

Gu Yang didn't even blink, letting the Sword Qi wash over his face.

"Too weak."

He shook his head, somewhat disappointed.

"It's not even as exciting as the storm just now. It's not even enough to tickle me."

After saying that, he reached out, ignored the golden spirit pearl's sharpness, and grabbed it in his hand.

Crunch!

He squeezed hard.

The top-grade Magic Treasure level pearl was directly squeezed out of shape, its spiritual light completely gone, turning into a scrap iron ball.

Pfft!

With his Lifebound Treasure destroyed, Venerable Jin Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, instantly becoming listless.

Despair.

Deep despair.

He couldn't fight, he couldn't run, and even his Magic Treasure was squeezed like clay.

How could he even play this game?

"Don't kill me! I am a Five Elements Sect Elder! I..."

Slap!

Gu Yang backhanded him, slapping Venerable Jin Ling unconscious.

"Too much nonsense."

He didn't want to hear these clichéd pleas for mercy.

He reached out his large hand and pressed it onto Venerable Jin Ling's crown.

"Soul Search!"

Although he wasn't skilled in Divine Soul Spells, after devouring the Ancient God's remnant soul, this kind of simple, violent soul searching was no problem.

A moment later.

Gu Yang withdrew his hand and casually tossed the now-idiotic Venerable Jin Ling aside.

A glint flashed in his eyes.

"So that's how it is..."

"The Five Elements Sect is recently plotting to open an 'Ancient Five Elements Immortal Abode'?"

"It's said to be the dojo left by the Ancient Five Elements True Lord, where five 'Five Elements Dao Fruit Trees' are planted. The Dao Fruits they bear can help people comprehend Laws and break through to Soul Transformation?"

"Dao Fruit? Fruit?"

Gu Yang's Adam's apple bobbed.

"That must be very delicious, right?"

"The juice must be plentiful, and it must be very nutritious..."

He stood up and looked toward the Five Elements Sect, his lips curling into an expectant arc.

"Just right, my Five Elements Primordial Body was just formed and needs some nourishment."

"Kidnapping their Elder and then paying a 'family visit' to their home to stock up on some goods — this is quite reasonable, isn't it?"

Gu Yang picked up the unconscious Venerable Jin Ling and hung him from his belt like cured meat.

"Ergou! Bawang! Stop eating! Let's go!"

"Target — Five Elements Sect!"

"We're going for a fruit platter!"