Wu Shattered Star River

“It really disappeared!”

Several cultivators walked over and carefully examined the area, discovering not a single hair remained. They all felt astonished.

A cultivator's eyes flashed with a hint of malice as he raised his long saber and fiercely slashed at the ground.

“Don't act rashly!”

Jiang Han shouted sternly, but his warning came too late. The saber struck the ground with tremendous force, cleaving a deep gully.

At that moment, the stone walls on both sides of the corridor and above lit up. Then, a continuous barrage of lightning struck down, targeting not only the attacking cultivator but all of them.

The group of cultivators scattered in a chaotic frenzy, like chickens and dogs, each releasing spells or treasures for defense.

The power of the lightning attacks wasn't weak, but it wasn't particularly strong either. Those who had entered were all powerful, so they withstood the attacks, with only a few young ladies sustaining injuries.

The lightning strikes lasted for half an incense stick's worth of time. After they stopped, the gully cleaved into the ground miraculously restored itself.

The attacking cultivator looked ashamed. Pei Zhu glared and scolded, “Do you want to die? Don't drag everyone down with you. Is this the kind of place where you can act recklessly?”

The cultivator was from the Pei family. His face flushed red as he cupped his hands and said, “I apologize, I acted impulsively!”

“Heal your injuries first!”

Jiang Han glanced at the several young ladies who were in a disheveled state, instructing them to heal first.

Their injuries weren't severe. After swallowing a few pills and resting for a moment, they recovered.

“Continue moving!”

Jiang Han waved his hand, leading the team forward once more. After walking a short distance, the corridor began to turn. As they passed the corner, two tall figures appeared ahead, standing on the left and right sides of the corridor, blocking it completely.

“Go!”

Pei Sui, brandishing his long sword, was about to charge forward for a fierce battle. Jiang Han pondered for a moment and transmitted his voice to Pei Zhu, “Let those young ladies go first, and have Pei Leyang and the others keep an eye on them. These young ladies' combat experience is too weak. They need more practical training, or they'll easily die in a real danger.”

Pei Zhu nodded and exchanged a few words with Pei Leyang. The Dao Ancestor Realm level sevens at the front retreated to the sides, and even Pei Sui stopped, allowing the group of young ladies to take the lead in the attack.

Of the ninety-plus young female cultivators, only a dozen or so had decent combat abilities. The rest clearly lacked practical experience.

The two statues were activated and immediately charged towards the group of young ladies, throwing them into a flustered state.

Fortunately, Pei Sui and Pei Leyang were watching from the sidelines and would help at crucial moments, making it a thrilling but safe experience.

What originally could have been done in an incense stick's time took a full hour to smash the two statues, all for the sake of giving these young ladies experience.

Just like before, after the two statues were shattered, all the remaining limbs disappeared into the ground.

Continuing forward, after walking several miles, the corridor turned again, giving the impression that this was a U-shaped corridor.

When Jiang Han saw three statues appear ahead, his expression turned serious.

Pei Zhu noticed Jiang Han's expression and said thoughtfully, “Jiang Han, are you worried that the statues will keep increasing?”

“Not just that!”

Jiang Han said, “This corridor is U-shaped, and we're constantly moving inward. Eventually, we'll definitely reach the central area of the U-shape. I'm afraid the central area will be full of statues. I suspect we'll have to clear all the statues before we can go to the next level.”

“These statues aren't particularly strong!”

Pei Zhu thought for a moment and said, “Even if there are many statues, we can clear them all with a little time and still easily enter.”

Jiang Han pursed his lips and said, “It's not that simple. Let's go, clear them out first.”

Jiang Han led the team forward, still following the old rules, letting the group of young ladies and a few cultivators with weak combat experience go up to attack, while Pei Leyang, Pei Sui, and their group of Dao Ancestor Realm level sevens watched from the sidelines.

It took more than half an hour to shatter the three statues. Although there was one more statue this time, these young masters and ladies weren't as flustered as before after fighting.

Their cultivation levels weren't low, but they lacked practical experience and were nervous with so many powerful people watching. Now that they had fought for a while, their combat abilities had clearly begun to improve.

Continuing forward, after walking a few more miles, the corridor indeed turned right again. As expected, there were four statues ahead.

“Go!”

Without needing Jiang Han to give the order, a group of young masters and ladies charged forward, with Pei Leyang and the others following to protect them.

After clearing the four statue puppets, the team continued forward. After walking a few more miles, the corridor continued to turn right, and as expected, five statue puppets appeared.

Continue fighting. The combat power of this group of young masters and ladies generally began to improve. Because there were too many statues, more cultivators were deployed this time, and even Pei Zhu charged up to attack.

Jiang Han was worried about Pei Zhu when she went up. Although the number of statue puppets increased, their combat power didn't. Pei Zhu's combat power was still good, and she was covered in treasures, so there was no chance of her getting injured, let alone killed.

Continuing forward, the statue puppets ahead became six…

Seven, eight… …fifteen.

Along the way, each time they turned a corner, the number of statues would increase by one, and the corridor began to shorten. Just as Jiang Han had guessed, the corridor was a series of huge U-shaped corridors, winding inward.

After fiercely fighting for more than two days inside, Jiang Han and his team arrived in front of a small square in the center.

At the innermost part of the small square, there was a light gate, which was clearly the entrance to the next level.

It's just…

The small square was densely packed with statues, numbering more than three hundred, covering the entire square, leaving almost no space.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Han's expression became even more solemn. Pei Zhu scanned the area and asked, “Did you see any problems?”

“No!”

Jiang Han shook his head and said, “But I feel like this entrance will be difficult to enter. There will definitely be some tricks.”

“What's so difficult about entering?”

Pei Sui curled his lips and said, “Isn't it just a few hundred puppets? Their combat power is just like that. We'll just clear them all out, won't we? These puppets all feel about the same, so clearing them out should be easy… …”,

As he spoke, Pei Sui's voice became a little quieter. He thought of the scenes where he had been slapped in the face before. Jiang Han had been right every time, and he was afraid of being slapped in the face again.

“Why care so much?”

A Dao Ancestor Realm level seven from a six-star force raised his battle blade and said, “A group of us Dao Ancestor Realm level sevens will hold the front, clear a path first, let you guys rush in first, and then we'll go in.”

Pei Zhu looked at Jiang Han, but Jiang Han shook his head and said, “Don't be so reckless. Clear a bit first, see what the situation is, and then talk about it. Don't rush in.”

“Go!”

Pei Sui charged forward with his long saber, and Pei Leyang and the others followed. A group of Dao Ancestor Realm level sevens held the front, while the other Dao Ancestor Realms assisted with attacks from behind.

The battle power of the group of strong people was very strong. The Dao Ancestor Realm level sevens held the front, easily clearing out the statue puppets one by one.

These statues had one characteristic: they wouldn't activate unless you got close. They wouldn't move, so each time they only needed to withstand twenty-plus statues.

After fighting for more than half an hour, clearing dozens of puppets, something shocking happened to everyone.

A bitter smile appeared on Jiang Han's face, and he shook his head and said, “As expected, it's like this… …”