Wu Shattered Star River

"I…"

Jiang Han's face flushed crimson with embarrassment. He wanted to offer some explanation, but the more he thought about it, the worse it sounded. He could only touch his nose and say, "I was healing Miss Yu…"

Yu Yu's face instantly turned red. Jiang Han had not only seen her exposed body but also touched her?

And to make matters worse, Mu Qingchen had witnessed it and publicly announced it, filling her with shame and anger.

Yet, it was Jiang Han who had brought her to the island in the lake and helped her heal, leaving her with mixed feelings. She felt both angry and grateful, and incredibly awkward, unsure of how to handle the situation.

Seeing Yu Yu on the verge of tears, Jiang Han quickly comforted her, "Miss Yu Yu, don't listen to Mu Qingchen. I just provoked her, and she's deliberately retaliating against me. Let's not talk about this anymore and instead focus on finding a way to ascend the mountain and enter the Xuantian Temple."

Jiang Han changed the subject, diverting Yu Yu's attention. Mu Qingchen didn't pursue the topic further, turning her gaze towards the mountain peak, she said: "I went up there just now, the mountain road has five spirals in total, the first spiral has two golden-armored puppets, the second has four, the third has six, and the space also started to vibrate."

"I'm not sure how many you'll encounter if you go up, or if they'll stack together. How about Fellow Daoist Jiang… you try going up first?"

"Alright!"

Jiang Han nodded and said, "You guys wait at the foot of the mountain. If things go wrong, I might come back down. If I lure the golden-armored puppets down, be careful."

Jiang Han wasn't afraid of the golden-armored puppets because even if he was killed by them, he could be reborn in the Other Shore space.

Mu Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Wait, how about… we work together to kill the three golden-armored puppets below? Otherwise, if we lure more and more, we'll be in greater danger."

"Agreed!"

Jiang Han nodded. "Then I'll lure two away, and you guys kill one first, then attack the other two."

"Okay!"

Mu Qingchen didn't overthink it. Regardless, clearing out the puppets was the priority. As for who would break the chess formation in the end, it would depend on fate. Safety came first.

"Whoosh!"

Mu Qingchen made her move. A dozen flying swords flew out from the sword box on her back, and she charged forward with her long sword. Yu Yu followed behind, providing support to Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen's attacks were sharp and swift, quickly shattering the golden-armored puppet. Meanwhile, Jiang Han lured the other two over, and then Mu Qingchen attacked one of them, while Jiang Han continued to lead the remaining golden-armored puppet away.

The three cooperated well, and in just half an hour, all three golden-armored puppets were destroyed, eventually turning into fragments and disappearing into the ground.

"Let's rest for a while!"

Mu Qingchen, having expended a lot of energy, said to Jiang Han.

Jiang Han didn't mind, standing aside to wait for Mu Qingchen to recover. Yu Yu, on the other hand, gazed at the winding mountain road above and asked, "Sect Leader Jiang, Qingchen-jie had already defeated the golden-armored puppets on the first and second spirals, and the third spiral has also been cleared now. Do you think there will be new golden-armored puppets when you go up later?"

"I don't know!"

Jiang Han shook his head and then smiled, "It doesn't matter. Even if there are, we'll just lure them down and kill them. This island is big enough, we have enough space to maneuver. The golden-armored puppets here can't be endless, right?"

"Even the Supreme Gods wouldn't have that many materials to refine top-grade puppets. We'll keep killing them, and sooner or later we'll kill them all. Then we can ascend the mountain peak."

"Mmm!"

Yu Yu's pretty face flushed with excitement. She was equally beautiful, but in a sweeter way, somewhat similar to Ling Shiyu's type.

She had originally been eliminated, but now she had a new opportunity, which was a pleasant surprise for her. Therefore, her feelings towards Jiang Han were quite complex…

After waiting for half an hour, Mu Qingchen recovered, her injuries mostly healed. She had heard what Jiang Han said earlier, and she waved her hand, saying, "Go on up. Just as you said, keep luring them down, and Fellow Daoist Yu and I will kill them. Once all the puppets are dead, we can go up."

"Alright!"

Jiang Han's body flashed as he walked towards the winding mountain road, quickly ascending the path.

"Buzz~"

He reached the first spiral of the mountain road, but no golden-armored puppets appeared. He easily reached the second spiral, glancing down at Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen was speechless. She had indeed cleared the path for Jiang Han and the others for free.

There were still no puppets on the second spiral. On the third spiral, Jiang Han triggered the formation, causing the space to vibrate, trapping him in a mire and slowing him down.

Moreover, as he moved upwards, the space continued to vibrate, preventing him from speeding up.

He didn't stop, continuing to move forward. When he reached the fourth spiral, the space fluctuated, and then eight golden-armored puppets appeared.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Unaffected by the spatial vibrations, several battle blades instantly struck Jiang Han.

Jiang Han was instantly turned into minced meat. At the last moment, he self-destructed, with blood mist spraying everywhere, some even splashing down the mountain.

"Ah~"

Yu Yu, seeing Jiang Han being hacked into minced meat, instinctively let out a cry of alarm.

The next moment, Jiang Han directly respawned at the foot of the mountain. The golden-armored puppets above lost track of Jiang Han, standing foolishly on the mountain road.

Seeing that the golden-armored puppets weren't rushing down, Jiang Han flashed to Mu Qingchen and Yu Yu's side, saying, "Miss Yu Yu, go up the mountain and take a look!"

"Me?"

Yu Yu was terrified, waving her hands and saying, "I can't, I'll be hacked to death if I go up there."

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Han laughed and said, "I'm not asking you to go to the fourth level, just go to the first level and see if any golden-armored puppets appear?"

"If there aren't any, then come back down. It means there are only so many golden-armored puppets in total, and we can lure them down one by one and kill them all."

"Oh, oh!"

Yu Yu was relieved. She glanced at Mu Qingchen and then leaped towards the mountain road.

Yu Yu didn't trigger any golden-armored puppets. After she reached the second level, Jiang Han signaled her to come back down.

After she came down, Jiang Han said, "I'm going up to lure the golden-armored puppets down. Same as before, I'll take the golden-armored puppets away, and you guys lure them over one by one and kill them."

"Okay!"

Mu Qingchen nodded. She found that cooperating with Jiang Han was quite comfortable. If it were her, she wouldn't be able to reach the fourth level, let alone the mountain peak.

Only by cooperating with Jiang Han could they kill all the golden-armored puppets, ascend the mountain peak, and reach the outside of the Xuantian Temple.

"Three people cooperating?"

Thinking of this, Mu Qingchen frowned slightly. If the three of them cooperated to reach the mountain peak together and entered the Xuantian Temple together, then who would be considered to have broken the chess formation?

Would it be considered that the three of them broke it together?

"It seems that the Xuantian Temple can't be entered casually!"

Mu Qingchen looked up at the mountain peak. Ascending the mountain peak shouldn't be the final hurdle. Whether one can enter the Xuantian Temple is the final difficulty.

Who can enter the Xuantian Temple represents who has broken the chess formation?