Crack!

The sword aura fiercely slashed onto the arm of the Rock Puppet, and the fierce power of the weapon, infused with the Primordial Celestial Gang True Power and Blood Evil Qi, erupted suddenly, shattering it into pieces.

Countless fragments of stone scattered and flew!

However, Zhang Yuan’s strike could not penetrate the Rock Puppet’s massive arm defense to attack the critical point of its head.

Roar～

The enormous deceitful monster let out a low roar, raising its right leg and stomping heavily.

Boom!

Accompanied by a thunderous crash, countless clods and stones flew up around it, as if drawn by magnets, attaching themselves to the heavily wounded right arm of the Rock Puppet.

A faint yellow glow flashed, and the massive arm was restored to its original state.

Only the moss attached to the surface was missing!

At the same time, the Rock Puppet suddenly swung its left arm, aiming a strike at the recently landed Zhang Yuan.

Its arm length exceeded three zhang, the whistling sound of breaking through the air was extremely astonishing, and the power contained within was enormously formidable.

Zhang Yuan did not dare to underestimate its fierce edge and immediately used his body technique to evade.

Bang!

The tightly clenched fist of the Rock Puppet smashed heavily onto the spot he had just landed on.

Instantly creating a large pit several feet in diameter!

From a distance of a dozen steps, Zhang Yuan could feel the intense impact of the invisible power!

The power of this punch, even if he augmented it with eighteen times the Power of the Black Giant Ant, was unattainable.

Zhang Yuan absolutely couldn’t take it!

Quickly thinking, he immediately activated the extraordinary abilities of the Black Giant Ant, Golden Grasshopper, and Jade Mantis, synchronously enhancing his strength and agility by fifteen times, as well as his Intermediate Sword Technique Profound Communication.

With the triple ability support, Zhang Yuan’s body technique speed suddenly surged.

He flickered like a deceitful charm and teleported to the back of the Rock Puppet, slashing at its right ankle.

This slash struck the Rock Puppet directly, the blade deeply cut into the rocky flesh, instantly shattering a vast expanse of thick rock armor!

The Rock Puppet’s form swayed, and the attacked right leg suddenly kicked backward.

Zhang Yuan was already prepared, and after landing a successful hit, he immediately withdrew his saber and retreated, swiftly changing his position.

Causing the Rock Puppet’s counterattack to miss again.

When dealing with such a giant deceitful monster, Zhang Yuan had quite a wealth of experience.

He utilized his body technique speed, darting back and forth around the Rock Puppet, slashing again and again at the joints of its legs, gradually wearing down its "health bar."

The Rock Puppet’s defense was extremely strong, its heavy rock armor significantly offsetting Zhang Yuan’s saber momentum.

But the sharpness of this fierce weapon, combined with Zhang Yuan’s infused power, managed to forcibly break through this layer of formidable defense.

For a while, stone fragments flew in all directions.

Roar! Roar!

The Rock Puppet roared continuously, spinning and kicking, or throwing punches.

However, its overly massive body severely limited its speed, and it was completely unable to keep up with Zhang Yuan’s attack rhythm, with each counterattack missing.

Yet the Rock Puppet’s regenerative ability was frighteningly strong.

The stone fragments shattered by Zhang Yuan scattered and returned to the Rock Puppet instantly, re-solidifying into armor.

This rendered Zhang Yuan’s tried-and-true leg-slashing tactic a futile self-exhaustion.

The battle between the two sides fell into a stalemate.

Neither could do anything to the other.

The problem for Zhang Yuan was that he had no idea how long the Rock Puppet’s power could last.

And his Qi and Blood Value was limited.

The fifteen-fold strength and agility enhancement, Intermediate Sword Technique Profound Communication support, and the high-frequency fierce attacks were all consuming his precious Qi and Blood.

This incredibly swift and superb attack was destined to be unsustainable!

Zhang Yuan realized this very clearly.

Therefore, in the moment he swept behind the Rock Puppet again, instead of attacking its joints like before, he suddenly leaped high and slashed towards the back of the giant monster’s neck.

The Rock Puppet’s neck was extremely thick and short, appearing like a massive rock forcibly set on its body, but the connection extended outward to form armor, with astonishing defensive thickness.

Under normal circumstances, this area is not an appropriate attack point.

But Zhang Yuan had no choice.

He attacked with incredible speed, this slash with all his strength, the sword aura displaying a golden-red hue, silently slicing through the Rock Puppet’s thick neck armor.

The Taowu Saber sliced into the depths of the Rock Puppet’s neck, unleashing even fiercer power.

Bang!

The back of the Rock Puppet’s skull shattered into countless pieces, and innumerable stones flew in disarray.

The lethality was astonishing!

However, just at this moment, the Rock Puppet’s head suddenly twisted one hundred eighty degrees.

Incredibly, it turned to face Zhang Yuan head-on!

Its right arm simultaneously swung up, using its giant palm like swatting a fly, heavily struck Zhang Yuan.

Bam!

Zhang Yuan was in mid-air, unable to dodge in time, and was violently swatted out.

He flew two or three dozen steps away, crashing into the trunk of a large tree.

Crack!

This tree was forcibly broken!

Zhang Yuan fell down, unable to refrain from spitting blood.

Even though his Six Harmonies Qilin Body had been cultivated successfully, and at the crucial moment, he condensed True Essence to withstand the Rock Puppet’s blow.

He was still hit so hard by its strike that his muscles and bones were damaged, and his organs shifted.

Intense turbulence within his Qi Blood!

In fact, this was still the result of the Rock Puppet’s hurried counterattack, not fully unleashing its formidable power.

Boom! Boom!

The Rock Puppet did not relent, stepping heavily to pursue Zhang Yuan.

Just then, numerous talismans suddenly flew through the air, sticking to the Rock Puppet’s back.

Globules of spiritual light exploded forth.

The Rock Puppet’s movements suddenly became stiff and sluggish, as if its joints rusted.

At this critical moment, the one taking action was Su Jingyao!

This True Disciple of Mingxiu Peak appeared behind the Rock Puppet, desperately releasing dozens of talismans.

Due to the enormous mana consumption, her pretty face turned pale, her delicate body trembling involuntarily.

Clearly, she gave it her all!

One by one, thick vines burst from the ground, wrapping around the Rock Puppet’s legs in an instant.

And began climbing rapidly upwards.

Yet the Rock Puppet’s stiffness only lasted for a moment, it suddenly spread its arms, lifted its right foot, and stomped heavily, letting out a thunderous roar from its chest.

Roar～

The earth trembled violently, an invisible shockwave lifted the surrounding clods and stones, sweeping them in all directions.

Su Jingyao, caught off guard, was blown away like a kite with a broken string.

A bright white light suddenly flashed across her body.

Fell into the bushes dozens of steps away!

At the same time, the vines entwining the Rock Puppet shattered inch by inch, and it regained its ability to move in a blink.

Next moment, a blood-red light streaked across dozens of steps, shooting precisely into the crack in the Rock Puppet’s face, penetrating its skull!

Compared to the Rock Puppet’s enormous size, such a wound seemed negligible, yet it shuddered all over, standing stiffly as if losing its energy.

Crack!

A crisp cracking sound came from within the Rock Puppet’s skull.