More than a thousand ordinary stone creatures hastily chased after the escaping Lu Xingchen.

Right at this time, Little Loki hesitated for a while on whether it should return to Tang Li Xue, or keep sticking to Lu Xingchen instead.

In the end, Little Loki decided to just stick with Lu Xingchen for now, so it could loot all [Stone Heart Gems] each time Lu Xingchen cut down any stone creatures.

Anyway, Tang Li Xue already had Yaya and Lucia with her, so Little Loki thought that Tang Li Xue did not need its help right now.

Unfortunately, Little Loki was wrong this time.

"Where the heck is Little Loki?! Did any of you know where Little Loki is?!" Tang Li Xue anxiously asked Lucia and Yaya as she sensed the group of giant stone creatures was getting closer and closer to her.

Lucia’s current speed might be many times faster than that group of giant stone creatures, thanks to her [Slow Motion] and Yaya’s [Wind Guardian Blessing] buffs, but the cave’s path became more and more complicated and narrow after they passed through the spiral stone ceiling.

Lucia was forced to lower her speed so she would not accidentally crash into the cave’s wall or ceiling.

Meanwhile, the group of giant stone creatures did not have to worry about this problem because they could basically move freely inside the rock, like a group of sharks swimming in the ocean.

At this rate, that group of giant stone creatures would surely catch up with them as soon as the duration of Lucia’s [Slow Motion] buff was over!

Both Yaya and Lucia shook their heads in unison when they heard Tang Li Xue’s question.

"That little guy! Why is it missing when we need it?!" Tang Li Xue gnashed her pearl-white teeth and rubbed her forehead in frustration.

Tang Li Xue thought she could finally let Little Loki fight freely using its [Heaven’s Devour] divine ability against this annoying group of giant stone creatures since Lu Xingchen was no longer with them right now.

The annoying giant stone creatures might be hard to defeat or kill for Tang Li Xue, Yaya, and Lucia, but Little Loki could just swallow those giant stone creatures easily with its [Heaven’s Devour] divine ability.

Who knew that Little Loki actually chose to stay with Lu Xingchen instead at this moment?!

Yaya glanced at Tang Li Xue with a worried gaze.

Tang Li Xue took a deep breath to calm herself down before she patted Yaya’s tiny head and said to her in a reassuring tone: "You do not need to worry, Yaya. Even without Little Loki with us, I still have Plan B to beat those annoying stone heads!"

"I call this plan, Drive the Tiger to Devour the Wolf~!" Tang Li Xue stated in a tone filled with confidence.

Yaya’s dim worried eyes immediately glowed again in excitement.

In the area after the place where they had fought the group of [Hellblood Demon Bats] before, Tang Li Xue had sensed even greater danger there.

That was the reason why Tang Li Xue decided not to run toward that area when they were facing the king of [Hellblood Demon Bat] before, and got out of the cave secret realm instead by swapping places with her perfect copy.

"Anyway, we can still get out of this cave secret realm, any time we want, with [Swap] skill if we do not have any other choice later." Tang Li Xue muttered to comfort Yaya and Lucia.

Then she suddenly remembered that Little Loki was still missing with Lu Xingchen, which made Tang Li Xue have a great headache.

She clearly could not just leave Little Loki inside the cave secret realm, and return to the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] only with Yaya and Lucia, right?!

"Oh, well... I can only hope it works." Tang Li Xue murmured helplessly.

Even though time seemed to pass so slowly for Tang Li Xue, Yaya, and Lucia, but it had actually only been 5 minutes.

The duration of Lucia’s [Slow Motion] buff was only 5 minutes, so Lucia’s speed immediately fell significantly after her [Slow Motion] buff ended.

The group of giant stone creatures quickly took this chance to catch up with Lucia, Tang Li Xue, and Yaya!

"Watch out—! They have come closer to us!" Tang Li Xue warned Lucia and Yaya as soon as she sensed the group of giant stone creatures had already surrounded them from all sides!

RUMBLE—! RUMBLE—! BOOOOM—!

Eight giant stone creatures in various forms emerged from the stone wall, ceiling, and the ground, then pounced at Tang Li Xue and her group swiftly from all directions at the same time!

"Halt!" Tang Li Xue shouted as she used [Mystic Whisper], combined with the Profound Law of Earth, to temporarily stop the movement of the giant stone creatures!

[Whirlwind Vacuum Wave]—!

Yaya unleashed [Whirlwind Vacuum Wave] to gather the eight giant stone creatures in one spot!

Then Tang Li Xue immediately followed up with her attack!

[Crescent Moon Cleave] plus [Sharp Edge Power] plus Profound Law of Earth—!

PUFF—! PUFF—! PUFF—! PUFF—! PUFF—!

Tang Li Xue managed to cut all eight giant stone creatures with her combined skills!

But before she could catch any breath, five more giant stone creatures jumped out from the cave’s wall and ceiling!

Fortunately, Lucia could react fast as she agilely spun her body in mid-air to dodge the five giant stone creatures’ attacks!

Lucia even had time to launch a counterattack move at them!

[Blade Feather Rapid Slashes] plus [Golden Light Spell]—!

PUFF—! PUFF—! PUFF—!

Lucia swung her wings like a pair of sharp blades, then cut the giant stone creatures’ bodies with her wings!

Lucia even used [Golden Light Spell] to cover her wings and enhance their sharpness!

Thirteen giant stone creatures that had already been cut by Tang Li Xue and Lucia fell and sank into the stone ground, but Tang Li Xue could sense that they had not died yet.

Just like the ordinary stone creatures that had faced before, these giant stone creatures could only be killed if their [Stone Heart Gems] were taken off their bodies.

Unfortunately, it was not that easy to do because, unlike the ordinary stone creatures, these giant stone creatures would submerge back into the stone ground right after their bodies were chopped by Tang Li Xue and Lucia just now.

Even though Tang Li Xue, Lucia, and Yaya’s speed was very fast, the giant stone creatures’ speed was not much slower than theirs, so it was not easy for them to grab their [Stone Heart Gems] before those giant stone creatures sank into the stone ground.

Yaya and Lucia felt very regretful and annoyed because of that, but Tang Li Xue had expected that, so she did not feel that disappointed.

"All right, we are almost there!" Tang Li Xue reminded Lucia and Yaya solemnly.

Tang Li Xue could sense the dangerous feeling she had sensed with her [Extrasensory Perception] when she reached this area before.

There were no more [Hellblood Demon Bats] here because Tang Li Xue and Lu Xingchen had cleaned all the [Hellblood Demon Bats] before.

The giant stone creatures had already recovered in just a few breaths, and they were ready to attack Tang Li Xue and her group again!

"These annoying bast*rds! It is futile to attack them! Just use your skills to restrict their movement!" Tang Li Xue instructed Lucia and Yaya.

But who knew that those giant stone creatures actually changed their strategy this time!

RUMBLE—! RUMBLE—! RUMBLE—!

They used their stone control ability to create a stone wall to block Lucia’s path!

Tang Li Xue hastily pointed her slender finger toward the stone wall, and the space energy rapidly accumulated at the tip of her finger!

[Charged Void Bullet]—!

BOOOOM—!

Tang Li Xue shot the compressed space energy bullet toward the stone wall and blasted it to pieces in an instant!

The other giant stone creatures also quickly used their stone control ability to create stone walls and stone spikes to trap Tang Li Xue and her group!

Right at this critical time, Lucia decided to wear her [Silver Dragon Skin Pearl]!

The [Silver Dragon Skin Pearl] turned into a silvery liquid and covered Lucia’s entire body, then transformed into cool-looking silver armor!

Lucia also activated [Golden Vajra Shield] to increase her defense significantly and covered her entire body with a golden barrier made from her [Golden Light Spell] divine ability!

Tang Li Xue and Yaya realized that Lucia should be planned to forcefully break through those stone walls and stone spikes, so they also used their skills and divine abilities to cover Lucia’s body!

[Void Barrier]—!

Transparent Barrier created with [Energy manipulation]—!

[Armor of Wind]—!

[Hurricane Barrier]—!

Then Tang Li Xue and Yaya hastily grabbed Lucia’s back tightly, so they would not fall down!

BOOOOM—! BOOOOM—! BOOOOM—!

Lucia increased her speed to maximum and crashed into all the stone walls and stone spikes in front of her without stopping, like a rampaging bull!

After crashing violently into everything in front of her for ten minutes or so, Tang Li Xue finally said to inform them: "We have arrived! Be careful! The danger I sense here is much greater than those stone heads!"

After crashing into the last stone wall, Lucia brought Tang Li Xue and Yaya into the large open space!

Tang Li Xue, Lucia, and Yaya looked around vigilantly, but then, hundreds of thousands of pairs of creepy red eyes suddenly opened and stared at them from all directions!

Tang Li Xue, Lucia, and Yaya felt a chill run down their spines when they saw so many creepy red eyes staring at them!