Chapter 976: Seizing the Heart

Chapter 976: Seizing the Heart

Shi Zhanfeng seemed to have already anticipated this, and he remained still on the spot as he flipped a hand over to produce a golden ball before tossing it upward.

Bursts of mechanical clicking rang out from within the golden ball, immediately following which it released a burst of radiant golden light.

The burst of golden light vanished in a flash, and the golden ball had transformed into a golden cage that was several dozen feet in size around Shi Zhanfeng.

The winged puppet swooped down onto the cage, then flapped its four wings vigorously, releasing a flurry of feather-like blades of white light that rained down upon Shi Zhanfeng, slicing tiny rifts into the space in their path.

At the same time, the feline puppet sped over from the other side, and its womanly head opened its mouth to release a bolt of silver lightning.

The entire golden cage was instantly inundated by silver lightning, while the blades of light came crashing down upon it incessantly, but after the dust settled, the golden cage remained firmly intact.

Shi Zhanfeng was completely unharmed inside the cage, and he was holding the crystal ball ine one hand while dripping his own blood onto it from the gash on the palm of his other hand, seemingly trying to undo the seal.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he was wondering if he should take the crystal ball from Shi Zhanfeng.

He could sense that the aura of the heart sealed inside the crystal ball was extremely formidable, indicating to him that i twas a treasure on par with the Weeping Blood Array, and on top of that, it definitely had some type of important connection to the body of the Devilish Lord.

Han Li didn't really care if Sha Xin successfully resurrected the Devilish Lord, but he suspected that this Devilish Lord perhaps had something to do with Daoist Xie, and it would be quite a pity for a treasure of this caliber to be taken by Shi Zhanfeng.

However, if he were to swoop in now, he would definitely be regarded as an opportunist, and it was very likely that he would incur the wrath of both E Kuai and Sha Xin, thereby putting him in grave peril.

Right at this moment, he noticed that Shi Chuankong's shoulder had suddenly twitched in an almost imperceptible manner.

He raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, then asked through voice transmission, "Are you alright, Brother Shi?"

Shi Chuankong's shoulder twitched once again, this time more clearly than before, and even Mistress Liu Hua's attention was drawn to him, but he didn't do or say anything and simply looked away again.

After waiting for a moment, Shi Chuankong's voice rang out in Han Li's mind.

"I'm fine, Brother Shi. Would you be able to do me a favor?"

"Hold on just a little longer. I'm going to wait for their battle to become a little more intense before I come in to save you," Han Li replied through voice transmission.

"No, there's no need to save me for now. Your top priority must be to take that heart from Shi Zhanfeng. You cannot allow him to devour it no matter what. Otherwise, the consequences will be catastrophic," Shi Zhanfeng communicated in an urgent manner.

However, E Kuai paid no heed to Han Li and Shi Zhanfeng at all, and he took advantage of Sha Xin's lapse in concentration to rush past her with extraordinary speed.

An alarmed look appeared on Sha Xin's face as she tried to stop him, but it was already too late, and E Kuai appeared beside the holy remains in a flash before grabbing down at it with a frenetic look in his eyes.

Right at this moment, a bone spear shot forth through the air, producing a sharp screeching sound as it struck E Kuai on the wrist. Once again, Kun Yu had temporarily foiled E Kuai's plans.

E Kuai was furious at Kun Yu's repeated interventions, and he gave the spear a vicious backhand swat.

The tip of the spear was instantly snapped, and it flew back at Kun Yu at an incredible speed, piercing through his chest and sending him flying before he had a chance to react.

After knocking Kun Yu away, E Kuai reached out for the holy remains once again.

Right at this moment, a radiant pillar of golden light descended out of the heavens, hurtling directly toward his head.

E Kuai harrumphed coldly as he threw a punch at the oncoming pillar of golden light while continuing to reach down with his other hand.

The pillar of golden light struck E Kuai's fist with a resounding boom, and ripples of golden light erupted in all directions.

E Kuai's entire body stiffened as his feet sank half a foot into the ground, and a surprised look appeared on his face.

Before he had a chance to steady himself, a golden tail that was around forty to fifty feet in length and as thick as a millstone swept out of the golden light before striking him on the body to send him flying.

The golden light in the air then faded away to reveal a golden dragon puppet that was roughly two hundred to three hundred feet in length.

The dragon's entire body looked as if it were crafted from gold, and it had a pair of coral-like horns on its head. The layer of golden scales over its body, its long and powerful tail, and its thick and menacing claws were all clear indications of its immense power.

At the same time, three more puppets appeared beside the holy remains, namely a golden tiger, a golden turtle, and a golden bird.

These auras of these three puppets weren't inferior to that of the golden dragon puppet in the slightest, and Sha Xin descended onto the back of the golden bird puppet, following which a series of translucent threads shot out of his fingertips before vanishing into the bodies of all four puppets.

Even though the hole in her chest had been sealed, she was still looking extremely pale, and blood was trickling down from the corner of her lips.

As for E Kuai, he had been caught off guard and sent flying over a thousand feet, but he was quickly able to stabilize himself, and he appeared to be completely unharmed.

The four puppets immediately positioned themselves between E Kuai and the holy remains at Sha Xin's behest.

"The Astral Four Symbol Puppets really are quite formidable. If you weren't injured, perhaps they would truly pose a threat to me, but given your current state, how much of their power will you actually be able to wield?" E Kuai sneered, then swooped down at the holy remains once again.