Just as Li Fan was feeling puzzled, he suddenly sensed something and his expression changed as he looked around.
In the deep sea, tiny specks of blue light were converging from all directions.
Heading towards the Tian Yang cave.
Li Fan reached out and intercepted one of the blue light points, examining it in his hand.
"Pure water elemental spiritual energy..."
In an instant, Li Fan realized what was happening.
He made the most accurate decision.
He activated the "Stalking Shadow Technique" technique in an instant. His figure became like a phantom, rushing into the volcano.
The others were still astonished by the increasing number of blue light points.
"A Water Spirit Body! Zhang Haobo is actually a Water Spirit Body!"
Someone finally reacted and exclaimed.
"I understand now. A Water Spirit Body is naturally attuned to elemental spiritual energy. As long as he's within this vast sea, he doesn't need to worry about running out of spiritual energy. Even if he consumes it quickly, the abundant water elemental spiritual energy in the surroundings can replenish it rapidly!"
"Does that mean..."
"Darn, someone beat us to it!"
"Friends, hurry!"
The knowledgeable Qi Condensation cultivators, like Li Fan, rushed into the volcano to seek opportunities.
But Li Fan, who had moved ahead of them, had already crossed the magma inside the volcano and reached the Tian Yang cave.
Passing through the battling puppets and Zhang Haobo, Li Fan scanned the area with his divine sense, trying to find any traces of He Zhenghao's remains.
However...
This place had witnessed several intense battles and was now in ruins.
The full power of the seventeen Nascent Soul puppets was truly terrifying.
The solid floor of the cave had been eroded as if it had been cut by a strange force. There were no complete bodies to be found, not to mention any storage rings.
Only some fragments of the ground remained.
Li Fan's heart skipped a beat as he saw the approaching cultivators. He couldn't afford to be too picky, so he decided to collect all these fragments in a hurry.
Then he charged deeper into the cave, attempting to find anything valuable.
Just at that moment, he suddenly heard a voice in the cave, a voice that sounded ancient and mechanical.
"Tian..."
Li Fan's figure hesitated as a sense of unease washed over him.
He looked towards the source of the voice and saw one of the puppets. These dark-red mechanical puppets, which had been suppressed by Zhang Haobo's "Dragon's Roar" all this time, seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation.
Anger had built up within them.
Like a dormant volcano erupting all of a sudden.
Cracks began to appear on the puppets' bodies, revealing a slightly eerie blackness within.
"Yang..."
Seeing this, Zhang Haobo intensified the attack of his Divine Sea Swords.
From the looks of it, he still had reserves of strength even after the intense battle from before.
The puppets were still at a disadvantage, but Li Fan's unease grew stronger.
So, he decided to turn back against the flow of people.
"Soul..."
More and more cracks formed on the puppets, like shattered porcelain, breaking into countless tiny fragments.
The multitude of water swords in the air suddenly halted.
Zhang Haobo gazed in astonishment at the scene unfolding before him, completely dumbfounded.
"How is this possible?"
Not only Zhang Haobo, but all the cultivators present were shocked by this sight.
Their eyes darted back and forth between Zhang Haobo and the scattered fragments, filled with disbelief.
Was this puppet's toughness merely for show?
Or had Zhang Haobo hidden his true cultivation level, appearing to be a Qi Condensation cultivator on the surface but actually being a powerful expert who concealed his true strength?
Li Fan was equally stunned by this unexpected turn of events, coming to a halt in his tracks.
He stared at the scattered puppets, his thoughts racing.
Then, in the midst of the silence, all the fragments started to vibrate.
"Not..."