These puppets certainly cannot compare to a true semi-saint, but in any case, they can still be considered a "saint" level expert.
Anything even remotely related to this word can be considered a synonym for power.
If one is not careful, these five puppets will serve as a cautionary tale.
He took a step forward, entering the puppets' three-zhang range. As if activating some kind of mechanism, the five puppet figures, which were as still as statues, stared straight at him with empty eyes.
With seemingly stiff but actually extremely strange steps, they appeared in front of Xiao Ning in a flash. Without saying a word, their terrifying palm force shattered the space and struck Xiao Ning with lightning speed.
These five puppets unleashed deadly attacks with swift and decisive action, without a word.
"Good timing!"
Xiao Ning let out a long roar and raised his hand to meet the attack head-on.
"Bang bang bang!"
A powerful burst of energy exploded outwards, like a gale-force wind, shattering even space itself and tearing it apart.
In an instant, terrifying energy spread across this vast plain, and a fierce wind, sharp as a blade, raged forth.
As soon as they clashed, Xiao Ning remained motionless, while the five puppets were all sent flying backward. He moved his feet and gave chase.
A golden light emanated from his fist, which slammed down directly onto the head of a puppet that was flying backward. With a "thud," the fist, containing terrifying power, slammed into the puppet's head.
The powerful force smashed the puppet's head into its chest, but no blood flowed out. Clearly, these puppets had been exposed to the elements for countless years, and their bodies had long since dried out.
Struck by this fatal blow, the puppet swayed twice, fell down, and never stood up again.
"As expected, their weakness lies in their brains!"
Seeing this, Xiao Ning chuckled and followed the procedure, raising his fist and punching the remaining four puppets on the head.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
One after another, a series of rustling sounds rang out, and in the blink of an eye, the remaining four puppets were smashed to death by Xiao Ning.
With a flick of his finger, a wisp of magical power transformed into real fire, landing on the five puppets. With a "whoosh," the raging flames reduced them to ashes.
Having overcome this obstacle, Xiao Ning looked at the giant tree before him with his hands behind his back. On the trunk, hundreds of feet above the ground, rings of light emanated, radiating an astonishing vitality.
However, Xiao Ning saw a trace of deathly stillness in this boundless vitality, which seemed extremely eerie.
"How strange! How very strange!"
Xiao Ning stared intently at the giant tree, his mind racing.
The Bodhi tree is a symbol of enlightenment and wisdom.
Legend has it that the Bodhi tree has three treasures: the Bodhi mind, the Bodhi seed, and enlightenment.
However, the giant tree in the world of Doupo is so strange and extraordinary.
Originally, Xiao Ning already possessed the "Huang Ting Jing," which could enhance wisdom and enlightenment simply by being on hand. So why would he look down on the so-called enlightenment effects of the Bodhi Tree?
However, considering that in the original work, this ancient Bodhi tree can enable people to reincarnate a hundred times and help them understand the mortal world.
Moreover, since we're already here, there's no reason not to go in when we see a door.
As Xiao Ning walked towards the Bodhi Tree, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the tree trunk, which was hundreds of feet tall, transforming into a pillar of light that enveloped him.
"call out!"
Xiao Ning did not exert any effort to resist, allowing the pillar of light to do its work.
Then, the beam of light suddenly contracted, and the spot was now empty.
Xiao Ning felt as if he had arrived in a strange place, where an endless tide of beasts surged forward. He killed a large number of them with a wave of his hand, and in a short while, the entire tide of beasts died at his hands.
However, the beast tides were endless, and they were killed one wave after another.
Until they were blinded by rage.
"Wait, this is an illusion!"
Xiao Ning muttered something to himself, and his mind instantly cleared.
Then, the world distorted violently, and finally, like a shattered mirror, it exploded with a bang.
Xiao Ning was suddenly struck by a bright light and realized that he was in a space filled with emerald green.
In this space, there is an ancient tree that is about ten feet tall, standing here as if it has been there forever.
This tree, entirely emerald green, as if cast from the finest jade, exudes an astonishing vitality.
It is exactly the same as the enormous Bodhi tree outside, which is nearly a thousand feet tall, only shrunk by countless times!
Under Xiao Ning's gaze, the ancient Bodhi tree, entirely verdant, suddenly trembled slightly, and a ball of light appeared.
Within the ball of light stood a towering ancient Bodhi tree, thousands of feet tall.
Before the ancient tree, a figure dressed in black stood in mid-air, exuding a powerful aura like that of a supreme being.
Under this aura, even the colossal Bodhi tree, towering ten thousand feet tall, appeared rather small.
Suddenly, the figure launched an attack on the Bodhi tree. Faced with the attack, the Bodhi tree naturally did not sit idly by and waited to be destroyed, but instead released a surge of terrifying energy.
In this terrifying clash, even the heavens and earth collapsed.