Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"Hmm!" Chu Qin nodded, showing his approval, "Now, the Black Emperor is half dead and can no longer speak, but I have a feeling that there's an entrance connecting to the Inner Universe here. Moreover, the Black Emperor may not be the ultimate mastermind who wants to invade the Inner Universe. These stone statues should be able to prove this point. If they were merely for burial purposes, there would be no need for so many stone statues!"

"Right, even if there was a way to remove the stones from atop the Ancestor Demon Mountain Range, it would surely be a laborious task. It requires tremendous power to create so many stone statues, so there must be another purpose for them!" Ya Yue agreed.

"Based on what you're saying, could it be that these stone statues are actually a controllable Puppet army!" Jiu Yin said, slightly shocked.

"Chu Qin, behind you!" Right at that moment, Zhu Yan shouted urgently.

The women turned toward the sound and saw the Six-Eared Demon Ape, which had been sitting on the throne, suddenly come to life, wielding a Kokutō and cleaving at Chu Qin!

However, as soon as the Kokutō touched Chu Qin, it was repelled by the holy light that shone from his body!

Immediately after, Chu Qin quickly drew the Primordial True Sword, and with a swift swing, he beheaded the Six-Eared Demon Ape!

In an instant, the head of the Six-Eared Demon Ape was cleaved off by Chu Qin.

"This, this actually came to life, what's happening!" Jiu Yin exclaimed in surprise.

"Not only is it alive, but it's also not dead yet," Chu Qin said, his gaze slightly focused.

As expected, in the next moment, the head of the Six-Eared Demon Ape that was sliced off began to reassemble!

"Intruder, die!" The Six-Eared Demon Ape uttered these unsettling words from its mouth.

No sooner had the words of the Six-Eared Demon Ape fallen than it disappeared from its spot.

Suddenly, the whole space began to tremble, with a series of rumbling sounds echoing through the air.

What happened next was unexpected to everyone; the stone statues surrounding Chu Qin and his companions began to move one by one.

Their pupil areas glowed with a blood-red light as they all charged towards Chu Qin and the others!

The tens of thousands of stone statues that took to the sky and surged towards Chu Qin and his companions created a terrifying pressure that made the whole space tremble.

"Hell Compass!" Chu Qin immediately made a decisive move, sacrificing the Hell Compass to form a blood-colored protective shield around him and the women.

However, this Saint Lord artifact seemed to have little effect. Under the hammering of the stone statues, cracks erupted, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

"We're finished, who was the jinx just now? These stone statues actually revived!" Xiaowu said, somewhat despairingly. She had just tried to hack at the stone statues with the Xuanyuan Sword to no avail, and now, all the stone statues had come back to life.

"It seems this is indeed an army!" Jiu Yin's gaze hardened as she looked at Chu Qin, "Chu Qin, what do we do now?"

"The Hell Compass won't last long," Chu Qin said, "No matter, I want to see just how tough these stone statues really are!"

No sooner had Chu Qin's words fallen than accompanied by a crisp sound of shattering, the Hell Compass completely disintegrated.

But at the very moment when the Hell Compass fell apart, a brilliant Buddha light burst forth from within Chu Qin's body.

Buddha light shone everywhere, seemingly capable of suppressing everything.

In an instant, the stone statues were blown away by the pressure of the Buddha light.

But that was all, the material of these stone statues was too special and too sturdy; Chu Qin's Buddha light did not cause them any substantive damage.

However, in the next second, a chilling Longsword flew out from within the Buddha light, and under the piercing of the Primordial True Sword, a stone statue was instantly penetrated.

Not only that, but as the Primordial True Sword continued to fly forward, it impaled hundreds of stone statues on the ground like skewers!

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"Fortunately, these stone statues are not particularly sturdy!" Chu Qin let out a small sigh of relief. These stone statues, although made from the rocks of the Ancestor Demon Mountain Range, were not so exaggerated as to be immovable even by Venerate of Heavens-level powerhouses.

Even, with the strength of the Imperial Honor Third Heaven, coupled with the Primordial True Sword, Chu Qin was also able to penetrate the sturdy armor of the stone statues!

"Alright, it's my turn!" As soon as Jiu Yin's voice fell, the shadow of the Three-headed Zhu Long Emperor emerged behind him, and immediately, it spewed out three bursts of fierce flames, reducing thousands of stone statues to powder under the blaze!

After gaining the four ancient bloodlines, Jiu Yin had almost returned to his peak moment, reaching the pinnacle of Imperial Honor Third Heaven, surpassing Chu Qin who was not using the Supreme Law.

Next, Qing Yu and Ya Yue also took action one after another, using Divine Power to dispose of some of the stone statues.

But for Azure Dragon and the others, it was not as effective; although the power of the Saint Lord and Divine Venerable Realm could inflict some damage on the stone statues, they could not immediately kill them!

Moreover, there were too many stone statues, putting Chu Qin and his company in a greatly passive situation!

"Chu Qin, these stone statues are very strong, and there are too many of them. If we keep entangled in this fight, we will all fall here!" Jiu Yin said while slaying stone statues.

"These stone statues are not only sturdy but also possess not weak strength. At least in the Divine Venerable Realm, controlling so many stone statues certainly requires a great source of energy. We must find the energy source!" Chu Qin said.

"Is it the Six-Eared Demon Ape we encountered just now?" Ya Yue asked.

"Not very likely." Chu Qin said, "That Six-Eared Demon Ape is quite weak, certainly not enough to manipulate such a great force. Let's push forward to the inside!"

"Okay!" Ya Yue and Jiu Yin both nodded in agreement.

Following that, Chu Qin released the Demon Emperor Ripper, and under the assault of the four top powerhouses—Chu Qin, Demon Emperor Ripper, Ya Yue, and Jiu Yin—they quickly made a bloody path through the stone statues and flew towards the deeper parts of the tomb!

Finally, after slaying countless stone statues, another statue appeared in sight of Chu Qin and his companions!

This statue was a magnificent ten thousand meters high! Like the Six-Eared Demon Ape, the sculpted figure was a demi-human dressed in the same way, but it had the head of a dragon!

"It's the statue of our ancestral Demon Xie!" Ya Yue exclaimed with joy.

"Charge!" Chu Qin didn't hesitate, released his Divine Power to the maximum, and directly created a path to the statue, leading the women to the base of the statue.

And just as they arrived at the foot of the Demon Xie statue, the attacking stone statues stopped one by one, seemingly not daring to offend the Demon Ancestor Statue!

"These stone statues, seeing the Demon Ancestor Statue, stopped. It seems, indeed, the stone statues are related to the ancestor!" Ya Yue said in slight surprise.

"Do you see someone there?" Dongfang Qinxin pointed at the foot of the Demon Ancestor Statue, where, indeed, the silhouette of a woman was looking up inquisitively.

Chu Qin approached the woman cautiously.

The woman immediately became alert and turned around, "Who goes there!"

Then, Chu Qin and the others saw the woman's true face: a supremely beautiful woman dressed in a green robe. Her fiery red hair and pupils shone like rubies, making her incredibly beautiful.

And the woman was wearing an eye-catching fiery red armor that accentuated her perfect figure.

"Who are you?" Chu Qin asked, visibly surprised.

"Master!" Xi E immediately called out!

"Master?" Hearing this, all the women were shocked.

"Xiao'e!" The lady also saw Xi E, expressing some surprise.

Indeed, this woman was none other than Empress Chu Yun, whom Chu Qin and his companions had met in the Life Forbidden Zone, the master of Xi E, who had been searching for the Tree of Life and her own origins!