The eight spider legs were as fast as lightning, but the white figure was even faster. With a stretch and flick of both hands, all eight spider legs somehow fell into their grasp, and then they were forcefully broken.

"Crack!" With a sound, all eight spider legs were directly broken.

The person flipped their hand, and the eight spider legs transformed into eight black shadows that shot back, piercing through Zhuo Ge's chest with lightning speed.

Zhuo Ge was sent flying backward, but while flying, he flipped in mid-air and simultaneously flicked his hand, sending a white rope flying from his sleeve, which pierced into the roof with a "thud."

He pulled the rope with one hand, and his body shot upward, flying out of a large hole in the roof and disappearing outside.

This series of actions was incredibly agile, showing no signs of injury.

"Eh!" The white figure uttered a soft exclamation but didn't chase after him. Instead, their figure moved, and they shot down below.

The bloody aura below was now dissipating and weakening. Hei Da's face was filled with fear as he urged the Silver Leopard Puppet, which had just stabilized itself, to flee towards the large hole in the distant wall.

But at that moment, a figure flashed above the Silver Leopard's head, and the white figure appeared out of thin air, as ghostly as ever.

"Fellow Daoist Hei Da, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

After saying this, the white light on the figure's body flickered, and a majestic force surrounded them, causing the nearby void to ripple like the surface of water.

The Silver Leopard Puppet's head made a "crack" sound, and a large area of cracks instantly appeared.

Hei Da moved, about to jump off the Silver Leopard Puppet to escape, but after a moment's thought, he realized that his speed was far inferior to this person's, making escape impossible, so he stopped.

"Smart. If you had dared to escape just now, your fate would have been the same as this puppet's." The white figure raised their foot and pointed.

A sharp, massive force erupted from beneath their foot, piercing into the Silver Leopard Puppet's head.

With a muffled "boom," the head of the Silver Leopard Puppet was pierced through by this force, creating a large hole, and its massive body collapsed with a crash.

Hei Da's body trembled, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. He stood there obediently, not daring to move rashly.

With a loud "bang," a large hole was blasted out of a wall in the distance, and two figures flew out, Wu Yun and Hei Er.

When the two saw the situation at the blood array, they were greatly shocked and immediately abandoned Zhu Ziyuan and Zhu Ziqing, turning to flee.

The white figure glanced in that direction but didn't pursue them.

Zhu Ziqing, with a look of fear on her face, was about to turn and flee as well, but Zhu Ziyuan grabbed her. After exchanging a few words telepathically, they walked over.

"Fellow Daoist Li, thank you for saving us today." Zhu Ziyuan was covered in wounds, but he still stood straight and bowed his hand towards the white figure.

Zhu Ziqing also bowed and thanked him.

The white light on the white figure quickly dissipated, revealing Han Li's figure.

"Those people from Puppet City left on their own. You two don't need to thank me for anything," Han Li said indifferently, glancing at the two.

He didn't feel any animosity towards the Zhu Ziyuan siblings, but since he was now mortal enemies with E Kuai, he naturally didn't want to have any contact with them.

"Regardless, our lives were saved by Fellow Daoist Li today. I, Zhu Ziyuan, owe you a favor, which I will surely repay in the future. Farewell," Zhu Ziyuan said and turned to walk towards the large hole in the other wall.

Zhu Ziqing looked at Han Li, her lips moving slightly as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't. She turned and followed Zhu Ziyuan.

The two quickly leaped out of the hole in the wall and disappeared.

"Fellow Daoist Li, why did you ask me to stay? What do you want?" Hei Da waited for Zhu Ziyuan to leave, looked at Han Li's face, and asked cautiously, feeling uneasy.

"You don't need to be afraid. I asked you to stay just to ask a few questions. As long as your answers satisfy me, I won't take your life. Come with me," Han Li didn't answer Hei Da's question but turned and walked away.

Hearing this, Hei Da felt relieved and immediately followed.

The two quickly arrived next to the Golden-Winged Owl Puppet. Han Li looked at the puppet in front of him, examining it from top to bottom, and his eyes gradually brightened.

"The Puppet City's method of controlling puppets, if I'm not mistaken, is to condense spiritual power into a form to control the puppets, correct?" Han Li turned to look at Hei Da and asked.

"That's right, that's exactly how it is," Hei Da replied hesitantly.

"Condensing spiritual power into a form requires very powerful spiritual power. Everyone in your Puppet City controls puppets, so you must have cultivated a powerful secret technique to enhance spiritual power? What is this technique called?" Han Li asked again.

"The City Lord of Sha Xin taught us a secret technique called 'Puppet Heart'," Hei Da honestly replied.

"Tell me this secret technique," Han Li raised an eyebrow and said coldly.

He had already broken ties with Puppet City, and because of that black-skirted woman, there might be a great battle in the future.

He already had a general understanding of Puppet City's methods, but he still needed to understand them thoroughly.

Hearing this, Hei Da's face changed, and a look of hesitation appeared.

"What, is this difficult for you?" Han Li's eyes narrowed, and his face was covered with a layer of frost.

"No, the secret technique is here. Please take a look, Fellow Daoist Li." Hei Da saw Han Li's face, and his heart skipped a beat. Knowing that if he didn't obey, he would die immediately, he quickly let go of his worries and took out a jade slip and handed it over.

Han Li's expression softened slightly. He took the jade slip and submerged his spiritual sense into it.

Inside was a secret technique for tempering the soul, divided into five levels, which was exceptionally exquisite and not inferior to the Refining Spirit Technique.

In addition to the "Puppet Heart," the jade slip also contained a secret technique for transforming spiritual sense and controlling puppets, which was extremely mysterious.

Han Li was already very interested in the Dao of Puppets, so he immediately began to study it carefully.

After a moment, he put away the jade slip and raised both hands.

With a soft "chi chi" sound, strands of thick crystal silk shot out from his fingertips and entered the Golden-Winged Owl's body.

The Golden-Winged Owl's surface glowed with golden light and immediately rose into the air, hovering in mid-air.

Hei Da was shocked to see this scene.

The art of controlling puppets was extremely profound. Even with sufficient spiritual power, it would take at least a hundred years of hard work to master this technique. Yet, this person in front of him had mastered it in an instant!

Han Li moved and leaped onto the back of the Golden-Winged Owl. With a slight movement of his fingers, the Golden-Winged Owl immediately shot out and circled in the hall.

However, his control was still rough, and the Golden-Winged Owl flew up and down erratically, far inferior to Zhuo Ge and even further from the exquisite control of Sha Xin.

Han Li didn't stay in the air for too long. He quickly stopped the Golden-Winged Owl and leaped down.

The art of controlling puppets was quite profound. He had only barely mastered it because of his enormous spiritual power. Moreover, he didn't intend to control puppets for battle but only to familiarize himself with the Dao to facilitate future battles with people from Puppet City.

"I saw earlier that the puppets of your Puppet City can be shrunk into balls. What method did you use?" Han Li asked Hei Da again.

"That's a secret technique invented by City Lord Sha Xin that combines the art of puppets with spatial secret techniques. The specific method of application is like this." Hei Da had already told Han Li the "Puppet Heart" and the secret technique of controlling puppets, so he didn't care about saying anything else and immediately told Han Li the secret technique of collecting puppets.

This technique was quite complex, but Han Li had already mastered the art of controlling puppets. With a little practice, he quickly mastered this technique as well.

He made hand seals, and several crystal lights entered the Golden-Winged Owl Puppet's body.

The surface of the Golden-Winged Owl Puppet flickered with golden light, and the massive puppet quickly shrunk, transforming into a golden sphere in a few breaths, which landed in his hand.

Han Li was satisfied and nodded.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li has any other questions? I will definitely answer them to the best of my knowledge," Hei Da said flatteringly, secretly relieved.

"What is the purpose of your Puppet City entering the Great Ruins this time?" Han Li put away the golden sphere and asked.

"According to City Lord Sha Xin, our Puppet City has two purposes: one is to kill E Kuai, and the other is to seize the Sacred Corpse. As for whether there are any other purposes, I don't know," Hei Da said after thinking for a moment.

"There is one last question. As long as you answer it clearly, you can leave." Han Li's eyes narrowed, and he was silent for a moment. Then, with a solemn expression, he spoke again.

"Please speak, Fellow Daoist Li," Hei Da said quickly, feeling nervous.

"That black-skirted woman who follows City Lord Sha Xin, I heard you call her Xiao Zi. What do you know about this person? When did this person come to Puppet City?" Han Li said slowly.

"I have a low status in Puppet City. Miss Xiao Zi has always been by City Lord Sha Xin's side, and she is somewhat aloof and never interacts with outsiders, so I don't know much about her. I only know that she has an extremely good talent in the art of controlling puppets, and the City Lord values her highly. As for when she came to Puppet City, I have been in closed-door cultivation for hundreds of years, and I only came out recently. At that time, Xiao Zi had already appeared. It is said that she came to Puppet City more than a hundred years ago," Hei Da said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing this, Han Li stood silently. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "Alright, you can leave."

Hei Da was overjoyed. He bowed to Han Li and left quickly, ignoring the Silver Leopard Puppet whose head had been destroyed.

Han Li stood in place for a moment, took a breath, and his expression returned to normal. He first collected Zhuo Ge's White Wolf Puppet and then walked to the side of the blood pool.

The Blood Weeping Array had exploded, and the five statues next to the blood pool had all shattered and collapsed, but the blood pool itself was not damaged much.

He looked towards the bottom of the blood pool, and his expression froze slightly.

The blood-colored light door at the bottom of the pool had disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know when it had vanished.

A figure was lying motionless at the bottom of the pool, Fu Jian.

Han Li's eyes flashed, and he jumped down, arriving next to Fu Jian and probing with his spiritual sense.

Almost every part of Fu Jian's body was damaged. Whether it was his muscles or his internal organs, they were all on the verge of collapse, as if they were about to completely fall apart. The E Yuan Nascent Soul in his dantian was also on the verge of collapse.

Although some aura remained on his body, it was rapidly dissipating, and it would probably disappear completely before long.

Han Li didn't have much affection for Fu Jian. The two had had quite a few conflicts before, but seeing him in this state now, he felt quite a bit of pity.

However, he naturally wouldn't take action to heal him. Moreover, he didn't have such heaven-defying means. He quickly shifted his gaze and looked towards the place where the blood-colored light door had been.

However, it was now empty, and not a trace remained, as if there had never been such a light door.