"How could it be a wooden man?"

Xiao Mu and the two others were shocked, unable to believe what they saw.

This terrifying creature in golden armor that nearly wiped them out, was just a wooden man?

"Perhaps this wooden man contains special powers," Elder Zun mused as he walked up and bent down to pick up the wooden man.

"Really has special powers?" Huang Yuan asked, staring at Elder Zun in disbelief.

Xiao Mu was also curious, wanting to know what kind of special powers the wooden man contained.

After inspecting the wooden man, Elder Zun shook his head in disappointment, "No special powers, it's just an ordinary wooden man made of common pear wood."

"How is that possible?"

Xiao Mu and Huang Yuan found it incredible.

How could a wooden man made of ordinary peach wood possess such formidable strength, nearly killing all three of them?

"You can see for yourselves." Elder Zun handed the wooden man to Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan examined it in his hands for a while before passing it to Xiao Mu.

The expressions on Xiao Mu and Huang Yuan's faces changed; it truly was an ordinary wooden man, and in fact, nothing more ordinary, carrying no powers on its own.

"A regular wooden man, why would it be so powerful?" Huang Yuan still found it hard to believe.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but say, "Perhaps someone used a certain special technique on this wooden man, granting it astonishing combat ability."

"Who?" Huang Yuan asked immediately.

Xiao Mu shook his head; how would he know who? He was merely speculating.

This time Huang Yuan did not ridicule him; Xiao Mu's speculation did make some sense.

It wasn't possible for an ordinary wooden man to mysteriously possess a strength that exceeded the combined might of the three of them and nearly led to their demise. A powerful being must be behind it.

All three grew solemn.

If there really was a powerful existence behind the wooden man, how strong could it be?

It was beyond all three of their imaginations.

"Let's search the corpses of these divine beings, see if we can find anything."

Elder Zun suddenly spoke up again.

Xiao Mu and Huang Yuan had no objections, and the three of them immediately set to work, searching the bodies of the fallen divine beings.

These divine beings had all died in fierce battles, each in a different state, with most of their resources consumed, and their personal treasures destroyed, but some objects remained.

They carefully searched from one corpse to the next, ultimately finding about a dozen objects from these bodies.

Among these dozen items, most were destroyed treasures that had lost their functions.

Only a few useful things remained: a pair of magical boots from a Stove God, a short halberd with extraordinary power from a certain Judge, and a leaf-shaped silver talisman scavenged from the body of a City God.

"It must be this item." Elder Zun's face lit up with joy upon seeing the leaf-shaped silver talisman.

Without a doubt, this silver talisman was what they had set out to find on this trip, capable of covering up the Tribulation Cloud and Concealing Heaven's Secrets.

Huang Yuan nodded, his delight irrepressible, "It seems to be much more powerful than the last talisman we had; hopefully, it will last longer."

"Xiao Mu, come here."

Elder Zun looked toward Xiao Mu and motioned for him to come closer.

Huang Yuan had already moved closer to Elder Zun the moment he got the silver talisman, standing beside him.

"Coming!"

Guessing why Elder Zun called him over, Xiao Mu replied and moved closer.

Elder Zun held the silver talisman and, as Xiao Mu approached, said gravely, "I am about to use this silver talisman. No matter what happens, do not panic or dodge."

"After the talisman is used, starlight-like Energy Points will enter our bodies. Do not resist; let them enter on their own."

Huang Yuan was already aware of what would happen after using the talisman; Elder Zun's words were specifically meant for Xiao Mu.

"Thanks for the warning!"

Xiao Mu nodded gratefully to Elder Zun.

Without saying more, Elder Zun infused a stream of power into the silver talisman.

The silver talisman immediately caught fire, emitting a silver-white flame.

The flame quickly turned into star-like spots of light, which, after scattering in the air for a moment, rushed into the bodies of Xiao Mu and the others.

Elder Zun and Huang Yuan stood peacefully, letting the silver light spots enter their bodies.

Xiao Mu did the same, feeling a cool sensation as the silver light spots passed through the pores of his skin and entered his body.

And as the silver light spots entered, the persistent sense of crisis that had been looming over Xiao Mu suddenly vanished.

The constant threat of death he had felt also disappeared without a trace.

The silver talisman did not burn for long; after a few seconds, the flame extinguished automatically as the talisman was spent.

"Hush!"

Elder Zun and Huang Yuan both took a deep breath, their faces revealing joy.

They exchanged glances and said simultaneously, "Three months."

"Yes, three months."

Xiao Mu also had a clear sensation that the power of the silver talisman had bought him three months of time.

For the next three months, with the Tribulation Cloud covered and Heaven's Secrets concealed, he no longer had to worry about suddenly meeting his death.

"To gain three months in one go is far beyond my expectations; the power of this silver talisman is much greater than the last one we had," said Elder Zun with a look of mixed emotion, both thankful and relieved.

"Yes, I never thought we could get three months of breathing space. Even if there are no further gains, this mission is already worth it," Huang Yuan said with delight showing on his face.

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