After successfully defeating the mysterious guardian, Ye Chen and others were able to step into this secret room filled with endless treasures. The brilliant light shone from the jewels all around, dazzling the eyes. Ye Chen endured the exhaustion of his body and his gaze shifted among the numerous treasures. Just then, an object emitting a mysterious dim light caught his attention. This object was shaped like a jade pendant, but the light flowing on it contained a profound and ancient aura. Ye Chen reached out and picked it up. Instantly, a powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy transmitted from the jade pendant into his body. "What on earth is this?" Ye Chen was full of doubts in his heart. Just as he was about to study it further, a violent vibration suddenly occurred in the secret room. "Not good. I'm afraid there's a change!" Ye Chen's heart tightened. Everyone also had nervous expressions and vigilantly observed the surroundings. At this time, mysterious runes appeared on the walls one after another, the light flashed, and then a group of puppets slowly emerged from the runes. These puppets were different from those seen before. The armors on them emitted a cold light, and the weapons in their hands gave off a terrifying aura. Ye Chen took a deep breath, clenched the long sword in his hand, and shouted, "Everyone, be careful!" The puppets said nothing and directly charged towards everyone. Ye Chen's figure flashed and met the puppet charging at the front. He waved the long sword in his hand, and a sharp sword qi slashed towards the puppet. The puppet raised the shield in its hand and blocked this strike. With a loud "bang", the sword qi collided with the shield, splashing sparks. Ye Chen only felt a numbness in his arm and was secretly startled in his heart: "The strength of these puppets is actually so powerful!" But he didn't retreat. Instead, he executed more exquisite swordsmanship and engaged in a fierce battle with the puppets. While Ye Chen was fighting with the puppets, the others were also in a difficult battle. One companion was hit by a puppet, spat out blood, and fell to the ground. "Hold on!" Ye Chen shouted loudly. His eyes were filled with determination, and his swordsmanship became even more sharp. Although the attacks of the puppets were powerful, Ye Chen gradually gained the upper hand with his agile movement and superb swordsmanship. Just when he was about to deliver a fatal strike to the puppet in front of him, he suddenly felt a powerful pressure袭来 from behind. Ye Chen didn't have time to turn back and could only dodge sideways by intuition. Only a black light streaked past his previous position. If it had hit him, the consequences would have been unimaginable. "There's actually a hidden attack!" Ye Chen's heart trembled. He looked around and found that in the corner of the secret room, there was a black shadow manipulating these puppets. "It's you who's causing trouble!" Ye Chen shouted angrily and rushed towards the black shadow. Seeing this, the black shadow waved its hands, and more puppets rushed towards Ye Chen. Ye Chen gritted his teeth, and the long sword in his hand kept waving. The sword qi crisscrossed, repelling the puppets one by one. Finally, he broke through the obstruction of the puppets and arrived in front of the black shadow. The black shadow sneered and suddenly released a powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy, attacking Ye Chen. Ye Chen felt this powerful pressure. The spiritual energy within him ran frantically and he executed the strongest defensive spiritual skill. With a loud "boom", the shock wave produced by the collision of spiritual energy made the entire secret room tremble. Ye Chen was shaken back several steps, but he quickly steadied his figure and rushed towards the black shadow again. During the fierce confrontation, Ye Chen discovered the flaw of the black shadow and stabbed out with his sword. The black shadow was unable to dodge in time and was stabbed in the shoulder by Ye Chen. "Ah!" The black shadow screamed and turned to run away. How could Ye Chen let him escape easily? His figure flashed and chased after him. After a fierce chase and battle, Ye Chen finally subdued the black shadow. At this time, the puppets in the secret room also stopped attacking. Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief and turned back to the others. "Is everyone okay?" Ye Chen asked. Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they were fine. Ye Chen looked at the mysterious jade pendant in his hand and wondered whether this series of changes were related to it. However, before he could figure it out, a strange fluctuation came from the secret room again...