However, even the strongest Heaven Puppet only had strength comparable to a Martial Cultivator at the peak of the Quintessential Saint Stage! Faced with powerhouses at the Saint Celestial Stage and above, Heaven Puppets were nothing at all! For this reason, Devil Cultivators who excelled in controlling puppets would not use puppets when confronting Saint Celestial powerhouses since the puppets would only be a hindrance!
In fact, Li An had noticed earlier that the humanoid stone figure who was emitting an oppressive and pure Devil Qi was so strong that it was not inferior to him at all. However, when he discovered the humanoid stone figure was not sentient, he sighed in relief! However, when he saw Duan Ru Feng had disappeared, he instantly deduced that Duan Ru Feng had merged with the humanoid stone figure since the stone figure seemed to be sentient now.