As Zhou Lingkun's fingertip blood was about to be smeared onto Mo Ziyan's head, Ye Kunlun arrived.
"Scram!"
Ye Kunlun roared, his terrifying power directly blasting Zhou Lingkun away!
Under the impact of Ye Kunlun's immense strength, Zhou Lingkun felt as if his bones were about to fall apart.
He glared at Ye Kunlun with immense fury and roared, "Ye Kunlun, this is between her and me. Stay out of it!"
Ye Kunlun glanced at Mo Ziyan, who was still in a daze, and then coldly looked at Zhou Lingkun roaring at him.
"Something between you? Ridiculous!"
Ye Kunlun took a step forward, staring at Zhou Lingkun, his voice filled with killing intent. "Sakura God has some connection with the Three Gods Society of the East. Does that mean you also have an inextricable link to the Three Gods Society?"
Upon hearing Ye Kunlun mention the Three Gods Society, Zhou Lingkun suppressed his rage and retorted, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
He knew he was no match for Ye Kunlun, and confronting Ye Kunlun now would bring him no benefit.
"Who am I?"
Mo Ziyan's consciousness returned, and she murmured to herself.
Saying this, she fled out of the Zhou family compound.
"I'm here, don't worry!"
Xiao Yu informed Ye Kunlun and followed.
Seeing Mo Ziyan leave, Zhou Lingkun felt a surge of anxiety.
It had been difficult for them to find Sakura God. If she were allowed to leave just like that, it would be a tremendous loss for them and for the East.
"Ye Kunlun!"
Zhou Lingkun roared in anger, "If you hand her over to me, the Zhou family will satisfy any condition you have!"
"Heh."
With a raise of his hand, Ye Kunlun sent Zhou Lingkun flying again and said coldly, "Your Zhou family means nothing to me!"
"Ye Kunlun, you are too arrogant!"
Zhou Lingkun, enraged, shouted, "Our Zhou family is protected by a Sage. Are you going to fall out with me?"
Ye Kunlun narrowed his eyes, his tone laced with mockery. "A Sage? You consider that fellow from Mount Tai a Sage?"
"You, presumptuous!"
Zhou Lingkun rebuked.
"You are the one being presumptuous!" Ye Kunlun retorted sternly. "Zhou Lingkun, tell me, did you go to Ji City ten years ago? Are you directly related to the fire at the Ye family's residence?"
Ye Kunlun asked directly.
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
Zhou Lingkun flatly denied it. The events of ten years ago were too deeply intertwined, far beyond just the Ye family issue.
He was merely a pawn in the game.
If he dared to reveal even half a word, he believed that before long, he and even the entire Zhou family would be discarded as useless pieces.
"Not talking?"
Ye Kunlun's lips curled into a sinister smile. "Then let me see what this ghastly thing inside you is!"
As he spoke, Ye Kunlun moved in front of Zhou Lingkun and pointed a finger at his forehead.
Roar—
A beast-like roar, deafening, echoed from the small courtyard.
A black mist was pulled from Zhou Lingkun's forehead by Ye Kunlun, the beastly roar emanating from within the mist.
Zhou Lingkun's face turned deathly pale. He hadn't expected Ye Kunlun to see through his body's secret!
"Ye Kunlun, die!"
Zhou Lingkun's face contorted in ferocity, his eyes turning as black as ink, as if burning with dark flames, and he lunged at Ye Kunlun!
Ye Kunlun dodged Zhou Lingkun's attack, his expression becoming more serious.
"So that's how it is!"
Ye Kunlun looked at the disoriented Zhou Lingkun. "So you are not the real Zhou Lingkun, but have usurped his body!"
Ye Kunlun finally understood that Zhou Lingkun harbored something akin to the Sakura God within Mo Ziyan's body.
It was a parasitic entity that waited for an opportunity to awaken and usurp the original host's body!
The Zhou Lingkun before him was long gone, replaced by someone else.
"Humble wretch, how dare you be so disrespectful to this god!"
Zhou Lingkun spoke, his voice emanating a commanding pressure.
"I can kill even the gods and Buddhas of all realms!"
Ye Kunlun sneered, his power clashing against the force emanating from Zhou Lingkun.
The collision of terrifying powers reduced the small courtyard to ruins.
Chen Zai hid in the distance, his eyes filled with a complex expression, his thoughts unfathomable.
Suddenly, he raised the bronze mirror in his hand and shone it towards Ye Kunlun!
Ye Kunlun, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Zhou Lingkun, sensed the power from the mirror. A golden light shot out from his body, directly aiming for the bronze mirror in Chen Zai's hand!
With a crisp clink.
Ye Kunlun's golden needle shattered the mirror's power and struck the mirror itself.
The next moment, the mysterious bronze mirror, with the golden needle at its center, splintered into pieces!
Chen Zai's face changed drastically. This bronze mirror had been given to him by the High Priest and possessed immense power. He never imagined it could be destroyed by Ye Kunlun's mere golden needle.
Before Chen Zai could recover, the golden needle, as if alive, burrowed directly into his chest.
"Ah!"
The piercing pain made Chen Zai cry out.
He immediately attempted to expel the golden needle from his body, but before he could do anything, his life force was completely absorbed by Ye Kunlun's golden needle!
In an instant, Chen Zai was as dead as could be!
Ye Kunlun and Zhou Lingkun had already exchanged several blows.
"I won't waste any more time with you!"
Ye Kunlun retracted his golden needle and shouted, "Sword, come!"
Instantly, a sword of lightning descended from the void. Its terrifying electrical power, seemingly capable of world-ending destruction, caused the dark mist around Zhou Lingkun to tremble.
The next moment, Ye Kunlun swung his sword, slashing towards Zhou Lingkun!
"We will meet again!"
The black mist dissipated, and Zhou Lingkun, spitting a mouthful of blood, reverted to his original appearance.
"You, why didn't you kill me?"
Zhou Lingkun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring at Ye Kunlun with unwilling eyes.
"Killing you would be too easy. Keeping you alive is more interesting, isn't it?"
Ye Kunlun looked at Zhou Lingkun and said coldly, "Your consciousness doesn't belong to that neither-human-nor-ghost thing. It seems you've retained some of your original awareness."
"Don't you want to get rid of him and become the true Zhou Lingkun again?"
Ye Kunlun's voice was filled with subtle persuasion, causing Zhou Lingkun to hesitate.
"It's impossible!"
Zhou Lingkun replied, "I have no control over him. He can control me at any moment."
Ye Kunlun chuckled. "As long as you trust me, I can eliminate him for you and help you become the true Zhou Lingkun."
"What do you want me to do?" Zhou Lingkun stared at Ye Kunlun, his gaze fluctuating.
"Do nothing. Continue as you normally would."
With that, Ye Kunlun left.
Zhou Lingkun stood there, unmoving. Another voice roared within his sea of consciousness, "Damn it! You've angered this god, unforgivable!"
"Are you going to betray me?"
"How could I? That was just a delaying tactic."
"Is that so? How can I believe you?"
"Of course, after all, my life is in your hands!"
"You know what's good for you."
Zhou Lingkun looked at Chen Zai's corpse in the distance, his eyes shifting unpredictably.