"You are right, that is one of the Four Great Seals, the Dark Seal!"
Ye Cangtian's voice came, and Hun Ba's eyes could no longer leave the Dark Seal.
The Four Great Seals were indeed magical!
A single Dark Seal had such a miraculous effect, capable of suppressing more than half of his mental power. If he possessed all four seals, wouldn't he be invincible?
No wonder everyone was fighting for the Four Great Seals; it wasn't just about entering the Gate of Heaven...
Thinking this, his desire for the Four Great Seals grew stronger. After all, men were ambitious, and he was no exception.
With that in mind, he looked at Ye Cangtian and slowly gave him a thumbs-up.
"Ye Cangtian, you are truly brilliant. I calculated everything, but I never expected you to hand the Dark Seal over to Ye Zheng Hao!"
As he said this, Hun Ba seemed to remember something and quickly added, "Could it be that you used a Dark Seal to successfully cooperate with the Blazing Fire Academy?"
"Heh, of course not."
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, looking at the other party with a hint of disdain. He continued, "You probably wouldn't understand if I told you!"
"The Dark Seal is merely an inanimate object. Relationships between people still rely on sincerity!"
"Sincerity? What a joke!"
Hun Ba sneered at Ye Cangtian, looking at him as if he were an idiot.
After a moment, he continued, "Sincere people don't live long! You must know that for everyone, the most dangerous people are those closest to them!"
"Heh, it seems you haven't met good people!"
Ye Cangtian looked at him mockingly. He admitted that the situation the other party described could happen, but he believed even more that there were more good people in the world.
However, he was too lazy to argue with the other party about this.
*Bang!*
As the two were conversing, a muffled sound echoed, and the surroundings fell completely silent.
Hun Ba's men had all been killed by Ye Zheng Hao.
Seeing the murderous Ye Zheng Hao approaching, Hun Ba's expression changed drastically.
Under normal circumstances, in a one-on-one fight, he wouldn't fear the other party, as he could use the Soul Seizing Technique to control Ye Zheng Hao.
But not now. Ye Zheng Hao's mental power was beyond imagination, and it would likely take some time to seize his soul.
And with Ye Cangtian present, he would absolutely not be given the chance to seize his soul and control him.
Furthermore, the other party possessed the Dark Seal, which could suppress his mental power.
Under these circumstances, he was definitely no match for the other party.
Thinking this, Hun Ba suddenly revealed a faint smile and said, "Impressive, impressive. Thank you, Brother Zheng Hao, for eliminating these subordinates for me."
"Huh?"
With that remark, Ye Zheng Hao was stunned on the spot.
His subordinates had been killed by the other party, yet he was thanking him instead of being enraged and seeking a fight?
Why was he thanking him?
Ye Cangtian, standing nearby, also frowned, unable to understand the other party's meaning. Was Hun Ba planning to do something with these corpses?
Thinking this, he glanced over, curious to see what sinister technique Hun Ba was about to perform.
Sensing their bewildered gazes, Hun Ba quickly cupped his hands in a bow to them and said, "You two must have misunderstood. I am genuinely grateful. I've wanted to leave the Flying Cloud Pavilion for a long time!"
To ensure they believed him, Hun Ba quickly provided an explanation.
The Flying Cloud Pavilion's methods were brutal, and Hun Ba had long wanted to leave but never had the opportunity.
Now that Ye Zheng Hao had killed all his subordinates, it was equivalent to cutting the chains that bound him, allowing him to regain his freedom!
"Heh heh."
Upon hearing Hun Ba's explanation, Ye Cangtian burst out laughing.
He glanced at the other party and said contemptuously, "Hun Ba, do you think you can get away with this by saying that? Are you taking us for three-year-olds?"
"Exactly!"
Ye Zheng Hao chimed in, looking at the other party and saying, "You've repeatedly committed atrocities to deal with us. Do you think we would believe you?"
"I'm not trying to get away with anything; I'm being sincere!"
Hun Ba waved his hand and quickly said, "Those atrocities had nothing to do with me; it was all Hun Jiu's doing. I strongly opposed it, but I was too heavily monitored to stop him!"
After a pause, seeing that Ye Cangtian and Ye Zheng Hao still didn't believe him, he added, "It was only after killing Zong Luan that I found an opportunity to strike and kill Hun Jiu..."
As he spoke, Hun Ba took out a desiccated corpse from his Qiankun bag and placed it before the two of them.
Since his plan to kill them directly was clearly not working, Hun Ba decided to go all out and directly adopted his subordinate's previous suggestion: infiltrate their ranks and then seize the opportunity to kill Ye Cangtian and take the Dark Seal.
To achieve this, he blamed everything on Hun Jiu.
This act of eliminating a family member for a greater cause was meant to show his sincerity to the other party.
"Hmm?"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the desiccated corpse. Although the body had withered, he could still vaguely recognize it as Hun Jiu's corpse.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Hun Ba and slowly said, "You just killed Hun Jiu, so why has the corpse become like this? And judging by his appearance, he must have been in extreme fear before he died..."
Ye Cangtian raised his doubts.
Upon hearing this, Hun Ba quickly replied, "Hun Jiu's strength was immense. In order to kill him and bring justice to all those who died unjustly, I was forced to use a secret technique from the Flying Cloud Pavilion, which is why he ended up like this."
"Heh heh, is that so?" Ye Cangtian smiled faintly and asked doubtfully.
Hun Ba nodded solemnly and swore with conviction, "Of course, it's true! I can swear on it!"
"It's better not to make oaths casually, lest you be struck by lightning."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party and then said, "In my opinion, you were eyeing Hun Jiu's mental power. So, while Hun Jiu was severely injured, you used some secret method to devour him, didn't you?"
Ye Cangtian's words were not baseless.
He had met Hun Jiu and had some understanding of his mental power. It could be said that Hun Jiu's mental power was roughly similar to Hun Wu.
According to this reasoning, Hun Ba's mental power should have been similar to theirs.
However, in his perception, Hun Ba's mental power had surpassed Hun Jiu's, and not by a small margin, but by a considerable difference.
This situation was clearly abnormal.
Looking again at Hun Jiu's state of death, it was as if someone had drained all his life force, which led Ye Cangtian to this speculation.
Moreover, the other party had opportunities. He had encountered someone with very strong mental power at the gates of Swift Wind City, and he assumed that person was Hun Jiu.
"This..."
On the other side, hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Hun Ba was instantly stunned.
It was only now that he truly realized that Ye Cangtian was not only powerful but also terrifyingly cunning.
He didn't even think he had revealed anything, yet Ye Cangtian had deduced his actions. This ability was simply too frightening.
However, since the other party hadn't made a definitive accusation, Hun Ba, in his hesitation, decided to deny it.
The next moment, he smiled slightly and said, "You're quite the comedian! I admit I devoured Hun Jiu's mental power, but my intention was to abhor Hun Jiu's actions and to seek justice for all victims!"
"Heh heh, if anyone else said this, I might believe them. But coming from you, I won't!"
Ye Cangtian continued, "The reason is simple: you claim to have these subordinates monitoring you, but with your abilities, killing those subordinates should have been a simple matter!"
Saying this, Ye Cangtian revealed a playful smile and said, "Yet, you didn't take care of your subordinates yourself. Instead, you used them to deal with us, and only when you saw that victory was impossible did you say this, right?"
"..."
Listening to Ye Cangtian's words, Hun Ba was stunned again. Ye Cangtian's analytical ability was truly terrifying!
Not only had he caught the flaws in his fabricated story, but he had also grasped his innermost thoughts perfectly.
Thinking this, Hun Ba could no longer remain calm. His legs unconsciously began to retreat backward.
He understood that no matter how he tried to quibble now, Ye Cangtian would not believe him.
Therefore, the most sensible thing for him to do at this moment was to escape and save his own life...