"Who owes who, that's still up for debate!" Lin Zhao appeared behind Ye Mei with his hands clasped behind his back.

Ye Yang also silently blocked Ye Mei's escape route.

They both returned in time.

Four against one.

Ye Mei remained fearless.

"Kill!" I didn't give my opponent any chance to react. I stepped forward in broken steps and pounced on them. The twin blades in my hands spun and slashed out, the layers of blade light like a river bursting its banks, rushing down thousands of miles.

From where I raised my blades to where they landed, the distance of more than ten meters was filled with endless blade shadows. The deafening impact of countless overlapping blade lights colliding with Ye Mei's palms was as dense as a rainstorm, shaking the surroundings.

Jun Jixue was the second to strike: "Zhu Xin (Heart Severing)!"

A tyrant kills people, a wise ruler severs hearts.

Severing hearts is the highest realm of kingship.

Without slaying the body, it makes the motive inescapable, severing all hope with a single strike.

Before the body falls, the heart dies first.

Although Jun Jixue's blade force only brushed past me, I felt a pang of fear under his blade.

Jun Jixue's Heart Severing Blade, wherever it went, even Ye Mei, as a ghost-god, retreated repeatedly before Jun Jixue's blade.

At the same time, Ye Yang's sword force erupted, aiming straight at the opponent's back.

Lin Zhao's figure split into two, and two afterimages flickered around Ye Yang as the center, sealing off Ye Mei's retreat.

Twin blades for main offense, a sword for a fatal blow, claw shadows as support.

The encirclement was complete.

Even if we couldn't take down the opponent, we could still inflict heavy damage.

Just as the attacks from all sides were closing in on Ye Mei, I suddenly felt the soul fire above my head surge wildly.

By the time I looked up, the Greed Wolf Soul Fire had somehow reached the sky above the battle, its emerald flames surging several times, engulfing us all.

"Retreat!" My first reaction was that the opponent wanted to self-detonate.

Before we could retreat, the soul fire fell from the sky. I only felt a blur before my eyes, and then a huge force came from the twin blades. I felt as if I had been hit by a giant hammer, and I flew backwards several meters before crashing to the ground.

When I flipped over and jumped up, I found that Ye Yang and the others had also been blasted several meters away.

Ye Mei stood blankly in place, not knowing what was wrong.

With a silent wave of my hand, everyone gathered their strength again, preparing for a second siege on Ye Mei. But she suddenly let out a sharp scream, her feet shifted, and she sank into the earth, disappearing without a trace.

We stood there for a long time, but Ye Mei didn't appear.

Lin Zhao whispered, "Could it be that she was stimulated by the destruction of the Greed Wolf Soul Fire..."

"Ye Mei wants to find her child, and her child is also protecting her."

"We are opposed to the ghost-gods, but this time... I feel so uncomfortable."

"Let's go!" I shouldered the Demon Suppressing Monument. "If Ye Mei wants to take revenge on me, then let her come!"

It wasn't just Lin Zhao who felt uncomfortable.

Ye Mei, I don't know which nerve she touched, always made me feel suffocated.

The martial world is sometimes like this: even if you sympathize with your enemy, you can only kill them when you truly face them.

I didn't have the ability to fly into the sky or tunnel into the earth, and I hadn't made any arrangements beforehand.

The ghost-gods遁地 (dùn dì, escape underground), and I could only watch helplessly as she disappeared.

If she comes to me for revenge again, I still won't show any mercy.

Emotions and feelings are only temporary; survival is more important.

As I left Erlin Town, I looked at Jun Jixue: "This time, the victory or defeat is undecided. Next time, we'll compete again."

Jun Jixue smiled, "We'll meet soon. Next time, I'll let you have the first move."

Jun Jixue left without looking back.

He values victory and defeat, but victory and defeat are not his obsession. This person is a bit interesting.

Lin Zhao looked at Jun Jixue's back, "Why didn't you keep him? I mean, let him join the Two Realms Hall. It's a pity to leave someone like him in the Literary Faction."

I shook my head slightly. "Someone like Jun Jixue, unless he wants to, no one can make him submit."

"The Literary Faction must have some kind of deal with him to bring him under their command."

"They haven't really subdued Jun Jixue."

Lin Zhao suddenly said, "Do you have a feeling that Jun Jixue is willing to fight you fairly, not just because of his personality. Does he also want to bring you under his command?"

"Is that possible?" I laughed and shouldered the Demon Suppressing Monument, leaving the area of Erlin Town.

When I returned to the Two Realms Hall, Jie Sanbao was the first to come to my door, saying, "Hall Master Li, I'm willing to give you all my property. Can you spare Ye Mei's life?"

Jie Sanbao shouldn't have gone far at the time. If he hadn't seen us besieging Ye Mei at the end, he wouldn't have come to me.

I asked, "Why didn't Tao Hua come?"

Jie Sanbao shook his head, "She won't come. She saw Ye Mei's end and has already resolved that obsession. She said that ghost-gods shouldn't have feelings. I am her karmic tribulation. Having passed the tribulation, she should also leave."

"But..."

I didn't listen to what Jie Sanbao said next and directly waved my hand to interrupt him: "President Jie, you should understand that the problem now is not whether I spare Ye Mei, but whether she comes to me."

"I can't agree to your conditions, and I won't take your property. President Jie, please go back!"

Jie Sanbao sat for a long time before sighing and leaving the Two Realms Hall.