aChapter 1805

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　　”There are also people from the Yun family, but as for who will go, Grand Elder Xing Hanwen didn’t say.” The early-stage Star Transformation expert immediately added, “After all, those four lords of the Profound Heaven Mansion are all at or above the late-stage Star Transformation realm. It’s not that simple to wipe them out in one go.”
　　Ye Wushuang then said, “Lead the way！”
　　”If you dare lie to me, I guarantee you’ll suffer worse than death！”
　　”I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare…”
　　Once everything was ready, the four of them set off immediately.
　　Along the way, Ye Wushuang seemed in low spirits and spoke little.
　　Zhou Yuan and Huang Yu both understood that the death of Lin Yunjin must have filled Ye Wushuang with grief and anger, so neither of them disturbed him.
　　In less than half a day,
　　the four arrived before a vast mountain range.
　　At a glance, the towering peaks stretched endlessly, and dense fog shrouded the sky hundreds of feet above, blocking out the sunlight.
　　From a distance, the interior of the mountain range appeared dim and oppressive, like the netherworld, making one feel deeply uneasy.
　　Ye Wushuang halted his steps.
　　The captured man pointed ahead and said, “This is the place. Grand Elder Xing Hanwen told us to gather here.”
　　”Commander Ge Bei has a unique sound-transmitting stone that can pinpoint Elder Xing Hanwen’s exact location…”
　　Of course, Ye Wushuang couldn’t possibly use the sound-transmitting stone to contact Xing Hanwen—that would immediately expose him.
　　”I’ve brought you here, can you let me go now？”
　　”Of course！”
　　Ye Wushuang said slowly, “But how can I be sure you’re telling the truth and not deceiving me？”
　　The man paled and said, “It’s absolutely true. I have no reason to lie to you anymore.”
　　As　they　spoke,
　　two figures dashed out from the dim mountain range, stopping a hundred zhang away from Ye Wushuang and his group.
　　”Hu Gang！！！”
　　One of them stared at the captive man in shock and said, “How did you…”
　　”Run！”
　　The other shouted, “That’s Ye Wushuang！”
　　At those words, the two immediately retreated.
　　But it was already too late.
　　Huang Yu struck, capturing both of them effortlessly.
　　The captive man quickly said, “See? I didn’t lie. They’re right here.”
　　”Hu Gang, you traitor！” The two captives seethed with rage.
　　Hu Gang grimaced and said, “I had no choice. Commander Ge Bei was killed—I just wanted to survive.”
　　What?！
　　The two exchanged glances, utterly shocked.
　　Commander Ge Bei… is dead？
　　But Commander Ge Bei had already reached the pinnacle of the Star-Plucking Realm, hadn’t he？ How could he die？
　　Ye Wushuang looked at the two and smiled, ‘Is Xing Hanwen here？’
　　One of them stiffened his neck and said, ‘Just kill us！’
　　’Quite the tough talk, huh？ If you were really tough, you wouldn”t have followed Xu Ziyin and his gang in their misdeeds.’
　　Without further ado, Ye Wushuang dragged the two to the foot of a mountain, found a cave, and shoved them inside.
　　After a round of agonized screams and wails, two pitiful-looking men were brought out.
　　’Elder Xing Hanwen, Clan Leader Nan Gongshang, and the two esteemed members of the Yun family—Yun Quyan and Yun Quyin—are all here.’
　　One of them stammered, ‘The people from the Profound Heaven Mansion have been hiding in a secret location for several days now.’
　　Hearing this, Ye Wushuang said coldly, ‘Couldn”t you have said so earlier？’
　　Hu Gang sighed as he looked at the two men, who were in a miserable state.
　　Ye Wushuang showed no mercy, swiftly snapping their necks and tossing them back into the cave.
　　Hu Gang’s face twitched in fear, and he hurriedly pleaded, ‘Don’t kill me, don’t…’
　　’I didn’t say I’d kill you.’
　　Ye Wushuang looked at Hu Gang and said calmly, ‘I’ll just break your limbs and leave you here to guard their corpses. If you’re lucky enough to survive, that’ll be your fate.’
　　”But remember, if you dare to side with the Spirit Sword Pavilion again, the next time I see you, I will kill you.”
　　As he spoke, Ye Wushuang directly broke Hu Gang’s legs and arms, threw him into the cave, and sealed the entrance.
　　After finishing all this, Ye Wushuang turned his gaze toward the eerie mountain range, his eyes cold as he said, “Let’s go！”
　　The three of them stepped forward together into the gloomy, shadowy forest.
　　From the outside looking in, it was as if the three figures were entering the gaping maw of a dark, sinister giant mouth.
　　Uncertain of what lay ahead, the trio advanced slowly, remaining cautious and alert.
　　After about half a day, Ye Wushuang suddenly halted in his tracks.
　　”What’s wrong？”
　　Huang Yu asked in a panic.
　　”Quiet！”
　　Ye Wushuang summoned the Holy Heaven Sword, a faint flicker of flame swirling around its blade.
　　Whoosh…
　　A sound like the grunting of wild boars echoed, followed by pairs of green-glowing eyes flickering into view from the darkness.
　　”What kind of beast is it this time？” Huang Yu muttered.
　　Ever since entering the Void Realm, they had encountered one ferocious beast after another, as if they could never finish killing them.
　　”Not beasts！ Corpse Puppets！”
　　Corpse Puppets？
　　Soon, the true forms of those pairs of oily green eyes were revealed before the three of them.
　　They were corpse after corpse standing motionless.
　　Some of the corpses had rotting flesh on their arms and legs.
　　Others were covered in wounds all over their bodies, their clothes torn—some wounds were from swords, others from knives, densely packed.
　　There were also corpses missing arms or legs, and some even had hollowed-out internal organs.
　　Yet without exception, all these corpses had eyes glowing green, and… strands of blood mist coiled around them, with spiritual energy pulsating.
　　”What the hell is this？” Huang Yu couldn’t help but retch, his face pale as he spoke.
　　”Corpse puppets refined using the Blood Puppet technique！” Ye Wushuang said with a cold expression. “Years ago, an ancestor of the Yun family returned from his travels abroad and learned this Blood Puppet method. By digging up freshly buried corpses and refining them into such puppets, he then used them to kill, continuously accumulating corpses and refining Blood Puppets, which allowed the Yun family to rise rapidly at the time…”
　　”This Blood Puppet technique, when deepened further, could even refine dried bones devoid of flesh into puppets for use.”
　　”Later, because this method was too evil and infringed upon the interests of various families, everyone united to suppress the Yun family, killing their blood puppet master, which finally put an end to it. This method was also lost at that time！”
　　Ye Wushuang narrowed his eyes, looking at the gathering blood corpse puppets around them, and couldn’t help but say, “From the looks of it now, ‘lost’… is probably a lie.”
　　Huang Yu said in shock, “Then have we been discovered？”
　　”Not necessarily. These blood corpse puppets don”t have the ability to relay messages. They might just have been left here by the Yun family to block others from entering, fearing their plans would be disrupted.”
　　Ye Wushuang drew his sword and said, “Be careful. If you”re wounded by these things, your flesh will rot rapidly.”
　　”Understood！”
　　Huang Yu immediately summoned his sword.
　　”These blood corpse puppets are somewhat weaker than they were in life, so they shouldn’t be too hard to deal with.” As Ye Wushuang spoke, he swung his sword and added, “But remember, you must…”
　　But then, halfway through his words, Ye Wushuang’s figure froze, and his voice abruptly cut off.