Chapter 1018
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Seeing the shifting expressions on Tian Linzi’s face, Ye Wushuang became even more certain of her conjecture.
“It seems I was right,” Ye Wushuang continued, her voice steady. “From the very beginning, the emergence of the Tian Lin Tower and the Blood Bone Men—everything was part of your selection process for the right person.”
“You chose me,” she said, her gaze unwavering. “The trials on the first floor, the second floor, and the third floor—they all seemed like a way to find the most suitable candidate.”
“And now, it appears I am that person,” Ye Wushuang concluded, her eyes calm as she looked at Tian Linzi. “From start to finish, your presence has merely been a shadow, not your true self.”
“Is it possible that what’s sealed beneath this mountain is actually your true form?” she asked, her tone probing.
Tian Linzi’s eyes, filled with a menacing aura, turned towards Ye Wushuang. “Sometimes, being too clever is not a good thing,” he said coldly. “Ye Wushuang, even if you see through everything, it would be better to play dumb and cooperate with me.”
“I will not fail to reward you once I break the seal,” he promised, his voice dripping with malice. “Otherwise…”
With a flick of his hand, the grand hall was filled with a blinding light. The four images reappeared, showing Li Qingyao, Yu Hao, Mu Zili, and Ji Ou in even more dire straits than before.
“I have been observing you very closely,” Tian Linzi sneered. “You wouldn’t want them to die, would you?”
Ye Wushuang remained composed and silent. Did he think she couldn’t kill those four?
Tian Linzi let out a cold snort and clenched his hand. In the world where Yu Hao and Li Qingyao were, the ground was already surrounded by more than a dozen fourth-rank spiritual beasts, whose strength was no less than theirs, closing in for the kill. Suddenly, dozens more world spiritual beasts charged from all directions, targeting the two. These were top-tier fourth-rank beasts, with the power of the peak of the Myriad Laws realm.
The two, though in different places, found themselves in grave danger, their situations becoming perilous in an instant. Yet Ye Wushuang remained unmoved.
Seeing her unchanging expression, Tian Linzi snorted again and was about to clench his hand once more.
“Alright, I give up!” Ye Wushuang threw up her hands, feigning helplessness. “I’ll try to see if I can break through the core of the Bagua Sphere and help you escape. But you have to promise me one thing. Otherwise, even if you kill them and me, I won’t lift a finger.”
Tian Linzi smiled, “I knew it. You can’t bear to see your friends die. What is it?”
“If I can help you escape, you must swear on your life to let me and my friends go,” Ye Wushuang said earnestly.
Hearing this, Tian Linzi burst into laughter. “That’s easy,” he declared. “I, Tian Linzi, hereby swear on my blood that if Ye Wushuang helps me break free, I will not harm any of you. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by heaven and earth!”
Ye Wushuang’s expression softened slightly. “Then bring my friends here first and let them wait outside,” she requested.
“No problem,” Tian Linzi replied, waving his hand. In the painting, the spiritual beasts attacking Yu Hao, Li Qingyao, Mu Zili, and Ji Ou exploded one by one, turning to dust. The four were taken aback for a moment, but quickly began to make their way towards the mountain.
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang nodded with a smile. “Let’s begin!”
Tian Linzi was already eager, unable to contain his impatience. No one could know the agony and loneliness of being trapped for centuries. Now, after all this time, he had finally found the right person.
Ye Wushuang stepped forward, approaching the Hun Tian Bagua Instrument. She spread her hands and slowly raised them, gathering the Tai Xu Sword Qi within her body. Now at the third level of the Myriad Laws realm, Ye Wushuang could command up to twenty thousand strands of Tai Xu Sword Qi from the Ninefold Spirit-Taming Pagoda. However, this time, she only activated ten thousand strands, enveloping herself in a protective aura.
Tian Linzi’s eyes gleamed with a sharp insight. “This sword qi… it does not originate from her own power, but is stronger and more oppressive than what she could unleash on her own,” he observed. “The boy is cautious,” he muttered to himself. Ye Wushuang’s purpose in gathering the sword qi around herself was clear: to guard against him.
Tian Linzi didn’t mind. Once he truly broke free, Ye Wushuang would know his true terror.
With the sword qi swirling around her, Ye Wushuang began to slowly gather spiritual patterns. Tens of thousands of these patterns, faintly glowing, enveloped her. Then, like chains, they slowly reached towards the Bagua Sphere.
As Ye Wushuang attempted to break the seal, at the foot of the mountain, Li Qingyao, Yu Hao, Mu Zili, and Ji Ou arrived. The four gathered together, looking at each other in surprise. Each of them bore significant injuries and looked exhausted. The day had been fraught with danger at every turn.
“Where’s Brother Ye?” Ji Ou asked, his face turning pale as he realized Ye Wushuang was not among them.
