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"Boom!"
A cloud of dust dispersed, and Zhu Ganglie and Yuan Xun immediately chose to save themselves, dodging to the sides. Li Ji also retreated from his Illusion Array after evading in time.
The iron chain struck the machine beside Kitagawa, the loud metallic crash jolting him awake. Taking advantage of the cover of dust, Kitagawa rolled away from the falling machine. The reason he could escape was that half of the sixteen talismans of the Serpent Formation had been crushed by the collapsing machine; as they were interconnected, if one was damaged, they all suffered. Thus, the iron chain flung by Xiao Yefeng simultaneously disrupted two formations and saved Kitagawa Kai.
"My Shikigami!" Zhu Ganglie quickly sprang up and rushed toward the fallen machine. However, due to a long period without cleaning, the dust was so thick that he couldn't see anything within the collapsed area.
At that moment, Yuan Xun angrily shouted, "Li Ji, why did you hide?" Clearly, with the Serpent Formation damaged, Yuan Xun had realized that his desired Shikigami had not emerged, and at the same time, he understood that Kitagawa had escaped!
"Li Ji! How dare you disobey my orders!" Yuan Xun's words made Zhu Ganglie aware of everything. In his fury, Zhu Ganglie reproached Li Ji, forgetting that he himself had no intention of saving Li Ji just moments ago and even planned to eliminate him.
"Hmph! I'm afraid of dying too!" Li Ji said as he clumsily crawled up from the dust.
"Who is ruining my plans?" Yuan Xun glanced at the fallen iron chain. It was evident that the chain pulling down the roof shouldn't have broken so conveniently and had directly come here.
Before the dust settled, a hissing sound echoed. Zhu Ganglie looked down at the blade piercing through his chest, gasping for breath but unable to utter a word. His lungs had been punctured; blood filled his chest and mouth—how could he speak now?
"Clang!"
The blade was pulled out by Kitagawa, and Zhu Ganglie's body fell straight down. At this moment, Zhu Ganglie was still alive, his eyes unwillingly fixed on the bare back of the man before him. He regretted letting his guard down and failing to observe properly, which allowed Kitagawa Kai to successfully launch a surprise attack. With a hint of reluctance, Zhu Ganglie finally succumbed to death.
All this unfolded before Li Ji and Yuan Xun's eyes. Yuan Xun intended to rescue him but thought Kitagawa had already fled. Little did he know that Kitagawa was hiding behind the collapsed machine, delivering a fatal blow that pierced through Zhu Ganglie's heart and lungs—he was dead beyond recovery!
Meanwhile, Xiao Yefeng standing on the beam was also taken aback; he hadn't expected Kitagawa to be so ruthless—not only did he not hide but dared to counterattack! And he succeeded! However, Yuan Xun showed no signs of regret—only a slight disappointment—as he said, "You dare kill my living sacrifice!"
Yuan Xun then reached out with a gesture; under Xiao Yefeng's Yin-Yang Eye, he directly grasped Zhu Ganglie's ghost in his hand. Yet Xiao Yefeng couldn't understand why Zhu Ganglie was dead but his Shikigami still floated in midair!
"Sacrifice?" Kitagawa was also taken aback before responding.
"Nevertheless, it doesn't matter; my dear, it's about time you returned to me!" Yuan Xun tossed Zhu Ganglie's ghost directly into Liao Kong's Monster Eye. At that moment, the Eerie Energy chains on Monster Eye snapped from Zhu Ganglie's physical body and entered Yuan Xun instead.
At that moment, the Monster Eye suddenly opened its large mouth and directly swallowed Zhu Ganglie's spirit. In shock, Zhu Ganglie found himself consumed by the very Shikigami that belonged to him, and thus, his spirit appeared within the Monster Eye.
"This Shikigami actually belongs to you!" Kitagawa exclaimed, bloodied Battle Blade in hand, pointing at Yuan Xun.
Indeed, Kitagawa was an expert in Shikigami and immediately recognized the issue. It turned out that this one-eyed monster Shikigami was actually Yuan Xun's. Kitagawa stared at Yuan Xun in disbelief.
Yuan Xun smiled and said, "Of course! Otherwise, do you think someone as useless as Zhu Ganglie could cultivate the Transcendence of the Demon King's Eye?"
"Demon King's Eye!" Xiao Yefeng looked up in shock at the Monster Eye in the air. However, he still couldn't see any connection between this Monster Eye and the Demon King's Eye from his memories.
"Hand over your Shikigami, and I can give you a quick death!" Yuan Xun's Eerie Energy suddenly surged, exceeding Xiao Yefeng's expectations in an instant, overpowering Kitagawa, who had merged with his Shikigami.
"You... you are actually at Demon General Level!" Kitagawa's gaze shifted to Li Ji, who was helplessly entranced by the Illusion Array. Realizing he couldn't escape from Yuan Xun's overwhelming power, Kitagawa decided to take a life for profit—he aimed to kill two birds with one stone.
With a swift motion, Kitagawa lunged at Li Ji. At that moment, Li Ji was too weak to resist and could only let herself be captured. After seizing Li Ji, Kitagawa abandoned his original plan and shouted at Yuan Xun, "Let me go, or I'll kill this woman!"
Hearing Kitagawa's words, Yuan Xun laughed. Li Ji shook her head helplessly as Yuan Xun replied, "You must be crazy! What does the life or death of this Wa Country woman have to do with me? All I want is your Shikigami!"
Suddenly, Kitagawa shouted, "I know someone is here! I, Kitagawa Kai, thank you for saving my life just now. I hope that hidden expert can help me; if you assist me in killing this person today, I will offer one hundred million Huaxia Coins as a reward!"
Upon hearing Kitagawa's words, Yuan Xun nervously glanced around. However, with his half-finished Demon King's Eye, he sensed no one’s presence and breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't be so arrogant; that was just an accident. Do you really think someone can hide from my Demon King's Eye?"
Kitagawa felt a chill run down his spine but refused to give up. He pressed the blade against Li Ji's neck and slowly backed toward the exit while saying, "I am willing to offer a confidential piece of information along with one hundred million Huaxia Coins as payment—just help me escape!"
Xiao Yefeng felt somewhat moved by this but still had no intention of saving him. After all, he had no reason to help someone from Wa Country; as a Huaxia person, he inherently resisted those from Wa Country.
However, Yuan Xun's next words and expression stirred something within Xiao Yefeng and even changed his mind—he needed to obtain this secret!
Yuan Xun exclaimed in surprise, "Are you insane? If you reveal this information, even your emperor won't spare you!"
"Hmph! Compared to dying later on, I'd rather live a little longer! I don't care whether that hidden expert wants to save me or not; I'm revealing this secret now!" At that moment, a glint of determination flashed in Kitagawa's eyes as he prepared to disclose the secret.
Yuan Xun threw out a handful of talismans, aiming to kill Kitagawa. At that moment, Xiao Yefeng's voice echoed from above, saying, "Let’s see, I don’t like owing anyone anything. Reveal your secret!"
Just as the voice descended, swish, swish, swish! Several beams of golden light shot down from all directions, knocking down Yuan Xun's Yellow Talismans. This saved Li Ji, for if Xiao Yefeng did not intervene, Li Ji would have been used as a shield by Kitagawa against those Yellow Talismans. For Mei Baizhu's sake, Xiao Yefeng could not allow Li Ji to perish.
"Is there really someone?" Yuan Xun looked around for the source of the golden light. However, Xiao Yefeng had already maneuvered to avoid detection, and the cover of Heart Decision rendered Yuan Xun's large-eyed Shikigami completely oblivious.
"We are not human!" Seeing genuine assistance, Kitagawa shouted loudly from behind Li Ji. Hearing this, Yuan Xun abandoned his search for Xiao Yefeng and charged directly at Kitagawa, clearly intent on silencing him.
Not human? Hmm! If you Wokou are not human, that’s fine, but why drag us into it? At this moment, Xiao Yefeng realized that if he did not act, he would never uncover the truth. As a Yellow Talisman Paper sword was about to injure Li Ji, Xiao Yefeng could wait no longer. He threw a piece of iron from a steel beam directly at the trap set by Kitagawa.
Sure enough, dozens of arrows shot toward Yuan Xun from all directions. Being someone who valued his life, Yuan Xun hurriedly lacked the time to use the Golden Armor Talisman and could only swing his sword to deflect the incoming arrows. However, Kitagawa's traps were quite effective; Xiao Yefeng pulled out more items from his backpack and threw them at various trigger points. In an instant, several darts and hidden arrows flew toward Yuan Xun.
At this moment, Kitagawa also took the opportunity to throw aside the soft and gooey Li Ji and stealthily attacked Yuan Xun with his Battle Blade while defending his traps. Yuan Xun frowned and said, "You really think your Yuan Da Ge is useless?"
With that, Yuan Xun extended another hand and pressed a talisman short sword against the blade of Kitagawa's Battle Blade. The Twin Swords danced in unison, successfully blocking attacks from both sides. Meanwhile, Kitagawa's Shikigami was suppressed by Monster Eye and dared not show its face; losing such significant support left Kitagawa in a difficult position.
At this point, Xiao Yefeng had climbed down from the steel beam and picked up a Cross Mark that had fallen to the ground. He remembered that this Cross Mark was the one Li Ji had used to ambush Kitagawa. Although he was unsure if it was poisoned like Kitagawa's weapon, Xiao Yefeng picked up the Cross Mark and continued forward. He eventually hid behind a machine at the edge of the battlefield between the two fighters. With nothing suitable in hand, he knew that merely having the Cross Mark would not be enough to harm Yuan Xun. The battle had become tense; without Shikigami protection, Kitagawa was at a disadvantage. Moreover, their level difference posed another problem.
Fortunately for Kitagawa, his Japanese swordsmanship was commendable enough to hold off for this long; however, he was clearly running out of strength and could not hold on much longer. Just then, Xiao Yefeng looked up and saw one of the four mirrors he had initially discovered hovering above him.
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