As everyone knows, Yin Yang was a very frugal person.
That glass jar was being kicked around in mid-air; they clearly didn't want it.
With the mindset of not letting things go to waste, Yin Yang collected it. Was there a problem with that?
At least Yin Yang didn't think so.
But now that it was in his hands, those people wanted to snatch it back. Could Yin Yang agree to that?
And so, the blade-wielding ghost charged!
That Demigod was already injured. Faced with the blade-wielding ghost's sneak attack, he was powerless to resist.
Just as his body was about to transform into darkness, the blade-wielding ghost's strike broke through his defenses!
Pfft!
An arm went flying.
The Demigod wailed as he finally dissolved into shadow.
But Zhao Youwei had somehow closed in, delivering another slash into the darkness!
He might have looked like he was losing his head earlier, acting as if he was in a death match with Zhuang Liang, but how many fools could there be among those who rose to become a Bureau Chief?
Anyone who had ever been in a street fight understood two principles.
First: never fall down, or you'll be swarmed.
Second: rather than wounding everyone, focus on killing one!
Only then could one rapidly diminish the enemy's combat power.
That was why, upon seeing the blade-wielding ghost make its move, he had immediately rushed over to help.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Even if they didn't know each other, they could cooperate in this moment.
The blade-wielding ghost slapped its blade down, marking the man with a Sacrifice Brand before charging toward the Shadow Lotus Elder and Zhuang Liang.
Pfft!
Zhao Youwei decapitated him with a single stroke. The Shadow Lotus Church was down one Demigod!
Yin Yang, lying on the ground pretending to be dead, almost burst out laughing.
Snagging another Demigod sacrifice—this was far too comfortable!
The Sacrifice pathway was somewhat special. Back when Yin Yang was at Sequence 8, he had sacrificed several Demigods, yet he still hadn't managed to promote.
This was because sacrifices were for the gods!
Whether it was sacrificing Demigods or sacrificing diseases, it was all for the gods and had little to do with him; he was merely the one presiding over the rite.
As for whether the sacrifice would succeed, that depended on whether the deity liked the offering.
For example, some gods liked transcendent items, while others preferred blood sacrifices.
If you offered something the deity didn't like, there was a high probability of failure.
If the offering was something the deity loathed, it might even result in a backlash.
It was like when Yin Yang had Lu's father sacrifice his disease in exchange for health. If it had been any other god, Yin Yang would have suffered a backlash long ago.
After all, no god was so unrefined as to like diseases.
But the benefit lay here: by sacrificing a Demigod, Yin Yang's divinity would be enhanced, and his strength would increase accordingly. This was why he was so happy right now.
Blood continued to seep downward, finally filling all the lines on the altar.
In mid-air, the blade-wielding ghost's power surged once again as it slashed toward Zhuang Liang's brow!
Two daggers appeared in Zhuang Liang's hands. He blocked with a cross-guard, his body jolting from the pressure.
But the moment they clashed, Zhuang Liang already knew the blade-wielding ghost's strength.
Sequence 6 at most!
As long as it hadn't reached the Demigod level, it wouldn't be much of a threat to him.
The reason it had succeeded in its sneak attack earlier was only because Zhao Youwei had already heavily injured that man.
Otherwise, the current blade-wielding ghost wouldn't have been able to ambush a Demigod.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The blade-wielding ghost didn't give up. Instead, its strikes grew faster and faster. The zhanmadao became a blur of phantoms, clashing over a dozen times in the blink of an eye.
“Let me!”
Zhao Youwei roared, spinning his body to deliver a downward cleave!
Zhuang Liang decisively dodged.
He had dared to take the zhanmadao head-on because he knew his own strength.
He didn't dare take the guandao head-on now for the exact same reason!
“Stop watching and help!”
Zhuang Liang bellowed, and only then did the Shadow Lotus Elder rush forward.
However, he didn't join Zhuang Liang in fighting Zhao Youwei. Instead, they both struck at the blade-wielding ghost simultaneously.
Kill the weakling first in a team fight.
That was the rule.
And in their eyes, the blade-wielding ghost was far weaker than Zhao Youwei.
The blade-wielding ghost attacked frantically, trying to trade injury for injury, but the opponents were two Demigods after all. In just a single exchange, it was covered in wounds.
Zhao Youwei naturally wouldn't stand by and watch. This was his 'ally'!
...
Wang City.
Security Bureau.
“Deputy, the Chief started fighting them as soon as he entered the barrier.”
“Mm.”
“Three of them can fly; they should all be Demigods.”
“Mm.”
“Deputy!”
The subordinate's voice grew louder as he looked at the Vice Chief with an anxious face.
“Those are three Demigods! We have to find a way to help the Chief!”
“Mm.”
No matter what the subordinate said, the Vice Chief only responded with an 'mm.' His eyes even looked a bit hollow, making the subordinate pace around in frustration.
After nearly a minute of this, the light finally returned to the Vice Chief's eyes.
“I recall that Wang City University reconstructed its underground pipes last summer, right?”
“Yes.”
“Were the old pipes decommissioned?”
“I'll go check.”
“Hurry.”
“Yes!”
The subordinate scrambled out and returned panting in less than two minutes.
“Deputy, the new pipes were rebuilt on top of the old ones.”
“Meaning they're still ten meters underground?”
“Correct.”
“Find someone to lead the way. Go see if the barrier covers the underground pipes.”
“Yes!”
The subordinate turned and ran out again.
...
Wang City University.
The leaders finally reached the edge of the barrier, all looking at the elderly man with glasses in concern.
After inspecting the barrier, the old man spoke.
“As expected, it's an internal barrier. This kind of barrier is very difficult to break from the outside, but if we can find the barrier core, it will be easy to dismantle.”
At these words, many people's eyes lit up.
“Then let's find it! What does the barrier core look like?”
“Right, right! There are so many of us here; are we really afraid we can't find it?”
The old man looked at the scope of the barrier and said.
“The core must be a transcendent item, and a very powerful one at that.”
“After all, to deploy a barrier this large, an ordinary transcendent item wouldn't suffice.”
He fell silent after saying this, and the people around him looked at one another.
“That's it?”
“Yes.”
“Isn't that the same as saying nothing?”
“Oh, enough. At least there's some hope now. Everyone, split up and look for transcendent items.”
“But what should we do once we find it?”
“Heh heh, are you all idiots? If you were a Shadow Lotus Demigod setting up a barrier like this, where do you think the safest place to put the barrier core would be?”
A slightly younger man suddenly spoke, plunging the atmosphere back into silence.
As leaders, they weren't stupid.
They knew deep down that the barrier core was most likely on the person of that Demigod.
But right now, they desperately needed a shred of hope to keep going.
“Heaven always leaves a way out. Search!”
...
Wang City.
“There's a barrier aura. It seems we've arrived late.”
Two figures flew rapidly toward Wang City University.
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