An Unexpected Change (Continued)

On the other side of the battlefield, Si Jingyu and Si Shuiyun faced off against Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child respectively. Although the former had the advantage, it was not enough to end the battle quickly, and they inevitably fell into a stalemate.

Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child did not activate their Otherworld Domain, so they could not use their special abilities. However, they had been possessing this body for many days and had become familiar with its martial arts. In this respect, the Netherworld Blood Slave had just possessed the body could not compare. In addition, they were not afraid of getting injured and fought fiercely. Even Si Jingyu could not win quickly, and Si Shuiyun was even at a disadvantage.

Si Jingyu, with her keen eyesight, took stock of the battlefield situation and then turned to Si Shuiyun, calling out, "Shuiyun!"

Their eyes met, and the master and servant were perfectly in sync. Without needing to say anything, Si Shuiyun made a decisive move, wielding the Wave-Severing Dagger-Axe in her hand and unleashing a burst of Gang Qi that forced back the Yama Blood Child. She then turned and ran towards Si Huaruo's direction.

Just as Yama Blood Child was about to give chase, a sharp beam of light shot from the side, slashing at his neck at a tricky angle. He quickly used Yama Ghost Hand to deflect it, producing a metallic clang.

What blocked Yama Blood Child was a short sword. It was deflected and automatically flew back to Si Jingyu's side, circling around her like a satellite along with another short sword. This was the weapon that Si Jingyu. It looked like a flying sword from a fantasy novel, but it was actually a divine Technique Method, just like Si Huaruo's staff. It was connected to divine power and achieved an effect similar to Sword Control Technique.

Si Jingyu's tactics were very simple: combine the strength of Si Shuiyun and Si Huaruo to target the weakest Netherworld Blood Slave and annihilate it as quickly as possible, then return to deal with the remaining Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child.

Such an obvious tactic was naturally obvious to the enemy.

"Trying to hold us off two-on-one? Dream on!"

Blood-Handed Butcher and Yama Blood Child pounced on Si Jingyu like Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain. "If you want to hold us back, we'll eliminate you first, and then deal with your two companions."

Si Jingyu remained calm and focused, using her left hand to form One Sword, sending two swords flying out in a crisscross pattern to temporarily block Yama Blood Child, while her right hand transformed into the Meridian-Shattering Goosefoot Heart Palm to meet Blood-Handed Butcher's Blood Sha Great Hand Seal.

The evil palm clashed with the evil seal, the danger lurking in the shadows. Because of her distraction, Si Jingyu was slightly weaker, a trace of Blood Qi flashed across her face, and she was forced back three steps, blood spilling from her mouth.

However, Blood-Handed Butcher's situation was more serious than hers. He was countered by Reverse Countercurrent Divine Gang and suffered a double blow from the palms of both the enemy and himself. His wrist bone was directly broken, and at the same time, a sinister force entered through his meridians and rushed back to his heart, destroying all the meridians in that arm.

The Anomalies can be fearless of injuries does not mean that they are fearless of pain. It simply means that their perception of pain is much milder than that of ordinary people. Even if they lose an arm or a leg, it is similar to being bumped into. However, the "True Scripture of Sinful Punishment" is a method of ascetic training that tempers the will. Its martial arts torture not only the body but also the soul.

The Anomalies was extremely insensitive to physical pain, but extremely sensitive to pain in the soul. The moment Blood-Handed Butcher him, every pore on his body stood on end, his very essence trembled violently, and his body even showed signs of spasms.

At this moment, Yama Blood Child repelled the two flying swords. Seeing this situation, he dared not get close to fight. He immediately gathered his energy and black flames surrounded his body.

"Yama Juvenile Fire!"

The pitch-black flames condensed into claw shapes and shot through the air. Wherever they passed, even without making contact, the vegetation on the ground withered and life was extinguished.

Si Jingyu recalled her two swords that had been knocked away, and using the swords as her hands, she drew an arc in front of her, which was the Mirror Reflection Technique —she used her two swords to withstand the impact of her opponent's move.

The jet-black flame claws were completely absorbed by the arc, then reflected back, but instead of returning the way they came, they shot towards the Blood-Handed Butcher on the other side.

Blood-Handed Butcher had just recovered from the torment of the Meridian-Shattering Goosefoot Heart Palm and had no time to dodge when he was injured by his companion's ultimate move. The muscles on half of his body rapidly atrophied, like charred paper.

Two against one, not only did they fail to gain the upper hand, but one of them was seriously injured. Yama Blood Child hesitated, realizing that the opponent's martial arts might be very good at group attacks, but at this moment they were already in a dilemma and could not get around the opponent.

With a quick glance, Yama Blood Child spotted figures loitering outside the battlefield and immediately shouted, "What are you doing out there? Hurry up and come help!"

A member of the Crimson Eye Society stepped forward and said, "Lord Blood Child, we are not your subordinates, we are just doing what we're paid to do. Helping with ordinary little things is fine, but this woman looks incredibly powerful. Even you and Lord Blood Hand couldn't defeat her together. We can't just give our lives for nothing, can we?"

Yama Blood Child to himself that organizations like the Crimson Eye Society, which use money to buy people's hearts, are unreliable. If it were his former subordinates, who would dare to bargain with him? They would be swallowed whole.

However, the situation was beyond their control, and for now they could only deal with it. Yama Blood Child immediately said, "Whoever can take this woman's head, name your price!"

"Sir, you said it yourself. With so many people watching, if you break the contract afterward, you'll lose all your reputation."

People are driven to madness by greed, and the experts of the Crimson Eye Society were itching to make their move. Although the young girl was strong, she couldn't fight against so many opponents. They were confident that they could defeat her if they all attacked together.

Seeing this, Si Jingyu showed no panic. With her hands behind her back, she said confidently, "You have helpers, but I don't? Don't forget whose territory this is?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a shout of battle was heard, and a group of people rushed over from a distance. They were all members of the Lu Lineage, and the one leading them was the girl surnamed Lu who had been in private contact with Si Jingyu.

"The Crimson Eye Society, how dare you attack our Lu Lineage! Tell me, what have you done to the old patriarch?"

"I was wondering why you'd been issuing such strange orders and procuring expensive materials these past few days. It turns out you were impersonating the old patriarch. What exactly are you trying to do?"

"This is bad, the young clan leader might also be in trouble. We must send someone to check on him immediately."

"You thieves, you eat our food and use our goods, yet you set fire to our warehouse! The fire was raging so fiercely, we couldn't put it out! You're utterly depraved! Today you all deserve to die!"

The Lu Lineage patriarch intercepted the members of the Crimson Eye Society, surrounded them, and each of them was furious and filled with murderous intent.

A member of the Crimson Eye Society hurriedly protested, "We didn't start the fire!"

"Who else could it be but you? Our clan's Grand Elder has already used a secret technique to divine the truth, and it was your Crimson Eye Society gang who did this. You can't deny it! You dare to argue even when you're about to die! You can all die!"

When they couldn't agree on anything, the two sides immediately started fighting, and Si Jingyu once again became entangled with Yama Blood Child and Blood-Handed Butcher.

Hongdou followed the secret passage down. She didn't know where the thieves had hidden her parents, or even if they were still alive. But the Unseen seemed as if some unseen force was guiding her, and somehow she found the mechanism and the secret passage.

After opening the door to the secret room, Hongdou was able to meet her mother as she had wished.

"You still came. Sigh, I guess I can't escape this damned fate after all..."

Instead of the joy she expected from her daughter, Illusion Ji's face was filled with sorrow.

"Mother, where is Father?"

Hongdou asked in a tone as if she had just come home for dinner and found one person missing.

"He went ahead, and I'll catch up with him in a bit. I can't keep him waiting too long. He's a very timid person and afraid of being alone. He's probably already crying by now."

"Oh, so are you going out with me now?"

"No, there's no way to avoid it anyway, so I might as well accept it calmly, even if it's tough on you."

Illusion Ji reached out and patted Hongdou's head.

"I'm not suffering. I have many good friends now. Although they are always busy, they care about me and take care of me often. I don't feel lonely anymore."