Outmatched

Li Ze gave a cold snort, cutting off his subordinate. Yunxi merely curled her lips and said:

"If you're outmatched, admit it!"

The ghost soldier's face darkened with anger. Just as he was about to say something else, Black and White Impermanence stepped forward and said:

"Ranxi, don't be angry. This was indeed our oversight. We never expected the mastermind to set their sights on you.

Judge Cui has already learned of what happened here. He sent us brothers to take you to the Judge's Office."

Yunxi still gave the two of them some face and immediately softened her tone.

"Then we'll have to trouble the four Ghost Messengers."

Afterward, Yunxi and the other three followed Black and White Impermanence away from Wanyuan Zhai, which now looked like ruins.

Once they had left, the ghost soldier who had been rebuked earlier finally spoke.

"Captain, they were far too arrogant! What right did they have to say we were outmatched?"

Li Ze frowned tightly.

"They have the capital to be arrogant. They're the only ones who have escaped the Soul Absorption Grand Formation so far. We really are outmatched.

Her attack went straight for the dragon's lair and should have injured the mastermind. You said yourself that her ultimate move injured ordinary ghost cultivators. Even we couldn't get close. By doing this, she was preventing any ghost cultivators from launching sneak attacks from behind."

At this point, his eyes flashed, and he immediately ordered:

"Go lock up every ghost cultivator near Wanyuan Zhai who was struck by the attack. There must be some backup the mastermind planted among them. I nearly overlooked it."

"Yes, Captain!"

The ghost soldier immediately took two companions with him to carry out the task.

"Captain, what do you make of this matter? Will the Underworld really