Dugu Ye had not deliberately lowered his voice. His words successfully made Cui Ying stop attacking, and the other three also turned their eyes toward Dugu Ye, seemingly wanting to know whether what he said was true.
Dugu Ye was somewhat annoyed. With a cold face, he said:
"I am a Ghost Immortal. Could I mistake Ghost Emperor Mei Huan's Soul Artifact?"
With that, he turned and left, unwilling to remain another moment. This time, Cui Ying did not stop him. The remaining three exchanged glances before turning their gazes back to the frozen lake.
Di Fei held the "Ghost Artisan Sphere" in her palm, a cold smile filled with menace appearing on her face.
This had indeed been a reward given to her by Ghost Emperor Mei Huan. She had not originally intended to take it out, but these people refused to give up and insisted on staying here. Since she could not expose her true identity, she had brought out the "Ghost Artisan Sphere." Fortunately, Dugu Ye had not disappointed her and recognized the origins of this Soul Artifact.
She merely flashed a row of neat little white teeth and said nothing, allowing them to fill in the blanks themselves and grow wary, achieving the effect of silence speaking louder than words.
Di Fei had intimidated the remaining four with a single Soul Artifact, while the Black Tortoise in the lake finally struggled onto the shore after being frozen and thawed nine times.
However, the green snake coiled around its shell was in even worse condition. Almost all the green scales on its body had fallen away, its aura was growing weaker and weaker, and it could not even flick its tail. It lay barely alive, wrapped around the turtle shell.
An aged voice sounded beside Yunxi's ear: