Gu Yue's Secret, Mutual Threats

Battle Armor was closely connected to the Martial Soul and was generally fused into the flesh, becoming part of the body. Stripping it away was no different from cutting a large piece of flesh off Wu Changkong.

Wu Changkong did everything he could to protect his Battle Armor, but it was useless. Under the forceful actions of a group of experts whose cultivation was no weaker than his, he lost pieces of his Battle Armor one after another.

Pfft! When all the Battle Armor on Wu Changkong's body had been stripped away, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of Fresh Blood. His face turned pale, and his aura became weak and listless.

A pile of thin Ice Blue Armor lay on the ground, stained with some blood.

Vice Tower Master Li ruthlessly took Wu Changkong's Storage Soul Tool as well. After breaking its restrictions, he handed it to Shiyu.

Shiyu stored all the Ice Blue Armor from the ground in the Storage Soul Tool. He did not stand on ceremony with these people and treated it as his own spoils of war.

Vice Tower Master Li and the others had no intention of splitting the spoils with Shiyu. This was hardly a good thing.

It was not that Battle Armor lacked value. Rather, taking these things meant bearing the brunt of Wu Changkong's wrath, as well as that of his Teacher, Zhuo Shi. It was better to let the bold Shiyu bear that burden.

Vice Tower Master Li knocked Wu Changkong unconscious and took him away, along with Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan.

Shiyu did not mind releasing those two. After all, the one Gu Yue truly cared about was Tang Wulin.

Only Shiyu, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin remained in the lounge.

Shiyu knocked Tang Wulin unconscious with a chop to the neck. Gu Yue's heart ached at the sight, and she glared at Shiyu with chilling killing intent.

"Why do you want my blood? Do you know something?" Gu Yue destroyed the surveillance equipment in the lounge before questioning him in a low voice.

"Should I know something?" Shiyu asked in return.

Gu Yue stared at Shiyu without blinking. She truly did not believe that he knew nothing.

"Fine. I know your blood is special, and I wanted to see whether I could gain some benefits from it," Shiyu said frankly.

The other party already harbored killing intent toward him, so he did not mind making that killing intent a little stronger.

Gu Yue's killing intent surged as elemental energy churned around her. She could attack at any moment.

"You can't kill me. Tang Wulin's life is also in my hands, so you'd better not do anything reckless. Otherwise, there may be consequences neither of us can accept," Shiyu warned.

"Why do you know that my blood is special?" Gu Yue asked, forcibly suppressing her killing intent.

"I can't tell you that. You only need to know that I know some of your secrets."

"Not only do I know, my parents know as well. If anything happens to me, they will reveal your secrets to the public. You can think for yourselves about what the consequences would be." Shiyu even smiled faintly as he spoke, making it clear that he was confident.

Gu Yue's gaze flickered uncertainly. After thinking for a moment, she gave a cold laugh. "You think I'm that easy to fool? What secret of mine could you possibly know?"

Her greatest secret was that her true body was a Spirit Beast. Aside from Spirit Beasts such as Di Tian, this was a secret no one else could possibly know.

Unless Di Tian and the other Spirit Beasts had betrayed her, but was that even possible?

If it was not that secret, then perhaps he only knew that her blood was special and did not know the specifics. There was nothing to fear from that.

"Silver Dragon King." Shiyu spoke three simple words.

Those three simple words made Gu Yue's expression change drastically. Her heart shook violently as she stared at Shiyu in disbelief. He actually knew her secret.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand." Gu Yue tried her best to remain calm. She could not lose her composure now.

"Is there any point in playing dumb?" Shiyu looked at Gu Yue.

"I'm not bluffing you. I truly know."

Gu Yue's expression gradually turned icy. "How do you know?"

"A secret. The same thing I said before: you only need to know that I know your greatest secret. My parents know too. If anything happens to me, your secret will be made public."

"So, if you want your secret to remain a secret forever, you'd better not consider sending Di Tian to assassinate me."

"If he comes, success is inevitable, but you and your secrets will be exposed as well."

"Kill one person and destroy a clan's hope of revival. You should think carefully about whether that's worth it." Shiyu did his best to defuse the danger of being assassinated.

He had to make her wary now. Otherwise, Di Tian might very well arrive tonight.

When she heard him mention Di Tian, Gu Yue no longer had any doubts. He truly knew a great deal.

How he knew was the answer she wanted, but unfortunately, he clearly had no intention of telling her.

"Just say what you want," Gu Yue said coldly. She did not believe that he would know her secret without trying to extort something from her.

"This time, all I wanted was to exchange Tang Wulin for ten drops of your blood."

"As for what I want in exchange for keeping this secret, I haven't considered that yet. I'll tell you when I think of something later."

"Don't worry, I won't be excessively greedy. I know where to draw the line. Promise me three things, and I'll keep this secret buried forever. I won't extort you without limit."

Seeing Gu Yue's ugly expression, Shiyu offered a few words of reassurance. He could not push her too hard.

"You'd better not go too far. Otherwise, we can die together. My plans may fail, but you, your parents, and even all your relatives will die because of it," Gu Yue warned.

The feeling of having her weakness held over her by someone else made her extremely unhappy.

"All I want is a little benefit. I don't want to die, so there's no need for us to destroy each other," Shiyu said, looking like he only wanted profit.

Only then did Gu Yue relax slightly, though keeping this person alive would always be a threat.

"Give me ten drops of Fresh Blood now, and I'll release Tang Wulin," Shiyu said, returning to the matter at hand.

Gu Yue hesitated. Still, to save Tang Wulin, she gave him ten drops of Fresh Blood.

It was ordinary Fresh Blood, not Essence Blood, but it was still rather special. Colored Light flowed within its scarlet hue.

Shiyu's heartbeat quickened as he looked at the ten drops of Fresh Blood and swallowed them directly.

It was not because he was impatient. Rather, the Tang Wulin blood he had devoured within his body was acting up. The Silver Dragon King's blood might be able to blend with it and ease the problem somewhat.

"My blood isn't so easy to refine for benefits," Gu Yue sneered inwardly when she saw Shiyu do this.

Shiyu kept his word. He withdrew the Eight Spider Lances and released Tang Wulin.

"You'd better keep the secret. Otherwise, the consequences won't be something you can bear." Gu Yue carried Tang Wulin to the door, then suddenly turned back to warn him.

"You'd better restrain yourself too. Don't think about sending Spirit Beasts to kill me. Killing me won't bury your secret; it will only expose you immediately."

"My parents and I know far more than just your identities. We know many of your schemes as well. If those are exposed, it will be an absolutely devastating blow to you," Shiyu warned in return.

By revealing some things to Gu Yue, he also wanted to make her wary enough not to act against him lightly.

"Hmph." Gu Yue snorted coldly and left the lounge with Tang Wulin on her back.

The five of them staggered out of the Spirit Pagoda. Tang Wulin remained unconscious and was carried by Gu Yue.

Wu Changkong, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan supported one another. All of them were extremely weak.

They took a car to the Tang Sect's Eastsea City headquarters. They needed the Tang Sect's antidote pills to help Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan detoxify.

Shiyu had released them, but he had not reabsorbed the Eight Spider Lances' poison.

The group of five was in a truly miserable state. Who could have imagined they would suffer such an ordeal?

Wu Changkong in particular had it the worst. His pride had suffered an unprecedented blow, and he had lost his most important Battle Armor.

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