The three paths—the three paths of hell—erupted into battle almost simultaneously.
Minghe's front, which appeared to have the greatest disparity in strength, was temporarily evenly matched thanks to the advantage of home ground.
Yet her opponent's identity grew even more baffling. It was actually Daoist intent.
And yet, not quite.
For the moment, Minghe had no mind to guess. In a battle like this, the slightest distraction could easily spell disaster. She could only focus with every ounce of her attention on holding back the Devil Master. She thought to herself that, since the strongest Devil Master was on her side, Qin Yi and Meng Qingying's side should have the advantage. Once they finished, everyone could join forces and kill this Devil Master.
Yet things were not so simple.
Meng Qingying, who seemed as though she ought to rival—or perhaps even suppress—Bei Yuan's evil intent because the laws of reincarnation originated from her, was instead at a slight disadvantage. This place was inside Bei Yuan's evil intent's "body," his true home ground.
Even the other two Devil Masters had not dared to rashly enter the Three Paths in their true bodies, fearing that Bei Yuan's evil intent would trick them. One could well imagine that the power of this entire plane could be directly wielded by Bei Yuan's evil intent. No one could say exactly what effects that might produce, but Meng Qingying, facing Bei Yuan's evil intent head-on, was actually the one in the greatest danger.
If he merged into Fire Hell and launched sneak attacks without pause, that would be the hardest thing to endure. You would not even know whether every step you took was walking straight into his mouth.
Thus, Meng Qingying used Bei Yuan's evil intent's eagerness to turn the tables and his obsession with