Three-Way Standoff

After Lin Qiye stepped through the torii, he felt the world spin before his feet landed on solid ground.

Before he could make out his surroundings, a howling fist wind swept toward the back of his head, razor-sharp and aimed straight at a vital point!

Behind him, a chilling killing intent flashed through Wei Dong's eyes!

Wei Dong had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

His original plan had been to use psychological warfare to make Lin Qiye and the other man stay away from those coordinates. Even if he died afterward, it would not have mattered. But if they still insisted on coming here, Wei Dong would have one chance to strike back.

And that chance came from these torii.

Before Lin Qiye and the other man arrived, Wei Dong had already explored this Torii Wall. He had discovered that every torii led to a different location within an abandoned shrine.

In Wei Dong's ideal scenario, he and Lin Qiye's group would pass through different torii. Using the spatial teleportation function to shake them off, he could find the signal transmitter in advance and relocate it.

But after observing them for some time, he realized Lin Qiye was too cautious to ever enter a different torii from him. So he could only settle for the next best thing: take advantage of entering first and ambush Lin Qiye!

With neither of them able to use the Magatsu Blade, Wei Dong did not think he would lose if he seized the initiative.

Unfortunately, the moment Wei Dong vanished beyond the torii, Lin Qiye had already anticipated this possibility and prepared for it.

The instant that fist wind appeared, Lin Qiye's Mental Power had already pinpointed Wei Dong's position. He abruptly crouched down, dodging the punch, then twisted around