It turned out that Xue'er had secretly rescued Ye Susu as early as when A Zi appeared.
As for replacing her with Ghost Face, that had not been Luo Hong's order, but Xue'er's own idea.
Ever since Luo Hong appeared, Dongfang Bai's attention had been entirely focused on him. Naturally, he had not noticed the safety of a mere Taiyi subordinate.
This method of killing both body and spirit might have been somewhat cruel to ordinary people, but Dongfang Bai's conduct had been so despicable that it was perfectly suited for dealing with him!
"You bastards!"
Dongfang Bai immediately glared at Xue'er with eyes nearly splitting apart. He could accept death, but he could not accept such humiliation!
Luo Hong, however, did not wish to give him any more screen time. He pointed with two fingers, and a streak of white sword light slashed through Dongfang Bai's battered body.
Dongfang Bai's expression immediately stiffened. Then, his entire body suddenly turned into mud and collapsed, leaving only a palm-sized yellow clay doll floating in the air.
The clay doll was covered in sword marks, just like Dongfang Bai had been earlier. It was clearly the source of his power.
Luo Hong's earlier sword strike had severed the connection between Dongfang Bai and this clay doll, which was why it had taken effect so immediately.
With a movement of his spiritual sense, Luo Hong drew the clay doll toward himself. Surging True Earth Law power immediately rushed at him, revealing its origins.
However, when Luo Hong sensed it carefully, he discovered a familiar trace of aura deep within the clay doll. It was Demonic God Power!
"It seems my earlier guess was correct. Xuanyuan Jie's purpose in dealing with Tianyan Temple was to find me!"
The appearance of Demonic God Power immediately