Si Huo, Zhui Long, Xu Fan, and Yu Guang, the four deputy stronghold masters, finally managed to pry themselves out of the wall. The way they looked at Li Yun had changed completely.
Their eyes were filled with shock and fear.
"Do you still want to fight?"
Li Yun asked lightly, and all four shook their heads at once, like rattle-drums.
Li Yun's strength was beyond anything they could comprehend.
Even together, the four of them could not withstand a single move from him.
The gap between them was simply too vast.
Fighting on would be marching straight to their deaths.
"No, no more fighting... But may I ask who you are?"
"And our... two stronghold masters?"
Si Huo mustered the courage to ask.
Li Yun gave a derisive smile. "You mean the Water-Fire Demon Lords? Heh. They're dead. They died three months ago."
Si Huo's pupils contracted. A terrible suspicion flashed through his mind.
"Surely it wasn't you..."
"That's right."
"I killed the Fire Devil Lord first. Then, to avoid trouble, I came to the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold that very night and killed the Water Demon Lord too. They were brothers, after all. They should go together, nice and neat. Reasonable, don't you think?"
"Of course, if you have the same request, I wouldn't mind granting it."
Si Huo was utterly horrified.
He immediately shook his head and said in terror, "No, no... We have no such request. We have no grudge against you. Please spare us. What happened just now was only a misunderstanding."
"Good. Then what are you doing here?"
"Has something happened to the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold?"
"Uh... Since you killed the Fire Devil Lord and word has spread, some of the surrounding strongholds are preparing to move against the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold."
"We came to