Old timeline.
"Strange. Why did the mastermind suddenly stop moving?" Lu Yang frowned, staring at the mastermind—or rather, the mastermind's corpse—in confusion.
The change had come far too abruptly. The atmosphere on the battlefield was strange, and nobody dared act rashly, worried it might be one of the mastermind's tricks.
During the battle, Yun Zhi had held the upper hand, driving the mastermind back step by step. His healing ability couldn't keep up with the speed at which he was being wounded, and his aura kept sinking lower and lower.
Anyone could see that, barring any surprises, Yun Zhi would soon claim victory.
Just then, the mastermind looked at Lu Yang and the Everlasting Fairy and gave them a strange smile. Then his aura vanished.
"Why did he suddenly die?"
Everyone was shocked. This turn of events was beyond their expectations.
"Could the mastermind have decided he couldn't beat Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, so he killed himself to make a dignified exit?" Ninth-Layer Immortal said, stroking his chin as he seriously considered the question and used his immortal sense to examine the mastermind's corpse.
At that, everyone turned to look at the Everlasting Fairy, remembering her trick of faking her death.
"Shoo, shoo! Why are you all looking at me?" The Everlasting Fairy thought their expressions were suspicious.
"I don't think he was faking his death," Lu Yang said, stepping forward to defend the Everlasting Fairy. "And I doubt he killed himself, either. That's not how the mastermind operates."
"The mastermind is cautious by nature. Something is definitely wrong here." Lu Yang frowned, pondering. He felt as if he had overlooked something.
Boom—
Lu Yang looked up and saw that Senior Sister hadn't stopped attacking just because the mastermind's aura had vanished. She was attacking his corpse.
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