Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

"Get down there now, or else—" Shangguan Ye made a throat-slitting gesture at Cang Ming and Mu Ye.

"Yes! We'll go down right away." Cang Ming and Mu Ye exchanged a glance before jumping into the lake. Before long, the water began to churn. Cang Ming and Mu Ye flew out of the water, followed closely by a black Corpse Flood Dragon. A red pearl atop the Corpse Flood Dragon's head continuously gave off light.

"The treasure is on the Corpse Flood Dragon's head! Get it!" The onlookers could no longer remain calm and all rushed forward to attack the Corpse Flood Dragon.

"This Corpse Flood Dragon is quite strong. It was already at the peak of the Legendary rank, and with that pearl's enhancement, although it hasn't reached Demigod rank, it still won't be easy to deal with," Shangguan Ye muttered to himself.

"But with so many Legendary experts here, the Corpse Flood Dragon probably won't last long." Shangguan Ye lost interest after one glance. Suddenly, a familiar aura entered his perception range, and a chilling smile appeared on his lips.

"Young Master Wu Yu, aren't you going to make a move?" Ye Han asked.

"No rush. When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman reaps the profit," Wu Yu, the young master of the Witch Ghost Family beside Ye Han, said.

Ye Han said nothing more and merely stepped aside. Yet he constantly felt as though someone was watching him, leaving him deeply uneasy. He looked around, but the moment he turned back, he saw Shangguan Ye staring at him from not far away, smiling.

"What a small world~" Shangguan Ye waved.

"Shangguan Ye!" Ye Han panicked the instant he saw Shangguan Ye. The Witch Ghost Family's vanguard sent to Glory City had been completely wiped out. He had only escaped disaster because of his status as a junior inscription master. The only person capable of annihilating the Witch Ghost Family's vanguard was the guy in front of him.

"Ye Han, who is he?" Wu Yu turned and asked.

Seeing that Wu Yu did not recognize him, Shangguan Ye's eyes shifted as he came up with a good idea.

"Oh, Brother Ye Han, I never expected to run into you here. It was all thanks to you. If you hadn't fed the Witch Ghost Family false information, we almost wouldn't have been able to keep their vanguard behind," Shangguan Ye said as he ran over and heavily patted Ye Han on the shoulder.

"Brother Ye Han is truly selfless, risking life and death to infiltrate the Nether Realm as an undercover agent. When I get back, I'll definitely make your achievements known to everyone!" The moment Shangguan Ye finished speaking, he ran off without taking a single cloud with him.

"Ye Han..." Wu Yu slowly turned around, his killing intent steadily rising.

"Young Master Wu Yu, listen to my explanation! It's not what he said!" Ye Han hurriedly explained.

"Explain my ass! Kill him!" At Wu Yu's command, all the Witch Ghost Family members charged forward. Ye Han hurriedly merged with his demon spirit and tried to flee, but there were two Legendary experts among the Witch Ghost Family members present. How could Ye Han possibly escape? With a single move, Ye Han died before Wu Yu.

"The human race truly cannot be trusted," Wu Yu said disdainfully as he looked at Ye Han's corpse.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shangguan Ye slowly walked back while clapping.

"Young Master Wu Yu is really generous. Inscription masters are hard to find in the Nether Realm, yet you just killed one like that," Shangguan Ye sneered.

"Cunning human, you still dare to come back!? Kill him!" At Wu Yu's command, all the family members rushed forward again, thinking it would be as easy as killing Ye Han.

"Courting death."

Limbo: Border Jail

Shangguan Ye did not move. A Limbo clone flew out from his body. The Witch Ghost Family members fell from the air one after another, blood spurting continuously from their necks as life left their bodies.

"Ah? How is that possible?!"

"Your turn~" Shangguan Ye appeared behind Wu Yu like a ghost and grabbed him by the neck.

"You're only Black Gold rank, yet you want to imitate others and reap the fisherman's profit? Laughable." The strength in Shangguan Ye's hand increased slightly.

"Urgh..." Just as Wu Yu was about to die, a bolt of lightning fell from above Shangguan Ye's head.

Boom!

The spot where Shangguan Ye stood was scorched black by the lightning, allowing Wu Yu to escape.

"Don't be afraid, Wu Yu." A man in white slowly descended.

"Young Master Tian Ling, you've come." Wu Yu let out a breath of relief.

"How did you provoke him?" the man Wu Yu called young master asked.

"Uh, my subordinates got into a conflict with him. I thought I could stand up for them, but I didn't expect him to be so strong." Wu Yu did not mention Glory City.

"If you don't change that temperament of yours, even I won't be able to save you in the future."

"Hehe, no matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than you, Young Master Tian Ling? You took him out with one move." Wu Yu hurriedly flattered him.

"Who told you he was taken out?" Tian Ling rolled his eyes at Wu Yu.

"He's not dead?!" Wu Yu looked toward the place where the lightning had struck. As the smoke slowly dispersed, Shangguan Ye stood there completely unharmed.

"Not bad power. Too bad it was too slow," Shangguan Ye said unhurriedly.

"He took one of my attacks and remained completely unharmed. His cultivation should be above mine, but I can't possibly have never seen such a genius in the Nether Realm." Tian Ling was half a step into the Demigod rank and immediately judged Shangguan Ye's approximate strength.

"Could you give me some face? The Witch Ghost Family is an affiliated family of our Northern Nether Family. If you kill him, you'll be slapping the Northern Nether Family in the face," Tian Ling said coldly.

"What if I say no? Anyone Shangguan Ye wants to kill cannot be saved, and no one would dare save them!" Shangguan Ye instantly opened the Gate of Death.

Evening Elephant: First Leg

Shangguan Ye threw a punch, sending a two-meter-wide air cannon flying toward Tian Ling.

!!

Tian Ling did not dare take it head-on and could only dodge aside, but Shangguan Ye had already arrived behind him.

Second Leg

Another air cannon shot forth.

"I can't dodge it!"

Unable to evade in time, Tian Ling could only transform his Soul Power into a shield and try his best to block the attack.

Crack! Crack!

The moment the air cannon touched the shield, the shield began to crack. The blast struck Tian Ling hard.

"Argh!" Tian Ling's bones and muscles shattered instantly.

Third Leg

Fourth Leg

Eighth Leg

Shangguan Ye fired several more air cannons. By then, Tian Ling was already a mangled mess of flesh and blood, dead beyond doubt. Seeing this, Wu Yu hurriedly tried to flee, but a vine wrapped around his legs and instantly sucked him dry.

"Witch Ghost, Northern Nether—once I finish this trial, I'll come back and settle things with you." Shangguan Ye closed the Eight Gates.

Shangguan Ye returned to the lakeside just in time to see the Corpse Flood Dragon escape back into the water. Cang Ming and Mu Ye parted on bad terms and left separately.

"Hm? Ning'er is here." Shangguan Ye sensed Xiao Ning'er's aura and turned to fly over.

"Ning'er's little sister's fiancé sounds like he should be very impressive," a "delicate-looking young man" beside Xiao Ning'er said.

"Yes." Xiao Ning'er answered confidently, a faint blush appearing on her face.

"Ning'er."

Just as they were talking about Shangguan Ye, they heard his voice. Xiao Ning'er was overjoyed and looked up to see the man she had been longing for.

"Shangguan~" Xiao Ning'er jogged over and linked her arm through Shangguan Ye's.

"Are you alright?" Shangguan Ye asked.

"Mhm, I'm fine."

"This must be Brother Shangguan?" the young man asked.

"You are?"

"Shangguan, he's Xiao Yu. Just now, I was surrounded and attacked by several people, and he helped me."

"Xiao Yu?" Shangguan Ye thought for a moment.

"Oh, I remember. It's her," Shangguan Ye thought, but he did not intend to expose her.

"Many thanks, Brother Xiao." Shangguan Ye cupped his hands.

"Not at all."