Mission... Complete!

The sudden turn of events left everyone present, aside from Yin Kuang, Sun Wukong, and the Fox Ancestor, aghast. Jason, Silent Monk, Lu Yan—and especially Golden Swallow—had never imagined that the Jade Warlord would make a move against the Sun Wukong from another world. Weren't they supposed to be on the same side?!

At that moment, Lian Nishang also understood why the Jade Warlord had once ordered her to seize the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin at any cost. So he had intended to use it against the otherworldly Sun Wukong.

At the same time, Golden Swallow felt as though the clouds had parted and the sun had emerged. So that's how it is... She instinctively looked toward Yin Kuang. Though many details remained unclear, relying only on a woman's intuition and her trust in Yin Kuang, she knew that all of this must have been his doing.

The chance for revenge had come!

Pilgrim Sun and the Jade Warlord had already been standing very close together. Furthermore, Pilgrim Sun had kept most of his attention on Sun Wukong, and the previous battle had somewhat diminished his strength. More importantly, he had never imagined that the "clone" he had created from one of his hairs would actually turn on him... In short, all these factors combined to produce the current result: the Jade Warlord stabbed Pilgrim Sun with the fake Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin... Then, with a crack, the fake Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin shattered!

The Jade Warlord's expression immediately froze.

Some might have thought that Yin Kuang was being needlessly roundabout. If he had given the real Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin to the Jade Warlord earlier, Pilgrim Sun would likely have been stabbed by it now and perished on the spot. Then they would only need to join forces and kill the Jade Warlord to complete the Headmaster's