"What's going on? That Grudge not only wasn't destroyed—it's gotten even bigger!" Qian Qianqian said through their shared consciousness after witnessing the Grudge that stood more than ten meters tall. Lian Nishang had also established a shared mental network with the others earlier. "Not only has it grown larger, its cultivation has also increased considerably. Some force between heaven and earth is continuously making it stronger."
Yin Kuang said, "A Grudge is a dark curse formed at the place where someone died unjustly. Only those who enter the house are cursed. In other words, that 'home' was actually the cage confining the Grudge. But just now, I destroyed its 'home,' breaking the cage that bound it. The resentment originally limited to that house merged with the resentment between heaven and earth, forming a new and more powerful Grudge!"
Beidao said, "That's right. Exactly." Qian Qianqian asked unhappily, "Beidao, did you know this would happen all along? Then why did you have Yin Kuang destroy that house?" Beidao said, "Before, it was only a guess. But now I can be certain." Yin Kuang asked, "So, have you figured out a way to deal with the Grudge?" Beidao said, "Not yet. More importantly, we need to run—far away. With such a huge blaze, Zhu Tong's group may have already noticed it. This isn't the time to fight them."
With all eleven people accelerating at full speed, their figures swiftly vanished into the night sky. They flew straight out of the city.
Meanwhile, somewhere to the west—the site of the explosion—the situation was exactly the same as on Yin Kuang's side. Or perhaps some people simply arrived at the same idea without discussing it. Beidao's side had destroyed a residence to gather intelligence on the Grudge, while Zhuge Lian had blown an entire