Forced into a Dead End

"Great Heavenly Venerable! Ni has sent word that the human Chu Yuan has entered the Eerie Domain and is now... attacking him!

Should we go and keep him there?"

The faint smile at the corner of Great Heavenly Venerable's lips vanished.

It was not that he was taking his anger out on his subordinate, but that he felt Chu Yuan had gone too far...

He had already retreated, yet Chu Yuan still had to chase him in here and slap him in the face?

"Do not disturb me with such trifles.

Right now, I must devote all my energy to my injuries!"

"Yes..."

"Wait..."

"Please give your orders, Great Heavenly Venerable!"

"If he leaves after killing Ni... then let him go.

With your strength, you cannot keep him anyway.

Everything can wait until I emerge from seclusion!"

"Yes..." The Eerie Supreme who had reported this did not find it particularly humiliating.

To speak disrespectfully, even Great Heavenly Venerable could do nothing to Chu Yuan. What could ordinary Supremes like them possibly do to him?

His report just now had merely followed protocol...

Still, it was somewhat regrettable.

When Ni had been used to block the gate, Great Heavenly Venerable had been grievously wounded and fallen into silence.

An Jiang and the others had corroded and eroded Ni day and night... Though their primary aim had been to reopen the gate, they had also intended to conveniently gain another helper.

Now, An Jiang had already fallen.

Even Ni would likely die as well...

In the end, he was soft-hearted, so he sent Ni a message back...

Where Chu Yuan and Ni were—

Ni was in a wretched state. His entire body had visibly "thinned" by a full circle, and he was even missing arms and legs...

Chu Yuan sensed the