The Truth That Shattered All Understanding

A moment later, the forest fell silent once more.

Xiao Yin slowly reined in his aura, his face slightly pale. The consecutive high-intensity battles had taken their toll.

He glanced at Bibi Dong and saw that although her aura fluctuated, she did not seem seriously injured. Clearly, she had held something back earlier.

Bibi Dong looked at him as well, her eyes filled with complex, indecipherable emotions—wariness, scrutiny, curiosity, and a trace of... subtle easing after their cooperation.

"They... escaped?" Bibi Dong spoke first, her voice returning to its usual chill.

"Yeah. That guy who played with shadows was exceptionally good at running away."

Xiao Yin walked over to Scarlet King and checked its injuries, speaking without turning his head.

"But it lost an arm, and one of its companions got 'eaten.' They probably won't dare show themselves again anytime soon."

Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment, then walked some distance away and picked up Mammon's severed dark-golden arm.

The severed arm was heavy and cold in her hand, still twitching faintly as it tried to resist, but Rakshasa Evil Power kept it firmly suppressed.

"Now then, Hall Master Xiao." Bibi Dong turned around, her piercing gaze fixed on Xiao Yin.

"Shouldn't you explain what exactly these 'people not from this world' are? You seem to... know quite a lot."

As Xiao Yin helped Scarlet King stabilize its injuries and drove out the lingering Abyssal black mist, he raised his head to meet Bibi Dong's gaze, a meaningful curve appearing at the corner of his lips.

"Your Holiness, Pope, it's a long story."

"I think we may need to have a proper 'talk.'"

After a pause, he added, "Of course, as a gesture of good faith for sharing information and possible future cooperation, the energy contained in this arm...