"Boom!!"
The Yin-Yang Emperor's body slammed heavily into the wall of the main hall.
After a deafening crash, the Yin-Yang Emperor descended while clutching his chest, his face dark. The glinting trace of blood at the corner of his mouth and the shock flashing through his eyes revealed the turmoil in his heart.
"How could this brat have become so strong?!"
The Yin-Yang Emperor's expression darkened as he adjusted the surging blood and qi within him, still unable to believe it.
"Old man, I'm going to keep being ungrateful. What are you going to do about it?"
The Wood Clone raised an eyebrow at the Yin-Yang Emperor and spoke with a mocking expression.
"Very well!"
The Yin-Yang Emperor let out a long breath, suppressing the trace of shock in his heart.
A powerful aura erupted from him, while a mysterious force began spreading through the hall.
"Yin-Yang!"
Before the Yin-Yang Emperor could act, Ya'en's stern voice made his movements pause.
The Yin-Yang Emperor's face flickered with uncertainty again as his eyes continuously assessed Lin Yu. In the end, however, he withdrew his aura and walked over with a dark expression.
"Tch!"
The Wood Clone curled his lip disdainfully and withdrew the Armament Haki coating his arms.
"Yin-Yang, watch your mouth. You're the vice leader, after all. Don't make a joke of yourself."
"Exactly. At your age, have you spent all these years living like a dog?"
The Wood Clone egged things on from the side without the slightest fear of making matters worse. He was just a clone anyway—what could they do to him? At worst, he would be a hero again in a moment.
The Yin-Yang Emperor glared at the Wood Clone with a dark face, the anger he had just forcibly suppressed surging right back up.
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