"That's—Qiu Qianhai?!"
Ji Yuan abruptly turned his head.
At some unknown point, a young man in red robes with red hair had appeared floating behind him. Though his attire was identical to Nightmare True Lord's from before, that face—
Ji Yuan recognized it at a glance.
It was not that he missed it often, but when he had been on Cangluo Continent, he had used that very face to do quite a few bad things.
"Haha, it's me. I'm back!"
Qiu Qianhai leaned back and laughed heartily.
Then he took another step and arrived before them.
"You—didn't you go to the Core Area?"
Ji Yuan spoke the first half aloud, while he transmitted the latter half through Divine Sense.
"My master has another body now and has no use for mine for the time being. If I stayed there, he would have to spare attention to look after me, so Lord Ghost Envoy had me sent back."
Qiu Qianhai answered through Divine Sense as well.
Ji Yuan knew that many matters were likely hidden beneath this, and there were many things he wanted to ask Qiu Qianhai about—especially while Nightmare True Lord was absent.
But clearly, this was not the time for a detailed conversation. Leaving aside the three Golden Core Peak Yin Ghosts Ji Yuan had brought over, the battle here had already descended into utter chaos.
There were countless people fishing in troubled waters.
"Should we kill them?"
Looking at the three Golden Core Peak Yin Ghosts pursuing them from behind, Qiu Qianhai showed not the slightest fear. His eyes held only a thirst for battle.
Not to mention how he had previously been able only to hide within the Sea of Consciousness, watching helplessly as Nightmare True Lord wreaked havoc everywhere.
Ever since meeting Ji Yuan, a