Seeing that only two Corpse Puppets remained beside Su Jiu, Liu Min began to grow restless. She had not expected Su Jiu to deal with them so quickly. After all, this time she had even brought out living puppets.
She glanced at Yun Huanling, who was still struggling to hold on. Liu Min knew she had to make a choice, or Su Jiu would soon break free of her shackles.
Liu Min resented the Yin-Devouring Butterflies for being so useless, but there seemed to be no better option now.
She cast a reluctant glance over the scene, then looked at the Yin-Devouring Butterflies that still had not broken through the formation and curled her lip. "That's all the fun I'll have with you today.
"But there's still something I want to say. Gu Ningyun, before you asked me to choose between taking the medicine and returning to the sect, I genuinely wanted to reconcile with you. After all, I was rather fond of you, my little martial niece.
"As for the Azure Tide Sect's Enforcement Hall, I had no intention of offending you either. But now it seems we clearly can't coexist peacefully.
"What a pity. The next time we meet, we'll probably stand on completely opposing sides."
As she spoke, Liu Min gradually moved away from the doorway.
Not long after Liu Min left, Su Jiu slew the two Corpse Puppets, then helped Gu Ningyun and the other two deal with the trouble surrounding them.
Unfortunately, disaster struck all the same.
In the end, Yun Huanling failed to hold out, and the Yin-Devouring Butterflies broke through.
A gap was forcibly torn in the formation. Once the first butterfly entered, a second followed, and soon Yin-Devouring Butterflies crowded around the Soul-Suppressing Pearl.
Dozens upon dozens of Yin-Devouring Butterflies began beating