"This is bad!" Du Yu turned and whispered to Dong Qianqiu, "Sister Qianqiu, we absolutely can't let them fight, or things will spiral out of control!"
"But what can we do?" Dong Qianqiu asked anxiously. "Even the weakest of them has cultivation equal to mine. How could the two of us stop them in a situation like this?"
While they were whispering, Zhong Kui struck again. He conjured a longsword out of thin air and slashed at the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai. Every swing of the blade brought the wails of countless evil ghosts; anyone with insufficient cultivation would probably have their courage shattered by the sound alone.
"Insolent!" the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai thundered. "Do you truly intend to assassinate me?"
Hearing this, Yulei and Shentu—the Eastern Ghost Emperors among the Five Directions Ghost Emperors—immediately rushed forward to shield the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai. Both summoned their life-bound Magic Treasures, one wielding an iron mace while the other raised a gourd, and unleashed their attacks on Zhong Kui.
"Sister Qianqiu... don't you think those two look a little funny? They're dressed like a pair of door gods."
"They are door gods."
"Huh?!"
Zhong Kui truly deserved his place as the second-ranking member of the Eight Great Underworld Enforcers. Having spent years hunting vicious ghosts, he excelled at combat. Even fighting two against one, he showed no sign of falling behind. His sword roared through the air like a tiger, and amid the howling of countless ghosts and wolves, Yulei and Shentu soon found themselves locked in a bitter struggle.
Seeing things take a bad turn, the other Ghost Emperors moved to help, but the Ten Courts of Yama summoned their Magic Treasures as well.
The Eastern Peak Great Emperor of