At that moment, Ophiel's face went deathly pale. Her gaze snapped toward the door bound tightly in chains behind him, and her mind roared as though thunder had exploded inside it.
The scene from the Youzhi Family's castle all those years ago instantly surfaced in her mind-the girl lying in a pool of blood, her student, Yuzhi Liu Si's wife.
"What have you done?!"
She demanded urgently.
The pounding from behind that door and the wet, gurgling sounds of writhing flesh grew even more grating.
It sounded as though an enormous monster of flesh and blood was locked inside.
But Yuzhi Liu Si said nothing more. His gaze was as cutting as a howling gale, and a faint sword aura appeared on the wooden sword in his hand. Despite his grievous injuries, the fierce presence he exuded as a swordsman was still terrifying.
In an instant.
He attacked.
At this point, with their positions utterly opposed, words were no longer necessary.
Before the red moon descended today, only one side would leave this place alive.
"Watch out!"
Lin En shouted a warning.
In that split second, while Ophiel was distracted, Yuzhi Liu Si flashed to her side like a phantom, the wooden sword in his hand slashing toward her neck.
A deafening clang rang out.
Blood-red light flickered over Lin En's left hand. The Riftblade Flower he summoned sprang up beneath Ophiel's feet and collided violently with Yuzhi Liu Si's blade.
The battle erupted!
"Subdue him first. I'll tell you about your student once the fight is over."
Lin En's eyes flickered as he controlled the Hunting Blade Flower in his hand. Countless blades shot up from beneath their feet, unleashing a series of lethal attacks on Yuzhi Liu Si.
Ophiel had also regained her senses. Gritting her teeth, she