The figure slowly opened its eyes.
Those scarlet eyes stared intently at the two of them like a demon.
Hair that looked as if it had been soaked in blood outlined a face that resembled both Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing.
The skull earrings were still hanging from her ears.
Two white horns pierced the skin from the forehead, and several red lines, like cracks, spread from the base of the horns across the entire forehead.
This transformed what could have been a handsome face into something resembling a demon.
The body was naked, with the lower body covered by a layer of bone armor, and the skin of the person was an unnatural red.
His body was covered in clearly visible blue veins, as if he had just been scalded by boiling water.
He raised the still-burning [ Fire Imbuement ] in his hand, its smooth blade reflecting his face.
The [ Demonic Eye Twins ], the special [ Variant Human ] Ye Qing, have arrived!
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, put down the knife in his hand, looked at the two of them, and slowly spoke:
"Very good... you did a very good job!"
His voice sounded like a combination of Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing speaking simultaneously, yet it exerted an almost suffocating pressure on the two of them.
Hela carefully smelled the other party's aura. Not only were there the scents of Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing, but there was also an extremely strong aura of Variant, which was stronger than the combined scents of the two of them from before.
More importantly, the opponent's current realm has reached the terrifying peak of " Transcendent "!
Hela couldn't understand how a " King Master " and a " High Rank " could merge into a monster at the " Transcendent " level.
After sensing the energy remaining in her body, Hela began to feel fear.
I haven't eaten high-energy food in a long time, and the energy I have left is simply not enough to defeat an opponent at the peak of the " Transcendent " level.
Xing Lan felt the same despair. The moment she saw Ye Qing, she knew that even at her peak, she couldn't defeat him.
Xing Lan looked at Hela, wondering if she could try throwing her off the building to let her run away.
However, thinking of the swarms of alien Variant downstairs, Xing Lan abandoned the idea.
He didn't have much strength left and couldn't possibly fly away with Hela; an unprecedented despair enveloped his heart.
Ye Qing seemed to be getting used to it, waving his arms and legs, and then raising his hand upwards, and a huge skeletal arm rose from the ground.
He manipulated the skeletal hand to move slowly, completely ignoring the two people in front of him.
Xing Lan squatted on the ground, her mind racing with solutions, and Hela was in a similar situation.
In the end, Xing Lan decided to take a gamble and threw Hela off the building.
If Hera were to fall onto the spider silk, and given that the highest level of the Variant is only at the " City Destruction " level, Hela might still have a chance to survive.
But if we stay here, Ye Qing will definitely kill us.
Having made up her mind, Xing Lan grabbed Hela and ran desperately toward the window in the stairwell outside.
Hela was taken aback at first, but when she saw the direction Xing Lan ran, she understood her intention.
However, Hela wanted to take Xing Lan with her when she jumped.
Just as they reached the door.
Whoa--!
A scorching shark fin-shaped sword aura blocked their path.
Mingming the person was still a meter away, Xing Lan felt a burning sensation on her face, and a few strands of her hair were even singed.
Hela, who had been caught, stopped abruptly and pulled Xing Lan back.
Hela believed that if she touched that flame, she would be burned to ashes within ten seconds.
Hela shielded Xing Lan behind her, while two blood-stained bone whips swayed slightly in front of her.
There is no way to retreat now; we have no choice but to fight.
Having fully adapted, Ye Qing gripped the knife with both hands and raised it in front of him. Then, a dark purple killing intent surged from his body like waves.
The flames on the blade were instantly stained dark purple, transforming into a burning killing intent.
" Hela, you can't beat him, you shouldn't..."
Before Xing Lan could finish speaking, Hela lunged forward, simultaneously wielding two bone whips at Ye Qing.
Two bone whips attacked Ye Qing from both sides, but he showed no intention of dodging.
Slide! Slide!
Two blades of light, burning with murderous intent, instantly swung out from Ye Qing's sides.
The dark purple blade, nearly a meter wide and two meters long, easily shredded Hela's blood-covered bone whip.
Before Hela could react, Ye Qing suddenly appeared in front of her.
He slashed straight down with the blade.
The cut that should have cleaved Hela in two only severed one of her arms.
The severed arm instantly burned to ashes, and Hela hurriedly cut off the still-burning wound.
Xing Lan grabbed Hela and pulled her away.
"Thank goodness, if it weren't for me, you might have been cut in two."
Xing Lan breathed heavily, gripping the straight knife tightly with both hands.
" Hela, I'm still your senior! Even if I can't protect you, I should still fight alongside you!"
Her severed arm regenerated instantly. A glint flashed in Hela's eyes as she nodded emphatically at Xing Lan.
"Hehe, you two have such a good relationship. I wish this kind of affection were for Ye Yiqing..."
As he spoke, Ye Qing gripped the knife in his hand tightly, and the killing intent burning on the blade intensified.
He unleashed several slashes at the two in an instant, the sword energy filled with murderous intent rushing towards them.
The two ran off in opposite directions.
The sword energies were scattered, but covered a wide area. Even though the two were separated, many sword energies were still aimed at them.
Hela increased her speed, using her extremely fast reaction time and superb agility to dodge time and time again.
Without wings, Xing Lan wasn't as fast as her; she gripped her fingers tightly, parrying and dodging at the same time.
The straight blade rubbed against the sword energy burning with murderous intent, the scorching heat causing blisters to spread across Xing Lan's hands.
My face was burning hot from the heat.
Despite the excruciating pain, she managed to dodge the sword energy, which was even larger than herself.
The sword energy was completely dodged, and Ye Qing simultaneously unleashed two more strikes in an instant.
The second of the Nine Forms of the Blade School: double-edged.
Two beams of light, each capable of covering half the room, slashed out from both sides, heading straight for the two men.
However, the two, who were on high alert, dodged them both.
Hela ran into her attack range and grew two more bone whips towards Ye Qing, stabbing at him like pythons.
Ye Qing turned his head to look over and quickly swung his sword to defend himself.
Three blades of light, like the claws of ferocious beasts, tore the two bone whips to shreds in an instant.
At that moment, Xing Lan appeared behind Ye Qing, brandishing a crescent-shaped blade.
The crescent moon swiftly slashed towards its opponent, but suddenly several sharp bone spurs pierced out from Ye Qing's back.
Xing Lan's eyes widened, and she hurriedly turned her blade to cut off the bone spike, but her thigh was still pierced.
Xing Lan jumped backward with all her might, but the sharp pain in her thigh caused her to stumble and fall to the ground.
Looking up, he saw Ye Qing, wielding a knife like the Grim Reaper, standing before him.
Xing Lan exerted all her strength, swinging her straight blade to form another crescent moon to block the attack.
The crescent moon shattered the moment they collided, and Xing Lan was sent flying backward by the immense force.
Two bone whips burst forth from Hela's back once more, ready to aid Xing Lan.
A chandelier fell from the ceiling and landed in front of Hela. Then, the moment Hela looked up, a giant skull bit her and swallowed her whole.
In an instant, countless tiny bone spikes shot out from its mouth, pinning Hela firmly inside.
Hela was completely under control, Ye Qing once again raised his sword to slash at Xing Lan, whose mental strength was already severely depleted.
The sharp blade, burning with murderous intent, magnified continuously in Xing Lan's starry eyes.