Who else!

Clang, clang-

With a light, clear chime, the bronze mirror engraved with eight demonic patterns and devilish talismans hung high above Yue Rong's head, shedding strands of radiance that blocked the two razor-sharp streaks of Sword Qi striking from tricky angles.

"You really did hide yourselves well. This illusory concealment method alone is enough for you to hold your heads high in the outer prefecture."

Yue Rong stared coldly at a spot before him and sneered.

"To receive such praise from Brother Yue, we brothers should count ourselves satisfied." A sinister chuckle abruptly rang out.

Before the words had faded, the hard ground where Yue Rong was looking rippled like water, turning into a deep pool as black as ink.

Two almost identical tall, thin figures slowly rose soundlessly from that "deep pool."

"Song Ping, Song An, I hear you two call yourselves the Twin Shas of the Ghostly Shadow and have cultivated the Supreme Nether Concealment Method to the pinnacle, even developing other wondrous variations.

"Only, rumor has it that you brothers are as timid as mice.

"What made you change your nature today?" Yue Rong calmly watched the Song brothers reveal themselves. Even after he shed his demonic form, his oppressive might had not diminished. His apparent praise concealed insults, bluntly calling the brothers a pair of rats.

"Hehehe, Brother Yue certainly knows us brothers well.

"That's right, we are indeed timid. Otherwise, why would we wait until Brother Yue was exhausted before daring to launch a sneak attack?"

Entirely unbothered by Yue Rong's insults, Song Ping grinned, looking perfectly at ease.

Well, damn... there were more experts here!

Watching the Song brothers, who had struck a step ahead of him, Qi Yun clicked his tongue softly. He had never expected anyone besides himself to be hiding here.

After returning from this assessment, I needed to find a chance to learn a method for tracking traces and pinpointing hidden figures.

Only by knowing both myself and my enemy could I be secure.

"Since you've shown yourselves, are you confident you have me in the bag?" Even with his demonic form dispelled, Yue Rong remained burly. His bronze eyes looked down upon the Twin Shas of the Ghostly Shadow before him without a trace of fear.

"Time is nearly up. We have to give it a try regardless." Song Ping and Song An spoke in unison, their identical voices overlapping with a peculiar resonance.

The instant their words fell, the brothers moved in perfect synchronization, like reflections in a mirror, without the slightest hesitation.

Four pale hands rose together, their fingers flying as they formed identical [Basic Sword Qi] method formulas.

The two brothers had shared the same womb, and their minds were connected as though they were one.

They had also practiced an exquisite secret technique for combined attacks.

At this moment, their True Qi resonated at the same frequency, and their wills became one.

What had originally been the most ordinary, most basic Sword Qi law technique in the outer prefecture now exuded an entirely different sense of danger in their hands.

Buzz-!

Two streaks of pale blue-white Sword Qi burst from their fingertips.

Rather than shooting straight toward Yue Rong, the Sword Qi suddenly entwined, spiraled, and fused in midair like two living venomous snakes.

A terrifying sharpness far beyond the simple sum of two streaks of Sword Qi erupted.

The fused sword took on an almost transparent, dusky hue, its edges slightly distorting the air.

As swift as racing thunder, it tore through the air with a piercing shriek, aimed straight at Yue Rong, who had only just blocked the sneak attack and had yet to steady his breath.

Yue Rong's bronze pupils contracted slightly. He could clearly sense the terror of that spiraling, fused Sword Qi.

The penetrating power it contained was nothing those scattered rabble from before could compare to.

The [Three-Demon Body-Protecting Treasure Mirror] had only just blocked the sneak attack, and its flowing curtain of light had yet to return to full strength!

"Want to gnaw on a hard bone? I'll break your teeth first!" Ferocity flared in Yue Rong's eyes, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

His right hand suddenly reached behind him, and a dark red saber that seemed cast from endless blood came fiercely out of its sheath.

The blade was long and narrow. Blood-drenched Sha Qi, so thick it was nauseating, surged forth like tangible waves, instantly dispersing most of the chill brought by the Song brothers' Sword Qi!

Yue Rong roared wildly. The muscles in both arms bulged like coiling dragons as he recklessly poured his remaining True Qi into the blood saber.

He used no flashy saber technique, only the purest, most violent slash.

Carrying the will to rend everything apart, the blood saber forcibly parted the air in its path, creating visible white waves as it met the gray-white spiral of Sword Qi head-on!

Boom!!!!

Saber Gang and Sword Qi collided violently!

An indescribable crash instantly exploded.

The raging turbulence turned into a visible ring of shock waves that swept madly in every direction like furious waves on a stormy sea.

An entire layer of the ground was forcibly scraped away. Dust mingled with the rampaging waves of air, swallowing the entire battlefield.

With simultaneous muffled grunts, Yue Rong and the Song brothers all staggered back.

Two law artifacts?!

The Song brothers had never expected Yue Rong to possess two law artifacts. Their faces darkened as they sensed that things were going wrong.

"Die!"

They had only just steadied themselves when a furious roar brimming with killing intent and brutality exploded like thunder!

Using the rebound from crashing into the wall, Yue Rong sprang up again like a wounded primordial beast, completely disregarding his churning innards. His blade trailed a savage, dazzling blood-red rainbow!

Supreme Nether Concealment!

Exchanging a glance, the Song brothers sent their four hands flying. Countless method formulas manifested, and their figures instantly became barely discernible phantoms, as though they had stepped into another layer of space, possessing form but no substance!

The Supreme Nether Concealment Method had originally been merely a method for creating illusory bodies and concealing one's form.

But the two of them were naturally attuned to the Great Dao of this method. Through dedicated cultivation, they had touched its Dao intent and actually developed a new marvel.

They could hide themselves within the "Supreme Nether" and evade all attacks.

Rumble-

The blood-red saber rainbow passed through the Song brothers' figures without resistance, yet could not harm the two hidden within the "Supreme Nether."

"Blood Slaughter!"

Ferocity blazed in his eyes. With his terrifying combat instincts, Yue Rong swiftly recognized the Song brothers' state, and his saber's momentum abruptly changed.

The saber light no longer consisted of simple slashes, but transformed into an unbroken blood-red curtain of blades carrying a thick, bloody wind!

Driven to its utmost speed, it completely devoured everything before it like a blood-red deluge bursting through a dam.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!!

As though possessed, Yue Rong swung his saber without stopping, as if he would never exhaust his strength.

"Big brother!"

Terror finally appeared in Song An's eyes. Supreme Nether Concealment was about to run out. They could not hold on any longer.

"Fight him to the death!"

Song Ping had never expected Yue Rong to be able to wield two law artifacts and unleash such combat power while exhausted. Regret stirred within him, but he could only grit his teeth and stake everything on a fight.

Pfft! Pfft!

But the Song brothers followed the path of assassination and ambush. How could they contend with Yue Rong in a head-on battle?

The instant they were exposed to the raging tide of blood-red light-

They burst apart like punctured skins, turning into two clouds of pitch-black feathers that slowly drifted away.

Thud-

The instant he slew the Song brothers, Yue Rong dropped heavily to one knee. Only by bracing his right hand tightly on the blood saber plunged into the ground could he barely support his tottering body.

After panting violently like a heavy bellows for a moment, Yue Rong raised his head in solitary pride. Like a grievously wounded lion, he swept his gaze in every direction, threw back his head, and roared:

"Who else!!!"

"Tsk." A faint click of the tongue rang out.