âYouâre a male ghostâwhy canât you be more magnanimous? Since Iâve admitted my mistake, why canât you, for the sake of our shared homeland, just let this go?â
Ye Yu sneered and tapped her forehead with a light strike.
You Huaâs cultivation immediately dissipated, and her soul-body thinned as though it would vanish at any moment. âFor the sake of our shared homeland, Iâll spare your lifeâbut Iâll destroy your cultivation as a warning! Remember this: the word âsorryâ is the most useless phrase!â
As he spoke, Ye Yu glanced at the tally above You Huaâs head. Sure enough, another 180,000 negative emotion points appeared.
âFor such unreasonable, arrogant ghosts, death would be a relief. Letting her fall into the abyss is the greatest punishment! And of course, Iâll harvest another wave of negative emotion pointsâwhy not?â
âGet angryâjust be careful next life!â Ye Yu waved dismissively and strode away, leaving You Hua writhing in pain.
So weak now, even a scream was a luxury. She could only lie on the ground, watching Ye Yuâs figure vanish. Two bloody tears welled in her eyes.
If she could choose again, You Hua swore she would have killed this so-called Underworld Sage, Ye Yuâbut she would not have been so hasty. She would have gathered her strength and struck when the time was right!
Alas, it was too lateâshe had become nothing but a complete wreck. With agony in her heart, You Hua closed her eyes.
Moments later, a corpulent male ghost appeared before her. His voice trembled: âJunior Sister, how did you come to such a state?â
You Hua opened her eyes. At the sight of her senior brother, E SanÂdian, hatred flashed in her gaze. She had ~NĐŸvĐ”lđght~ sent him an emergency signal when she was ambushed by the two Immortal Kingsâso why had he arrived only now? If heâd come sooner, she wouldnât be in this condition. She might even have slain Ye Yu on the spot!
Yet You Hua did not lash out. Ye Yuâs lesson had taught her one thing: when at a disadvantage, never rage recklessly.
Unexpectedly, she applied it so soon! You Hua knew her senior brother cared for herâand he was her only hope for vengeance. So she summoned all her strength, clutched his arm, and said word by word, âSenior Brother, help meâavenge me!â
E Sandian nodded heavily.
Meanwhile, Ye Yu had reached the Underworldâs passage to the Celestial Realm but did not immediately step through. Instead, he turned his head northward. The immortalsâ revenge had come faster than expected.
âHave they really cleaned themselves up?â he murmured, doubt flickering in his eyes. Then he smiled. âDaring to come for me so soonâimpressive courage!â
At that moment, Feng Yong and Feng FuÂtan, hiding a hundred li away, felt a chill run down their spines.
Damn it! They had come to the Underworld planning merely to toy with a female ghost and had immediately set their sights on You Hua. They had never expected this to be the start of their own humiliation. They, Immortal Kingâlevel cultivators, had not seen
Flying Waterfall Three Thousand Feet
in a million yearsâyet here in the Underworld, the precedent had been broken. Such agony had driven them to discard their celestial robes in disgust.
Burning with shame, they tracked Ye Yu, intending to ambush him as he entered the passageâbelieving a sneak attack would secure an easy victory.
But now that theyâd been spotted, there was no point in hiding. In an instant, they appeared above Ye Yu, each half-hiding his face behind a paper fan.
âKid, donât get cocky,â Feng FuÂtan called down. âUsing that low-down art on us doesnât make you invincible. We have the perfect divine implements to counter your ghost arts! These two
Jue Ming Fans
are designed specifically to thwart your peculiar ghost techniques! Prepare to die!â
Feng FuÂtanâs words were no exaggeration. The two
Jue Ming Fans
were ancient celestial weapons. Once imbued with immortal power, they could repel ghost-immortal artsâthough only once before they were destroyed. They believed that even a momentâs delay would be enough for them to finish Ye Yu. Two against oneâthe advantage was theirs!
Ye Yu burst out laughing. Silly foolsâwhen had he ever told them that
Flying Waterfall Three Thousand Feet
was a ghost-immortal art? It was, in fact, a
Demonic Immortal Technique
! Of course, he wouldnât volunteer that crucial detail.
âReady to feel some real pain?â he asked.
Just as Ye Yu prepared to strike, a deep voice boomed: âYou two hateful immortals, get lost! This oneâs my prey!â
Ye Yu and the Feng brothers turned to see a mountain-like figure standing atop a ghostly moundâand beside him stood the barely recovered You Hua. Under his infusion of ghost qi, her soul-body had finally stabilized, though her cultivation remained shattered. The helplessness filled her with fury, and she contributed ten points of resentful negative emotion!
Ye Yu frowned. Damnâit was a pity. Even though You Huaâs hatred was boundless, her ruined cultivation meant her negative emotion yield was pitiful.
Enemy meets enemy, and the fire burns brighter! At this moment, You Hua, eyes fixed on Ye Yu, whispered, âSenior Brother, as long as you avenge me by killing Ye Yu, Iâll be your ghostâlifetime after lifetime, never to betray you!â
E Sandian was no fool. He knew You Hua was overwrought, willing to sacrifice herself. Though this gift of devotion was unwanted, to serve the one he cared for was its own happiness.