Chapter 667 549: Pei Yuhang: Master, You've Underestimated Me

「Inside the hall.」

Shang Miaoyan was half-kneeling on the ground, the Red Lotus Rune flaring within her eyes. She was pushing her Pupil Technique to its limits, overdrafting her Pupil Power at the risk of going blind.

As two streams of crimson blood trickled from her eyes, Shang Miaoyan was finally able to see them clearly: several threads, like those on a marionette, extending from behind Yuan Tianming all the way to the Divine King's Skeleton.

'A puppet... The Yuan Tianming fighting Ji Shenyun right now is just a humanoid puppet. His consciousness might have possessed that skeleton long ago...'

Shang Miaoyan's heart pounded at this realization.

Pei Yuhang silently tightened his grip on the hilt of his Silent Sword. Sword Qi gathered frantically within its sheath, but he concealed every last trace of his killing intent and aura, not letting a single sliver escape.

He couldn't let Yuan Tianming sense his killing intent or his target.

"Miaoyan... tell me the location of those threads."

"You point, I'll cut."

Pei Yuhang gently wrapped an arm around Shang Miaoyan's waist, preparing to draw his sword in the instant before Yuan Tianming could react.

「Meanwhile.」

Through the Mother-Child Unity Curse, Ji Shenyun instantly understood Pei Yuhang's intentions.

Her gaze flickered. She subtly adjusted her battle posture, parrying as she retreated, intentionally luring Yuan Tianming toward a corner far from the Divine King's Skeleton to create an opportunity for Pei Yuhang.

This retreat, while achieving her goal, cost her the initiative.

Yuan Tianming's attacks were like a tidal wave. She repeatedly missed opportunities to counterattack. The once-even battle had instantly tilted, and she was now at a disadvantage.

"Asura Empress, you're about to lose!"

Yuan Tianming laughed and kicked away Ji Shenyun's blocking hands. He clenched his fingers into a fist and struck her in the abdomen with the force of a dragon bursting from the sea.

Ji Shenyun took a deep breath, mustering her Protective Gang Qi to resist the immense force.

However, Yuan Tianming immediately shifted from a fist to a finger, concentrating sharp Sword Qi at his fingertip. He focused all his Mountain-Splitting and Sea-Breaking Power into a single point.

Yama's Heart-Piercing Finger!

BANG—!!

Ji Shenyun's Protective Gang Qi shattered in an instant. With a muffled grunt, she was sent flying backward in a straight line.

After the dust settled, she struggled to her feet, spots of blood seeping out from beneath them.

Yuan Tianming looked at Ji Shenyun's grim face and laughed.

"How does it feel to bleed? You're so powerful and arrogant. I bet you can count the number of times you've bled in your entire life on one hand, can't you?"

"I know what you're up to. You're just trying to lure me away to create an opening for Pei Yuhang."

"Did you really think I couldn't see your little scheme?"

As he spoke, Yuan Tianming made a grasping motion in Pei Yuhang's direction. Instantly, countless blood-red tentacles erupted from the ground, weaving together into a cage that trapped Pei Yuhang and Shang Miaoyan inside.

When Ji Shenyun saw Pei Yuhang trapped, she held her breath.

'This is really bad...'

"It's already over."

Just as Yuan Tianming declared victory.

RUMBLE—

The entire hall suddenly began to tremble violently.

SQUELCH, SQUELCH—

The blood vessels on the floor burst one after another, and torrents of blood shot out like they were fired from a high-pressure hose.

Yuan Tianming was stunned for a moment. Then the incandescent white light in his eyes flared, like a surge of white-hot flames.

"It's Nangong Jin and that woman from Jasper Pool!"

Realizing his foundation was being destroyed, Yuan Tianming flew into a rage and was about to rush out to stop them.

However, Ji Shenyun once again blocked his path.

"Weren't you acting all high and mighty in front of Us just now... Keep it up!"

Caught off guard, Yuan Tianming took a fist to the face, and half of his face caved in.

But with his regenerative abilities, it was a trivial injury. He just needed a moment—

VMMMM!!

A sharp, piercing sword hum rang out from behind him.

Yuan Tianming turned around in astonishment, looking at the "threads" floating in the air, and at the familiar, handsome figure in white.

"Master, you underestimated me."

Pei Yuhang sheathed his sword, looking down as the incandescent white light in Yuan Tianming's eyes gradually faded away.