"You ask me to let her go, so I let her go? Where's the face in that?" Ye Jingyu merely smiled faintly, though a strange feeling arose in his heart—judging by this fellow's appearance, he seemed to care a great deal for this woman? Could this be his lover?

Never mind that Ye Jingyu was accustomed to all manner of stunning women; even if he hadn't seen a woman in years, he wouldn't have entertained a single thought about this one. In his eyes, she was not a woman at all, but a female corpse—a mobile female corpse, nothing more...

"What do you want?" Seeing the pitch-black iron saber Ye Jingyu held poised at the woman's throat, the man's eyes filled with worry, his expression intensely strained...

Observing the man's extreme tension, Ye Jingyu’s mind settled. Regardless of the relationship between these two, at least he knew this man cared deeply for this woman, and that was enough...

"My people have entered the valley; I want your guarantee for their safety..." Ye Jingyu chuckled lightly. Though he didn't know who the opponent truly was, the ability to lurk in this darkness and ambush him was enough proof of their familiarity with this place...

"Impossible..." Who would have expected such a firm reply to Ye Jingyu...

"Oh?" Ye Jingyu sneered, tightening the Tianzun Saber he held against the woman's neck. Faintly, a thin trace of blood appeared on her gaunt neck...

"The Hundred Burials Valley doesn't just have the two of us. Even if we don't kill your companions, the others already have." Seeing Ye Jingyu press the iron saber harder, the man quickly spoke up...

"Hmm?" Ye Jingyu raised an eyebrow. Were there others here?

"Heh heh, Nangong Shang, you've said too much. Do you intend to die along with this person?" At this moment, a chilling, eerie voice echoed, as if it hadn't been spoken from the mouth but erupted directly from the throat...

Ye Jingyu’s heart seized. Before he could regain his senses, a cold dread swept over his back. He spun instantly, the Tianzun Saber in his hand slashing backward...

With a "Chih..." sound, a small, pitch-black snake was cleaved in two by his strike. However, the woman seized this opportunity, her figure flashing as she reached the handsome man in front of her, immediately supporting him...

"Shang, are you alright..." the woman asked gently, her voice melodious and pleasant. If not for her pale, horrifying face, one would mistake that voice for one belonging to an ethereal fairy...

"I'm fine..." The man named Nangong Shang shook his head, his hand snapping out to recall the long spear that had fallen some distance away, bringing it back into his grip...

Ye Jingyu paid no mind to the sweet talk between the pair. His eyes were fixed on the front-left, where a man dressed in garish colors, laden with small snakes, walked toward them step by step. Behind him followed thousands of venomous snakes, large and small...

Seeing so many snakes, even his immense courage felt a prickle of dread on his scalp...

Yet, he quickly calmed himself. That man and woman had been heavily wounded by him; even if they retained combat power, it wouldn't be much. The greatest threat now was the man before him, capable of controlling venomous snakes...

"Nangong Shang, Yi Ruoshui, for being Grandmaster experts, you couldn't even deal with such trash. You disappoint me..." This person didn't even spare a glance for Ye Jingyu, instead sweeping his gaze over Nangong Shang and Yi Ruoshui, his eyes brimming with disdain...

"He is no ordinary Innate Martial Master, he..." The woman, displeased by the man’s mockery, started to argue, but she was cut off by Nangong Shang beside her...

"Ruoshui, say no more. I want to see how Gongsun Mai (second tone 'Mai') handles this..." Nangong Shang said coldly, pulling the woman's wrist as they retreated backward...

"Nangong Shang? Yi Ruoshui? Gongsun Mai? Heh heh, it seems none of you are simple characters..." Hearing their exchange, Ye Jingyu smiled faintly, though surprise churned within him—Nangong Shang and Yi Ruoshui were both Grandmaster experts?

And he had managed to severely wound them so easily. It seemed his strength had reached an incredible level without him realizing it...

However, Ye Jingyu also understood that his greatest asset remained the Shocking Heaven Seal. Without it, he likely would have already been slain by their combined efforts, unable to survive to this moment...

This was also thanks to that senior from Heavenly Snow Peak...

"Heh heh, not just not simple. Outsider, are you going to surrender yourself willingly, or shall my treasures come feast on your flesh and drink your blood?" The man called Gongsun Mai grinned cunningly...

"Surrender? Heh heh, you mean you..." Ye Jingyu coldly laughed, gripping the handle of his saber even tighter, yet he did not immediately attack. Although he had wounded two Grandmasters by relying on the Shocking Heaven Seal, he himself was injured, and after two uses, his Soul Power was already depleted by a third. At most, he could activate it four more times...

But he knew he only had three chances left. If his Soul Power was completely exhausted, his spiritual energy would surely suffer a huge loss, and what would he have left to fight with...

If he hadn't reached the Fifth Level, far surpassing that of ordinary Grandmaster experts, he wouldn't have the ability to fight on...

"What an arrogant little fellow. Treasures, begin the feast..." Gongsun Mai sneered, emitting a strange sound from his mouth. Then, the mass of venomous snakes behind him lunged forward frantically...

Staring at the dense swarm of venomous snakes, a silver gleam flashed in Ye Jingyu’s eyes. The Tyrant Battle Mark instantly erupted, unleashing waves of golden ripples...

Upon contact with these intense ripples, every single leaping snake exploded, black blood splattering everywhere, shredded remains flying in all directions. In the blink of an eye, at least several hundred snakes were ground to dust by these waves...

Horror dawned in Gongsun Mai's eyes. He had truly not expected this person to be a Soul Master, and one who had reached the Soul Condensation Realm at that...

"Swoosh..." Before Gongsun Mai could react, Ye Jingyu executed the Absolute Saber, Breaking the Void, his figure instantly appearing before Gongsun Mai. The Tianzun Saber in his hand swept viciously toward Gongsun Mai's body...

With a "Chih..." sound, giving Gongsun Mai no chance to evade, the Tianzun Saber ruthlessly plunged into his body. Yet, not a single drop of blood spilled; it was all absorbed by the Tianzun Saber...

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