With a single hand, he forcibly recalled the Donghuang Bell into his Sea of Consciousness, the price being a gush of blood from all seven orifices. After all, the power contained within Hei Mingba’s palm strike was immense. Though the Donghuang Bell itself was unharmed, Ye Jingyu, whose spirit was intimately linked to the bell, suffered a concussion to his soul.

"Hand it over to me, and for the sake of the little girl, I will spare your life!" Seeing Ye Jingyu actually summon the Donghuang Bell back, Hei Mingba coldly snorted.

At this moment, whether it was Medusa or Zhan Bulasi, they both understood that this azure ancient bell was an absolute treasure. There were few things in the entire Demon Realm that could move Hei Mingba, let alone something that caused him to lose his composure like this.

Medusa was slightly better off, but avarice shone in Zhan Bulasi's eyes. If it weren't for his apprehension regarding Hei Mingba, he might have rushed forward immediately to seize the treasure.

"Hmph…" Facing Hei Mingba’s words, Ye Jingyu merely let out a cold snort, not wasting any further breath. He promptly drew out twelve bone chopsticks and hurled them towards the void.

To ask him to surrender the Donghuang Bell was worse than death. Back then, to snatch the Donghuang Bell, he had even dared to obliterate a trace of the primordial spirit of Donghuang Taiyi. How could he be scared off by a mere threat from Hei Mingba?

However, he was also aware of Hei Mingba’s terror. Even if he had mastered ultimate techniques like the War Soul Divine Fist and the Reincarnation Eye, he stood no chance of killing Hei Mingba. Now, his only recourse was to unleash his ultimate trump card.

The Twelve Heavenly Witches Annihilation Grand Array.

Instantly, fierce winds howled between heaven and earth. The twelve bone chopsticks erupted with streaks of gray light, and phantom projections surged out from within the white bones. Moreover, countless demons flashed forth from the void, pouncing toward Hei Mingba.

Sensing the terrifying aura surrounding them, Hei Mingba glanced at Zhan Bulasi. Zhan Bulasi understood instantly, realizing it was his cue to act. His figure flickered, and he plunged into the Grand Array. As for Medusa, she already had an understanding with Hei Mingba, so he didn't press her.

However, with both Demon Kings striking simultaneously, they held no great regard for the Twelve Heavenly Witches Annihilation Grand Array. This was precisely what they had been waiting for—they were eager to gauge the full extent of Ye Jingyu’s capability and the power this Grand Array could wield.

Heads of demons crawled out from the void. Compared to the first time, the power of these demons had increased significantly, and almost all of them were materialized entities, no longer mere phantoms. Even a Ninth-Rank Demon Lord would be troubled by so many fiends, yet in the eyes of Hei Mingba and Zhan Bulasi, these demons amounted to nothing.

A streak of purple flame erupted from within Hei Mingba’s body. With a sweep of his hand forward, the purple flame shot out. Wherever it passed, both the black mist and the demons were incinerated to ash. His body then proceeded, step by measured step, toward Ye Jingyu, whose figure was now obscured by the Grand Array.

Zhan Bulasi, standing nearby, might not possess Hei Mingba's terrifying Purple Flame, but his own power was equally formidable. Beams of bloody light shot toward the sky. Wherever the light touched, the demons were instantly drained of their vital essence, left as desiccated corpses. The surrounding black mist was also forced back; the array could not inflict the slightest harm upon him.

At this juncture, the twelve colossal phantom projections had materialized. Four of them lunged toward Zhan Bulasi. Each projection exuded a powerful aura that even made Zhan Bulasi pause in awe. However, the force they displayed was barely equivalent to that of an ordinary Fifth or Sixth-Rank Demon Lord. After a brief moment of shock, Zhan Bulasi snapped back to attention, unleashing several punches in succession that sent these phantoms flying. These projections were once figures that commanded respect across the Three Realms, yet now they were batted away by a mere Demon King. Naturally, they were furiously enraged, but their current strength was too meager, confining them to roaring within the boundaries of the Grand Array.

Although these phantoms could not inflict substantial damage upon Zhan Bulasi, he, in turn, was unable to locate Ye Jingyu amidst the pervasive black fog that filled the entire array. He could only dart around within the formation, relying on his supreme strength to slay demon after demon.

Seeing Hei Mingba effortlessly blast away several phantom projections and advance steadily toward him, Ye Jingyu’s expression grew increasingly grim. The Twelve Heavenly Witches Annihilation Grand Array was his final defense, the ultimate trump card that allowed him to challenge the Demon Kings. In his estimation, even if he couldn't kill the Demon Kings, the array should render him untouchable and secure an unassailable position.

But Hei Mingba’s demeanor suggested he knew exactly where he was! How could he possibly have found him? How could he find him?

In truth, Ye Jingyu failed to grasp something critical. While the Twelve Heavenly Witches Annihilation Grand Array could not yet unleash its full might—and the bodies of the twelve phantoms hadn't even fully coalesced—it was more than capable of trapping two Demon Kings. Even Hei Mingba, who had lived for untold ages, could not clearly discern every facet of the array. To break it required brute force.

The only reason Hei Mingba knew Ye Jingyu’s location was due to a wisp of the purple Flame of Destruction that Hei Mingba had left upon the Donghuang Bell, which Ye Jingyu had failed to completely extinguish. Hei Mingba was now using this faint connection to pinpoint Ye Jingyu’s position.

As Hei Mingba drew closer, Ye Jingyu began to retreat rapidly. Yet, no matter how he pulled back or dodged, the distance between him and Hei Mingba consistently closed. With Hei Mingba looming nearer, Ye Jingyu grew frantic. He dared not use the Donghuang Bell again. Although the Heaven-Flipping Seal’s body had been repaired, it was only a surface fix; it could handle smashing an ordinary Demon Lord but was utterly useless against a Demon King—it would likely shatter before it even grazed its target.

His only remaining reliance was the solitary, fiery-red phantom that had yet to engage. It was the most clearly defined and the strongest among the twelve projections. Whether it could withstand Hei Mingba’s assault depended entirely upon it. Ye Jingyu had already steeled himself for the possibility of his power being completely drained once more.

At this point, he stopped retreating. Shaking the Chiyou Banner fiercely in his hand, he summoned all twelve phantom projections before him, causing them to surround the fiery-red figure. The black mist within the array intensified.

In the distance, Zhan Bulasi was resorting to sheer brute force to batter the array. Each impact sent a painful jolt through Ye Jingyu, but he maintained a death grip on the formation, understanding that once it broke, his last refuge would vanish.

Just then, Hei Mingba’s figure reached Ye Jingyu’s front. Ye Jingyu expected an immediate, lethal strike, but to his surprise, Hei Mingba’s gaze had completely settled upon the fiery-red phantom beside him, lingering there without moving for a long time...