Chapter 420: Chapter 420: Striking the Temple Alone _1
Only Inoue Harusame, suspended in the air, revealed a smile on her face.
She knew Ye Ming would definitely come to rescue her, and Ye Ming did not let her down.
Upon entering the temple, Ye Ming’s heart ignited with rage when he saw the miserable state of Inoue Harusame.
"My person, you dared to harm her in such a way, you must pay a price for this!"
Wada Nanako chuckled, still playing with the scissors in her hand, dangling them in front of Inoue Harusame as she spoke, "How utterly arrogant. Now that you’ve come into our temple, you’d better worry about yourself first!"
"No one has ever caused trouble in our Nine Lives Cat Temple and lived to tell the tale!"
"Guards!"
At Wada Nanako’s command, several burly men suddenly sprang from all around, surrounding Ye Ming.
From them, Ye Ming sensed the aura of strong warriors.
These guards were just like the ones Ye Ming had encountered before—dull-eyed, answering only to Wada Nanako’s commands, carefully cultivated Death Warriors.
They built a human wall with their own bodies, trapping Ye Ming within.
Danger was already upon him, but Ye Ming’s expression did not change; he only asked, "Before you make a move, I just want to know one thing."
Wada Nanako’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, then she said with a smile, "Fine, before you die, I can satisfy your curiosity. Ask away!"
"The Nine Lives Cat you worship, it does exist for real, right?" Ye Ming asked.
Wada Nanako snorted coldly, immediately replying, "Of course, Lord Nine Lives Cat is always present and constantly watching you. If you’re scared, just kneel down obediently, kowtow in front of the statue of Lord Nine Lives Cat, and then offer your body and soul to Lord Nine Lives Cat. I might let you keep a complete corpse!"
"And arrange a grand burial for you!"
Hearing Ye Ming ask such a question, Wada Nanako naturally assumed Ye Ming was scared.
Therefore, she generously offered Ye Ming this choice, in fact coveting Ye Ming’s perfect skin.
Having defeated so many temples, even the Demon Gods within, Ye Ming’s strength and skill were indeed formidable, making him the perfect offering for Nine Lives Cat. This had been Wada Nanako’s plan from the start.
Ye Ming snorted coldly, saying indifferently, "You thought wrong. I am not planning to beg for mercy but to ascertain whether Nine Lives Cat truly exists, and then, to eradicate it!"
"The soul of the Great Demon is what I need. What I’m going to do is take the soul of Nine Lives Cat, not offer up my own."
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As these words fell, the entire temple fell into silence once more.
Nobody could believe their own ears.
They knew of Ye Ming’s arrogance, but they never expected him to be audacious to this extent.
To seize the soul of Nine Lives Cat was nothing short of a pipe dream.
At that moment, the temple was filled with murmuring.
"That bastard Ye, his words are far too bold. He actually harbors the delusion of taking Lord Nine Lives Cat’s soul! He truly doesn’t see us in his eyes!"
"Great Lord Wada, don’t waste any more words with him. Today, we must execute him. If this child isn’t eliminated, Neon City will never have peace again!"
The guards from the other temples began to clamor, even eager to take matters into their own hands.
Wada Nanako’s face turned equally unsightly, shouting immediately, "What are you fools waiting for? Get rid of this blasphemer now!"
The four stout men from the east, south, west, and north immediately began to attack Ye Ming upon receiving their orders.
Their massive bodies lunged toward Ye Ming, completely enveloping his entire figure underneath, and then there was silence.
"Mr. Ye?" Inoue Harusame instantly panicked.
She couldn’t believe that Ye Ming would be defeated so quickly, it was simply unimaginable.
Wada Nanako chuckled with a snort, laughing so hard that she doubled over, scornfully said, "So this is all the skill you have, why did we even bother mustering such a grand force? You can’t even defeat the Death Warriors from my temple, yet you dream of challenging Lord Nine Lives Cat, wishful thinking!"
"Inoue Harusame, the man you’ve put your faith in is already dead, and now it’s your turn to accompany him on his way out!"
But before Wada Nanako could revel in her smugness for long, suddenly an explosion sounded.
The bodies of the four Death Warriors immediately burst apart, disintegrating into fragments in the blink of an eye, forming a red mist of blood in the air.
In a flash, the four meticulously trained Death Warriors were blown to pieces.
Ye Ming’s body was still in its original spot, unscathed, not even a drop of blood on the hem of his clothes.
"Now, can you help summon the Nine Lives Cat?" Ye Ming asked slowly, as if nothing had happened.
Wada Nanako’s pupils dilated, and she involuntarily took a step back, looking at Ye Ming as if seeing a ghost, her expression finally turning serious.
"Indeed, that was quite the trick; I had underestimated you before!"
"You, from Dragon Country, are indeed interesting, but if you think we only have this much strength, then you’re too naïve!"
"Everyone, let’s start gathering our power and deliver him the most painful blow!"
Following Wada Nanako’s command, the other goddesses in the hall immediately began to kneel on the ground, summoning the Demon Gods they worshipped.
The dense demon aura filled the entire temple in an instant, the oppressive feeling was so intense that any ordinary person present would have been paralyzed by fear.
In the blink of an eye, many oddly shaped demons appeared in the hall.
Among them were white-clothed, long-tongued demons, whiffs of smoke, and even moving lanterns.
These Demon Gods were not worth mentioning at all, even less than the dog demon and Dark-Body Raven Ye Ming had faced before.
Ye Ming didn’t take them seriously at all, his gaze remained firmly on Wada Nanako.
At that moment, Wada Nanako also knelt on the ground, her entire demeanor changed, showing utmost devotion, reciting some Incantation toward a statue in the temple.
Ye Ming listened for a long time but couldn’t understand what it was; taking advantage of this moment, he released a True Qi Blade, cutting the ropes binding Inoue Harusame.
Having been tied up all night, Inoue Harusame collapsed on the ground as soon as she was untied.
Ye Ming stepped forward, holding her body in his arms, and took off his clothes, draping them over Inoue Harusame.
"Mr. Ye, thank you!" Inoue Harusame immediately teared up, feeling that her previous efforts had been worth it.
Now she was completely deserted by friends and allies, with only Ye Ming left to rely on.
Without changing his expression, Ye Ming said, "Leave this place immediately, and here, drink this water, it should make you feel better!"
After speaking, Ye Ming lightly tossed Inoue Harusame’s body out, used True Qi to catch her in mid-air—a move he had learned from the left and right protectors at Xia Ningning’s home.
After sending her off, an even stronger aura of demon energy had already enveloped the area, Ye Ming turned back and his face immediately revealed a satisfied smile.
"Now that’s a true Great Demon!"
