A violent aura swept across the entire scene.
Surging power flooded Ye Yu’s body once again.
The originally vast secret realm now felt cramped, even oppressive, preventing Ye Yu from fully stretching his body.
But he had no intention of breaking through this secret realm.
After all, secret realms in the Six Realms are independent spaces; recklessly destroying them would cause internal turmoil and unpredictable consequences.
Ye Yu had no reason to do so.
His use of the Heavenly Demon World-Ending Art was solely to kill Xi Xingbai.
However, Ye Yu did not immediately unleash his spells. Instead, he raised his hand and pulled Jiang Jinhe over.
Then, stomping his foot, he shattered the entire ground,
killing the heavily injured Qu Wenmiao on the spot.
In an instant, rubble flew everywhere, and there was nowhere to hide within the secret realm!
Xi Xingbai appeared again.
His burned hairstyle and tattered beggar-like clothes made him look exactly like a refugee in the demon world.
Yet his face still bore a mysterious confidence,
as if everything happening was under his control.
Honestly, if this were his untransformed appearance from before,
that smile might have been charmingly roguish.
But now, with the whole refugee kappa look paired with that smile, it was really over the top—
an absolute eyesore!
“Heavenly Demon World-Ending Art lives up to its name. This place is too cramped. How about we move somewhere else to fight, so we can both go all out?”
Xi Xingbai said as he waved his large sleeves, dispelling the formation set in the secret realm.
As an ancient existence in the demon world,
he understood well the terror of the Heavenly Demon World-Ending Art.
It greatly boosts the user’s physical strength and magical powers.
In this narrow secret realm, it was disadvantageous for him.
So Xi Xingbai planned to lure Ye Yu outside the secret realm,
and after restoring his demon king cultivation,
he would have a better chance to control Ye Yu and thoroughly investigate what his true form was.
A good plan, but Ye Yu had no intention of letting Xi Xingbai leave so easily.
With one hand forming a Dao seal,
instantly, a strange formation appeared beneath Xi Xingbai’s feet.
Seeing this, Xi Xingbai frowned.
A formation?
Before he could think further, intense pain suddenly surged through his body.
Black flames erupted from within, burning stronger and stronger.
Yes, this was Ye Yu’s forbidden technique—Burning Blood Heavenly Flame!
Because of Xi Xingbai’s small size,
even though he was engulfed entirely by black heavenly flames, he still looked tiny.
Before the towering dharma form, Xi Xingbai was like a speck of dust.
But Ye Yu did not relax his vigilance.
A demon king realm expert often had many backup plans.
Ye Yu summoned all his strength and fiercely punched forward.
Xi Xingbai, already severely injured by the heavenly flames, was instantly pulverized into dust.
Completely vanished within this secret realm.
Ye Yu’s figure returned to normal size.
Meanwhile, the water ripple trapping Jiang Jinhe lost its demon energy supply and slowly dispersed.
Free again, she looked at Ye Yu in disbelief.
She had suspected this guy was strong,
but hadn’t expected such power—killing Xi Xingbai across realms despite the secret realm’s suppression,
and possessing a godlike technique like Heavenly Demon World-Ending Art.
It was almost too fierce.
What puzzled Jiang Jinhe most was the strong ghost qi she had sensed—
was Ye Yu a demon or a ghost?
This question troubled her deeply.
Moments later,
ripples appeared again on the surface of Ba’an Sea.
Ye Yu and Jiang Jinhe walked out from within, arriving at the shore.
Feng Zhenxin immediately greeted them, bowing respectfully and scanning Ye Yu from head to toe.
He had just received news from the demons below,
claiming the Capturing Sea Battle members guarding the secret realm’s entrance were all dead.
There might be another force inside the secret realm.
Hearing this, Feng Zhenxin immediately organized the demons to prepare to enter the sea.
But now seeing their master emerged unharmed, it seemed the danger had passed.
Yet Feng Zhenxin couldn’t help but notice Jiang Jinhe’s strange gaze toward Ye Yu.
The previous vigilance seemed to have vanished completely.
Ye Yu nodded slightly to Feng Zhenxin, then took the Peach Blossom Wuxuan Qin from his storage ring and handed it to Jiang Jinhe.
“You said this is your most precious thing, so keep it yourself.
As for what you said about not bottling things up—what exactly did you mean?”
Jiang Jinhe lowered her head slightly, answering softly,
“Nothing. Just some advice for you. If you don’t want to talk about it, forget it.”
“What’s going on here?”
Ye Yu’s expression turned strange; he had no clue what Jiang Jinhe was up to.
Her words were vague and confusing.
Jiang Jinhe took a deep breath. She had intended to clarify, but seeing Feng Zhenxin nearby,
she coldly said, “Why are you everywhere?”
Feng Zhenxin was slightly stunned.
Why was he dragged into this for no reason?
That was a bit too much.
“Forget it, I’ll come find you tonight!”
Jiang Jinhe tossed out this sentence, then hugged the Peach Blossom Wuxuan Qin and left.
Ye Yu didn’t dwell on it,
thinking Jiang Jinhe would come back at night to fulfill her promise of /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ giving him a high-grade demon immortal artifact.
After she left,
Feng Zhenxin quietly asked,
“Master, during this secret realm trip, did you find the demons you wanted?”
Ye Yu shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat down.
Unconsciously, he had already stayed in the demon world for several months.
But there was still no news about Luo Ning.
This made him anxious.
Feng Zhenxin suggested,
“In that case, why don’t we return to Jianyao City first?
One of our supervisors claims to have found several female demons matching those on the scroll.
Whether they are the ones or not, you’ll need to see for yourself.”
Hearing this, Ye Yu’s expression brightened greatly.
“Another batch? Is this supervisor reliable? Don’t tell me he’s the same as Zhu Shangjun.”
Recalling the last experience, Ye Yu still remembered vividly.
It was truly unforgettable.
Feng Zhenxin answered seriously,
“Master, this one is definitely different from last time. This supervisor is famously honest. If he says they match, they really do!
And we can check first. If not, we can come back later.”
With that said, Ye Yu had no reason to refuse and immediately agreed.
The two set off to return to the Conscience Workshop in Jianyao City.
Truth be told, it felt somewhat like an audition.
At night, Ye Yu met Ji Kaitai, the “honest” supervisor Feng Zhenxin mentioned.
At just one glance, that strong sense of disappointment surged again.
The reason was simple: this supervisor did look honest, unlike Zhu Shangjun, who was all talk.
But those cross-eyed eyes—no matter how he looked, they didn’t seem like someone who could accurately identify demons!
Having him help find someone felt like a joke.
