Chapter 386: The Aggrieved Ye Nangao

Within the Heaven-Refining Secret Realm, there was silence.

Since the external threat of Tsujizumi had been resolved, the next step was to settle the score!

Ye Lin had swindled so many people that the members of the five great clans were naturally unwilling to let him off easily.

Yet, looking at Ye Lin, who was all smiles and appeared completely harmless, for some reason, a sense of danger stirred in everyone's hearts.

It was as if, in the next second, the person before them would transform into a man-eating beast.

Xie Lihou was the first to move a little distance away.

Whether considering the relationship between Ye Lin and the Xie family, or his own personal conflict with Ye Lin, he had no reason to join Ye Nangao in dealing with Ye Lin, so the Xie family withdrew from this dispute almost immediately.

Ji Yanyin and Jiang Wentian also stood to the side, signaling that they did not intend to intervene.

As disciples of noble clans, they prioritized interests above all else; the benefits to be gained from Ye Lin were not yet great enough to warrant their involvement.

The temptation of the Eternal Balance was certainly great, but the Ye family still had three Star-Realm experts, and Ye Nangao and his two companions would not sit idly by and watch them take the Eternal Balance.

But if the Ye family and Ye Lin fought until both sides were crippled...

A glimmer of sharp light flashed in the eyes of both Ji Yanyin and Jiang Wentian; it was clear that both were calculating their own agendas.

In an instant, the only ones left on the field who had not yet declared their stance were the Ye family and the Zhuge family.

Seeing that both the Jiang and Ji families chose to withdraw, Ye Lin sighed with some disappointment.

Aren't protagonists in novels supposed to be enemies with the whole world? How did it come to be that there were so few villains when it came to him?

"My Zhuge family is willing to assist the Ye family in taking down this madman, Ye Lin," Zhuge Yi said calmly.

"Many thanks!" Ye Nangao cupped his hands.

Zhuge Yi and Ye Nangao exchanged a glance, then lowered her head, looking somewhat shy.

"Young Master Ye is too polite. The teacher of this madman Ye Lin was a traitor to my Zhuge family to begin with; this young lady should be the one thanking Young Master Ye for helping my Zhuge family vent this pent-up anger."

Seeing that the usually unflappable Zhuge Yi was actually blushing because of him, Ye Nangao felt a wave of satisfaction, and a flicker of burning desire flashed in his eyes.

He was not lacking for women, but a woman with status was a different matter entirely!

Especially a woman like Zhuge Yi, who was intelligent and possessed an extremely powerful background and strength; she was very capable of inciting Ye Nangao's desire for conquest.

Taking such a woman into his harem would surely be a unique experience! Especially those double pupils that resembled stars—if she were to roll her eyes at him, would it be something extraordinary?

"Miss Zhuge is too modest. This mongrel Ye Lin has committed countless evils and is intolerable to heaven; everyone has the right to punish him. My Ye family is merely cleaning house!"

Ye Nangao revealed a gentle, elegant smile.

"With the help of the descendant of the Martial Marquis, I will surely take him down today! Miss Zhuge, hide behind me; I will deal with him!"

Having said that, Ye Nangao stood ready to face Ye Lin.

Although he called him a mongrel at every turn, he would not underestimate him in the slightest; underestimating Ye Lin would come at a price, as his uncle Ye Yushan had already proven to him through personal experience.

Ye Zhenbei stood before Ye Nangao like a steel wall, not giving Ye Lin a chance to attack him.

Ye Guanhai also stepped forward, wanting to atone for his mistakes and avenge the four Ye family brothers who had died earlier.

Seeing that Zhuge Yi wanted to cooperate with the Ye family, the Star-Realm expert from the Zhuge family also stepped out, locking his aura onto Ye Lin.

Facing the four menacing Star-Realm experts, Ye Lin revealed a meaningful smile, then raised a hand; specks of golden light flew out from his body, condensing into an unstoppable golden long spear.

"Forbidden Spell? Eternal Geng Metal!"

Ye Lin threw the golden long spear; it arrived with lightning speed, transforming into a brilliant golden meteor as it headed straight for Ye Nangao, filled with murderous intent!

"Hmph! A mere parlor trick!"

Ye Zhenbei snorted coldly, his gaze sharpening, and the muscles on his body radiated a gray, metallic luster.

He leaped forward, blocking directly in front of Ye Nangao, using his physical body to take the hit of this Eternal Geng Metal forbidden spell.

The golden spear tip pierced his defenses almost instantly, as Eternal Geng Metal was inherently focused on piercing through a point.

But in the next second, Ye Zhenbei roared, and the muscles surrounding the wound actually came to life at that moment, automatically converging toward the injury!

This scene looked extremely bizarre, but the effect was visible to the naked eye; as the muscles knotted together, Ye Zhenbei actually managed to forcibly block this strike of Eternal Geng Metal.

The price Ye Zhenbei paid was merely an extra inch-deep blood hole on his body, which, to him, didn't even count as a wound.

"Your attack is much weaker than I imagined. What about your clone self-detonation tactic from earlier? Use it!"

Ye Zhenbei grinned, his smile arrogant; he was clearly extremely confident in his own defensive capabilities.

Ye Lin's expression was somewhat strange.

"Why don't you... look behind you first?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhenbei looked back with indifference, but at this sight, he was instantly dumbfounded!

A golden long spear had pierced through Ye Nangao's chest at some point, passing straight through his heart; the expression on Ye Nangao's face was filled with disbelief.

"This is impossible, I clearly blocked your attack just now!"

Ye Zhenbei exclaimed, and only then did he see clearly that the one who had attacked was not Ye Lin at all, but Zhuge Yi, who was standing behind Ye Nangao!

Zhuge Yi's expression was cold, and those star-like double pupils held a detachment that kept others at a distance.

The other end of the golden long spear was held in her hand; she had actually used a forbidden spell identical to Ye Lin's!

"Why?"

Ye Nangao had never expected Zhuge Yi to launch a sneak attack on him, so he had absolutely no defenses up.

Zhuge Yi did not answer his question, but instead pushed the golden long spear forward with force.

The intense pain caused Ye Nangao's expression to twist; he roared, shattered the golden long spear with dark energy, and put some distance between himself and Zhuge Yi.

The Star-Realm expert from the Zhuge family was also stunned. Weren't they supposed to help Ye Nangao deal with Ye Lin? Why did Zhuge Yi stab Ye Nangao the moment she got the chance?

"Zhuge Yi, you are courting death!"

Ye Nangao was furious and moved to use dark magic to execute Zhuge Yi on the spot; after all, Zhuge Yi's level was far below his, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to kill her!

"Dark Demonic Wind!"

A bizarre black storm swept toward Zhuge Yi, containing world-destroying destructive power within it.

But just at this moment, Zhuge Yi also raised her hand, using the exact same starting stance as Ye Nangao.

"Dark Demonic Wind!"

The two storms collided fiercely, and after a few seconds of stalemate, they completely dissipated, turning into nothingness.

Ye Nangao was stunned, and the others were stunned as well; Zhuge Yi, this Spirit-Eye Master, was actually able to perfectly replicate other people's skills!

If the earlier replication of Ye Lin's golden spear could have been a pre-arranged collusion, then there was absolutely no possibility of Ye Nangao holding back here; after all, he had almost died at Zhuge Yi's hands just now.

Ye Nangao suddenly realized something he found hard to accept!

When dealing with Tsujizumi earlier, Zhuge Yi had hardly made a move; he had assumed it was because she was still young and her strength couldn't keep up.

Now he knew that Zhuge Yi had been hiding her true abilities from the very beginning, all to conserve her energy to deal with him!

Ye Nangao was furious, and there was even a hint of grievance.

"No, you showed mercy when fighting the Sang people, but you go all out when fighting me? Am I, Ye Nangao, not even as good as a Sang person?"