Chapter 356: Old Enemies Meet

Just as everyone was consolidating their realms, Hell Mingshe told Ye Liuyun that Holy Son had left the city.

"Oh? Looks like their family paid money to ransom them!"

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly, then gathered everyone to leave Water Moon Tower and bid farewell to Long Ximeng.

"It's not too late for you to leave once your strength has improved. I've already leased this Side Courtyard for half a year; you can stay here and cultivate in peace!"

"Thank you!" Long Ximeng, not particularly good at expressing herself, simply thanked Ye Liuyun. She watched their group depart.

Holy Son and his party were not moving quickly; when Ye Liuyun caught up to them, he saw that each of them had lost the arrogant demeanor they had upon arrival, all frowning and trudging forward with bowed heads.

From a distance, Ye Liuyun attempted a Golden Pupil sky‑leap attack, using his Divine Soul to erase Jin Wuyai. That guy is the chief culprit behind Liang Xue's forced marriage. This time Ye Liuyun meets him, he has no intention of letting him escape again.

Jin Wuyai was hurrying along when he suddenly sensed a massive force that ripped his Divine Soul into another terrifying realm, where golden‑red flames covered the ground and Blood Thunder boomed down continuously from the sky. A gigantic Black Python stared at him from afar.

"Jin Wuyai, long time no see?" Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul appeared in this space, towering like a giant, standing in mid‑air and looking down at Jin Wuyai.

"Ye Liuyun? How are you here? Aren't I with Holy Son Yan of the Yin Ghost Sect?" Jin Wuyai hadn't yet figured out what was happening, feeling as if he were dreaming.

"I came especially to kill you! You've managed to live this long, you can consider yourself lucky!"

As he spoke, streaks of Blood Thunder continuously boomed toward Jin Wuyai, shattering his Divine Soul into fragments.

"Ah…" Jin Wuyai screamed incessantly.

"Dare to scheme against those beside me, you will pay the price!"

Ye Liuyun remained unmoved by Jin Wuyai's wailing and pleas, and immediately began a Soul Search.

It turned out that Holy Son's name was Yan Qing, one of the Five Great Holy Sons of the Yin Ghost Sect, already at the Golden Core Ninth Level. He also ranked seventy‑five on the Holy List! Moreover, it is said he carries a protective talisman given by his master.

They came to the Eastern Sea of the Northern Region because his master suffered a Divine Soul injury and summoned the Dan King to refine alchemy. The main ingredient was the twin‑petal ghost‑hand lotus that Ye Liuyun had taken.

Ye Liuyun completely absorbed Jin Wuyai's Divine Soul, then withdrew his Thunder Fire Domain.

Meanwhile, Holy Son and his group were still walking when Jin Wuyai suddenly collapsed, his aura gone. Only then did they become alert and spot Ye Liuyun and his companions not far away.

Jin Peng saw Ye Liuyun and, as old enemies meeting, his eyes flushed red. "Ye Liuyun, you stole my woman, disgraced me, and I didn't expect you to still show up!"

He then said to Holy Son, "Holy Son, this kid is the Ye Liuyun I mentioned to you. Just watch from the side and see how I kill him!"

"Just because you?" Ye Liuyun was also puzzled; why was Jin Peng so bold today?

"Heh heh! The Jin Family has searched everywhere for you and couldn't find you; I didn't expect you to come voluntarily to die! My master has long prepared a weapon to deal with you, just waiting for you to walk into the trap!"

Jin Peng said this, took out a spirit talisman, and crushed it outright.

Inside the spirit talisman was stored the power of a Heavenly Gang Fifth Layer strongman, existing as a will‑generated clone. It was a protective talisman the Dan King, Jin Peng's master, obtained from an elder ancestor of the Jin Family while refining alchemy for the Jin Family, made specifically for Jin Peng to guard against Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly. "What a pity! Still a bit short. Our feud should be settled today."

Finishing his words, Ye Liuyun unleashed his Thunder Fire Domain, immediately enveloping the Heavenly Gang Fifth Layer clone.

"You are the Ye Liuyun who ruined my Jin Family?" The elder's Divine Sense pressure was indeed formidable, yet it could not affect Ye Liuyun. "Perfect, I'll eliminate you today!"

But when he saw Ye Liuyun's Thunder Fire Domain, he couldn't help but gasp. The kid's Divine Soul was too strong, far surpassing ordinary juniors. Even many senior masters would likely not match him.

"Just a single clone, and you think you can handle me? Die!" Ye Liuyun barked coldly; Hell Mingshe and his two Divine Souls struck simultaneously, blasting Nether Ghost Fire directly onto that clone.

Such a power‑storing clone inherently contains little Divine Soul energy. Even if the elder himself arrived, Ye Liuyun would not worry.

"Ah!" The elder, seeing his immediate failure, realized Ye Liuyun's strength. He immediately changed tone: "Junior, do you really intend to fight the Jin Family to the death? You've already gained many benefits; it's better to resolve grudges than to deepen them. Why not stop now and spare Jin Peng? Then neither side will pursue further."

"Can't beat us and want peace? Do you think I'm that easy to talk to? I'll tell you plainly today: the Jin Family, however many you send, I will kill, including you old fossils!"

Saying that, several strands of Nether Ghost Fire bombarded the elder again, instantly dispersing his illusion.

On the other side, inside the Jin Family residence, an elder ancestor of the Jin Family had blood oozing from his mouth corner and withdrew from cultivation. He immediately took out a Transmission Talisman and sent a Transmission Voice to Jin Lei: "Ye Liuyun is in the Eastern Sea, pursuing Jin Peng. He may not escape death. You should quickly lead men to the Eastern Sea to kill him."

"Understood!" Jin Lei replied, then hurriedly led his men toward the Eastern Sea.

Here, Jin Peng, seeing that even his own elder's clone power was no match for Ye Liuyun, immediately pleaded to Yan Qing: "Holy Son, if you help me kill him, the Jin Family will repay you greatly."

"The Jin Family can barely protect itself now, yet you still use them to fool people?" Ye Liuyun sneered, asking Holy Son, "I'm going to kill this Jin Peng today; will you meddle?" Qiong Qi also released a Heavenly Gang Second Layer pressure, intimidating him.

Jin Peng hurriedly added to Yan Qing, "The elixir your master needs, I will have my master refine for you free of charge!"

Although Holy Son bore the pressure, he showed no fear. "Jin Peng's master is refining alchemy for my master, so you cannot kill him. Anyone who opposes our Yin Ghost Sect meets a bad end; I advise you to leave quickly. Our Yin Ghost Sect's strength is beyond your imagination!"

He sensed that Hell Mingshe's power was within Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul, which is why he spoke politely; otherwise, given his status, he would never waste words with Ye Liuyun.

"Then apologies! This Jin Peng, I must kill him today!" Ye Liuyun's tone also grew cold.

"I know I'm not your opponent, but…"

Yan Qing also produced a spirit talisman, smiling: "However, this is my master's clone will. My master's realm is Heavenly Gang Seventh Layer! Are you sure you want to clash with me?"

Ye Liuyun was startled. "Heavenly Gang Seventh Layer— even with Hell Mingshe combined, we still couldn't handle it. Even adding a Skeleton Puppet wouldn't be enough."

He was hesitating when Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming via Transmission Voice: "Did you forget the Nine‑Tail White Fox Demon King's bell‑bracelet left for Lei Ming? Crush a single bell and you can eliminate that kid's master. The Nine‑Tail White Fox Demon King's power definitely surpasses Heavenly Gang Seventh Layer!"

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, also calmed down. He warned Yan Qing: "Yan Qing, think it through! Once you draw the bow, there's no arrow returning. If you crush the spirit talisman, there's no turning back! Are you sure you want to pay such a huge price to save a Jin Family waste?"

Lei Ming also silently prepared to crush a bell.