Chapter 627: Inside and Outside United

"I forgot to tell you, even though my Soul is weaker than yours, you still won't find it easy to destroy me!"

Speaking that, Lu Jinzhou's Soul actually produced another artifact to counter Ye Liuyun's Soul attack.

It was a demon artifact shaped like a shield. It couldn't block physical attacks, but it could block Spiritual Soul Attacks. It was perfect for use within Ye Liuyun's Soul domain. Even the Nether Ghost Fire was stopped by this shield.

"Not bad for the master of the Dark Night Demon Hall; you really have a lot of life‑preserving tricks!"

Ye Liuyun said, and also moved the Mourning Bell into the Soul domain, hurling it at Lu Jinzhou.

With that, Lu Jinzhou had to become cautious.

However, because his movements were hindered within Ye Liuyun's domain, his speed was a bit slower, so he couldn't evade that strike. He then had to rely on the shield, crashing into the Mourning Bell.

Ye Liuyun foresaw this outcome, curled his mouth, and unleashed a full‑force Nether Ghost Fire.

"Dong" rang the bell as the two artifacts collided; the Mourning Bell's sound was far louder than usual.

Even Lu Jinzhou's Soul trembled and temporarily lost consciousness.

Ye Liuyun, however, was completely unaffected; the Nether Ghost Fire he had just launched slammed into Lu Jinzhou's chest, carving a huge crater in his Soul.

It didn't pierce through, but it was enough to grievously wound him. Moreover, once the Nether Ghost Fire struck, he could no longer extinguish it.

Lu Jinzhou first tried to use his Soul's power to extinguish the Nether Ghost Fire, but finding it ineffective, he began slapping at it with his hand. The more he slapped, the faster the fire spread!

It was better when he didn't slap. This one slap even stained his hand with Nether Ghost Fire, which ignited.

Now he has no way to get rid of this Nether Ghost Fire at all.

"Hmph! Even if you have a temporary advantage, what of it? My Physical Body will soon attack you; let's see how you can withstand it."

He thought that as long as he could hold out a bit longer, he could wear down his Physical Body until it launched its attack.

Time in the Soul world moves much faster than outside. So he estimated he still needed to endure another one or two hours, and thus he wasn't in a hurry.

He retracted the demon shield and tried to use it to extinguish the fire on his body.

Ye Liuyun, however, gave him no chance, maneuvering the Mourning Bell to smash again.

This time Lu Jinzhou was more skillful; he dared not use the shield to strike the Mourning Bell, instead dodging. Yet within Ye Liuyun's domain, his evasion speed was still slower than Ye Liuyun's control over the Mourning Bell.

This time, the Mourning Bell directly enveloped him.

But Lu Jinzhou was clever; he didn't try to strike the Mourning Bell.

Yet Ye Liuyun didn't mind; as long as he was enveloped by the Mourning Bell, he knew Lu Jinzhou's Soul couldn't escape.

Thus he stopped concerning himself with the Soul domain and turned his attention to the Skeleton Puppet's battle.

The demon tower Lu Jinzhou first hurled managed to block the Sealing Demon Tablet briefly, but it was soon smashed underground by the tablet.

The Sealing Demon Tablet can attack autonomously; now it leapt high again, preparing to smash at Lu Jinzhou once more.

Meanwhile, the Skeleton Puppet swung its axe at his Physical Body.

When the Skeleton Puppet's Yin Yang Eightfold level first manifested, it startled Lu Jinzhou. Knowing he couldn't withstand the blow, he immediately produced a mirror to block the puppet's strike.

"Gwang" rang a huge crash, followed by a "kaka" sound; that mirror was just an ordinary precious artifact.

The Skeleton Puppet's blue axe was also a precious artifact, and given its high level, the single swing shattered that precious mirror.

Lu Jinzhou was now completely panicked. He had already employed so many artifacts and precious items, yet it still wasn't enough.

He hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to possess so many treasures. The scene differed from his expectations, and he especially didn't foresee Ye Liuyun having such a powerful Skeleton Puppet.

That can't be blamed on the lack of information from the inner region of the Dark Night Demon Hall.

Ye Liuyun's information had actually already been gathered by the Dark Night Demon Hall's intelligence network.

However, Lin Feier intercepted all that information. She claimed the hall master was cultivating and hard to disturb, so she didn't report it to him.

This time it cost him a heavy loss.

Seeing his panic, Ye Liuyun delivered another Yi Dao, slashing with blade intent.

"Hoom" rang as the blade intent shot out instantly, striking his chest and making him stagger.

The Demon Slaying Sword's inherent suppression of Demon Qi, combined with Buddha Light Power, meant that even at a Yin Yang dual realm, he couldn't resist this specially countering force.

Seeing a gash open in his chest, Lu Jinzhou grew frantic.

"Lin Feier, use an artifact to attack him!" he called to Lin Feier for help.

He knew Lin Feier possessed an artifact—a flying shuttle specifically designed to attack Souls.

That shuttle moved at extreme speed, specialized in annihilating Souls. Although activating the artifact required a large expenditure of Soul power, he could no longer afford to wait. If he could first extinguish Ye Liuyun's Soul, the Skeleton Puppet might lose its control.

If that happened, Ye Liuyun's artifacts would also become theirs.

"Fine!" Lin Feier replied, pulling out the flying shuttle artifact.

Ye Liuyun saw this and gave a faint smile.

He could sense the Soul power on that shuttle—it was clearly meant for Soul attacks.

Now the critical moment arrived; it depended on what Lin Feier would choose.

In his heart, he truly believed in Lin Feier.

"Since you chose to trust, trust to the end." Thus Ye Liuyun never even considered defending.

At that moment, the Skeleton Puppet struck at Lu Jinzhou again.

"Quick!" Lu Jinzhou casually tossed another high‑grade treasure, blocking the puppet's blow, but this time his arm was dislocated.

At the same time he needed to mobilize the demon tower that had been crushed underground to defend the Sealing Demon Tablet, and it was now on the brink of collapse.

Under his urging, Lin Feier gritted her teeth, glanced at Ye Liuyun, then activated Soul power, channeling it into the shuttle before flicking her wrist.

A phantom of the flying shuttle shot out from the artifact, heading straight toward Lu Jinzhou.

"Hoo!" Ye Liuyun exhaled inwardly.

At this point Lu Jinzhou had to contend with the Sealing Demon Tablet and the Skeleton Puppet, so busy he hadn't even noticed Lin Feier's action; when the shuttle pierced his Sea of Consciousness, he realized he had been betrayed by Lin Feier.

But he couldn't utter a word; the remaining Soul was directly pierced by the shuttle.