Chapter 628: Encountering the Duplicate Again

The flying shuttle zipped past, and Lu Jinzhou's Soul burst open, exploding into fragments.

His Physical Body, no longer guided by his Soul, immediately fell downward.

The Skeleton Puppet, with a single sword, cleaved him in two. At the same time, the Sealing Demon Tablet smashed the demon tower again and hurled it at him, pulverizing the two halves of the corpse.

Lin Feier, after activating the flying shuttle, also suffered massive Soul consumption, turning pale and wobbling as if about to collapse.

She had also poured all her strength into a killing blow on Lu Jinzhou, fearing that any less power wouldn't slay him.

Ye Liuyun hurried to her side and steadied her.

"Feier, I really can't thank you enough! Rest first!"

"I still need to thank you! Thank you for believing in me!" Lin Feier said weakly.

Her black robe's hat fell off, revealing a fair face and a head of jet‑black hair, and she gently nestled in Ye Liuyun's arms.

Though her complexion was pale, she smiled unusually brightly.

Seeing she needed quick recovery, Ye Liuyun didn't immediately ask how she had reached the Dark Night Demon Hall; he simply held her in his arms to let her recuperate.

Just as Ye Liuyun was holding Lin Feier to recover, after recalling the Sealing Demon Tablet and the Skeleton Puppet,

a figure suddenly leapt out of Lu Jinzhou's Storage Ring and sprinted away at full speed.

"Huh? Isn't that Lu Jinzhou? How are there two Lu Jinzhous?"

Ye Liuyun was momentarily confused.

While Ye Liuyun was dazed, the second "Lu Jinzhou" had already run far away.

He only then realized and immediately threw out a Skeleton Puppet to give chase.

But before the Skeleton Puppet could catch up, Cheng Yi intercepted it.

That second "Lu Jinzhou" was only at the Ninth Tian Gang level, not yet at the Yin Yang Mirror realm, and Cheng Yi

flipped him back with a single palm.

In mid‑air he was already half‑dead.

The Skeleton Puppet caught up, delivered another axe strike, and split him in two.

This time, Ye Liuyun had mastered it, ordering the Skeleton Puppet to bring back the demon tower and the Storage Rings of both "Lu Jinzhous."

Ye Liuyun first used Divine Sense to inspect, then stored them into the Storage Ring.

"What's going on? How are there two Lu Jinzhous?" Ye Liuyun recalled that the director had a duplicate. This was his second time seeing a duplicate.

"Could it be that this Lu Jinzhou also has a duplicate?"

Cheng Yi nodded affirmatively. "I didn't know he had a duplicate before, but considering the possibility, I stayed hidden, guarding against his move."

"Fortunately you have experience; otherwise I would have let him escape!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly felt his understanding was still too shallow!

"How can one cultivate a duplicate?" Ye Liuyun asked Cheng Yi. He was very interested in such a technique; with a duplicate he could accomplish many more tasks.

"There are many ways to cultivate a duplicate. Some require external aids; some demand sacrificing part of one's own strength. I suggest you keep an eye on such methods when you go out. On Cangyun Continent such methods are scarce and imperfect. When you see more later, you can choose one to practice later."

Ye Liuyun also thought so. "The outside world has better and more resources, and there's no rush for now. Moreover, looking at it now, the avatars of people like Cheng Yi and Lu Jinzhou are also not very strong."

Ye Liuyun thought that was true. "The outside world has richer resources and there's no hurry. Moreover, looking at it now, the duplicates of Cheng Yi and Lu Jinzhou aren't very strong."

Cheng Yi didn't linger; the battle outside continued, and arriving early to help would reduce losses. So he greeted Ye Liuyun and went to the outskirts to assist others.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense scanned the outside situation and found his side held absolute advantage.

He also didn't want to take everything on himself, believing others should get more experience.

So he didn't rush out, but stayed put, guarding Lin Feier until she recovered.

They had many Yin Yang Yi Chong masters, and with Cheng Yi's alliance members joining, they had already cornered all the people of the Dark Night Demon Hall, letting none escape.

Currently they were surrounding them for extermination; it shouldn't be long before the battle ends.

Ye Liuyun also felt at ease and returned to his Divine Sense domain, directly deactivating the Mourning Bell.

After such a long time, Lu Jinzhou's Soul should have little resistance left.

Sure enough, Lu Jinzhou's Soul within Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense domain had a huge hole burned through his chest and was now on the brink of death.

Even his shield demonic artifact he could no longer hold.

Ye Liuyun directly retrieved that demonic artifact, then unleashed several strands of Nether Ghost Fire, hastening his demise.

The famed Hall Master of the Dark Night Demon Hall, Lu Jinzhou, not slain by the Cangyun Alliance, actually died in the Northern Region at Ye Liuyun's hands, and even after breaking through his realm his duplicate was destroyed.

This would be hard for anyone to believe if told.

Ye Liuyun, watching Lu Jinzhou's Soul being gradually incinerated, felt somewhat incredulous.

"I wonder who will take over as Leader of the Dark Night Demon Hall after Lu Jinzhou's death."

Ye Liuyun thought that after Lin Feier recovers, he should ask her about the situation of the Dark Night Demon Hall.

Soon the sounds of battle outside grew quieter; Ye Liuyun seized the chance to release his Divine Sense domain and absorb a lot of Divine Soul Power.

Since he had absorbed Phoenix Flame in the Burning Palace, helped Long Nv cross tribulation and absorbed Blood Thunder, and improved his use of Heaven and Earth Power during the fight with Yu Haotian, his strength had already risen considerably.

This time, absorbing so many Tian Gang elites' Divine Soul Power pushed his Divine Soul Power a step further.

Ye Liuyun felt that even without breaking his realm now, fighting a Fourth Realm Yin Yang Martial Cultivator wouldn't be too taxing.

When he returns and breaks through one more realm, even if he goes beyond the domain he'll have a certain survival ability.

He was summarizing his strength as the outside battle completely ended.

The Northern Branch of the Dark Night Demon Hall was completely annihilated; not a single Demon Cultivator escaped Ye Liuyun's encirclement.

On their side, over thirty Martial Cultivators perished in this battle, and many were injured.

Such large‑scale battles often end in an instant of death; even with strong ones it's hard to protect everyone.

But at the cost of over thirty lives, they eliminated more than two hundred Tian Gang elites of the Dark Night Demon Hall and many other‑realm Demon Cultivators, which is a tremendous victory.

【60】 After the battle ended, Cheng Yi led the alliance members and withdrew directly.