Ye Qiu, who suddenly cursed from afar.
He had originally planned to use Divine Might to go to the Prince's Residence to gather people as soon as the dust settled.
Suddenly, he looked as if he had seen a ghost.
He hadn't expected that Ye Xiu's technique had been left on Liu Erlong as well.
Before he could be shocked, Ye Qiu immediately used Divine Might to quickly rush to the scene.
Who could tell him why Ye Xiu had left Amaterasu on Liu Erlong?!
...
Just as Nan Gong exclaimed, a shocking scene appeared before his eyes.
Long Tao, who had stepped forward to bind Liu Erlong, suddenly had a cluster of strange Black Flame ignite on his head.
His scalp disappeared, his skull burned away, and his brain shriveled.
In an instant, he died, falling to the ground and slowly turning into ashes.
Blood tears flowed from Liu Erlong's right eye, and her gaze swept over Nan Gong and the others.
Nan Gong's hair immediately stood on end.
He pulled his younger brother and dodged away.
"Ah! My lord, save me!"
The others were not so lucky.
The Evil Soul Masters standing behind him had their chests directly ignited, and the flames spread continuously.
In a blink of an eye, they looked as if they had put on a pitch-black ghillie suit, their entire bodies covered in surging Black Flame.
They rolled and struggled, but they couldn't stop the Black Flame from burning.
Liu Erlong was also gritting her teeth and holding on fiercely at this moment.
Although she couldn't remember why such a thing was hidden in her eyes, it wasn't the first time she had experienced it.
To be precise, this should be the fourth time.
It seemed that it was usually triggered when she was in danger and her emotions fluctuated too much.
Sealing her mother, seeing through Yu Xiaogang, that beast's true thoughts, counter-killing when encountering fatal danger during solo Spirit hunting, and this final struggle after being captured alive!
Blood flowed, her right eye was bloodshot, and an intense stinging sensation struck her.
Her vision began to blur.
If Ye Qiu were here at this moment, he would definitely be greatly surprised and shout, "Sure enough!"
The pattern in Liu Erlong's right eye was exactly the same as Ye Qiu's Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan.
"Damn it!"
Nan Gong pulled his younger brother and leaped up, hiding behind a giant tree.
Besides Long Tao, there were two other Evil Soul Masters.
They were too slow to dodge and didn't understand the situation, so they were burned to death by Amaterasu.
Nan Gong's eyes turned cold.
He immediately summoned his Heaven Punishing Bow.
He drew an arrow and shot it towards Liu Erlong, who had already closed her right eye.
Liu Erlong only felt her head heavy and muddled.
It seemed as if something in her mind was about to break through the earth.
A blue silhouette flickered in her mind, hazy and fleeting.
Whoosh!
The arrow, condensed from spirit power, that Nan Gong shot out had already struck towards Liu Erlong's chest.
Even if it wasn't fatal, it would leave her severely wounded and on the verge of death.
Liu Erlong moved her fist; she truly couldn't struggle anymore.
Looking at the blood arrow coming towards her, her eyes were somewhat dazed.
Suddenly, the blood arrow twisted.
Just as it was about to touch her, it vanished without a trace.
"Who is it?!"
Nan Gong roared and looked around.
"Big brother, it's that kid from just now!"
Nanming pointed a finger.
Nan Gong immediately saw Ye Qiu's figure reappear in the corner where he had disappeared earlier.
Liu Erlong gasped for breath.
Unable to move her head, she still turned her bright eyes to look over there.
It's him?!
Liu Erlong frowned.
A sense of familiarity rose in her heart again.
Although it was only for an instant, the repeated feelings still made her pay attention.
"Kid, you're looking for death!"
Nan Gong roared and waved his large hand.
"Everyone, go! Kill him!"
Swish!
Except for the Spirit King-level healing-type Evil Soul Master, the other two rushed towards Ye Qiu.
Nan Gong sneered, and as his voice fell, he had already begun to draw his bow and shoot arrows.
He had quite some experience dealing with Spirit Masters who possessed spatial transmission abilities!
"Nanming…?"
"Bastard! Where are you going?!"
Just as he was about to call his younger brother to use a Spirit Fusion Skill to seal this space, he saw Nanming jump off the branch, and the confident look on his face immediately disappeared.
Nanming jumped off the branch.
He very consciously rushed immediately in Liu Erlong's direction.
Ye Qiu didn't want to get entangled with them for too long.
When Nanming discovered him, he immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to move through the jungle, shaking them off while also approaching Liu Erlong's direction.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Flame Fist!"
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Beacon Fire Spreading Across the Sky!"
The two Spirit Emperor-level Evil Soul Masters closer to Ye Qiu were already attacking Ye Qiu with their Spirit Abilities.
Ye Qiu's constantly rotating Sharingan could clearly perceive that the Spirit Saint-level Evil Soul Master in the field was a thorn in his side, posing an immense threat.
Boom!
Using intangibility to dodge the attack, Ye Qiu didn't linger in battle.
Blue Silver Domain, Blue Silver Range Binding!
Blue Silver Emperor Third Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Ice Fire Break!
Bang! Crack!
The ground suddenly became shattered and broken, with thick Blue Silver Emperor constantly emerging from underground.
It directly covered an area of about ten meters in radius.
The thick, constantly regenerating Blue Silver Emperor helped Ye Qiu block them.
Except for Nan Gong, who was still on the tree branch, the other Evil Soul Masters were all encompassed.
Besides the two Spirit Emperors, the Spirit King-level healing-type Evil Soul Master, who was specially taken care of by Ye Qiu, was even worse off; he was clearly on the verge of death, bound by the Blue Silver Emperor.
Liu Erlong's vision went black, as large rolls of Blue Silver Emperor had already wrapped around her, airtight.
This was to prevent her from being affected by the explosion.
At the same time, along with the appearance of the Blue Silver Emperor, there were dozens of basketball-sized spheres.
They floated around the Evil Soul Masters.
"What is this?!"
Nanming looked at the basketball-sized blue and red spheres that appeared before him.
He was a bit confused.
"Not good!"
Nan Gong, however, sensed the terrifying power contained within them.
Unfortunately, it was already too late!
The energy spheres containing extreme ice and the energy spheres containing extreme fire paired up and collided fiercely.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions continuously rang out, and the Blue Silver Emperor was destroyed, falling apart.
There was flesh and blood splattering, and cries of pain.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the dust-filled, constantly shaking ground below, Nan Gong's rough face looked even more ferocious.
Under his feet, two yellow, two purple, and three black spirit rings rose and pulsed.
He wanted to shoot arrows, but he had reservations.
Nanming was also in that direction!
In this situation, he couldn't see Nanming's exact position!
"Who exactly are you?"
Ye Qiu used Divine Might's intangibility to quickly arrive beside Liu Erlong.
He ignored her question.
Without thinking, he quickly placed his hand on her body.
As the soft, firm touch came, Ye Qiu's heart stirred.
He just kept circulating his Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan.
"You bastard, how dare you take advantage of me!"
Liu Erlong was still restrained in place at this moment.
She gritted her teeth and looked at the blue-haired young man who was molesting her.
She didn't know why, but she found that she didn't seem to resist his touch much?!
She even felt a primal throb.
When her gaze met Ye Qiu's, her eyes flickered.
Some strange images appeared in her mind.
When Ye Qiu looked away, those images disappeared without a trace.
"Kid, die!"
In the thick fog, a figure charged towards Ye Qiu.
It was Nanming.
At this moment, his clothes were torn, and blood was still oozing from the corner of his mouth.
He was severely injured by the explosion.
His body surface was reddish, clearly due to the scorching effect of the Blue Silver Ice Fire Break.
He held an arrow in his hand, and under his feet, two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings pulsed.
He lifted the arrow and was about to rush towards Ye Qiu.
Fourth Spirit Ability, Gale Arrow Rain!
His fourth spirit ring under his feet flashed, and the arrow in his hand was thrown out by him.
A light also lit up on his right arm.
That was a Spirit Bone that enhanced strength. Without a bow and arrow, he needed to increase his strength to better unleash the power of the arrow, which was crucial!
The arrow was thrown out and instantly split apart.
Swish, swish, swish!
An arrow rain, like a stream, attacked Ye Qiu and Liu Erlong.
Ye Qiu glanced at him, with no intention of staying long.
By the time the arrow rain rushed over, Ye Qiu and Liu Erlong's figures had already vanished without a trace.
Nanming stood dazed for a moment.
His mind buzzed.
Only then did he remember that in his momentary hotheadedness, he seemed to have heard his big brother's shout.
The smoke dissipated.
Looking at the scene below, Nan Gong's face on the tree branch was ashen.
The two Spirit Emperors below were very disheveled.
The explosions that occurred right next to them had severely injured them.
If Nanming hadn't had two Spirit Bones and a stronger physique, it probably wouldn't have been as simple as just spitting blood.
The Spirit King-level Evil Soul Master, who was specially taken care of by Ye Qiu, was even worse off; he was clearly on the verge of death.
Nan Gong jumped down with a dark face.
"Big brother! Pfft…"
Slap!
Nanming came forward with a fawning smile, but he was directly given a big slap.
"You still have the face to call me big brother?! Is this how you atone for your sins?! You knew that kid had spatial abilities, why didn't you stand by my side?!"
Nan Gong's two-meter-tall body trembled with anger.
His eyes were gloomy as he looked at the terribly damaged surroundings.
"Big brother… I, I didn't know that kid had such a move! Cough, cough…"
A little blood oozed from the corner of Nanming's mouth, and his already scorched face stung hotly.
He covered his chest with one hand and coughed a few times.
He was also feeling unwell.
"Lord Nan Gong, what should we do?"
The other two Spirit Emperors ran over, covered in dust.
The Spirit King, however, was already unable to get up.
"…"
Nan Gong looked around, his expression fluctuating between cloudy and clear.
After a moment of contemplation, he said:
"Wait here for the other team to return. Although I didn't see that kid's spirit ring, his spirit power fluctuations weren't strong. His spatial ability might not be able to transmit very far!"
"After the other team returns, form pairs and search for them! If you can't find them… then don't blame me for not pleading for you!"
Nan Gong's rough voice carried a strong aura of death.
Except for Nanming, the other two were sweating profusely.
They knew that Nan Gong was definitely not threatening them, nor was he exaggerating.
If this mission wasn't completed,
At most, Nanming and his brother would just be punished, but for them, many would likely be offered as living sacrifices!
...
Inside the Divine Might Space.
Liu Erlong was thrown to the ground by Ye Qiu, gasping for breath.
Her perfect curves rose and fell like waves.
She looked up at the boundless, unfamiliar place, unable to recover for a long time.
Ye Qiu, however, frowned, looking down at her, as if trying to discern something from her face.
Liu Erlong's face, covered in cold sweat, had some bloodstains and dirt.
She looked at Ye Qiu's face, which was clearly unfamiliar yet held a hint of familiarity.
There was some confusion in her black eyes.
"Who exactly are you?!"
Hearing her voice, Ye Qiu's eyebrows immediately furrowed, and he tilted his head, looking at her in confusion.
"You don't recognize me?!"
"What do you mean? Have we met?"
Liu Erlong also looked at Ye Qiu in confusion.
In her memory, such a person simply did not exist!
Ye Qiu didn't speak; instead, he pinched his chin and began to ponder.
It seemed this tigress indeed didn't recognize him, or rather, couldn't recall anything related to Ye Xiu.
Otherwise, when he offered a helping hand earlier, she wouldn't have tried to attack him.
"We haven't met, and I don't know you! But..."
Ye Qiu shook his head.
Under Liu Erlong's strange gaze, he pondered for a moment before continuing.
"But we have the same thing on us!"
"What thing?"
Liu Erlong slowly got up from the ground, stood in front of Ye Qiu, and looked at him strangely.
Frowning her sword-like eyebrows, she also felt a strange sensation in her heart.
Ever since she lost some memories and became somewhat averse to men.
Facing this unfamiliar guy.
She didn't feel any dislike or wariness.
Could it be that Yuehua's treatment for her had worked?!
"That would be this!"
Ye Qiu pointed to his right eye, quickly activated his Spirit, and the tomoe transformed into a six-pointed star.
Liu Erlong's body stiffened for a moment, and some images flashed through her mind again.
But when Ye Qiu looked away.
The images in her mind vanished without a trace, as if they had never appeared...
Buzz!
The sound of burning flames echoed.
Liu Erlong turned her head and followed Ye Qiu's gaze.
She saw a small stool in the distance suddenly emit Black Flame out of thin air.
And then it was burned to ashes.
"This is?!"
Liu Erlong's body trembled, and she immediately understood what Ye Qiu was talking about.
She looked at Ye Qiu with some shock.
"How do you have this thing?"
"Can't you tell? It's my Spirit Ability!"
Ye Qiu wiped a tiny bit of blood from the corner of his eye and said indifferently.
Then he looked at Liu Erlong suspiciously again.
"Speaking of which, I should be asking you that question, right? Do you really have no impression of my appearance at all?"
"Spirit Ability," Liu Erlong murmured.
Hearing Ye Qiu's words, she couldn't help but shake her head, then nodded.
"What do you mean by shaking your head and nodding?" Ye Qiu frowned, looking at her.
"Before meeting you, I had no impression, but after getting to know you, I have a vague impression, but I really can't recall it!"
Liu Erlong patted her head.
She always felt that her current state was very strange, as if... she was a little more delicate than usual?
"Then aren't you curious how the Spirit Ability in your eyes came to be?" Ye Qiu looked at her in surprise. How could she use something that suddenly appeared with such peace of mind?
"I am curious! But it doesn't stop me from using it, and I had a serious illness before, so I can't remember some things..."
"Alright, it seems you really don't remember Ye Xiu!" Ye Qiu shook his head helplessly, sighing.
He had thought he could get some clues from Liu Erlong.
He didn't expect her memory to have been tampered with.
"Ye Xiu? Are you that scumbag, that heartless man?!"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing the name Ye Xiu, Liu Erlong suddenly seemed to recall something.
She looked at him with a strange, surprised expression.
"Yes..."
Ye Qiu's face lit up with joy, and he unconsciously nodded immediately.
Then he quickly shook his head again.
He dared not admit to being a 'scumbag' or 'heartless man' in this unclear situation.
"No! No... I'm not Ye Xiu, I'm Ye Qiu! I just want to find him, do you know him?!"
Ye Qiu looked at the pale-faced woman in front of him with surprise.
This woman didn't seem as difficult to communicate with as he had imagined.
"No...?"
Liu Erlong looked at Ye Qiu suspiciously, but also shook her head.
"I don't know where he is, and I don't know him... Maybe I might have known him, but I lost some memories and can't recall them... But..."
As she spoke, her voice became uncontrollably a little sad, and her eyes looking at Ye Qiu appeared much softer.
"But I occasionally hear my good sister mention this name!"
"May I know who your good sister is?" Ye Qiu looked at her strangely. He had no idea who Liu Erlong's good sisters were.
It couldn't possibly be related to that woman, Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong, again, could it?
It shouldn't be...
"Why are you so strange? You don't ask for my name first, but instead care about my best friend's name!"
Liu Erlong suddenly glared at Ye Qiu, feeling very displeased with his behavior from the bottom of her heart.
Unconsciously, she had even started using terms like 'this old lady'.
"Ahem... My apologies, I was too eager." Ye Qiu gave a wry smile.
He knew Liu Erlong's identity, but she didn't know his.
His question was indeed very abrupt.
As Ye Qiu scratched his head, he suddenly noticed a small puddle of blood had already flowed onto the ground.
It was flowing from Liu Erlong's left arm.
He looked at the pale-faced Liu Erlong in surprise; this tigress was indeed fierce, still chatting while bleeding.
"How about I help you treat your injury first!"
Ye Qiu tried to maintain a friendly attitude towards anyone related to Ye Xiu and who had been left with a contingency plan by him.
He didn't want any major misunderstandings to arise later.
"Mm, then thank you first!"
The two of them sat down directly on the ground.
Liu Erlong turned her body, with her left shoulder facing Ye Qiu.
"My name is Liu Erlong, and I am the Willow Courtyard of Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou Imperial City!"
As if by a ghost's whim, facing this increasingly familiar young man, Liu Erlong said softly.
She even couldn't help but want to reveal all of her experiences from these past years.
Frowning, Liu Erlong suppressed this feeling.
She stopped speaking... and turned her face, carefully looking at the young man in front of her.
Could it be that she really knew this person?
But in the past ten-plus years, she had rarely left Heaven Dou City or gone out.
The other party's age also didn't seem to fit at all...
"So it's Willow Courtyard, ah. I am Ye Qiu! May I know who the good sister you mentioned just now is?"
Ye Qiu raised his eyebrows, and after his voice faded, there was a long silence without a response.
He glanced at Liu Erlong.
At this moment, she seemed unwilling to answer the question, keeping her mouth shut.
She just frowned and looked at Ye Qiu.
Seeing this, Ye Qiu also stopped speaking, knowing there would be plenty of time to ask after her injury was treated.
Liu Erlong also didn't know why.
She seemed to dislike Ye Qiu's way of addressing her, and even didn't want to tell him about Tang Yuehua...
"Willow Courtyard, forgive my offense!"
Ye Qiu's voice made Liu Erlong frown, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.
Rip!
As Ye Qiu's words fell, he suddenly tore off the sleeve of her left arm.
Revealing a bare, blood-stained arm like a lotus root.
Liu Erlong frowned, feeling a slight pain.
However, she didn't have much other reaction, only her right fist was already tightly clenched.
Ye Qiu saw that there was a bloody hole on her left upper arm.
Fortunately, it hadn't injured the bone.
Otherwise, she would have already lost her fighting ability.
Ye Qiu picked up a towel, and the power of ice and fire surged within his body.
The towel suddenly became covered in frost, and then slowly emitted light smoke.
Between ice and heat.
The towel became somewhat warm and moist.
Ye Qiu held her arm; it felt a little cold to the touch.
Her skin, a faint peach color, was smooth and firm, full of elasticity.
She looked just like a girl in her twenties, tender and lustrous.
Liu Erlong turned her face and watched Ye Qiu carefully wipe away the bloodstains for her, feeling even more strange in her heart.
She actually had no thought of minding or resisting at all.
The other party's palm was very warm.
In her heart, she increasingly felt that she knew Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu, who was diligently treating her wound, didn't notice the slight shyness appearing on Liu Erlong's face.
He just carefully wiped clean the dried bloodstains flowing down her arm.
Seeing her injury, the wound that had been slow to heal and was still spreading outwards.
Also confirmed Ye Qiu's guess.
The person who assassinated Qian Renxue was indeed that Evil Soul Masters whose Spirit was a blood-colored great bow!
Ye Qiu opened his Sharingan.
Observing the blood-colored spirit power entwined on it.
Fortunately, Liu Erlong's injury and symptoms were lighter.
It was still overflowing on the body surface.
"Willow Courtyard, I may need to use the Black Flame from earlier later, please forgive me!"
Ye Qiu looked up and greeted Liu Erlong first, so as to avoid any misunderstandings.
Liu Erlong, who had been staring blankly at Ye Qiu, suddenly met his Sharingan.
It was like a key...
As her face flushed slightly, some memories replayed in her mind.
Vague figures, blue hair, eyes that were sometimes blue, sometimes red...
Her good best friend Tang Yuehua, and a purple-robed woman who made her feel hatred...
At such a close distance, impacted by the memories in her mind, Liu Erlong even began to murmur.
"Ye Qiu... Ye~ Hmm?"
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