"I'll drop my sword, and you'll let him go?"
Zi You heard the masked man's threat, squeezed the hilt of her sword, and asked in a deep voice.
"Of course... I don't really care about this kid's life or death. It's not impossible for me to let him go even if you ask me to." The masked man chuckled.
"Alright! I hope you can keep your promise." Zi You said solemnly and released Zhen Hun in her hand.
"Hmph!"
The masked man grinned. The moment Zi You released Zhen Hun, he sucked it into his hand.
Zi You said in a deep voice, "I've let go of the sword. As agreed, you should release him now."
"When did I ever say I would release Ye Ling?" The masked man's eyes showed mockery. He was still controlling the jailer. "I only said that if you don't want him to die, you should obediently give up resisting."
"You!!!"
Zi You's eyes filled with endless anger. She suddenly charged towards the masked man and shouted, "Give him back!"
"How is that possible?" The masked man smiled and swung a sword energy towards Zi You with Zhen Hun, forcing Zi You to stop.
The next moment, the masked man continued to threaten Zi You, "Now, I want you to withdraw all your defenses."
"Impossible!" Zi You said without hesitation.
"Then I'll kill him!" The masked man smiled and tightened his grip. He was about to crush the jailer's head.
"It wasn't easy for Shan and E to raise this kid. I wonder what kind of expression Shan and E would have if I killed him."
"Wait!"
Seeing that the masked man was really going to kill him, Zi You's eyes showed panic. She quickly withdrew all the spiritual energy barriers around her.
Seeing this, a hint of mockery flashed in the masked man's eyes again. He immediately injected some of his power into the jailer and threw him towards Zi You.
"Ah Liu, catch him!"
The masked man laughed heartily, disappeared from his original spot, and instantly appeared behind Zi You, slashing at her with his sword!
Chii!!!
Just as the masked man thought he was about to heavily injure Zi You, Zi You suddenly disappeared from her spot. The masked man's sword cut the jailer in half.
"This?"
The smile on the masked man's face froze. Before he could react to what had happened, the spiritual energy he had injected into the jailer exploded!
Bang!!!
The masked man instinctively raised his arm to block his face, but he didn't notice that Zi You had already appeared behind him!
Zhen Hun, held in the masked man's hand, instantly transformed into a golden rope and wrapped around him at lightning speed, sealing his power.
"Still!!!"
Zi You brought her fingers together and pointed at the back of the masked man's head. A large number of runes instantly spread over the masked man's entire body, immobilizing him, both body and soul!
At this moment, the masked man came to his senses, struggling and roaring at Zi You, "You venomous woman, don't you care about Ye Ling's life?"
"If that kid dies, he dies. I don't really care much." Zi You said lightly. "Compared to saving him, I think killing you is more important. After all, among the Seven Pillars, only Jiu Yuan has been constantly watching my brother... My brother already killed you."
"You crazy woman!"
Hearing Zi You's words, a hint of panic finally appeared in Jiu Yuan's eyes.
Although his strength was above Zi You's, Zi You was also at his level. If he were ambushed by Zi You, he would be in mortal danger!
In this situation, Jiu Yuan felt unprecedented fear!
He never expected that after setting a trap with Ye Ling as bait, he would be the one caught in the net!
After controlling Jiu Yuan, Zi You didn't show any mercy and began to burn Jiu Yuan's body and soul with runes.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Jiu Yuan cried out in pain, his expression contorted by the extreme agony!
However, Jiu Yuan was also a ruthless person. Knowing that he couldn't break free from Zi You's restraint, he immediately burned his life essence and began to self-destruct!
"This guy!"
Seeing Jiu Yuan's action, Zi You's eyes changed slightly. She immediately pulled back Zhen Hun, which was restraining Jiu Yuan, and at the same time, tore open the space of the dungeon with runes, kicking the self-destructing Jiu Yuan into it!
Bang!!!
Before the spatial rift torn by Zi You could heal, the power generated by Jiu Yuan's self-destruction shattered the space on the dungeon side, engulfing everything in the dungeon!
"Holy crap!"
Ye Ling, who was watching the commotion from the side, saw the explosion heading towards him. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately turned to flee. However, before he could escape, Zi You instantly appeared beside him, grabbed Ye Ling by the collar with one hand, and used the other hand to hold his sword and slash at Jiu Yuan's self-destruction!
"You, you?" Ye Ling's eyes were filled with immense shock as he saw Zi You slash open Jiu Yuan's self-destruction with a single sword strike!
One had to know that it was Jiu Yuan's self-destruction, and its power was equivalent to his full power attack!
Zi You hadn't seemed so relaxed when she dealt with Jiu Yuan earlier!
Zi You said quickly, "Little Ye Ling, I have two missions this time: one is to save you, and the other is to kill Jiu Yuan. Since you've saved yourself before I arrived, I'll give you a reward."
"I secretly hid a rune in Jiu Yuan's soul. He should only have a wisp of remnant soul left after escaping by self-destructing. You can go and finish him off next."
"Wait..."
Ye Ling wanted to stop Zi You and have her answer the questions in his heart, but before he could continue speaking, Zi You tore open space amidst the explosion and threw Ye Ling into it.
"If you want to know the answer, dig it out from Jiu Yuan. He's a high-ranking official in our enemy organization and knows many secrets."
Zi You beckoned to Ye Ling, narrowed her eyes, and smiled, "Little Ye Ling, our enemy is very strong. Jiu Yuan is just a pawn who knows nothing. You shouldn't come to this place again until you have enough strength."
"I..."
Ye Ling looked at Zi You on the other side of the spatial rift. Before he could ask, the spatial rift healed, and Ye Ling was swept into the spatial turbulence.
In the dungeon...
The power of Jiu Yuan's self-destruction engulfed the entire dungeon. The barrier Ye Ling had created shattered instantly, and the commotion of the explosion alerted the entire base camp.
The Seven Pillars powerhouses who sensed the commotion instantly appeared outside the dungeon, each exuding an extremely powerful aura. None of them were weaker than Jiu Yuan in cultivation!
"Have they arrived?"
Zi You stood amidst Jiu Yuan's explosion, glanced outside the dungeon, and removed her mask, revealing her stunning beauty.
The space beside her slightly distorted.
"Zi You, it's time to go." Shan walked out from the side, threw a corpse wearing the same mask as Zi You onto the ground, and said to Zi You in a low voice.
"This time, we were overly worried about Ye Ling. That kid is more outstanding than we thought. This unauthorized action has alerted the 'brain' of the other side."
"To compensate for our recklessness this time, we'll have a lot to deal with."
"Mm."
Zi You nodded slightly, let the mask in her hand turn to ashes, and disappeared from her spot with Shan.
The entire dungeon was reduced to ashes by the explosion of Jiu Yuan.