As Ye You flew from Earth towards the Eastern Profound Continent, she kept looking back, her heart filled with extreme dread.
Although she had escaped Earth, she could still feel two presences locked onto her, unable to shake them off no matter what.
"Ye You, you can't escape!"
A fierce shout suddenly came from ahead of Ye You, and then the Black and White Guardians appeared from the void, blocking her path!
"Damn it!"
Seeing the Black and White Guardians had caught up to her, Ye You's expression turned extremely grim. She immediately turned and fled in another direction.
However, before she could tear through space to escape, a spiritual energy cage suddenly condensed around her, trapping her within.
The surrounding space was reinforced, preventing her from traversing through it!
The Black Guardian coldly looked at Ye You and said in a low voice, "Ye You, there's no need for you to struggle. Before my brother and I, you have no chance of escaping."
The White Guardian said indifferently, "Let's take her back to see Huang first. She's an important hostage, and we cannot afford to lose her."
"Alright!"
The Black Guardian agreed, and without further ado, he directly sealed Ye You's meridians and took her back towards Earth.
Seeing that the Black and White Guardians left her no opportunity, Ye You stopped struggling. Instead, she secretly prepared runes to break the restrictions, waiting for a chance to escape.
As Ye You was Ye Ling's sister, she had naturally inherited the "Ancient Spiritual Scroll." Although she wasn't as proficient in runes as Ye Ling, she was still a gifted genius and had mastered seventy to eighty percent of the "Ancient Spiritual Scroll."
For her, breaking the restrictions of the Great Dao Immortal Lord was not impossible.
If she didn't have any means of escape, she wouldn't have dared to stay within the domain to court death.
The Black and White Guardians were unaware that Ye You was secretly deciphering their restrictions. After capturing her, they took her back to Earth to hand over to Huang.
Meanwhile, on Earth, the battle between Yue Qingning and the two powerhouses from the Underworld Palace had reached a fever pitch.
Yue Qingning was extremely anxious, her sole focus on breaking free from the entanglement of the Underworld Palace powerhouses to pursue the Black and White Guardians. However, the two Underworld Palace experts had no intention of defeating Yue Qingning. They clung to her like burrs, neither attacking proactively nor allowing her to leave.
For the Underworld Palace, killing Yue Qingning would come at a great cost, and there was no benefit to doing so. Therefore, they had held back during their fight with Yue Qingning, guarding against any potential backstabbing from the Void Palace.
"Get away from me!"
Annoyed by the two Underworld Palace experts, Yue Qingning unleashed her full aura, sending them flying!
However, the two Underworld Palace experts were of the same cultivation level as Yue Qingning. Moments after being sent flying, they stabilized themselves and dragged Yue Qingning, who had slipped into a spatial rift, back out!
Huang, who was spectating from the side, smiled at Yue Qingning and said, "Yue Qingning, there's no need for you to struggle. With your strength... it's impossible to escape from the two seniors of the Underworld Palace. Instead of wasting your energy here, you might as well surrender."
Hearing Huang's taunt, Yue Qingning became even more agitated. She glared at Huang and said, "Even if I have to surrender, I will kill you first!"
Before her words had even finished, Yue Qingning changed her combat style and thrust her sword towards Huang!
Seeing Yue Qingning suddenly attack him, a trace of panic flashed in Huang's eyes. He quickly cried out to the Underworld Palace experts for help, "Two seniors, please stop this madwoman!"
However, the two Underworld Palace experts showed no signs of intervening, merely watching from the side with cold eyes.
To the Underworld Palace, the Void Palace was also a competitor. Although they shared a common goal of eliminating Ye Ling, Huang was also an eyesore to them.
If they had the opportunity to use Yue Qingning's hand to eliminate Huang, the Underworld Palace experts would be more than happy to oblige.
Seeing that the Underworld Palace experts had no intention of helping, Huang cursed inwardly and prepared to flee.
Unfortunately, Huang was merely at the Supreme cultivation level; he couldn't escape Yue Qingning's grasp!
In the blink of an eye, Yue Qingning's sword pierced Huang's head, and she poured her Chaos Qi Source into him, intending to utterly destroy his soul.
"Yue Qingning, if you kill Huang, we will kill Ye You!"
Just as Yue Qingning was about to erase Huang, the fierce shouts of the Black and White Guardians suddenly echoed, causing Yue Qingning to tremble violently!
Yue Qingning looked up and saw the Black and White Guardians, one on each side, dragging the spiritual energy cage containing Ye You towards them.
"Xiao You was captured?"
Seeing Ye You captured, Yue Qingning's spirit faltered.
Huang seized the opportunity of Yue Qingning's distraction to retreat, falling back behind the Black and White Guardians. He then took a healing pill to treat his injuries.
The Underworld Palace experts' eyes flickered with gloom upon seeing the Black and White Guardians return. However, they knew they had no chance to eliminate Huang and resumed their efforts to suppress Yue Qingning.
Seeing that Ye You had fallen into the hands of the Black and White Guardians, Yue Qingning feared for Ye You's safety and no longer dared to resist, choosing to surrender.
Huang, having recovered his breath, immediately thanked the Black and White Guardians, "Thank you, two guardians, for saving me. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have likely died here."
Saying this, Huang cast a sinister glance at the two Underworld Palace experts, quietly marking this grievance for future reckoning.
The Black and White Guardians were well aware of the Underworld Palace's nature, but it was not the time to fall out with them. They could only pretend not to have seen the incident and asked Huang, "Ye You has been captured. What method do you plan to use to lure Ye Ling out?"
Hearing the Black and White Guardians' question, Huang also regained his composure and said with a smile, "That's simple. We just need to show the butcher's knife to Ye You. I guarantee that before Ye You's head falls, Ye Ling will definitely appear."
The Black and White Guardians' eyes showed a hint of surprise, "That simple?"
"It's that simple," Huang chuckled. "With the cosmic barrier in trouble, no matter where Ye Ling is, he will rush back immediately. And Ye You is the person most important to him. He might even be hiding nearby."
"Kill Ye You, and Ye Ling will surely appear!"
The White Guardian hesitated, "What if Ye Ling doesn't appear? Ye You is our only bargaining chip to lure Ye Ling out. What if..."
"There are no 'what ifs'! Just watch me, two guardians!"
With that, Huang conjured a long sword with one hand and flew before Ye You, raising his hand to strike.
Yue Qingning's pupils contracted sharply, and she exclaimed, "Stop!!!"
Seeing Huang truly about to strike without a word, Ye You dared not continue feigning capture. She quickly activated her runes, breaking free from the restrictions imposed by the Black and White Guardians, preparing to resist!
However, just as Huang's sword was about to descend and before Ye You could act, a golden light flashed past.
*Ching!*
Huang's sword-wielding hand flew off!
Blood splattered!
Everyone present froze, then looked in the direction from which the golden light had come. They saw Ye Ling, his face ashen and his killing intent surging, standing in the void.
Seeing Ye Ling appear in the distance, Huang's lips curved slightly. Enduring the pain, he smiled at the Black and White Guardians, "See, esteemed guardians... Ye Ling has appeared, hasn't he?"