I only managed to hold out against Ying Gou for a few seconds before the force from his fist sent me flying.

Even as I was being thrown back, Ying Gou was already attacking with another punch, as fast as lightning. In an instant, it was upon my legs.

At that point, I was still desperately trying to neutralize the force of his first punch, leaving me with no energy to deal with the one that followed.

At the critical moment, Ye Yang suddenly appeared beside me. He pushed me aside with a palm strike from his left hand, while his right hand thrust his sword towards Ying Gou's fist.

After rolling several times, I looked up to see Ye Yang's sword bent into a bow shape by Ying Gou’s pressure, curving to the side.

Blood streamed from Ye Yang's mouth, but he held his ground, not budging an inch.

"Quick… Pfft—" I wanted to shout "Retreat!" but before I could finish the word, I spat out a mouthful of blood.

Ye Yang was insane!

If he stopped in time, he might not be injured. But by stubbornly holding his ground like this, he was essentially competing with Ying Gou's internal energy.

If he continued like this, he would surely die.

I struggled to stand up, staggering towards Ye Yang, gripping the black and white blades tightly in my hands, and channeling my true qi into the blades.

In my severely injured state, forcing my true qi only accelerated the deterioration of my wounds. Blood poured from my mouth and nose, dripping onto the ground.

After taking a few steps, I swung both blades towards Ye Yang's sword.

My blades couldn't cut through Ying Gou's arm, but they could knock Ye Yang's Cold Flame away.

I didn't know if my strike could save Ye Yang.

But I knew that after my strike, Ye Yang's sword and Ying Gou's iron fist would both change direction and strike me instead.

I hoped that cold dog would understand my intentions.

Don't be an idiot and rush to fight to the death after seeing my flesh flying everywhere.

Otherwise, my death would be in vain!

The deafening sound of my dual blades hitting the longsword rang in my ears as I closed my eyes.

It wasn't that I was afraid to see my blood flying into the air, but that I couldn't bear to see that cold dog rushing over to save me like a madman.

In the instant that two streams of force rushed towards me, I suddenly felt a lightness in my body, and I floated upwards as if I had flown into the sky.

I had heard Jiu Gui say that it hurt a lot when you were cut, but once the pain passed, you would feel like you were floating in the sky, indescribably comfortable.

That meant you were already dead.

The feeling of comfort when a person dies is actually a bit of comfort from heaven to the ghosts, so as not to scare them out of their wits.

I guess…

While I was still lost in my wild thoughts, I received a kick to the butt.

Before I even opened my eyes, I heard Ye Yang cursing, "Wake up, are you dead or not? If you're not dead, say something."

"Squeak, squeak!" I squeaked subconsciously, only to realize that I had fallen into a place that looked like a deep well.

Ye Yang's clothes were stained with blood, but he didn't forget to scold me, "Are you having another suicide fit? What were you doing rushing over here? Trying to die!"

I turned to look to the side and saw Zhao Yue Zhu and the Nine-Tailed Fox both sitting on the ground with pale faces.

It must have been the two of them who dragged Ye Yang and me back from the gates of hell at the last moment.

I propped myself up and asked, "Where is this place?"

Zhao Yue Zhu said weakly, "The next level of the Water Serpent Tomb. We finally made it in."

I looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox again, but she just smiled and didn't say anything.

There was some reason for Zhao Yue Zhu to save us, but why would the Nine-Tailed Fox take the risk? According to her personality, she should have taken the opportunity to run away!

Before I could speak, the Nine-Tailed Fox said, "This should be the tomb of the Wolf Demon."

"Wolf demons are even harder to deal with, you have to be careful."

Zhao Yue Zhu stood up and said, "We have to hurry, the secret lock above can't stop Jiang Chen. Let's go further in and see! Maybe there's some opportunity inside?"

I could only take Zhao Yue Zhu's words as comfort.

Opportunity?

I never believed in the idea that you could just jump down somewhere and find an opportunity.

Even if that kind of legend could become reality, when a person accepts the opportunity, they also have to accept the other party's karma.

Good and bad fortune are unpredictable.

I had only taken a few steps when I felt a darkness in front of my eyes and almost fell to the ground.

Ye Yang came up to support me, and we leaned on each other to stay upright.

This time, we were too seriously injured.

We were only holding on until now by our last bit of willpower.

Once we passed out, it was unknown whether we would wake up again.

The Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly said, "Shouldn't we change our contract?"

"Your injuries are no less severe than Feng Ruo Xing and Wang Tu Fu's. If we have the aura of life, you two will take up a good portion of it. This is not a worthwhile deal."

Before we could speak, the Nine-Tailed Fox directly revealed her cards: "Zhao Yue Zhu kept me because I can communicate with the demon race! Many of the great demons here are still alive, and they don't trust humans, only their own kind."

"With me here, you may be able to pass through the demon tomb safely."

"That's why she's willing to let me take advantage of her."

"Now that you're going to take away my benefits, it's time for me to propose new conditions."