Ye Yang flew across the rapids, and I shouted from the shore, "Nie Xiaochun, come and get me!"

Before Nie Xiaochun in the water could respond, I leaped into the air, taking several steps on the air before losing momentum and falling downwards.

"Nie Xiaochun, you spendthrift girl, where did you go!" Just as I was about to fall into the water, Nie Xiaochun emerged from the rapids and thrust her palms towards the soles of my feet. I borrowed her force to soar towards the opposite bank, while Nie Xiaochun was kicked back into the water by me.

I watched Ye Yang land less than ten meters away from the Nine-Headed Serpent and gasped in horror, "Run!"

As soon as I shouted "Run!", I realized something was wrong and quickly corrected myself, "Hit the middle head!"

But even after shouting that, I felt something was still off!

Ye Yang didn't have a weapon. How could he hit the Nine-Headed Serpent?

At this moment, the Nine-Headed Serpent had already closed to within five meters of Ye Yang.

At that distance, even a martial artist with a little cultivation, let alone a demon beast, could reach him in the blink of an eye.

As I lunged towards Ye Yang, I saw Ye Yang suddenly open his right hand, "A sword..."

The moment the words "A sword" left Ye Yang's lips, Leng Yan (Cold Flame) swept in from behind me with a gust of wind. The cold blade brushed past my arm, and the hilt landed perfectly in Ye Yang's hand.

"One sword shatters the soul, even the Yellow Springs shall be cleaved!"

Leng Yan turned into a flash of cold light, aiming straight for the center of the serpent's brow. In an instant, the sword's edge shattered the dense scales on the serpent's head and plunged straight in from its forehead.

With the sword's advance, the massive Nine-Headed Serpent exploded inch by inch into phosphorescent flames. Ye Yang followed closely behind the sword, charging into the sea of fire.

From my perspective, it looked as if Ye Yang had cleaved the Nine-Headed Serpent in two with a single sword, and he was rushing through the bisected serpent body.

I was momentarily stunned!

I had originally thought that Ye Yang and I would have to fight a fierce battle with the Nine-Headed Serpent, perhaps even paying a price to kill it. Now it seemed I had overestimated things.

After charging forward for more than ten meters, Ye Yang suddenly stopped. I heard a sound like metal colliding with jade.

Ye Yang had suppressed the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade!

The moment that thought crossed my mind, the remains of the Nine-Headed Serpent collapsed before my eyes. Amidst the swirling phosphorescent flames, skeletons drained of blood and flesh were revealed.

The reason the Nine-Headed Serpent was able to rampage unhindered through the army was because it had drained the essence and flesh of the Reincarnation Division's experts, creating this monstrous terror.

Those corpses clearly hadn't been completely consumed yet. How did Ye Yang kill the Nine-Headed Serpent?

Later, Ye Yang told me:

Ye Qianyang knew that his reincarnation would definitely go to Liangjie Shan (Two Realms Mountain) to confront the Heavenly Soul, so he designed the "Soul-Shattering Sword Technique" specifically for soul bodies.

The sword in Ye Yang's hand was the nemesis of the Nine-Headed Serpent, which appeared in soul form.

The reason Zero had Ye Yang preside over the battle was not to have him command the troops, but to have him kill the Nine-Headed Serpent.

That was the meaning of the unspoken words of Ye Yang.

I watched Ye Yang retrieve the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade and quickly ran to the water's edge to shout for Nie Xiaochun: "Nie Xiaochun, Nie Xiaochun, come out quickly and bring my saber and the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade out here."

When Nie Xiaochun resurfaced, she was holding two Taiping Sabers: "Do you want the rusty saber or the chipped saber?"

I was nearly angered to death by Nie Xiaochun: "White-bearded old lady, stop playing around, and quickly give me the saber!"

"Pah!" Nie Xiaochun nearly spat water in my face: "What were you thinking when you stepped on me earlier? One step wasn't enough, you had to kick me afterwards. I almost flew out!"

I covered my face and said, "Wasn't that because you came out at the perfect time? If you had come out earlier, wouldn't I have been able to walk calmly?"

"Get lost!" Although Nie Xiaochun was furious, she still retrieved my Black and White Twin Blades.

I had Nie Xiaochun send the Taiping Army into the underworld while I sat on a rock studying the two Nine-Headed Serpent Jade pieces: "Ye Yang, what do you think is special about this thing?"

"It looks like a consumable product to me?"

This was the second time I had observed the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade up close. The last time was during that business trip to the Xie family.

The luster of the two pieces of jade in my hand was obviously much inferior. If I were to throw them into the jade market, they probably wouldn't sell for a good price.

Ye Yang said, "The spiritual energy of the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade has been partially consumed, which is why it has become dull. I think the spiritual energy of this kind of thing should be able to be replenished."

"It's a pity that we didn't keep Zhu Zining here this time."

"She may escape for now, but she won't escape forever. Sooner or later, we'll kill her." I stood up and waved to Lin Zhao, who was standing in the distance: "What are you doing standing so far away? Are you keeping watch for us? Or do you need to relieve yourself?"

Lin Zhao gritted her teeth and walked over: "Could you please treat me like a girl? Can't you speak a little less rudely?"

Ye Yang said expressionlessly, "In his eyes, there are no girls in Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall)!"

I retorted, "Are there any girls in Liangjie Tang? They're all men, okay? It's just that there are few people. If there were more, we could perform a Water Margin-style seating arrangement for heroes."

"The only difference between you and the Liangshan heroes is that you haven't sliced people up to make barbecue!"

Lin Zhao narrowed her eyes and said, "We'll try it when we get back!"

"Bury her with a shovel!" I picked up Lin Zhao and was about to throw her into the pit next to us: "Who did you have to learn from? Wang the Butcher?"