"Do you dare to fight me outside?" the man said, glancing at the wooden coffin before looking at Yi Qin.
Yi Qin sighed, "I hate self-righteous people the most, especially those who talk too much. If I let you make a move, do you really think I'd think highly of you?"
After speaking, Yi Qin pointed a finger, and a strange flame appeared on the man's chest. Under everyone's gaze, it instantly engulfed him.
"Ah!"
The man cried out in pain, and in the next moment, his entire body began to burn under the flames. In less than ten breaths, the man completely vanished into nothingness.
Li Xuan and Jian Chi were stunned. What kind of fire was this, that it burned without leaving even a speck of ash?
"You... you dare to kill my husband!"
When the man died, Meng Nai He's expression changed drastically, and she roared.
Li Xuan was surprised. Damn, this is a bit too much. Meng Nai He looked like a woman in her sixties or seventies, while the man who just died was at most forty.
"Noisy!" Yi Qin frowned and waved her hand, sending Meng Nai He flying.
*Pfft!*
Meng Nai He spat out a mouthful of blood, but her expression became even more ferocious.
"If you have the guts, kill me!" Meng Nai He said sternly, her eyes filled with madness.
"As you wish." Yi Qin smiled and was about to make a move when Qin Guang quickly stepped forward, cupping his fists. "Senior, you cannot kill her. Once she is killed, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Li Xuan frowned slightly. Qin Guang hadn't said anything when Yi Qin killed the man earlier, but as soon as Meng Nai He was about to be killed, Qin Guang and the others' faces changed instantly.
This Meng Nai He had an unusual identity!
Li Xuan immediately guessed, and her background must be significant. Otherwise, why would Qin Guang and the others' faces show fear?
"Senior, please spare her life for now," Li Xuan said after some thought.
"Death is avoidable, but suffering is not. In my era, what are you?" Seeing Li Xuan speak, Yi Qin paused for a few breaths and flicked her finger, shooting a beam of spiritual light that pierced through Meng Nai He's dantian.
"You... you crippled my cultivation!"
As her dantian was destroyed, Meng Nai He's aura dissipated at a visible rate. In less than ten breaths, she appeared to age considerably.
"Tell me, who is this old demoness?" Yi Qin had also guessed some things. After glancing at Li Yao in the wooden coffin, she pointed a finger at Li Yao's brow, then looked at Qin Guang and said.
Qin Guang looked complexly at Meng Nai He, who was slumped on the ground like a dead person, then sighed. "In our Ghost Realm, the Realm Lord is the Empress. Below the Empress, there are two protectors, left and right. This Meng Nai He is the daughter of the Right Protector."
"Although both the Left and Right Protectors have been in seclusion for over a thousand years, before they went into seclusion, the Right Protector placed a restriction on Meng Nai He's soul. If Meng Nai He were to perish, the Right Protector would sense it and appear."
"What is the strength of your Right Protector?" Yi Qin asked with some curiosity.
Qin Guang swallowed and said, "A thousand years ago, when he entered seclusion, the Right Protector was already at the peak of the Shi Yuan Realm."
"Peak Shi Yuan Realm, no wonder you are so afraid of me killing this old demoness." Yi Qin nodded slightly. These people, including Qin Guang, were only at the Martial Saint Realm, so they naturally couldn't face an existence at the peak of the Shi Yuan Realm. Especially since this Right Protector had been in seclusion for a thousand years; who knew if he had broken through.
Li Xuan and Jian Chi were both surprised. Weren't the records only up to Martial Saint Realm? Where did Shi Yuan Realm come from?
"Hahahaha, Qin Guang, you are afraid! When my father comes out, you will all die!" Seeing that Qin Guang had revealed her identity, Meng Nai He roared with a sinister laugh.
"Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?" Yi Qin smiled and then gripped the void. Meng Nai He's body actually dissipated. However, a semi-transparent Meng Nai He was lifted into the air by an invisible force.
"I won't let you die so quickly. At least, not before your so-called trump card appears," Yi Qin said with a smile, then her gaze shifted to the depths of the void.
*Rumble!*
In the next moment, a terrifying aura swept over. Meng Nai He's soul, bound in mid-air, began to laugh maniacally. Clearly, the one arriving was her father, the Right Protector.
Qin Guang and the others' expressions also changed drastically. Now that even the Right Protector had emerged from seclusion, this matter was difficult to resolve. If the Right Protector knew that they had stood by and watched Meng Nai He being treated like this, they would also have to face his wrath.
Yi Qin ignored Meng Nai He, merely looking with interest at an old man who had appeared in the stone cave.
"Did you destroy my daughter's physical body?" the old man asked Yi Qin, his expression calm. However, the pale-faced Qin Guang and the others knew that this was the precursor to the Right Protector's rage.
"You only managed to barely reach the Qian Kun Realm after a thousand years in seclusion. People nowadays are truly useless," Yi Qin said with a slight shake of her head, then pointed a finger. In the next instant, that strange flame suddenly appeared above the old man's head. The flame, as if fanned by the wind, instantly enveloped the old man.
"No!"
The old man roared, but his voice abruptly stopped. As the flames dissipated, the old man's figure vanished without a trace.
Li Xuan was stunned.
Jian Chi was astonished.
Qin Guang and the others were dumbfounded.
Meng Nai He went mad.
"How is it, are you satisfied?" Yi Qin glanced at Meng Nai He's soul, then, without waiting for Meng Nai He to speak, snapped her fingers, and Meng Nai He's soul was directly erased.
"Alright, the troubles are all resolved," Yi Qin said, clapping her hands and looking at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan stepped forward, glanced at Li Yao in the wooden coffin, and asked, "Senior, my sister..."
Yi Qin replied, "I originally intended to forcefully stop the fusion technique, but then I had a sudden thought. Since your sister is a reincarnation of a wisp of the Empress's soul, she is already one with the Empress. So, why can't your sister be the dominant one? Thus, the fusion technique is still continuing, but after it ends, your sister will still be your sister."
"Senior, what about the Empress?" Qin Guang hurriedly asked.
"If you acknowledge her, then she will still be your Empress. If you don't, that is your business," Yi Qin said.
Qin Guang and the others all gave wry smiles. They understood Yi Qin's words.
Before this, it should have been the Empress's consciousness that held the dominant position. After Li Yao's consciousness fused, it would have completely subsided and disappeared. But now, with Yi Qin's forceful intervention, the Empress was still the Empress, but she had become Li Yao.
As for whether they acknowledged her or not, how could they dare not to? Once the Empress fully awakened, she would possess the power of her peak state. As people of the Ghost Realm, how could they dare not acknowledge their master?
"Senior, can you leave the Empress here? Don't worry, Senior, we will definitely protect the Empress's awakening. Furthermore, this place has our Ghost Realm's Spirit Condensation Array, which will be of great help to the Empress's recovery," Qin Guang said.
Yi Qin looked at Li Xuan and said, "This matter, you have to ask him."
"Senior, if Yao'er is taken away, will there be any impact?" Li Xuan asked.
Yi Qin nodded. "The spiritual energy outside cannot compare to the spiritual energy here. If she is taken outside, your sister will likely need at least ten years to awaken. Any unforeseen changes during that time are also unpredictable."
Clearly, Yi Qin also felt that it was best to leave Li Yao here.
Li Xuan naturally understood the meaning in Yi Qin's words, and then nodded slightly. "In that case, let's leave Yao'er here. However, that Meng Nai He seemed to have a daughter."
Qin Guang's expression relaxed, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, young friend, I will personally suppress her."
Li Xuan nodded slightly, then gently stroked Li Yao's head before looking at Yi Qin. "Senior, let's go."