Night Warfare dealt with all the black-clad figures outside and rushed to the barrier at the bottom of the well, only to find that Number Thirteen had already left with Jing Yulan.
"Damn it!"
Night Warfare cursed inwardly and quickly threw several spirit stones into the grooves on the teleportation array. Then, he leaped up and stood on the array.
The teleportation array activated, and Night Warfare immediately felt dizzy. A moment later, he appeared in a cave in the Ghost Domain, but he found no trace of Number Thirteen or Jing Yulan.
"This is bad! If Yulan is taken to the Ghost Emperor, it will be troublesome!"
Thoughts raced through Night Warfare's mind as he bolted towards the cave entrance like a bolt of lightning.
The one guarding the cave entrance today was the leader of the Ten Great Ghost Envoys, Number One, Chu Hezhou.
Chu Hezhou's cultivation had already reached the Half-step Divine Lord realm.
He had just let Number Thirteen and Jing Yulan pass when he sensed the spiritual and law power within the cave suddenly become turbulent.
Chu Hezhou muttered to himself, "Could it be that Number Thirteen's subordinate has returned? This Number Thirteen is truly impatient, not even managing his subordinates properly!"
Suddenly, his expression changed. "No! The approaching spiritual energy is pure and fiery, not that of a cultivator from our Ghost Domain."
Chu Hezhou's heart stirred, and he gripped his weapon, the White Jade Bone, in his hand.
He stared at the cave entrance, and dark, surging spiritual energy flowed into the White Jade Bone. The White Jade Bone glowed brilliantly, emitting a terrifyingly intense energy fluctuation.
Chu Hezhou was fully alert, his killing blow ready. He waited for the moment the person emerged from the cave to strike them down with a single blow.
As for who the other party was, he didn't care. The Ghost Emperor had given a strict order: any non-ghost cultivator who entered the Ghost Domain was to be killed without mercy.
The cave entrance was right before Night Warfare's eyes, but he sensed a strong killing intent.
He knew that his full-speed sprint must have alerted the guards outside the cave.
However, it didn't matter. He hadn't intended to conceal his presence.
The greater the disturbance he caused here, the more likely it was to alert the Ghost Emperor. This way, the Ghost Emperor would see Jing Yulan a few moments later. The later the Ghost Emperor saw Jing Yulan, the safer Jing Yulan would be.
Having already sensed the killing intent, Night Warfare dared not be careless.
He held his long saber in his hand, quickly infused it with spiritual energy, and unleashed a massive blade aura, ready to strike.
Just as Night Warfare was one step away from the cave entrance, the blade aura of his saber shot out, directly colliding with Chu Hezhou's White Jade Bone.
Night Warfare himself, at the moment of the energy collision, pressed himself against the cave wall, avoiding the impact of the energy.
Then, with lightning speed, he rushed out of the cave.
Night Warfare's timing for exiting the cave was perfect. It was precisely when the energy on the White Jade Bone was diffused by the saber aura, and Chu Hezhou had exhausted his old strength and had not yet mustered new strength.
However, Chu Hezhou was no ordinary opponent.
His attack missed, and he already knew he had fallen into a trap.
Chu Hezhou flashed and retreated ten feet away from the cave entrance, once again blocking Night Warfare's path.
Without looking, he raised his fist and smashed it forward.
As Night Warfare emerged from the cave, he felt a chilling sensation.
He knew this was a characteristic of the Ghost Domain.
The cultivation techniques practiced by ghost cultivators were inherently cold and not suitable for exposure to sunlight. Thus, the Ghost Domain developed a unique spiritual energy.
This spiritual energy was infused with a chill that was absent in the spiritual energy of the outside world. Non-ghost cultivators, if they stayed in such spiritual energy for too long, would find their bodies eroded.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, cultivators from the outside world were unwilling to enter the Ghost Domain.
However, since Night Warfare had rushed out of the cave and entered the Ghost Domain, he didn't have to worry about the cave collapsing under his power.
This way, he could unleash his full strength without restraint.
Night Warfare's combat experience was already incredibly rich, so he could naturally predict Chu Hezhou's actions.
Thus, the moment he stepped out of the cave, he condensed his spiritual energy into his right fist and punched out fiercely.
"Bang!"
Their fists collided, producing a dull thud.
"Stomp, stomp, stomp!"
Night Warfare was shaken back three steps, and Chu Hezhou also retreated three steps.
They both stood firm, looking at each other with vigilance.
Chu Hezhou grinned sinisterly, revealing two rows of white teeth, and said, "Boy, you're not bad. You can withstand half of my strength. Tell me, who are you? How did you end up in the Ghost Domain?"
Night Warfare fiercely wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze ferocious. "Why should I tell you?"
Chu Hezhou was taken aback. He chuckled ominously, "Bold! Boy, there are very few people who dare to speak to me like that! Since you refuse to answer my questions, then leave your life here!"
As he spoke, his mind moved, and the White Jade Bone flew back, hovering in front of him.
Instantly, the White Jade Bone was shrouded in white light, becoming a colossal bone as thick as a pillar.
Chu Hezhou roared and grabbed the giant bone with both hands, smashing it down fiercely at Night Warfare.
Night Warfare gave a cold smile, his long saber also in his hand. His powerful spiritual energy poured unceasingly into the saber.
The saber aura of the long saber flickered, and it slowly slid down from the air.
"Boom!"
The saber aura and the giant bone collided, and the mountain and earth cracked.
The land within a hundred zhang was shaved off, forming a large pit. Chu Hezhou and Night Warfare both stood in the pit.
Rocks rolled down the mountainside, and century-old trees also suffered. Those further away were uprooted, while those closer were reduced to splinters by the shock.
Some soil also fell from the cave entrance. If it weren't for the reinforcement of formations, the entrance would have been completely buried.
"Boy, you have some skill. Take another move from me!"
Chu Hezhou spat out the dust from his mouth and chuckled sinisterly.
Night Warfare gripped his saber with both hands, his tone disdainful. "Do you think I'm afraid of you!"
Chu Hezhou held the White Jade Bone with both hands, law power swirling around it.
Despite his casual words, he was already shocked by Night Warfare.
If the first blow at the cave entrance was only half of Chu Hezhou's strength, then this last move had seen him increase his spiritual energy to seventy percent.
And Night Warfare had endured his seventy percent spiritual energy without any harm, demonstrating his terrifying combat power.
Therefore, this time, Chu Hezhou directly unleashed ninety percent of his law power.
Ninety percent of the law power of a Half-step Divine Lord realm was more than enough to kill an early-stage Divine King realm cultivator.
Of course, that was Chu Hezhou's own calculation.
Night Warfare dared not be careless, as the gap in cultivation realms was still there.
He furiously drew upon law power, both his own and that of the surrounding environment, channeling it all into his long saber.