In the temple of the Goddess, Ye Lingyuan's hand involuntarily reached out towards the statue of the Goddess.
Xue Ying's heart was in her throat. She had personally witnessed the eyeballs of the Goddess statue move.
Although she was somewhat afraid of Ye Lingyuan, she couldn't help but remind him, "Your Highness the King of Hell, be careful!"
Ye Lingyuan ignored her, his hand landing on the Goddess statue without hesitation.
The Goddess statue suddenly emitted a white light, and a pink figure appeared in the temple.
This pink figure was precisely Yi Ran, who had suddenly disappeared from the Goddess Hall.
When Yi Ran saw Ye Lingyuan's hand touching the Goddess statue, a trace of anger flashed across her face.
She let out a loud roar, "Bold scoundrel, how dare you desecrate the Goddess!"
Almost simultaneously, a massive ball of five-colored spiritual energy flew towards Ye Lingyuan.
She was the spirit of the Goddess Hall and could mobilize its energy.
The energy source of the Goddess Hall was the Heaven Concealing Grand Formation, which used the Five-Colored Stones as its foundation, hence its energy also presented the colors of the Five-Colored Stones.
"No!"
"Presumptuous!"
Xue Ying and Ye Lingyuan's voices rang out simultaneously.
When Yi Ran was speaking, Xue Ying had already recognized her voice, realizing she was the one who told her that her young lady was safe and had helped her cleanse her meridians.
Overjoyed, she was about to ask Yi Ran about Zi Linling's whereabouts when she saw Yi Ran attack Ye Lingyuan without any hesitation.
At this moment, Xue Ying was no longer the ignorant cultivation idiot she once was. She could naturally feel the terrifying power contained within that ball of five-colored spiritual energy.
She couldn't help but worry for Ye Lingyuan. However, her strength was too low, and she could only weakly shout, "No!"
Ye Lingyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cold, disdainful smile.
He slowly raised his right hand, rapidly drawing the five-elemental spiritual energy from within his body and condensing it into a ball in his palm, its size comparable to Yi Ran's ball of spiritual energy.
Due to his five-elemental spiritual body, the spiritual energy ball condensed by Ye Lingyuan also exhibited a five-colored appearance.
The difference was that Yi Ran's ball of spiritual energy was five colors: white, green, cyan, red, and yellow, while the ball of spiritual energy in Ye Lingyuan's hand was red, gold, blue, yellow, and green.
Ye Lingyuan flicked his wrist, and the ball of five-elemental spiritual energy flew out swiftly, colliding head-on with Yi Ran's ball of five-colored spiritual energy.
At the same time, he leaped down from the altar.
"Bang!"
A loud impact reverberated through the temple, immediately filling it with flying dust and trembling spiderwebs.
After the spiritual energies within the balls of spiritual energy intertwined for a while, they dispersed in all directions, becoming elemental energies and returning to the air.
However, as both of them were merely testing each other and did not wish to damage anything in the temple, the seemingly massive balls of spiritual energy did not cause much destruction, merely causing the temple to tremble slightly.
Yi Ran looked at Ye Lingyuan warily and said coldly, "Who are you? How did you get into the Goddess Hall?"
Ye Lingyuan cast a cold glance at Yi Ran and remained silent.
Seeing that the two had stopped fighting, Xue Ying quickly ran to Yi Ran's side and said, "Senior, please don't misunderstand. This is His Highness the King of Hell, here to find my young lady."
Yi Ran looked at Xue Ying, a hint of gentleness in her eyes, and said, "Your name is Xue Ying, right?"
Xue Ying nodded and eagerly asked, "Senior, please tell me, where exactly is my young lady?"
She had been cultivating in the Goddess Hall for a day, but apart from knowing that Zi Linling was safe, she had not received any further news about her.
Yi Ran glanced at Ye Lingyuan warily before sternly saying to Xue Ying, "Didn't I tell you? Your young lady is fine. Cultivate well here, and you will see her in three days."
"But, I..."
"No buts!"
Yi Ran had initially thought highly of Xue Ying, but now, in front of an outsider, she was repeatedly asking about her mistress's whereabouts. Was this not foolishness?
What if this man before her was her mistress's enemy? Wouldn't that put her mistress in danger?
Therefore, as Yi Ran interrupted Xue Ying, her voice also grew colder.
Feeling Yi Ran's somewhat reprimanding tone, Xue Ying immediately felt wronged.
She was just worried about her young lady and wanted to know her whereabouts. Why did it displease this senior so much?
However, despite feeling wronged, Xue Ying still wanted to know where Zi Linling was.
So, gathering her courage, she was about to ask again when she heard Ye Lingyuan's icy voice.
"You don't need to guard against me. I am her friend, not her enemy!"
Yi Ran said impatiently, "Why should I believe you? Just because you say you're a friend, you are?"
Xue Ying then understood why Yi Ran had refused to tell her Zi Linling's whereabouts. It turned out Yi Ran was protecting Zi Linling.
"Believe it or not! She is my woman. How could I harm her?"
Ye Lingyuan's words came out naturally, and he felt nothing amiss.
But Yi Ran frowned, as she was unable to discern the truth of Ye Lingyuan's words.
She looked at Xue Ying, hoping she could provide an answer.
After all, Xue Ying was the person closest to her mistress, and she should know about her mistress's affairs.
But when Yi Ran looked at Xue Ying, she found Xue Ying with her mouth agape, looking utterly dumbfounded. She couldn't help but doubt Ye Lingyuan's words.
"Shameless scoundrel, how dare you insult my mistress's reputation! Watch as I teach you a lesson today!"
Saying so, she was about to attack again.
Ye Lingyuan's brow furrowed. This woman referred to Zi Linling as her mistress, so she must be one of Zi Linling's people.
Since she was Zi Linling's person, he couldn't be bothered to make a move.
So, he sneered, "Hmph! If I wanted to harm her, she would have gone to the underworld long ago. She wouldn't still be alive!"
Yi Ran's anger surged, and just as she was about to act, she heard Xue Ying's voice.
"Senior, His Highness the King of Hell is right. He did help Miss before."
Although Xue Ying was unsure of Ye Lingyuan's relationship with Zi Linling, she had personally witnessed Ye Lingyuan helping Zi Linling before.
Since both Yi Ran and Ye Lingyuan were helping her young lady, Xue Ying naturally couldn't stand by and watch them fight.
Hearing Xue Ying's words, the spiritual energy fluctuations around Yi Ran ceased.
She looked at Ye Lingyuan, a hint of scrutiny in her eyes. Su Dan Novel Network
Ye Lingyuan raised an eyebrow. He disliked Yi Ran's gaze intensely.
He said displeasedly, "Where is she?"
Under the pressure of his aura, Yi Ran felt a tremor of fear.
Although this man's cultivation was only at the Saint King realm, he made her feel a sense of danger.
But to protect Zi Linling, she still replied coldly, "I will not tell you!"
A dangerous glint flickered in Ye Lingyuan's eyes. He said coldly, "This is the last time I ask you, where is she?"