Zhang Fang shrieked, "If you don't obey, you'll all die!"

Zhang Fang's voice echoed through the hotel corridor, causing the glass shards that had been driven into the bodies of the sorcerers to explode.

The shattered glass pierced through the people, and blood mist filled the corridor.

As the blood mist settled and the bodies fell, there wasn't a single living soul left in the corridor.

I stood facing Zhang Fang, separated by a mountain of corpses and a river of blood.

I sneered coldly, "Zhang Fang, your dream of becoming a hegemon has been shattered. Are you any more awake now?"

Zhang Fang gritted his teeth. "Li Po! You ruined my plans. I'll make sure you die a gruesome death."

"Kill!"

As Zhang Fang and I roared simultaneously, we both attacked from afar.

My Taiji Cut, formed by merging my two blades, spun forward across the corridor. I followed closely, taking several steps, my fingers forming a sword, gathering power.

Zhang Fang's body, made of glass, exploded as I charged forward. Countless shards of glass shot towards me like a swarm of locusts, whistling through the air.

"Wind Sweeping Away the Clouds!"

I suddenly tapped the joint of the two sabers. Daybreak and Midnight split apart once more, each creating a whirlwind, spinning along the walls, forming tornadoes that swept away the bloody scene.

As the sound of glass shattering echoed within the whirlwinds, I sneered, "Zhang Fang, you're no match for me in either spells or martial arts!"

"Bullshit!" The moment Zhang Fang's angry roar sounded, I abruptly turned and moved, using the blood on the ground to slide into several positions. I stopped between two doors in the corridor and thrust both palms forward simultaneously.

The white walls groaned as if wood were being chopped.

The wooden door hidden behind the wall crumbled under my palm strike. I stepped into the room. "Zhang Fang! I told you, you're no good!"

Although Zhang Fang's mirror illusion was strange, it couldn't kill people from miles away.

I suspected from the start that Zhang Fang was hiding somewhere on this floor.

Later, when Zhang Fang stopped the sorcerers from retreating into the rooms, I realized he must be in a room on this floor concealed by an illusion. He was afraid they would stumble upon his location, so he forced them to remain in the corridor.

I repeatedly provoked Zhang Fang to make him use his secret art with all his might so I could catch the spiritual energy fluctuations the moment it was activated.

Zhang Fang didn't disappoint me!

"You…" Zhang Fang only managed to utter one word before Midnight plunged into his forehead, the blade slicing straight through his head and chest before I stopped the momentum.

But as I withdrew my blade, I frowned. I had struck Zhang Fang down, but his soul hadn't flown out. Was this another fake?

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Fang's maniacal laughter echoed through Yuehai Tower like a ghost rising from the grave. "Li Po, you're too naive. If I didn't have the Greedy Wolf Star in my destiny, that strike would have been enough to kill me."

"Unfortunately, I am a favored son of Heaven protected by the Greedy Wolf Star. As long as the Greedy Wolf Star doesn't fall, you can't kill me!" Zhang Fang said sharply, "Shang Xingyan, it's your turn."

Shang Xingyan chuckled. "Li Po has committed such a grave crime; this official will naturally not allow him to escape justice."

Damn it!

I looked at my right hand instinctively, my heart sinking.

My right hand had recovered.

Wen Yilei had taken the Ghost God away, which meant he would fight the Ghost God.

If Wen Yilei lost, the Ghost God wouldn't return my sacrifice. However, Wen Yilei's victory came at the wrong time. His forceful suppression of the Ghost God to end the contract resulted in the curse being completely withdrawn.

Shang Xingyan, with the curse on him, would only pay lip service to Zhang Fang; his failure to kill Jing Henyun on the spot was proof of that. Once he was completely free from control, he would retaliate against me with a vengeance.

As Shang Xingyan grinned hideously, all the lights in Yuehai Tower flickered simultaneously. The buzzing sounds from the lights were like drums urging souls to depart, beating heavily on my heart.

Thunder Punishment!

Shang Xingyan couldn't wield heavenly lightning, but he could use secret arts to manipulate electricity and simulate lightning.

I looked up at the lights on the ceiling. Shang Xingyan laughed loudly, "Li Po! This official will make you disappear completely under the lightning."

"Kill!" Enraged, I channeled my true energy into my blades, aiming directly at the lights above. The blades struck the lights, sparks flying and electricity flashing. I retreated from the rain of fire.

I had just retreated into the corridor and hadn't even had a chance to move towards the window when I heard Shang Xingyan say in a deep voice, "You dare run?"

"If you run, I'll use your companions as targets and electrocute them to death!"

My foot, already poised to move, stopped in the middle of the corridor. Shang Xingyan said sternly, "Walk forward, back to the room you were in. Move!"

I looked up slightly and saw five buzzing lights in the corridor. If he made me walk forward, I would be electrocuted at least five times. Shang Xingyan wanted to subject me to the "Five Thunderbolts Striking the Crown."

My face darkened slightly. Shang Xingyan roared angrily, "Walk! Move forward! If you don't move, I'll electrocute your friends to death immediately!"

I threw away my blades and strode forward.