The twin iron towers suddenly rotated simultaneously as Ye Yang and I braced ourselves. My two curved blades were struck by a force from an unknown source, rebounding and slashing towards my face.

As I watched the blades approach, I tried several times to control them with my qi, but the two blades wouldn't obey, heading straight for my shoulders.

I could only retreat repeatedly, waving my palms frantically, using my true energy to block the flying blades.

The *gang* energy erupting from my palms struck the hilts several times, barely slowing the blades. I seized the opportunity to grab the hilts. As soon as I gripped them, I felt like I had taken a heavy blow to both arms. The force of the blades pushed me backwards, sliding me to the edge of the roof before I managed to stop.

Before I could steady myself, a towering figure appeared in the center of the tower city.

She wore a white dress, her lightly powdered face possessing a beauty that could topple kingdoms. The entire tower city seemed to tremble beneath her gaze.

Those eyes, so beautiful they could bring down mountains and rivers, held a contempt for all living things. When they turned to me, the power of gods and demons crashed down with her gaze.

I was lifted into the air without resistance, hurled towards the ground.

"Chief!" Jiang Jiuyuan exclaimed, jumping down ahead of me, chasing after my falling form.

I couldn't see where Jiang Jiuyuan was, but I saw will-o'-the-wisps rising all over the tower city. Clusters of emerald flames, like fireworks in a festival, exploded one after another in the county, a ghostly green light illuminating the entire city.

The ghost soldiers I summoned were finished!

The suddenly appearing ghost deity had not even made a single move; with just her presence, she had wiped out all the ghost soldiers.

A ghost deity between worlds!

I hadn't expected this mission to run into a ghost deity between worlds who feared nothing, not even the underworld.

We were powerless before her! And she didn't seem to want to "play" with us anymore, launching a deadly attack as soon as she appeared!

What was the use of understanding now? I couldn't even stop myself from hurtling towards the ground, only able to wait for my bones to break, lying on the ground like mud, waiting for her to take my head.

Just as I closed my eyes, waiting for death to come, I suddenly felt someone catch me. A mouthful of blood splattered on my face.

The next moment, I fell to the ground with that person, rolling into a ball.

"Little Jiu!" Only then did I see who had caught me in mid-air.

Jiang Jiuyuan barely managed to support herself. "Don't come over here, there's a trap under me. You hurry…"

Before Jiang Jiuyuan could finish speaking, the ground beneath her cracked open, and she fell into the fissure without hesitation.

I leaped after her, jumping into the trap, pulling her into my arms as we plunged into the earth.

As soon as my feet touched the ground, the trap above us slammed shut. The ever-burning lamps in the tunnel lit automatically, stretching into the depths of the secret passage.

Where had we fallen?

I set Jiang Jiuyuan down. "Can you walk?"

Jiang Jiuyuan shook her head, her face pale, as blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Jiuyuan was seriously injured. I could only support her as we walked into the tunnel.

Although I didn't know much about mechanisms, I knew that once the trap door closed, it was difficult to open it from the inside.

Even if I could open the mechanism, I wouldn't be able to escape from the ghost deity with Jiang Jiuyuan. Moving forward might be our only chance of survival.

Jiang Jiuyuan said as we walked, "This is an underground labyrinth! The ancient towers above ground shouldn't have been built randomly. The underground labyrinth must connect the ancient towers. Aren't we heading towards the twin iron towers?"

I knew that I was heading under the twin iron towers. "Little Jiu, are you afraid of death?"

Jiang Jiuyuan shuddered, her voice trembling as she said, "Chief, I'll cooperate with whatever you want to do. Please take care of the Thief Immortal Gate."

Jiang Jiuyuan had misunderstood me. She thought I was going to abandon her here, or use her for some secret technique?

I explained, "I wanted to tell you that I'm heading towards the center of the tower city. When I get there, I'll turn towards the south. Ye Yang is there. If we live, I'll fight alongside him; if we die, at least someone will be there to collect our bodies."

"Going this way is a narrow escape from death. If you're scared, hide. Maybe when I die in battle, you'll have a chance to escape."

"If you're not scared, I'll take you with me and brave this gate of hell together. But you have to trust me."

Jiang Jiuyuan only nodded slightly.

I walked while estimating the location of the twin iron towers.

Before long, I smelled a bloody scent, and the closer I got to my destination, the stronger it became.

When I found the source of the smell, I felt a chill run down my spine.

I saw two bodies hanging on the wall, about ten steps apart.

Although the two bodies were bloody and mangled, I could vaguely make out that one was wearing red and the other white.

Their height and build were roughly the same as Feng Ruoxing and Wang Xiaohuan.

We came to Tower City to rescue Feng Ruoxing, but she was buried under the tower?