Qi Renjia’s personality leaned toward caution and stability. Without absolute certainty that he could kill Duan Nianzhi, he would never recklessly make a move against her.
But a lunatic was still a lunatic.
Even though he had not gone looking for Duan Nianzhi, Duan Nianzhi had instead sent people to find him.
Some time ago, an envoy from Divine City arrived and declared that combat between members of the God Clan was forbidden within Zhefengdu Divine City.
Yet he had slaughtered his own clansmen inside the city to detoxify himself.
That violated the rules established by Duan Nianzhi, so he had to pay a fine.
There was no need for divine stones or other compensation. This time, the fine would simply be the Great Thousand Soul Seizing Lamp.
The moment he heard the envoy relay those words, Qi Renjia laughed in fury.
He had gone through endless effort, suffered deadly poison, and finally obtained this divine artifact with tremendous difficulty.
And now she wanted him to hand it over just because she said so?
On what grounds?
Because her face was bigger than everyone else’s?
If this had happened in the past, Qi Renjia might actually have accepted the punishment.
But now?
Duan Nianzhi only had a single remnant soul left.
What gave her the courage to bark orders at him?
No.
He refused.
If she had the ability, then they could fight it out. Otherwise, she could shut her mouth!
Qi Renjia’s reply to Duan Nianzhi was incomparably forceful, but deep down, he still felt uneasy.
Within Zhefengdu Divine City, he had crossed paths with Duan Nianzhi many times before.
And every single time he made a mistake, she would brutally punish him.
The only reason he dared to act so tough now was because Duan Nianzhi no longer possessed her former overwhelming strength.
At the same time, Qi Renjia was also probing her, trying to determine whether she still possessed any powerful hidden trump cards.
If she did, then he would immediately offer up the Great Thousand Soul Seizing Lamp with both hands and obediently admit his mistakes.
But if she did not...
Then sorry, but next time he would start considering how to kill her completely and seize Zhefengdu Divine City for himself!
Although he was still only testing the waters, Qi Renjia remained sensible enough not to continue killing people inside Divine City.
Whenever he needed to detoxify himself, he would trick clansmen outside the city before killing them.
He even gave it the noble sounding excuse that it was more concealed and less likely to be discovered.
But deep down, Qi Renjia knew perfectly well that this was entirely due to the fear Duan Nianzhi inspired in him.
Fortunately for him, over the following long period of time, Duan Nianzhi never made a move again, nor did she send another envoy.
That instantly made Qi Renjia feel like he had risen to the occasion.
And so he began planning how to kill Duan Nianzhi.
Originally, his plan had been to wait until after this birthday banquet ended before entering the City Lord’s Manor and eliminating her.
But what Qi Renjia never could have imagined was that during the banquet, he sharply sensed an aura that belonged solely to Duan Nianzhi!
In that instant, he understood.
Duan Nianzhi was preparing to make a move against him.
That crazy woman had truly come.
And if she came personally, then she definitely would not come without complete confidence.
The unease in Qi Renjia’s heart instantly exploded into panic.
Immediately afterward came the violent tremors caused by the treasury below being forcibly opened.
Qi Renjia had no time to think further. He forced Han Qianzhang back and rushed into the underground treasury.
And after that came the scene of the four of them confronting one another below.
Truthfully speaking, Qi Renjia’s entire life could be summed up in four words.
Fierce on the outside, cowardly on the inside.
At least when it came to Duan Nianzhi, that was exactly the case.
Qi Renjia truly feared her.
But in Ye Yu’s eyes, none of that was important.
What mattered was this:
Since Duan Nianzhi had truly come to the Qi residence, would she make a move against Han Yuexi as well?
What if he had just settled Han Qianzhang down, only to come back outside and discover Han Yuexi was gone?
And reality proved Ye Yu’s guess correct.
The moment he emerged from the Qi family treasury—
Han Yuexi was indeed gone.
Based on Ye Yu’s understanding of her, even divine nature Han Yuexi still cared deeply about her younger brother.
So before Han Qianzhang emerged from below, she absolutely would not leave on her own.
Which meant Han Yuexi had most likely been taken away by Duan Nianzhi.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Yu charged straight toward the City Lord’s Manor.
And the divine attendants within the manor seemed to have long anticipated someone’s arrival, because they all stepped aside one after another.
That scene greatly surprised Ye Yu.
When he entered the great hall, Han Yuexi was lying atop a multicolored cloud bed with her eyes tightly closed.
Beside her floated a pale blue phantom.
This was clearly the sign of a divine soul leaving the body.
Without question, this was the lord of Zhefengdu Divine City—
Duan Nianzhi.
Ye Yu coldly asked, “What did you do to her?”
Duan Nianzhi slowly turned around, revealing a face so beautiful it was nearly flawless.
“She’s an extraordinary talent. Leaving her outside would be a waste, so I helped her a little.”
Ye Yu’s expression turned even colder.
This woman had not finished with Han Qianzhang, and now she had made a move against Han Yuexi too?
Then she could die!
Ye Yu stepped forward and immediately unleashed Terrifying Hell!
This technique specialized in attacking divine souls.
Duan Nianzhi froze slightly. Ye Yu could clearly see shock appear in her eyes.
In the next instant, her divine soul stopped completely in place.
Clearly, she had fallen into the illusion of Terrifying Hell.
Ye Yu immediately closed in, reaching out with one hand to capture Duan Nianzhi.
Naturally, he would not kill her outright.
After all, he still needed to obtain the method for解除 the seal on Han Qianzhang’s consciousness from her.
So Duan Nianzhi’s divine soul had to remain alive!
However, just as Ye Yu closed to within an inch of her—
Duan Nianzhi’s eyes instantly regained clarity.
Immediately afterward, a white jade pendant appeared in front of her.
The jade pendant suddenly released a barrier that forcefully blocked Ye Yu outside.
And that was not all.
The barrier rapidly spread outward, forming chains that crawled up Ye Yu’s arm.
Clearly, it intended to bind him completely!
Ye Yu grunted heavily as countless purple ancient demonic runes suddenly appeared across his body.
Relying on his overwhelmingly tyrannical physique, he directly shattered all the chains apart.
Dense cracks instantly spread across the jade pendant.
As Ye Yu continued exerting force, the cracks grew larger and larger until the entire jade pendant finally exploded apart.
Along with it, the barrier between them shattered as well!
Ye Yu wanted to press his advantage immediately, while Duan Nianzhi seemed to have never intended to retreat in the first place.
The two directly advanced toward one another.
Then a pink divine robe suddenly shot over from the horizon and wrapped Ye Yu up completely like a rice dumpling!
If the chains from the jade pendant represented hardness—
Then this divine robe represented softness!
Not merely soft because it had lace trim.
Its material itself was astonishingly soft as well.
No matter how Ye Yu struggled, the robe showed absolutely no sign of tearing apart and possessed absurd elasticity.
Yes.
That was because it was soft!
And this divine robe also possessed the ability to devour divine power.
Ye Yu could clearly feel the divine power within his body being drained away at an alarming speed.
Duan Nianzhi’s divine soul drifted beside him and stared at him seriously.
“You also possess extraordinary talent.”
Extraordinary talent my ass!
Did she think every single person she saw possessed extraordinary talent?
Of course, Ye Yu did not rush to refute her.
Because talking big while at a disadvantage was simply a display of incompetence.
But talking big while completely dominating your opponent?
That was called true temperament!
There was no helping it.
No matter where you went, success and failure determined everything.
If you succeeded, then whatever you said would naturally become correct!
Using the last remnants of divine power within his body, Ye Yu suddenly activated All Beings Equal!
This divine art did not merely strip members of the God Clan of their divine power and reduce them to powerless ordinary people.
It was equally effective against divine artifacts.
Without divine power supporting it, the divine robe immediately fell away on its own.
Seizing that opportunity, Ye Yu directly pinned Duan Nianzhi beneath him!
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