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nPow!

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nAs the two of them exchanged blows, a huge aftershock destroyed the entire study.

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nThen, they dashed outside and continued their fierce battle in the backyard.

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nThe Sacred Martial Bureau’s men quickly followed, watching the battle on the side.

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n“Brother Xiao, what should we do?” Little Zhou asked.

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n“Can you defeat them?” Xiao Ran pointed at the remaining people.

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nLittle Zhou took a glance. There were a total of twenty people, and there was no lack of Master Realm warriors among them. He was only at the Connate Realm, so he was no match for them.

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n“Let’s watch then,” Xiao Ran said.

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nThey stood at the side, watching the battle.

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nAfter dozens of rounds,

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nthe two of them continued to battle more and more ferociously. Shen Yiming unleashed his Grand Master Realm Level 2 abilities and relied on his powerful sword techniques to fight Li Heng head-on. They were equally matched.

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nWhile defending himself flawlessly, he also stabbed at his opponent from time to time.

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n“I have underestimated you. I won’t show any mercy from here on.” Li Heng growled mercilessly.

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nHe took a step forward and an expanse of red light flared out from his back into the sky. He growled, “Netherworld Divine Claw!”

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nAs he swung both claw-like hands, hundreds of claw shadows shot straight for Shen Yiming’s chest with a thunderous roar.

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n“Did I ask you to show mercy?” Shen Yiming rebutted scornfully.

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nThe power of the sword energy increased once again, and a beam of sword light over thousands of feet in size slashed out in counter-attack.

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nAfter exchanging blows for a while, at the final collision of the two tremendous forces, the resulting impact sent them both flying outwards.

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nBoth of them spat out a mouthful of blood before crashing heavily onto the ground.

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nBoth men suffered heavy injuries.

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nXiao Ran and Little Zhou rushed over and helped Shen Yiming up. “Are you all right?”

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n“Stop them!” Li Heng stood up with the help of his subordinates and issued an order.

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nA dozen or so people from the Sacred Martial Bureau rushed towards the trio with their swords drawn, surrounding them once more.

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nLi Heng walked up from behind with a smug smile. “Are you going to hand it over or not?”

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n“No!” Shen Yiming uttered weakly.

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nBoth he and Li Heng had sustained heavy injuries from that attack, and their battle prowess had been greatly reduced.

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nHis heart sank when he saw Xiao Ran and Little Zhou. Their side had no chance of winning.

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nLittle Zhou was very nervous. The hand holding the Black Light Sword was trembling.

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nThis time , even if he had no chance of winning, he still had to engage them!

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n“Take them down!” Li Heng ordered.

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nThe guys from the Sacred Martial Bureau immediately rushed up. Before they could come near Xiao Ran and the other two, something occurred unexpectedly.

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nBuzz!

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nAn array formation soared into the sky and enveloped the entire Great General’s residence.

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nThe place turned pitch black, like it had sunk into a sea of darkness.

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nBillowing malevolent aura churned and surged. The atmosphere turned cold and sinister. It severely curtailed the ability to mobilize spirit energy.

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nA seductive woman shot out from the ground. She was wearing a short white dress and was barefooted. Demonic energy swirled around her as she cackled smugly. “My, my, a dogfight. What an exciting performance.”

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nUnder the dark veil of the evil malevolent aura, visibility was zero. An icy cold voice could be heard coming from all directions, but the source of the voice could not be seen.

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nThis sudden turn of events caused the expressions of both sides to change drastically.

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n“Who are you?” Li Heng was on full alert.

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n“Aren’t you guys looking for me? Why are you still asking who I am?” The seductive woman countered in a mocking tone.

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nShen Yiming frowned. This aura was too familiar. He had come into contact with it before. “You are from the Heavenly Yin Sect!”

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n“Oh my! You discovered my identity so quickly?” The seductive woman feigned surprise.

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nShe then admitted generously, “That’s right! I am the elder of the Heavenly Yin Sect, the Massacre Matchmaker.”

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nShen Yiming and Li Heng took one step back in shock.

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n“The evil venomous woman who slaughters men for pleasure, the Massacre Matchmaker?” Shen Yiming asked.

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n“My, my, I can’t believe you’ve heard of me. Hand it over and I will leave your corpse intact.”

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nShen Yiming asked again, “Why did you attack the Great General?”

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nThe Massacre Matchmaker’s expression turned ominous. “It’s not enough that he died. He raised a useless scum of a son and killed my most valued disciple. If he doesn’t pay with his life, who will?”

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n“The case of Yang Baoyu that caused such a huge commotion a while ago! You mean that courtesan of the Drunken Immortals Court was your disciple?”

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n“That’s right!” The Massacre Matchmaker nodded.

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n“Given your evolution level, there is no way for you to exterminate the entire Great General’s family. On top of that, it was all done without alerting any quarters.” Shen Yiming said.

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nThe Massacre Matchmaker gave a scornful look. “In order to exterminate his entire family, I’ve been preparing for a month. A month ago, I used some tricks and became his concubine. I should have destroyed them half a month ago, but I happened to hear that he was working on the ‘Celestial Varg Guards’, so I waited until now.”

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nShe stared at Shen Yiming’s chest.

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n“I never expected this guy to be so sneaky, fancy using special ink to document his military training technique.”

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nBang!

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nA signal flare exploded in the sky without any warning. Brilliant fireworks burst out beautifully.

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nHowever, the array responded and blocked the signal flare.

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nLi Heng gasped with astonishment. “What’s going on?!”

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n“Don’t waste your efforts. This is the Heavenly Yin Malevolent Array. It blocks the aura and disrupts the Yin and Yang energy. Within the array, no skills can be mobilized. The outside world doesn’t know either. What they see is still the same scene as before.” The Massacre Matchmaker laughed cold heartedly.

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nShe attacked without warning.

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nWith a wave of her right hand, dozens of poisonous needles shot out from her fingertips, all aiming for the foreheads of Xiao Ran and the others.

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n“Get behind me!” Shen Yiming shouted to his subordinates urgently.

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nHe shielded Xiao Ran and Little Zhou by activating a protective barrier to block the poisonous needles.

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nLi Heng could only protect himself. Of the men he had brought with him, only two or three were standing close to him and managed to survive. The rest were all killed.

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n“Go to Hell!” The Massacre Matchmaker’s murderous intent soared.

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nWith a tap of her pale foot, afterimages suddenly appeared everywhere on the ground as she charged towards Li Heng.

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n“When the nest is overturned, no eggs will remain intact. If we join hands, we can still muster enough strength in combination to fight her!” Li Heng shouted in desperation.

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nShen Yiming didn’t want to be bothered with him at all. However, in his current condition, he had no chance of defeating a Level 3 Grand Master Realm demon.

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n“You take care of your side.”

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nWith that, he dragged his heavily injured body and charged forward.

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n“Brother Xiao, we’re doomed this time.” Little Zhou wailed with a crumpled face.

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n“Can’t you say something positive?” Xiao Ran kicked him in a fit of irritation.

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n“I want to, but it’s the truth. The truth won’t allow it!”

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nAs he said this, Little Zhou became overwhelmed with abject regret. “If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed in the Celestial Dungeon. At least I wouldn’t have to face death directly!”

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nThe situation changed drastically, interrupting their conversation.

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nWith a powerful kick from the Massacre Matchmaker, the two leaders were sent flying hundreds of feet, their fates unknown. Their battle came to an abrupt end.

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n“It’s your turn now.” The Massacre Matchmaker strolled up with a malicious smile.

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n“I-I…”

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nBefore he could catch his breath, Little Zhou closed his eyes and fainted.

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n“Good fellow, he dropped the ball at the critical moment!” Xiao Ran was incredulous.

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n“You’re the only one left. From the looks of it, you don’t seem to be afraid?” The Massacre Matchmaker toyed with her remaining prey.

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n“Is it useful to be afraid?”

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n“Hehe! You’re quite interesting, but you still have to die.”

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nWith a quiver of her body, she re-appeared in front of Xiao Ran. Her sharp claws swiped out, creating a huge air explosion as she ruthlessly grabbed towards Xiao Ran’s head.

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nWhoosh!

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nGolden light burst froth from Xiao Ran’s body and imperiously deflected the oncoming claws. The impact was so great it even sent her entire body airborne.

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n“You are going to be disappointed,” Xiao Ran said.

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nBefore she could land on the ground, he was above her.

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nThe Massacre Matchmaker was so shocked that her beautiful eyes almost popped out. “You.. you’re a Profound Realm expert!”

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