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"Netherworld King Spell - Shadow Clone."

Ye Shikai activated the Main God Skill, instantly creating over a dozen avatars. The clone skills are relatively common in island nations' ninja arts, but within Huaxia's cultivation techniques, there are no similar moves. There are many illusion techniques, but those are mostly used to interfere with vision and assist in combat. Directly sending an avatar into battle like this is something even the well-versed Li Mansion has never seen.

"Kill." Ye Shikai shouted, charged into the crowd with his sword. Originally, Li Mansion relied on numbers to bully the few; now with Ye Shikai's clones, it has turned into a slaughter.

The Li Mansion elders weren't weak either. Although they weren't a match for the real Ye Shikai, they handled the avatars with ease.

"Looking for death." Li Yueying brandished her sword and charged in, instantly recognizing the real Ye Shikai with his murderous aura, and stabbed towards his chest.

Bang.

Ye Shikai used a bronze sword in his left hand to deflect, and his right hand to counter with a sharp sword, but was blocked by two Li Mansion guards.

Ye Shikai sneered, using his body to ram forward. The two guards didn't expect such a "brutish" move from Ye Shikai. Their bodies staggered from the impact, and taking advantage of their momentary slackened guard, Ye Shikai swung his sword fiercely, leaving a bloody line on their necks, and they fell painfully to the ground.

"Stop everyone." Li Yueying suddenly shouted.

"What do you want now?" Ye Shikai said coldly.

"Mr. Ye, this is detrimental for both sides. It would benefit no one. Why don't we sincerely cooperate?" Li Yueying sheathed her sword and proposed to Ye Shikai. The elders and guards of the Li Mansion were somewhat displeased. Although Ye Shikai's combat power was indeed formidable, they still believed, given their numbers, they could win. So why was Li Yueying giving in first?

"You wanted to fight just now, and now you're the one begging for mercy, Miss Li. Do you think all these people are here to play make-believe with you?" Ye Shikai mocked without mercy.

"It's not begging for mercy, but cooperation. Mr. Ye, I admit it was partly my fault earlier. But now, our conflict is pointless. It's better to work together." Li Yueying's approach seemed laughable, but in reality, cooperation always involves comparing both sides' strengths. If there's a significant disparity, the stronger party won't care to collaborate with the weaker. In other words, the closer the two sides' strengths are, the greater the possibility of cooperation. This also prevents the situation where both sides exhaust themselves, and a third party benefits.

Sometimes, after a deadly fight, cooperation becomes stronger as long as there's a need. Even mortal enemies could become allies. Li Yueying might be proud but not unreasonable. If the fight continued, her people would be mostly killed by Ye Shikai. If they encountered ghost soldiers later, Li Yueying would surely die. It was better to step back for the time being, temporarily cooperate, and settle the score after leaving the ruins.

Ye Shikai understood Li Yueying's thoughts well—mutual utilization, coming together for strength—this young Miss Li Mansion isn't that foolish.

"Alright, then you should show some sincerity." Ye Shikai snorted coldly. Cooperation is cooperation, but if it turned out to be a "black eats black" situation, it would be like seeking a tiger's skin. Ye Shikai wasn't that stupid; Li Yueying was quite the schemer.

"This is a secret Li Mansion elixir that can quickly restore your entire inner strength." Li Yueying took out a pill from her pocket and handed it over.

"Blade Spirit, check if this is real or not." Ye Shikai looked at the pill in his hand, which had many pill patterns, suggesting it was a decent elixir, but... Ye Shikai still wasn't assured.

"Indeed, it's used for enhancing inner strength." A few seconds later, Blade Spirit's voice emerged.

"Is there any poison in it?"

"Whoever tries it will know."

......

"Alright, I'll trust your sincerity for now." Ye Shikai put away both swords and the pill. Even if the pill wasn't poisoned, he didn't dare to consume it recklessly. Both parties remained cautious as they moved forward.

"Mr. Ye, I see your inner strength is profound; may I know who your master is?" Li Yueying asked as she walked beside.

"You should know my identity; I'm the Netherworld King, and I have no master." Ye Shikai retorted directly.

"No master, so you're self-taught." Li Yueying was a bit surprised. For scions of aristocratic families like them, they received family-arranged lessons from a young age, including academic and cultivation courses. Of course, aspects of cultivation were strictly confidential, so ordinary people knew nothing about cultivators' existence.

For scions like Li Yueying and Chen Yuxin, they had family tutelage and countless cultivation resources from a young age, avoiding many detours, achieved their current accomplishments. Yet Ye Shikai managed to break through the Divine Separation stage at such a young age. Furthermore, all the treasures he possessed were rare and invaluable.

"You could say that." Ye Shikai suddenly stopped, "Why are you always probing?"

"Since we're now cooperating, knowing more about your ally does no harm, right?" Li Yueying smiled slightly, full of confidence.

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Yanjing, Netherworld Palace Base.

Ailina removed the safety pin and hurled the grenade fiercely, hitting the body of the Mothman.

Boom.

With a loud explosion, the office desk shattered into smithereens. Three Mothmen charged out in the lead, followed by dozens of people, both sides engaged in a firefight from cover.

Though Ailina was always guarding Su Qingyu's safety, she wasn't entirely oblivious to the Netherworld Palace investigations. It was likely the Mothmen were directed by Boss Xing, who planned to take advantage of the base's vulnerability for an opportune sneak attack.

"Commander Ailina, the Mothmen's shell armor is too tough; bullets can't penetrate." A hidden guard reported.

"Throw grenades, target the people behind the Mothmen." Ailina grabbed a rifle, and through a holographic sight, knocked one down with a burst shot.

"Yes." Several hidden guards fired frantically, shell casings piling up on the ground. Ailina kept pulling out safety pins, throwing grenade after grenade. The Mothmen's shell armor was extremely tough, thick-skinned, regular bullets were powerless; only grenades could force retreat.

"Everyone, retreat to the safe exit." Ailina shouted, standing up, replacing a box of armor-piercing rounds, firing at the Mothmen.

"Is the C4 explosive ready?" Ailina opened the safety passage door, looking more like a bunker; the entrance led downward with a ladder, a several-ton alloy ground door sat above it, able to withstand an explosion's blast,

"Get down quickly." Ailina stood at the entrance, letting the remaining hidden guards descend first, staying behind to cover.