Realm of the Night God

The demon hunter missed his target, but unexpectedly destroyed the restriction barrier. He had planned to continue attacking Xu Meijing, but instead, he quickly took out the formation disc he had just put away and reactivated the restriction barrier.

Meanwhile, Xu Meijing, after taking the antidote given to her by Yang Haoran, took advantage of the demon hunter's momentary distraction to launch another attack.

The demon hunter didn't choose to engage in a head-on battle with Xu Meijing. Instead, he dodged and weaved, waiting for the restriction barrier to reform before taking out the formation disc again and charging towards Xu Meijing.

The two sides clashed again, their intense battle causing the heavens and the earth to tremble. However, both of them intentionally avoided destroying the restriction barrier, as they didn't want to reveal their true strength to outsiders.

In reality, Xu Meijing was just like the demon hunter, not wanting the restriction barrier to break, as she didn't want others to know her true abilities. If the barrier were to break, her true strength would no longer be a secret, and it would bring her a lot of trouble.

As Yang Haoran watched the two sides clash again, he thought of a way to help Xu Meijing. However, this method was quite risky and might put his own life in danger.

But under the current circumstances, he couldn't afford to think too much about it.

Just as Yang Haoran was about to put his plan into action, a sudden and intense spatial fluctuation occurred in front of him.

This development made Yang Haoran's face turn pale, as he knew someone was trying to forcefully tear apart the space.

As for the identity of the newcomer, Yang Haoran had his suspicions. He thought it was likely to be the female demon hunter who had gone to hunt down Master Wu and his three companions.

Although she hadn't returned yet, Yang Haoran believed she was still searching for Master Wu's group in the nearby mountains. She might have already found them, or she might not have, but she shouldn't be too far away.

The sudden break in the barrier had released a powerful energy fluctuation, which she must have sensed. She knew something unexpected had happened and had hurried back.

These were just Yang Haoran's speculations, but they were proven correct when the space rift opened, and a figure emerged. It was none other than the female demon hunter.

At this moment, the female demon hunter was holding a wooden sword, which looked like a twisted, gnarled tree branch. Although its shape was unusual, it emitted a faint green glow, indicating it was no ordinary sword.

On the sword blade, there were patterns resembling vines, which Yang Haoran remembered vividly. It was these vines that had forcefully pulled him into the barrier earlier.

However, these were not the main points. The key was that this wooden sword had five demon markings on it, making it a Five-pattern Demon Weapon, a treasure of the same level as the giant axe used by her male companion.

After emerging from the space rift, the woman didn't even glance at Yang Haoran. Instead, she directly charged towards Xu Meijing, holding the wooden sword.

She had chosen to tear apart the space in front of Yang Haoran because she was worried that the intense battle between the two sides would affect the formation of the space rift. So, she had selected a relatively safe location to descend.

Although she had descended near Yang Haoran, her main target was Xu Meijing. Therefore, she didn't even look at Yang Haoran and directly charged towards Xu Meijing.

From her appearance, it seemed she was preparing to join forces with her male companion to take down Xu Meijing.

"Don't worry about me; I can handle this Underworld Envoy. You go kill Yang Haoran first, so he doesn't get to make any sneak attacks from behind."

The woman had just rushed out and hadn't yet approached Xu Meijing when the male demon hunter's voice echoed in the area.

Upon hearing this, the woman's body halted in mid-air. She sensed that Xu Meijing's power fluctuation was indeed weaker than her male companion's, and it was unlikely that Xu Meijing could defeat him.

Moreover, Yang Haoran was just an Underworld Envoy who had opened his heavenly soul and was currently heavily injured. She could kill him with a single blow.

Just then, there was one thing that made her feel very annoyed, but she didn't express her frustration to avoid distracting her man.

"I know."

The woman only responded with a single sentence, then turned to face Yang Haoran, her wooden sword pointing at him, ready to strike. Her expression showed that she was prepared to take him down with one sword.

Earlier, she had said that she wanted to torture Yang Haoran before killing him, but now her actions were contradicting her previous words. This version was sourced from M|V|L^EMPYR.

The woman wasn't unwilling to torture Yang Haoran, but she didn't have the time to do so, so she decided to take him down quickly.

A green sword energy was about to strike Yang Haoran, and he knew he couldn't dodge it. Just as he was about to try to avoid it, a large number of green vines suddenly grew out of the ground, binding his feet tightly.

Yang Haoran's face changed, and he knew he couldn't escape the sword.

Xu Meijing, who was fighting the male demon hunter, saw the situation and wanted to break free from her opponent to rescue Yang Haoran. However, the demon hunter was well-prepared and had her tightly restrained, making it impossible for her to escape.

Earlier, Xu Meijing had managed to break free from the demon hunter once, and he didn't want to suffer the same defeat again!

Just as the sword energy was about to hit Yang Haoran, the space in front of him began to fluctuate violently, and a space rift appeared. Before anyone could see who was coming, a sword energy shot out from the rift and collided with the incoming sword energy.

Boom!!

The two sword energies clashed, producing a loud explosion.

The woman didn't continue to attack, instead, she watched the space rift in front of Yang Haoran with a cautious gaze.

"You've come to join the party? That saves me the trouble of going to find you later!"

The woman gritted her teeth and said, her words sounding very domineering, but her cautious gaze revealed that she was very wary of the newcomer.

As the woman spoke, the space rift disappeared, and a figure appeared in front of Yang Haoran.

This person wore a worn and tattered windbreaker, had disheveled hair, and a beard. He held a longsword in one hand and a wine bottle in the other, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Although he had his back to Yang Haoran, just one glance at his back was enough to make Yang Haoran's face break into a smile.

"Haha, you've arrived just in time. If you were any later, you'd only be able to come and collect my corpse. And that corpse would still be warm, of course."

Yang Haoran laughed and spoke, his words filled with a playful tone.

The man took one last drag on his cigarette, then casually flicked the butt away. Although he didn't turn around, he responded to Yang Haoran.

"It's been a while since we last met, and I didn't expect you to have fallen so low."

The man's voice was very calm, and it was hard to tell if he was intentionally mocking Yang Haoran or simply stating a fact.

Yang Haoran laughed awkwardly, not explaining or arguing with the man, but he was very surprised by his sudden appearance.

Whether it was the man's back, his voice, or the longsword and wine bottle in his hand, Yang Haoran was very familiar with all of it, because this person was none other than Ye Zhiqiu, who had gone out to search for opportunities to increase his strength.

On his way here, he hadn't used the Death God pendant to locate Ye Zhiqiu's position, so he didn't know where Ye Zhiqiu was.

However, at this moment, Ye Zhiqiu had appeared, and had even blocked the fatal blow at the critical moment, which was completely unexpected.

"This woman can be handled by me for now, but I can't guarantee that I can kill her. My strength is not as good as hers, and my demonic weapon is not as good as hers."

Ye Zhiqiu spoke, then took a swig of wine, put away the bottle, and lightly swung his longsword, releasing several invisible sword energies that cut through the vines binding Yang Haoran.

"Ye Zhiqiu, as a member of the Demon Hunter Association, you're actually going against us. I think you're tired of living. And what about my son? Is his disappearance related to you?"

The woman angrily questioned, and Ye Zhiqiu responded with a sword energy