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- MWM Chapter 577
“I need to distract them first.”
Seeing Yao Ji being escorted away by Marshal Tianpeng, Leo flew out of Guanjiangkou, clasped his hands together, and muttered:
“Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!”
In an instant, three shadow clones emerged from his body.
“Transform!”
The three clones transformed into the appearances of Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan.
Meanwhile, Leo himself transformed back into a small bee and flew back into the area unnoticed.
Moments later, a celestial soldier rushed into the courtyard.
“Your Highness! We spotted the Yang siblings about a hundred miles away from Guanjiangkou. They fled on clouds as soon as they saw us, and they’re moving too fast for us to catch!”
“What? All soldiers, follow me! We will pursue the Yang siblings!”
Upon hearing this, the Great Golden Crow immediately issued the order and sped off in the direction pointed out by the celestial soldier.
In a matter of seconds, the entire army of celestial soldiers and generals disappeared from Guanjiangkou, leaving only Yang Tianyou’s cold body lying on the courtyard grounds.
“The Heavenly Eye, now this is something useful.”
At that moment, Leo reverted to his true form, landing beside Yang Tianyou’s body. He reached out and retrieved the hidden Heavenly Eye from the corpse.
Yao Ji’s Heavenly Eye was an innate treasure, capable of seeing through all things, discerning good from evil, and even revealing truth behind disguises. Not even the *Eight-Nine Mystical Arts* or the *72 Transformations* could escape its gaze.
Additionally, the Heavenly Eye was immensely powerful in battle. Below the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, a single hit from it would leave even the strongest gravely injured.
“With your Heavenly Eye, I’ll save your life—it’s a fair trade.”
After taking the Heavenly Eye that Yao Ji originally intended for Yang Jian, Leo made up his mind to save both Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou.
This way, he wouldn’t be bound by karma.
After all, from the perspective of the Chan Sect, both he and Yang Jian were disciples of the sect. It didn’t matter who wielded the Heavenly Eye.
As for Yang Jian, he would undoubtedly be willing to trade the Heavenly Eye for his parents’ lives.
Having secured the Heavenly Eye, Leo lifted Yang Tianyou’s body, but suddenly paused and chuckled to himself:
“As expected from the leader of the Ten Golden Crows. He’s indeed formidable.”
At that moment, his clones, disguised as the Yang siblings, had all been killed by the Great Golden Crow.
Although they were just shadow clones, they had still siphoned off some of Leo’s celestial energy. Under normal circumstances, they would have been capable of holding their own against an ordinary Golden Immortal, but the Great Golden Crow had dispatched them in no time.
“Apparate!”
Sensing the Great Golden Crow returning at lightning speed, Leo wasted no time. He immediately used his teleportation technique, apparating to the Golden Mist Cave with Yang Tianyou’s body.
Barely three seconds after Leo disappeared, the Great Golden Crow landed back in the courtyard.
When he saw that Yang Tianyou’s body was missing, his expression darkened, and he roared in anger:
“How dare someone mock me! If I catch you, I’ll make sure you rot in the eighteenth level of hell!”
He had realized he’d been tricked the moment the Yang siblings’ clones dissolved into nothing after being struck. Rushing back to the courtyard, he found Yang Tianyou’s body had already been stolen.
Without Yang Tianyou’s body, there was no bait left to catch the real Yang siblings.
“Bring back those dismissed servants of the Yang family. I’ll use soul-searching to see if they hold any clues.”
Regaining his composure, the Great Golden Crow devised a new plan.
Soon, several of the Yang family’s former servants were brought to him.
“Men, we march for Yuquan Mountain!”
After searching their souls, the Great Golden Crow didn’t find any solid information, but he did gather enough from the servants’ memories of the Yang siblings’ conversations to deduce that they had been staying near Yuquan Mountain.
With that, he decided to take his forces and search Yuquan Mountain inch by inch for the Yang siblings.
At Yuquan Mountain’s Golden Mist Cave.
The three Yang siblings had just flown back with Yu Ding Zhenren when they saw Leo, who had apparated there moments earlier, holding the bloodied body of Yang Tianyou.
“Father! Father, what happened to you?”
The three rushed over in shock.
When they confirmed that their father was dead, they tearfully turned to Leo.
“Senior Brother, what happened?”
“I was on my way to the mortal realm to buy food when I saw a large group of celestial soldiers and generals surrounding Guanjiangkou. Out of curiosity, I flew over and found your father dead and your mother missing.
I secretly brought his body back.”
Leo recounted the story he had prepared in advance. Before the three could ask more questions, he spoke with a serious expression:
“Watch over your father’s body. I will perform a spell to bring him back!”
Hearing Leo’s words, the three Yang siblings fell silent, their faces filled with hope as they watched him intently.
Meanwhile, Yu Ding Zhenren, wearing a troubled expression, spoke:
“Disciple, life and death are part of the natural order. Intervening could—”
“Don’t worry, Master. I have a way that won’t disrupt the natural order.”
Leo reassured Yu Ding Zhenren before placing his hand on Yang Tianyou’s forehead and chanting:
“Rebirth Technique!”
In this world, the underworld existed, so Leo wouldn’t directly use the *Rebirth Technique* to retrieve Yang Tianyou’s soul. Doing so would only attract the underworld’s enforcers.
Instead, he used the *Rebirth Technique* to locate Yang Tianyou’s soul through his body.
“Got it!”
Leo opened his eyes and disappeared instantly.
In the underworld, Black and White Impermanence were escorting Yang Tianyou’s soul, having crossed the Ghost Gate and now walking along the Yellow Springs Road.
“Brother, I have to say, you must’ve done something big to have Lord Yama himself send us, Black and White Impermanence, to personally escort you. No trial either—straight to the eighteenth level of hell. Who did you offend?”
“The Jade Emperor.”
Yang Tianyou replied in a broken voice.
In his final moments, he had seen Yao Ji struck by the Great Golden Crow’s Solar Golden Wheel and captured by the celestial soldiers.
Now, all he hoped was that his three children had escaped.
“Hiss…”
Black and White Impermanence exchanged glances, sucking in sharp breaths.
Their eyes filled with sympathy as they looked at Yang Tianyou. Offending the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the three realms, likely meant eternal damnation.
“Vengeful Spirit.”
Suddenly, above the three figures, Leo appeared, transforming into the Ghost Rider with a sinister laugh, launching an attack on Black and White Impermanence.
“Hahaha! What delicious souls—I’m going to devour you!”
“What evil spirit dares act so boldly!”
Seeing the flaming skeleton charging toward them, Black and White Impermanence were furious.
As esteemed enforcers of the underworld, it was unheard of for an evil spirit to dare challenge them. It was akin to someone foolishly seeking death.
But things quickly became awkward. Despite their combined efforts, they couldn’t defeat this evil spirit, and in a moment of carelessness, they watched as it devoured Yang Tianyou’s soul.
“We can’t win! We can’t win!”
After collecting Yang Tianyou’s soul, Leo feigned defeat and fled, leaving Black and White Impermanence dumbfounded.
“How are we supposed to explain this to Lord Yama?”
(End of Chapter)