Hell Emperor.

Chapter 264 Lin Hanyan-Injured
As Ye Jie started to practice the Dark Spirit Divine Art, the scene before him made Ren Changhong's eyes widen.

But on Ye Jie's right shoulder, there was a petite girl sitting. Her body was only the size of a palm, and she looked extremely cute. Her feet were swinging restlessly back and forth, and her calves were hitting Ye Jie's shoulders from time to time.

"Is this... Youdie?" Ren Changhong had a look of disbelief on her face. She circled around Ye Jie twice. Apart from the tiny girl on his shoulder, there was nothing unusual.

It is obvious that this pocket-sized girl is the transformed ghost butterfly.

Looking closely, the girl's face was very similar to Li Fei'e's, as if they were carved from the same mold, but she did not have Li Fei'e's liveliness and activity between her brows. Instead, she looked gentle and quiet, with a faint smile on the corners of her mouth.

This scene was beyond Ren Changhong's expectations. She could never have imagined that Youdie failed to transform into a normal magic weapon, but instead turned into such a girl.

Even though she was well-informed, she had never seen such a thing. For a moment, she even suspected that there was something wrong with Ye Jie's practice of Kung Fu, otherwise how could such a result occur?
In response, Ye Jie coughed dryly and explained, "You are right, she is the dark spirit magic weapon that Youdie transformed for me. Let me see... Her name is Xingyue Linglong Moth, and she is a fourth-grade magic weapon."

"Fourth rank? Are you kidding?"

After learning that this delicate girl was actually a fourth-grade magic weapon, Ren Changhong opened his mouth wide, unable to believe it:
"The grade of a ghostly magic weapon has nothing to do with one's own cultivation level, but only with the emotional bond between the two. My disciple and I have known each other for many years, and now we have resolved our old grudges and are as close as a family. The ghostly magic weapon he transformed into is only of the fourth grade. You and Youdie have only known each other for a short while, and you can transform into a fourth-grade magic weapon?"

The more Ren Changhong thought about it, the more surprised he became, and even the look in his eyes when he looked at Ye Jie became strange.

Her intuition told her that Ye Jie must be hiding some secret that she didn't know about.

Being constantly looked at by Ren Changhong's sharp eyes, Ye Jie's mouth twitched. Although he had already expected that the dark spirit magic weapon transformed by the ghost butterfly would be of a higher grade, the fourth grade was a bit too high.

"Just like you said, with Youdie's potential, it's easy to transform into a fourth-grade magic weapon." Ye Jie argued, "Some people have known each other for a long time, but they still feel like strangers, while some people just met for the first time, but they feel like old friends right away."

"Really..." Ren Changhong did not comment, but his eyes never left.

The tiny girl on Ye Jie's shoulder was completely unaware of the tense atmosphere outside. After transforming into a star-mooned moth, she looked very happy, with a smile on her face. She hugged Ye Jie's neck tightly and refused to leave no matter what.

"By the way, as a fourth-grade magic weapon, what is its use? I have never seen a magic weapon that looks like a human..." Ren Changhong asked.

"Well...she can strengthen my martial arts." Ye Jie touched his nose and pretended to be thoughtful.

"Strengthening the technique? Is it only to this extent?" Ren Changhong frowned, with a look of disbelief. The effect of a fourth-grade magic weapon was amazing. The power of the top-level fourth-grade magic weapon was as powerful as that of a sixth-turn immortal. In addition, the appearance of the Star-Moon Linglong Moth was so special, it should be even more powerful.

Ye Jie shrugged his shoulders: "It has only been a short time since I learned the Secret Art of the Dark Spirit. This is all I have sensed so far. Perhaps the Star-Moon Exquisite Moth does have stronger abilities."

After the test was fruitless, Ren Changhong withdrew his gaze in dismay and said, "Forget it, maybe Youdie is really special. Now that you have transformed her into a fourth-grade magic weapon, when you go on stage to compete, you have not disgraced the name of the Demon Palace."

After a pause, Ren Changhong seemed to remember something, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes:

"I heard from other Shuras that the ghosts of the Nether Spirit Palace are not at peace. After learning that the Demon Palace's intention was to attack the main account, the ghosts here were filled with righteous indignation and colluded with each other. There have been several attacks on Shuras, but no ghost has been punished. As the leader of this mission, I cannot let the ghosts here humiliate the dignity of the Demon Palace. I must investigate this matter thoroughly!"

At the end, she looked at Ye Jie again and said, "Not long ago, another attack occurred. You should stay here and get familiar with the power of the Star-Moon Linglong Moth, and get to know Youdie better."

Ye Jie didn't think so, and took the initiative to suggest: "Wait a minute, why don't you let me go with you."

Ren Changhong snorted coldly: "You? Didn't you hear what I said? The Nether Spirit Palace is located in Northern Juluzhou. The equality formation here is much looser than that in the south and the east. It is enough for a sixth-level immortal to exert his full strength. If something unexpected happens, you may not even know how you died!"

Ye Jie's heart sank. The ultimate power that could be displayed by the Divine Dragon Transformation in the initial stage of the Dao was probably only at the level of a third or fourth-turn immortal. Such strength might be enough in other places, but it was totally not enough in the Nether Spirit Palace where crouching tigers, hidden dragons and crouching dragons were everywhere.

Even so, Ye Jie still did not change his mind and insisted: "Just staying here will not allow me to understand the power of the Xingyue Linglong Moth. I must take risks. It is only in times of crisis that it is easier to deepen emotional ties, isn't it?"

Ren Changhong curled his lips, but did not refute what Ye Jie said.

Indeed, only when facing a common hatred of the enemy and sharing life and death in times of crisis can the true power of the Nether Spirit Divine Decree be demonstrated, and the Nether Spirit magic weapon be advanced to the level of a divine artifact in one fell swoop.

The ancestors of the Xuannv Sect in all generations have evolved magical weapons of the underworld at the artifact level, and all of them were achieved in dangerous situations. No one has ever been able to elevate emotional bonds to the artifact level with words alone.

"Okay, you are right. I remember that Little Ely's Purple Lightning Blue Frost Sword was condensed in a critical moment. If there is no external pressure, how could the artifact appear so easily... In this case, you should follow me. Don't run around when you encounter danger, just hide behind me!"

After some thought, Ren Changhong finally agreed to Ye Jie's request and planned to investigate the attack on Shura with him.

Ye Jie reached out and gently stroked the Star-Moon Linglong Moth on her shoulder. The miniature girl smiled sweetly, revealing an extremely pleased expression.

After walking through the Netherworld Palace, they soon arrived at their destination. Looking at the tall and magnificent palace in front of them, Ye Jie scratched his head and said, "Isn't this the main hall of the Netherworld Palace? What are we doing here?"

Ren Changhong rolled his eyes at him, with a look of disdain that showed he didn't want to talk to him any more: "Stop talking nonsense."

After arriving at the main hall, Ye Jie soon met several familiar faces, including Su Miao, the best ghost catcher of the Nether Spirit Hall, and a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

That figure was none other than Shura Yan, who was controlled by Ye Jie with a puppet talisman. She was said to be unfamiliar because she looked very bad now. Her figure was dim and half of her soul was missing. She was already in a state of being on the verge of death.

Seeing Ye Jie coming, Lin Hanyan forced herself to show him a bleak smile, but it also affected the wound on her body, and she couldn't help but gasp. Seeing her situation, Ren Changhong was furious: "Mingling Palace, you are so bold! You dare to hurt the Shura of the Moro Palace like this, aren't you afraid that His Highness Moro will blame you? If you anger His Highness Moro, you will not have a good end!"

Ren Changhong's angry rebuke gave Su Miao a headache. Her beautiful eyes showed a bit of irritation. She sighed and said, "Xura Hong, please calm down. We don't know who did this. Even though the Lord of the Nether Spirit Hall has repeatedly warned us, there are still people who acted recklessly and attacked Shura. We want to catch the murderer more than you do."

Ren Changhong didn't believe it at all: "I don't believe you! You were so happy to see Shura injured that you didn't even have time to think about catching the murderer? You must have protected the murderer, so he escaped!"

Su Miao still had that innocent attitude: "We are checking everyone in the hall one by one. Please believe us, we will find the answer soon..."

Ye Jie did not participate in the argument between the two, but came to the side of the injured Lin Hanyan.

Seeing her miserable condition, Ye Jie sighed. Even though Lin Hanyan was just a slave under his control, Ye Jie still felt uncomfortable seeing someone he was familiar with become seriously injured.

"Are you okay?" Ye Jie asked with concern.

"I almost died. Thanks to the Earth-shaking Talisman, I escaped..." Lin Hanyan laughed miserably, with a hint of sadness in her eyes. "Thanks to the master's reminder, I brought the forbidden ancient talisman with me. Otherwise, I would never see you again..."

"Is there any information?" Ye Jie thought for a moment and then asked.

"That person was very fast, and his realm was at least the fourth level. I used the Heaven-shaking Talisman to blast open his body-protecting immortal essence, and I smelled a strong stench of corruption..."

Lin Hanyan held on for a breath and reported the secret: "Well... I dare not tell these words to the people in the Nether Spirit Hall. That person was injured by the Heaven-shaking Talisman. As long as the Mountain-collapsing and Earth-splitting Talisman is used, a chain of injuries will be triggered, and his identity will be confirmed."

After saying that, Lin Hanyan took out a piece of khaki talisman paper from her arms and handed it to Ye Jie.

Ye Jie put away the talisman paper. Suddenly, he felt something on his sleeve. He looked down and found that it was Lin Hanyan who had grabbed him. She lowered her voice and pleaded, "Don't leave me... I'm afraid that person will come back and take my life."

Seeing Lin Hanyan's helpless expression and tears in her eyes, Ye Jie patted her on the back and said, "Don't worry, the remaining Shura Kings will protect you. You are quite safe staying here."

"But...what if that person comes back again?" Lin Hanyan looked fearful.

Ye Jie patted the mountain collapse and earth cracking talisman on his chest: "I will find out his identity in advance, and he will have no chance to hurt you again."

Hearing this, Lin Hanyan's body trembled. She knew that Ye Jie had been hiding his true strength all along and not letting anyone know the secret of the six-sided stitching pages.

Now, facing the attack on Shura, Ye Jie could have stood idly by, but when he saw that he was injured, he was determined to find out the identity of that person, even if it might expose his true strength. This move made Lin Hanyan pursed her lips, and a silent warmth welled up in her heart.

After Ye Jie's repeated persuasion, Lin Hanyan's expression improved. She weakly put down her hands, her eyes sparkling with light, as if she wanted to engrave Ye Jie's appearance into her heart. She murmured, "How could this happen... I was planning to go around the Netherworld Palace with my master to see if there are any new things here, but I didn't expect to encounter such an attack..."

Ye Jie was silent. He came here just to try out the ability of the Star-Moon Linglong Moth, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

No matter what, Lin Hanyan has always been conscientious and responsible as a slave, and has never done anything wrong. Instead, she has won herself the opportunity to participate in the competition. Now that she is injured, Ye Jie, as her master, naturally cannot sit idly by.

When they returned to Ren Changhong's side, the two of them were still arguing, and Ren Changhong said angrily:

"You guys are so slow and incompetent, you will never find out the identity of the murderer! In my opinion, it is better to hand over the task of finding the murderer to the Demon Palace. I will let the accompanying Shura King, Blood River Shura, find out the identity of the murderer. As long as he takes action, the real murderer will be found within a few days!"

Su Miao refused to do anything. "This is an internal matter of the Nether Spirit Palace. How can we let the Asura of the Demon Palace interfere? Besides, the ghost officials in the palace are very excited, so they took extreme actions. If the Asura King takes over this matter, it may lead to a bigger fight. The competition is coming soon, and no one wants to cause trouble."

Ren Changhong glared at her and said, "If you don't want to cause trouble, then take care of your people! Don't let those people attack Shura! Now that things have happened, you must give an explanation to the Demon Palace!"

In response, Su Miao shook her head repeatedly and refused to give in. It was only then that Ye Jie took the initiative to speak, which attracted the attention of the two: "Everyone, the most urgent task now is to find the real culprit, otherwise, more Shuras will be injured."

Ren Changhong curled his lips, while Su Miao took a deep breath and told him everything he knew:

"According to what we know so far, the attackers were not multiple, but one person. That person showed the strength of the fourth level, and we don't know whether he has a hidden realm. In the Nether Spirit Palace, there are more than 300 ghost immortals of the fourth level and above. Most of them are carrying out missions in other places. There are only 35 registered in the palace."

Ye Jie nodded secretly. Su Miao immediately told him the situation in the hall. Even the number of ghosts and fairies had been counted long ago. It didn't look like they had deliberately let the murderer escape. It seemed that the people in the Nether Spirit Hall were not passive and lazy in tracking down the murderer.

"What are the results of the investigation?" Ye Jie continued to ask.

This time, even Su Miao couldn't help but look at him one more time. You must know that even Ren Changhong didn't say anything, but Ye Jie spoke instead. If it were someone else, with Ren Changhong's harsh temper, he would have scolded him long ago, but he tacitly approved of Ye Jie and tolerated his overstepping of authority.

If Ye Jie was the Shura King who had ascended to the position of Ghost Immortal, Su Miao might not be surprised, but Ye Jie's realm was clearly only at the second level, and he was not comparable to any Shura at all. This situation also made Su Miao deeply surprised.

As she glanced at Ye Jie, Su Miao soon discovered something unusual. The tiny girl sitting on his shoulder was so eye-catching that she couldn't take her eyes off him:

"That is... a magical weapon of the underworld? How could it be..."

(End of this chapter)