Hell Emperor.

Chapter 266: Shura Jie - Enemy Attack
In a corner of the Netherworld Palace, outside the guest room where Shura lives.

An Asura walked by quickly. His aura was weak and he was only at the second level. He looked a little hurried and brought up gusts of cold wind as he walked.

In recent days, the news of Shura being attacked has made the Shuras who were sent to the Nether Palace panic. No one knows whether they will become the next target.

The Shura King who has ascended to the level of ghost fairy can still protect his own safety and is not afraid of enemy attacks. However, ordinary Shuras do not have this treatment. Once they encounter the cruel attacker, they will probably die.

A faint light flashed, illuminating the solitary Shura. He looked like a teenager with an unremarkable appearance. It was Ye Jie who took on the bait mission.

After accepting the mission, Ye Jie has been wandering around the streets outside the Shura Guest Room as required, waiting for the attacker to show up?!

As a fourth-grade magical weapon, the Xingyue Linglong Moth is undoubtedly too conspicuous. Ye Jie originally wanted to give Youdie to Ren Changhong, but Youdie refused to do so and insisted on staying with him.

With no other choice, Ye Jie had to hide the pocket-sized girl that Youdie had transformed into in his pocket. Fortunately, the black robe he was wearing was very loose, so even with Youdie in it, nothing unusual was visible.

In maintaining the Nether Spirit Divine Art, Youdie displayed extraordinary patience. After several hours, there was no sign of exhaustion, as if as long as Ye Jie did not use the true power of the Star-Moon Exquisite Moth, Youdie would be able to continue.

After wandering for a long time, Ye Jie did not gain nothing.

He could feel a vague gaze falling on him, as if some beast in the invisible darkness was staring at him.

On the surface, Ye Jie still maintained a calm appearance, as if he had no idea that danger was coming. However, deep in his heart, the alarm bells had already been sounded. The strong murderous intent hidden in that look was something Ye Jie had rarely seen in his life.

As soon as the attacker appears, Ye Jie will activate the Immortal Soul Shield to protect himself.

"Where are you hiding..."

Ye Jie has secretly used the power of the Divine Dragon Transformation. He wanted to find out the attacker's hiding place, but it was useless. The gap in realm made it impossible for Ye Jie to achieve his wish.

"Well, let me show you a flaw and lure you out!"

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a shiny object lying on the ground in front of me. Upon closer inspection, it was a smooth pebble, like a spiritual stone that had been casually discarded after its spiritual power had been drained away.

He pretended to be curious, walked quickly to the pebble, bent down and picked it up.

While squatting, Ye Jie was extremely alert in his heart, and he never relaxed his perception for a moment, fearing any abnormal situation that might occur around him.

Sure enough, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind suddenly coming from the distance, like a sharp explosion caused by something moving at high speed.

Ye Jie's pupils shrank slightly, and he turned back decisively, only to see that what broke through the air was a pitch-black ghost shadow, whose realm was enough to be at the level of a ghost fairy. Moreover, it was not an ordinary ghost fairy, but at least at the level of a fourth-level ghost fairy!
There was a thick fog in front of the ghost figure. Apart from the vague outline of a human figure, nothing else could be seen. Neither his face nor his clothes were discernible.

"coming!"

Seeing the attacker appear, Ye Jie considered his mission accomplished. He reached into his arms and was about to unfold the Immortal Soul Shield to protect himself when he suddenly heard a hoarse whisper beside his ear: "A fierce ghost is pressing on you!"

As the whisper came out, a dark shadow appeared behind Ye Jie, making him unable to move. It was as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and his body seemed to be filled with lead. He couldn't even move a finger!
"What……"

Feeling something strange in his body, Ye Jie was horrified. His fingers were only an inch away from the Nether Soul Shield in his arms. However, this one inch of distance was like an insurmountable chasm, blocking him and the Nether Soul Shield. No matter how hard he tried, he could not move his fingers at all.

The ghost magic performed by the attacker put Ye Jie into deep danger.

He was able to suppress the Divine Dragon Transformation at the Dao Shi level so thoroughly, without leaving even the slightest room for counterattack. The evil spirit that that person unleashed was at least at the Dao Shi level!

Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, Ye Jie was unable to move at all. Invisible cold sweat broke out on his back. If he suffered a full-strength attack from the Fourth-turn Ghost Immortal, even if he relied on the Dragon Transformation to protect himself, he would be seriously injured if he did not die, and only a remnant soul would be left.

In the moment of danger, a warm current suddenly emerged from Ye Jie's arms. A small head popped out from his pocket, staring at the attacking black shadow with bright eyes. The Star-Moon Linglong Moth, the incarnation of the Phantom Butterfly, noticed something strange about Ye Jie and took the initiative to protect her master, showing a certain power that belonged to her.

In a trance, Ye Jie seemed to have something in his mind, and his body resumed its movement. Seeing the enemy approaching, Ye Jie was about to use the Divine Dragon Transformation to catch the man off guard and teach him a lesson he would never forget, when suddenly a delicate voice came to his ears:
"Don't even think about hurting anyone in the Netherworld Palace!"

With a glance, Su Miao, dressed in an elegant sky-blue dress, came flying over, and her words carried a bit of the majesty of an immortal.

As the best ghost messenger in the Nether Palace and the descendant of Xuannv, Su Miao has already ascended to the immortal status and is at the second level of cultivation. Although her cultivation is not as good as that of the attacker, anyone who underestimates her will pay a heavy price!

"Consider you lucky..."

Seeing Su Miao arriving so timely, the attacker realized that the situation was not good. This was most likely a trap. He was about to retreat when he suddenly trembled all over and froze in place, unable to move.

"This power... is it a ghost pressing on me? This is impossible... A ghost pressing on me is my unique skill. Who would use this skill against me?"

The familiar touch on his body made the attacker shocked and angry. The power that held him in place was his unique skill that he had improved many times over countless years, the evil spirit pressing on his body. Who would have thought that this skill would be used on him now!

"Who is it?"

Relying on his familiarity with being possessed by evil spirits, the attacker's immortal energy burst out and he quickly broke free from the restraints. However, there was still some suspicion in his eyes. He kept looking around, trying to find the person who performed this method, but the final result disappointed him.

This place is far from the center of the Nether Spirit Palace, and it is extremely remote. He took advantage of the silence and the lack of people around, so he took the opportunity to attack. Looking around, besides Su Miao who came over, there was only the target he was targeting, and that Shura who only had the second-level cultivation level could not be him.

This delay gave Su Miao time to complete her exercise. She let out a soft cry, and a lavender barrier descended from the ceiling, tightly enveloping the surroundings. The barrier looked thin, but it contained the power of the entire Netherworld Palace. The power of a fourth-level ghost fairy alone could not break it.

"The Dark Spirit Array? Damn it... Damn it!" the attacker yelled angrily and muttered, "It's hard to cross the sea of ​​blood!" As soon as he finished speaking, his body melted rapidly, like an ice cube exposed to the sun, and turned into a pool of thick blood. The blood seeped into the ground and disappeared without a trace. On the entire ground, not even a trace of blood remained.

When Su Miao arrived, there was no trace of the attacker around, as if the attacker had never existed at all.

Soon, Ren Changhong and other Shuras who were lurking nearby heard the news and came over. They saw that the man had run away, and he had run away very cleanly. They were annoyed that their efforts to capture him were in vain:

"Su Miao, you actually let him run away? If I had known this would happen, I would have asked the Asura King of the Demon Palace to take action. At least there would have been a chance to keep that man!"

Su Miao was not panicked at all, and said slowly: "Don't worry, that man can't run away. I borrowed the power of the Nether Spirit Array to seal off the ten miles around this place. With his cultivation level, he can't break the Nether Spirit Palace Array. He is probably hiding now, and what we have to do is to find him!"

Ren Changhong glanced sideways, not expecting Su Miao to be well prepared. He couldn't help but ask her to take another look. It seemed that this time, the real culprit who hurt Shura could really be found out.

Just as everyone was discussing this, because the Nether Spirit Array covered a wide area, many irrelevant people who did not know the truth and were trapped inside the formation also came out of their homes and gathered together, discussing with each other, and the noise continued.

Ren Changhong, who had sharp eyes, suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd. He couldn't help but be delighted. He quickly came to the figure and respectfully asked:
"Elder Xuehe, I didn't expect you to be here too."

The old man in front of Ren Changhong was wearing a bright red robe, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his eyes were deep, making it difficult to guess his true thoughts.

Facing her greeting, Xuehe Shura waved his hand calmly, his face uncertain: "What happened here? Why did they use the Nether Spirit Array to cover this place and prevent the Shuras from moving freely? Could it be that someone from the Nether Spirit Palace is planning to turn against the Demon Luo Palace and keep us all here?"

Ren Changhong hurriedly bowed his head and explained respectfully: "Elder, you worry too much. In order to deal with the attack on Shura, I teamed up with the people in the Nether Spirit Hall to lure out the attacker. Now it has worked. The murderer has been trapped in the formation. The only thing left is to find out the murderer's identity."

After a pause, Ren Changhong could not hide his joy and said, "Before the mission began, I wanted to tell you about this mission, but you were not in the guest room. Now that you are here, our chances of winning are a little better. Even if the attacker is desperate, as long as you take action, he will not be able to escape!"

"I see……"

Xuehe Shura remained silent and waved his hand lightly, allowing Ren Changhong to leave as he was told.

Soon, Ren Changhong turned his attention to the idle Ye Jie and teased, "This time, you successfully completed the bait mission. It seems that low cultivation is not a bad thing sometimes. At least it can attract enemy attacks."

Ye Jie waved his hands helplessly. After seeing the attacker's strength, he also felt quite emotional:

"Now I understand why no one except the person who was attacked has ever seen the attacker's face. With the ability of the Sea of ​​Blood, ordinary people may not even be able to see his shadow."

"Sea of ​​blood...what?" Ren Changhong frowned and confirmed with Ye Jie again and again.

Ye Jie glanced at her and said inconspicuously: "It was the move that Shura used when he was escaping. I heard it clearly. It is called the Blood Sea is Difficult to Cross."

"Hiss..." After hearing what Ye Jie said, Ren Changhong took a breath and felt that the situation was completely different from what she expected.

"What's wrong?" Ye Jie noticed that something was wrong with her and asked.

“The Blood Sea is Difficult to Cross… It is the top move in the Blood Demon Sutra, which is powerful enough to move a thousand miles in an instant. Those who practice the Blood Demon Sutra are all the Shura Kings of the Demon Palace.” Ren Changhong lowered his voice, his eyes solemn.

"King Shura? Could it be..." After hearing the news, many speculations flashed through Ye Jie's mind in just a moment.

At this moment, Ye Jie vaguely felt a gaze falling on him. He quickly turned his head and met Xuehe Shura beside him.

From the extremely complicated look in Xuehe Shura's eyes, Ye Jie saw three parts of suspicion, three parts of surprise, three parts of resentment, and one part of fear, as if he had discovered something incomprehensible.

Ye Jie narrowed his eyes slightly, and soon figured out the problem, and a little alert arose in his heart.

While carrying out the bait mission, Ye Jie did not make any mistakes on the surface, but only the attackers knew how unusual his behavior was.

Others may not know how powerful it is to be possessed by a fierce ghost, but the previous attacker knows it very well.

The evil ghost pressing on the body is different from the general immobilization technique. If an ordinary low-level ghost is hit by this technique, it will probably be immobilized for months, and no one can break the spell. Even the immortals with higher realms are helpless and can only wait until the power of the immortal energy is exhausted before they can regain the ability to move.

But now, Ye Jie is still standing there fine, looking like nothing has happened to him, with no signs of being hit at all. He broke free from the evil spirit so quickly. His true strength is definitely not as simple as the second level that his appearance shows!
On the side, Ren Changhong was worried and pulled Ye Jie: "This matter is a bit complicated. The content involved may be more profound than I thought... I saw Shura Yan gave you something before, otherwise, you should not..."

Before Ren Changhong finished her words, Ye Jie immediately spoke up and interrupted her: "You are right, I will find out the identity of the attacker right away!"

"I'm asking you not to..."

Ren Changhong opened his mouth wide, and was about to stop Ye Jie, but he saw Ye Jie take the lead, took out a piece of khaki talisman paper from his arms, and spoke loudly to everyone in the field:
"Everyone, I have a way to confirm the attacker's true identity!"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Ye Jie.

Su Miao covered her lips in surprise. She looked at Ye Jie, and her beautiful eyes became brighter. She didn't expect that Ye Jie, who had just carried out the bait mission, actually had a way to find out the true identity of the attacker. It really gave her a big surprise.

It should be noted that even if the surroundings were sealed with the Nether Spirit Array, it would be difficult to confirm the true identity of the attacker. If they were to check one by one, I'm afraid that even if the competition had already begun, there would be no results in the end. But if there was a definite method, the situation would be different.

Everyone was delighted except Ren Changhong, whose mouth was puffed up and her nose was almost crooked with anger. She clearly wanted Ye Jie to keep the matter a secret, but who knew that Ye Jie completely misunderstood her meaning and not only did he not hide it, but he took the initiative to make it public. Now there was no chance to hide it!

(End of this chapter)