A chilling aura of impending violence filled the surroundings. It felt as if a fierce battle could erupt at any moment. All the Blue Wraiths glared, fists clenched, at this unwelcome intruder.
"Lord Shenyan, do you know what I despise most?"
"Yvonne May, I apologize for any offense. Breaking through your ghost domain was a last resort, and if I have wronged you, I beg your forgiveness."
I was still floating in midair, the tense atmosphere relentlessly fraying my nerves.
"Where are your hundred ghosts, Lord Shenyan?"
Yvonne May, the Ghost Sovereign, asked coldly.
"Let's not talk about that, Yvonne May. I only have a request and mean no harm. Besides, you should know I am in no condition to be your match, especially with your hundred ghosts present."
With a sudden swoop, Matron Noon floated to Yvonne May's side, making exaggerated faces as she spoke.
"My lady, he's cut from the same cloth as Nathan Chung—completely untrustworthy. Heh, looks like luck is on our side today. Even that old scoundrel Nathan Chung is here."
"What do you mean?" Yvonne May glanced at Matron Noon.
"Heh heh, my lord, don't you see? That old bastard Nathan Chung has killed so many of our men. Now that he's with Lord Shenyan, their strength is nowhere near what it was. This is the perfect chance—if we kill them now, isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
"Waaah... ptooey! You fiends and heretics! I, Nathan Chung, am not someone you monsters can judge! Ghostfire..."
Suddenly, the face of the Ghost Vanquisher Effigy on Lord Shenyan's body opened its mouth wide, and with a roar, spewed out a massive blast of fire, rushing straight toward us.
"My lord!" Matron Noon suddenly shouted, darting forward. Her mouth gaped open, and the instant the fire reached her, she sucked it into her body. Instantly, her entire form swelled up, then, with a deafening bang, exploded into pieces.
"Quentin Kue, don't push your luck!"
Yvonne May cried out, her form floating swiftly toward them.
"Come on! Even if I can't break free right now, I still want to see... Hmph! Back then, the seven of you ganged up on me and left me wounded. I swore I'd drag all seven Ghost Sovereigns down to Infernal Hell and personally keep watch over you!"
"Wait, both of you!" Lord Shenyan suddenly shouted.
Yvonne May halted, stopping between Lord Shenyan and Quentin Kue.
"My lord, now's the time! Kill them both!" Matron Noon urged, her voice sharp and desperate.