Just now, when she crashed into that black pillar, the black pillar suddenly split into seven parts and scattered in different directions, falling to the ground to become seven dark shadows, then they gathered into one mass. And in that same instant, the Blood Jade Sword, freed from the obstruction of the black pillar, flew towards the sky.

Immediately after, the air ignited by Ye Yuqiao's blood exploded, followed by the startling sight of the eastern Huiyin Mountains being leveled.

Although they avoided the collision with the phoenix that Ye Yuqiao had transformed into, both the Dark Law King and Zhao Chong were burned by the blazing air.

"Kill him, don't let him escape!" Ye Yuqiao said coldly.

Zhao Chong nodded, a slight expression of pain flickering across his brows and eyes, as he endured the searing pain.

Ye Yuqiao dashed towards the huge dark shadow on the ground, her pace swift like a shooting star; the air around her rapidly heated due to the rising anger and killing intent in her heart.

At this moment, the huge dark shadow moved away at high speed, and Ye Yuqiao followed relentlessly.

Zhao Chong also started to move, following close behind Ye Yuqiao.

Seeing this, King Qingyu, who was near the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains, asked anxiously, "King Wumeng, the Dark Law King is in danger, what should we do?"

King Wumeng's expression darkened, his face full of concern. After pondering for a few seconds, he said, "King Qingyu, I will lead the warriors of the Crow Tribe to aid the Dark Law King, and leave this place to you. Respond to the circumstances as they arise, but it is best to hold your forces for now and wait for the Dark Law King and me to return."

King Qingyu nodded, his eyes showing slight uncertainty, worried about unforeseen events that might occur later.

King Wumeng rose into the sky and spoke a few sentences in the Crow Tribe's ancient language to the soldiers below. Afterward, he transformed into countless blood-colored crows and departed, while the twenty thousand Crow Tribe warriors below also transformed into crows and followed him to rescue the Dark Law King in the east.

After watching the dense flock of crows disappear into the sky, King Qingyu turned back and ordered the sixty thousand soldiers surrounding the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains to retreat a few miles outward to wait for the return of King Wumeng and the Dark Law King.

Even as the sunset began to fall, there was no sight of King Wumeng and the Dark Law King returning, and neither Zhao Chong nor Ye Yuqiao were seen.

By now, Zhao Chong and Ye Yuqiao had chased the Dark Law King to the northeastern part of the Luo North Plain.

"Your Majesty, let's not chase any further!" Zhao Chong said to Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao stopped in her tracks and looked back to the west. She saw several dim yellow rays of the setting sun piercing through tiny gaps in the midst of a vast, dense flock of crows, as though the night was approaching to engulf her.

Ye Yuqiao then turned her head to look east and said, "In just over an hour, the reinforcements led by the Clan Leaders of the four major families should arrive, right?"

Zhao Chong hummed an affirmation, his tone filled with concern, "I wonder what the situation is like on the main peak now?"

"I guess the Ghost King Battalion hasn't started their assault yet. Since King Wumeng brought the Crow Tribe warriors to rescue the Dark Law King!" Ye Yuqiao speculated, with a touch of reluctance on her face.

In her view, if the eighty thousand Ghost King forces had already launched a vigorous attack on the main peak, and the defending army on the peak could hold out until the reinforcements arrived in the evening, then they could cooperate with the defenders on the summit to launch a pincer attack on the Ghost King Battalion. For the Ghost King Battalion, which had already expended a significant portion of their energy and Spiritual Power, it would be difficult to retreat quickly and unscathed, allowing them to turn defense into a counter-offensive.

Because King Wumeng led his troops to rescue the Dark Law King, the Ghost King Battalion would probably wait for the return of the two Law Kings before attacking the main peak.

However, Ye Yuqiao quickly came to understand that all her previous assumptions had hinged on the defending army being able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. It was somewhat strained to expect a mere thirty thousand soldiers to withstand the relentless assaults of eighty thousand; moreover, even if they could hold, there would certainly be severe casualties, possibly preventing them from forming a pincer movement when the reinforcements arrived.

For them, holding the main peak until the arrival of reinforcements was already a victory. Furthermore, being able to eliminate over ten thousand soldiers from the Ghost King Battalion in such a passive situation was an absolute guaranteed profit.

Therefore, her decision to pursue the Dark Law King just now was very wise.

"Your Majesty, let's go back!" Zhao Chong said to Ye Yuqiao, his complexion somewhat pale, indicating he was seriously injured.

When Ye Yuqiao reached Zhao Chong, she inspected him for a moment before stepping forward to support him, saying, "You're injured, let's go back!"

Zhao Chong's body trembled, and he was momentarily stunned, feeling both surprised and honored. The last time Ye Yuqiao had supported him like this was over twenty thousand years ago when they were still children.

Afterward, Ye Yuqiao and Zhao Chong bypassed the flock of crows, transformed from the warriors of the King Wumeng and the Crow Tribe, and returned to the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Dark Law King and King Wumeng met up.

Looking at King Wumeng, the Dark Law King felt conflicted. On one hand, he was grateful to King Wumeng for bringing the Crow Tribe warriors to his aid; otherwise, if Zhao Chong and the woman transformed into the firebird continued their assault, he, being injured, would probably have fallen into their hands. On the other hand, he was furious. When Zhao Chong and that woman were not on the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains, it was the best opportunity to take it.

According to the Dark Law King's estimation, it wouldn't be long before the reinforcements from the five major families would arrive. At present, the two sides were evenly matched in terms of the number of troops.

However, in terms of the strength of the main generals, their three Law Kings were no match for Zhao Chong, Chen Hao and the mysterious woman transformed into the firebird; moreover, in terms of morale, having lost nearly twenty thousand troops, they were far behind the allied forces of the five major families.

"Dark Law King, are you alright?" King Wumeng asked the Dark Law King.

"I'm fine!" the Dark Law King replied, his face a mix of bitterness and dishevelment, "King Wumeng, please go inform King Qingyu to retreat. The reinforcements from their five major families are nearly here."

King Wumeng hummed in acknowledgment, seemingly unsurprised by this decision. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Before coming to support you, I left my 'thought soul' in formation. As the sun sets, my 'thought soul' will command King Qingyu to retreat."

"King Wumeng, did you foresee all of this?" the Dark Law King asked in surprise.

King Wumeng shook his head, explaining, "I wouldn't say I foresaw it early. It was after seeing Chen Hao summon the undead soldiers that I came to this conclusion. I must admit, Chen Hao really is our nemesis."

The Dark Law King huffed angrily and glared at King Wumeng, "But just now was the perfect opportunity to take the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains. Zhao Chong and that woman were not there!"

"Chen Hao had also fainted," King Wumeng added.

"You!" the Dark Law King exploded in rage, "In that case, why didn't you seize the opportunity to take the main peak!"

King Wumeng's expression turned grave, "But I didn't want you to die. More important than breaching the main peak of the Huiyin Mountains is that you live. You are the chief among the Eight Great Law Kings, and losing you would deal an even greater blow to our morale! Besides, we couldn't be sure of breaking their defenses before their reinforcements arrived!"

The Dark Law King was left without words, stifling his frustration before murmuring to himself, "Chen Hao, it's always Chen Hao!"

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