"Hehe, good setup, but unfortunately you completely misjudged your own strength. If you want to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, you need to have the ability for that."

Du Jianping, confident in his master-level strength, didn't take Ye Qingzhou seriously at all.

"You want to kill me? Then come on."

Ye Qingzhou sensed Du Jianping's blatant killing intent, and then with a flicker, he stepped into the Divine Speed Domain, his figure disappearing into the forest.

"Trying to escape?"

Du Jianping ignored Yuan Jingfei and the others, planning to capture Ye Qingzhou first and interrogate him afterwards.

With a vicious grin, he then leaped forward, chasing after Ye Qingzhou's silhouette, and the two soon disappeared into the depths of the Cicada Temple.

"Ye Qingzhou, no matter your ability to reach the heavens, today you won't escape death. Surrender obediently, and I might let you die a bit more painlessly."

"Oh, so kind-hearted?"

Seeing there was no one else around, Ye Qingzhou stopped, turned around, and smiled indifferently, "Since you've offered me such favors, I will surely repay you with gems. Just wait, and I'll let you die more peacefully."

"Hehe, just you?"

Du Jianping sneered as he closed in, but soon his smile froze on his face.

Only to see the dark cyan bracelet on Ye Qingzhou's wrist first transform into a snake, then into an enchanting beauty with a voluptuous figure and captivating charm.

Looking at Yingyue's stunning face and curvaceous body, Du Jianping immediately showed a fascinated expression, his lower abdomen heating up, his whole body with blood boiling.

"No, this isn't right!"

Du Jianping, worthy of being a Martial Arts Master, quickly regained his composure from Yingyue's seductive pose, resisting her Charm Power.

Ye Qingzhou, in a casual tone, raised his finger pointing at Du Jianping and instructed Yingyue, "This one's as weak as a master, go handle him."

Yingyue chuckled and promptly advanced.

With her every glance and smile, the world lost its color, the sun and moon lost their light, her soft exhalation stirred heaven and earth, shaking the ground and mountains.

Clearly a delicate beauty, yet every step she took invoked the Power of the Earth Veins, with her gentle motions, she wielded Powerful Strength.

Earlier, it was she who masked Ye Qingzhou's presence, preventing Du Jianping from detecting his arrival.

Now, showing her full strength, she left Du Jianping shocked and exclaiming: "Qi Vibration, Powerful Strength, using her own Qi and Blood to evoke the Power of the Earth Veins, you're an Earth Evil Grandmaster!"

Heaven-Ascending Sixth Layer, Earth Evil Realm!

The Cyan Flood Dragon lost its Dragon Pearl, devoid of Dragon Yuan Power, so Yingyue, who had once reached the Heaven-Ascending Seventh Layer Martial Saint Realm, had now fallen back, its Jiao Body reverting to a python form.

Yet even so, her strength was still above a master, standing atop the Grandmaster Peak.

Du Jianping was no more than at the Heaven-Ascending Second Layer Realm, barely mid-tier among the master-level Martial Artists, how could he be a match for Yingyue, a Grandmaster Peak expert?

"No!"

Du Jianping drew his blade, still attempting a desperate struggle, but the gap was too vast, making his desperate attempt a joke.

Every bone in his body was crushed by Yingyue, his entire being rolled over as if by a steamroller, his death horrific, anything but peaceful.

Seeing this, Ye Qingzhou shook his head and sighed at Yingyue, "Your methods are too brutal, didn't I tell you to let him die more peacefully?"

"Hehe, I'll remember for next time."

Yingyue laughed softly, having done it deliberately, after all, in her eyes, men can't resist provocation. Especially Ye Qingzhou, who didn't appear to be a forgiving person at first glance.

"In death, we honor life, better dig a hole and bury him."

Then Ye Qingzhou started digging a large pit, not even covering Du Jianping with a mat, burying him in a hasty manner.

Returning to the Cicada Temple, Ye Qingzhou saw Yuan Jingfei and others still standing there dumbfounded, wondering: "Haven't you left yet?"

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Seeing Ye Qingzhou return, Yuan Jingfei's eyes lit up, then showed a worried expression, "Where's Master Du? Did you lose him?"

Ye Qingzhou looked at her with a faint smile, "Are you sure you want to know?"

"!!!"

With Ye Qingzhou's reminder, Yuan Jingfei, being a second-generation cultivator from a Martial Arts Family, quickly understood the situation was likely very complicated, and her tiny arms and legs couldn't get involved.

She immediately caught on, "We didn't see Master Du today!"

The three people behind her were initially stunned, then voiced in unison, "Right right, we didn't see Master Du at all!"

Ye Qingzhou nodded in satisfaction, "The kid can be taught well."

However, while Ye Qingzhou was satisfied, someone else wasn't.

In the camp, Weng Tiejun rubbed his temples, "So you're saying Du Jianping is also missing?"

His fury seemed to ignite his chest, his Qi and Blood surging like a roaring dragon, the massive heat seemingly boiling the surrounding air, making Weng Tiejun appear especially terrifying.

His subordinate, trembling, still nodded to answer, "Yes."

"Damn it, first Songg Xin, then Du Jianping, why has this opening of the grotto heaven brought so much trouble?"

"Should we investigate further? We do have some suspects."

Deputy Sang Cheng suggested.

Weng Tiejun glared at him, scolding, "Investigate what? The two dead guys were all from Martial Arts Families, and the suspects are also a couple of second-generation martial cultivators from such families, let them dog eat dog. If we actually find out something, it would be unmanageable."

Currently, there are still nineteen martial arts rookies inside Lingyun Grotto Heaven, making Weng Tiejun cautious.

After all, among these rookies, many, especially Ye Qingzhou, are young talents from common backgrounds, especially crucial to the future of Dongji Kingdom's Martial Arts World.

Weng Tiejun avoided a thorough investigation, hoping the situation would calm down, waiting for the grotto heaven to reopen to safely bring everyone back, after which any investigation could proceed.

From start to finish, they all suspected Yuan Jingfei, thinking this was a conflict within Martial Arts Families, never imagining that everything was actually orchestrated by Ye Qingzhou.

After all, how could a Martial Arts Apprentice kill a Martial Arts Master?

It's too ridiculous!

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