"You little..." Cang Yu laughed in anger as she gritted her teeth in response, while trying to circulate her internal energy; she truly wasn't expecting Yang Ze to hide so deep. Not only was he a Foundation forging realm expert, but he also had so many skills that were completely out of their understanding.

Especially that scream... Every time he screamed, her internal energy would get disrupted. This made it impossible for her to fight back.

Lin Yue, on the other hand, wasn't feeling any better. She could still feel a tingling sensation where Yang Ze's clone punched her. Even though it didn't cause any injury, she still felt humiliated and surprised.

Surprise, because she didn't expect the little bastard to be this strong. It had exceeded her expectations.

Humiliated, because she... The former young lady of the Lin family, as well as one of the strongest existences in the entire Yuyang city, was no match for someone younger and lower in cultivation than her, not to mention the other party was a boy. Had it been in the past, she would have laughed at such a ridiculous idea, but now...

"If you have any idea, now would be a pretty good time to share it." She couldn't help but shout towards Cang Yue, who was after some struggle, managed to stand up.

"Maybe we can cut off our hearing," Cang Yue replied with some hesitation. The biggest threat to them was that damned scream. Without it, Yang Ze was just a sitting duck. Perhaps they wouldn't be affected by it if they didn't hear it in the first place.

"How? By covering our ears with our hands?" Lin Yue almost laughed in anger. If she really did cover her ears with her hand, how was she going to fight?

Cang Yue didn't reply but looked at her with frustration as she barely dodged a punch from Yang Ze's clone.

"Are you really as stupid as you look?" She gritted her teeth before speaking further.

"Use your internal energy to cover your ears. In this way, you don't have to worry about hearing the scream."

The moment she finished speaking, a sense of realisation hit Lin Yue's face.

That's right... How could she forget about such a simple usage of internal energy? She could use internal energy to cover her ears to block all kinds of sound. She didn't know whether this was going to work or not, but it was better than doing nothing and getting beaten by that little bastard.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yue used her internal energy to cover her ears.

And the moment she covered her ears, one of Yang Ze's clones appeared beside her with its fist covered in dark internal energy. This time, Lin Yue used a bit of her internal energy to block her hearing and then used the rest to block the incoming attack.

The clone just opened its mouth before using another wave of Inverted Wail.

"DAMN IT." Even with their hearing blocked, both Lin Yue and Cang Yue could feel their internal energy suddenly getting out of control as they cursed in their heart before losing control over their body.

*BANG

With another loud sound, both their bodies flew back before landing on the ground.

Even though their idea was good, unfortunately for them, Yang Ze's talent, Inverted Wail, could bypass all defences to impact the source of Internal energy directly.

Even if there was a deaf person... in front of the Inverted Wail, they too would have their internal energy disturbed.

"This isn't going to work." This time, it was Cang Yue who lashed out in anger. Her patience was growing thin, and the murderous intention in her eyes was only getting stronger.

"This is going to go on forever."

With Yang Ze's current strength, forget about defeating them; even injuring these three women was a pipe dream. Similarly... without their internal energy, the three of them couldn't do anything to him either.

This brought their current situation to a stalemate as the two sides faced off against each other, with no one able to gain the upper hand.

"Damn it." Lin Yue couldn't help but let out a low growl in dissatisfaction before looking around, hoping to find something to use against that little bastard, and it was at this moment that her gaze landed on Xiao Ruolan, who was just standing there with a leisurely expression as if enjoying their fight.

"YOU..." Lin Yue felt like her brain had almost stopped working. While both she and Cang Yue were trying their best to fight against that little bastard, this bitch had the audacity to stand there leisurely. It felt like she was here on a vacation instead of a mission.

"ARE YOU GOING TO HELP OR NOT?" Lin Yue was almost going crazy. For a moment, she even wanted to attack that bitch instead of Yang Ze.

"....." Xiao Ruolan first looked at Yang Ze, then at the two women who were struggling to hold on before speaking in an emotionless voice.

"Just don't use your internal energy." Her simple answer left both Lin Yue and Cang Yue stunned.

Ignoring their reactions, Xiao Ruolan added further.

"His scream affects the source of internal energy. So, as long as you two keep on using the internal energy, you will keep on losing control over your bodies."

"Just stop using the internal energy and fight him with your bodies."

Neither Lin Yue nor Cang Yue was stupid. The moment Xiao Ruolan finished speaking, they immediately stopped using their internal energy and used the strength of their bodies to meet Yang Ze's clone's attack.

"EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

This time, the two clones screamed once again, but unlike before, neither Lin Yue nor Cang Yue lost control of their bodies. They gracefully dodged the attack before using their respective weapons to strike at the clones, piercing their bodies easily.

In an instant, the clones turned into internal energy before disappearing into the air.

And with the disappearance of clones, the only figure left on the cliff other than the women was Yang Ze, who couldn't react for a moment.

"Now then..." Licking her lips, Cang Yue looked at Yang Ze's true body before letting out a soft chuckle. "What else are you hiding?"

Though Yang Ze's figure was rooted after all its clones were killed, it managed to react in time.

He simply waved his hand, and before Cang Yue could finish her sentence, seven more clones appeared beside him, each one exactly like him.

"What the..." Lin Yue hurriedly retreated back with a worried face.

If this bastard could use his clones endlessly, then defeating him was going to be next to impossible.

Only Cang Yue raised an eyebrow in annoyance. But she wasn't overly worried. Regardless of how many clones he made, they were of no match. She could easily kill them all.

Only Xiao Ruolan, who was standing behind them, gasped in surprise before speaking in a soft voice that was only audible to Lin Yue and Cang Yue.

"Those aren't his real clones."

Her words surprised Cang Yue and Lin Yue, who observed the clones once again but couldn't see anything different about them.

Xiao Ruolan didn't keep them in suspense.

"If I am not wrong, then these are illusions."

Both Lin Yue and Cang Yue felt a shockwave in their hearts as they looked at Yang Ze with disbelief. First, it was his appearance, then it was his realm, then it was those weird skills of screaming and cloning and now even illusion? How can a person have so many skills? Even Lin Yue felt her mind wavering.

Her interest in Yang Ze was now only growing stronger.

If earlier she was interested in him due to his unusual relationship with Lin Wan and Lin Yue, then right now, her interest in him now solely stems from his various skills and cultivation realm.

Yang Ze, on the other side, simply rushed forward, accompanied by the seven clones. Halfway through, those seven split into fourteen, then those fourteen into twenty eight then doubled again.

Within a few seconds, the number of Yang Ze increased to almost two hundred, almost covering the entire peak as they all rushed towards Cang Yue and Lin Yue.

"ARE YOU SURE THESE ARE ALL ILLUSIONS?" Looking at hundreds of Yang Ze rushing towards her, all using Black Tiger first... Cang Yue felt her scalp tingle. Even if she didn't die, she would be half-dead if she got hit by so many attacks, all at once. And without Internal Energy... she didn't dare to imagine what the outcome would be.

"Ummm..." Xiao Ruolan's hesitant voice came from the back. "I am not so sure, but I think those are illusions."

"YOU BITCH." This time, it was Lin Yue who screamed in fright. Her state was even worse than Cang Yue's. Unlike Cang Yue, she was at the 2nd Vein expansion realm. There was no doubt what was going to happen to her once she got hit by so many attacks.

"Damn it." Cang Yue seemed to be thinking about something before she finally made up her mind.

Gritting her teeth, she appeared in front of Lin Yue before speaking in a cold voice.

"Retreat." Her voice trembled as she spoke further. "I am going to obliterate everything."

Her sudden words caught Lin Yue by surprise, who looked at her with an expression of shock. She had an idea about what Cang Yue was trying to do.

When she was still in Yuyang City and visited the Heavenly Sword Sect as well as other places, she heard countless rumours about how the saintess of the Duality Sect had a special physique called Nine Yin Demonic Physique.

No one knew what was so special about it, but rumours were that once this physique was activated, an entire area would turn into a death zone with not a single survivor.

She couldn't help but cast a fearful gaze at Cang Yue, whose face had turned terrifyingly calm. It seems that the rumours were true, and she was going to activate her physique here on this cliff.

She didn't dare to imagine the consequences if she was caught in the midst of it, but with the dense number of Yang Ze's attacking from all sides, there was no way out.

In the end, she could only grit her teeth and close her eyes. Whether she lived or not... it was all up to fate.

Yang Ze didn't seem to notice anything as his figure moved like a fish amongst all those clones. He was looking at a perfect opportunity to take down one of the women.

In his normal condition, making so many illusory clones of himself would have been an impossible task, but with the limitless mental and internal energy from the Crimosn heart, he was able to accomplish this impossible feat.

Hell... he could do much more than just summoning the illusion of his clones, but right now, this was the most effective method. He would try other things if he failed.

Ten meters... nine meters... five meters...

Just when he was two meters away from Cang Yue, he felt the sudden change in his surroundings.

Cang Yue, who was standing there quietly, suddenly opened her eyes, and in that instant, the world seemed to have lost its colours.

Her eyes were completely white, and her hair was flying around without any wind.

Even her figure was slowly lifted above the ground into the air, quietly hovering there.

She didn't waste any time, but simply opened her mouth to speak in a cold, eerie voice...

"Nine.Yin.Exteremities."

The moment she finished speaking, her entire body was enveloped by a dense grey fog as an overwhelming aura overwhelmed the cliff. Even Yang Ze, who was under the influence of the Crimson Heart, felt a heart-palpitating force as if the world was going to be destroyed.

He could only grit his teeth, pour as much internal energy into both Inverted Wail and Black Tiger technique as possible and readied himself for the use of his teleportation skill.

And just when the grey light from Cang Yue's body was about to be unleashed and Yang Ze's fist was about to connect to her... time seemed to come to a sudden halt.

"Sigh..."

It was a helpless sigh that echoed in the air as both Cang Yue and Lin Yue's eyes widened in shock.

They tried to move, to look around, but their bodies seemed to be frozen. Even the falling dust from the cliff, as well as the flying birds... everything stopped. It was as if time itself came to an abrupt halt.

With Yang Ze's current mental state, he wasn't able to understand what was going on; otherwise, he would have immediately used his teleport skill.

And it was at this moment that the figure of Xiao Ruolan moved as she appeared directly in front of Cang Yue.

Cang Yue could only watch in horror as Xiao Ruolan simply raised her soft, boneless hand before tapping her on the forehead, and with it, she lost consciousness.

Lin Yue, who was watching from the side in disbelief, only heard Xiao Ruolan's emotionless voice in her ear.

"Sleep."

And with that, she too lost her consciousness.

"Now then..." Xiao Ruolan slowly walked in front of Yang Ze as she looked at his otherworldly appearance before looking at his chest.

"You are a greedy one, aren't you?" It wasn't clear if she was talking to Yang Ze or to someone else.

"Heh." With a soft chuckle, she simply tapped Yang Ze's chest, and with that, a glowing red heart separated itself from Yang Ze's body before resting in front of Xiao Ruolan in the air.

"This doesn't belong to you." With a smile, Xiao Ruolan simply waved her hand as the Crimson heart plunged into Lin Yue's body before merging with her.

"As for you..." Xiao Ruolan tapped Yang Ze's chest again, and once she did it, a dense number of white worms poured out from Yang Ze's nose, mouth and ear before gathering in a small ball that soon took the form of a small three-inch white worm.

It kept on squirming around, hoping to break through the invisible barrier, but couldn't. It kept on pouncing around in a frenzy, sometimes changing into a scorpion, sometimes a wasp, sometimes a snake and so on.

"No one needs you." With this sentence, Xiao Ruolan simply waved her hand as the white worm suddenly disintegrated into nothingness.

"Heh." Xiao Ruolan gently rubbed the exposed half of Yang Ze's face as her eyes turned a bit hazy.

"Without your memories, are you still you?" She then gently tapped Yang Ze's forehead. "Do not reject yourself... do not reject your memories... Do not fight against it... Simply accept."

With a smile, she gently caressed his face before muttering to herself.

"Soon... The two of us will be together... very soon..."

After one last reluctant look at his face, she simply turned around, stood in her previous location and lay on the ground before closing her eyes, pretending to be unconscious.

It wasn't until almost half an hour had passed that Lin Yue opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.

"Wha... What happened?"

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