CHAPTER 716: CHAPTER 716: FROZEN BODY

"The orcs are defeated; we have won." As the orc army retreated, cheers erupted among the elves; they had won victory with a relatively small cost, and the most deserving of credit was none other than Ye Shikai.

At this point, a faint smile appeared on the face of the Great Elder of the Primordial Soul; the elves had finally avoided disaster. However, Ye Shikai now seemed to be acting rather abnormally.

"Kill." Holding the Netherworld Blade, Ye Shikai charged forward, crazily hacking at the scattering orcs, with blood splattering and being absorbed by the Netherworld Blade to nourish his Inner Spirit. The orcs operated on a system similar to the ancient kingship system; once they were without a leader, no matter how numerous, they were just scattered soldiers. Therefore, an extremely dramatic scene unfolded on the battlefield as tens of thousands of orcs were chased down by a single person...

"Stop chasing them!" Mona shouted from atop the stronghold walls, her face anxious, but Ye Shikai seemed deaf to her cries and ignored everyone’s shouts, continuing his frenzied chase.

"Great Elder, I’ll take some people to check on him," suggested Mona, as she watched Ye Shikai getting further away, a sense of urgency in her heart. Indeed, Ye Shikai’s actions were very strange; his killing intent had surged in an instant. Could it be that he had hidden his true strength? But what about the lightning in the sky, and why was the Netherworld Blade, the weapon of successive Netherworld Kings, so powerful?

"That would be good, Your Highness. Be careful, he has been possessed and might even attack you," the Great Elder of the Primordial Soul nodded and advised.

"I understand," Mona girded herself with the Hall Guards and exited the stronghold gates, pursuing Ye Shikai ahead.

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"We’ll reach it once we cross this mountain," Ji Qian panted, wishing she could find Ye Shikai right now. According to the previous map, she was now less than ten kilometers from Mili Forest. If she was lucky, she would get there in another hour.

Boom, boom, boom.

Muffled thunder rumbled in the sky, and Ji Qian stopped in her tracks. A vast expanse of dark clouds was pressing down on top of Mili Forest, streaked with lightning that seemed to occur only over that patch of forest, which Ji Qian found perplexing and worrisome.

Suddenly, Ji Qian threw herself to the ground, feeling vibrations coming from afar, the sounds chaotic, lacking any rhythm, as if a large group was running. Ji Qian quickly took cover in the trees at the side and finally saw what was happening.

In the distance, countless orcs were fleeing the Mili Forest, without any Array formation, running aimlessly like headless flies, their armor incomplete, seemingly in retreat.

"This is great; it looks like they’ve won," Ji Qian rejoiced internally. If the orcs were retreating, then Ye Shikai should be fine.

Ji Qian took out her telescope and closely observed the orcs’ actions. Suddenly, her expression changed, her hand trembled, and the telescope dropped from her grasp. Just now, she had seen Ye Shikai chasing after the orcs with the Netherworld Blade, his expression fierce.

"His second personality has erupted," Ji Qian sighed inwardly. She remembered the incident in Atlantis when the second personality took possession during a Demon Addiction attack, nearly killing everyone. Now, the situation here was even worse.

Looking further behind, Mona was leading a squad of Hall Guards in this direction, closely following Ye Shikai. As expected, they had repelled the orcs by relying on the outbreak of Ye Shikai’s Demon Addiction. Thinking of this, Ji Qian’s hands clenched tightly. She already had little fondness for Mona, and now she was even more convinced that Ye Shikai’s eruption of Demon Addiction was due to the elves’ doing.

"No, I must hurry down." Ji Qian lightly tapped her toes and landed steadily from the air, running in the direction of Ye Shikai.

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"Kill, kill, kill." Ye Shikai swung the Netherworld Blade, running over ten kilometers, leaving a trail of orc corpses behind him. Rather than feeling weary, the orcs were terrified out of their wits.

"Moonlight Formation." Ji Qian waved her magic wand, and a silver Array descended from the sky, enveloping Ye Shikai within.

"It’s you again." Ye Shikai’s eyes were blood-red as he looked at Ji Qian, his mouth curving into a sinister smile.

"That’s exactly what I wanted to say, you imposter." Ji Qian spoke coldly. The second personality was a demon, and even for Ji Qian, he wouldn’t hesitate to kill.

"Ha ha, the ’original’ you talk about was almost killed by the orcs just now. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t be seeing him anymore." Ye Shikai suddenly burst into laughter.

"I can still give you a chance now, submit to me, and for ’his’ sake, I will spare your life, even keep you in wealth and glory, how about it?" Ye Shikai said coldly, his tone thick with menace.

"Then I’ll tell you now, it’s impossible." As soon as Ji Qian finished speaking, her hand hidden behind her back suddenly reached out and struck Ye Shikai’s chest.

"Cough cough, damn woman." Ye Shikai looked at his chest, where the wound had started to slowly ice over, and at the same time, the power of the Demon Addiction inside him was rapidly draining.

"Damn it."

Ji Qian watched Ye Shikai vigilantly. The four great elements could counteract the energy of the Demon Addiction. Earlier, to repel the orcs, Ye Shikai had used the Fire Element, and now after being attacked by the Water Element, his energy plummeted.

"In that case, you can go to your death." Ye Shikai swung the Netherworld Blade, chopping down at Ji Qian. In the second personality’s eyes, Ji Qian’s strength was only about the same as Mona’s; he could defeat her in just a few moves.

"Barrier, activate." Ji Qian placed the Water Element onto the jewel of her magic wand, and a pale blue light shot out, transforming into an ice shield that enclosed Ye Shikai within.

"Mere child’s play." Ye Shikai swung the Netherworld Blade, its powerful energy breaking a gap in the ice shield, while at the same time, lightning began to gather in the sky towards this area...

Just as Ye Shikai was about to strike again, his arm suddenly jerked to a stop mid-air, appearing very uncoordinated.

"What’s going on?" Ye Shikai turned his head and saw that his elbow and shoulder were icing over, his joints frozen. He tried to force it with strength, but it wouldn’t budge.

"Witch, what have you done to me?" Now, Ye Shikai was panicking. In just a few seconds, one of his arms had been completely frozen, and his legs were beginning to ice over; all he could do was watch himself be completely immobilized.

"I just wanted to temporarily restrict your movements." Taking advantage of the moment, Ji Qian summoned the Moonlight Formation with her magic wand, tightly sealing Ye Shikai within.

"Damn it." From within the Array, Ye Shikai’s hysterical roar echoed, "Let me out, or I will destroy this body right now. If the body is destroyed, ’he’ won’t be able to survive either."