The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

Yin Huan was somewhat surprised. What appeared to be a strange, winding path before them was a completely different scene in Ying Li's eyes. There were no corners, only a straight road, and that road was likely the only correct path to the Spirit Guide. The Spirit Guide had always been explored only by spirit masters, so it was no wonder that Yin Huan suspected Ying Li was a spirit master.

Ying Li is currently only at the fourth level of spiritual cultivation. It is already rare for someone at this level to be able to stand here. However, Ying Li is even more capable of seeing through things that ordinary people cannot see through, which further illustrates the special nature of this woman.

"Brother Yin Huan, what's wrong? Is something wrong?" Ying Li seemed to notice the strange look in Yin Huan's eyes and stopped to ask. She didn't actually find it strange. The secret passage had been a straight path, and after the corner, it was a straight path again. The road conditions hadn't changed much, and apart from the terrifying cat's meow, it was pretty normal.

"It's nothing, just a little strange. Watch your step and stay close behind me, don't stray too far."

Yin Huan shook his head, took a deep breath, and his spiritual power rapidly increased. When he looked ahead again, he saw only a wide road, just like Ying Li. He took Ying Li's hand and walked towards the end of the road. Although he had doubts, he still considered observing Ying Li after leaving the secret passage.

That's a terrifying spiritual guide that has caused countless experts to perish and turn into bones. If they don't use all their strength to deal with it, there's really an 80% chance that the two of them won't be able to get out.

Ying Li followed behind Yin Huan, helping her search for the location of the spiritual guide. About an hour later, the once seemingly endless secret passage finally revealed the familiar blue light again. A new bend appeared, and the two exchanged a wary glance. After all, neither of them were from the Ghost Realm; they had never encountered a spiritual guide, let alone known how to deal with it. If they were to accidentally trigger some dangerous mechanism, they would be in serious trouble.

After walking a few more steps, they finally reached the location of the blue light. Yin Huan walked ahead, his right hand tightly gripping Ying Li's palm. A powerful surge of spiritual energy flowed from his fingertips into Ying Li's body. Ying Li's expression changed; even at this critical juncture, Yin Huan was wasting his spiritual energy to protect her heart meridian. The two were complete strangers, yet he had repeatedly saved her. Ying Li felt a strange sensation, as if as long as Yin Huan was by her side, she wouldn't need to exert any effort; she could simply stand by and watch.

"Brother Yin Huan, you don't need to worry about me. I can manage on my own. You should still keep an eye on what's ahead and be careful."

Yin Huan turned around and saw the worried look in Ying Li's eyes, and her heart warmed. She patted Ying Li's shoulder and said, "It's alright."

"howl!"

Just as the two were talking, a deafening sound echoed through the secret passage. Yin Huan tightened her right hand and pulled Ying Li behind her, shouting, "Ah Li, be careful!" As she spoke, a thick layer of spiritual energy emanated from her body and protected the two of them.

"boom!"

Accompanying the howl was a powerful gust of wind. A sudden gust of wind tore through the air without warning, crackling and popping. Although Ying Li was inside the barrier, she could still feel the tearing force outside. It was at least at the top level of the Divine Cultivator realm! If she hadn't been behind Yin Huan and had faced such a dangerous and strong wind alone, she would probably have been seriously injured, if not killed.

"Howl!" Immediately, a gust of wind carrying a strange blue gas attacked the two of them. Ying Li's expression changed. The blue gas resembled a leopard cat with blood-red, frightening eyes. Although it was just blue gas, the pressure it exerted was real, and it caused the two of them immense pain.

"What is this thing? How can it be so powerful!"

Ying Li clenched his right hand tightly, and the withered bone ring faintly emitted a blue light, protecting Ying Li's heart meridian from harm.

"It's a leopard cat! A terrifying, bloodthirsty spirit-guiding leopard cat from the Ghost Realm Continent! Girl, use your Deep Eyes to control it. Deep Eyes can gather the spirit of heaven and earth, which is similar to mental control!" The alluring man shouted from the Bone Ring at the opportune moment. He shared the same question as Yin Huan: Ying Li clearly didn't have Ghost Realm blood, yet she could see the Spirit Guiding Path. But since she held the Bone Ring, and with her current level of spiritual power, it was understandable that she could clearly see the path of spiritual power before her. It was just that Yin Huan didn't know this.

Upon hearing the alluring man's reminder, Ying Li immediately focused his mind and gathered his strength, a bright red light flashing in his eyes. In this situation, he had to use all his strength, otherwise, he might not be able to escape.

The power of the deep pupils pierced through the barrier and flowed through the secret passage. The spirits of heaven and earth suddenly appeared from all directions. The red and blue spiritual power enveloped the blue gas, and large bolts of lightning crackled and exploded around the leopard cat's body.

"Howl!" A mournful howl rang out, and the secret passage trembled three times. It was thought that the leopard cat was seriously injured because of the Deep Eye Gathering Spirit, but who knew that the leopard cat's fiery red eyes suddenly showed killing intent, and another fierce hurricane. Ying Li felt a chill all over his body. Looking at the outside, the barrier that Yin Huan had gathered to protect the two of them had an additional layer of icy aura.

Could this be the power of the Spirit-Guiding Leopard Cat? Ying Lidong trembled all over. The power of his deep pupils was severely limited here. In this distorted array, the spirits of heaven and earth had no way to attack. Moreover, the leopard cat did not use spiritual power to harm people. The terrifying deep pupils that made the entire Spirit Realm continent tremble with fear seemed particularly superfluous.

"Girl, activate the Bone Ring. I'll lend you my power; otherwise, this spiritual guiding power is too strong, and you might get injured," the alluring man said solemnly.

Ying Li's expression changed, and he gathered spiritual energy in his right hand. The totem inside the withered bone ring floated up, and the bewitching man's body shone with silver light. The crescent-shaped scar on his forehead suddenly turned red. He penetrated into Ying Li's body, settled in his dantian, and spiritual energy was stimulated from within his body.

Ying Li felt a surge of heat in his dantian, and a powerful spiritual energy coursed through his body. His eyes suddenly turned red, and a deep pupil power several times stronger than before appeared in his eyes. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered and swirled within them, and the red and blue spiritual energy on the leopard cat's body suddenly increased more than tenfold!

"Howl!" Another shrill cry rang out as the leopard cat's eyes turned blood red and its body radiated icy coldness. "Bang bang bang!" It struck the barrier! But this situation lasted for less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. The blue leopard cat's form in the vortex of the spirit of heaven and earth grew smaller and smaller until it finally turned into a wisp of water vapor and disappeared into the secret passage.

Yin Huan had already noticed the sudden change in Ying Li's spiritual power. While marveling at the achievements the young man had made, she also became even more curious about Ying Li. The spirit of heaven and earth had killed the Spirit-Guiding Leopard Cat; it seemed that the Deep Eyes were indeed extraordinary.

Just when the two thought the Leopard Cat Spirit Guide had disappeared, "Howl!" Countless earth-shattering howls rang out again. Could it be that there was more than one Leopard Cat Spirit Guide?!

A fierce wind blew, and sure enough, layers upon layers of increasingly thick blue gas surged from the corner. The moment the gas crossed the corner, fierce and violent spiritual energy attacked the two of them!

Seeing that things were not going well, Yin Huan no longer chose to defend. He gathered spiritual energy in his right hand, and the wind made his silver robe flutter wildly. With a long sword in his hand, he flashed in front of Ying Li and quickly moved his right hand. He shot towards the spiritual energy, and in an instant, there were many sword shadows and screams.

And those spirit guides were all killed the instant Yin Huan wielded his sword! They turned into wisps of mist and finally disappeared. Although it was known that Yin Huan was no ordinary person, such cultivation was simply too terrifying! Without relying on any martial arts techniques, he could kill those terrifying spirit guides simply by transforming his spiritual energy into a sword. How could this young man be so heaven-defying?!

However, Ying Li didn't have much time to be surprised and immediately chose to fight alongside Yin Huan.

"Hehe, both little ones are quite good! They're really promising!"

While the two were fighting, a voice suddenly rang out in the secret passage. The moment the voice rang out, the blue leopard cat spirits slowly retreated and stopped attacking the two.

Ying Lihe and Yin Huan exchanged a glance, both extremely cautious. What was going on this time?

"Little ones, stop looking, you can't see me. I am the spirit guide at the center of the illusory array. The physical leopard cat has already decayed and died. Those were just spirit guides formed from my divine consciousness after my death, used to kill intruders. You two are quite good, but I can tell you the truth: if I say no, you will still die from exhaustion. This boy should know why: the physical spirit guide has become a curse, it will never disappear, and those divine consciousnesses will re-condense after they dissipate, and it will happen very quickly. You can't kill them all."

Ying Li's expression changed. She looked at Yin Huan, whose lips were slightly pale and whose eyes were shockingly cold. Something was wrong with Yin Huan; he was starting to panic. In other words, the real leopard cat hadn't lied.

Yin Huan had never taken the spiritual guide seriously. To him, no matter how strong it was, it was nothing more than a divine sense. As long as he was fast enough, he would definitely be able to get through here alive. But he was afraid. He was no longer alone; Ying Li was with him. That girl was the source of his fear.

"What do you want?" Yin Huan asked coldly, shielding Ying Li behind her. Thus, she could only listen to the spirit guide's endless nonsense before making her request.

The voice trailed off for a moment, then suddenly became agitated upon hearing Yin Huan's words, though the tone still carried a threatening undertone: "I need you to pass through the distorted array to break the curse that's causing my corpse to decay. If you succeed, the two of you will find the exit. But if you fail, I'm sorry, both you and this girl will die!"

Yin Huan was startled. He glanced back at Ying Li; something gleamed in the other's clear eyes. He couldn't let Ying Li die. He opened his mouth, then clenched his right hand, and the sword of spiritual energy vanished instantly. Even knowing that releasing the spiritual energy would cause widespread destruction, if he didn't release it now, Ying Li would…

"Why should we agree to your request?! And why do you think we can't defeat you?!" Ying Li gripped Yin Huan's right hand and said in a deep voice towards the source of the voice.

Before the words were even finished, and before the other party could react, Ying Li's right hand, adorned with a ring of withered bones, rapidly channeled spiritual energy. Seven withered bone totems surged forth from his right hand, and in an instant, the spiritual energy shone brightly, illuminating the secret passage as if it were daytime! Upon seeing the light, Yin Huan instinctively closed his eyes, and at that very moment, seven violent azure dragons surged forth from the withered bone totems, soaring straight into the sky!

"Boom!" The secret passage was completely destroyed, with rubble flying everywhere. In just a few seconds, the entire manor's secret passage collapsed! The blue leopard cat spirits also vanished instantly, leaving no trace! Bright light filled the surroundings. Yin Huan opened her eyes and saw only green mountains and clear waters all around her. She was no longer in the secret passage.

"You actually destroyed the entire formation, A-Li, you..." Yin Huan's mind went blank. He turned to look at Ying Li, who gave him a weak smile, then his body went limp and he fell heavily backward!