He spread his arms wide and grinned, saying, "Come on, I've said everything I wanted to say, kill me!"

Su Nian frowned.

He knew Ye Hua's cunning and treacherous nature all too well, and from the moment he came out, he kept wondering in his mind whether Ye Hua was preparing some underhanded trick.

Ye Hua's Destiny System can draw too many unknown items, and he cannot guarantee that this is not another trap.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Ye Hua laughed as he looked at Su Nian, who was still unwilling to make a move. "You dared to confront even the mighty power from the heavens that day, so why are you so timid and hesitant now when facing a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like me?"

Su Nian hesitated for a moment, then snapped her fingers, and a barrier enveloped them, isolating them from the outside world.

Ye Hua glanced around and said calmly, "You're really cautious. Are you afraid of incurring divine punishment again?"

Then he used his spiritual energy to form a protective shield around himself, took out his longsword, cut his palm, and tempered the blade.

Ye Hua watched quietly as Su Nian prepared all this, without making any move.

"The Dharma Form of Reincarnation!"

Su Nian roared, and a golden giant tens of thousands of feet tall appeared behind him.

Ye Hua raised his head and looked up at the towering golden giant, his eyes as calm as a still lake.

"If you have any trump cards left, bring them out now! Otherwise, with one palm strike, even if you're a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator or a Mahayana cultivator, I can still obliterate you!"

Ye Hua smiled.

He burst into laughter, laughing without any regard for his image.

"Hahahaha—a top expert who can shake the heavens actually used the Heavenly Dharma Form when facing a Nascent Soul cultivator like me? Su Nian, as expected, as expected! Although I don't know what I did to you in the past, in your heart... you are still very afraid of me!"

Su Nian did not answer the question; her eyes held only solemnity and caution.

He cannot rest easy as long as Ye Hua is alive.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Ye Hua's voice suddenly became low and dejected.

"You're being overly cautious. I have no backup plan at all..."

He shook his head, his eyes filled with despair. He sat on the ground, curling up in a ball. "I've just realized that with someone like you as an opponent, I can never win in this lifetime. You're so strong, you can even tear a hole in the sky, while I'm so weak, I haven't even reached the Nascent Soul stage. The difference between us is like heaven and earth. So I wanted to apologize to you and see if we could become friends, but it's clear that we're irreconcilable. I'm going back to Blue Star, and if you stay here, you'll definitely become an obstacle on my path to immortality. Since I can't beat you, I might as well give up..."

Ye Hua's voice was very sincere, but Su Nian, who knew him well, knew that it must be some kind of disguise.

Seeing that Su Nian hadn't made a move, Ye Hua grinned, "What's wrong? I've offered my life to you, and you still won't do it?"

Su Nian hesitated.

Frankly speaking, the opportunity to kill Ye Hua is right in front of him; this is his best chance to change everything.

But……

He looked at Ye Hua.

Has he really given up like this?

Is this a clone?

Is there a trap under his feet?

Was he deliberately seducing him?

Ye Hua smiled.

"If you don't make a move soon, I'm leaving."

He stood up, intending to turn and leave, when suddenly a sword was stuck in front of his feet.

Ye Hua's lips curled into a subtle smile as he turned to ask, "So you won't let me leave even if you don't kill me? How about this? You lock me up first, and then kill me once you've made up your mind?"

Su Nian covered her forehead, looking at Ye Hua, unsure of what to do.

Ye Hua possesses the Dao of Deception and can refine anything containing spiritual energy. Taking him into the dungeon might bring hidden dangers.

But if we kill him, where does his confidence come from?

Kill him? Don't kill him? Imprison him? Cripple his cultivation? Sever his limbs? Lock him in a small world?

He must have drawn some kind of key item, which is why he's so confident.

What is the right choice? What is he gambling on?

At this moment, countless thoughts flooded into Su Nian's mind. He kept deducing, but he found that no matter how he deduced, the result was unknown.

"Could you hurry up? If you don't intend to kill me, could you at least lock me up first?"

After a long while, Su Nian slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

If the Demon Emperor Ye Hua doesn't exist in this world, then I am the strongest.

Even if he were to pull out the Star-Descending Blade at this moment, it would still be no match for the difference in their cultivation levels.

Staying behind is ultimately a major hidden danger.

so--

kill!

"Three Lives Reincarnation Palm!"

Su Nian formed hand seals, and the golden giant's palm emitted a strong golden light as it slowly descended from the sky.

"One palm strike to sever this life!!"

He shouted, venting all the grievances he had suffered throughout his life.