"Who dares to make such a ruckus here? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​the manor! You deserve to die!" Before the group could leave, an old man appeared and launched an attack on them.

Behind the old man were two other old men. Leng Yue and Qian Chen realized, "These must be some of the ten elders, right?"

Qian Chen nodded, "Be careful, their strength should not be underestimated."

Diewu was attacked and could no longer maintain her human form. Seeing this, Lengyue grabbed Diewu and transferred some of her spiritual power to her.

Enveloped in spiritual energy, Diewu's body transformed from a rose into a normal human being. Leng Yue, without a second thought, immediately channeled more spiritual energy into her.

"Master, I have a body again, that's wonderful!" Butterfly Dance was overjoyed. If it weren't for the formidable enemy at hand, she would have jumped up and down with Leng Yue in her arms.

"Butterfly Dance, do you know how to deal with them?" Leng Yue stared warily at the opposing elders, her face grim. These seemed to be the strongest opponents they had ever encountered.

Looking at Leng Yue's serious expression, Die Wu thought carefully for a moment, "Master, it's the Flame Pearl. I seem to remember that the Flame Pearl was their nemesis back then."

After regaining her human form, Butterfly Dance seemed to have some ideas as well. However, her ideas were limited.

"What should we do?" After Diewu calmed down, Lengyue walked over to Qianchen, the two of them side by side, ready to advance or retreat together.

Butterfly Dance shook her head. "I don't remember."

"Then... you should step aside and protect yourself." Leng Yue sighed. For now, the only option was to fight to the death.

"How dare you look down on us? You deserve to die!" Perhaps the elder was enraged by Leng Yue's disregard for them, and delivered another heavy blow.

Leng Yue and Qian Chen were so shaken that they could barely stand. They had to work together to open the protective barrier to avoid being crushed into mincemeat.

Even a single elder's attack already possessed world-destroying power. Leng Yue wondered what the outcome would be if all three elders on the other side attacked together.

"Qianchen, how about we escape? We can use the Anywhere Door." Inside the barrier, Leng Yue was struggling to hold on, and since she had already found what she was looking for, it was best to leave now.

"Can the Anywhere Door work?" Qian Chen's words dispelled Leng Yue's idea.

The Anywhere Door stopped working once they entered this world; otherwise, they wouldn't be fighting so hard. Leng Yue said with a pained expression, "What are we going to do? Are we going to die here?"

"Why don't you come out and fight? What kind of appearance is it to hide in this tortoise shell?" The white-haired elder who had been attacking them was getting frustrated because he couldn't break through their barrier.

"Who said this place is forbidden? You didn't even put up a sign as a warning." Seeing that the white-haired elder couldn't break the barrier, Leng Yue became bolder.

That's how battles are; when the forces are evenly matched, you can talk your way out of it, but if the disparity is too great, you'll be instantly defeated. Fortunately, their protective shield has now become their bargaining chip, giving Leng Yue the leverage to engage in verbal sparring.

Seeing Leng Yue jumping around happily inside the protective shield, the white-haired elder was not to be outdone, "You were in the wrong to trespass into the manor at will, and now you still have the nerve to argue?"

"We're here to find a missing child. Mei Bao is our friend's child, but she was kidnapped by Edward, the owner of this place!" Seeing that the white-haired elder was probably tired, Leng Yue became even bolder. "You were in the wrong first. We chased after the child here. What wrong have we done?"

"Child? What child?" The black-haired elder, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

"Mei Bao, because the Demon Pearl was assimilated into a vampire, we just found her when Edward kidnapped her." This time, Leng Yue didn't gloat, but explained seriously.

It wasn't that she was cowardly; it was just that this black-haired elder's power was clearly greater. If he were to make a move, their protective barrier would be utterly vulnerable.

"The Demon Pearl has come to life again?" The black-haired elder looked at Leng Yue. "You should go back. You can't take that child with you."

"Big Brother!" The white-haired elder told the black-haired elder to call him Big Brother.

"Why?" Seeing that the elder seemed reasonable, Leng Yue said a few more words, "The child's mother is waiting for the child to return home. Since we promised her, we should take the child back."

"Now that you know she has been assimilated by the Demon-Slaying Pearl, do you think she can recover?" The black-haired elder waved his hand. "Go back."

With a wave of his hand, the black-haired elder shattered the barrier that Leng Yue and Qian Chen had jointly erected into tiny particles. The two of them, along with Die Wu, were uncontrollably thrown out of the manor.

However, the black-haired elder's attack was different from the white-haired elder's. The black-haired elder's attack was gentler, like a light breeze and drizzle, but its power was not diminished at all.

"Brother, why did you let them go?" the white-haired elder asked, puzzled.

"Ninth Elder, the other seven elders weren't asleep at all, were they? Where did they go?" The black-haired elder looked at the white-haired elder, and the oppressive aura emanating from him made the white-haired elder kneel on the ground.

"Big brother, you..." The white-haired elder looked at the black-haired elder in disbelief, "You can't do this to me!"

"Where are the other elders?" The black-haired elder remained unmoved. "What is Edward up to?"

The ten elders were divided into pairs, rotating every hundred years. This time, it was the First Elder and the Tenth Elder's turn, but the Ninth Elder also volunteered to join. The First Elder found it strange from the beginning, until Leng Yue said that the Demon Orb had appeared in the world and Edward had taken it, then he understood.

“I’ve said it before: our family will remain neutral and avoid holy war. Why did you make this decision on your own?” The First Elder said, glancing at the Tenth Elder who had been silent all along. “Tenth Elder, you go to the altar first to stop them. I’ll be there shortly.”

The Tenth Elder didn't say much, just nodded and disappeared. Each of the ten elders possessed unique abilities, such as concealment, speed, and attack. The Tenth Elder's ability was invisibility, making him best suited for surprise attacks.

Seeing the Tenth Elder leave, the white-haired elder, also known as the Ninth Elder, shouted, "Brother, why can't we join the Holy War? You've been asleep for so long, did you really think the Holy War had stopped?"

"Let me tell you, the other families have long since broken the alliance. Our family members are being ostracized by the outside world. Can you really bear to see that?" The Ninth Elder's words were half true and half false, but it was true that the family members were being ostracized.

However, the main reason the Edwards family was ostracized was that they acted as blood hunters. They hunted vampires from other families, so they were actually the first to break the covenant.

However, the Ninth Elder wouldn't explain it so clearly. Because this was a scheme they had laid out four hundred years ago.

The elder was silent for a moment, then said, "I will look into the matter myself. You should go back and reflect on your actions. You are not allowed to leave the manor without my permission."

After the First Elder finished speaking, he left, leaving only the Ninth Elder standing there, looking at the sky and sneering, "It's unstoppable, no one can stop it! Hahaha!"

Sunlight slowly pierced through the clouds, and the Ninth Elder vanished from the garden in a flash. In the shadows, gazing at the sunlight outside, the Ninth Elder murmured to himself, "Soon, very soon!"