On the ground, an energy ring suddenly lit up without warning, with complex lines automatically arranging themselves within it, quickly condensing into a mysterious star array.

The next second, starlight converged.

A white figure with a full head of silver hair as white as snow appeared instantly in the star array.

His eyes, as clear as ice crystals in winter, and the silver earring on his left ear, revealed his identity: the twelfth seat of the Deep Sea Watchers—White Raven.

After receiving Xu Qun's cryptic urgent message and the allure of the 'qualification for immortality' it contained, he quickly learned of the Ye family's annihilation after a brief investigation.

Furthermore, none of the people from the Changsheng Sect left Ningcheng after entering, which was clearly an obvious trap, a trap aimed at him.

But he still came.

Because Bai Ya knew that Li Yu's strength was increasing day by day, even to a terrifying degree.

Rather than waiting for the day when Li Yuchao might accidentally shoot him dead from a distance, it's better to take the initiative and seek an opportunity to resolve the hostility.

After all, he had personally experienced that feeling of death.

The terror of the deadly arrow inside the Wucheng Church remains vivid in my memory.

At that time, Li Yu's exceptional abilities were already evident.

In order to escape the arrow that Li Yu was shooting at during his final pursuit, he even destroyed an entire star array.

Seeing the pitiful state of the sea beast on its deathbed, Bai Ya couldn't help but marvel at how fast Li Yu's strength had improved.

Now that Li Yu has become the Star Lord of Zhongzhou, the power of his arrows will naturally only be stronger.

The white raven approached the sea monster and slowly crouched down...

Just now—the instant Bai Ya's figure solidified within the star array, Li Yu's left golden pupil suddenly opened!

The golden thread connecting him and the white raven was now within reach, crystal clear!

Li Yu leaped up instantly and disappeared from Ningcheng's temporary residence in a flash.

Just as Bai Ya crouched down to soothe the struggling sea beast with some deep-sea energy, a cold voice rang out behind him, filled with undisguised killing intent:

"You actually dared to come!"

Li Yu's figure appeared silently behind him.

Bai Ya slowly stood up and turned around, his movements still composed, but a hint of extreme solemnity flashed deep in his eyes.

He saw the terrifying aura emanating from Li Yu, and the phoenix bow burning with flames that he gripped tightly in his hand.

Even without the bowstring drawn, the scorching heat had already evaporated the surrounding rain into mist.

After the battle at the Wucheng Church, the two finally met again.

Li Yu continued coldly, "Xu Qun's clumsy excuse shouldn't fool you. But you came anyway, which means it was your own choice."

"Is he seeking death, or does he have some other motive?"

Li Yu was certain that Bai Ya was not entirely controlled by the Changsheng Sect, nor was he after any qualification for immortality; he came of his own accord.

Bai Ya readily admitted, his voice calm: "That's right, I knew you were here, that's why I came."

You can interpret it as...redemption!

Bai Ya knew perfectly well that recently the Central Plains government had directly dispatched the Twelve Star Lords to besiege the Deep Sea Watchers.

Moreover, he had already determined that even with the addition of the sea monsters, the strength of the Deep Sea Watchers would be no match for the Star Lord.

Given such a massive purge operation, if he wanted to survive under Xingjun's control, his only option was to see Li Yu.

"Oh?" Hearing Bai Ya's blunt words, Li Yu raised an eyebrow and slightly lifted the Phoenix Bow:

"Aren't you afraid I'll just kill you?"

Li Yu was confident that with his current strength, he was not worried about the weapon being controlled by Bai Ya again, and it was even more impossible for Bai Ya to escape smoothly through teleportation like last time.

A powerful confidence, accompanied by an imposing aura, spread out, cutting off all of Bai Ya's escape routes.

"Don't be afraid, because I'm here to save that child," Bai Ya replied softly.

Upon hearing Bai Ya dare to bring up this matter again, Li Yu's gaze instantly turned cold, filled with murderous intent.

Like a spark igniting a barrel of explosives!

A surge of suppressed resentment within Li Yu could no longer be contained, and a powerful outburst of vengeance erupted!

Thick, inky resentment churned around Li Yu, and a small figure radiating icy, bone-chilling coldness quickly solidified within it.

The infant spirit's soul was now solidified, staring intently at the white raven that had once saved his life with endless resentment, causing the surrounding temperature to drop suddenly.

Bai Ya's expression changed slightly. He was greatly surprised to sense the almost tangible, icy resentment emanating from the infant spirit, as well as its powerful ghostly energy.

"You...you actually nurtured it to this extent!"

The fact that a malevolent spirit could be nurtured to such a powerful state in such a short time not only requires special methods and a great price, but also demonstrates the effort Li Yu has put into it and the importance he attaches to the infant spirit.

This made Bai Ya even more convinced that he might have bet on the right direction this time and made the most correct choice.

Ignoring Bai Ya's surprise, Li Yu slowly drew back the Phoenix Bow.

Flames gathered on the arrow, its eyes locked onto the white raven:

"If you've come only to reminisce about your past 'achievements,' then you can prepare to die now!"

That familiar feeling of being completely locked in by death washed over him again, and Bai Ya instantly awoke, hurriedly speaking:

"etc!!"

His tone quickened involuntarily:

“I have no ill intentions! I came here to save that child.”

Bai Ya looked directly at Li Yu: "Since I can use 'Body Transformation' to return the child's life to Zhou Xiaopeng, I can naturally switch it back! Let this child come back to life."

Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and paused briefly in his bow-drawing motion.

"You should know the cost of lying."

“I know,” Bai Ya nodded firmly.

After all, Bai Ya never goes to extremes in his actions, always hoping to have a way out in the future.

That's why he deliberately left those words for Li Yu after the baby spirit and Zhou Xiaopeng exchanged lives, and also left the crystal coffin behind.

However, Bai Ya immediately countered, "Li Yuxing, have you taken care of the child's health as I instructed when I left?"

"The body was well preserved, completely unharmed in the ice coffin," Li Yu replied coldly.

"Moreover... Zhou Xiaopeng is also unharmed and in my hands."

"What?!!"

Upon hearing that Zhou Xiaopeng was also in Li Yu's hands, Bai Ya was greatly surprised. His composure vanished, replaced by disbelief.

That's the son of General Zhou Zhenbei of Zhongzhou. After his resurrection, he was heavily protected and had plenty of trump cards to save his life.

Even if the Deep Sea Watchers wanted to kidnap him, it would be impossible. How could he have fallen into Li Yu's hands!

Bai Ya stared intently at Li Yu, completely bewildered as to how Li Yu had managed to do it!

In his original plan, he also wanted to use Li Yu's help to go to Jincheng, and then indirectly try to contact Zhou Xiaopeng, in order to find a balance between Zhou Zhenbei and Li Yu.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu had already kidnapped the person without saying a word!

This skill and audacity once again far exceeded his expectations!

Bai Ya finally realized that he had seriously underestimated Li Yu's strength.