"Because his life, from the very beginning, did not belong to him."

"He's already dead."

Li Yu pointed to the small body in the crystal coffin on the other side of the star array and said directly:

“I think you know better than anyone how he ‘came back to life.’ So today, he must return this life that shouldn’t have existed!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenbei's face darkened, and he looked coldly at Li Yu.

"Dad! Did you hear that? They're going to kill me! These lowly refugees deserve to die! Kill them!" Zhou Xiaopeng struggled even more fiercely in his shackles, shouting loudly.

Zhou Zhenbei's aura instantly became violent, and the warm jade on Zhou Xiaopeng's body began to dance wildly, its red light flickering erratically.

"Li Yu, my son Zhou Zhenbei, is not someone anyone can mess with! If you dare to harm a single hair on his head, I will make sure everyone around you pays the price!"

Li Yu's eyes flashed with fierce light. Instead of retreating, he took a step forward to confront the powerful energy phantom head-on.

"Then let's give it a try! Today, this borrowed life of his will must be exchanged, whether he wants it or not!"

Seeing that Li Yu was unmoved by any persuasion or coercion, and determined to exchange her life, the last trace of restraint in Zhou Zhenbei's eyes vanished, replaced by overwhelming killing intent:

"Since you won't listen to reason, then don't blame me!"

The phantom suddenly raised its hand, and an indescribable fluctuation of law descended:

"Suppress the mountains and rivers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the jade pendant at Zhou Xiaopeng's waist suddenly burst forth with a dazzling blood-red light!

Countless twisted, wailing ghosts, exuding intense resentment, surged wildly from the jade tablet like a flood bursting its banks!

The black mist instantly filled the entire room, and the mournful roar sent chills down everyone's spine.

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" The closest person, Shi Tuo Yan, had a drastic change in expression. He hurriedly activated the Yin Poison around his body to form a protective barrier, but the number of ghosts that surged out was simply too great, and each one was extremely ferocious. His defense was instantly shaken and his figure was uncontrollably retreating. For the first time, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Standing in the center of the star array, Bai Ya looked at the countless ghosts filling the sky and felt a sense of foreboding.

"It's over. With so many ghosts, Kangcheng is probably really going to become a ghost town..."

Before setting up the star array, he had warned Li Yu and Zhou Zhenbei that they were not to be trifled with. They could launch such a large-scale, indiscriminate ghost attack with just a long-range projection and the ability to suppress mountains and rivers!

This is utterly reckless madness!

Countless ghosts burst forth from the warm jade token, their sheer number enough to devour everyone present!

"Kangcheng is finished." Bai Ya's mind raced, but he did not flee immediately.

With such a large number of ghosts, even if Li Yu sends people to protect Kangcheng with all his might, very few people will survive.

White Raven quietly raised his hand, and the soft light emitted by the star array formed a relatively safe area, which the ghost seemed to instinctively avoid.

He could escape at any time using the star array, and he didn't actually harm Zhou Xiaopeng. If Zhou Zhenbei wins in the end, he can easily shift the blame to Li Yu, saying that Li Yu forced him to do all of this.

Countless ghosts surged towards the crowd, quickly filling the room and bursting through the walls, wanting to attack any living targets.

The countless ghosts completely devoured everyone.

Just when Zhou Zhenbei thought victory was assured and was preparing to rescue Zhou Xiaopeng—

A golden light suddenly shone!

Li Yu opened her left golden eye, which burst forth with dazzling golden light.

He made no extra movements, only coldly glancing at the menacing ghosts.

An unbelievable scene has unfolded!

The originally crazed and ferocious ghosts seemed to have encountered their natural enemy, and all of them paused in mid-air.

Their originally ferocious faces twisted into utter terror, and they all knelt down on the ground, their souls trembling uncontrollably, bowing their heads deeply, not daring to utter even a roar or shriek.

The entire research institute fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

"Impossible!" Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure suddenly froze.

"What?" Bai Ya exclaimed, his mouth agape in surprise.

Zhou Zhenbei experienced his first violent tremor. His brows furrowed, his focused gaze fixed on Li Yu's golden left eye, filled with disbelief.

Bai Ya was also shocked and could hardly believe what he was seeing. He clearly remembered that Li Yu's golden eyes were able to connect to star arrays, right? How could he control ghosts? And ghosts with the name Zhou Zhenbei on them!

This was completely beyond his comprehension!

Bai Ya couldn't understand what Li Yu's true abilities were, nor could he figure out how many secrets Li Yu was hiding.

Zhou Xiaopeng was like a duck with its neck being choked; all his arrogant screams froze, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this bizarre scene, the ghosts that bowed to Li Yu and the invincible image of her father, Zhou Zhenbei, seemed to have developed some cracks.

"I underestimated you." Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure was silent for a moment, then spoke again, his voice low and solemn. For the first time, he called out this name so clearly and solemnly:

"Li Yu".

He remembered Li Yu; the impression was so profound.

The phantom's energy fluctuated slightly, revealing the weighing of his inner thoughts.

“Li Yu…” Zhou Zhenbei’s voice carried a hint of barely perceptible compromise:

"Release Xiaopeng, and I can wipe the slate clean of all previous grievances."

"Furthermore, I will cede control of the North to you,"

Zhou Zhenbei stated his conditions in a deep voice, his tone heavy, as if he only wanted to exchange his son's life for his.

But Li Yu remained unmoved, and after speaking, she repeated the same words:

"I said, his life must be saved."

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