The words of the cloaked man were filled with immense confidence, as if he absolutely did not believe that Ye Guichen would refuse.

After all, when such a good opportunity falls from the sky, no one would refuse.

Ye Guichen, however, shook his head, completely unenticed by the cloaked man, and said calmly, "Even if I wanted to become a Foundation Establishment Expert, I would rather cultivate by myself. Such charity, I don’t want."

"Haha, are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?" The cloaked man laughed, as if Ye Guichen’s words were a joke.

Ye Guichen said decisively, "What, do you find my words funny? Whether you’re a Holy Envoy or a Ghost Envoy, I don’t care about your tricks here. But if you think you can trample over me, that’s not happening."

Then, pointing at the coffin, he also pointed at Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi: "Have you ensnared them too? I hope you can restore their consciousness immediately, and, you seemed to be standing on the coffin of the Netherworld Emperor just now, so I hope you can kneel and apologize for your disrespectful behavior!"

"Pfft!"

This time, the cloaked man couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Kid, are you threatening me?"

Ye Guichen nodded, "If that’s what you think, then fine by me!"

"Haha, haha, well then, seems like you are dead set on not talking. Fine, then I’ll show you just how foolish you are!"

With those words, the cloaked man didn’t attack but took two steps back, waved his hand, and shouted darkly, "Why are you still kneeling there? Kill him for me!"

Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi suddenly stood up.

They turned their heads mechanically, their empty eyes staring at Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen’s pupils contracted.

He clearly saw the murderous intent in their eyes.

The kind of murderous intent towards a stranger.

This Holy Envoy, he had such means, turning Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi into puppets so easily?

No!

That’s not what it was at all.

Ye Guichen quickly calmed himself, shaking his head vigorously, "That’s definitely not it. They weren’t refined into puppets, they were controlled by some mysterious method. At least their cultivation hasn’t improved much and they’re like tools."

Ye Guichen stared at Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi.

Ye Guichen naturally couldn’t kill them.

This was precisely what made Ye Guichen troubled. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

If he didn’t kill them, they probably wouldn’t stop, but if he killed them, they would truly die.

"Haha, why are you in a daze!" The cloaked man’s face twisted in a grin, looking at Ye Guichen as if he was a joke: "They’re your people, are you reluctant to act? Haha, but now, they’re just my puppets. If you don’t kill them, they will kill you!"

The cloaked man was fearless, watching Ye Guichen’s expression change completely.

Ye Guichen’s expression turned cold, his eyebrows raised, and without wasting words, he said, "Do you think this has me stumped? Then let me show you, today, who is the real joke!"

Ye Guichen stomped his foot fiercely, immediately casting the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique.

The black tower was summoned.

Chains spiraled out from the black tower, bypassing Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi, and charged straight towards the cloaked man.

The cloaked man was completely caught off guard by Ye Guichen’s direct attack.

Especially when he saw the black tower appear, he was entirely unprepared, exclaiming involuntarily, "This, this is the Jiuyou Tower, how, how do you have the Jiuyou Tower?"

It was evident that the cloaked man not only recognized the black tower but also deeply feared it.

Ye Guichen was in no mood to chat with the cloaked man.

"Bind him for me!"

With the clashing of the chains, they surged towards the cloaked man.

The cloaked man shouted sternly, "Kid, this Jiuyou Tower is a divine artifact from the underworld, and it somehow fell into your hands. Haha, but with your current cultivation, you can’t even utilize a tenth of its power. Using it to catch me? Dream on!"

As the cloaked man spoke, he spread his hands, pushing outward.

Boom!

It was as if something exploded.

Countless Yin Souls scattered from Ye Guichen’s hands, clawing and pouring towards the black tower, in madness.

The cloaked man took advantage of the Yin Souls blocking the black tower, his figure suddenly dispersed, and it was unclear where he escaped to.

At the same time, Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi had closed in.

They both raised their weapons, aiming for Ye Guichen’s head, desperate to strike him down with a single blow.

Ye Guichen had to dodge quickly.

These two posed no real threat to him.

Ye Guichen initially thought of extracting their souls, rendering them powerless, but once extracted, he wasn’t sure if he could put them back. After all, Ye Guichen had never tried it before.

He wouldn’t dare use these two lives as an experiment.

Dodging their attacks, Ye Guichen also spread his Spiritual Sense to search for the whereabouts of the cloaked man, yet after a long search, there was no trace of him.

It was as if the person had truly vanished.

"Damn it, his concealment technique is really strong."

Ye Guichen had to retract the black tower, focusing on Xuanyuan Canghai and Bai Qi.

Yet the two seemed tireless, flanking him relentlessly, attacking without pause.

Ye Guichen had no choice but to dodge, unable to counterattack.

But after some time, Ye Guichen noticed eight iron chains bound to the eight corners of the stone coffin.

Although he didn’t know why the stone coffin was chained.