The Four Great Martial Emperors, at this moment, had also sensed the monstrous talent of Ye Fan!


    Such a perfect ambush, and yet Ye Fan was able to escape, even leading several others to escape with him—their bizarre methods were too terrifying!


    He must be slain!


    Such an abomination cannot be allowed to live!


    At this moment, Ye Fan had already fainted, utterly unaware that danger was approaching!


    The Four Great Maids, along with Yu Linglong''s four trusted aides, saw the situation before them, and a look of despair emerged in their eyes.


    Although they knew death was certain, they looked at each other and, without any hesitation, stood in front of Ye Fan and Yu Linglong, shouting, "For the Young Master, for Commander Yu, we fight to the death!"


    All they could control was the Grandmaster Realm power, which was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, like an egg striking a rock in the face of the attack of the Four Great Martial Emperor strongmen!


    But even so, they still chose to do this, hoping to protect their Young Master, Commander Yu!


    Zhou Yao''s face revealed a ferocious sneer as he murmured, "To think that the Ye Family''s foolish Young Master is about to die at my hands! Hehe, after today''s actions, perhaps this lord won''t even need to go to Dongying, hmph!"


    In Great Xia now, there were too many people wanting Ye Fan dead!


    The big shots in the Capital, and Young Master Zhou...


    If Ye Fan were really killed, they would surely protect Zhou Yao with their lives!


    Huh huh huh!


    Powerful Qi Forces tore through the void, and it seemed they were about to hit Ye Fan and the others. A swiftly moving figure rushed over, shouting, "Scoundrels, stop!"


    Along with the resonant voice, a strong surge of Qi Force arrived, a single person''s strength surprisingly redirected the Martial Breath of Zhou Yao, Xiao Quan, and the four from Nanba, smashing it to one side while precisely avoiding Ye Fan, Yu Linglong, and their companions.


    "Zhou Yao, I have had my suspicions about you for a long time. To think that as one of the controllers of the Xuanwu Region, you would collude with the Black Clothes Society to harm the loyal and good people of Great Xia. Have you no conscience?" Gu Feng stood in front of Ye Fan and Yu Linglong, berating Zhou Yao.


    Even when deducing at the headquarters of the Xuanwu Region, Gu Feng had concluded Zhou Yao was very likely a traitor, but seeing all of this before him, he still couldn''t quite believe it.


    Zhou Yao was an orphan; raised by the government of Great Xia who provided him with funds, schooling, living supplies, opportunities for learning, and eventually, a position within the Xuanwu Region, where he made not a few contributions and rose to his current status.


    The remaining Nanba and his deputy, along with Zhou Yao himself, could only match up to Gu Feng''s side when it came to the powerhouses at the Martial Emperor Level.


    Under such circumstances, killing Ye Fan had basically become impossible.


    Unless one could annihilate all the forces brought by Gu Feng and Yu Qiang on the scene with an absolute advantage.


    This was destined to be a bloody battle!


    The scene instantly reached a standoff.


    "Surrender! Zhou Yao, in light of your past contributions, I can guarantee that you will receive the fairest trial," Gu Feng calmly stared at Zhou Yao, trying to persuade him to give up resistance.


    But what Zhou Yao aspired to was a higher status, grander ambitions; with things having come this far, how could he possibly give up?


    He was the one even willing to betray Matsumoto; how could Gu Feng''s exhortation sway him?


    "Gu Feng, you underestimate me too much! Since I''ve decided to act, how could I possibly have only this little bit of strength?" Zhou Yao calmly said to Nanba beside him, "Leader Nanba, let the remaining Blood Demon Sect masters attack!"


    A trap within a trap! A scheme within a scheme!


    Yu Linglong intended to use her battle team as bait, luring Gu Feng to encircle Matsumoto''s Black Clothes Society team.


    But Zhou Yao then used one-third of the Blood Demon Sect forces to tempt Gu Feng into an encirclement, while the remaining forces, twice as large, executed a counter-encirclement!


    Among those two remaining teams, there were two elders from the Blood Demon Sect, also mostly strong warriors at the Martial Emperor Level.


    In the end, whether it''s in terms of Martial Emperor-Level strength or number of personnel, Zhou Yao''s side held an absolute advantage.


    Ultimately, the total annihilation of Gu Feng and his people was inevitable.


    "Alright!" Nanba responded and was about to open his communicator to contact the team lurking outside Penglai Canyon, when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura rapidly approaching the canyon, "Eh? They''re so smart, they''ve come ahead of time?"


    Nanba was a little puzzled, dialed his Legitimate Line subordinate''s communicator, to find out what was going on!


    But after trying several times, he found that his Legitimate Line subordinate''s communicator just couldn''t get through!


    "What damn signal, can''t even make a damn call?" Nanba angrily smashed the communicator on the ground, turned to Zhou Yao, and said, "Young Master Zhou, no need to summon, my people have already come... this time they have no escape..."