Knox simply hardened his heart and said coldly. "Heh, I truly never expected that you, the dignified Nether Earth Ghost King, would actually be this kind of shameless old rogue! This young master is no longer doing this business!"

With that said, Knox hoisted Aya onto his back, turned around, and walked away.

"Heh, trying to escape?" The Nether Earth Ghost King gave a savage smile. With a wave of the scepter in his hand, he summoned two eerie white bone giant hands, grabbing toward the shoulders of Aya and Knox respectively.

Seeing this, Knox sneered secretly in his heart.

Daring to attack this young master, it’s you, old thing, seeking your own death.

It seemed that from now on, the Four Great Ghost Kings of the Hundred Ghost Mountain Range would have to be changed to the Three Great Ghost Kings.

Under Knox’s confident smile, the exact moment the white bone hand touched Aya, ten thousand swords of light instantly burst forth.

However, facing these light swords filled with chilling murderous intent, the Nether Earth Ghost King not only didn’t show the slightest panic, but his eyes actually revealed an excited, greedy gleam.

"It is exactly this aura! I didn’t expect that after thousands of years, I could once again taste such mellow and sweet sword intent. Hahahahaha, this grand gift, this old man shall gladly accept!"

The Nether Earth Ghost King raised his scepter, and two scarlet light beams shot out from his eyes, blasting toward the light swords surrounding Aya.

The next second, Knox’s confident smile instantly froze, his face revealing a look of panic, his pupils shrinking abruptly.

The light swords that had been unstoppable along the way, killing hundreds of malicious ghosts, were actually forcefully pushed back by the Nether Earth Ghost King’s red light beams.

Furthermore, the red light transformed into a faint mist, enveloping Aya’s body within it.

Under the confinement of the red light, the power of Aya’s Innate Sword God Saint Body was completely sealed, unable to leak out in the slightest.

Realizing just how bad the situation was, Knox’s entire body began to tremble violently.

The Nether Earth Ghost King walked unhurriedly behind him, mocking.

"Little brat, did you think that relying on the power of this little girl’s Innate Sword God Saint Body, you could run rampant freely in the Hundred Ghost Mountain Range? Aren’t you underestimating my Ghost Race a bit too much?"

"But no matter what, this King must also thank you for delivering such a fine tribute right to my door. As a reward, after this King finishes enjoying this little girl, I will grant you a quick and painless death."

With that said, the Nether Earth Ghost King casually waved his hand, grabbing Aya’s shoulder and pulling her into his grasp.

At the same time, a pair of skeletal giant hands descended from the cavern roof. Ten sharp fingers pierced straight through Knox’s shoulders with a squelch. Like grabbing a doll in a claw machine, they hoisted him into mid-air, leaving him completely unable to move.

Sensing the aura on Aya’s body, another gleam flashed through the Nether Earth Ghost King’s eyes.

"This little girl not only possesses the Vault of Divine Sword Heart, but even the yin qi within her body is actually as mellow as a fine aged wine. Tribute of such premium quality, this King hasn’t seen for at least hundreds of years."

"It seems I cannot carelessly waste heaven’s good gifts. I must properly enjoy it bit by bit."

The Nether Earth Ghost King narrowed his eyes slightly, and a slender red light beam shot out from his eyes.

It directly pierced through Aya’s lower abdomen and, like a straw, began to continuously siphon the yin qi from her body.

With his cultivation, he could have completely drained all of Aya’s yin qi in a single instant.

However, because her yin qi was far too pure, every mouthful felt like tasting a century-old fine wine. He deliberately slowed the absorption speed to a crawl, slowly enjoying it bit by bit.

Watching Aya being wantonly ravaged and drained at this moment, Knox’s intestines were turning green with regret.

Had he known this old fellow was actually so unscrupulous, why would he have bothered running all the way to the Hundred Ghost Mountain Range just to seek his own death?

He might as well have enjoyed Aya himself first and then absorbed the yin qi in her body.

Now look at this mess.

Not to mention not getting to enjoy Aya, he’d even fallen into the hands of this old thing. He’d truly given away a bride and lost his army.

Knox’s spiritual energy was confined by the Nether Earth Ghost King, causing his Butterfly Bewitchment secret technique to simultaneously lose its effect.

Without the control of the Butterfly Bewitchment, Aya gradually regained her senses, waking up from her swoon.

"Where am I?"

Aya froze slightly. After realizing her situation, she instantly revealed a look of panic.

"You, who are you?!"

"Shh, little girl, do not be noisy." The Nether Earth Ghost King said with a smiling face.

"Your yin qi is sweet, pure, and beautiful. This King is extremely fond of it. Do not be noisy and clamorous, ruining this rare enjoyment."

Feeling her yin qi continuously draining away, Aya was terrified.

She used all her strength trying to struggle, but was fundamentally unable to break free from the Nether Earth Ghost King’s shackles, her brain gradually grew dizzy and heavy.

Under the Nether Earth Ghost King’s overwhelming power, she gradually gave up resisting.

A moment later, all the yin qi within Aya’s body was completely sucked dry. Losing the yin qi was basically equivalent to losing half her life, as well as her entire cultivation.

"Tsk tsk, the taste is indeed sweet and beautiful, but it’s a pity that with a mere Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, the yin qi is ultimately too little." The Nether Earth Ghost King smacked his lips, feeling that he hadn’t fully satisfied his craving, yet the greed in his eyes hadn’t faded in the slightest.

"Now, it’s time to taste the flavor of the Vault of Divine Sword Heart."

The Nether Earth Ghost King held his white bone scepter high with one hand, and slowly raised the other, gathering ghost qi between his five fingers.

"Nether Soul Jade-Folding Hand!"