"Heh heh... internal strife at this moment, truly a fascinating scene." Yasuo thought he had instigated discord among Lin Tian and the others, and laughed even more triumphantly.

"Your subordinate’s intelligence is lacking; he should go recharge it." Lin Tian looked at Xu Feibai with contempt.

"It’s you who need the recharge!" Yasuo roared, clasping his hands to cast a spell, sending the crystal skull crashing towards Xiao Manxue again.

The female CEO was just thinking about her sister when her thoughts were interrupted, which made her annoyed: "What a terrible sound!"

She shook the Hua Ying Sword, slashing at the skull, and midway through the slash, the blade suddenly shone with blue sword light. With a crack, this time the sound wasn’t metal colliding but like the blade slicing into something.

The Hua Ying Sword with its blue sword light struck into the crystal skull, with a crack, breaking off a piece of the skull, causing Yasuo’s heart to bleed.

"You...you..." Yasuo stammered, but seeing Xiao Manxue raise her sword again, he quickly performed a spell gesture to retrieve the crystal skull.

With a bang, another person was knocked back, rolling several times on the ground; it was the masked man who had been severely beaten by Charlotte. Two confident subordinates, failing before success, though not dead, had lost face greatly.

The masked man couldn’t overcome even with the Blood Angel, and Yasuo was worse off, with his magic artifact chipping away when Xiao Manxue angrily struck.

Charlotte acted as if nothing happened and continued towards the Eye of the Creator, when suddenly the cave echoed with a howling sound, followed by many objects flying in, crashing against the rock walls.

Bang bang bang...

The sound of things breaking kept echoing, and with each object smashed, a burst of smoke arose, turning the already dark cave into a misty haze.

The smoke and walls were tangible; without advanced vision, Lin Tian couldn’t see through the smoke with just his night vision.

"Seven-mile smoke, it’s the Ninja!" Xiao Manxue suddenly shouted.

Lin Tian rushed over, patting her shoulder: "Don’t move, it’s me, can you hold on?"

He and Charlotte weren’t afraid of poisons or smoke, but Xiao Manxue had a mortal body with the risk of poisoning. Besides, the Ninjas wouldn’t use ordinary smoke; last time, their poison could deal with an Ancient Martial Artist.

"I’m fine, I’ll hold my breath for now." Xiao Manxue quickly responded and then fell silent, clearly running True Qi to hold her breath.

The smoke came quickly and dispersed quickly; when the smoke cleared, over a dozen people rushed in from outside the cave, all dressed in black Ninja attire.

These individuals saw that everyone inside the cave was standing, none had fallen, and were momentarily dumbfounded.

"San... San Valley, the smoke is ineffective..." a little man stammered to the leader.

"Could it have failed?" another whispered.

"Stay calm, composed." The leader, known as San Valley, barked quietly.

In the deepest part of the cave, where the Eye of the Creator had landed, Xiao Manxue and Charlotte both held their weapons at the same person’s neck.

"Li Wenfeng, do you think sneaking in amidst the chaos will get you the gemstone, or do you believe your strength is in the Innate Realm?" Xiao Manxue coldly remarked.

Indeed, when the smoke billowed earlier, not only did the Ninjas sneak in, but Li Wenfeng did as well, thinking he could hide. Yet, his supposed stealth was laughable to everyone in the cave.

He was maintaining a bent posture now, his hand nearly touching the black diamond gemstone, yet he dared not move, as the weapons at his neck could sever his head with a slightest movement.

"It’s getting livelier; so many people fighting for a small stone. But you’re all going in vain." Lin Tian said indifferently, his gaze scanning every person in the cave.

Xu Feibai felt the situation was getting out of control, furrowing his brow, he looked at the Ninjas: "Who employed you?"

"We abide by the rules of the trade; apologies for not disclosing." San Valley’s expression was cold as he refused to answer.

"Does your Sun Shadow Association even have rules to speak of? Ridiculous, regardless of who employed you, your mission ends here. Leaving now might save your life." Xu Feibai’s words carried a fire; he had lost somewhat in his tussle with Lin Tian, feeling annoyed, and now even riffraff were causing chaos.

"Who are you? Knowing we are from the Sun Shadow Association and still dare speak like this, you’re quite bold." San Valley scanned Xu Feibai without restraint.

Hearing this insolence, Lin Tian almost burst into laughter: "Ha, the Xu Family is a taboo in Japan, and you don’t even recognize him? How do you manage in the Sun Shadow Association?"

"The Xu Family!" The Ninjas were startled and uniformly stepped back three paces, as if they’d heard something terrifying; more accurately, the mention of the Xu Family frightened them.

"San... San Valley, let’s retreat. The higher-ups warned us, if our mission encounters anyone from the Xu Family, we must avoid them." one Ninja whispered.

San Valley glanced at Xu Feibai, then at the Eye of the Creator in the distance; the gemstone seemed within reach, and he hesitated.

"Hahaha... keep fighting." Li Wenfeng burst into laughter while brilliant golden light suddenly radiated from him, making him akin to a golden sun, illuminating the dark cave brightly.

The blinding light caused Xiao Manxue and Charlotte’s eyes to sting, especially Charlotte, who felt her strength was being suppressed, prompting both women to instinctively step back.

Li Wenfeng slightly extended his hand, grabbing the Eye of the Creator, while a golden light enveloped the black diamond.

"The Holy Knight’s Light!" Li Wenfeng shouted, as the golden light on him grew stronger and more intense, enveloping the black diamond even thicker.

"Master, he..." Charlotte exclaimed.

"King Arthur’s Holy Knight’s Light; he actually attempts to purify the cursed power. Truly digging his own grave! Ignore him, let him be." Lin Tian coldly ordered, gesturing for Charlotte and Miss to return.

Yasuo grew anxious, wanting to rush forward, but Xu Feibai stopped him, opting to watch the situation unfold.

"San Valley, what should we do?" The Ninjas exchanged glances, uncertain of what action to take.

"We must seize the Eye of the Creator; since the Xu Family remains passive, don’t blame us for acting." San Valley spoke deeply, his latter words clearly meant for Xu Feibai.

Xu Feibai didn’t even glance at them, merely showing a faint, meaningful smile.

"Go." Unable to resist, San Valley waved his hand, ordering his subordinates to charge forward.

Three Ninjas, receiving the order, rapidly rushed forward, not facing any hindrance, and quickly reached Li Wenfeng’s side. The trio simultaneously swung their daggers, attempting to sever Li Wenfeng’s two hands.