# 1881
Chapter 1874: The Cloak and the Cape
"Night Watch and Oath Society, they really are family... but could you let go of my subordinate first?" When Lin Qiye saw the pitiful, pleading look in Charles's eyes, he sighed helplessly.
"Alright, alright."
Jinian sighed and released Charles. Charles coughed lightly, straightened his collar and cuffs, respectfully performed a knight's salute to Jinian, then walked back to Lin Qiye's side.
Lin Qiye's gaze swept across the ruins and corpses around them, and he smiled:
"You're quite efficient. The Divine Desire Paradise is down to just these few people. You nearly finished them off."
"So, you came here to wipe out Divine Desire Paradise too?"
"Yeah."
"Came alone?"
"No, but wiping out Divine Desire Paradise, one person is enough."
"They have four Chief Gods guarding the place. Are you sure?"
"There's only one now." Lin Qiye glanced at a certain palace. "Their Holy Sovereign is dead. As for the other two Chief Gods, one was betrayed by the Holy Sovereign, the other betrayed the Holy Sovereign... The remaining one isn't much of a threat either."
"Tch, sounds pretty tragic." Jinian's eyebrows rose slightly. "So this last one, do you want to handle it, or should I?"
"Since we're both here, let's do it together."
Lin Qiye waved his hand casually.
His tone was extremely calm, as if he wasn't about to slay a god, but rather happened to be passing by a restaurant and was inviting an old friend for a drink.
"Alright, let's see who's faster." Jinian hoisted the planet-destroying cannon and walked toward the front.
"...You're walking in the wrong direction. He's over here."
"Oh, right."
"You became a god? How did you solve the problem of being consumed by the Dao?"
"Consumed by the Dao? What's that?"
"...When you body bore the laws, didn't you disappear?"
"Nope. My physical body is incredibly strong. Different from you guys."
"Fine... What is that thing you're carrying? Isn't it heavy?"
"Planet-destroying cannon. Pretty powerful. Want me to fire one at you so you can experience it?"
"...No thanks. I don't have a habit of self-harm."
Among the blood-red ruins, the two walked forward unhurriedly, chatting. The cloak and cape fluttered in the dust, like old friends reuniting after a long separation—natural and carefree.
Of course, some people's state of mind was anything but carefree at the moment.
Watching the two walk side by side toward him, the last shred of hope in the Palm Master's heart crumbled completely.
Earlier, seeing Lin Qiye come from the north, he had wondered if there was any chance to pull off a scheme—using one tiger to drive away another. But the moment he saw them turn and walk toward him together, he knew he had been thinking too optimistically.
These two were clearly working together!
At this moment, the Palm Master was devastated... He was just a mere Palm Master of Divine Desire Paradise. Dealing with one enemy alone would have been enough to make his life miserable. What right did he have to have two living Yama Kings coming after him together?!
Watching the two unhurried steps, the Palm Master gritted his teeth and turned to bolt toward the palace's back door.
"Palm Master! Where are you going?" The disheveled servant girl sat dazed on the ground. Seeing the Palm Master leave in a hurry, she grabbed the edge of his clothes.
"Let go! If we don't run now, it'll be too late!" the Palm Master hissed urgently.
"Palm Master, you can't abandon me... Take me with you!"
"Take a load off! Let go of me!"
A狠意 flashed in the Palm Master's eyes. He grabbed her wrist to pry her off, but at that moment, a heavy door-pushing sound echoed from the front of the hall.
The Palm Master's body stiffened. He turned his head in astonishment to find that the two figures—one in black and one in red—had already stood at the doorway, their gazes drifting between him and the disheveled servant girl, their expressions somewhat subtle.
How did they get here so fast? Just a moment ago, they were clearly still at a distance!
The Palm Master's face paled.
"...Divine Desire Paradise really is chaotic." Jinian clicked his tongue in wonder. "Say, do you two want to continue? I'd like to see the rest of the premium content..."
The Palm Master knew he couldn't escape. His body stiff as he stood up, he glared at the two before him and spoke venomously:
"You dare make a move against Divine Desire Paradise... You're courting death! When the Holy Sovereign returns, he won't let you off!"
"He won't be coming back."
Lin Qiye said calmly. He raised his palm, and a golden scepter fell into his grasp. Its surface was stained with dark red bloodstains.
The moment he saw this scepter, the Palm Master's body trembled. An expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
He naturally recognized the Royal Scepter, and knew how terrifying the 22nd's strength could become when wielding this divine artifact... The fact that this man held this scepter could only mean one thing—22nd had been slain by him.
"Damn it..."
Despair flashed in the Palm Master's eyes. A flash of divine light gathered in his palm, and he slammed it toward the two before him!
A massive flame-whip chain tore through the air, sending forth a piercing whistle. Scorching light blazed past Lin Qiye's ear. His eyes narrowed slightly as a longsword instantly parried the whip chain.
Meanwhile, the Palm Master had already transformed into streaming light, desperately flying toward the outside of the palace!
Lin Qiye didn't move, because a silver-haired figure had already appeared like a phantom before the streaming light, reaching out with bare hands to grab at the ghost-like form!
"Hand it over!"
Jinian's palm pressed precisely onto the top of the Palm Master's head, slamming him directly into the earth. Shattered bricks flew everywhere, and the entire palace shook violently!
The Palm Master's head was pressed into the deep crater. He felt as if his skull was about to be crushed by that hand. Scorching flames erupted from every part of his body, his form turning to smoke and spreading in all directions.
"Oh?" Jinian felt his palm lighten. The next moment, that sea of fire had already spread beyond the palace. "You have quite a few escape tricks."
"If they didn't know how to escape, they never would have survived in this mist until now." Lin Qiye spoke calmly. "But this time, there's no escape for them."
As Lin Qiye stamped his foot, a purple domain swept across the earth instantly. Under the effect of the King of Ending's Command, that surging sea of fire was forcibly shaken back into the Palm Master's original form, crashing heavily to the ground.
After having his escape foiled twice in a row, the Palm Master's trump cards were exhausted. Just as he gritted his teeth, preparing to fight desperately, a thick cannon barrel was already pressed against his eyes.
Jinian poured his divine power into the planet-destroying cannon. Deep blue radiance blazed from the depths of the cannon's muzzle, and the scent of death spread madly!
"Bye bye."
Jinian waved his hand. The next instant, blinding flames erupted violently!