"I understand," Qin Ye replied with a nod. "Between me and the inner demon, one of us has to die, so there's no need for you to try and fan the flames."

Everyone has some things in their lives that are worth fighting for and striving toward. Even the most spineless cowards would be willing to rise up defiantly for the things that they cherished the most.

Nothingness nodded in response, then flicked a finger through the air, and a streak of light flew into Qin Ye's glabella. "That is the piece of Qin Zhongguo's soul that was captured by the second King Yanluo. It's completely undetectable, but with it, you'll be able to sense the location of the inner demon."

After that, Nothingness vanished into a cloud of white mist, and only then did Qin Ye allow himself a sigh of relief before turning to Zhao Yun with a faint smile.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency!" Zhao Yun cupped his fist in an elated salute as he extended a deep now. "There are only seven advanced Yama-Kings left in the world, and you are the eighth one!"

An emotional smile appeared on Qin Ye's face. Who could've imagined that a coward like him would be able to reach such dizzying heights from his humble beginnings back in Clear Creek County?

What did this mean? It meant that no matter how talented one was, the dao of cowardice was always number one!

Qin Ye resisted...