Now that these two cloaked figures had been injured and were put in a desperate situation, it was clear that something would have to change with them or they would never make it to the end.

However, most of these trials were individual trials, which meant that they couldn't ask for help at this point. Moreover, even if they did ask for help, with how injured they were, there were even more chances of them being betrayed. Naturally they couldn't ask for help unless they were truly desperate.

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So the only thing they could do now was reveal their trump cards or face the possibility of being eliminated and trying their plot outside.

Why would Lin Fan's group give them that chance?

As they stood on the stairs, Lin Fan raised his hand out to Momonga who took that hand.

They stood there holding hands as dark life energy flowed out of Momonga's hand and into Lin Fan's hand. It went through Lin Fan's hands and reached the ball of darkness that was in his other hand.

The moment that dark energy reached the ball of darkness in his other hand, that ball of darkness spread around them to create almost a translucent barrier.

This ball of darkness was the law of shadows that Lin Fan had absorbed from Yin, however since Yin was weaker than Jin, it meant that this wasn't a complete law. However, even as a fragment of a law, Lin Fan had a way of making it work.

Since last time Lin Fan discovered that he could draw out the power of his laws and dissipate them in the air around him, reducing the lashback to his body, he had been experimenting with his suction force.

He had found that he was able to pull out laws and life energy from inside of himself and from other people. After pulling out the laws and life energy, he was able to direct them with the force of his suction power and infuse them into each other.

This meant that even if his law was a fragment, as long as he injected enough life energy into it, he would still be able to use it normally.

Then if he injected life energy that was far beyond his level, it would allow him to use that life energy to use laws that were also far beyond his level.

It could be done with both Angela and Momonga, but Momonga was clearly the better choice since he could actually control his life energy. Compared to Angela whose life energy was completely wild, Momonga had much more control over his life energy.

This was a technique where even a single mistake would cause the life energy to backlash and seriously injure or even kill Lin Fan, so the more control the better.

Momonga was after all a Lich King who had lived for countless generations and he had been cultivating the entire time, giving him a precise understanding of his own powers. He could control his life energy in ways that others never thought possible, making it quite easy for him to cooperate with Lin Fan.

Lin Fan controlled the life energy from Momonga and slowly fed it to the fragment of shadow law, creating a dark layer of energy that slowly spread over them, completely covering them.

Naturally, Lin Fan didn't have full mastery of this power, so he wasn't able to fully control the life energy. Part of the life energy dissipated in the air and not all of it was able to be injected into the law fragment, but with how powerful Momonga's life energy was, that didn't matter. Even if it was weakened, it was still at the level of a low grade Ruler.

For the two cloaked figures who weren't even close to the Ruler Realm, naturally it was enough for them to hide from the two of them.

Once they were enveloped in the shadow laws, they headed down to the first floor again to watch the interaction between the two cloaked figures.

The two cloaked figures had been silent for a bit, both of them focusing on cultivating as they slowly moved towards the stairs on the other side of the room. However, with their serious injuries, it was clear that this would be very hard for them.

Eventually, the taller of the two figures couldn't help saying, "Princess, perhaps it's better if you continue on without me."

The shorter of the two looked at him with a hesitant look before saying, "I would, but it would be too hard if I were to go ahead alone. I need you to support me so we can maintain a balance with their group."

The taller figure said, "Then perhaps it's better to retreat now? It's better to retreat to fight another day than to die today."

The shorter figure said, "Not yet, there's still a chance that we might be able to find something. Before we have no choice, I want to continue pushing forward if possible."

The taller figure said, "But…"

But he didn't get to finish as the shorter figure had already cut him off, "But nothing." Then she stood up and started moving towards him as she said, "Come, let me help you."

As she moved towards the taller figure, she could feel the pressure on her becoming weaker.

This was a level of pressure that she was certain that the taller figure would be able to pass easily if he was in his normal condition. It was clear just how injured he was, but she still didn't want to give up this easily. If she were to have a chance at inheriting the throne, this inheritance was the best chance and she definitely couldn't do it alone.

She came over to the taller figure and moved to his side, coming under his arm to put it over her shoulder to support him. She needed him, which meant that even if she had to carry him, she would do it.

But what she didn't expect was that when she was about to take a step forward, there was a sudden pain in the side of her stomach.

She slowly looked down at her stomach and found that there had been a dagger that was embedded in her side with blood currently gushing out.

She slowly looked up again at the taller figure in disbelief.

This taller figure was actually her attendant and teacher who had been following her since she had first understood what was happening in this world. This was her closest attendant and the one she trusted the most, so naturally she didn't have her guard up against him, but that had been her downfall in the end.

She immediately let go of the taller figure's arm and jumped back with her weapon raised, but she couldn't help swaying when she landed since the dagger had cut deep and she had lost quite a bit of blood.

She had a look of confusion and betrayal on her face as she looked at the taller figure and asked, "Why?

The taller figure just stood there for a few seconds before a sharp laughter rang through the entire room. It was a grating laughter that cut through one's ears, making it hard to listen to. It was almost like listening to the sounds of chains grinding.

Then when the taller figure stopped laughing, he said in a cold voice that was completely different from the voice he had before, "The fourth prince was right, you really are too trusting and easy to fool."

The smaller figure deeply knit her brows when she heard this and she asked, "Fourth brother? What would fourth brother gain from killing me when I'm his biggest supporter?"

The taller figure just casually stood there without worry since he was certain that there would be no problem killing the smaller figure, so he casually said, "Biggest supporter? Do you really not know what his majesty is thinking? His majesty thinks that you're the one who actually stands out, not the fourth highness. His majesty is even thinking of making you his heir. Naturally the fourth highness couldn't accept this."

The smaller figure didn't say anything in response to this, she just said in a voice filled with betrayal, "But why would you do this to me, teacher?"

The taller figure gave another laugh before saying, "Why would I do this to you indeed?"

But then he couldn't take it anymore as he gave another laugh, "Well, that's because I'm not your teacher."

The smaller figure trembled when she heard this and she asked, "What do you mean?"

The taller figure revealed a cold smile as he said, "Well, the old man did put up a good fight in the end, but he was no match for me. Still, even in his last moments, his final thoughts were about keeping you safe. Isn't that admirable?"

The smaller figure's trembling became even more visible when she heard this as she said, "Stop."

But the taller figure didn't stop there as he continued in his taunting voice, "Do you want to know how he begged me to spare you in the end? Or do you want to know how he acted when I told him I would?"

The smaller figure's trembling continued to grow as she roared in a low voice this time, "I said stop!"

But still the taller figure didn't stop as he taunted, "Or do you want to see what I did to his body in the end?"

The smaller figure finally couldn't take this anymore since after all, her real attendant had basically been the man who had raised her. He was more of a father to her than her real biological father had ever been, so how could she take this?

The smaller figure didn't hesitate a single second, ignoring the pain from the dagger in her side as she jumped out right at the taller figure with her weapon raised.

However, that was what the taller figure wanted all along.