Chapter 651 – Cultivating Like A Madman!

An Nanjing didn’t go. As for the reason, she didn’t mention it. She just stayed
behind while Yang Ye didn’t pursue an answer. In any case, it was a good thing.

After he experienced the battle with Xiahou Xuan and Unseeing, Yang Ye gained
a clear understanding of what he lacked, and there were many aspects to it. For
example, combat experience, a lack of sword techniques, insufficient physical
strength, and so on and so forth.

In short, he was still too weak.

In the southern territory, he really was invincible unless Monarch Realm experts
acted against him. But if it was in terms of the Hallowed Grounds, then he would
have definitely lost to Xiahou Xuan if it weren’t for the Primordial Pagoda. On the
other hand, if he were to have fought Unseeing, then his chances of winning
against Unseeing’s terrifying strength was very slim as well….

If he encountered Nether Maiden in battle, then he might not even have a

chance at victory….

Weak!Too weak!I’m too weak!

That was what Yang Ye felt right now. He was very well aware that the world was
very big, and it was big to the point it was beyond his imagination. Moreover,
there was clearly a world outside of this world he knew, and that world would
have countless geniuses as well. How terrifying would those geniuses be?

Even if he disregarded all of them for now, just the little girl within the tiny vortex
was younger to him in age, but her strength was something beyond his reach!

When it came to geniuses, there wasn’t a best one, and there were only better
ones. Similarly, there wasn’t a strongest existence because there was always
someone stronger.

He started cultivating! He started cultivating like a madman!

For some unknown reason, the Hallowed Grounds stopped dispatching its
forces to the continent after Nether Maiden took Unseeing with her. This gave
Yang Ye free time to cultivate madly with An Nanjing.

As for the matters of the southern territory, he left all of it to Ding Shaoyao. He
wasn’t worried at all when he had Ding Shaoyao to deal with it for him, and all he
had to do was ceaselessly improve his strength.

His cultivation was at the ninth rank of the Exalt Realm. So, if he didn’t obtain any
special fortuitous encounters, then it would be extraordinarily difficult for him to
rely solely on cultivating to advance into the Monarch Realm. So, he didn’t try to
improve his realm of cultivation during this period of time. He used all his time
to cultivate the Critical Strike technique, temper his Sword Intent, and practice
Heavenrend!

Critical Strike was divided into 3 stages. The first stage instantly doubled the
strength of his Sword Intent, the 2nd stage could provide 2 times more strength
to his Sword Intent, and the 3rd stage could provide 5 times more strength to it!

His Sword Intent was at the 12th level now. If he were able to improve the
Critical Strike technique to the 3rd stage, then the might of his Sword Intent
when it was instantly improved by 5 times…. Yang Ye was confident that just an
intent sword which was condensed into form from his Sword Intent would be
sufficient to kill a Monarch Realm expert! Of course, it would be an ordinary
Monarch Realm expert!

Perhaps it was difficult for other sword cultivators to attain the 3rd stage of
Critical Strike, but it was quite easy for Yang Ye. It wasn’t because of his natural
talent, and it was because he possessed 2nd level Heaven Realm Sword Intent.
The greater one’s attainments in Sword Intent was, the easier it would be to
cultivate the Critical Strike technique!

Especially when he frequently engaged in discussions with An Nanjing. So, he

only used a mere month to cultivate Critical Strike to the 2nd stage. He felt that
his speed was very quick, but An Nanjing still felt that it was too slow…. Yang Ye
had nothing to say when An Nanjing proclaimed that he was slow because only
after he started cultivating with her had he realized exactly how terrifying her
natural talent was!

An Nanjing had merely utilized a single month to improve all 6 of her Intents to
the 12th level. Most importantly, she could utilize them on their own or merge all
of them together….

Yang Ye had no choice but to admit that if it was a comparison of natural talent
alone, the An Nanjing far surpassed him.

Besides cultivating Critical Strike, Yang Ye spent a huge amount of time on

Heavenrend, every single day! Heavenrend was his strongest technique. Perhaps
a single strike of it was sufficient to decide the outcome of a battle against an
ordinary genius, but its flaws and deficiencies were instantly exposed when it
was utilized against geniuses like Unseeing and Xiahou Xuan!

Even though the Heavenrend he executed now wasn’t its true form, its strength
was beyond any doubt! Because it could even be overlapped! However, he
hadn’t perfected his technique of overlapping them. So, its strength was much
weaker than it could be!
According to An Nanjing, it was best if the sword energy from his Heavenrend
Drawing Techniques were overlapped and not one after the other. The
difference in strength between 10 Heavenrends that were overlapped and 10
Heavenrends in a row was huge! Overlapped Heavenrends were equivalent to
countless strings that were tied together, so the strength they possessed would
be enormous!

On the other hand, if they were in a row, then while the strength they possessed
would still be formidable, it wouldn’t be as strong as if they were overlapped.
After all, if his opponent was fast enough, then that opponent could destroy his
attacks in succession!

Yang Ye understood all of that, so he’d always wanted to truly overlap the sword
energy from the Heavenrend Drawing Technique. However, he realized after a
few tries that it was far more difficult than he’d imagined.

He had to be fast if he wanted to overlap the sword energy that was released
from it. He had to be fast to the point that his draws were practically completed
at the same time…. Only then could they be truly overlapped!

Needless to say, that was very difficult. It was extremely difficult. After all, he
would be drawing in succession. So, if he wanted them to overlap, then it meant
that he had to complete the 2nd draw, 3rd draw, 4th draw, and so on and so
forth in the same instant that he’d executed the 1st draw….

It was so difficult that it was beyond his imagination. However, he didn’t give up
because of that. After a month of painstaking hard work and An Nanjing’s help,
he was barely able to overlap 2 beams of sword energy.

Yang Ye was pleasantly surprised to realize that the might of 2 overlapped

Heavenrends was actually comparable to the might of 4 Heavenrends that
struck in succession! In other words, overlapping 2 beams of sword energy from
Heavenrend had forcefully improved its by two times at least!

What if he could instantly overlap 10 Heavenrends….

While the amount of profound energy and strength he exhausted would be the
same, its might would multiply! So, Yang Ye had no reason not to train like a
madman!

This period of cultivation went on for a few months….

Where there was hard work, there naturally were results. He’s cultivated Critical
Strike to the 3rd stage, and he was able to overlap 4 beams of sword energy
from Heavenrend. Besides that, he’d tempered his Sword Intent to an even more
condensed state. In short, the improvements both An Nanjing and he had
gained throughout this period was quite huge!
Ding Shaoyao prohibited everyone from disturbing Yang Ye during this period,
and she personally dealt with everything. But it wasn’t long before something
she couldn’t deal with came up.

“Internal strife has broken out in the demon race. The four divine beast clans
launched a sudden assault against the Spatial Mink Clan….” These were Ding
Shaoyao’s first words when she saw Yang Ye.

hapter 652 – Zap Them!

“What gave them the courage to do that?” Yang Ye’s face turned cold when he
heard Ding Shaoyao, and he calmed the little fellow who was in his arms. The
little fellow was about to leave when she heard Ding Shaoyao just now, but Yang
Ye stopped her.

Ding Shaoyao shook her head and said, “I’m not very sure. All I know is that
Senior Demon Emperor started to act against the four divine beast clans once
the joint forces of the Hallowed Grounds, Exalted Han Empire, and four divine
beast clans had been defeated that day. However, the four divine beast clans
were truly too powerful, so he wasn’t able to eliminate them in a short period.
Thus, the Spatial Mink Clan and divine beast clans entered into a stalemate. But
no one expected that the four divine beast clans would suddenly launch a
surprise attack against the Spatial Mink Clan today!”

“Could it be the Hallowed Grounds that’s pulling the strings?” asked Yang Ye.

She pondered deeply for a moment before she said, “I personally think that it
isn’t really related to the Hallowed Grounds. Because after Nether Maiden took
Unseeing with her and left that day, the Hallowed Grounds still hadn’t
dispatched any more forces until now. So, there are only 2 possibilities. The first
is that the Hallowed Grounds has changed its plans and intends to draw us over
to its side; the second is that the Hallowed Grounds has encountered some
problems of its own, like the defiant profounders…. So, since they aren’t able to
spare any forces to deal with us, they shouldn’t have interfered in the matters of
the demon race because it would be quite meaningless!”

“Since the Hallowed Grounds isn’t interfering, then why would they dare to act in
such a way?” Yang Ye frowned.

Ding Shaoyao suddenly said, “Perhaps it’s because of you!”

“Me?” Yang Ye was puzzled.

She explained, “You killed Xiahou Xuan while An Nanjing heavily injured
Unseeing, the potential and strength that both of you possess made them feel
threatened, yet both of you stand on the Demon Emperor’s side. The Hallowed
Grounds was keeping you busy before this, so you weren’t able to head over to
the demon territory to assist the Demon Emperor. But now, the Hallowed
Grounds hasn’t made a single move for a few months. Thus, it allowed them to
clearly realize that if they don’t eliminate the Spatial Mink Clan now, then they
would be in huge trouble once you head over and join forces with the Demon
Emperor!”

“Looks like they were driven into a corner!” said Yang Ye.

Ding Shaoyao continued, “They joined forces with the Hallowed Grounds, so they
are mortal enemies with the Demon Emperor. Moreover, while the Exalted Han
Empire hasn’t been destroyed, the strength of our southern territory has
surpassed it, so destroying the Exalted Han Empire is only a matter of time.
Thus, they have to truly take control of the demon race to resist us in the future,
and only then can they make the Hallowed Grounds attach importance to them
and not abandon them!”

Yang Ye nodded and said, “How’s the current strength of our southern territory?”

Ding Shaoyao pondered deeply for a moment and said, “There are almost
10,000 experts at the fifth rank of the Exalt Realm and above, and there are a
few thousand Exalt Realm experts below the fifth rank. As for Spirit Realm and
King Realm experts, there are over 300,000 and over a million respectively!”

“A million?” Yang Ye was astounded, “That many?”

She smiled, “A war is about to erupt in the continent, so everyone is aware that
it’s time to take sides. Otherwise, it would be utterly impossible to survive by
relying on their own strength. So, practically all the profounders of the southern
territory have come to side with us. Moreover, even the profounders of the
other territories are gradually rushing over here. Right, perhaps you’re still
unaware of it but large-scale rebellions erupted in both the eastern and western
territories while you were in closed door cultivation. Countless sects and clans
have risen up to resist the Exalted Han Empire. Of course, their forces aren’t
sufficient to resist the Exalted Han Empire. So….”

“We’ve interfered?” Yang Ye interrupted her.

She smiled in response, “Of course. How could I let such an opportunity slip by?
Presently, both the eastern and western territory have escaped the Exalted Han
Empire’s control. We have everything we need, and all we lack is a crucial factor.”

“A crucial factor?” Yang Ye chuckled, “You’re waiting for me?”

Ding Shaoyao, “Sort of. We need you if we are to subdue the central territory
while keeping our losses at a minimum. So long as you head over to the central
territory, then I believe that countless people would side with us. After all,
mentioning the Sword Demon can even make children stop crying!”

Yang Ye chuckled, and then he gazed at her and said softly, “It must have been
hard on you to manage all of this.”

She gradually clenched her fists before relaxing them, and she even felt like she
was on the verge of tears. Since she’d started managing all the affairs of the
southern territory, there had been countless days and nights that she had no
time for sleep. It wasn’t that she refused to give up some of her authority, but it
wasn’t the time to do so. Moreover, there were many things that she really didn’t
trust others to deal with.

Regardless of whether it was the Grand Qin Empire, Darkbeast Empire, or her
own Ding Clan…. Actually, all of them had their own selfish motives and
considerations, and the slightest mistake might cause it to become a fuse that
creates an explosion in the southern territory.

She didn’t want any mistakes to occur at such a crucial moment.

Actually, even she understood that the reason all those powers in the southern
territory allowed her to be in control wasn’t just because of her ability, it was
also because of her relationship with Yang Ye.

All of their interests were tied to Yang Ye, yet he didn’t like to manage the
southern territory’s affairs. So, only someone closely related to Yang Ye could
take his place. Because if they didn’t tie Yang Ye firmly together with them, then
they would be in deep trouble if Yang Ye just left with those who were close to
him….

In short, while Yang Ye needed them, they actually needed Yang Ye as well!

Actually, as far as they were concerned, Ding Shaoyao was considered as Yang
Ye’s representative that managed all of them. That was why she was able to
manage all of them, and it was also the reason why they’d accepted her
leadership and hadn’t tried to seize her position. Of course, Ding Shaoyao’s own
ability played a huge role as well!

Managing all of these powers was no easy task. After all, there was all sorts of
conflict between them, and there were even some that were irreconcilable
enemies….

All of this was like a mountain that pressed down upon her, and only she knew
the hardships she faced. However, when she heard what Yang Ye said, she
suddenly felt that she hadn’t gone through all of it in vain.
“How are you feeling?” Yang Ye felt slight pity as he gazed at her. After all, who
would have imagined that she was just like Xiao Yuxi and had suffered such
torture since she was born?

Ding Shaoyao suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and nodded
lightly, “The vitality within me has stopped leaking out for now. It shouldn’t be a
problem for me to live a few more years.

Yang Ye said, “Don’t worry. I’ll solve it!”

She cracked a smile and replied, “Do you really not want me to die that much?”

He answered, “Could it be that I should?”

Ding Shaoyao gazed at him for a short while before she changed the topic, “Do
you need anyone to go with you to the demon territory?”

Yang Ye shook his head, “There’s no need for anyone else to come. I’ll leave An
Nanjing here. I can be at ease knowing that she’s here to protect the southern
territory while I’m away!”

Ding Shaoyao nodded and said, “If you’re able to resolve the conflict with the
four divine beast clans during this trip, then seize the opportunity to remove the
barrier between the human world and the demon territory. Only by truly joining
forces will we be able to resist the Hallowed Grounds or the defiant
profounders!”

“Alright!” Yang Ye smiled, and then he flipped his palm. A thousand extreme-
grade energy stones appeared before Ding Shaoyao as he said, “Do as you
please with them. I’ll leave the Sword Servants from the Sword Team and Saber
Team by your side, and they’ll obey your every command. In short, just be
careful. I think the Exalted Han Empire would definitely try to act against you!”

She took the energy stones and said, “Stop being so long winded and just go!”

Yang Ye rubbed his nose, and then he vanished on the spot.

Two women walked into the room after Yang Ye left. It was An Biru and the black
clothed woman.

“Big Sister An, how did it go?” asked Ding Shaoyao.

An Biru gazed at the black clothed woman, and the black clothed woman said, “I
couldn’t find anything. It was like he just vanished. All the forces of the City
Governor’s Estate have been handed over to Lu Jianyao, and there’s nothing
wrong with her.”
Ding Shaoyao closed her eyes slightly, and she said, “It’s very strange indeed. Big
Sister An, please continue using the forces of the An Clan to investigate the
matter. I don’t want there to be any uncertain factors.”

“You didn’t tell Yang Ye about it?” asked An Biru.

An Biru shook her head, “He has enough pressure weighing down on him. He
shouldn’t be the one to worry about this. Moreover, it isn’t severe to the point it’s
beyond my control. Since we have Elder Mu on our side, he wouldn’t be able to
do anything even if he’s planning something. However, we still can’t be careless.
So, I’ll have to trouble Big Sister An with this matter.”

An Biru nodded and said, “Of course, we’re on the same boat now!”

Ding Shaoyao nodded and said, “Big Sister An, as for the misunderstanding
between you and Yang Ye, don’t worry about it. I’ll persuade him. After all, he
isn’t a heartless person, and he’s clearly aware of what you’ve done for him and
the southern territory.”

An Biru was slightly stunned. Quite some time passed before she said, “Thank
you!”

The demon territory.

At this moment, the demon territory was quite chaotic. The four divine beast
clans had countless clans as their vassals, so when they started the rebellion
against the Demon Emperor, all of their vassal clans had naturally joined the
rebellion. Of course, as the Demon Emperor of the demon territory, the Demon
Emperor had his own vassal clans as well. So, enmity between the four divine
beast clans and the Spatial Mink Clan had transformed into internal strife
throughout the demon territory!

The violet mink on Yang Ye’s shoulder pointed towards the distance while
anxiousness filled her eyes. On the other hand, Lei Lin who was by Yang Ye’s side
was ceaselessly nibbling on an enormous spirit fruit that she held in her arms….

Yang Ye nodded and was about to flash forward when the world before him
shook, and then a group of enormous black wolves that were over 50m tall
appeared within his field of vision.

Lei Lin stopped eating, and there were even bits of fruit left on her lips. She
blinked as she used her left hand to pull on Yang Ye’s sleeve.

Yang Ye rolled his eyes. In the eyes of others, it would seem like Lei Lin was
afraid, but that wasn’t the case at all. She wanted to zap someone. She was
pulling on his clothes because she was asking him if she could…. After all, Yang
Ye had warned her that she couldn’t just zap anyone at will.

Yang Ye didn’t attack because he wasn’t sure if they were subordinates of the
Demon Emperor or the vassals of the four divine beast clans.

In next to no time, almost 100 enormous wolves had surrounded Yang Ye’s
group. The black wolf with silver stripes that was in the lead started sizing up
Yang Ye, and it wasn’t long before that fellow’s gaze descended onto the violet
mink on Yang Ye’s shoulder.

“Aowu! A Spatial Mink! Haha! It’s actually a Spatial Mink! We’ll get 10 Beast Limit
Herbs for this Spatial Mink’s head!” That wolf in the lead spoke the human
tongue, and its voice was filled with excitement.

Yang Ye had figured out their allegiances, so he patted Lei Lin on the head and
said, “Go ahead!”

Chapter 653 – Betrayal

Lei Lin grinned as she waved her little hand, and then countless bolts of lightning
surged out from her arm. Some of the black wolves weren’t able to dodge in
time and were instantly burned into ash. Moreover, the lightning was
conductive, and it immediately moved to its next victim once it was done. So, the
entire pack of black wolves were enveloped by what seemed like a net of
lightning!

Miserable howls resounded incessantly!

In next to no time, only that wolf king who led the group remained here. Even
though he’d been zapped a few times, his strength at the peak of the Exalt
Realm and his thick skin saved him from death.

“You….” The wolf king gazed at Lei Lin with shock. He wanted to run, but his
entire body was numb right now. So not to mention running, he couldn’t even
stand still.

A ray of light flashed, and then his head flew into the air.

Yang Ye sheathed the intent sword before his figure flashed, and he brought Lei
Lin and the violet mink along as he transformed into a ray of light that vanished
into the horizon.

In Yang Ye’s opinion, if he could use force to deal with something, then he would
absolutely not waste his breath.
The Spatial Mink Clan lived within space itself. The world they lived in was one
that was created within space by the ancestor of their clan. Perhaps spatial rifts
were extremely dangerous and couldn’t be approached to others, but ordinary
spatial rifts were nothing to the Spatial Mink Clan. Because they’d been living in a
spatial rift since they were born. Of course, it was one that was much bigger!

In next to no time, the Spatial Mink led Yang Ye to the home of the Spatial Mink
Clan. However, the situation here was quite bad. At this moment, the entire
place was surrounded. There were members of the dragon race, black tortoise,
white tiger, and phoenix clan amongst them. Besides the members of the four
divine beast clans, there were also numerous members of their vassal clans as
well!

Yang Ye who was hiding in the shadows noticed that all of these demon beasts
were actually at the Exalt Rank or above, and there were actually no less than
10,000 of them. Moreover, there were even over a dozen at the Monarch Rank!
So, Yang Ye hurriedly utilized his 12th level Sword Intent and violet profound
energy to envelop himself, the little fellow, and Lei Lin so that their auras
wouldn’t be exposed!

At this moment, Yang Ye noticed that the demon race’s strength was much
stronger than the human race! If the barrier between territories didn’t exist, then
the human race would have probably been annihilated by now. Of course, it
would be a different story if the entire human race was able to join forces!

Bang!

Right at this moment, the space in the surroundings shook, and then numerous
Spatial Minks that were countless times larger than the little fellow appeared
here. Every single one of them was at the Exalt Rank, and there were a few
thousand of them.

It wasn’t long before Yang Ye saw the Demon Emperor, and there was a
beautiful middle aged woman by the Demon Emperor’s side. Yang Ye had met
her once. She was the violet mink’s mother, and the Demon Empress of the
demon territory. There were 20 others standing behind the Demon Emperor and
Demon Empress. There were both men and women amongst them, and all were
at the Monarch Realm!

The violet mink was about to fly towards them when Yang Ye hurriedly stopped
her and shook his head towards her. Because his instincts told him that there
was something off here. He had no doubt that the Spatial Mink Clan was the
strongest in the demon territory, and while the joint forces of the four divine
beast clans really did surpass the Spatial Mink Clan, the Spatial Mink Clan still
had its allies. However, there were no other clans of demon beasts to be seen
here.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was quite strange.

Even though the violet mink was anxious and wanted to head over, she didn’t
resist Yang Ye and just allowed Yang Ye to hold her in his arms. Because she
trusted Yang Ye no matter what, and she knew that he would absolutely not
harm her and stand by idly.

She trusted him, and he trusted her. So, he’d never concealed anything from her!

Yang Ye rubbed the little fellow’s head and consoled, “Don’t worry. The Demon
Emperor and your mother are fine. Don’t you know how strong they are? Unless
a Half-Saint acts against them, otherwise, no one is able to kill them with ease.
As for a Half-Saint, the four divine beast clans wouldn’t have had to form such an
army if they had one!”

The violet mink rubbed her little head against Yang Ye’s face, but there still was a
trace of anxiousness in her eyes.

“Demon Emperor, you colluded with humans and joined forces with them to
cruelly murder the demon beasts of my demon race. Such actions are equivalent
to betrayal of the entire demon race. You’re not qualified to continue acting as
the Demon Emperor!” A thunderous voice resounded abruptly, and then the
Dragon Emperor appeared before the Demon Emperor’s group. Moreover, the
patriarchs of the phoenix, white tiger, and black tortoise clans were by his side
as well. Besides that, there were over 30 Monarch Rank experts standing behind
them.

The Demon Emperor laughed coldly and said, “Dragon Emperor, why didn’t you
mention how all of you colluded with the Hallowed Grounds and the Exalted Han
Empire? As for cruelly murdering demon beasts. Haha! Dragon Emperor, could it
be that only all of you can kill members of my Spatial Mink Clan, yet we can’t
counterattack?”

The divine phoenix by the Dragon Emperor’s side said, “Demon Emperor, you’re
definitely aware of the Hallowed Grounds’ strength. Indeed, the Hallowed
Grounds has lost a few geniuses and some Monarch Realm experts at the
southern territory, but such losses are nothing to the Hallowed Grounds! If they
didn’t have to deal with the defiant profounders, then they could destroy the
southern territory in an instant. How would our demon race face the Hallowed
Grounds’ rage if you’re allowed to lead our demon race to become allies with the
southern territory? Could it be that you intend to pay with the lives of the entire
demon race?”

“The southern territory doesn’t have a chance against the Hallowed Grounds!”
The patriarch of the white tiger clan said, “I don’t want my white tiger clan to be
wiped out from the world.”
The Demon Emperor said coldly, “It doesn’t have a chance? Forget it, I can’t be
bothered to waste my breath on all of you. It looks to me like all of you intend to
fight my Spatial Mink Clan to the death.”

The Dragon Emperor spoke coldly, “Demon Emperor, you’re bringing destruction
upon yourself!”

Demon Emperor spoke in a cold voice, “Dragon Emperor, it’s best that you think
this through. Yang Ye obtained the inheritance of the Dragon Ancestor. He let
your clan go that day, but it doesn’t represent that he will again. Your actions
today will definitely infuriate him, and with his character, it’s very likely that he’ll
slaughter your entire clan!”

The Dragon Emperor’s expression changed. Even though Yang Ye was only at the
Exalt Realm, the bloodline pressure Yang Ye possessed was lethal to all dragons.
So, if Yang Ye intended to deal with the Divine Gold Dragon Clan in the future,
then besides the Monarch Rank gold dragons, all others would be like lambs
waiting to be slaughtered by Yang Ye. Moreover, with Yang Ye’s strength, he
would probably even be able to slaughter Monarch Rank dragons with ease!

“Dragon Emperor, why worry about that?” Meanwhile, the patriarch of the
phoenix clan who stood by the Dragon Emperor’s side said, “Once we deal with
the Demon Emperor, we’ll have control of the entire demon race. At that time,
what can Yang Ye do even if he possesses the blood of the Dragon Ancestor?
Would he dare to come to the demon territory? Even if he did, could he fight our
entire demon race on his own?”

The Dragon Emperor’s face eased up slightly, and then he gazed at the Demon
Emperor and said, “Demon Emperor, since you want to bring ruin down upon
yourself, then we’ll fulfil your wish.”

The Demon Emperor said, “Dragon Emperor, do you think that you can
annihilate my Spatial Mink Clan by just dividing the allies of my clan? You’re too
naïve!”

A wisp of ridicule arose on the corners of the Dragon Emperor’s mouth, and he
said, “Is that so? Elder Kong, will you still not act?”

The Demon Emperor’s pupils constricted. Right at this moment, an old man who
stood behind the Demon Empress stepped forward, and then another 7 of the
10 Monarch Rank experts who stood behind the Demon Empress stepped
forward as well.

The old man called Elder Kong sighed softly and said, “Patriarch, your actions of
going against the Hallowed Grounds are… unwise!”
Chapter 654 – What Happened To Two?
Disbelief appeared in the violet mink’s eyes as she witnessed this scene from
afar, and then her eyes became teary while she grabbed Yang Ye’s hair with all
her might.

Lei Ling didn’t continue eating her spirit fruit anymore. She flashed over to the
violet mink’s side, and then started patting the violet mink to console her.

Yang Ye’s heart hurt when he saw the little fellow in such a state, and he rubbed
her little head and said, “You know that old fellow?”

She nodded in reply, and then her tears couldn’t help but flow down!

Yang Ye stretched out his hand and wiped off those tears before he turned to
look at the old man, and a ray of cold light flashed through his eyes.

The Demon Emperor gazed at the old man for a short while before he said,
“Elder Kong, why? You watched me grow up, and you’re the person that Zi’er
looks up to the most. Why have you betrayed our clan? What did the Dragon
Emperor give you? I’m really very curious to know the answer.”

Even though the Demon Emperor was the Demon Emperor of the entire demon
race, he was also the patriarch of the Spatial Mink Clan. However, he didn’t hold
complete authority over the entire clan. There were many senior experts of the
Spatial Mink Clan, and while their strengths might be inferior to the Demon
Emperor, their prestige in the clan wasn’t inferior to the Demon Emperor! Just
like Elder Kong who stood before him. Elder Kong was the previous patriarch of
the clan and enjoyed very great prestige in the clan!

Elder Kong shook his head, “Demon Emperor, your actions of joining forces with
the humans hasn’t just aroused a huge amount of displeasure in our clan, even
many of our vassal clans are displeased. Why? You should be very well aware of
the answer. Even though the southern territory has a Half-Saint and Yang Ye
really does possess huge potential, ask yourself this question. Does the southern
territory really have a chance to resist the Hallowed Grounds? If the full force of
the Hallowed Grounds were to attack, then would we who are allies of the
southern territory be able to resist the Hallowed Grounds’ rage?”

“You betrayed me because of that?” said the Demon Emperor.

Elder Kong replied, “Demon Emperor, you and Zi’er are rare geniuses of our
Spatial Mink Clan. I don’t want anything to occur to both of you, and I don’t want
you to lead our clan to its ruin either. So long as you acknowledge breaking all
ties with the southern territory from now on and becoming allies with the four
divine beast clans again, then all of us will still respect you as our patriarch!”

“What if I don’t?” The Demon Emperor spoke coldly.

“Then we have no choice but to imprison you for now!” Elder Kong sighed softly.

The Demon Emperor glanced at Elder Kong and the others before he said, “Just
all of you isn’t quite enough. If we are to fight, then it’ll only benefit the other
clans. I’m sure Elder Kong is aware of that, right?”

The Dragon Emperor spoke abruptly, “Don’t worry. We won’t go against the
Spatial Mink Clan if you aren’t its patriarch!”

“Since that’s the case!” The Demon Emperor slowly clenched his fist, causing the
space around him to warp. But right at this moment, an invisible spatial cage
suddenly enveloped him. At the same time, Elder Kong and the others suddenly
acted as well, and then countless spatial walls overlapped each other around the
Demon Emperor!

The Demon Emperor was stunned by this scene, and so were Yang Ye and the
violet mink. Because the first person to act against the Demon Emperor was
none other than the little fellow’s mother, the Demon Empress.

“Why?” The Demon Emperor gazed at the Demon Empress as he spoke in a

slightly trembling voice.

She didn’t dare look him in the eye as she said, “Have you still not noticed? Since
you acted arbitrarily and joined forces with the southern territory, more and
more clans have started to go against us. If that continues, then our Spatial Mink
Clan will become the common enemy of the entire demon race. I even tried to
persuade you, but you never listened….”

“So, you colluded with outsiders to do this to me? A few hundred years…. We’ve
known each other for hundreds of years….” Self-ridicule was noticeably visible in
the Demon Emperor’s eyes as he said, “I never expected this. I truly never
expected that I would actually be betrayed by the person I trusted the most.
Haha! What a joke! What a huge joke!”

The Demon Empress’s figure trembled as she said, “I never thought of doing this
to you. All I hope is that you will cut off all ties with the southern territory. Our
demon race will have no future if it joins forces with the southern territory!
Besides that, allowing Zi’er to be with Y is an enormous mistake. Yang Ye has
offended the Hallowed Grounds. He’ll lead her to her death!”

“How foolish!” The Demon Emperor suddenly shouted, “The only way Zi’er can
escape the cage which is this world is by staying by Yang Ye’s side. That’s the only
way! Do you understand!?”

“He’s only at the Exalt Realm. No matter how great his natural talent and
potential are, does he possess the ability or qualifications to go against the
Hallowed Grounds? Just because he has the backing of a single Half-Saint?” The
Demon Empress replied with a question, and her voice carried a trace of anger
and displeasure.

The Demon Emperor took a deep breath and didn’t spare a further glance at the
Demon Empress. He said, “Could it be that the entire clan has betrayed me?”

A few Monarch Realm experts standing behind the Demon Emperor recovered
from their shock when they heard this. They immediately intended to act but the
Demon Empress shouted, “Anyone who dares to do anything will be expelled
from the clan and eternally banished to roam through spatial turbulence!”

Their figures stiffened. They glanced at the Demon Emperor and glanced at the
Demon Empress while hesitation appeared in their eyes.

Bang!

Suddenly, a formidable aura suddenly erupted from within the Demon Emperor,
and his aura ceaselessly collided with the spatial barriers around him. In just an
instant, countless spatial barriers were blasted apart. Such a scene horrified
Elder Kong, the Demon Empress, and the others, and they hurriedly created
more spatial barriers.

However, right at this moment….

Swish!

A ray of violet light flashed swiftly before their eyes, and then it smashed against
the spatial barriers that surrounded the Demon Emperor.

Bang!

The spatial barriers on the outside were instantly covered in cracks. Meanwhile,
the Demon Emperor seized the opportunity to smash his right fist forward.

Bang!

The spatial barriers around him were instantly obliterated.

Elder Kong and the Demon Empress were astounded because they hadn’t
expected that someone would suddenly act at this moment, and it would
actually be completed in such a short moment. So, they were caught completely
off guard.

Those experts who stood behind the Demon Emperor heaved sighs of relief
when they saw him escape, and they hurriedly moved over to stand by the
Demon Emperor’s side while looking at the Demon Empress’ group with
vigilance.

Everyone here didn’t look at the Demon Emperor, and they shot their gazes
towards another direction instead. At this moment, Yang Ye had appeared
before them, and their expressions changed drastically upon noticing him. After
all, how could he possibly be unfamiliar to them? They hadn’t imagined that
Yang Ye would actually dare to come to the demon territory. Didn’t the rumors
say that he was in closed door cultivation?

“You actually dared to come to the demon territory!” The Demon Empress spoke
in a low voice as she gazed at Yang Ye.

Yang Ye held Lei Lin’s hand as he walked over to the Demon Emperor, and he
replied, “Why not?”

“Yang Ye, this isn’t the southern territory!” Elder Kong spoke in a deep voice.

Yang Ye laughed coldly, “So what?”

Elder Kong was stunned. Indeed, what can I do?  He suddenly recalled that while
this fellow was only at the Exalt Realm, there was a Half-Saint standing behind
him. Moreover, that Half-Saint had even proclaimed that he would slaughter any
Monarch Realm expert who dared to act against Yang Ye…. Even though Elder
Kong was very confident in his ability, he wasn’t confident to the point of
thinking he could fight a Half-Saint.

Yang Ye paid no attention to Elder Kong. He held the violet mink in his arms as
he walked over to the Demon Emperor. The violet mink rubbed her head against
Yang Ye’s face before she flew over to the Demon Emperor. The latter rubbed
her little head, and he said after noticing the worry in the violet mink’s eyes, “It’s
alright.”

“Zi’er….” The Demon Empress suddenly called out. However, the violet mink
didn’t even spare her a glance and just turned her head away.

Pain instantly crept onto the Demon Empress’ face when she witnessed this.

The Demon Emperor didn’t spare a single glance to the Demon Empress as well.
He nodded to Yang Ye and said, “I never expected you to come, and I wasn’t
even able to notice you. That attack of yours was very strong. Looks like your
strength has improved again!”

Yang Ye smiled and said, “Fortunately, I wasn’t too late. Otherwise, the little
fellow would be crying!”

The violet mink glared angrily at Yang Ye out of embarrassment, and then she
flashed over to his shoulder and started to claw at his hair.

The Demon Emperor shook his head. Even he slightly envied how close Yang Ye
and the violet mink were. However, he felt even happier. Actually, he wasn’t very
well aware why Elder Mu thought so highly of Yang Ye and even didn’t hesitate
to fight the Half-Saints of the Hallowed Grounds and the continent for Yang Ye.
However, he was sure of one thing, and that was Yang Ye had huge secrets.

After all, the little girl and the small ethereal pagoda…. Especially the little girl
who had even made a Saint Realm expert like the Founding Ancestor of the
Flower Palace feel terrified…. He’d witnessed all of that with his own eyes!

So, he felt that Zi’er being by Yang Ye’s side was great fortune for her!

“Yang Ye, the demon territory doesn’t welcome your presence!” Meanwhile, the
Dragon Emperor spoke abruptly.

Yang Ye laughed coldly and said, “Dragon Emperor, I allowed your clan to live
that day. But now it would seem like you didn’t really cherish that opportunity.
Do you really think I wouldn’t dare to slaughter your entire clan?”

“How presumptuous!” The Dragon Emperor shouted furiously, “Yang Ye, this is
the demon territory and not the southern territory!”

“Yang Ye, aren’t you going a bit too far!?” The divine phoenix by the Dragon
Emperor’s side said in a low voice, “Don’t even think that you can act wildly in our
demon territory just because you have the backing of a Half-Saint. You have to
realize that our demon race has a Half-Saint as well.”

Yang Ye disregarded the divine phoenix and turned to gaze at the Demon
Emperor, “Senior, you deal with the internal affairs of your clan. Just leave the
rest to me!”

“Are you sure?” The Demon Emperor said, “I’m sure you’ve noticed that there are
over 100,000 Exalt Rank demon beasts and a few dozen Monarch Rank demon
beasts here!”

“It shouldn’t be a problem!” said Yang Ye.

“How arrogant!” The Demon Emperor’s face turned livid with fury, and he roared,
“Yang Ye, don’t go too far!”

Yang Ye waved his right hand, and then 360 skeletons appeared behind him.
Next, he made a grasping motion, and an intent sword appeared in his grasp. He
pointed it at the Dragon Emperor and said, “I’m doing just that. What are you
going to do about it?”

When he spoke up to this point, he disregarded the Dragon Emperor and gazed
at the patriarchs of the other divine beast clans, “3 breaths of time. If all of you
don’t leave by then, then I’ll cover this place with corpses!”

They almost exploded with rage. After all, anyone who wasn’t aware of Yang Ye’s
actual cultivation would think he was a Half-Saint! They really wanted to attack
and smash him into mush. However, they forcefully restrained such thoughts
when they thought of what the Undertaker had said!

“One!” Yang Ye started the count!

Their expressions turned unsightly!

“Three!”

As soon as he spoke, a ray of light flashed, and then the Exalt Rank demon
beasts by the side of the Dragon Emperor and the others weren’t even able to
react before their heads flew up into the air….

What happened to two?

Chapter 655 – The Demon Saint!

As soon as he attacked, the 360 skeletons behind him had flown over into the
group behind the Dragon Emperor and the others, and then they started a
frenzied slaughter.

Actually, Yang Ye had never thought about allowing them to leave. They were his
enemies, and the enmity between them could be said to be irreconcilable. So,
even if he wanted to bury the hatchet with him or surrender, he wouldn’t accept
it. Because he didn’t want to be stabbed in the back!

The only way to eliminate all future troubles was to annihilate them.

There were many occasions where benevolence was utterly useless!

It was impossible for him to annihilate them with just his own strength. But Yang
Ye was no fool. He had Elder Mu’s support, so he naturally intended to utilize
such powerful backing. No Monarch Realm expert would dare to act against him
while Elder Mu was there to protect him, and if they couldn’t act against him,
then could anyone below the Monarch Realm throughout the demon territory
be a match for him?

Everyone here was stunned on the spot when Yang Ye suddenly started to
slaughter the experts here, and even the Demon Emperor was slightly stunned.
He hadn’t expected that Yang Ye would actually attack. After all, there were a few
dozen Monarch Realm experts there! After all, just a few of them would be able
to annihilate Yang Ye!

Even though Yang Ye had a Half-Saint standing behind him, the Demon Emperor
couldn’t help but wonder if Yang Ye wasn’t afraid of them throwing caution to
the wind if he drove them to a corner….
Sword qi shot horizontally and vertically, and the suppression exerted on them
by his 2nd level Heaven Rank Sword Intent caused every single one of his sword
qi to reap a life. Regardless of whether it was the profounders of the Divine Gold
Dragon Clan, Divine Phoenix Clan, or even the Black Tortoise Clan which
possessed the strongest defenses amongst them, all of their Exalt Rank experts
couldn’t resist a single strike of Yang Ye’s sword. Less than 2 breaths of time
passed before a few dozen Exalt Rank demon beasts had perished at Yang Ye’s
hands.

It was a slaughter! A true slaughter!

“You’re going too far!” The patriarch of the white tiger clan was furious, and he
slapped his palm down in Yang Ye’s direction. The pressure exerted by a peak
Monarch Realm expert caused Yang Ye to be instantly trapped on the spot and
unable to move at all. However, there was no fear in Yang Ye’s eyes.

Swish!

A pitch black stick appeared out of thin air, and it astounded everyone here.
After that, it pierced through the white tiger clan’s patriarch’s palm before
piercing through his forehead!

Just like that, a peak Monarch Rank expert had fallen!

The countenance of the Dragon Emperor and the others turned ghastly pale,
and even the Demon Empress and Elder Kong has astounded expressions on
their faces!

“Demon Saint, have you really abandoned our demon race?” The Dragon
Emperor suddenly gazed up into the sky and roared, “Our demon race has
existed on the countenance for thousands of years, yet when has it even
suffered such humiliation? Demon Saint, could it be that you really intend to
watch as our clansmen are bullies by others?”

“Demon Saints, please save our demon race!” The others bowled slightly as they
looked up into the air.

The patriarch of the black tortoise clan said, “We do not seek supremacy over
the continent, all we ask is to not be bullied. Demon Saint, please lend us a
hand!”

“Demon Saint, please lend us a hand….”

Besides the Demon Emperor and the Spatial Minks by his side, practically
everyone else had bowed for the Demon Saint, and even Elder Kong and the
Demon Empress were no exception.
“Alas….” A sigh resounded, and then a white haired old man appeared here. As
soon as he arrived, Elder Mu appeared as well, and both of them stood in
confrontation from afar!

“Could it be that you really intend for your human race and my demon race to
fight to the death today?” The Demon Saint gazed at Elder Mu as he spoke in a
low voice.

Elder Mu glanced at the Dragon Emperor and the others, and then he replied,
“I’ve said it before. I won’t interfere if all of you don’t bully the weak; and I’ll
destroy all of you if you dare to do that. If the demon race dares to wage war
against the southern territory and dispatched Monarch Rank experts, then I’ll
slaughter the clans of all those Monarch Rank experts. It’s only a question of
whether I want to, and not whether I dare to. You can give it a try if you don’t
believe me!”

The expressions on the faces of the Dragon Emperor and the others had turned
quite unsightly. However, they didn’t dare talk back. After all, it was a Half-Saint,
and it was even a Half-Saint who possessed extraordinary strength. So, how
could they dare to talk back to him?

The Demon Saint clenched his fists while a cold glow flashed through his eyes.
However, his clenched fists relaxed when he recalled the scene when the
Undertaker had fought all 3 of them that day. He remained silent for a long time
before he said, “You should be very well aware that the defiant profounders are
our true enemies. Engaging in internal strife is only to the benefit of others.”

Elder Mu said, “Actually, you’re right. Internal strife will only benefit others.
However, I think that it’s best for the entire continent to be led by a single
person. If the demon race refuses to become allies with the southern territory,
then it’s best for it to be eliminated. I don’t want to have to take precautions
against a potential counterattack from the demon race.”

“Do you really intend to bring destruction to both our sides?” A cold glow surged
within the Demon Saint’s eyes.

“Senior!” Meanwhile, Yang Ye suddenly stepped forward and bowed slightly to

the Demon Saint.

The Demon Saint glanced at him, and a complicated expression flashed through
his eyes. He said, “What is it?”

Yang Ye said, “Senior, I know what you’re thinking. The reason you’re against the
southern territory is none other than because the southern territory is a
irreconcilable enemy of the Hallowed Grounds now. You’re worried that the rage
of the Hallowed Grounds would extend to the demon territory. It’s not wrong to
think about the future of the demon race. However, I’d like to ask if you think the
Hallowed Grounds will definitely be able to destroy my southern territory?”

“You don’t know how terrifying the Hallowed Grounds is!” The Demon Saint
continued, “Even the Sword Sect’s Founding Ancestor was extremely fearful of
them, and you haven’t even attained the strength of the Sword Sect’s Founding
Ancestor.”

Yang Ye smiled and didn’t refute that. He just said, “Senior, let me ask one last
question. If the defiant profounders emerge from the seal, and then the
Hallowed Grounds summons the demon race to the Hallowed Grounds in order
to fight the defiant profounders. Will you answer their summons or not?

The Demon Saint frowned. How could he not understand what Yang Ye meant?
The defiant profounders were about to emerge from the seal, and the Hallowed
Grounds had sent a messenger to ask all the experts of the demon race to head
over and join the fight against the defiant profounders. Truthfully speaking, he
naturally didn’t want the members of the demon race to head over. Because it
was very likely that they would be treated as cannon fodder!

But if they didn’t, and if it infuriated the Hallowed Grounds….

Meanwhile, Yang Ye continued, “Senior, you should be clearly aware that

regardless of whether it’s the human race or demon race, we shouldn’t entrust
our hope to others. If the Hallowed Grounds is truly virtuous, then why hasn’t it
bestowed anything upon the continent for the last tens of thousands of years?
But they’ve come as soon as the defiant profounders are about to emerge and
threaten them. Moreover, even when they ask for help from us, they make it
seem like we should feel honored. Senior, do you think that the demon race will
have a future if it sides with such a place?”

“So the demon race would have a future by siding with the southern territory?”
The Dragon Emperor grunted coldly.

Yang Ye glanced coldly at the Dragon Emperor, and then disregarded him. He
gazed at the Demon Saint and said, “The demon race isn’t siding with the
southern territory, it’s an alliance. The human race and demon race will be
joining forces. Even though we’ll still be weaker than the Hallowed Grounds and
defiant profounders, we wouldn’t be ordered around by someone else at least,
right?”

The Demon Saint fell silent for a short while before he glanced at Yang Ye and
Elder Mu. He said, “You’ve convinced me!” Actually, he couldn’t stand the sight of
the Hallowed Grounds as well. But it couldn’t be helped because the Hallowed
Grounds was too powerful. Of course, he’d also made such a choice because he
didn’t have any other options as well. After all, if he didn’t agree, then it would
represent that this pair who stood before him would start a slaughter!

He naturally didn’t fear Yang Ye, but he had no choice but to fear Elder Mu. Even
if the demon race could win the battle, it would probably be crippled by the
Undertaker….

The expressions of the Dragon Emperor, the Demon Empress, Elder Kong, and
all the others changed drastically when they heard this. The Demon Emperor’s
decision to become allies with the southern territory couldn’t truly represent the
entire demon territory, but if it was the Demon Saint….

Meanwhile, Yang Ye suddenly said, “Since Senior has agreed to the alliance, then
each side has to raise some conditions. I’m young, so I’ll go first. I only have one,
and it’s that the Dragon Emperor and the patriarchs of the other 2 divine beast
clans must be eliminated. Otherwise, everything we just agreed upon will be
void, and we’ll fight if we have to!”

The meaning behind Yang Ye’s condition was very simple. He didn’t trust them,
and it wasn’t just him, even the Demon Emperor would definitely not trust them.
So, they would definitely be latent problems if they were allowed to continue
existing amongst the demon race. Perhaps, they might launch a counterattack at
any moment. He didn’t want to be stabbed in the back!

“Yang Ye….” The Dragon Emperor and the others were furious. However, they
swallowed what they were about to say when Elder Mu shot a glance at them.

“They’re all at the Monarch Rank!” The Demon Saint spoke in a low voice, “Their
strength is amongst the strongest beneath the Half-Saint Realm!”

Yang Ye shook his head and said, “There’s no common grounds for
understanding between those of differing principles. So, I wouldn’t need them
even if they are Half-Saints!”

The Demon Emperor gazed at Yang Ye for a short while before he said, “You
carry the future of the demon race and human race now. Being narrow minded
isn’t a good thing. As a leader, you need to possess both magnanimity and
benevolence!”

Yang Ye chuckled and said, “Benevolence is something that depends on the

recipient. My intuition tells me that if I don’t eliminate them now, then I’ll
definitely be fostering snakes which will bite me one day.”

“Is there really no room for discussion?” The Demon Saint spoke in a low voice.

Yang Ye flipped his palm, and his intent sword entered the ancient sheath as he
said, “None!”
The space around the Demon Saint started fluctuating. The Dragon Emperor and
the others heaved sighs of relief when they witnessed this. In the next moment,
the Demon Saint acted abruptly. However, he hadn’t acted against Yang Ye or
Elder Mu, and he’d attacked Dragon Emperor and the others instead.

An enormous claw appeared above the 3 of them, and then it smashed down
towards them!

“Demon Saint….” They were horrified. Never had they imagined that the Demon
Saint would suddenly attack them, and they were just about to retaliate but it
was too late.

The enormous claw descended, and then they were annihilated on the spot.
After that, the enormous claw made a waving movement and 3 pearls of blood
flew over to it.

Yang Ye was slightly stunned. He hadn’t expected that the Demon Saint would
suddenly act against the Dragon Emperor and the others.

On the other hand, the countenances of Elder Kong, the Demon Empress, and
the others had turned pale…. Moreover, they instinctively took a few steps back.

Meanwhile, Elder Mu suddenly said, “Looks like you’ve come around and made
your decision!”

The Demon Saint chuckled and said, “This disciple of yours is right. Regardless of
whether it’s the human race or demon race, relying on our own selves is the
most reliable method. Moreover, I want to see the outside world as well.”

Yang Ye was stunned again when he heard them. Could they have engaged in
negotiations before this?

Elder Mu nodded and said, “This is a path of blood. Are you sure that you want
to take it?”

The Demon Saint chuckled, “Would I fear death? I might need you to bury me not
too long from now. So, I have no other choice!”

Elder Mu replied, “Indeed!”

The Demon Saint gazed at Yang Ye before he waved his right hand, and then
those 3 pearls of blood flew over to Yang Ye. “I would have killed them even if
you didn’t say anything. Because I don’t want to be stabbed in the back as well.
This is the Blood Essence of 3 peak Monarch Rank divine beasts. It should be
quite helpful to you!”

Yang Ye didn’t refuse it. He took them and thanked the Demon Saint!
The Demon Saint gazed at Elder Kong, the Demon Empress, and the others. This
action caused their figures to tremble, and then they looked at the Demon
Emperor instead.

The Demon Saint didn’t look at the Demon Emperor. He looked at Yang Ye
instead, and he smiled spuriously as he said, “Should I kill them?”

Chapter 656 – The Defiant Profounders Emerge!

The violet mink flashed over to Yang Ye before rubbing her head against his
chin. Obviously, she was pleading on their behalf.

Yang Ye rubbed the little fellow’s head and smiled, “Of course not.”

“Why?” asked the Demon Saint.

“Because the little fellow would be sad!” Yang Ye said, “I don’t want to do
anything that would make her sad.”

So long as the little fellow wanted it, then he would do it regardless of whether it
was right or wrong. Conversely, if the little fellow didn’t want something to be
done, then he wouldn’t do it even if it would harm his own interests. He could do
anything for her, even if it were something that he wasn’t willing to do. In any
case, the little fellow’s position in his heart even surpassed his own.

The violet mink raised her head to glance at Yang Ye, and then she wrapped her
claws around Yang Ye’s neck and squeezed very tightly!

The Demon Emperor nodded slightly when he heard Yang Ye. The reason he
wasn’t against the violet mink being with Yang Ye was mainly because Yang Ye
was very loyal. He firmly believed that Yang Ye would never harm her no matter
what!

The Demon Saint gazed at Yang Ye and nodded, “Now I understand why so many
people still follow you even when you always go to such extremes. It’s because
they firmly believe that you would never abandon them no matter what. That’s
something that Luo Jun could have never hoped to compare to.”

Yang Ye rubbed his chin against the violet mink and said, “I don’t offend those
who don’t offend me.”

The Demon Saint smiled, and then he gazed at Elder Mu and said, “Since we’re
allies now, then there are some things which I want to seek guidance from you
about. Let’s go somewhere else?”

Elder Mu nodded, and then both of them vanished on the spot.

Yang Ye gazed at the Demon Emperor and said, “Senior, you can deal with your
own clan.”

The Demon Emperor glanced at the Demon Empress and Elder Kong, and then
he waved his right hand. Numerous invisible spatial barriers appeared around
the 2 of them as he said, “Lock them up.”

The violet mink intended to plead on their behalf, but the Demon Emperor
shook his head. Because he had to act on this matter or how would he maintain
his majesty as the Demon Emperor?

Elder Kong and the Demon Empress were able to survive due to their
relationships with the little fellow and the Demon Emperor. However, the
Demon Emperor carried out a bloody slaughter on all the others who rebelled
with them. Even though it would severely harm the Spatial Mink Clan’s overall
strength, the Demon Emperor could only rest at ease after he eliminated such
poison within his clan!

Because the Demon Saint had taken sides, the matters related to the demon
race could be considered to have come to an end. The Demon Emperor and
Demon Saint had decided to form an alliance with the human race, so would
anyone dare to object?

After he dealt with the matters at the demon territory, Yang Ye utilized the
Mortal Emperor Sword to destroy the barrier between the human world and the
demon territory. So, there were no further barriers between these two races.

With the addition of the demon race in the alliance, annihilating the Exalted Han
Empire could be said to be extremely easy.

In next to no time, the army formed by the alliance between the demon race and
southern territory had set out for the central territory. However, Yang Ye paid no
attention to it because he didn’t want to manage it, nor was he able to manage
such things. In any case, the southern territory possessed absolute strength, and
it didn’t need him to deter the central territory’s forces. So, he hid in his room
and started cultivating upon returning to the southern territory.

3 pearls of blood were floating in front of Yang Ye. It was the Blood Essence of
the Dragon Emperor and the others.

Yang Ye didn’t hesitate to swallow all 3 of them. He would have naturally not
dared to do so in the past, but after his physical body had been tempered by the
Primordial Violet Energy and blood of the Dragon Ancestor, it was even more
terrifying than the physical body of a Monarch Realm expert. So, merely 3 pearls
of Blood Essence from Monarch Rank divine beasts wasn’t enough to arouse any
fear in him.
The Blood Essence had only just entered his body when Yang Ye felt like flames
had surged into him. His entire body was burning. Fortunately, such pain was
nothing to him.

The pearls of Blood Essence contained formidable energy, and Yang Ye’s task
was to refine and absorb it before trying to break through into the Monarch
Realm.

Of course, it was clearly impossible for him to break through into the Monarch
Realm with just these 3 pearls of blood. So, Yang Ye prepared a few thousand
extreme-grade energy stones in the room. The energy stones were constantly
burning up and transforming into energy that surged into him….

The Monarch Realm was like a natural chasm, and only by surmounting it would
he be able to gain a foothold in these chaotic times!

Moreover, only by surmounting this chasm could he open the 2nd level of the
Primordial Pagoda and revive the little girl.

The treasures within the 2nd level couldn’t just revive her. Yang Ye firmly
believed that the treasures within it would definitely be extremely helpful to him.
So, he had to access the 2nd level as soon as possible.

Half a month later.

The Hallowed Grounds.

At this moment, over 300 white robed old men stood in the sky around the
pagoda that sealed the defiant profounders. All of them were at the Monarch
Realm, and they were at the ninth rank of the Monarch Realm!

10 other yellow robed old men stood before the white robed old men, and all of
them were Half-Saints!

10 Half-Saints and over 300 ninth rank Monarch Realm experts!

If such a force were to make an appearance on Profounder Continent, it would

be sufficient to crush the entire continent….

But at this moment, all of them had extremely solemn expressions. They
circulated the profound energy within them to the point that the space around
them rippled, and they simply seemed as if they were facing a formidable
enemy!

A yellow robed old man in the lead asked another one of the old men who stood
before him, “Senior Brother Xuan Kong, the Sword Precursor’s seal has
loosened, and some defiant profounders might be about to emerge. Are the
Hallowed Lord and the Supreme Exalts still in closed door cultivation?”

The old man who was called Xuan Kong spoke flatly, “It’s just a few defiant
profounders. Why would the Hallowed Lord be needed? We 10 Protectors of the
Hallowed Grounds are sufficient!”

The old man who spoke earlier nodded and said, “Right. So long as it isn’t those
few at the lowest levels, then we are sufficient to deal with them. However, I’m
really very curious about exactly how strong the Hallowed Lord and Supreme
Exalts are. We’re all at the Half-Saint Realm, yet I feel like I’m at the Monarch
Realm when facing them!”

Xuan Kong glanced at the old man and said, “Xuan Ming, your natural talent isn’t
bad. Your future accomplishments may not necessarily be inferior to the
Supreme Exalts if you work hard.”

Xuan Ming nodded, and the he hesitated before he said, “If we seize Xuan’er’s
corpse from Yang Ye and ask for the Hallowed Lord’s help, would it be possible
to bring him back to life?” He was an heir of the Confucianist Dao, and Xiahou
Xuan was his personal disciple.

Xuan Kong fell silent for a short while before he shook his head, “His soul was
completely obliterated, and I’m afraid Yang Ye didn’t even preserve his corpse….
Alas, Xuan Ming, I know what you’re thinking. However, you must remember that
our main objective is to deal with the defiant profounders now. As for Yang Ye
and those ants on Profounder Continent, both of us can go annihilate them once
we’re done here. Those ants actually dared to disobey the orders of my
Hallowed Grounds! They’re truly courting death!”

Xuan Ming was first delighted, but he frowned right after and said, “If we head to
Profounder Continent, then our strengths would naturally be sufficient to
avenge Xuan’er. But Senior Brother, you should be aware that if we step foot on
the continent while at the Half-Saint Realm, then our cultivations would be
suppressed to the Monarch Realm. However, our strengths at the Monarch
Realm would probably be insufficient to be a match for the Undertaker!”

The Undertaker!

Xuan Kong’s eyes narrowed when he heard that name, and a wisp of a solemn
expression flashed through the depths of his eyes. In the beginning, the
Hallowed Grounds hadn’t paid any attention to the undertaker, but they had no
choice but to take him seriously when he fought 3 Half-Saints by himself and
remained undefeated. However, even with the Hallowed Grounds’ ability, it was
actually unable to find out the Undertaker’s true identity!
Of course, he didn’t fear the Undertaker because he firmly believed that if he
fought the Half-Saints of the continent, then even he could fight 3 on his own.
Not to mention him, even the weakest amongst the 10 Protectors could fight 2
Half-Saints of the continent on their own!

After all, the inheritances of the Hallowed Grounds were incomparable to the
inheritances on the continent!

Xuan Kong flipped his palm, and then a strange and translucent square stone
appeared there.

Xuan Ming’s eyes opened wide when he saw the stone, and he exclaimed, “The
Stone of Suppression! It’s actually the Stone of Suppression! The Hallowed Lord
actually gave that to you!?”

It wasn’t just Xuan Ming who was shocked, the other Half-Saints by their side
revealed shock on their faces as well.

The Stone of Suppression was a precious treasure of the Hallowed Grounds. It

was usually something that only the Hallowed Lord and Supreme Exalts were
qualified to utilize. So, they hadn’t imagined that the Hallowed Lord would have
actually given it to Xuan Kong!

Xuan Kong said, “The Hallowed Lord merely temporarily lent it to me for 2
reasons. Firstly, it’s so that we attain certain success here; secondly, it’s for us to
deal with that Half-Saint of the southern territory. The members of our Hallowed
Grounds aren’t existences that just anyone can kill!”

“That Undertaker of the southern territory will definitely perish with this treasure
in our possession!” A cold glow flashed through Xuan Ming’s eyes.

Xuan Kong said, “We can’t be careless. The Hallowed Lord gave it to me so that
nothing will go wrong. Thus, all 10 of us must leave and head to the southern
territory once we’re done here. Once we’ve accomplished our mission and
return to the Hallowed Grounds, the Hallowed Lord has permitted us to cultivate
within the Hallowed Ruins to recuperate. So, we don’t have to worry about losing
our cultivation!”

The worry in their eyes had completely vanished when they heard this, and it
was replaced by great joy!

Right at this moment, the Sword Precursor that stood at the top of the
enormous pagoda suddenly howled.

The expressions of Xuan Kong and the others changed slightly.

Bang!
Suddenly, an enormous explosion resounded from the highest level of the
pagoda, and then a figure charged out like a shadow from within it.

The figure was extremely swift to the point it was impossible to see his
appearance clearly. He roared with laughter upon charging out of the pagoda,
“HAHA! This Young Master is finally free!”

But his laughter stopped in next to no time because 10 Half-Saints and 300 ninth
rank Monarch Realm experts had surrounded him!

After he stopped moving, they were finally able to see his appearance clearly.
Many of them had never seen a defiant profounder, so they were stunned when
they saw the man. Because this so-called defiant profounder was actually no
different in appearance to them. He was just a human.

The man looked very young. He seemed like he was just over 20, had black hair,
slightly yellowish skin, and he was only slightly different from the residents of
Profounder Continent.

The man’s pupils constricted when he saw the array of forces around him, and
then he swiftly turned around and roared, “Don’t come out. There’s an ambush
waiting here!”

However, it was too late because a few dozen shadows had charged out of the
pagoda.

A wisp of ridicule arose on the corners of Xuan Kong’s mouth as he ordered,

“Kill!”

All the other experts in the surroundings attacked in unison….

Chapter 657 – Qin Bufan!

Kill!

The black haired man immediately decided to shoot explosively towards Xuan
Kong while he slapped his right palm towards Xuan Kong from afar. A white
palm instantly tore through space and arrived before Xuan Kong, and the
pressure it emanated crushed the space around Xuan Kong and caused him to
be pushed into a spatial rift.

However, the chaotic flow of space within the rift wasn’t able to harm Xuan Kong
at all!

“Perhaps I might fear you if you had your past strength, but your strength has
weakened tremendously from being sealed for 100,000 years. How dare you act
arrogantly before me!? You’re courting death!” Xuan Kong took a step forward
while a formidable aura surged out from within him. After that, he swung his
right palm lightly. A snow white ray of light flashed, and it slashed the white palm
into two before smashing against the black haired man’s chest.

Bang!

The latter’s figure instantly transformed into blood that rained down throughout
the surroundings, but it wasn’t long before the rain of blood actually started to
converge once more. After that, the black haired man appeared once more as it
wasn’t him who’d been killed just now. However, his aura was clearly much
weaker than before.

“Get back in there!” Xuan Kong stretched out his hand and grabbed. An
enormous claw flashed forward, grabbed the black haired man, and tossed him
back into the pagoda.

Most of the defiant profounders who’d just emerged were only at the Monarch
Realm, so all of them were tossed back into the pagoda by the joint forces of 10
Half-Saints and 300 Monarch Realm experts. However, the Hallowed Grounds
suffered heavy losses as well. It lost over 40 ninth rank Monarch Realm experts!

“They’re very strong. If it’s a one on one battle, then the profounders on our side
aren’t a match for them while at the same realm of cultivation!” Xuan Ming spoke
with a solemn expression on his face. Because a Monarch Realm defiant
profounder had actually exchanged quite a few blows with him just now!

Xuan Kong had quite a solemn expression on his face as well. He wasn’t afraid of
those defiant profounders from before, he was afraid of those fellows at the
lower levels. Those defiant profounders were the true terrifying existences
amongst them. Most importantly, all of them couldn’t be killed! Just like what
had occurred just now. He’d clearly killed the black haired man, but the man had
been able to ‘come back to life’ in a short moment….

Fortunately, there weren’t many defiant profounders. Otherwise, even the joint
forces of all the supreme experts throughout the continent from all those years
ago wouldn’t have been able to defeat the defiant profounders!

Bang!

Suddenly, a figure charged out from the lower levels of the pagoda.

Xuan Kong and the others were stunned, and it wasn’t long before they
recovered from their shock. Xuan Kong hurriedly shouted, “Stop him!”

“Grand Slasher!” The figure suddenly roared furiously, and then 200 white
crosses flashed through space, and then over a dozen ninth rank Monarch
Realm experts of the Hallowed Grounds were obliterated.
“Space Smash!” The members of the Hallowed Grounds weren’t even able to
recover from their shock before an expanse of space collapsed, and then more
than a dozen ninth rank Monarch Realm experts were killed again….

“How dare you!” Xuan Kong was furious. He pressed his palms together before
pushing them towards that figure. A few dozen rays of white light interweaved
together like a closely knit net that enveloped down towards the figure.

“Sky Obliteration!” As soon as that figure shouted, a blazing ray of green flames
flashed, and then the temperature throughout the surroundings suddenly shot
up by a few thousand times. The space around the green flames seemed like
boiling water while under the effect of the heat the green flames emanated, and
it was trembling violently.

The green flames and those rays of white light smashed forcefully against each
other.

Bang!

An enormous explosion resounded, and the entire expanse of space here shook.
After that, another explosion resounded as the space here instantly collapsed.
However, it recovered in just an instant. After all, this area deep beneath the
ground was covered by the energy of the Laws that the supreme experts from
all those years ago had left behind, so even a Half-Saint couldn’t obliterate the
space here with ease!

“Haha…. This is what you call the Half-Saint Realm? It isn’t just slightly inferior to
the Half-Saints of 100,000 years ago. Dogs of the Outer Heavens, remember that
I, Qin Bufan, will definitely repay you a thousandfold for these 100,000 years of
imprisonment! Just you wait! HAHAHA!” His voice was still resounding through
the air, but he was already 500km away, and over a dozen more ninth rank
Monarch Realm experts had vanished again….

It merely took a Half-Saint an instant to traverse a distance of 500km. However,

Xuan Kong and the others were just about to pursue Qin Bufan when they
suddenly noticed that his aura had vanished.

“Bastard!” Xuan Kong smashed his right palm towards the air in front of him, and
the space there instantly collapsed….

All of them had extremely unsightly expressions on their faces because they’d
been careless just now. They hadn’t expected that a defiant profounder would
actually charge out from the pagoda at that moment, and they’d never imagined
that it would be a defiant profounder from the lower levels.

“Senior Brother, only defiant profounders of the higher levels have emerged
from within the pagoda when the Sword Precursor’s seal loosened in the past.
Why has a defiant profounder emerged from the lower levels this time?” Xuan
Ming spoke in a heavy voice. They’d focused all their attention on the defiant
profounders from the top levels earlier, and they’d never paid any attention to
the defiant profounders at the lower levels. So, that fellow called Qin Bufan had
been able to take them by surprise just now!

Xuan Kong shook his head and said, “I don’t know the answer to that question as
well. However, based on how he fought just now, he seemed to have been able
to leave for a very long time. The reason he hadn’t was probably because he was
waiting for an opportunity, and those defiant profounders who charged out
from the top levels just now had undoubtedly created that opportunity for him.”

“Senior Brother, can you determine his location?” asked Xuan Ming.

Xuan Kong’s eyes closed slightly, and he remained silent for a short while before
he said, “He has left the Hallowed Grounds and gone to Profounder Continent!”

“How do you know, Senior Brother?” Xuan Ming was surprised.

Xuan Kong answered, “Even though he’s strong, he’s absolutely unable to cause
any trouble in our Hallowed Grounds on his own. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have
fled just now. His enemies are everywhere in the Hallowed Grounds, and only
death would be waiting for him if he’s discovered. He’ll only have a chance at
survival by fleeing to Profounder Continent!”

Xuan Ming frowned, but it wasn’t long before his frown eased up, and he said,
“With the resentment he holds for our world, he’ll definitely wash the entire
continent with blood. That may not be a bad thing for us.”

Xuan Kong shook his head and said, “We’ll be in deep trouble if that happens.
Once he recovers his strength and advances into the Half-Saint Realm, then it’ll
be extremely difficult for us to kill him. Moreover, we won’t be able to avoid
blame once the Hallowed Lord and Supreme Exalts emerge from their closed
door cultivation.”

“Then what should we do?” asked Xuan Ming.

A ray of cold and gloomy light flashed through Xuan Kong’s eyes as he said,
“Leave the Hallowed Grounds and deal with both Qin Bufan and the southern
territory in one go!”

Two days later.

The southern territory. Ancient Domain City.

Dawn.
Suddenly, the spirit energy in an area of 500km around Ancient Domain City
suddenly surged madly towards the city….

At the bottom of Death Abyss, Elder Mu’s slightly closed eyes suddenly opened
wide, and he said, “He’s finally about to step foot into the Monarch Realm….”

Suddenly, Elder Mu’s pupils constricted, and he turned around and gazed at the
horizon, “What’s coming will always come!” As soon as he finished speaking,
Elder Mu vanished on the spot.

Chapter 658 – The Stone Of Suppression!

In the air above Ancient Domain City were 10 yellow robed old men, and 30
white robed old men stood behind them.

It was none other than Xuan Kong, Xuan Ming, and the others. But at this
moment, Xuan Kong’s group of 10 were merely at the ninth rank of the Monarch
Realm. If Half-Saints of the Hallowed Grounds left for the Profounder Continent,
then their cultivations would be suppressed by a realm. So, the Half-Saints of the
Hallowed Grounds rarely came to the continent unless there were some
especially important affairs to attend to. Because once their realms of cultivation
were suppressed, the slightest mistake may cause them to be eternally
incapable of advancing back into the Half-Saint Realm!

But they had no choice this time.

Regardless of whether it was the defiant profounder, Qin Bufan, or the southern
territory, the Hallowed Grounds refused to give them a chance to strengthen
themselves.

“This is the Profounder Continent?” Xuan Kong swept the surroundings with his
gaze, and everything within an area of a few tens of thousands of kilometers
were reflected within his eyes. He said, “I never expected that it would have
declined to such a state. Not to mention fighting the defiant profounders, just
one or two defiant profounders at the level of Qin Bufan would probably be able
to destroy this continent!”

“It really is too weak!” Xuan Ming said, “But it really makes me curious. After all, a
continent with such scarce spirit energy was actually able to give birth to that
many geniuses. The Martial God from all those years ago, that madman who was
mad for battle and constantly said ‘when have I feared the world!’, the 2
Supreme Exalts, the Unfettered One, and this fellow we’re facing now, the
Undertaker…. Every single one of them are peerless geniuses!”

“I have nothing to say about the Unfettered One, the Martial God from all those
years ago, and that madman. However, is that fellow, the Undertaker, even
qualified to be compared with the Supreme Exalts?” Xuan Kong said coldly, “He
isn’t strong, it’s the Half-Saints of this world who are weak!”

Xuan Ming nodded lightly and didn’t refute it. He gazed at the city and said,
“Yang Ye is about to break through into the Monarch Realm!”

“He won’t have the chance!” Xuan Kong raised his right hand slowly before
swiftly pressing it down towards the city below. An enormous palm tore through
space and smashed down forcefully towards Ancient Domain City.

Meanwhile, an enormous palm suddenly shot up into the sky from within the
city, and it smashed against Xuan Kong’s attack.

Bang!

Xuan Kong’s attack was blasted apart.

“He’s finally showing himself?” said Xuan Kong in a cold voice.

In next to no time, Elder Mu, the Demon Saint, and the Demon Emperor
appeared in the sky above Ancient Domain City.

All of them are at the Monarch Realm?

The Demon Saint and Demon Emperor were slightly stunned when they saw
Xuan Kong’s group. They’d thought that it would be Half-Saints, but they’d never
imagined that it was merely Monarch Realm experts who stood before
them. Could it be that they came to give their lives away?

Elder Mu glanced at Xuan Kong and the others before he said, “They’re Half-
Saints!”

“Your discerning ability isn’t bad!” Xuan Kong sized up Elder Mu, and he was
slightly surprised. Because even his strength was actually insufficient to see
through the Undertaker who stood before him. Most importantly, he sensed a
trace of danger from the Undertaker!

Elder Mu nodded and said, “Since all of you didn’t hesitate to suffer a drop in
your cultivations in order to come here, I presume you have some sort of trump
card. Go ahead and activate it! As for threats and ridicule, let’s not engage in that
and waste our time!”

“You’re too arrogant!” Right at this moment, a voice suddenly resounded, and
then a black robed old man appeared here.

The Half-Saint of the devil race!

At the same time, the Oceanic Emperor arrived here as well. Both of them stood
on the Hallowed Grounds’ side, so their decision was obvious!
The Demon Saint’s face sank. Elder Mu and him and discussed an alliance with
the Half-Saints of the devil race and oceanic clans. At that time, both of them
had said that they would consider it. But the Demon Saint had never expected
that they would immediately side with the Hallowed Grounds once it sent
experts to the continent. I would have joined forces with Elder Mu and annihilated
them if I knew that this would happen!

Xuan Kong was slightly stunned when he saw them, and then he smiled, “My
Hallowed Grounds will remember this.” He wasn’t a fool, and he knew that the
help of 2 more Half-Saints in the continent was extremely beneficial to him!

Even though the experts of the Hallowed Grounds were only at the ninth rank of
the Monarch Realm, the Oceanic Emperor and Devil Saint didn’t dare to put on
airs of superiority. The Oceanic Emperor nodded lightly and said, “Our enemy is
the defiant profounders. Regardless of whether it’s the human race, the demon
race, the devil race, or my oceanic clans, we are duty bound to fight the defiant
profounders.”

“But some don’t share that opinion!” Xuan Kong glanced at Elder Mu and the
Demon Saint, and then his gaze remained on the Demon Saint as he said,
“You’re that Half-Saint from the demon race, right? The heavens are benevolent,
and so is my Hallowed Grounds. I’ll give you a chance to rectify your mistakes by
joining us, and my Hallowed Grounds will let bygones be bygones for everything
else that has occurred in the past. Otherwise, the myriad of beings from your
demon race will be transformed into ashes once we’re done here!”

Meanwhile, the Devil Saint said, “Demon Saint, the human race killed the Mortal
Emperor and are going against the Hallowed Grounds, that’s treacherous and
heinous crime. Don’t be foolish or it’ll be too late when you lose everything
you’ve accomplished throughout your life!”

“This is your last chance!” The Oceanic Emperor gazed at the Demon Saint as he
spoke flatly.

The Demon Saint shook his head and said, “The Hallowed Grounds isn’t the
same Hallowed Grounds from all those years ago. The current Hallowed
Grounds has forgotten why those experts of the older generation created the
Hallowed Grounds. Those experts sacrificed countless Dragon Veins of the
continent to create the Hallowed Grounds so that it would guard the defiant
profounders and protect the continent. It’s an honor and a responsibility.”

When he spoke up to this point, a wisp of ridicule arose on the corners of his
mouth as he said, “But the current Hallowed Grounds has lost that honor and
responsibility. They’ve forgotten the intentions of the experts from all those
years ago. They only have their sense of superiority now.”
“Could it be that my Hallowed Grounds hasn’t fulfilled its responsibility by
fighting the defiant profounders?” Xuan Kong spoke coldly.

The Demon Saint said, “The reason all of you fight the defiant profounders is
because the defiant profounders have threatened all of you. You aren’t doing it
for the sake of our continent, you’re doing it for yourselves. Moreover, the
Hallowed Grounds has never actually given any consideration to our continent,
or it should be said that the Hallowed Grounds abandoned us a long time ago!”

Xuan Kong intended to say something, but Elder Mu waved his hand and said, “I
think that there’s no need to waste our breaths.” As soon as he finished
speaking, his walking stick shot forward like a bolt of lightning and emanated a
wave of air through the surroundings as it instantly arrived before Xuan Kong.

“Are you trying to bully him?” The Devil Saint grunted coldly as his figure flashed
over and appeared before Xuan Kong, and then he slapped his right hand
against the walking stick, causing it to be blasted back to Elder Mu. At the same
time, the Devil Saint was blasted over 30m back.

The Devil Saint slowly clenched his right palm while an extremely solemn
expression appeared in his eyes.

“Undertaker, you’ve always been burying others in the past, but who will bury
you once you die later? As for Yang Ye, you can forget about him because he’ll be
dying later as well!” Xuan Kong withdrew a translucent stone. The Demon Saint’s
expression changed drastically when the stone appeared here, and even Elder
Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly while shock and solemness filled them.

It wasn’t just the two of them, even the Devil Saint and the Oceanic Emperor has
similar reactions!

Because their cultivations had actually instantly fallen to the ninth rank of the
Monarch Realm!

“This is called the Stone of Suppression. It’s a precious treasure of my Hallowed

Grounds, and it’s capable of suppressing a profounder’s realm of cultivation.
Even Half-Saints can’t avoid its suppression. Undertaker, no matter what your
background and strength are, today will be the day of your death!” said Xuan
Kong. The reason he dared to come here was the Stone of Suppression because
he wouldn’t have to fear Half-Saints even if his cultivation was suppressed to the
ninth rank of the Monarch Realm!

“Our cultivation will naturally recover if we leave the vicinity of this stone!” said
the Demon Saint in a low voice.
Xuan Kong laughed coldly and said, “Indeed, but would you dare to flee? You
wouldn’t! Because we’ll slaughter all the profounders of the human race and
demon race if you do!”

“This is the so-called Hallowed Grounds!” The Demon Emperor laughed with
ridicule and said, “This is what the Hallowed Grounds calls benevolence. How
laughable! I even almost went over to the Hallowed Grounds to assist all of you.
Actually, helping the defiant profounders is better than helping all of you!”

Xuan Kong proclaimed, “The demon race will cease to exist from today onward!”

Meanwhile, Elder Mu flipped his right palm, and a black tombstone appeared in
front of him. He said, “I finally understand why the Sword Sect’s Founding
Ancestor attacked the Hallowed Grounds. Even though I’m inferior to him, I’ll
definitely make a trip there if I have the chance!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Mu slapped his palm against the

tombstone, and it shook violently before the scene here suddenly changed.
Numerous 300m tall tombstones floated up into the air all around them. These
tombstones emanated a strange force that made Xuan Kong and the others fell
like something within them was leaking out.

“My vitality is leaving me! It’s leaving me!” The Devil Saint suddenly roared, and
his voice was filled with shock and terror. As a Half-Saint, his lifespan was much
longer than others, but it still had a limit. Moreover, he’d lived for a very long
time. Presently, he cared about his lifespan the most, yet now, it was actually
being reduced by the tombstone. So, how could he not feel terrified?

Xuan Kong’s expression changed slightly because he’d noticed it as well. His
vitality was ceaselessly leaking out from him, and he was practically losing a day
of life with every breath of time that passed…. Even he was shocked by this
speed.

“Kill him!” Xuan Kong stopped hesitating and wasting his breath. The important
matter at hand was to eliminate the Undertaker as soon as possible. Otherwise,
even he wouldn’t be able to endure staying here for too long.

“Be careful!” Elder Mu warned the Demon Saint and Demon Emperor before he
charged towards Xuan Kong.

In an instant, the battle erupted.

When looked at from the outside world, it was utterly impossible to discern the
situation of the battle within the area above Ancient Domain City that was
covered by tombstones. However, everyone was able to sense the situation
within it. Because explosions that shook the world resounded frequently from
within there.
The Founding Emperor, the Beast Emperor, and the others had extremely heavy
expressions on their faces as they looked up from the city. A battle at such a
level wasn’t something they could interfere in!

Suddenly, Xiao Tianji who was silent until now suddenly shouted, “Watch out! It’s
a surprise attack!”

He’d just finished speaking when over 30 profounders had suddenly appeared
around Ancient Domain City.

All of them were Monarch Realm experts!

There were experts from the oceanic clans, devil race, Exalted Han Empire, and
even… Yuan Tian and the others from the Origin School….

“Yang Ye, you can dream of attaining the Monarch Realm today!” Yuan Tian
roared furiously, and his figure flashed towards Yang Ye’s room.

The expressions of the Founding Emperor and the others changed drastically,
and they hastily shouted, “Stop him!”

However, no one stopped him because the Monarch Realm experts of the
southern territory were locked in battle.

Chapter 659 – Sacrifice!

At this moment, Yuan Tian had a savage expression on his face, and he pushed
his speed to its limits.

The Origin School’s thousands of years of history had been destroyed by Yang
Ye, and he’d even been fleeing throughout the world like a homeless dog. He
even hadn’t hesitated to take the Monarch Realm experts of the Origin School
along with him and seek refuge with the devil race. He’d thought that he would
be able to rely on the devil race’s forces to obtain his revenge, but he hadn’t
imagined that Yang Ye’s strength and forces grew stronger and stronger to the
point that he didn’t have a chance at revenge at all!

Fortunately, the heavens always reward those who wait, and the Hallowed
Grounds had finally sent Half-Saint Realm experts today.

It only took an instant for Yuan Tian to arrive in the air above Yang Ye’s room.

He was just about to attack when a ray of golden light suddenly shot towards
him, and it caused his expression to change slightly. He clenched his right hand
into a fist and smashed it forward.

Bang!
A muffled bang resounded as the golden light dispersed to reveal a golden
spear. The spear was blasted flying by Yuan Tian’s formidable strength, but Yuan
Tian’s expression changed again because his fist had actually split apart!

Yuan Tian looked along the trajectory of the spear and saw a white robed
woman standing there.

The Martial God!He naturally recognized An Nanjing because she was a peerless
genius who could rival Yang Ye!

At this moment, An Nanjing’s right arm was fully regrown. Once a profounder
attained the Exalt Realm, then so long as that profounder possessed certain
secret techniques and wasn’t heavily injured at important points on the body,
then any other portion of the body could be recovered. Unless the injury was
caused by a special energy or force.

Actually, others weren’t aware that it wasn’t just Yang Ye who was breaking
through into the Monarch Realm, she was finishing her last spurt as well. She’d
been able to charge into the Monarch Realm 3 days ago because she’d perfectly
merged all 6 of the Intents she possessed. Moreover, it might be as difficult as
ascending the heavens when others attempted to advance into the Monarch
Realm, but it wasn’t very difficult to An Nanjing who’d absorbed the inheritances
and experience of over 20 Martial Gods.

However, she hadn’t attempted to advance because she was waiting for Yang Ye
to advance with her. As for why she intended to wait for him, she’d never
thought about it…. In any case, she intended to wait.

Yang Ye didn’t make her wait very long. Unfortunately, the Hallowed Grounds
and all these other enemies had arrived. She had no choice, and she didn’t
hesitate to decisively abandon her attempt at breaking through into the
Monarch Realm. Of course, one couldn’t just abandon one’s attempt to advance
while breaking through into the Monarch Realm. The consequences of forcefully
stopping her advance was that she couldn’t make another attempt for at least 3
years!

But she didn’t regret her decision…. Just like how she hadn’t regretted
abandoning her closed door cultivation to help Yang Ye and fight Unseeing from
the Hallowed Grounds.

There was one thing about her that was very similar to Yang Ye, and it was that
she would definitely do what she felt she could accomplish. Right or wrong didn’t
matter, what mattered was that she didn’t regret her decision.

“You’re courting death!” Yuan Tian roared furiously as his figure flashed over and
instantly arrived before An Nanjing. His fist tore through space and whistled
sharply through the air as it smashed down at An Nanjing.
A ferocious gaze flashed through her eyes as the golden spear she held stabbed
swiftly towards Yuan Tian’s fist.

Bang!

An Nanjing took a few dozen steps behind while Yuan Tian was blasted over 10
steps back. Moreover, his fist was covered in cracks, and even the bones within it
were clearly visible!

Yuan Tian’s pupils constricted. He hadn’t expected that an Exalt Realm expert
could actually injure him. It seems like those rumors about geniuses who are
capable of surmounting a realm of cultivation and killing Monarch Realm experts
while at the Exalt Realm aren’t actually rumors! There really are such peerless
geniuses in the world!An Nanjing’s countenance was very pale, and a trace of
blood had seeped out from the corner of her mouth.

If she fought Yuan Tian while she was in a normal state, then she would naturally
possess absolute confidence in her ability to kill him. However, she’d forcefully
abandoned her attempt to advance into the Monarch Realm just now. It hadn’t
just created latent troubles within her body, it even caused her to suffer from
backlash which caused her internal organs to be severely injured. Now, she’d
even forcefully resisted 2 attacks from Yuan Tian. In other words, she was
suffering even more injuries upon the injuries she already had!

“Little girl, leave now!” An Nanjing’s ancestor suddenly shouted at her from afar,
but it wasn’t long before a few Monarch Realm experts of the devil race
surrounded him….

An Nanjing wiped off the blood on the corner of her mouth, and then she slowly
raised the spear in her right hand and pointed it at Yuan Tian, “You can’t pass!”

“If you intend to court death, then I’ll fulfill your wish!” Yuan Tian stretched his
right hand forward, and then space warped while countless strands of energy
converged towards his right hand from all directions. Suddenly, Yuan Tian
slapped his palm down at An Nanjing!

“Heaven Smash!” As soon as he spoke, an enormous palm formed from energy

carried terrifying might as it smashed down towards An Nanjing.

It was an attack that carried the full strength of a Monarch Realm expert, and it
was even a Heaven Rank technique, so how terrifying would it be?

If it was at any other ordinary time, An Nanjing would naturally not fear it. But
right now….

An Nanjing took a deep breath while the profound energy within her surged
violently, and then her countenance turned even paler. At the same time, blood
started to flow out of all seven apertures on her face.
An Nanjing’s ancestor who saw her forcefully circulate her profound energy from
afar was instantly horrified, and he hurriedly roared like a madman, “Stop being
foolish. Leave right now! I’m begging you!” Unfortunately, An Nanjing had
already transformed into a ray of golden light that smashed against Yuan Tian’s
attack!

An Nanjing’s ancestor’s pupils constricted when he witnessed this scene, and it

simply horrified him to the point he actually forgot that there were enemies
around him. One of the Monarch Realm experts of the devil race struck his chest
and blasted him flying….

Bang!

The tip of Skysplit struck Yuan Tian’s attack, and then both Skysplit and that palm
which was condensed from energy started to tremble violently….

Pu!

Blood sprayed from An Nanjing’s mouth….

Bang!

The energy palm exploded apart while An Nanjing was blasted flying. Right at
this moment, Yuan Tian suddenly appeared in front of An Nanjing, and then he
kicked her stomach.

Bang!

An Nanjing was kicked over 3km away before finally crashing heavily against the
ground. The ground shook violently while countless cracks that were as thick as
an arm started spreading towards the surroundings with her at their center….

An Nanjing wasn’t dead, but the bones and meridians within her were broken
into pieces. At this moment, she couldn’t even hold Skysplit properly.

“You overestimate your ability!” Yuan Tian glanced coldly at An Nanjing before
his figure flashed and charged at her. Her natural talent and potential were
extremely terrifying. So, even though she was no different from a cripple right
now, he could only rest at ease if she was dead!

The only part of her entire body that could move was her eyes.

She wanted to look towards Yang Ye’s room, but her head couldn’t move no
matter what….

She had no choice but to give up….

She slowly closed her eyes while a scene appeared in her eyes. It was the scene
of Yang Ye protecting her outside Ancient Domain City while a myriad of arrows
rained down upon them….
Chapter 660 – Do You Like Me?
At this moment, the minds of countless experts from the southern territory had
gone blank when they saw Yuan Tian charge at An Nanjing.

Is she going to die just like that?

Regardless of whether it was in terms of numbers or quality, the Monarch Realm

experts of the southern territory and demon race were far inferior when
compared to the joint forces of the Hallowed Grounds, devil race, and oceanic
clans. So, the southern territory’s forces were being suppressed in battle. Thus,
even though they were aware of An Nanjing’s current situation, none of them
were able to lend her a hand!

Om!

Suddenly, a sword howl resounded.

Everyone here was stunned for a moment, and then the Founding Emperor and
the others were overjoyed. Has Yang Ye advanced into the Monarch Realm? With
the combat strength he possesses, even if he’s only at the first rank of the Monarch
Realm, he would still be absolutely capable of turning the situation around and
saving An Nanjing!

Yuan Tian’s body stiffened slightly. However, he immediately sped up explosively

and charged towards An Nanjing.

He wanted Yang Ye to live in eternal regret!

However, he was bound to be unable to get his wish. Because Yang Ye was
standing by An Nanjing’s side.

Everyone in the surroundings was stunned when they saw Yang Ye, and Yuan
Tian even stopped moving. He stared blankly at Yang Ye for an instant before he
started roaring wildly with laughter.

Because Yang Ye wasn’t at the Monarch Realm….

Even though the Founding Emperor, Beast Emperor, and all the other Monarch
Realm experts were facing the joint attacks of numerous experts, everything that
occurred here couldn’t escape the detection of their divine sense. So, their
expressions had instantly changed when they realized that Yang Ye was still at
the ninth rank of the Exalt Realm.

The southern territory’s defeat was only a matter of time. The reason they’d
been holding on through all this hardship was because they were waiting for
Yang Ye to attain the Monarch Realm. However, Yang Ye was actually still at the
Exalt Realm….

Obviously, Yang Ye had failed!

Yang Ye hadn’t failed. He’d given up on advancing at the last moment, just like
An Nanjing had.

Actually, he wasn’t aware of the events in the outside world because his
consciousness was immersed within the Primordial Pagoda, and he was utilizing
the violet profound energy within it and those 3 drops of Blood Essence to
temper his body. He hoped to break through the limits of his body before
charging into the Monarch Realm, and he was just about to succeed. However,
when his consciousness left the Primordial Pagoda, he’d instantly witnessed the
scene of An Nanjing being blasted flying!

At that moment, Yang Ye’s mind had gone blank. All thoughts of attaining the
Monarch Realm and gaining new strength had vanished, and all that remained in
his mind was her!

So long as he persisted for just a moment, then he could immediately attain the
Monarch Realm, and then even the Half-Saints of this world wouldn’t be able to
annihilate him with ease. So long as he attained the Monarch Realm, he would
be able to unify the continent as soon as possible, he would be able to access
the 2nd level of the Primordial Pagoda and rely on the treasures within it to gain
another improvement in his strength, he would be able to head to the Hallowed
Grounds to retrieve the Sword Precursor….

So long as he attained the Monarch Realm, then he, Yang Ye, wouldn’t be an ant
in this world any longer!

However, he hadn’t hesitated in the slightest to give up and leave.

There was a price to pay for forcefully stopping one’s charge into the Monarch
Realm. He’d almost succeeded in fully absorbing the blood of the Dragon
Ancestor, the Primordial Violet Energy, and the Blood Essence of the 3 divine
beasts. However, he now suffered backlash from them, and his body would have
probably exploded a long time ago if it wasn’t for how strong it was!

Even though he’d forcefully suppressed the backlash within him, he could only
dream of attaining the Monarch Realm in the next 2 years. Moreover, if he didn’t
solve the issues he faced within his body from the Primordial Violet Energy and
blood of the Dragon Ancestor, then his life would be in danger at all times!

Yuan Tian didn’t attack because Yang Ye hadn’t attained the Monarch Realm, so
the outcome was already decided. He immediately ridiculed, “Yang Ye, you’re
really beyond stupid. You actually gave up your chance to attain the Monarch
Realm for a woman. Do you know that perhaps only this woman would have
died just now, but your decision will cause the deaths of you and all the
profounders of the entire southern territory as well!? Don’t you think that it’s
beyond stupid?”

Yang Ye didn’t turn around to look at An Nanjing. He took a deep breath, slowly
closed his eyes, and spoke with a slightly trembling voice, “I really… should have
stopped at nothing… to kill you.” Actually, Ding Shaoyao had determined that
Yuan Tian and the others were in the devil territory. However, he didn’t pay
attention to it because Yuan Tian had probably only done it to protect himself.
Coupled with the fact that he had many other things to deal with and the Half-
Saint of the devil race even seemed to intend to form an alliance with the human
race, so he’d temporarily put it aside!

But he’d never imagined that….

“HAHA!!!” Yuan Tian’s laughter sounded quite complacent and slightly savage. He
said, “Yang Ye, my Origin School wanted to surrender but you refused to accept
it, and you insisted on annihilating it. What? Do you regret it now? But it’s all too
late now! The southern territory and everyone related to you will be annihilated
today!”

Om!

Yang Ye’s intent sword suddenly left the ancient sheath, and then a ray of violet
light flashed through the sky.

Yuan Tian’s eyelids twitched, and he didn’t dare act carelessly in the slightest. He
swiftly slapped his right palm forward, and an energy palm flashed forward and
smashed against the violet sword qi. However, only a moment passed before
Yuan Tian’s expression changed drastically because the violet sword qi actually
sliced through his attack with absolute ease!

Yuan Tina was astounded. He placed his palms on top of each other before
pressing them forward, and then 2 overlapped energy palms flashed forward.
However, they were easily sliced apart again. This time, Yuan Tian was horrified
because he didn’t have a chance to counterattack again.

The violet sword qi flashed through his chest….

“So… it wasn’t just a single sword qi….” Yuan Tian gazed at Yang Ye with disbelief.
Only when it shot through his chest did Yuan Tian realize that there were at least
3 strands of sword qi overlapped within it.

Of course, even then, it was impossible for those overlapped strands of sword qi
to instantly annihilate him. Most importantly, the might of the 2nd amongst the
3 strands of sword qi had suddenly risen by over 5 times!
Yuan Tian knew that he’d underestimated his opponent because Yang Ye was
much more terrifying than he’d imagined! However, he didn’t have the chance to
reevaluate Yang Ye anymore….

All the other experts of the devil race and oceanic clans were stunned when they
saw Yuan Tian being instantly annihilated. Is he really only at the Exalt Realm? Is
he really just an Exalt Realm expert?

Yang Ye slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were blood red. He glanced at all
the Monarch Realm experts of the devil race and oceanic clans as he said, “The
devil race and oceanic clans. Good! Very good! From today onward, both of you
will be completely eradicated from the continent. I’ll make all of you pay for your
actions with extinction!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ye’s intent sword was drawn again, and
then a ray of violet sword qi flashed forward before the head of a Monarch
Realm expert from the oceanic clans flew off from his neck.

3 overlapped Heavenrends combined with the Critical Strike technique was an

attack that was impossible to resist for ordinary Monarch Realm experts!

The experts of the oceanic clans and devil race were horrified when they saw
Yang Ye kill another Monarch Realm expert with a single strike. All of them
hurriedly stopped fighting, and then retreated to the side and gazed at Yang Ye
with vigilance.

The Founding Emperor and Beast Emperor heaved sighs of relief because the
southern territory would definitely lose if the battle were to continue. Once that
happened, there would probably be no one on the southern territory’s side that
could avoid death. After all the devil race and oceanic clans weren’t humans, so
they wouldn’t feel any pity for humans.

The experts of the devil race and oceanic clans didn’t dare attack rashly while the
experts of the southern territory wanted to attack but didn’t have the ability to
do so. Besides the 2 Monarch Realm experts that Yang Ye had killed, the devil
race and oceanic clans hadn’t suffered a single casualty throughout the battle,
whereas, the southern territory had lost 3.

Yang Ye didn’t attack again. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but he was unable to
do so. Successively executing overlapped Heavenrends twice had already
exhausted all the profound energy within him….

If the Monarch Realm experts of the devil race and oceanic clans were to find
out about that, then the southern territory would probably be finished.

Both sides didn’t continue fighting, but they didn’t retreat either. Because all of
them were waiting, they were waiting for the outcome of the battle in the sky.
If the Hallowed Grounds won, then the southern territory would still be unable
to escape death, and if Elder Mu won, then it was obvious what the
consequences were….

Yang Ye stood on the spot for quite some time before he turned around and
walked over to An Nanjing, and he forcefully stopped his tears from flowing as
he gazed at the state she was in right now.

The tears of men rarely flow until something truly sad appears.

Yang Ye squatted down by her side and stretched out his left hand to wipe the
blood on the corner of her mouth. However, he’d only just wiped it off when
blood seeped out once more, and it was to the point that he couldn’t clean it up
no matter what.

“Are you trying to make me owe you a debt for a lifetime?” Yang Ye took her
hand with his right hand, and then the remaining profound energy within him
surged madly into her.

“Why?” An Nanjing gazed at Yang Ye as she spoke these words. Even though she
was heavily injured, she hadn’t lost her ability to discern things. So, she’d
instantly determined that Yang Ye was still at the Exalt Realm and not the
Monarch Realm!

Yang Ye knew what she meant and spoke gently, “Because you would die if I
didn’t.”

An Nanjing’s eyes flickered a little, but she just gazed at him in silence.

Yang Ye continued, “I really want to attain the Monarch Realm because I’ll only
be able to protect myself and those I love with sufficient strength. However, if I
have to sacrifice you in order to accomplish that, then I would never be able to
rest in peace. Not to mention advancing into the Monarch Realm, I wouldn’t
hesitate to stop even if I was advancing into the Saint Realm.”

Yang Ye could stop at nothing to improve his strength, but he would absolutely
not sacrifice his friends and loved ones to do so.

Even though he was ruthless and cruel, he had his limits!

An Nanjing suddenly asked, “Do you like me?”

Yang Ye was stunned.

Chapter 661 – A Fight To The Death!

Yang Ye gazed at An Nanjing while she gazed at him. At this moment, it was like
time had stopped.
Yang Ye was just about to speak….

Bang!

Suddenly, an enormous explosion resounded from within the tombstones in the

sky, and then all of them started to tremble violently.

The gazes of every shot over while they thought to themselves. Who’s winning?

YY stretched out his hand to lightly touch An Nanjing’s face as he said, “If it’s
possible, I would rather be lying here instead of you.” He didn’t wait for An
Nanjing to say anything, and he immediately sent her into the Primordial Pagoda
to be cared for by Su Qingshi, Xiao Yuxi, and Qin Xiyue.

After that, he stood up, and then he raised his head and shot a solemn gaze
towards the area in the sky that was covered by tombstones. Will Elder Mu be
able to win the battle?

He’s fighting against 12 Half-Saints and 30 peak Monarch Realm experts!

Bang!

Suddenly, a figure flew down from midair before crashing heavily into Ancient
Domain City, causing the entire city to quake!

The pupils of Yang Ye and the others constricted because it was the Demon
Emperor….

A ray of violet light flashed, and then the violet mink appeared on Yang Ye’s
shoulder. He immediately understood her intentions and flashed over to the
Demon Emperor. Yang Ye heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the Demon
Emperor because while the Demon Emperor was heavily injured, he was still
alive.

The violet mink flew over to the Demon Emperor while worry filled her eyes.

The Demon Emperor forced a smile on his face and rubbed her head as he said,
“I’m fine. I just need to rest for some time.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Emperor gazed at Yang Ye and said,
“The situation there isn’t very good!”

Yang Ye’s heart shook, and he said, “What happened?”

The Demon Emperor spoke with a solemn expression on his face, “Elder Mu’s
strength exceeded all our imaginations. He kept 11 Half-Saints busy on his own.
Perhaps only a few in the history of our continent have possessed such strength.
However, the Hallowed Grounds’ forces are too numerous. Both the Demon
Saint and I weren’t able to keep the Devil Saint and all those other Monarch
Realm experts of the Hallowed Grounds busy. I was almost killed just now, and it
was Elder Mu who forcefully transported me out at the critical moment!”

The corners of Yang Ye’s eyes twitched slightly. He actually almost died in there
even with the strength he possesses. Exactly how intense is the battle?

Bang!

Right at this moment, another explosion resounded, and then another figure
flew out from there. However, that figure didn’t crash to the ground like the
Demon Emperor, and it landed firmly within Ancient Domain City instead!

The Demon Saint!

It was the Demon Saint who’d left the battlefield. At this moment, there were
countless holes throughout his clothes, and his entire body was covered in
injuries. He seemed to be in a rather sorry state!

The experts of the devil race and oceanic clans were overjoyed when they saw
the Demon Saint, whereas the hearts of all the profounders from the southern
territory fell to rock bottom.

Yang Ye’s heart sank a little as well.

He had no doubt in Elder Mu’s strength, but Elder Mu was up against so many
enemies! 12 Half-Saints and 30 Monarch Realm experts! Such an array was faced
by Elder Mu alone right now, so Yang Ye wondered if Elder Mu could be a match
for them!

Yang Ye took a deep breath. He was ready to ignite his Sword Intent at any
moment because if Elder Mu lost, then an unprecedentedly bloody fight to the
death would ensue!

After all, they were irreconcilable enemies, and there was no way out besides a
fight to the death!

Yang Ye understood all of that, and so did the Founding Emperor, Beast
Emperor, and all the experts on the southern territory’s side. So, all of them had
resolute expressions on their faces, and they knew that it would be time for
them to truly fight to the death if Elder Mu lost.

If Elder Mu won….

Actually, practically no one felt that Elder Mu could win. After all, there were 12
Half-Saints and around 30 peak Monarch Realm experts in there!

But Elder Mu was all alone!

“How’s the situation up there?” The Demon Emperor looked up at the

tombstones in the sky as he asked the Demon Saint in a low voice.
The Demon Saint looked up towards the tombstones for a moment before he
said, “I never expected that his strength was actually formidable to such an
extent. No wonder he was able to kill Luo Dao that day. Moreover, what exactly
are those tombstones? They aren’t just able to take away the vitality of Half-
Saints, they’re even able to ceaselessly provide him with energy!”

The reason Elder Mu could fight so many Half-Saints and remain undefeated
was mainly because of the tombstones. The Demon Saint noticed that the
tombstones could actually ceaselessly provide profound energy to Elder Mu,
allowing Elder Mu to stay at a peak state at all times.

The Demon Emperor asked, “Does he have a chance?”

The Demon Saint pondered deeply for a moment and said, “His chances aren’t
very great. Elder Mu is very strong, and his strength has far surpassed my
expectations. However, that fellow, Xuan Kong, from the Hallowed Grounds isn’t
weak as well. Moreover, he has so many other experts on his side, Elder Mu is
completely outnumbered, so….” Resolve appeared in the Demon Saint’s eyes as
he said, “So prepare to fight to the death!”

The hearts of Yang Ye and the Demon Emperor sank once more when they
heard this. The Demon Saint was a Half-Saint. Since even he’d said something
like that, then Elder Mu was very likely to lose!

Yang Ye raised his head and gazed at the tombstones in the sky while a trace of
worry appeared in his eyes. If it hadn’t been for Elder Mu, then he would have
died a very long time ago. He’d taken Elder Mu to be his master and even a loved
one. So, he didn’t want anything to happen to Elder Mu. But it was a fight against
12 Half-Saints and 30 Monarch Realm experts….

I’m still too weak in the end. I’m unable to help Elder Mu!  Yang Ye took a deep
breath as he spoke in his heart. He was already capable of surmounting his
realm of cultivation to kill Monarch Realm experts, but he was still too weak
when facing those Half-Saints.

Yang Ye shook his head a short while later, and then he sheathed his intent
sword and shouted, “Everyone from the southern territory, hear me well!
Prepare to fight to the death! Even if all of us die, we’ll make the devil race,
oceanic clans, and the Hallowed Grounds pay a horrible price! If we survive
today, then we will definitely annihilate the devil race and oceanic clans, and
then attack the Hallowed Grounds to get our vengeance!”

“Fight to the death!” The profound energy within the Demon Emperor surged out
madly from within him as he shouted furiously.

“Fight to the death!” The experts of the Grand Qin Empire responded.
“Fight to the death!” The Demon Emperor started to transform, and it wasn’t
long before his right hand had transformed into an enormous golden claw. At
this moment, all the experts of the Darkbeast Empire who stood behind him had
instantly responded, and there were even some that were prepared to detonate
themselves.

“Demon beasts of my demon race, listen well! Fight to the death!” The Demon
Emperor refused to be outdone.

The experts of the devil race and oceanic clans revealed extremely heavy
expressions when they witnessed this scene. Because if the experts of the
southern territory were to fight desperately to the death, then even if they could
win the battle, it would still be a pyrrhic victory!

Fortunately, they just had to annihilate all the forces of the southern territory,
and then the human race and demon race would be practically annihilated. At
that time, the entire continent would belong to the devil race and the oceanic
clans!

Bang!

Suddenly, the tombstones in the sky suddenly shook violently, and then
everyone watched with shock as they gradually dispersed….

Chapter 662 – Flee Or Fight?

20 figures crashed down from the sky, and everyone here looked towards them.
The expressions of the experts from the demon race and oceanic clans changed
because it was the Monarch Realm experts of the Hallowed Grounds. At this
moment, all of them seemed extremely old as if they’d experienced a few
thousand years of time. Most importantly, they didn’t have any signs of vitality!

They were dead!

The experts of the devil race and oceanic clans gasped as they looked up into
the sky.

At this moment, everyone was looking up into the sky.

Elder Mu was standing in midair with an extremely pale countenance. There

were a few palm prints on his chest, and every single one of them was very deep
to the point that they’d caused Elder Mu’s chest to completely sink down. It was
an extremely horrifying sight. There was a pitch black walking stick floating in
front of him, but it was covered in cracks and seemed like it might shatter at any
moment.
Xuan Kong’s group was standing in front of Elder Mu, and their appearances had
completely changed. At this moment, all of them had snow white hair and thick
wrinkles all over their faces. They seemed extremely old. If it weren’t for the
imposing aura they emanated and the fierce gazes they revealed, no one would
think that they were Half-Saints and Monarch Realm experts. Everyone would
think that they were old men who had a foot in their graves.

At this moment, all of their eyes carried unprecedented seriousness and fear as
they gazed at Elder Mu, and even Xuan Kong was no exception!

“You’re actually able to rely on that tombstone to take away our vitality. The
energy of time is something that Half-Saints can only pry into a little, and only
true Saint Realm experts are capable of grasping such an inconceivable force.
You aren’t a Half-Saint, but you’re capable of causing our lifespan to flow out of
our bodies! Who exactly are you!?” Xuan Kong stared fixedly at Elder Mu while
his heart was filled with shock and terror. Because he had less than 100 years of
lifespan left now. However, he had over a thousand years before the battle!

Compared to Xuan Kong, the Devil Saint and the Oceanic Emperor were in a
worse state because they only had a few years left to live….

There were others that were in a worse state, and it was those Monarch Realm
experts of the Hallowed Grounds. Many of them merely had a few days left to
live.

Those Monarch Realm experts who’d perished just now had died because they’d
lost all their lifespan. On the other hand, the reason these Monarch Realm
experts were still alive was because their strength was slightly superior to those
who’d perished.

Feeling their vitality and lifespan leaking away was a feeling that was even more
terrifying than death itself. So, the Devil Saint, Oceanic Emperor, and some of
the experts of the Hallowed Grounds had decisively abandoned their assault on
Elder Mu and started attacking the tombstones.

Elder Mu waved his right hand, and the black tombstone appeared before him
again. The corners of Xuan Kong and the others’ eyes twitched when they saw
the tombstone, and the fear in their eyes wasn’t concealed at all.

Elder Mu said, “You have 2 choices. The first is to leave and return to your
Hallowed Grounds. After all, I can’t stop all of you. The second is to fight me right
now. If all of you disregard death and fight with your lives on the line, then you’ll
definitely be able to heavily injure me even if you can’t kill me. Of course, if I fight
desperately, then all of you can dream of leaving!”

Xuan Kong and the others had heavy expressions on their faces. None of them
felt that the Undertaker was exaggerating. After all, the Undertaker hadn’t lost
even when fighting the joint forces of 12 Half-Saints and 30 Monarch Realm
experts. Such strength was something that only the Supreme Exalts of the
Hallowed Grounds could compare to.

“Brother Xuan Kong, he’s weak and exhausted. We’ll definitely be able to kill him
if we join forces again!” The Devil Saint noticed Xuan Kong’s hesitance and spoke
anxiously. Because while the Undertaker couldn’t stop the experts of the
Hallowed Grounds from leaving, but what about him? Could he retreat to the
Hallowed Grounds? Even if the Hallowed Grounds allowed him to do so, what
would happen to the devil race?

“Brother Devil Saint is right!” The Oceanic Emperor knew how serious the
situation was, and he immediately spoke, “Brother Xuan Kong, if we don’t kill him
today, then the devil race and oceanic clans will definitely be annihilated by the
human race. Brother Xuan Kong, please lend us a hand!”

Xuan Kong paid no attention to the Devil Saint and Oceanic Emperor. He took a
deep and long glance at Elder Mu before he gazed at the Devil Saint and Oceanic
Emperor, “Come with us to the Hallowed Grounds. Your lifespans have almost
been completely exhausted. Perhaps you’ll still be able to live if you return to the
Hallowed Grounds with us!”

The Devil Saint and Oceanic Emperor were first delighted when they heard Xuan
Kong, but it wasn’t long before they realized that there was a problem. The Devil
Saint said, “Brother Xuan Kong, but what about my devil race and the oceanic
clans of Brother Oceanic Emperor?”

Xuan Kong glanced coldly at them and said, “I think both of you should think
about yourselves.”

The Devil Saint’s expression changed a little, and he said, “Brother Xuan Kong, if
we are to leave, then the devil race and oceanic clans won’t have a Half-Saint
anymore. Wouldn’t that….”

Xuan Kong waved his hand and interrupted, “Could it be that you think just
anyone can enter my Hallowed Grounds? That’s all I’m willing to say. Decide
yourselves if you are going to leave!”

“Brother Xuan Kong, I’ll go with you!” Meanwhile, the Oceanic Emperor spoke
abruptly. He only had a few more years of lifespan left. So, if he didn’t head to
the Hallowed Grounds, then even if the Undertaker didn’t kill him, he would still
die in a few years unless he could advance into the Saint Realm. So, he had to
head to the Hallowed Grounds because only then could he live a little bit longer.

The longer one had lived, the more afraid one usually was of death!

Xuan Kong nodded, and then he gazed at the Devil Saint.

“HAHAHA!!” The Devil Saint suddenly roared with laughter and said, “This is how
the so-called Hallowed Grounds acts? The Demon Emperor was right. Our
Profounder Continent is actually just an ant in your eyes. All of you don’t care
about our continent at all. All of you only care about yourselves! Even your fight
against the defiant profounders is only being done for yourselves. HAHAHA! To
think I was so blind!”

“Brother Devil Saint, we’ve cultivated for a few thousands of years to attain the
Half-Saint Realm. Could it be that you intend to give up just like that?” The
Oceanic Emperor persuaded, “You’ll naturally be able to avenge the devil race in
the future if you’re still alive. But who will avenge them if you die?”

The Devil Saint glanced coldly at the Oceanic Emperor and said, “It’s fine if you’re
a coward who’s afraid of death, but why make it seem so noble? I, Mo Lou, am
no upright person, but I’m no coward who’s afraid of death! If the Undertaker
and Yang Ye intend to annihilate my devil race, then I’ll wait for them to attack.
The worse that can happen is death, right?”

Xuan Kong glanced coldly at the Devil Saint and said, “Let’s leave!”

“Leave? Hehe! Stay the fuck behind!” Right at this moment, an arc of light flashed
by, and then the heads of 2 out of the last 10 Monarch Realm experts from the
Hallowed Grounds had suddenly flown into the air.

“It’s Qin Bufan!” Xuan Kong’s expression changed drastically, and he swiftly
slapped his right hand towards the ray of light before a ray of white light shot
forward like a shooting star and smashed against the arc of light.

However, the arc of light suddenly sped up, and it turned in midair and avoided
Xuan Kong’s attack.

“Watch out!” Xuan Kong was astounded, and he hurriedly howled towards one of
the Monarch Realm experts from the Hallowed Grounds.

However, it was too late. The arc of light was extremely swift, and it flashed
through that Monarch Realm expert’s neck before he could even react. After
that, his head flew up into the air.

“Trap him!” Meanwhile, Xuan Kong and the others hurriedly acted in unison.
However, Elder Mu suddenly attacked as well, and a tombstone suddenly
smashed down towards them, causing them to feel horrified.

At the same time, the Devil Saint suddenly attacked as well, but his target wasn’t
Elder Mu, it was Xuan Kong’s group instead!

“Kill!” How could Yang Ye mis such a rare opportunity? He immediately drew his
intent sword, and a beam of violet sword energy shot up into the sky towards
one of the Monarch Realm experts of the Hallowed Grounds.
The Demon Saint, Demon Emperor, Founding Emperor, and all the others
attacked immediately and shot towards the sky.

They hadn’t fought just now because they didn’t have a good chance at killing
Xuan Kong’s group, but now that a mysterious expert and the Devil Saint had
joined the battle, then it wasn’t impossible for them to kill these experts of the
Hallowed Grounds anymore!

“You’re courting death!” Xuan Kong’s furious voice rumbled through the air. But
it wasn’t long before Elder Mu appeared in front of him. Elder Mu didn’t waste
his breath at all. He immediately waved his right hand, and then the tombstone
transformed into a myriad of tombstones that enveloped Xuan Kong.

Xuan Kong was horrified because he’d personally experienced the strength of
this Undertaker who stood before him. So he didn’t dare act carelessly in the
slightest. He was just about to attack when an arc of light suddenly shot towards
him from afar, and it instantly arrived behind him.

“Space Smash!” A shout resounded from behind Xuan Kong, and then the space
around Xuan Kong rumbled and collapsed. Xuan Kong was astounded by this
scene. Of course, he wasn’t astounded by Qin Bufan, he was astounded by Elder
Mu instead. If it was at any ordinary time, then this level of spatial collapse
wouldn’t be troublesome to him at all. Yet now….

A wisp of resolve flashed through Xuan Kong’s eyes, and then he formed a
strange seal before his chest and swiftly slapped it forward.

“Convergence!” As soon as he spoke, a ray of white light suddenly swept out

from Xuan Kong, and then the myriad of tombstones around him were blasted
apart. On the other hand, the arc of light behind Xuan Kong had immediately
vanished when that white light swept out.

Xuan Kong’s aura declined rapidly after he executed that attack, and his entire
countenance was ghastly pale. He glared fiercely at Elder Mu before his figure
flashed towards the distance. However, it wasn’t long before an arc of light
appeared in front of him. Xuan Kong roared furiously, “Qin Bufan! You’re
courting death!” He suddenly attacked once he finished speaking.

Elder Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the white light sweep towards
him, and then he waved his right hand and the tombstone instantly expanded to
cover an area of 3km. After that, it smashed against the white light.

Bang!

The white light was blasted apart….

The Half-Saints of the Hallowed Grounds noticed that Xuan Kong was being
besieged, and their expressions instantly changed. They were about to attack
when an enormous tombstone descended from the sky and smashed down
towards them….

In the distance, Xuan Kong slapped Qin Bufan back, but he didn’t pursue Qin
Bufan and intended to flee instead. However, a beam of violet light suddenly
tore through the sky towards him at the exact same instant that he’d repulsed
Qin Bufan!

Xuan Kong swiftly looked towards the side and saw Yang Ye. He immediately
spoke ferociously, “You ant! I’ll kill you before I leave and eliminate a latent
trouble for my Hallowed Grounds!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he swiftly attacked with his right palm. A ray of
white light flashed forward and collided with Yang Ye’s violet sword energy.

“Critical Strike, stage 3!” Yang Ye’s voice suddenly resounded, and then the violet
sword energy trembled violently and glowed brilliantly.

Chapter 663 – Death and Battle!

Xuan Kong was a Half-Saint, but his current cultivation was only at the ninth rank
of the Monarch Realm. That was why Yang Ye dared to attack him. Otherwise,
Yang Ye would definitely not court death by challenging a Half-Saint while he was
at the Exalt Realm. After all, that was stupid not brave!

Of course, even then, he was taking a huge risk by attacking right now. Because
while Xuan Kong was at the Monarch Realm now, his accomplishments in all
aspects were that of a Half-Saint.

Even though it was a risk, Yang Ye had still attacked because he really didn’t want
these Half-Saints to return alive to the Hallowed Grounds!

He intended to take some interest for An Nanjing before he really took revenge!

Yang Ye didn’t dare act carelessly in the slightest, and he utilized his strongest
attack from the start! It was 3 overlapped Heavenrends enhanced by the Critical
Strike technique!

The violet sword energy smashed against Xuan Kong’s attack.

Bang!

An enormous explosion rumbled through the surroundings as Yang Ye’s sword

energy and the white light exploded apart, and then countless waves of energy
and sword qi swept madly towards the surroundings.

Disbelief appeared in Xuan Kong’s eyes because he hadn’t imagined that his
attack would actually be unable to gain the upper hand against Yang Ye’s sword
energy! Even though he was heavily injured right now, and his strength had
dropped by a huge amount, he was still a Half-Saint at any rate. But Yang Ye was
only at the Exalt Realm!

He’ll definitely become a great enemy of my Hallowed Grounds in the future!  Ghastly
killing intent appeared in Xuan Kong’s eyes. However, he didn’t attack, and he
just turned around and intended to flee. Because a Half-Saint of the Hallowed
Grounds had perished at Elder Mu’s hands while all the Monarch Realm experts
had been annihilated!

But he wasn’t able to escape in the end because an arc of light had obstructed
his path.

Xuan Kong exploded with rage, “Qin Bufan! I’ll definitely kill you next time!” He
placed his palms over each other as he spoke, and then swiftly pressed then
down towards the arc of light.

“You don’t have a next time!” A voice resounded from within the arc of light, and
then two rays of white light formed a cross that flashed forward and collided
with Xuan Kong’s attack. An enormous explosion resounded before the white
light dispersed, and Xuan Kong was forced back by over 30m.

Om!

Meanwhile, Yang Ye swiftly drew his sword, and then a beam of sword energy
which was enhanced by the Critical Strike technique and 12th level Sword Intent
flashed towards Xuan Kong and instantly arrived before him.

The corners of Xuan Kong’s eyes twitched a little when he sensed the terrifying
energy contained within the sword energy. He didn’t deal with it in a careless
manner, and he disregarded the injuries he suffered from as he forcefully
converged his profound energy and slapped his right palm forward. A ball of
white energy flew out from his palm and smashed against Yang Ye’s sword
energy!

Bang!

The white ball of energy was blasted apart by the sword energy, and then the
sword energy continued surging like a bolt of lightning towards Xuan Kong.

Xuan Kong was astounded. He hadn’t imagined that Yang Ye’s sword energy was
actually sharp and fierce to such an extent, and he didn’t have the time to dodge
anymore. He could only go head on against it. Xuan Kong placed his palms over
each other again, and then white light appeared on them as he used them to
defend against Yang Ye’s attack.

Bang!
Xuan Kong’s body was blasted over 30m back by the sword energy, and the
white light on his palm had vanished. Moreover, his hands were covered in
injuries and blood….

Xuan Kong’s expression instantly turned savage when he saw the state his hands
were in. After all, he was a dignified Half-Saint, yet he’d actually been injured by
an ant at the Exalt Realm!?

It was an extraordinary humiliation! An utter insult!

The overwhelming feeling of humiliation he experienced caused Xuan Kong’s

aged face to warp to the extreme.

“Die you old dog!” Xuan Kong wasn’t given even the slightest opportunity to
catch his breath. An arc of light suddenly appeared behind him, and then a few
dozen rays of white light formed a net of blades that slashed down towards
Xuan Kong. Everywhere they passed, even space was sliced apart, causing
numerous spatial rifts to cover the sky. It was an extremely horrifying sight to
behold!

“Fuck off!” Xuan Kong roared furiously as he forcefully converged his profound
energy again before he slapped out a ray of white light once more. It instantly
tore through space and smashed against Qin Bufan’s attack.

Pu!

At the same time, a few mouthfuls of Blood Essence sprayed from Xuan Kong’s
mouth.

Bang!

The entire sky in the area trembled as countless waves of energy surged madly
towards the surroundings. All of these waves of energy shot forward at an
extremely swift speed, so even Qin Bufan hadn’t been able to avoid it and was
blasted over 1km away. On the other hand, Xuan Kong himself was blasted
almost 300m away by the wave of energy.

Xuan Kong’s figure had just stopped in midair when a sword suddenly shot
towards him from behind. Xuan Kong’s pupils constricted to the size of needles
as he turned around and slapped his palm against the tip of that sword.

Bang!

Yang Ye’s intent sword trembled violently while countless cracks appeared
throughout it, and his figure was blasted flying by Xuan Kong’s attack. However,
he’d been able to stop his figure after flying for over 300m, and then his Sword
Intent surged out and instantly repaired the intent sword.
Xuan Kong glanced at his palm, and he noticed that another mark of the sword
had been left there!

Xuan Kong took a deep breath while he glanced at the surroundings out of the
corners of his eyes, and his heart sank. The Hallowed Grounds forces had 10
Half-Saints when he was included, and there were 11 if the Oceanic Emperor
was included. However, one of those Half-Saints had perished at the
Undertaker’s hands while the Oceanic Emperor had actually fled at the critical
moment. So, there were only 9 Half-Saints left when he was included.

The Undertaker had 2 Half-Saints and over a dozen Monarch Realm experts on
his side. Even though their overall strength was inferior to the Hallowed
Grounds, the problem was that the Undertaker alone was actually keeping 7
Half-Saints busy….

Who exactly is that Undertaker?

Xuan Kong took a deep breath and said, “Everyone, retreat!”

“Retreat my ass! Sky Crusher!” The arc of light appeared in front of Xuan Kong
again, and then a strand of green flames appeared here. The space around Xuan
Kong instantly started surging violently once the green flames appeared.

“Die you dog of the Outer Heavens!” A furious howl resounded from within the
arc of light, and then the strand of green flames shot towards Xuan Kong.

Xuan Kong’s pupils constricted while shock filled his heart. If it was before, then
he wouldn’t feel the slightest fear towards such a technique from Qin Bufan. But
he was completely exhausted now….

Xuan Kong had no choice but to forcefully converge his profound energy again,
but he’d only just started when a mouthful of Blood Essence sprayed out from
his mouth. However, he still attempted it again, and then smashed his palms
towards the green flames.

Bang!

The green flames transformed into threads of flames that sprayed down
throughout the sky while Xuan Kong himself was blasted flying again….
Moreover, Blood Essence sprayed incessantly from his mouth while his figure
flew….

“Horizon Warp!” Right at this moment, Yang Ye’s voice resounded once more,
and then Yang Ye appeared right behind Xuan Kong before his intent sword
pierced through Xuan Kong’s back.

Xuan Kong’s eyes opened wide, and his eyes were filled with disbelief as he
gazed at the sword that was sticking out from his chest! A moment of silence
ensued before he suddenly turned around and slapped his palm against Yang
Ye’s chest. Yang Ye immediately spat out a mouthful of blood while his figure
was slapped over 300m away.

“Grand Slasher!” Meanwhile, Qin Bufan’s voice resounded once more, and then 2
rays of white light formed a cross that slashed down towards Xuan Kong.

“Fuck off!” Xuan Kong roared furiously as he clenched his right hand into a fist,
and then he smashed his fist against the white light. The white light was blasted
apart, but Xuan Kong’s right arm was sliced up into mush….

“Horizon Warp!” Qin Bufan had just been repulsed when Yang Ye’s voice
resounded, and then he appeared behind Xuan Kong again. At the same time,
his intent sword flashed through Xuan Kong’s neck….

Hiss!

Xuan Kong’s head flew into the air!

A Half-Saint had fallen!

“AHH!!!” Xuan Ming witnessed the scene of Xuan Kong’s death, and his eyes
almost split apart from rage and hatred as he roared like a madman, “Yang Ye!
You and the southern territory have colluded with the defiant profounders!
You’ll definitely suffer divine punishment! All of you definitely will!”

“You should be thinking about yourself right now!” Elder Mu slapped his palm at
Xuan Ming….

Yang Ye instantly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Xuan Kong’s head fly into
the air. Xuan Kong’s strength had simply exceeded his imagination. If Xuan
Kong’s cultivation hadn’t been reduced to the Monarch Realm and if Xuan Kong
hadn’t been heavily injured by Elder Mu, then it would be impossible for him and
the mysterious man to kill Xuan Kong even if they attacked him madly without
end!

Even if a Half-Saint’s cultivation had been suppressed to the Monarch Realm, it

still wasn’t an existence that an ordinary Monarch Realm expert could go
against.

This battle allowed Yang Ye to have a deeper understanding of how insufficient

his strength was. He realized that a cultivation at the Exalt Realm wasn’t of any
use in the chaotic times that were approaching. Regardless of whether it was the
Hallowed Grounds or the defiant profounders, it was utterly impossible to fight
them without a strength at the Monarch Realm or Half-Saint Realm.

Right at this moment, a translucent stone suddenly flew from Xuan Kong’s body
and shot away like a bolt of lightning. Yang Ye was slightly stunned, and then he
didn’t even hesitate to stop it. Because he didn’t need to think to know that it
was definitely a precious treasure. However, he was just about to act when an
arc of light flashed, and then the stone was brought into the arc of light.

“HAHA! The Stone of Suppression! It’s actually the Stone of Suppression! That old
dog finally did something good! Hahaha!” Qin Bufan’s overjoyed and roaring
laughter resounded from within the arc of light.

Suddenly, the violet mink appeared on Yang Ye’s shoulder, and then a ray of
violet light flashed. After that, the translucent stone appeared between the violet
mink’s claws….

Yang Ye was stunned.

The violet mink rubbed it for a moment and seemed to feel like it wasn’t fun at
all. So, she slapped it with her claw and passed it over to Yang Ye.

“My Stone of Suppression!” Qin Bufan's furious voice resounded, and then Yang
Ye sensed an aura lock onto him and the violet mink.

Yang Ye’s heart shook. He hurriedly placed the translucent stone within the
Primordial Pagoda before he sheathed his intent sword, and then he gazed
vigilantly at the arc of light.

“Give it back to me!” Qin Bufan’s voice resounded from within the arc of light,
and it was slightly cold.

The violet mink hurriedly shook her little head.

“Since you refuse, then I’ll take it myself!” As soon as he finished speaking, the
arc of light shot towards Yang Ye.

“It’s mine once it falls into my hands. You want to take it from me? You must be
dreaming!” Yang Ye’s intent sword suddenly started trembling violently, and then
a sword howl resounded through the heavens and the earth before a beam of
violet sword energy surged forward!

Chapter 664 – She’s Dead!

Based on what that expert from the Hallowed Grounds said just now, Yang Ye
knew that the man hidden in the arc of light was a defiant profounder of legend.
He was rather surprised by this because he hadn’t expected that they’d actually
emerged from the seal and arrived at Profounder Continent. At the same time,
he witnessed how terrifying they were!

The defiant profounder before him was only at the Monarch Realm, but he’d
been able to heavily injure Xuan Kong with ease! As for those ordinary Monarch
Realm experts, they were actually only able to resist a few moves from him at
most.

He’s strong! Very strong!But so what?

In any case, it’s in my possession, so I absolutely refuse to hand it over!

The violet sword qi and Qin Bufan’s arc of light smashed against each other, and
then a moment of silence ensued before both of them exploded in midair. The
formidable waves of energy emanated from the point of collision caused both of
them to be blasted over 1km away before they were able to avoid being struck
by the aftershock.

“Eh?” An exclaim resounded from within the arc of light, “A mere Exalt Realm
profounder actually possesses such strength. That’s quite surprising. Out of
consideration for the fact that we joined forces against that old dog just now,
hand over the Stone of Suppression and I’ll let bygones be bygones. Otherwise,
you’ll die!”

Yang Ye stretched out his hand and made a grasping motion. An intent sword
instantly condensed in his grasp. At the same time, over a dozen extreme-grade
energy stones appeared in his pockets before ceaselessly emanating energy
which surged into him. “I’ll take the fact that we joined forces just now into
consideration as well. So you can leave, and I won’t stop you. Otherwise, you’ll
die!”

“I can’t be killed!” A voice resounded from within the arc of light.

“But your strength will definitely plummet with every death you experience,
right?” said Yang Ye. He wasn’t confident in his ability to kill Qin Bufan because
while Qin Bufan was at the Monarch Realm, he was probably a Half-Saint in the
past. However, Yang Ye was only at the Exalt Realm.

No further words resounded from within the arc of light, and it was just
fluctuating without end.

Yang Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly while the last remaining profound energy
within him surged madly as he gazed vigilantly at the arc of light.

Bang!

Right at this moment, rumbling suddenly resounded from afar. Yang Ye was
delighted when he looked over because another Half-Saint from the Hallowed
Grounds had fallen.

“Leave! Everyone leave!” Xuan Ming’s anxious voice resounded. The remaining
Half-Saints didn’t dare stay any longer when they heard him, and they
transformed into rays of light that shot towards the distance.
The Demon Saint was about to pursue when Elder Mu waved his hand and said,
“Don’t pursue them.”

The Demon Saint and the others were slightly stunned, and then they nodded.
Even though the southern territory had killed a few Half-Saints, it had suffered
heavy losses as well. Those that survived were heavily injured, and that even
included Elder Mu. So even if they could kill those Half-Saints by pursuing them
now, they would definitely suffer heavy losses!

“Are you sure that you don’t want to leave?” Yang Ye gazed at the arc of light as
he spoke in a low voice.

“Just you wait! Not just anyone can steal from me, Qin Bufan!” A voice resounded
from within the arc of light, and then an absorbing force suddenly surged out
from within it. All the corpses of the Half-Saints and Monarch Realm experts in
the sky instantly transformed into rays of light that entered the arc of light
before it flickered a few times and vanished in the horizon.

Yang Ye’s profound energy slowed down to a stop when he saw Qin Bufan leave,
and his expression was very solemn as he gazed in the direction that it had
vanished towards.

Because the defiant profounders were much more terrifying than the Hallowed
Grounds!

There were over 10,000 defiant profounders being sealed within the Hallowed
Grounds, and if all of them were to escape the seal, then not to mention the
Hallowed Grounds, even the joint forces of the entire continent and the
Hallowed Grounds would probably be unable to resist them!

The defiant profounders might be his enemies yet might not. However, he had
no choice but to consider the worst case scenario!

“That was a defiant profounder?” The Demon Saint gazed at the direction that
the arc of light had vanished towards as he asked this question in a heavy voice.
Moreover, there was a serious expression in his eyes.

“He should be one!” said Elder Mu.

“He’s very strong!” said the Demon Saint.

Elder Mu suddenly stated, “He isn’t the strongest!”

The Demon Saint, Yang Ye, and the others revealed solemn expressions in
response to this.

The Demon Saint said, “There are even stronger defiant profounders?”
Elder Mu nodded and said, “I’ve never been to the Hallowed Grounds, but I
possess some knowledge about the defiant profounders. According to rumor,
some of them possess all sorts of inconceivable techniques. Just like that defiant
profounder from before. Every single one of the techniques he executed were
above the Dao Rank at least. In short, this world is growing more and more
chaotic!”

“Elder Mu, are you alright?” Yang Ye’s voice was filled with worry as he gazed at
the state of Elder Mu’s chest. At the same time, he felt quite guilty. After all, Elder
Mu wasn’t related to all of this at all, but Elder Mu had been swept into it
because of him. The old man who stood before him had done too much for him,
but he wasn’t able to do anything for Elder Mu!

The Primordial Violet Energy within him could help Elder Mu attain the Saint
Realm, but the problem was that the Primordial Violet Energy he possessed was
utterly insufficient. Moreover, once he exposed the fact that he possessed it, it
wouldn’t be just the experts of the continent who would go mad with desire,
even the Hallowed Grounds and defiant profounders would go mad. At that
time, he would truly have no chance at survival.

So, he was utterly unable and dared not expose the Primordial Violet Energy
within the Primordial Pagoda until he possessed absolute strength.

Elder Mu glanced at his chest before he shook his head, “It isn’t life threatening.”
He gazed at Yang Ye and continued, “The Monarch Realm experts of our
southern territory have either died or suffered injuries. Besides a few people,
everyone else isn’t able to fight again in the near future. On the other hand, the
Demon Saint, Demon Emperor, and I have to enter into closed door cultivation
to recuperate. So, you’ll have to rely on yourself to deal with most things!”

Yang Ye nodded and said, “Seniors, recuperate well. Just leave everything else to
me. I’ll unify the entire continent as soon as possible!”

Elder Mu nodded and said, “You have the Stone of Suppression, so you should
be able to protect your life even if you encounter a Half-Saint. However, you
can’t be careless, especially when you’re up against the defiant profounders. As
for the Hallowed Grounds, they would absolutely not dare to dispatch any more
Half-Saints to the Profounder Continent now that they’ve lost possession of that
stone. Of course, it would be a completely different story if they’re willing to
sacrifice Half-Saints to destroy the seal between the Hallowed Grounds and
Profounder Continent!”

Elder Mu’s figure flashed and vanished on the spot once he finished speaking.

“Take good care of Zi’er!” said the Demon Emperor before he vanished with the
Demon Saint.
At the same time, the Founding Emperor, Beast Emperor, Xiao Tianji, and the
others vanished as well.

Yang Ye took a deep breath, and then he looked towards the direction of the
Exalted Han Empire and the devil race because he felt that it was time for them
to vanish from the continent. Even though the Devil Saint had changed sides and
attacked the Hallowed Grounds just now, it still wasn’t sufficient to make him
spare the devil race or oceanic clans!

An Nanjing had almost died, and even slaughtering both the devil race and
oceanic clans wouldn’t be sufficient to vent the hatred in his heart!

“She’s dead!” Suddenly, a woman appeared behind Yang Ye. Yang Ye turned
around and was slightly stunned because it was An Biru.
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Chapter 665 – Threats?

The black clothed woman, the Assassin Sovereign, who usually stayed by An
Biru’s side had perished.

She’d attempted to assassinate a Half-Saint during the battle yet was noticed,
and then that Half-Saint obliterated her on the spot. She didn’t even leave a
corpse behind.

Besides the black clothed woman, many other Monarch Realm experts had
perished. There were some that Yang Ye knew and some that he didn’t. In short,
the southern territory had won, but it was a pyrrhic victory.

Yang Ye had a bad impression of the black clothed woman. After all, she’d tried
to kill him on more than one occasion. So, he’d said that the first person he killed
when he attained the Monarch Realm would be her. However, Yang Ye felt quite
sad when he heard of her death now. Because she’d died for the southern
territory, no matter what!

Yang Ye suddenly realized that it was truly not easy for one to survive during
such chaotic times!

Yang Ye restrained his thoughts, and then he gazed at An Biru. Her face was
covered in sorrow and she even seemed to have been crying, so it was obvious
to him how much pain she’d suffered from the death of the black clothed
woman!

“I’m sorry!” Yang Ye felt that he had to apologize. In the end, it was he who made
the Hallowed Grounds attack the southern territory, so he had to take
responsibility for their deaths.
An Biru shook her head and said, “My clan avoided destruction by siding with
you, so it naturally has to pay a price. It isn’t just my An Clan, there are many
other clans and sects that aren’t just fighting for you, they are fighting for
themselves as well. So, you don’t have to feel responsible at all.”

Yang Ye suddenly asked, “Did those assassins from the An Clan really have
nothing to do with you?”

An Biru raised her head and gazed at him in silence.

Yang Ye said, “I’m sorry. But I’ve been constantly conflicted because of it.
Because I’m unable to accept someone who tried to harm me in the past.”

She replied, “Would you believe me if I said that I didn’t?”

“I would!” Yang Ye nodded.

Her eyes flickered slightly, “Why?”

He answered, “Actually, I believed it from a very long time ago, but you never
gave me an explanation.”

She exclaimed, “You never gave me the chance!”

Yang Ye said, “You were allies with my greatest enemy. How would I give you a
chance? I’m not a magnanimous person, so I really did treat you as an enemy
when you formed an alliance with Luo Jun.” He was a loyal person, but the
precondition was that others were loyal to him. Otherwise, he was a merciless
person instead.

An Biru fell silent because she had nothing to say. At that time, she hadn’t
expected that Yang Ye would become enemies with Luo Jun and coupled with
the powerful forces that Luo Jun possessed at the time, forming an alliance with
him really could provide a huge amount of benefits to her clan. So, she’d led her
clan to form an alliance with Luo Jun. But she hadn’t imagined that this decision
would make her Yang Ye’s enemy.

It could only be explained as the will of the heavens playing tricks on her!

Yang Ye said, “Manage the southern territory’s affairs with Ding Shaoyao from
now on, alright?” An Biru was definitely a capable person, but it wasn’t his idea to
exclude her from any positions that held authority. The main reason was that
Ding Shaoyao was clearly aware of the unresolved problem that existed between
him and An Biru, and that was why she’d excluded An Biru from any authority.

However, An Biru shook her head and said, “My aunt was my only relative. Now
that she’s dead, I’ve realized that the fate of the An Clan isn’t really important to
me. If it’s possible, I would rather exchange the entire An Clan for her life. I’m
tired, and I don’t want to worry about anything else anymore. I came to look for
you because I wanted to tell you that I’m leaving. I won’t take the An Clan’s forces
with me, so I hope that you’ll treat them well.”

“Can’t you stay?” Yang Ye stared her in the eye as he spoke.

“Do you want me to stay?” She stared him in the eye as well and replied with a
question.

Yang Ye was slightly stunned, and he hesitated for an instant. However, it was
exactly that instant of hesitation that caused a trace of disappointment to flash
through her eyes, and then she turned around and walked away.

However, An Biru stopped moving a moment later because Yang Ye had

appeared in front of her, and he said, “I hope that you stay!” After experiencing
so many things, Yang Ye understood that he really couldn’t just let go, because
once he did, then it might be eternal.

Moreover, how could rest at ease knowing An Biru was all alone during such
chaotic times?

An Biru gazed at him for a short while before she said, “Then I’ll stay!”

Just like that, she became Yang Ye’s right hand just like Ding Shaoyao, and the
responsibility Ding Shaoyao shouldered reduced greatly because of it. Both of
them were extremely intelligent women, so when they both worked together,
everything within the southern territory was managed in an orderly fashion.
Yang Ye didn’t have to worry at all.

After he finished arranging everything for An Biru, he was about to enter the
Primordial Pagoda to check on An Nanjing. However, Yin Xuan’er had suddenly
arrived at Ancient Domain City, and Shu Xin from the Treant Clan which had left
previously was with her.

At the main hall of the City Governor’s Estate.

“Husband, it has been so long. I’ve really missed you!” Yin Xuan’er immediately
smiled sweetly and walked over towards him. Her eyes were filled with tender
affection, and it was like Yang Ye really was her ‘husband’ whom she hadn’t met
for many years!

However, she’d only just arrived within a meter of him when a strand of Sword
Intent pushed her back by over 10 steps. A wisp of surprise flashed through her
eyes, but it wasn’t long before she recovered her composure, and she revealed
sorrow instead, “Husband, what’re you doing? Why treat me like this? I’ve even
been so worried about you all this time.”
Yin Xuan’er was very beautiful. Coupled with the sweet and gentle voice she
used, and the extremely charming expression she revealed. She could be said to
be extremely alluring.

But Yang Ye remained unfazed. He had a slightly favorable impression of her in

the past, but she’d completely disregarded the situation of the southern territory
throughout this period of time. Moreover, she’d immediately arrived once the
Hallowed Grounds had been pushed back. He truly detested such actions.

If it wasn’t for the fact that she’d once lent him her gold guards during the battle
outside the Saint Ruins, he couldn’t even be bothered to meet her.

“Miss Yin, please get to the point!” An Biru spoke flatly. Ding Shaoyao was still in
the central territory as she was leading the charge against the Exalted Han
Empire. So, An Biru was in charge of the affairs within the city and the southern
territory. For now, Ding Shaoyao managed the external affairs while she
managed the internal affairs.

Yin Xuan’er glanced at An Biru. She was a smart woman and knew that this
woman from the An Clan held hostility towards her. As for the reason, it was
obviously because of Yang Ye.

Yin Xuan’er withdrew her smile and revealed a calm expression as she said,
“Young Master Yang, I came here on behalf of the northern territory. We want
to….”

Yang Ye waved his hand and said, “I don’t want to deal with that. Ding Shaoyao
has the final say. If you want to discuss it, then discuss it with her.”

Yin Xuan’er replied, “I came specially to talk to you because we weren’t able to
come to an agreement with Miss Ding!”

Yang Ye asked, “What do you mean?”

She laughed bitterly and replied, “Because Miss Ding wants our northern
territory to surrender unconditionally. Otherwise, she’ll lead the army to the
north once she’s done with the Exalted Han Empire!”

“You don’t want to yield?” asked Yang Ye.

Yin Xuan’er pondered deeply for a moment before she said, “The northern
territory is the fruit of the painstaking efforts of the Grand Preceptor and
countless others from my Shang Dynasty. Even if I agree to give it away with
such ease, the Grand Preceptor and those subordinates of mine wouldn’t allow
it.”

“They won’t?” Yang Ye laughed coldly and said, “Then I’ll destroy it all.”
Yin Xuan’er’s expression changed, and she said, “Could it be that you really
refuse to give me any leeway out of consideration for everything that has
happened in the past?”

Yang Ye said, “I wouldn’t have even met you today if I didn’t. The continent must
be united. If the northern territory refuses to yield, then only death will await all
of you.”

Yin Xuan’er gazed at Yang Ye for a short while before she suddenly cracked a
smile and said, “I heard that An Nanjing was heavily injured?”

Yang Ye’s intent sword suddenly swept forward and instantly arrived at Yin
Xuan’er’s fair white forehead. Moreover, it had pierced her skin and caused a
drop of blood to drop slowly down Yang Ye’s sword.

“Are you happy?” Yang Ye’s voice was icy cold, and the killing intent in his eyes
was almost material.

All the others here were stunned when Yang Ye suddenly attacked, and it was
especially so for Shu Xin. She’d been terrified to the point of taking a few steps
back. On the other hand, Yin Xuan’er’s face had turned slightly pale while her
eyes were filled with disbelief. She hadn’t expected that Yang Ye would actually
attack her, and it would actually be so ruthless and merciless.

Yin Xuan’er’s temper flared up as well, and she stared coldly at Yang Ye and said,
“An Nanjing’s meridians and bones were completely shattered, so only the Life
Water of the Greenwood Clan is able to heal her quickly. I came here today to
negotiate with you. Let the northern territory remain free and I’ll give it to you.”

Life Water!  Yang Ye’s pupils constricted, and then he suddenly turned to look at
Shu Xin. Shu Xin’s body trembled, and she couldn’t help but take a few steps
back. She felt that Yang Ye was truly too terrifying when he was angry.

“Where is it?” Yang Ye stared her in the eyes, and his icy cold gaze carried a trace
of urgency.

“She won’t give it to you!” Yin Xuan’er’s voice had turned cold, “You can dream of
obtaining it if you don’t agree to my conditions. Let me see if the northern
territory or An Nanjing is more important to you!”

An Biru shook her head. She knew Yang Ye’s character well, and he was
absolutely one who responded very badly to threats. So, Yin Xuan’er was clearly
courting death by threatening him.

Yang Ye glanced coldly at Yin Xuan’er, and then he withdrew his intent sword
before he gazed at Shu Xin. He said, “I need the Life Water. Hand it over and I’ll
let both of you leave safely!”
Shu Xin was quite afraid of Yang Ye. She gazed at Yin Xuan’er as if she was asking
for her opinion. Yin Xuan’er grunted coldly and said, “Yang Ye, I told you just
now. You can have the Life Water, but you must agree to my conditions first. I’ll
hand it over immediately if you do! Otherwise, you can dream of obtaining it
even if you kill us!”

Yang Ye took a deep breath and said, “I’ll give you one last chance. Will you hand
it over or not?”

“No!” Yin Xuan’er refused to give in!

Yang Ye nodded, and then he started walking towards the exit.

“Where’re you going?” asked An Biru.

“To slaughter the royal family of the northern territory and the Treant Clan!”

Chapter 666 – Regret!

“Yang Ye! Don’t you dare!” Yin Xuan’er roared furiously.

Yang Ye stopped moving and said, “Miss Yin, I’ll give you one last chance out of
consideration for the relationship we had in the past. Otherwise, I’ll do as I’ve
said.” Not to mention slaughtering the royal family of the northern territory and
the Treant Clan, he would even attack the Hallowed Grounds without the
slightest hesitation for An Nanjing.

Shu Xin’s face had turned ghastly pale while terror filled her eyes. She might be
doubtful if it was anyone else who spoke these words, but she absolutely
believed it when it was Yang Ye. After all, if this man before her was enraged,
then he would be a complete and utter god of death.

She hurriedly spoke before Yin Xuan’er could speak, “Young Master Yang, my
Treant Clan is willing to give you the Life Water!”

Yin Xuan’er stared fixedly at Yang Ye while her peerlessly beautiful face seemed
slightly savage from the rage she experienced.

Yang Ye nodded and said, “Thank you!”

Shu Xin heaved a sigh of relief, and then she formed a seal with both hands
before a ray of green light surged out from within her. After that, a dark green
drop of liquid appeared before Yang Ye.

The dark green drop of liquid had vanished as soon as it appeared, and Yang Ye
vanished as well.
Yin Xuan’er was still angry, but Shu Xin had heaved a huge sigh of relief. Because
she felt that Yang Ye was really quite terrifying when he was angry. Of course,
she was clearly aware why Yang Ye treated them like that. Yang Ye’s attitude
towards both of them was very good in the past, and the reason he’d acted so
mercilessly was probably because her Treat Clan had abandoned the southern
territory in the face of danger.

Shu Xin knew that the Treant Clan’s decision was wrong. Not only was the Treant
Clan’s decision wrong, Yin Xuan’er and the northern territory made the wrong
decision as well. The northern territory shouldn’t have stood by idly and watched
the battle when the southern territory faced the Hallowed Grounds. Now that
the Hallowed Grounds had been repulsed, the northern territory had
immediately come over to conduct negotiations instead. So, not to mention Yang
Ye, even she would feel quite displeased by that.

“Miss Yin, are you going to stay or leave right now?” An Biru took up a teacup
from the table and took a light sip before she spoke flatly.

Yin Xuan’er forced herself to calm down, and then she gazed at An Biru and said,
“Madam An, should I call you Madam An or Madam Yang now?”

An Biru’s hand stiffened slightly, and then she grinned and said, “Miss Yin, your
tone is really quite sour!”

Yin Xuan’er laughed coldly yet didn’t speak.

An Biru said, “Miss Yin, you’re a smart person, and it’s obvious from how you
approached Yang Ye and tried to draw him over to your side. Unfortunately,
both of us lack Ding Shaoyao’s courage. She dared to bet her entire clan on Yang
Ye, and she was able to never abandon him no matter the danger they faced. So,
she’d one of the people Yang Ye trusts the most, and she’s the one with
authority in the southern territory that’s only second to Yang Ye. She deserves
that!”

When she spoke up to this point, An Biru paused for a moment and continued,
“But what about you, Miss Yin? You helped Yang Ye, but did he not help you as
well? Moreover, the northern territory did send people to contact us in the past,
but what about after that? The northern territory stopped mentioning anything
about an alliance once the Hallowed Grounds and Exalted Han Empire launched
large scale attacks against the southern territory. No one is stupid, don’t you
think?”

Yin Xuan’er’s expression was quite unsightly. She’d suggested that the northern
territory should dispatch experts to assist Yang Ye. However, the seniors of the
northern territory rejected her suggestion because they felt that it was best to
allow the southern territory, Hallowed Grounds, and Exalted Han Empire to
exhaust each other’s strength. Moreover, the entire northern territory felt that
the southern territory had no chance at victory. So, dispatching forces to assist it
would be no different than sending those forces to their deaths!

Actually, it wasn’t just the other members of the northern territory, even she felt
that the southern territory had no chance at victory. Because the forces of the
Hallowed Grounds and Exalted Han Empire were truly too numerous, and they
were extremely terrifying. But no one had expected that the Half-Saint of the
southern territory would actually be so formidable to the point of even
successively slaughtering a few Half-Saints from the Hallowed Grounds….

Yin Xuan’er knew that the northern territory had made a wrong decision.

She’d actually come here today to make amends. However, she’d

underestimated Yang Ye’s feelings for An Nanjing. In his heart, that woman
called An Nanjing was far more important to her, or it could be said that she
couldn’t be compared with An Nanjing at all!

An Biru said, “Miss Yin, you made a huge mistake this time, and it was using An
Nanjing to threaten Yang Ye. You should have been very clearly aware that he’s
one who doesn’t respond well to threats, so threatening him would only make
him become hostile and fight back. If I were you, I wouldn’t have spoken about
forming an alliance, and I would have said that I’d come specially to give An
Nanjing the Life Water. I presume the outcome would have been very different if
you did that.”

Yin Xuan’er laughed bitterly and said, “Is there no way to turn the situation
around?” The northern territory was the fruit of the painstaking effort of her, the
Grand Preceptor, and countless loyal members of the Shang Dynasty. Not to
mention that the Grand Preceptor and the others wouldn’t be willing to give it up
just like that, even she wouldn’t!

An Biru stood up and said, “Miss Yin, you’ve been blinded from being too
involved with it all. Take a proper look at the situation. The demon race has
formed an alliance with our southern territory, and it won’t take long for the
Exalted Han Empire to be defeated. At that time, the entire human race would
almost be completely unified, so would anyone throughout the continent still be
a match for our forces? Not to mention the northern territory, even the devil
race and oceanic clans would only face death if they refuse to yield!”

Yin Xuan’er was shocked, “Yang Ye intends to unify the continent?”

An Biru answered, “The defiant profounders are about to emerge from the seal,
and I’m sure you’re aware of how strong they are. Besides the defiant
profounders, there’s the Hallowed Grounds as well. The only way our continent
can protect itself is by joining forces. You should be very well aware of Yang Ye’s
character. He would absolutely not allow any force on the continent to have a
chance at stabbing him in the back. So, all the clans and forces on the continent
that aren’t our friends are our enemies.”

As she spoke, An Biru had walked to the door. She knew very well what decision
Yin Xuan’er had to make. No, it should be said that Yin Xuan’er and the entire
northern territory didn’t have a choice at all.

At this moment, Yang Ye and the southern territory possessed absolute

strength!

“Xuan’er, what should we do?” asked Shu Xin. She hadn’t expected that not only
had she lost a drop of Life Water during this trip to the southern territory, the
problem they came to solve hadn’t been resolved as well. She truly felt like
they’d suffered a huge loss during this trip!

Yin Xuan’er fell silent for a short while, and then she said, “We’re going back to
the northern territory!”

She walked out of the room while she spoke those words….

Within the Primordial Pagoda.

An Nanjing was lying on a bed in one of the rooms here. Even though she was no
different than a cripple now, there was no gloominess on her face, and there
was only calmness there.

It wasn’t long before Yang Ye arrived in this room.

After he arrived here, Xiao Yuxi and Su Qingshi who were taking care of An
Nanjing exchanged glances before leaving the room.

An Nanjing said, “You’re here!”

Chapter 667 – The Outer Heavens!

Yang Ye was both terrified and felt fortunate as he gazed at An Nanjing who laid
there on the bed. He was terrified because if he was just a little bit later, then An
Nanjing would become the 2nd piece of unforgettable pain in his life; he felt
fortunate because while An Nanjing was in a bad state, he still had the chance to
make amends!

She hadn’t felt very important to him before all of this happened, but when he
saw her hurt like that, he finally realized exactly how much she meant to him.
People were like that. They never cherished things that they had, and only when
they lost those things would they realize how important it was. Some had the
chance to cherish it once more, but most suffered an eternal loss without any
chance of starting all over again.

Yang Ye walked over to her side as he waved his right hand lightly, and then the
dark green drop of Life Water instantly appeared before her. He said gently,
“This is Life Water, and it’s able to immediately recover any injuries.” Yang Ye
sent the Life Water to her mouth while he spoke.

An Nanjing didn’t drink it. She gazed at him instead and said, “Your body is in a
very bad state right now.”

Yang Ye nodded and said, “I know, but it’s fine. I’ve temporarily suppressed the
issues within me.”

An Nanjing suddenly said, “Promise me something!”

Yang Ye was stunned, and then he immediately nodded, “Tell me what it is.”

“I know that you really hate the devil race and oceanic clans because of what
happened, and you might have even decided to annihilate them, right?” said An
Nanjing.

Yang Ye nodded. He really had aroused the intention to annihilate them.

Because if it wasn’t for them and the Hallowed Grounds, then An Nanjing
wouldn’t have fallen into such a state.

She continued, “Spare them if they surrender!”

Yang Ye pondered deeply for a moment, and then he nodded, “Alright!”

She asked, “Aren’t you going to ask why I’m asking you to spare them?”

Yang Ye replied, “I can annihilate them for you, and I can spare them for you as
well.”

An Nanjing gazed at Yang Ye for a short while before she said, “Slaughter is
never good. Regardless of whether it’s the Heaven Dao of our world or the world
beyond, I presume it wouldn’t accept one who has killed too much. Moreover,
we need support now, and not corpses. Don’t do things that aren’t beneficial for
us just because of some resentment you feel!”

Yang Ye didn’t refute her and just nodded. He sent the Life Water to her again
and said, “If you ask me not to, then I won’t. Let’s not pay attention to everything
else for now. Just recuperate for now.”

As she gazed at the tender affection and concern in Yang Ye’s eyes, An Nanjing’s
lips moved a little, yet she was at a loss for words. Her red lips parted slightly,
and then Yang Ye flicked his finger, causing the drop of Life Water to instantly
enter her mouth.

After it entered her body, it swiftly transformed into countless strands of green
energy that flowed through her meridians, and it ceaselessly repaired the
shattered bones and meridians within her.

In next to no time, her meridians and bones started to recover.

Yang Ye heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that it was effective, and he sat by
her bed and watched over her for a while before he left the Primordial Pagoda.

Yang Ye had just left when An Nanjing suddenly opened her eyes, and she was
slightly dazed as she gazed at where Yang Ye was sitting just now….

In his room, Yang Ye gazed at the translucent stone before him as he said to
himself, “The Stone of Suppression? Elder Mu and the others had their
cultivations forcefully suppressed to the Monarch Realm by this stone? It’s truly
unimaginable that it was even able to suppress Half-Saints. Fortunately, it has
fallen into my hands. It would truly be a huge problem if it fell into the hands of
that defiant profounder, Qin Bufan!

“The reason that the experts of the Hallowed Grounds dared to leave it and
come to the continent was because this stone could suppress the Half-Saints of
the continent. But now that it has fallen into my hands, I think they wouldn’t
dare rashly send anyone to the continent anymore. So, the important matter at
hand is to first deal with the injuries I’ve suffered, and then unify the continent
as soon as possible. Lastly, I have to travel to the Hallowed Grounds to take the
Sword Precursor!”

Yang Ye was very clearly aware that the seal in the Hallowed Grounds was
definitely unable to suppress the defiant profounders any longer. Once they fully
emerged from the seal, then he wouldn’t just lose the Sword Precursor, the
Sword Spirit within the ancient sheath might die as well. At that time, it would be
equivalent to losing Heavenrend. So, even if he didn’t do it for the Sword Spirits
sake, he still had to seize the Sword Precursor for himself.

If it was in the past, he would naturally not dare to head to the Hallowed
Grounds before attaining the Monarch Realm. But he had the Stone of
Suppression now. Even though it was still dangerous, it wouldn’t be as
dangerous as being completely helpless before a Half-Saint. Even if he
encountered a Half-Saint, he felt that he should be able to flee from them with
the help of the Stone of Suppression!
Of course, he had to resolve everything on the continent before he travelled to
the Hallowed Grounds!

Yang Ye put the Stone of Suppression away, and then he sat cross-legged on the
bed and closed his eyes as he started to recuperate.

The biggest problem within him was the conflict between the Dragon Ancestor’s
Blood Essence and his own Blood Essence. In the end, the Dragon Ancestor’s
Blood Essence contained terrifying energy that he hadn’t been able to fully
absorb. After all, he was too weak when he received it, and the only reason he’d
been able to absorb a portion of it was that his meridians and blood had been
tempered by the Primordial Violet Energy.

He’d intended to absorb the energy within the Dragon Ancestor’s Blood Essence
and the Blood Essence of the 3 divine beasts during his charge into the Monarch
Realm, but he had no choice but to stop because An Nanjing was in danger. So,
he suffered backlash from them all. Fortunately, it wasn’t a very severe situation
for him. After all, while he wasn’t at the Monarch Realm, his body and internal
organs weren’t inferior to Monarch Realm experts!

So, Yang Ye ceaselessly utilized his violet profound energy to repair the bones
and meridians within him, and he used the opportunity to gradually absorb the
remaining Blood Essence of the Dragon Ancestor and the 3 divine beasts.

….

Outside Ancient Domain City.

At a dense forest which was a few hundred kilometers away from Ancient
Domain City, a mysterious figure wearing a white robe and white cloak was
standing atop a tree. Moreover, faint light was flickering around him.

The white robed figure was none other than Qin Bufan!

“You’ve been following me for quite some time now. Show yourself!” Qin Bufan
placed his hands behind his back while his voice resounded from beneath the
cloak.

“What a strong divine sense!” A middle aged man suddenly appeared in front of
Qin Bufan.

Yang Ye would definitely be astounded if he was here because it was the City
Governor of Ancient Domain City, Lu Yuanhao!

The faint light around Qin Bufan suddenly started to flicker swiftly when he saw
Lu Yuanhao, and his puzzled and slightly shocked voice resounded from beneath
the cloak, “I sense an aura which isn’t from this world coming from you. You
aren’t a profounder of this world. Who… who exactly are you!?”
“Outer Heavens! The Endless Devil Sect!” A trace of black colored energy
suddenly erupted from him once he finished speaking, and then the trees in an
area of 500 meters instantly withered and transformed into puddles of black
water.

Suddenly, the flickering light on Qin Bufan suddenly left him and shot forward
like a bolt of lightning. It instantly arrived before Lu Yuanhao. But a strand of
black energy immediately smashed against the light, and an explosion
resounded before both of them dispersed in the air.

“If it wasn’t for the Endless Devil Sect and Sky Divine Hall, then how could I have
been sealed in such a tiny place for 100,000 years?” Qin Bufan’s voice contained
boundless killing intent, and the space around him trembled violently without
end. It was an extremely shocking sight.

Lu Yuanhao didn’t show the slightest fear, and he spoke flatly, “All those years
ago, all of you immediately started to seize the Quintessence Violet Energy of the
Outer Heavens upon arriving there from far away in space. Tell me, how could
anyone tolerate all of you?”

The space around Qin Bufan gradually calmed down, and he spoke after a short
while passed, “The winner is always right. No matter what, we lost all those years
ago. Since we did, then we deserved to be sealed. All those years ago, your sects
extracted the Quintessence Violet Energy of this world to seal all of us and set up
the Heavenpath as the gate of this prison. I’m really curious. As someone from
the Outer Heavens, what are you doing on Profounder Continent?”

“You don’t need to know why!” Lu Yuanhao spoke flatly, “All you need to know is
that I’ve come to help all of you!”

“Help us? Haha….” Qin Bufan roared with laughter, and he only stopped after
quite some time passed and said, “How laughable! Help us? If I’m not wrong,
then the members of your Endless Devil Sect are one of the forces guarding the
Heavenpath, right?”

Lu Yuanhao said, “Even if all of you charge out of the seal, do you think that your
forces would be sufficient to go against the Hallowed Grounds? If it was in the
past, then the current strength of the Hallowed Grounds would definitely be
insufficient before all of you. But all of you’ve been sealed for 100,000 years, and
your strengths have declined greatly. So, can all of you go against the Hallowed
Grounds? Even if all of you destroy the Hallowed Grounds, how many of you
would be left? Would all of you be able to get through the Heavenpath?”

Qin Bufan fell silent.

Lu Yuanhao continued, “Actually, not to mention the Heavenpath, all of you

might not even be able to defeat the Hallowed Grounds. All of you were
conceited, refused to acknowledge each other’s strength, and only knew how to
fight on your own when you encounter enemies. If all of you had joined forces
all those years ago, then even the joint forces of my Endless Devil Sect and the
Sky Divine Hall might not have been able to seal all of you!”

“What exactly are you trying to say!?” Qin Bufan spoke in a low voice.

Lu Yuanhao replied, “I want to make a deal with all of you. I’ll help all of you
escape this prison, but all of you have to help my Endless Devil Sect destroy Sky
Divine Hall.”

Qin Bufan spoke coldly, “You want to use us?”

Lu Yuanhao answered, “We’re just using each other. If you don’t agree, then I’ll
continue waiting. In any case, there’ll be more defiant profounders. I believe that
there’ll definitely be some who’re willing to work with me!”

Qin Bufan fell silent for a short while before he said, “Then continue waiting!”

Lu Yuanhao’s eyes narrowed as he said, “You refuse? Do you know that it’ll be
utterly impossible for you to overcome the Heavenpath without the help of my
Endless Devil Sect?”

“Even though I’ve been sealed for 100,000 years, I’ve gained some knowledge of
this world after I escaped. Since that fellow, the Unfettered One, was able to
succeed all those years ago, then why can’t I?” Qin Bufan’s figure suddenly
flickered and vanished on the spot once he finished speaking.

Lu Yuanhao was slightly stunned. But it wasn’t long before his expression
changed. He was just about to leave, but it was too late because an old man had
appeared in front of him.

“The Undertaker!” Lu Yuanhao gazed at the old man with a solemn expression as
he spoke in a deep voice.

Chapter 668 – Try!

“You really aren’t from here!” Elder Mu gazed at Lu Yuanhao while his eyes
revealed a trace of seriousness and bewilderment.

Lu Yuanhao looked at Elder Mu with an extremely heavy and fearful gaze. Even
though this old man’s strength wasn’t as formidable as the Unfettered One,
Elder Mu was definitely the strongest on the continent after the Unfettered One.
The most important thing was the old man’s identity….

Lu Yuanhao replied in a low voice, “I’m am, but aren’t you?”

Elder Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he said, “I’m not from here as well?”
“You don’t know?” A wisp of surprise flashed through Lu Yuanhao’s eyes, but it
wasn’t long before he seemed to have thought of something and nodded
slightly. He said, “Right, how could someone who was banished be allowed to
possess his complete memories.”

“Explain!” Elder Mu spoke in a low voice.

Lu Yuanhao shook his head and said, “If you’re able to break through from the
Half-Saint Realm and attain the Saint Realm, then you’ll naturally be able to
unlock the seal in your mind. At that time, you’ll understand everything. If you’re
unable to attain the Saint Realm, then knowing your own origins is completely
meaningless, isn’t it?”

“No wonder I wasn’t able to recall anything after I woke up at the bottom of
Death Abyss. So there’s a seal in my mind. I never expected that I’m actually
from the world outside. Haha….” A wisp of ferocity flashed through his eyes.
After all, no one would be happy to have lived an ignorant life for over 10,000
years.

“Actually, if you tried to overcome the Heavenpath before the Sword Sect’s
Founding Ancestor, then you should have been able to leave this world a long
time ago!” Lu Yuanhao said, “Unfortunately, you missed that opportunity. The
Sword Sect’s Founding Ancestor’s success caused the Outer Heavens to dare not
underestimate Profounder Continent again. So, those tasked with guarding the
Heavenpath were changed to Saint Realm experts. That’s why no one after the
Sword Sect’s Founding Ancestor has been able to overcome it. Because even a
Half-Saint is like an ant before a Saint!”

Elder Mu raised his head slowly and looked up into the sky, “What exactly are
they trying to do!?”

“Seal and suppress the defiant profounders!” Lu Yuanhao explained, “It’s

impossible for you to imagine their true strength. They’re able to instantly attain
the Saint Realm if they are able to obtain Primordial Violet Energy. All those
years ago, they arrived as a group of over 10,000 Saint Realm experts. If all the
powers of the Outer Heavens hadn’t joined forces and coupled with the chaotic
relationship between the defiant profounders themselves, they would have
probably dominated this entire region in space!”

“A billion living beings here have to be sacrificed for that?” asked Elder Mu.

“If a billion weren’t sacrificed here, a trillion might have died instead.” Lu
Yuanhao said, “Yang Ye said that cultivation itself is defiance of the heavens, and
that’s true. Actually, it isn’t just a fight with the heavens? It’s a fight with other
people and all sorts of beings.”
Elder Mu nodded and said, “Yang Ye was right. There’s no right and wrong in this
world, and there’s only a differentiation between strong and weak. We’re weak,
so we can only be sealed and suppressed by others, and we can’t blame anyone
for it. The only one we can blame is ourselves for being too weak!”

“The weak have no rights!” Lu Yuanhao spoke in a heavy tone.

Elder Mu chuckled, and then he gazed at Lu Yuanhao and said, “Be frank, are we
enemies?”

Lu Yuanhao’s heart shook. He knew that the old man who stood before him had
aroused killing intent. His current strength was absolutely sufficient for him to
flee, but he was definitely incapable of defeating the Undertaker. However,
fleeing would spoil his plan!

So, he pondered deeply for a moment before he said, “My plans don’t conflict
with yours. That’s why I chose Yang Ye and not Luo Jun!”

Elder Mu took a deep and long glance at Lu Yuanhao before he said, “I’ll be
keeping an eye on you!” He vanished on the spot once he finished speaking.

Lu Yuanhao stood silently on the spot for some time before he left as well.

Three young girls were seated on the stone steps outside Yang Ye’s room. It was
Bao’er, Little Yao, and Lei Lin who was constantly eating spirit fruits.

The violet mink was on Lei Lin’s shoulder.

“Little Yao, you’ve been constantly cultivating lately and never play with me
anymore!” Bao’er puckered her little lips. Little Yao had started to only cultivate
every single day and never accompanied her anymore, and that made her feel
very displeased.

Yang Yao was still very young, but she was a ninth rank King Realm profounder
now. Actually, she could be considered a rare genius in the southern territory. Of
course, besides the natural talent she possessed, it was also because she could
obtain any resources she desired. Moreover, there were countless Exalt Realm
and Monarch Realm experts to provide her with guidance at all times. So, her
cultivation naturally advanced by leaps and bounds.

At this moment, she’d shed quite a bit of immaturity and seemed much more
mature. She replied, “Bao’er, we can’t be playing all the time. We have to become
stronger and help big brother. Otherwise, it’ll be too tiring for big brother to deal
with everything on his own.”

The violet mink hurriedly nodded, and Lei Lin immediately nodded as well when
she saw that….
“But cultivating isn’t fun at all!” Bao’er had a bitter expression on her face
because cultivating was truly painful to her.

Lei Lin seemed to agree with Bao’er, and she hurriedly nodded without the violet
mink telling her to. However, the violet mink slapped her a few times on the
head in response….

Yang Yao sighed while acting like she was much older, and she patted Bao’er on
the shoulder and said, “Big Sister Bao’er, you’ve always been protecting me in
the past, so big brother and I will protect you once I’ve become strong. So long
as big brother and I are here, then you can blast anyone you want, alright?”

Bao’er’s eyes lit up as she said, “Very good!”

The violet mink rolled her eyes at Bao’er….

Xiao Yuxi and Su Qingshi exchanged glances as they watched from afar, and they
smiled. Su Qingshi said, “Actually, wouldn’t it be great if we’re able to live
peacefully like this forever?”

Xiao Yuxi shook her head and said, “Forget such thoughts. Not to mention the
state of our life, even our lives won’t belong to us without absolute strength.”

Su Qingshi nodded and said, “Aren’t we a little too useless? An Nanjing can help
him, Ding Shaoyao can as well, but we can only be protected.”

“We have to work hard!” said Xiao Yuxi.

Su Qingshi replied, “It’s impossible to catch up to him regardless of how hard we

try. However, we still can’t give up. He wasn’t even a match for me in the past!”
Su Qingshi blushed a little when she recalled everything that happened between
her and Yang Ye at the bottom of Death Abyss. At that time, such a thing had
occurred between her and Yang Ye because of the violet mink, and she’d almost
killed him after that!

“We definitely can’t give up. An Nanjing can help him, and so can I!” Xiao Yuxi’s
eyes were filled with determination. Being unable to help Yang Ye had always
been something that bothered her, so she’d been working even harder than Qin
Xiyue and Su Qingshi.

Su Qingshi nodded, and then she gazed at Yang Ye’s room and said, “I hope we
won’t be always standing behind him and being protected by him in the future. I
hope we’ll be able to fight by his side instead!”

Yang Ye sat cross-legged in the room with his eyes shut tight while he
ceaselessly absorbed the remaining Blood Essence of the Dragon Ancestor and
the 3 divine beasts. If it was any other ordinary person, then it would definitely
be impossible to absorb all of it with such ease. After all, the energy within the
Blood Essence was extremely violent! So, not to mention absorbing them, an
ordinary person wouldn’t even dare to swallow such Blood Essence!

The reason Yang Ye didn’t fear them was mainly because his body had been
tempered by Primordial Violet Energy, so it could endure the violent energy
within the Blood Essence.

As he ceaselessly absorbed the energy within the Blood Essence, the bones and
meridians within her were gradually undergoing a transformation. The
transformation he experienced wasn’t just limited to an internal transformation,
and even his body was ceaselessly transforming. If someone was here, that
person would notice that Yang Ye’s body was gradually expanding right now!

Physical strength was extremely important to Yang Ye. The reason he could
execute Heavenrend and even overlap it wasn’t solely due to his formidable
Sword Intent, there was another reason, and that was his physical strength!

Regardless of whether it was drawing his sword or the speed he drew his sword,
both required physical strength. The stronger his body was, the greater the
amount of times he could draw his sword, and the speed he drew his sword
would increase as well.

So, physical strength was extremely important to Yang Ye.

Time elapsed slowly, and a month passed by in a blink of the eye.

Many things occurred during this period.

Ding Shaoyao led the army of the southern territory and advanced to the capital
of the Exalted Han Empire without any difficulty. However, for some unknown
reason, Ding Shaoyao didn’t choose to attack the city, and she garrisoned the
army outside the capital instead.

Besides that, Qin Bufan made an appearance in the devil territory, and then the
devil territory lost over 10 Monarch Realm experts. The Demon Saint pursued
Qin Bufan like a madman, but Qin Bufan was still alive until this day…. The most
terrifying part was that Qin Bufan’s strength was improving at a terrifying rate.

The only area without any events or movements was the northern territory and
oceanic clans.

There had been no subsequent action from the northern territory after Yin
Xuan’er returned there. As for the oceanic clans, they’d retreated deep into the
ocean when they found out that their Half-Saint had abandoned them for the
Hallowed Grounds, and they kept their distance from the land.
So, up until this point in time, the entire continent seemed to be completely calm
and peaceful.

Another 15 days passed.

Yang Ye was still absorbing the Blood Essence of the 3 divine beasts and the
Dragon Ancestor in his room. If someone was here, that person would notice
that Yang Ye was much taller and robust than before. It was especially so for his
body, it seemed like terrifying strength was contained within him, and he
seemed to be filled with explosive force!

Bang!

Suddenly, Yang Ye’s clothes exploded apart while strands of an extremely

terrifying aura swept out from him, and then Yang Ye’s room instantly collapsed
from the force of it!

Everyone within the city was shocked!

“No one is allowed within an area of 50km from here. Anyone who remains after
3 breaths of time will be killed without mercy!” An Biru’s icy cold voice
resounded, and then everyone in the vicinity instantly left!

Yang Ye took a deep breath, and a wisp of excitement flashed through his eyes
as he gazed at the changes that had occurred throughout his entire body. After
he absorbed the Blood Essence of the Dragon Ancestor and 3 divine beasts, his
physical body was at least 50% stronger than before!

At this moment, he could overlap Heavenrend 5 times at least!

If that was enhanced by the Critical Strike technique, then he could even fight a
ninth rank Monarch Realm expert!

When he thought up to this point, a thought suddenly appeared in Yang Ye’s

mind, “Xiao Qi said that I would only be able to open the 2nd level of the
Primordial Pagoda after I attain the Monarch Realm, but my current strength
isn’t inferior to the Monarch Realm at all. Does that mean that I’m able to access
the 2nd level?”

Yang Ye pondered deeply for a moment before he decided to give it a try!

Chapter 669 – Determination!

Yang Ye entered the Primordial Pagoda and arrived at the entrance to the
2nd level.

The entrance was covered in a thin violet energy barrier, and Yang Ye had no
choice but to use force if he wanted to enter the 2nd level.
Yang Ye didn’t start to attack the energy barrier. He stood on the spot and gazed
at everything around him, and as he sensed the vast and ancient aura that came
from all around him, Yang Ye felt extremely tiny for the very first time in his life.

Yet the thing which made him feel very tiny was just a pagoda.

Yang Ye was unable to imagine exactly how strong the ones who’d created and
possessed this pagoda in the past were. Just Saint Realm experts possessed the
ability to overturn oceans and obliterate the world, so what about them? How
strong would they be?

At this point, Yang Ye understood a principle. The stronger he became, the

heavier his responsibilities would be, and his enemies would grow even more
formidable. He’d once dreamed of a peaceful life, but it was actually such a joke.

Not to mention the world outside Profounder Continent, it wasn’t just impossible
to live a peaceful life on the continent without formidable strength, even
surviving was a huge problem.

Even if one didn’t offend others, it didn’t represent that others would never give
offence instead. Once that happened and one lacked sufficient strength, then
one would have no choice but to endure bullying and humiliation. One wouldn’t
have the right to reason with others without sufficient strength. Reason was held
in the hands of the strong, and only the strong had the right to control their own
lives!

That was how cruel reality was!

Once he figured all of this out, Yang Ye suddenly felt that his mental state had
undergone a fine change.

The clarity of mind and the lack of burden and bewilderment in his thoughts
allowed his mental state to improve naturally, and this improvement was
extremely beneficial to his cultivation. Especially to his Sword Intent and Sword
Domain!

Of course, it was definitely impossible for him to rely solely on the improvement
of his mental state to attain an advancement with the level of attainment in
Sword Intent that he possessed right now. At the very most, it could only make
his Sword Intent grow even sharper!

Yang Ye discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind, stretched out his hand,
and made a grasping motion. An intent sword formed within his grasp before he
sheathed it, and then the Sword Intent and profound energy within him surged
madly into the ancient sheath. The ancient sheath started to tremble violently
before rays of light flashed out from it.

A moment of silence ensued!

Om!

A sword howl shot into the sky, and then a ray of violet sword energy flashed
before an explosion resounded. The violet energy barrier suddenly erupted with
dazzling violet light and sword energy.

A short while passed before both the violet light and sword energy dispersed.

Yang Ye’s pupils constricted because the violet energy barrier was still there.
Besides a few practically unnoticeable cracks, the entire barrier seemed as if it
hadn’t been struck at all!

At this moment, Yang Ye finally understood why Xiao Qi had said that he only
had a chance at accessing the 2nd level after he attained the Monarch Realm. It
was because the violet energy barrier was truly too terrifying. After all, that
attack he executed contained 5 Heavenrends that were overlapped together,
and he’d even activated the 3rd stage of Critical Strike!

Even then, only a few fine cracks had appeared on the violet energy barrier….

Yang Ye took a deep breath. Should I give up or continue?Yang Ye was very well

aware that it was clearly quite impossible for him to destroy the violet energy
barrier with his current strength. Perhaps he could succeed upon attaining the
Monarch Realm. However, he was truly unwilling to give up just like that! He
would definitely give up decisively if he didn’t have even the slightest chance.
Because it was obviously extremely foolish to waste time on something that was
utterly impossible!

However, he wasn’t completely without a chance! Those fine cracks on the

barrier were the best proof!

Yang Ye didn’t hesitate for long before he decided that he would give it his all!

The battle that occurred over a month ago allowed him to realize how strong the
Hallowed Grounds and the defiant profounders were. Even if they had Elder Mu
on their side, the southern territory would still suffer casualties because Elder
Mu was just one person, and he would suffer injuries as well.

He could imagine how chaotic the world would become once the defiant
profounders escaped from the seal. At that time, he would be completely
helpless without formidable strength!

Moreover, he didn’t want to always rely on Elder Mu. Coupled with the fact that
he’d forcefully abandoned his charge into the Monarch Realm and missed the
chance to attain the Monarch Realm, he’d decided to give it his all!

Yang Ye immediately draconified his hands into dragon claws, and then he
sheathed the intent sword against before swiftly drawing it….
Yang Ye executed Heavenrend over and over again, just like that. Of course, he
couldn’t execute it without end. Fortunately, he still had a good amount of
extreme-grade energy stones, so he absorbed the energy within them after
executing a few overlapped Heavenrends, and he continued once more when
he’d recovered sufficient profound energy….

Besides Heavenrend, Yang Ye summoned the Natural Treasures as well, and he

ordered them to attack the violet energy barrier with all their might. However,
the effects of such attacks weren’t very obvious, but it was better than nothing.

Just like that, they attacked over and over again, and 3 days passed in the blink
of an eye.

Even though the barrier hadn’t been destroyed by Yang Ye’s continuous effort,
there were many more cracks on it. While the results weren’t very ideal, Yang Ye
worked even harder because he’d seen a glimmer of hope. So long as he had
hope, then why would he not work harder?

Of course, he had to pay a price for doing so. Days and nights of continuously
attacking the barrier like a madman hadn’t just caused Yang Ye to be on the
verge of mental exhaustion, he was even on the verge of physical exhaustion.

However, Yang Ye noticed that his attainments in Heavenrend had improved,

and it was displayed in the speed that he drew his sword. Even though he was
still only capable of drawing 5 times in succession, it still gave Yang Ye a huge
pleasant surprise because it allowed him to realize that practice makes perfect!

Yang Ye became completely immersed in a state of constant drawing. At this

moment, he seemed like he’d forgotten that his objective wasn’t to improve his
attainments in Heavenrend but to enter the 2nd level of the pagoda….

Half a month later.

Yang Ye’s incessant painstaking efforts finally allowed him to execute

Heavenrend 6 times in succession!

This time, Yang Ye didn’t continue attacking the violet energy barrier. He sat
down cross-legged instead and started to absorb the energy within the extreme-
grade energy stones!

Yang Ye finally returned to his peak state a day later!

A ferocious expression flashed through his eyes as he gazed at the violet energy
barrier, and then he swiftly drew the intent sword within the ancient sheath.

Om!
A sword howl resounded as a ray of violet sword energy collided with the violet
energy barrier.

A moment of silence ensued.

Bang!

An enormous explosion resounded as the entire violet energy barrier exploded

apart and transformed into specks of violet light that covered the sky as they
descended throughout the surroundings….