Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Que Xinyan’s Disciple
"Divine Child, rest assured. Regarding such a shameful matter, my big brother said he will deal with it harshly."
Ye Tianling said nothing more, and Chu Shaocheng couldn’t find anything else to say either.
Meanwhile, Kong Daoting, who had heard the entire exchange, also remained silent.
’Absorbing Female Cultivators, acting so arrogantly, and even using Refinement on ordinary Cultivators for food or as Tripod Cauldrons... His methods truly went too far.’
Knowing that Kong Daoyuan had done such things, Kong Daoting no longer felt the slightest bit of sympathy for him—before, she had still been somewhat upset about it.
After all, she had been suppressed by immense power and forced to submit.
But now, all such feelings were gone.
「Three days later.」
Ye Tianling and his group arrived in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range region.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was enormous, as vast as an abyss.
Ye Tianling’s group had to accelerate using Sky Control just to make it there on time.
The fact that it took someone with Ye Tianling’s power three days of travel via Sky Control was a testament to just how much this part of the world had expanded.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range resembled a reawakened Ancient Battlefield, with mountains stretching endlessly, their peaks lost to the horizon.
Below, the land was desolate and mottled.
A grim Ancient Qi filled the air. The ground was like a ruin, where not a single blade of grass grew.
The crimson soil looked like blood that had lain dormant for countless ages.
The ground was parched and as hard as iron. Stepping on it felt like treading on uneven steel.
By now, this vast and ancient region was already packed with people.
The impact of the battle between the Celestial Secret Goddess, Ancient Fairy, and the Jade Pool Divine Son, Ye Cangkun, was simply immense. It was comparable to the past battle between Ye Tianling and Ye Cangqian and evoked a great many memories.
The past wasn’t actually so distant.
Not even a year had passed.
But so much had changed in that time, touching everyone’s hearts.
This battle represented not only the clash between Ancient Fairy and Ye Cangkun, but also the past duel between the former Celestial Secret Divine Son, Ye Tianling, and the former Celestial Mandate Divine Son, Ye Cangqian.
"Is Ancient Fairy, the Celestial Secret Goddess, really the Disciple of the Celestial Secret Divine Son?"
"Without a doubt. Ancient Fairy inherited the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s greatest killing legacy, a transmission called the ’Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao.’ When this Killing Dao is unleashed, it leaves almost no survivors."
"Ancient Fairy is so beautiful! She’s pretty, cute, and has this transcendent, Immortal Spirit-like temperament. I love her so much."
"Yeah, if she would just glance at me once, I could die right then and there, and it would be worth it."
"This battle can’t help but make you nostalgic for that one from the past!"
"I wonder where the Celestial Secret Divine Son has gone now."
"The Celestial Secret Divine Son... I’m afraid he’s already... perished. After all, if he hadn’t shattered the shackles of the Laws between Heaven and Earth, our Human Race would never have been able to rise up. All the geniuses of the Human Race should remember his sacrifice. It was his invincible Battle Power that smashed through the world’s prison, freeing us from our status as lowly slaves!"
"The battle where the Celestial Secret Divine Son broke the Dragon Race was truly a display of breathtaking talent, a battle that will shake the ages! The greatest pity is that the mountain of Projection Stones from that day was completely annihilated by the Laws."
Countless thoughts ran through people’s minds, and they sighed with emotion.
Recalling the battle where Ye Tianling utterly crushed the Dragon Race, the blood of every Human Race Cultivator boiled with excitement.
At this moment, even the many members of the Alien Races present fell silent.
There were no weaklings here.
The vast majority were true prodigies of the Human Race, their strength not far off from that of the many Princes and Princesses of the Demon Race.
"Was the Celestial Secret Divine Son really that strong?"
A Demon Race Princess muttered under her breath.
Instantly, a Human Race Goddess’s eyes filled with longing and nostalgia as she proudly replied, "Yes, he really was that strong! Back then, the Celestial Secret Divine Son was only at the Sword Soul Realm, yet he carved a bloody path through the entire Ancient Cyan Dragon Warfield. He fought the Sword Ancestor with his three Void Bodies. In the end, he condensed his Demon Heart Sword Body and slayed the Taotie Divine King..."
"After that battle, the Celestial Secret Divine Son became the undisputed number one figure of our Human Race. And it was only after that battle that the New World began its Descent."
"That’s right! And back then, whether it was his hair turning white for love or his Entering Demon for love, it was all so incredibly moving. We might forget everything else in this world, but we could never forget the Divine Child’s invincible flair! Without the Celestial Secret Divine Son, there would be no New World. And without the New World, where would we have gotten our chance to rise to prominence?"
Many of the Divine Sons and Divine Ladies couldn’t help but chime in with praise, marveling at the invincible divine might he displayed in that battle.
"To be able to see the Divine Child’s Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao reappear in the world this time... win or lose, the trip was worth it."
"We all feel the same way. Let’s hope the Fairy Goddess doesn’t fail to live up to the Divine Child’s reputation."
"Ye Cangkun is very strong too, even more heaven-defying than Ye Cangqian was. This is going to be a tough fight."
"Everyone, I heard a rumor that the Celestial Secret Divine Son was once a Great Demon, and a total womanizer... the kind of person whose name could make children cry, but also stop them from crying at night..."
"Nonsense! That’s just the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s personality, alright?"
"That’s just a bunch of infatuated women calling the grapes sour because they can’t have them, you hear? The Celestial Secret Divine Son is peerlessly powerful, handsome and transcendent, with a roguish charm. You think he’s short on women? A womanizer? He only has a few female confidantes! Compared to some of those Divine Sons and Divine Ladies who have dozens or even hundreds of dao partners, he’s better by a long shot!"
"The Celestial Secret Divine Son never gives ordinary people a hard time, you know? It’s only those arrogant fools who look down on everyone and go out of their way to get put in their place by him. Only then does he teach them a harsh lesson!"
"Some people’s pride is just a shallow front. They’re full of arrogance, but deep down they have the spineless bones of an ant! But the Celestial Secret Divine Son has no arrogance, only an unyielding backbone of steel!"
One small, questioning remark was enough to create a tense, explosive atmosphere in the crowd.
Chu Shaocheng saw nothing unusual about this scene. Kong Daoxi and the other two, however, were completely dumbfounded.
They had never imagined that the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s status among the Human Race was so high.
’Am I... not a Great Demon? Am I really as good as they’re making me out to be?’
A herd of ten thousand horses seemed to stampede through Ye Tianling’s mind. The feeling was truly bizarre.
"Is the Celestial Secret Divine Son really that good?"
Ye Tianling asked doubtfully.
"Kid, what did you just say? You dare say the Celestial Secret Divine Son isn’t good? I challenge you to a duel!"
Instantly, upon hearing Ye Tianling’s words, a nearby man glared at him. He had a full beard, a dark complexion, and a body packed with bulky muscle, and his aura was ferocious. He stared daggers at Ye Tianling, looking like he was about to beat him to a pulp.
The expression on Ye Tianling’s face instantly became a picture.
Beside Ye Tianling, Chu Shaocheng, Kong Daoxi, and the others all had strange looks on their faces.
"Er, brother, you misheard me. What I meant to say was, is the Celestial Secret Divine Son *only* this good?"
Ye Tianling explained, sweating a little.
’Why would I stoop to arguing with one of my own die-hard fans?’
"Oh, so that’s what you meant! Yes, the Celestial Secret Divine Son is indeed amazing—a thousand, no, ten thousand times better than they say! What should I call you, brother? My name is Que Zhishang, and my Master is Que Xinyan. You’ve surely heard of his great name."
"Que Xinyan’s... Disciple? Que Zhishang?"
Ye Tianling stumbled, feeling the sudden urge to burst into tears.
’Still the same familiar style.’
’Still the same kind of familiar names!’
"That’s right! My Master told me to learn from the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s invincible might—to fell my opponents in a single blow. So, he discussed it with Master Wan Xuegui and came up with this invincible name for me! What do you think? It sounds great, doesn’t it? I can tell from the shock in your eyes. No need to be modest and deny it."
Que Zhishang declared, extremely pleased with himself.
"It’s great, just great. Truly, it sounds amazing."
Ye Tianling immediately played along. ’Your goddamn name is an injury in itself!’ he thought.
"He’s here! The Jade Pool Divine Son has arrived!"
At that, the auras of Chu Shaocheng and the others immediately grew heavy.
Ye Tianling also heard the gasps of surprise from the crowd.
