Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Overwhelming Divine Might
Ye Tianling naturally understood Kong Daoze’s meaning.
"It’s fine, just let things be. I’m not intentionally concealing my aura; it’s just a new characteristic that developed after I re-cultivated and re-established my Cultivation Technique. Besides, I wanted to keep a low profile and see for myself what the situation with this battle is."
Ye Tianling explained.
He now held Kong Daoxi and Kong Daoze in high regard. Their previous, decisive willingness to offer their Origin Essence Blood had earned his gratitude—even though Kong Lindao had ultimately taken their place, and they hadn’t ended up giving any Essence Blood.
"I see. Indeed, if we hadn’t personally witnessed you, the Immortal Phoenix Divine Son, take action before, and hadn’t repeatedly committed your presence to memory, I’m afraid we would have had a hard time recognizing you either."
Kong Daoxi said with some emotion.
Ye Tianling nodded. "My Cultivation of the *Kunpeng Hidden Dragon Technique* has reached a whole new level. My body has evolved in every aspect, becoming more perfect and complete, and my temperament has also changed. It’s only natural that I seem different."
As Ye Tianling spoke, he suddenly looked up toward the distance again.
"The Ancestral King of the Space-Time Ancestral Land is here! Divine Son Wang Zhen and Divine Son Xu Yaoyang are here!"
Cultivators began to exclaim.
"The unparalleled Saint Master from the Jiuli Sacred Land has arrived! The Jiuchu Divine Son is here! The former Jiuchu Saint Son, now an invincible Divine Son!"
"Divine Master Ouyang Qianyu from the Returning Butterfly Divine Land actually came? Is she here to watch the battle?"
"Look, that’s the Tianqi Divine Son, the former Tianqi Saint Son, now an Unparalleled Divine Son! He’s another incredibly invincible existence. Among the younger generation, few can stand against him."
"The Tianhong Divine Son from the Wind and Fire Sacred Land is here! What a grand entrance, he’s riding a draconic horse that’s transforming into a rainbow as it travels."
"The Tianqing Goddess and the Tianchen Divine Son from the Holy Heaven Ancestral Land have arrived!"
"From the Elemental Magnetic Ancestral Land, the Sword Nameless Divine Son is here."
"The brand new Divine Son and Divine Lady from the Heaven-Sundering Sacred Land have arrived... What a pity about the former Saint Son Li Xuyao and Saintess Li Xuting. The Heaven-Sundering Sacred Land has now been overrun by an Alien Race..."
"Divine Son Xiao Hu from the Celestial Blood Ancient Clan is here! That terrifying and brutal guy who cultivated the *Ancient Divine Dragon Technique* to the level of Unity of Celestial Dao!"
"From the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land, even the Saint Master Wan Linmo has come. The two Divine Children, Ma Liang and Wang Congjie, are here too."
"This scene... it’s so familiar. It’s like that time the Celestial Secret Divine Son raised hell in the Dragon Race’s territory. The lineup was just like this back then."
"It really is a familiar sight. It’s just that so much has changed, and the Celestial Secret Divine Son... has vanished without a trace."
RUMBLE—
Across Heaven and Earth, Dao Clouds churned and Fierce Beasts roared, their dreadful might soaring to the heavens, their auras boundless.
Streaks of Dao light scattered across the world, swathes of spiritual clouds rolled in, and layer upon layer of massive Energy waves surged into the sky.
A great number of experts arrived. Each faction carried an astonishingly powerful aura and an invincible divine might. They each claimed a section of the sky and waited quietly for the battle to begin.
"The experts from the Soul Race are here!"
"The Demon Lord of the Demon Race has come!"
"The Emperor of the Great Xia Royal Family actually showed up? That faction crossed the very Void just to watch the fight?"
"This is probably their chance to gauge the true strength of the Human Race’s Divine Child!"
Demonic qi filled the air, and Evil Qi blazed across the sky.
Numerous great demons of the Demon Race arrived, bringing with them many Princes and Princesses of royal blood, Saint Sons and Saintesses, and even Divine Sons and Divine Ladies.
It was as if a terrifying state of chaos had manifested between Heaven and Earth.
And yet, the scene was also exceptionally calm. No Cultivator caused trouble, and no conflicts broke out.
Ocean-like waves of power raged and surged, with shockwaves blasting toward the heavens. Vast Dao Clouds roiled from time to time, sweeping across the world.
Destructive Force Qi and violent Energy periodically swept through the Void, rippling across Heaven and Earth, yet they would naturally avoid the gathered Cultivators.
Although the scene was extremely chaotic, it possessed an unimaginable sense of stability.
Every being present was remarkably self-aware. No matter how much of a commotion they made, they never interfered with any of the other Cultivators.
BOOM—
Just then, in the distance, a cloud of blood appeared, like a crimson Battle Axe cleaving apart the mountains of the world, striking across ten thousand miles in a single blow.
From within, a man in Blood-Colored Battle Armor with an incomparably burly physique emerged, riding a wave of blood.
Behind the man, a colossal rat, a true behemoth with a body spanning three thousand kilometers, manifested its true War Body. With a single gulp, it swallowed all the endlessly rampaging Force Qi between Heaven and Earth, plunging the world into silence.
"Wan Jimie! The Silent Extinction Daoist Ancestor!"
"Que De! Daoist Que De!"
In this new World, the two had recovered to the Daoist Ancestor Realm and had risen completely.
Their arrival now caused a tremendous stir.
Behind the two were none other than Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui.
The small tuft of a mustache on Que Xinyan’s face still twitched from time to time, and his beady, rat-like eyes darted around.
When his gaze finally fell upon Que Zhishang, a hint of relief at last appeared in his eyes.
"The little brat’s over there, don’t worry."
Que Xinyan sent a voice transmission to Wan Xuegui.
"That little brat, he’s a real idiot. How could he run out here first at such a critical moment? What’ll we do if someone catches him and keeps him as a pet?"
"If he gets caught, we’ll just find another Disciple."
"Fine, even though I wish he’d get caught right now—but there’s no doubt he’s alive and kicking over there. It’d be hard to get rid of him even if we wanted to."
"What can you do? Guess we’ll keep him around."
Ye Tianling naturally witnessed their shameless conversation.
Others might not have known what they were discussing, but with Ye Tianling’s Ability, his understanding of the two, and his powerful Soul Talent, how could he not know?
’Their strength has risen to a level nearly on par with Ye Cangkun’s, so they must have put in some effort. But their infuriating personalities are the same as ever!’
Ye Tianling stared at the two for a long moment, even intentionally gathering a wisp of killing intent.
But the two were truly carefree and didn’t pay him any attention at all.
Even though their gazes swept past Ye Tianling two or three times, they completely failed to recognize him.
’Has my appearance changed that much? Or have some of their memories been affected?’
A strange feeling arose in Ye Tianling’s heart.
It was one thing for Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui not to recognize him, but could it be that even Que De and Wan Jimie, two beings in the Ancestor Dao Realm, also couldn’t recognize him?
’If it’s not the influence of the Celestial Dao on their memories, then it must be my *Kunpeng Hidden Dragon Technique*. It’s just too heaven-defying.’
Ye Tianling activated his Soul Talent and, for the first time, actively examined himself, comparing his current self to his past.
Then he discovered that he hadn’t just become devastatingly handsome and exceptionally dashing, but even that roguish, untamable charm of his had increased many, many times over.
As Ye Tianling sensed his own aura, he even felt that he was captivated by himself.
’I really am handsome. So handsome, in fact, that it’s no wonder they don’t recognize me. My temperament is amazing, too. So transcendent, with such a roguish, untamable air. No wonder all those Saintesses and Goddesses have a love-hate relationship with me and are so infatuated.’
Ye Tianling mused to himself.
"BOOM— The Fairy Goddess has arrived!"
CLANG—
A Yellow Grand Bell, as if it were a warship in the sky, tore open the Void and shot over directly from the distance.
