Chapter 507: Chapter 507: Outer Domain Invasion?
Ye Tianling absorbed some Origin Energy to replenish the power his Demon Heart Sword Body had expended.
Unfortunately, the energy he could absorb, even at a Sword Ancestor’s rate, couldn’t keep up with his Demon Heart Sword Body’s consumption.
At this point, his Demon Heart Sword Body was almost completely depleted.
Ye Tianling took a deep breath, his gaze locking onto the three Sword Ancestors who had made the first move.
"Will you undergo the Transformation Dao, or shall I send you on your way?"
Ye Tianling faced the three Daoist Ancestors who were in a standoff with Que De and Wan Jimie. One was from the Demon Race, while the other two were from unknown races.
Ye Tianling couldn’t be bothered to use his Soul Talent Sensing. Right now, he needed to conserve what little energy he had.
"Transformation Dao? We’d rather have the Celestial Secret Divine Son send us on our way!"
The Demon Race’s Daoist Ancestor—the one with the giant cyan hand—spoke in a sinister tone, still clearly resentful.
"Fine."
Without even sparing the three Daoist Ancestors a second glance, Ye Tianling moved and struck.
Like a true Demon God, he wielded the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword and slashed out. The void instantly erupted with a violent tremor!
One slash split into three phantom blades of light!
This time, Ye Tianling was using the Asura Killing Dao, a technique that had evolved from the Ten Thousand Thoughts in One Heart Sword Technique!
One sword became three, unleashing three terrifyingly lethal strikes.
All three strikes found their marks, felling the three Daoist Ancestors in an instant!
No matter what trump cards they deployed, they couldn’t block the attack.
They were killed in a single blow. Their Battle Souls shattered, and their bodies exploded into a gory mist.
Ye Tianling’s overwhelming power once again stunned everyone present.
Even Daoist Ancestors on good terms with Ye Tianling, such as Tianyi Ancestral King and the Jiuli Saint Master, felt a chill creep into their hearts and run down their spines.
’This... He’s just too powerful!’
"One of them was a Daoist Ancestor at the Two Paths Sword Ancestor Realm, yet he was cut down like grass, completely unable to resist! It’s incredibly difficult to kill someone in the Sword Ancestor Realm. After all, they grasp the Celestial Dao. Each path of the Celestial Dao is a different transformation, almost like an extra life! A Void Body, the Ancestor Dao... even with all those trump cards, he was still killed in a single strike..."
"He’s despairingly powerful. If he can slaughter those Daoist Ancestors like they’re nothing, he could do the same to us."
"So when he spared the Three Sword Ancestors of the Jade Pool, he really meant it. This means the talk of an invasion from the Outer Domain must be true."
"With a great catastrophe on the horizon, this infighting seems utterly ridiculous."
"But it’s not like the Celestial Secret Divine Son started this. He didn’t seem to plan on intervening at all, considering he didn’t interfere in the Ancient Fairy’s earlier fight."
"Does he ever start trouble? For us in the Human Race, he values friendship and loyalty. He’s only ruthless toward his enemies."
"Bullshit! In the Heaven-Reaching Tower, he stole resources from all the other Saint Sons and Saintesses, and on the Thirty-Sixth Layer, he snatched everyone’s opportunities. You call that not starting trouble? Of course, we of the Ten Thousand Demon Race respect the strong, so I... I’m certainly not complaining."
...
The chatter among some of the Daoist Ancestors was rather interesting.
Notably, whenever any of the Daoist Ancestors mentioned Ye Tianling, they seemed to fear displeasing him, always using his respectful title, ’Celestial Secret Divine Son’.
In truth, Ye Tianling paid them no mind. He no longer had the energy to care.
Each move made with the Demon Heart Sword Body was devastatingly powerful, and though the energy consumed by each attack seemed small, his total reserves were already at rock bottom.
Any expenditure at all was a massive strain on the nearly depleted Demon Heart Sword Body.
After finishing them off, Ye Tianling didn’t hesitate to deactivate his Demon Heart Sword Body.
VMM—
His true body swapped places with the Demon Heart Sword Body.
The next moment, his entire body felt as if it were splitting apart as large amounts of blood gushed from his wounds.
The sight was still incredibly shocking.
Ye Tianling’s realm dropped from nearing the Middle Stage of Sword Void Four Transformations down to the Early Stage.
But he quickly managed to stabilize his injuries.
By continuously using the Nirvana Rebirth Skill and drawing on the portion of Origin Energy he had siphoned from the devoured Sword Ancestors, he was finally able to recover and stabilize his condition.
Only then did the worried expressions in the eyes of the Celestial Secret God Master, the Ancient Fairy, and the others begin to fade.
"This battle ends here. If anyone is still dissatisfied, you’re welcome to come looking for me, Ye Tianling—though I don’t have many uses of my Demon Heart Sword Body left."
Ye Tianling’s gaze swept across the crowd. Every Daoist Ancestor who met his eyes showed an expression of respect, not daring to reveal any other emotion.
In this battle, Ye Tianling had slaughtered his way to prestige, to authority, and to the respect of the Sword Ancestors.
"Of course not! This battle was ultimately a grudge between you, the Dragon Race, and the Jade Pool Divine Land. Why would we get involved? Rest assured, Celestial Secret Divine Son, our Great Xia Royal Family will never cause trouble for the Celestial Secret Divine Land from this day forward."
"The same goes for our Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan!"
"From this day forward, our Golden Night Demon Race will also never cause trouble for the Celestial Secret Divine Land."
...
Numerous Saint Masters, Demon Lords, and Soul Masters began to declare their allegiance, their voices firm and resolute.
Those who remained silent did so not out of defiance, but because they were of the Human Race and already had excellent relations with the Celestial Secret Divine Land.
These included factions like the Jiuli Sacred Land and the Returning Butterfly Divine Land, which had always thought highly of Ye Tianling.
Ye Tianling was now only at the Sword Void Four Transformations Realm, but not a single person dared to underestimate him.
He had survived Celestial Dao Erasure.
He had slaughtered Divine Kings in the Small World while only at the Sword Soul Realm.
And now, at the Sword Void Four Transformation Realm, he mowed down Sword Ancestors as if they were grass.
These were all the deeds of an undefeatable legend.
Whether in the Small World or this new World, Ye Tianling had proven himself.
"Celestial Secret God Master, let’s go back."
After scanning his surroundings, Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent failed to sense Ouyang Ruoxue’s presence, nor could he find any sign of Ye Yuemei and Yun Zhiruo.
He felt a tinge of regret.
’They haven’t shown up after all this time. I’m afraid that means they can’t.’
’If they could have come, they would have done so already.’
Ye Tianling’s heart ached with longing for Ouyang Ruoxue.
Now that the Demon Heart Sword Body had vanished, his Emotions, which had been suppressed by the Demon Heart, were now surging back in a backlash, threatening to overwhelm him.
"Alright, let’s go."
The Celestial Secret God Master breathed a sigh of relief.
He had actually sensed the aura of a Saint manifest earlier, but ultimately, no Saint had made an appearance.
’Perhaps that Saint was wary of Ye Tianling’s Battle Power.’
’Or perhaps, Ye Tianling’s words had actually had their intended effect.’
"Celestial Secret Divine Son, wait a moment."
Just then, Ye Enjun of the Night Demon Clan stepped forward and called out.
"Hm?"
Ye Tianling stopped and turned to look at the handsome young man before him.
Under the gaze of his Soul Talent, some of the young man’s information was revealed to him.
"The Night Demon Divine Child, Ye Enjun? What is it you want?"
Ye Tianling grew thoughtful. Based on the information revealed and the judgment of his Soul Talent, he sensed only pure goodwill from the man, nothing more.
