Outside the desolate city, a troop of fully armed elite soldiers lay in ambush behind a large boulder.
One of the soldiers asked a yellow-haired man holding a Bagua disk, "Captain, is our positioning wrong? Why would Wang Li Ren go to the territory of dark creatures?"
The yellow-haired man calculated with the Bagua disk and frowned, "The direction is correct. The General's jade token is in the city. I estimate that Wang Li Ren has already been captured by other troops and sent to the city as a sacrifice."
The soldiers asked, "What should we do now? The number of living beings falling into the chaotic battlefield has been decreasing recently. If we don't capture enough sacrifices, and the great cleansing comes, we will all die if we can't hand over enough sacrifices!"
Seeing that the soldiers had begun to panic, the yellow-haired man's expression also turned grim. He said in a deep voice, "Why are you panicking? As long as the General is here, we will not collapse!"
"Since that fellow surnamed Wang has been captured by other troops to be a sacrifice, there is no point in us guarding here. Let's report back to the General first and ask for his decision."
"Don't worry, even if we don't have enough sacrifices in the end, the General will snatch sacrifices from other troops. None of us brothers will be missing!"
"Yes!"
With the reassurance from the yellow-haired man, the squad of soldiers present also felt relieved and prepared to return to the military camp with the yellow-haired man.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, the yellow-haired man called out to the soldiers again. He stared intently at the Bagua disk in his hand and said excitedly, "Everyone get ready, that fellow surnamed Wang seems to have escaped from the city!"
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After Ye Ling obtained the information he wanted from the dark creature, he flew out of the desolate city directly, intending to find a larger city.
After all, this city was close to ancient ruins, making it unsuitable as a battlefield. The Emperor's Palace did not station troops nearby, nor did the dark creatures build very large cities here.
Ye Ling did not know when the so-called great cleansing would occur. Instead of waiting for Heavenly Stars to arrive in this city, it would be better to find Heavenly Stars in a larger city.
However, as soon as Ye Ling flew out of the desolate city, he sensed that several Chaos Rulers and Great Dao Immortal Lords had locked onto him and were flying towards him.
"Someone is looking for me?"
Ye Ling sensed someone approaching him and couldn't help but scan with his divine soul. He saw the yellow-haired man leading a troop of elites flying towards him.
"Is it Lan Wei's people?"
Ye Ling noticed the yellow-haired man and instantly recognized him as a soldier from Lan Wei's camp. He couldn't help but land, waiting for them to catch up.
Soon, the yellow-haired man led the elites to find Ye Ling and landed in front of him.
Seeing the yellow-haired man's aggressive approach, Ye Ling asked, "Your Excellency, why are you bringing so many elites to find me?"
The yellow-haired man winked at his soldiers, signaling them to surround Ye Ling, and then asked Ye Ling with a smile, "Brother Wang, General Lan Wei sent me to ask you again, are you willing to join our army?"
Ye Ling glanced at the soldiers surrounding him, then replied to the yellow-haired man, "I have already made my stance on this matter very clear. Brother Wang thanks General Lan for her kind intentions, but I regret that I cannot join."
Rejected by Ye Ling once again, the yellow-haired man's expression turned grim, and he said to Ye Ling, "Brother Wang, since you are so insistent, then I apologize."
Ye Ling smiled and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The yellow-haired man said, "Brother Wang, why do you ask what you already know? Since you have escaped from the city of dark creatures, you must know about our need to offer sacrifices. Since Brother Wang does not want to become our companion, then you can only become our sacrifice."
"After all, with Brother Wang's strength, it should be enough to save many of our brothers' lives!"
Hearing the yellow-haired man say this, Ye Ling just smiled slightly, took out the jade token that Lan Wei had given him from his spatial ring, and said, "It seems... you tracked me using this jade token, right?"
The yellow-haired man said coldly, "It's too late for you to know now! Everyone, form up and capture Wang Li Ren!"
As the yellow-haired man finished speaking, the soldiers began to form seals, constructing a sealing barrier that trapped Ye Ling within.
Ye Ling smiled and crushed Lan Wei's jade token, then said to the yellow-haired man with a smile, "For saving me once, I will not hold you accountable for your current actions. Go back."
The yellow-haired man sneered, "It seems Brother Wang is not awake yet. We have already fallen out, and there is no turning back now."
Ye Ling guessed that the yellow-haired man would not give up easily, but he was not annoyed. He released a bit of his aura.
Boom!
The aura released by Ye Ling was like a raging sea and surging waves, sweeping towards the yellow-haired man and the surrounding soldiers.
The barrier constructed by the soldiers shattered in an instant, and the yellow-haired man was directly sent flying!
He felt Ye Ling's terrifying aura, and his expression changed drastically, "Such strong pressure!"
With the aura Ye Ling had released, the yellow-haired man knew that Ye Ling's strength was far superior to their General's!
This Wang Li Ren was likely an extraordinary figure!
At this moment, many scenes flashed through the yellow-haired man's mind. He even recalled his entire life in a flash.
He was once a overlord of a dimension, invincible. When the chaotic battlefield descended, his prideful strength became extremely weak.
He was no match for the dark creatures and could only watch helplessly as everything he owned was devoured by the chaotic battlefield.
After falling into the chaotic battlefield, he had a narrow escape from death. If he hadn't met Lan Wei, he would have died in the desert long ago.
In this chaotic battlefield, he witnessed what it meant to be someone beyond someone else, and there was always someone better. He was no longer a powerful figure who could dominate a region, and could only band together with others for survival.
He knew that he would die in this place one day.
And at this moment, he felt Ye Ling's aura and understood...
His death was imminent.
However, after Ye Ling released his aura and broke their barrier, he did not continue to attack. He smiled broadly at the yellow-haired man and said, "Go back and tell Lan Wei that you no longer need to contribute sacrifices to the dark creatures. I will go and deal with the Heavenly Stars."
"From now on, to survive in this place, you either rely on your own strength or seek the protection of the Emperor's Palace."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the yellow-haired man was stunned, "You're not killing us?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Didn't I just say it? I'll forgive you this time. Go back."
After saying that, Ye Ling raised his hand and waved his sleeve, stirring up a gentle breeze.
The yellow-haired man and the soldiers were slightly dazed. When they came to their senses, they found themselves back in Lan Wei's military camp.
At this moment, Lan Wei walked out of the military tent and asked the yellow-haired man with a confused expression, "Why are you back?"
The yellow-haired man's face was filled with terror. He turned to Lan Wei and said, "General... that Wang Li Ren, he is likely a Creator God!"