Above Tianren City, Ye Ling, having finished his concluding tasks, looked towards the direction of the Seven Star Pillars' conflict and chuckled, "It seems the battle has concluded."
With that, Ye Ling instructed Chu, "Chu, you should hide in Tianren City for now. Only come out after I return."
Chu nodded in reply, "Understood!"
After giving his instructions to Chu, Ye Ling broke through the void and returned to his own barrier, switching out his doppelganger.
At this moment, the Seventh Star Pillar had crushed the origin of the First Star Pillar, causing the First Star Pillar's form to disperse and its aura to plummet rapidly.
The Seven Star Pillars had no cultivation in the traditional sense; all their power came from the origin bestowed by the Lord of the Upper Realm. Once their origin was destroyed, it meant their complete annihilation.
The Seventh Star Pillar had targeted the First Star Pillar's origin from the outset. When the First Star Pillar was distracted, the Seventh Star Pillar launched a fatal blow, seizing the First Star Pillar's origin!
"Hahaha! First Star Pillar, who would have thought you'd meet this day! From now on, I will be the First Star Pillar!"
The Seventh Star Pillar laughed maniacally, openly mocking the First Star Pillar's failure and reveling in his victory.
Due to the influence of the runes, the Seventh Star Pillar's joy surged to its peak, making him completely lose his composure. He even forgot about the Second and Fourth Star Pillars!
*Chii!!!*
Just as the Seventh Star Pillar was laughing, the Second and Fourth Star Pillars unleashed their formidable power, directly repelling the Fifth and Sixth Star Pillars. They both launched surprise attacks on the Seventh Star Pillar, piercing his body and seizing his origin as well.
"This, this is..."
Seeing his origin held by both the Second and Fourth Star Pillars, a flicker of fear appeared in the Seventh Star Pillar's eyes.
He wanted to struggle, but the Second and Fourth Star Pillars had no intention of giving him a chance. They immediately destroyed his origin!
*Boom!!!*
The Seventh Star Pillar's power began to leak out. Like the First Star Pillar, his form started to disperse, and his aura rapidly weakened.
Witnessing all this, Ye Ling sighed, "Truly, extreme joy leads to sorrow... What a shame. If that fellow had been a little more cautious, he wouldn't have been ambushed like this."
"To think that a dignified Seven Star Pillar would meet such a hasty end, it's truly pathetic and lamentable."
As Ye Ling mused, he used his Devouring Domain to absorb the energy released by the First and Seventh Star Pillars, cutting off their last path to survival!
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire then said, "Kid, the First and Seventh Star Pillars are finished. What about the other Seven Star Pillars? Their main antagonists are dead, so there's no need for them to fight anymore."
Ye Ling smiled, "For the Seven Star Pillars to engage in civil war, it would actually be quite difficult for them to annihilate each other completely."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire was taken aback, "Since you know it's difficult, how are you going to make them all perish? Don't tell me you're going to act yourself again? Then what was the point of your previous instigation? It would have been better to just eliminate them all directly!"
Ye Ling looked at the Third Star Pillar and said with a smile, "Who said I was going to act myself? Haven't I placed a pawn in there?"
Previously, when he returned energy to the Third Star Pillar, he not only reinforced his hatred for the First Star Pillar with runes but also strengthened the Third Star Pillar's ambition.
More importantly... Ye Ling had also bestowed the Devouring Domain upon the Third Star Pillar, giving him the illusion that he too could seize the power of the Seven Star Pillars.
Under Ye Ling's various arrangements, the Third Star Pillar's ambition had swelled to its absolute limit.
After the origins of the First and Seventh Star Pillars were destroyed, the Third Star Pillar secretly absorbed their power while setting his sights on the other Seven Star Pillars.
With the origins of the First and Seventh Star Pillars destroyed, the other four Seven Star Pillars also halted their actions, watching each other warily, their minds still somewhat dazed.
After this battle, they were all exhausted. If they continued to fight, any of them could have their origin crushed.
The Seven Star Pillars were all selfish individuals; they didn't want to be the next to die.
The Second Star Pillar withdrew his hand from the Seventh Star Pillar's body and said to the Fifth and Sixth Star Pillars not far away, "Why don't we call a truce? We've lost two brothers consecutively this time, a heavy blow. If we continue fighting, I doubt any of us will survive."
The Fifth and Sixth Star Pillars exchanged glances, also feeling a bit intimidated. They nodded to the Second Star Pillar, "Alright, let's truce for now. There's no point in fighting further."
After the negotiation, they all looked at the Third Star Pillar and asked, "Third Star Pillar, what do you think?"
The Third Star Pillar glanced at the four Seven Star Pillars and said, "I also think it's enough. Everyone just... perish for me!"
As the Third Star Pillar finished speaking, four tentacles emerged from his back, piercing the bodies of the four Seven Star Pillars at incredible speed and entwining their origins.
The expressions of the Seven Star Pillars changed dramatically, and they looked at the Third Star Pillar in horror, "Third Star Pillar, what do you want to do?"
The Third Star Pillar grinned menacingly, "I want your power!"
With that, the Third Star Pillar grinned and activated the Devouring Domain, absorbing the origin power of the four!
"You damned fellow! You won't succeed!"
The four Seven Star Pillars felt their power being continuously siphoned by the Third Star Pillar. They had no intention of waiting for death and all targeted the Third Star Pillar's origin!
However, the Third Star Pillar was prepared for this, easily dodging their attacks while intensifying his absorption!
The power of the four Seven Star Pillars grew weaker and weaker. Their forms, like those of the First and Seventh Star Pillars, began to disperse, and their auras became feeble.
The origins within the four gradually withered.
And after absorbing the power of the four, the Third Star Pillar's aura became unprecedentedly powerful!
At this moment, Ye Ling, taking advantage of the extreme weakness of the Second Star Pillar and others, secretly infiltrated their bodies with runes, igniting their hatred for the Third Star Pillar.
"Third Star Pillar, even if we die, we won't let you succeed!"
The Second Star Pillar roared, directly igniting his own origin and initiating self-destruction!
The other three Seven Star Pillars, influenced by Ye Ling's runes, also followed suit, igniting their origins and executing self-destruction!
The Third Star Pillar laughed heartily, "It's useless... Under the Eighth Star Pillar's Devouring Domain, you simply..."
Before the Third Star Pillar could finish his sentence, the Devouring Domain he was using suddenly vanished, and all the energy he had absorbed was returned to the four Seven Star Pillars.
The Third Star Pillar was stunned, "What's going on?"
He immediately looked at Ye Ling, wanting to seek help, but only saw Ye Ling's playful smile.
At that moment, he realized he had been tricked.
"No, no! Brothers, we..."
The Third Star Pillar wanted to warn the Second Star Pillar and the others, but they had already begun their self-destruction, an irreversible act. Moreover, with their power fully returned, the destructive force of their self-destruction reached an unprecedented level!
"No, don't! Don't self-destruct!"
The Third Star Pillar sensed the terrifying power brewing within the Second Star Pillar and the others, his fear intensifying. He immediately severed his tentacles, attempting to flee the scene.
But as he turned, he crashed into Ye Ling's barrier, unable to escape!
"Eighth Star Pillar, what do you want?"
The Third Star Pillar looked at Ye Ling in panic, only to see Ye Ling already outside the barrier, watching him with a smile!
Seeing himself trapped within the barrier and facing the self-destruction of four Seven Star Pillars, despair filled the Third Star Pillar's eyes.
"It's over..."
*Boom!!!*
The self-destruction of the four Seven Star Pillars unleashed a blinding light that instantly engulfed the Third Star Pillar!