Earth, in a nameless valley.
Ye Ling emerged from the twentieth stone door, casually tossing the head of a half-step Supreme Immortal onto the ground. He glanced at the former guardian he had sealed nearby and sighed, "This is already the twentieth Residual Evil tribesman, and I still haven't found the one controlling the former guardian... Do I really have to kill them all?"
The black hole consciousness sealed on Ye Ling's wrist said, "The Residual Evil tribesmen you are hunting now are already at the half-step Supreme Immortal level. The Residual Evil tribesmen you encounter next will only grow stronger."
"You must know that the Residual Evil tribe is the strongest race in the Outer Realm. No force outside dares to provoke them. Few of their kin die in ten thousand years, yet you've killed twenty of them in less than half an hour. This will surely draw the attention of the Residual Evil tribe's higher-ups."
"I advise you to give up before you are truly targeted by a powerful being."
Ye Ling glanced at the remaining stone doors and said, "I've already killed half of them. Giving up halfway is not my style."
The black hole consciousness added, "Don't blame me for not warning you. The remaining Residual Evil tribesmen mostly have human forms, and are likely Supreme Immortals or Heavenly Void Emperors, a whole level higher than you. Moreover, the Residual Evil tribe must have taken precautions. If you can't kill the one behind the door within one minute, you'll surely die!"
"Finish the fight within a minute? It's indeed a bit tricky, but not impossible," Ye Ling murmured, his eyes showing no sign of retreat.
Although this task sounded impossible, Ye Ling had encountered many Outer Realm powerhouses by now, and he had a relatively clear understanding of his own strength.
His cultivation was only at the Supreme level, but with the Devouring Domain, he could instantly kill ordinary Supreme level cultivators. With the Devouring Domain and the pitch-black chains, he could narrowly defeat Supreme Immortals.
However, these were just his regular methods. With runes, he could easily deal with Supreme Immortal level powerhouses, and with white runes... he could hold his own against Grand Dao Immortal Lords for a few moves and easily crush Supreme Immortals.
If he encountered a Supreme Immortal after leaving the stone door and used the Devouring Domain along with the white rune killing move, instantly killing a Supreme Immortal was not impossible.
Having formulated a killing plan in his mind, Ye Ling no longer hesitated. He used Myriad World Insight to pass through the stone door and once again traversed into the Outer Realm!
Outer Realm, Residual Evil Star, Residual Evil Royal Capital.
Royal Banquet.
Today was the Residual Evil Lord's once-in-ten-thousand-years birthday. All Residual Evil royal nobles had to go to the royal capital to celebrate the Residual Evil Lord's birthday.
However, this birthday banquet was not as lively as usual. The royal palace was extremely oppressive. Regardless of whether they were royalty or nobles, they were all kneeling in the magnificent palace, whispering to each other as they faced the empty throne.
Recently, a major incident had occurred within the Residual Evil tribe, causing widespread panic.
Rumor had it that a human had infiltrated the Residual Evil tribe's sacred land and stolen their most precious treasure. The Residual Evil Lord was furious and had summoned all tribesmen above the Grand Dao Immortal Lord level, determined to find out who had trespassed into the sacred land.
At this time, all the top powerhouses of the tribe were in the Annihilation Tower in the royal capital discussing important matters, while other royal nobles knelt in the main hall, waiting for the Residual Evil Lord's return to issue orders.
"Who do you think that person who dared to trespass into our tribe's sacred land is? Their audacity is too great!"
"I know about this. I heard that the human who infiltrated the sacred land had strength close to a Creation God. King Bai Yu and King Blood Spirit both died in the sacred land!"
"The Lord is truly enraged. I heard that all the guards protecting the sacred land were blood-sacrificed, not even their direct relatives were spared. Even the two royal lineages of King Bai Yu and King Blood Spirit were annihilated by the Lord. The Lord's wrath has directly reduced our tribe's population by a tenth. It's too tragic!"
"I've long suggested the extermination of humans. Human potential is too terrifying. Every now and then, a few geniuses emerge, and if we're not careful, they'll become a force to be reckoned with. It's just that the Lord has never acted. Now that a Creation God-level being has appeared among humans, the Residual Evil tribe is in for a change..."
"Hush! You mustn't say such things! The Lord is currently in a fit of rage. If he hears you, you'll be annihilated!"
"Don't spread it around, I'm just venting!"
A group of royal nobles whispered in the hall, quietly discussing the recent major events.
Suddenly, the space before the throne in the hall distorted slightly. All the royal nobles in the hall thought their Lord had returned, so they quickly shut their mouths and lowered their heads, not daring to speak further.
Ye Ling walked out of the distorted space and saw the Residual Evil tribesmen kneeling with their heads bowed in the hall, instantly stunned.
There were hundreds of Residual Evil tribesmen in this hall, each with a cultivation of Supreme Immortal or Heavenly Void Emperor. Their oppressive aura made Ye Ling begin to doubt life.
The royal nobles of the Residual Evil tribe, upon seeing that the person who appeared was not their Lord but a strange human, were all stunned, doubting life even more than Ye Ling.
This was their royal capital, a forbidden zone for humans!
How could a human with Supreme level cultivation have come here?
What was going on?
Ye Ling and the Residual Evil tribesmen stared at each other, the atmosphere in the air becoming somewhat awkward!
It was the black hole consciousness that reacted first, exclaiming, "Holy hell! Ye Ling, you scoundrel, you've barged into their lair, run!!!"
Upon hearing the black hole consciousness, Ye Ling reacted first and immediately released Myriad World Insight, distorting space.
However, Ye Ling was also bold. After securing his escape route, he quickly locked onto the Residual Evil tribesman he intended to kill, covered the entire hall with the Devouring Domain, and seized the power of everyone present!
There were too many Supreme Immortals in the hall, so the Devouring Domain couldn't absorb much of their power.
But precisely because there were so many people, even if Ye Ling's Devouring Domain only took a little from each person, it greatly boosted Ye Ling's strength!
Ye Ling did not hoard this power. He condensed all the seized power into a white rune and fiercely unleashed it towards his target!
"Rune Cannon!"
Ye Ling unleashed a rune cannon in front of all the Residual Evil royal nobles. The white light cannon flashed and blasted into the crowd!
Boom!!!
The rune cannon, fired with all of Ye Ling's might, directly blasted his target into ashes and blasted a large hole in the entire hall!
Dazzling light filled the entire hall, blinding everyone's eyes.
"All done, time to scram!"
Ye Ling killed the Supreme Immortal in front of everyone and, without any lingering attachment, quickly retreated into the space behind him and fled.
The spatial passage disappeared, its traces erased by the Myriad World Insight domain.
From his appearance to the killing of the Supreme Immortal and his subsequent escape, the entire process took less than a second.
After the Supreme Immortal was killed and Ye Ling fled, the other Residual Evil tribesmen finally reacted, realizing that an intruder had broken into their royal capital's palace!
This was a major event that had never happened in billions of years!
Disbelief was etched on everyone's faces, as if they were dreaming.
After a long silence, a piercing shriek tore through the sky: "Intruder!!!"
All the royal nobles in the palace descended into chaos.
The Residual Evil Royal Capital was completely in an uproar.
In the nameless valley, Ye Ling emerged from the stone door and quickly destroyed the stone door behind him, leaving no trace.
The black hole consciousness, after confirming their return, finally recovered and cursed Ye Ling, "You scoundrel! You went to their lair to kill someone? Are you tired of living?!"
Ye Ling's heart was also pounding. He suppressed the surging adrenaline within him and said to the black hole consciousness, "How was I supposed to know that was the Residual Evil tribe's lair? Besides, didn't we escape back?"
The black hole consciousness continued to curse, "Escaped? That was just your good luck! Do you know where that place was? You dared to kill someone before running! Are you tired of living, huh!"
"Where was that place?" Ye Ling asked casually.
"That was the Residual Evil tribe's royal palace, where the Residual Evil Lord holds court! Fortunately, the Residual Evil Lord wasn't there today, otherwise, forget killing someone, you would have been crushed into dust the moment you appeared! I almost died there!"
"That exciting?" Ye Ling exclaimed, never imagining that he had just visited their forbidden zone not long ago and then wandered into their royal palace.
He had to admit, he had quite a connection with the Residual Evil tribe.
"Exciting? You're courting death!" The black hole consciousness continued to curse, "I'm not following you anymore! If you want to die, don't take me with you! Let me go!"
If the black hole consciousness had a physical form, it would have been terrified to the point of wetting itself in that situation!
It had to admit that since its birth, it had never experienced such a thrilling scene!
Ye Ling ignored the black hole consciousness's words and looked at the remaining stone doors, his brow furrowed slightly. He muttered to himself, "Although we escaped this time... the remaining Residual Evil tribesmen are probably all in that palace. If I go there again, I'll be seeking my own death."
"If I can't save Senior this time, I'm afraid..."
Crack...
As Ye Ling was speaking, a faint sound came from behind him. The former guardian...
Showed signs of activity.