Ten thousand years after the Eastern Xuan Continent, Sky City.
After the turmoil caused by Ye Ling, the city was at its highest alert. All residents were confined to their homes, and even the guests in the Dragon Group's headquarters building were imprisoned, awaiting execution.
The Remnant Evil Tribe had completely shed its pretense. They had replaced the Dragon Group and taken over the Eastern Xuan Continent, initiating a continent-wide manhunt for anyone associated with Ye Ling.
Anyone whose name contained "Ye," or whose name sounded similar to "Ye," was within the Remnant Evil Tribe's pursuit.
The entire Eastern Xuan Continent plunged into bloody panic.
On the top floor of the Dragon Group headquarters building, the Remnant Evil Lord, wearing a silver mask, sat on his throne, with Bai Gongzi and Tianye Xingjun kneeling on either side.
Between Bai Gongzi and Tianye Xingjun lay Ye Ling's body in an ice coffin.
The Remnant Evil Lord toyed with Ye Ling's soulless spirit and chuckled, "Hehehe... The Chosen One, nothing more than this."
"Although Ye Ling destroyed half of my Remnant Evil Tribe this time, those losses are insignificant. My Remnant Evil Tribe... our great undertaking is about to be accomplished!"
Bai Gongzi respectfully said, "Congratulations, Lord. Now that Ye Ling is dead, this world belongs to my Remnant Evil Tribe."
Tianye Xingjun also said, "Lord, since Ye Ling is dead, should we still proceed with our ritual?"
"Yes! Of course, we must," the Remnant Evil Lord chuckled. "Although Ye Ling has lost his body and soul, a wisp of his remnant consciousness escaped. Moreover, there is something I need to retrieve from beyond the cosmic barrier. I must still make a trip. You two, hurry and prepare."
"After Ye Ling's death, no one can pose a threat to us anymore."
Bai Gongzi and Tianye Xingjun said in unison, "Yes!"
After Ye Ling's death, Bai Gongzi's ominous premonition gradually faded. The Remnant Evil Lord's reincarnation ritual began to be prepared in an orderly fashion.
The entire Eastern Xuan Continent was shrouded in dark clouds, oppressively so.
In an inconspicuous corner of the Eastern Xuan Continent, space slightly distorted. Ye Ling emerged from a temporal tunnel and immediately heard wails from all directions.
The negative emotions of countless beings gathered in the sky, signifying the world's impending doom.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire sighed, "It seems the Remnant Evil Tribe has begun their assault on the Eastern Xuan Continent. It's estimated that the Eastern Xuan Continent will perish before long."
Ye Ling said, "It won't. With me here... this will not happen."
"Help!"
As Ye Ling and the World-Destroying Spirit Fire conversed, a little girl's cry came from not far ahead. Ye Ling looked and saw a little girl, covered in mud, fleeing desperately, with a butcher's knife-wielding Remnant Evil tribesman behind her.
"Help! Someone save me!"
The little girl ran, accidentally tripping on a stone and falling headlong into the dirt!
"Hahaha! You run! Why aren't you running anymore? In that case, don't blame uncle's butcher knife!" The Remnant Evil tribesman laughed, as if he had played enough. He raised his blood-stained butcher knife and slashed down fiercely!
Clang!!!
A metallic collision sound rang out. Ye Ling instantly appeared before the little girl, blocking the Remnant Evil tribesman's butcher knife with one hand.
"Who?"
The Remnant Evil tribesman's eyes widened. He gripped the knife handle with both hands and pressed down forcefully, but Ye Ling's hand remained unmoved!
Seeing Ye Ling make a move, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire quickly warned him, "Kid, don't be rash. All Remnant Evil tribesmen are connected to a life network. If any one of them dies, the others will sense it! There is no one on this Eastern Xuan Continent capable of killing a Remnant Evil tribesman. Your move will surely expose you!"
Ye Ling said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
With that, Ye Ling directly shattered the butcher knife and sent the Remnant Evil tribesman flying!
The Remnant Evil tribesman, thrown onto his backside, glared at Ye Ling and cursed, "How dare you lay a hand on me!"
"Trash!"
Ye Ling said coldly, instantly appearing before the Remnant Evil tribesman and kicking him in the face, directly stomping the tribesman's head into the ground!
Thump!!!
A loud sound echoed all around, shaking the earth.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire exclaimed, "Kid, is this what you call knowing what you're doing? Such a huge commotion, it's likely to attract all the Remnant Evil tribesmen within a hundred miles!"
"It matters not."
Ye Ling remained unfazed. He directly pulled out the Remnant Evil tribesman's soul and crumpled it into a ball.
"Kid, you!!!"
Just as the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was about to stop Ye Ling, he saw Ye Ling create a new soul, replacing the Remnant Evil tribesman.
Seeing Ye Ling's move, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was stunned and stammered, "W-what kind of technique is this? Hand-crafting souls?"
Ye Ling said, "At the Soul-鎮魂梯, I reshaped souls countless times. I have a thorough understanding of this aspect. Creating a minion is as easy as flipping one's hand."
"It's over there! Someone attacked our brother, everyone, charge!"
While Ye Ling and the World-Destroying Spirit Fire were conversing, the Remnant Evil tribesmen who heard the commotion rushed over and attacked Ye Ling.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire asked again, "Kid, creating one soul is fine, but can you create so many souls?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Of course!"
As he spoke, Ye Ling took a step forward, and all the charging Remnant Evil tribesmen were pressed to the ground, unable to move!
"W-what is going on? Such immense pressure!"
"Why is there still such a powerful expert on the Eastern Xuan Continent?"
"N-no, it's Ye Ling! Ye Ling is not dead!!!"
"Quick, quick, inform the Lord!!!"
A torrent of screams erupted, startling countless birds.
However, there were no other Remnant Evil tribesmen in the vicinity to hear them.
Ye Ling easily extracted the souls of all the Remnant Evil tribesmen present, merged their souls, erased all their consciousness, and then reshaped new souls.
This series of actions happened in the blink of an eye. The Remnant Evil side had no idea that hundreds of their brethren had become Ye Ling's people.
After controlling the Remnant Evil tribesmen, Ye Ling had them disperse, leaving the area quiet.
The little girl, who had fallen in the mud, had already gotten up. With a tearful voice, she thanked Ye Ling, "Th-thank you, big brother..."
Ye Ling squatted down in front of the little girl and asked softly, "Where are your parents?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, the little girl's eyes immediately turned red, and she cried, "Mom and Dad were killed by those monsters!"
Seeing the little girl's pitiful state, Ye Ling also rubbed her head and said, "Then big brother will help you bring your mom and dad back, how about that?"
The little girl said with a sob, "B-but my mom and dad are already dead. Dad said that the dead cannot be brought back to life, big brother, you can't save them..."
Ye Ling smiled slightly, "Big brother can save them."
Saying that, Ye Ling condensed the power of the Great Dao of Reincarnation into a seed and placed it in the little girl's hand, saying, "Bury this seed in front of your door, and then your mom and dad, and everyone around you, will wake up."
"Really?" The little girl carefully held the seed Ye Ling gave her, as if holding hope.
"Really, big brother won't lie to you." Ye Ling smiled again, rubbing the little girl's head, and simultaneously used his spiritual power to clean the mud from her body.
"Mhm! I believe you, big brother!" The little girl clutched the seed and nodded firmly at Ye Ling, "Big brother, do you want to go with me?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "No, I have more important things to do."
"Is big brother going to save the world?"
"How did you know?"
"Because big brother is so strong! Those monsters just now were no match for even the martial artists in the village, but big brother defeated them so easily! Mom said that when the sky falls, there are strong people to hold it up. Big brother must be the strong person mom talked about!"
Hearing the little girl's words, Ye Ling chuckled, then said, "That's right, I am the strong one. You should go back quickly... believe big brother, the sky here will soon become clear."
"Mhm! Goodbye, big brother!"
The little girl nodded repeatedly and then ran towards her village.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire watched the little girl's retreating figure and sighed, "I must say, human cubs are truly adorable. Could this be the reason that drives you to desperately save the world?"
Ye Ling said, "New life represents new hope. Their future is filled with all possibilities. Isn't it a pity if they are lost today?"
"That's true..." The World-Destroying Spirit Fire nodded seriously, "Following you, I'm increasingly feeling that saving the world is more fun than destroying it... I'm curious, how far will you go for these common people?"
Ye Ling: "Just follow me, and from now on... I will show you more and more miracles."
Boom!!!
At this moment, a black pillar of light erupted from the direction of Sky City, piercing the sky and forming a giant energy shield.
Crimson formation patterns appeared on the land of the Eastern Xuan Continent, and an eerie light filled the surroundings.
Ye Ling stood amidst the red ghostly light, looking at the black pillar of light in the far distance, and a slight smile curved his lips, "I didn't expect... this Remnant Evil Lord is still going through reincarnation. He truly wants to exterminate me..."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire laughed, "Isn't that good! It's our chance when that fool is reincarnating! With our current strength, as long as the Remnant Evil Lord reincarnates, we can definitely kill him! Now we only need to worry about that pale guy and the strongman."
Ye Ling: "Bai Gongzi and Tianye Xingjun... are not a concern."
"This time I originally only wanted to deal with Bai Gongzi and Tianye Xingjun, but from the current situation, the Remnant Evil Lord is seeking his own death, so don't blame us for being ruthless."
"This can be said to be... plans don't keep up with changes!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire laughed again, "Haha! You're right, kid! Plans don't keep up with changes! None of your plans set up on this Eastern Xuan Continent have gone according to the normal process! If you ask me, you're not suited for scheming! Hahaha!"
Ye Ling also laughed, "So what? As long as the outcome is good, isn't that enough?"
"Fine, the Remnant Evil Tribe's ritual has begun, and it's time for us to go and send them off."