Ye Ling finished speaking and brought Wu Xue over. He carefully examined Wu Xue's body with spiritual energy. After confirming that there were no other hidden dangers besides the spirit-devouring energy within Wu Xue, he drew out most of the spirit-devouring energy from Wu Xue's body, leaving only a small portion.
The phantom of the spirit-devouring energy knelt within the rune cage, eagerly watching Ye Ling draw out the spirit-devouring energy from Wu Xue's body. It then said, "Your Majesty, Wu Xue has been given to you. Can we now proceed with the master-disciple ceremony?"
Ye Ling waved his hand and said, "There's no rush. While I don't reject taking disciples, I have my own standards. I don't even know your name yet, so how can I take you as a disciple?"
"At the very least, you should introduce yourself first, shouldn't you?"
Quan Su nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty is right... I was negligent. My name is Quan Su, an attendant of the Underworld Palace, and my cultivation is at the Dao Extreme realm."
"Disciple greets Your Majesty!"
With that, Quan Su performed a deep bow to Ye Ling, his attitude extremely respectful.
"Quan Su... Dao Extreme realm..." Ye Ling murmured, then carefully observed Quan Su again, quite surprised by his self-proclaimed cultivation realm.
He truly hadn't expected that a cultivator three great realms above him would be so humble and willing to become a disciple of a Dao Lord like himself for the sake of rune power.
However, it was precisely because of this that Ye Ling gained a clearer understanding of the power of runes.
Quan Su was, after all, at the Dao Extreme realm. Although his strength would be greatly reduced by the cosmic barrier when entering Earth using the spirit-devouring energy, the methods he mastered would not disappear...
If Quan Su were to unleash his full power, his strength would be no weaker than a Dao Lord.
Yet, when Ye Ling confronted Quan Su with runes, he felt that he had suppressed Quan Su with little effort...
Looking at it this way, the power of runes was indeed terrifying.
"Thinking about it, runes actually possess such power..."
After pondering for a moment, Ye Ling said to Quan Su, "Before I accept you as my disciple, tell me everything about the layout of the Underworld Palace and the Shadow Hall on Earth."
Quan Su replied, "Regarding the Underworld Palace, I will tell Your Majesty everything I know. However, concerning the Shadow Hall, I probably know less than you do." Da Feng Novel Network
Hearing Quan Su's answer, Ye Ling frowned slightly. "You don't know about the Shadow Hall? Aren't you the mastermind behind the Shadow Hall?"
Quan Su said with a wry smile, "We are only one of them. The affairs of the Shadow Hall are very complicated. They have not only the Underworld Palace behind them but also the involvement of other extraterrestrial forces."
"Matters concerning the Shadow Hall are personally handled by the Palace Master and the Young Palace Master of the Underworld Palace. I am merely an attendant of the Underworld Palace. Although I hold some status, I am not qualified to inquire about the Shadow Hall's affairs."
"This Shadow Hall is so complex..." Ye Ling murmured, his expression solemn, feeling that the matter was becoming increasingly mysterious.
He always felt that it was unlikely that extraterrestrial forces would cooperate to establish a Shadow Hall solely for the Creation God's inheritance within him!
With such great effort from extraterrestrial forces, there must be deeper secrets on Earth!
However, Ye Ling estimated that Quan Su would not be qualified to know such secrets and did not hold out hope for him. He then said, "Never mind, let's put aside the affairs of the Shadow Hall for now. Tell me everything about the Underworld Palace and your layout on Earth."
"No problem!"
Quan Su readily agreed and said, "To put it bluntly, the main objective of our Underworld Palace is to seize the inheritance of the Creation God, which is the power within Your Majesty."
"Now, the Underworld Palace has sent a large amount of spirit-devouring energy into Earth through the Great Dao laws, significantly strengthening the forces of the Shadow Hall. At the same time, the Underworld Palace has secretly established a base on Earth, using spirit-devouring energy to lure local cultivators on Earth..."
"..."
As Quan Su recounted the Underworld Palace's layout on Earth to Ye Ling, the battle between Chu Yuan and the allied forces of the Immortal Realm outside the Soul-Forgetting Tree had already reached a fever pitch.
Having absorbed the冥气 (míng qì - underworld energy) of the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains, Chu Yuan was now like an invincible god of war, slaughtering his way through the sky, staining the sky above the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains red with blood.
The gods of the various divine kingdoms were also bloodthirsty, charging at Chu Yuan wave after wave, completely disregarding their own lives!
This was originally the Underworld. After Chu Yuan killed the gods, he didn't have time to scatter their souls. This resulted in the gods not entering the cycle of reincarnation. After being killed, their souls would be reborn on the spot, gaining a second life.
Only when their souls were erased would they be considered completely dead.
Considering this, the number of allied forces in the Immortal Realm would double. Coupled with various formations that boosted combat power and immortal artifacts, even though Chu Yuan swept away large numbers, the number of allied forces in the Immortal Realm did not decrease.
Meng Po, who had intended to help, was pushed back by Chu Yuan's aura before she could even join the battle, making it impossible for her to get close!
Although she was unwilling, she could only be supported by Black and White Impermanence and hide in the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains, waiting for an opportunity.
Black Impermanence hid behind the withered Soul-Forgetting Tree and sighed as he looked at the blood-red sky, "My heavens, who is this guy? Not to mention the ten thousand heavenly soldiers of our Heavenly Court, even the armies of other divine kingdoms can't harm him. To be able to do this single-handedly, his cultivation must be above that of a Saint, right?"
White Impermanence, on the other hand, looked around and asked, "Why don't I see Your Majesty? Didn't he come to the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains to get the Soul-Forgetting Branch? Where did he go?"
Hearing White Impermanence's words, Black Impermanence also reacted and slapped his thigh, saying, "That's right! Such a major event has happened in the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains. Your Majesty must know about it. Why hasn't he appeared?"
White Impermanence pursed his lips and guessed, "Your Majesty probably saw that the situation was unfavorable and ran away early. Should we also slip away?"
After Black and White Impermanence approached the battlefield and discovered that the person fighting was not Ye Ling, their fighting spirit dissipated.
They did not want to confront the Heavenly Court for a stranger.
Meng Po, who was beside them, also calmed down and no longer spoke of going to rescue them.
The closer she got to the center of the battlefield, the more she could feel Chu Yuan's power.
With her strength, let alone rescuing people, it would be good if she didn't become a burden.
The best choice now was to take the Soul-Forgetting Branch and flee...
As Meng Po thought this, she broke off a branch from the Soul-Forgetting Tree and said, "White Impermanence is right. It's best if we escape until we find Your Majesty..."
Seeing that Meng Po had finally given up the idea of rescuing people, Black Impermanence's eyes lit up, and he said, "Miss Meng is right! We won't get involved in the stranger's affairs. The most important thing now is to find Your Majesty! Let's return to the Underworld!"
"Bold demon, surrender your life!"
As soon as Black Impermanence finished speaking, a stern shout came from the sky. A team of angels descended from the sky and attacked them!
Black Impermanence was stunned when he saw ten angels disengage from the sky battle and descend, then said, "Hey, hey, hey! You've got it wrong! We are allies! We're on the same side!"
"You have an evil aura, no different from that demon, and you dare to argue?" The leading six-winged angel did not believe Black Impermanence's words at all. Holding a long sword wreathed in flames, he unhesitatingly swung it towards Black Impermanence's head!
In fact, these angels did not care whether Black and White Impermanence and Meng Po were allies or not. They only saw that Black and White Impermanence and Meng Po were slacking off in the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains and were very weak, so they attacked.
It's best to pick on the weak. Instead of seeking death by going after Chu Yuan, they might as well kill a few insignificant characters and get military merits back!
The leading six-winged angel's cultivation was at the peak of True Martial realm, and his strength was already above Black Impermanence's. Coupled with the advantage of a surprise attack, Black Impermanence had no time to dodge, and his head was about to be pierced by the flaming long sword!
"Seeking death!!!"
At the critical moment, a flash of claw light appeared, and Meng Po instantly moved in front of Black Impermanence, repelling the six-winged angel with a claw!
The flaming long sword flew out of the six-winged angel's hand, and five hideous bloodstains appeared on his chest!
"Captain!"
The other angels exclaimed in shock and horror when they saw their captain injured!
"I'm fine!"
The six-winged angel raised his hand and summoned the flying long sword back. He glanced at the bloodstains on his chest and sneered at Meng Po, "Such venomous moves, and you still claim not to be allied with that demon?"
Meng Po glared at the six-winged angel and said, "So what if we are allied? Can you few trash kill us?"
Hearing Meng Po's words, the six-winged angel's eyes instantly turned cold, and an icy killing intent shot out from his eyes, "How dare a few insignificant trash speak so arrogantly?"
"If I can't deal with that demon, can't I still kill you?"
With that, the six-winged angel coldly swept his gaze over the three of Meng Po and said sternly, "What arrogant fellows! All angels, listen to my command! Three per formation, capture these three devils!"
All angels: "Yes!!!"
Except for the six-winged angel, the other nine angels formed three-person teams and quickly set up formations, surrounding the three of Meng Po.
White Impermanence looked at the angels surrounding him and said with a wry smile, "Now, even if we jump into the Yellow River, we can't wash ourselves clean..."
Although the angels had actively sought trouble, they were still part of the allied forces of the Immortal Realm, while they had secretly entered the battlefield. Now that they were caught red-handed, as soon as a fight broke out, they would definitely be treated as enemies!
As expected, after the angels formed their formations, more gods from the aerial allied forces noticed the commotion in the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains. Immediately, quite a few gods disengaged from the main battlefield and charged into the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains.
Compared to dealing with a demon like Chu Yuan, they preferred to bully some unlucky individuals who seemed easy to deal with...
For example, the three of Meng Po.
Seeing the immortals charging towards them, Black Impermanence realized that they could no longer escape the battle. He clenched his fists, and his eyes became serious, "Forget it... We can't run away, so let's fight."
"I have to let these bird-people know that we in the Underworld are not to be bullied!"
As his voice fell, Black Impermanence flicked a yellow talisman: "Scatter the talisman and form soldiers!"
The yellow talisman flew out, splitting into thousands, and condensed a large number of underworld soldiers in the Ten Thousand Underworld Mountains!
Seeing the underworld soldiers covering the mountains and plains, the six-winged angel grinned, "Hahaha! What does it matter if you summon a group of weaklings? Watch me crush you!"
"Cross Flame Sword!"
The six-winged angel slashed down with his sword in both hands, spewing raging flames, which actually set the fallen Soul-Forgetting Tree ablaze!
As the flames spread outwards, more than half of the underworld soldiers condensed by Black Impermanence were instantly incinerated!
Sizzle!
The Soul-Forgetting Tree ignited with fierce flames, and a large amount of spirit-devouring energy...
Emanated from within!