"Undying!"
A mournful roar echoed in the sky, the Soul Emperor was heartbroken.
His end was near, and he was powerless to reverse it, having completely regarded Soul Undying as his successor.
But the opponent moved too fast; even as a Sky-Treading level expert, he had no chance to save Soul Undying.
Now that Soul Undying was dead, even if Feiyun Pavilion remained, it was destined to decline drastically, let alone unify the ruins.
"He has committed countless evils; this is the fate he deserves!"
Ye Cangtian saw the Soul Emperor lunging towards Soul Undying. With a flash in the air, he blocked the Soul Emperor's path.
"Our battle is not over yet. Do you think you have a chance to go down?"
Ye Cangtian's voice reached him, enraging the Soul Emperor even further.
The decades of planning by Feiyun Pavilion were thus annihilated by the opponent. He truly wished to tear Ye Cangtian to pieces.
The next moment, his gaze turned extremely sinister, and he said fiercely, "Since you have slain Undying, you shall stay to be buried with him!"
As he spoke, the Soul Emperor's hair instantly lost its luster and turned even paler, his skin visibly shriveling.
"This old fellow is going all out!"
"Master, you take everyone and leave first... Kong Kong!"
Ye Cangtian shouted. The opponent was clearly burning his life force, and with his greatly increased power, Ye Cangtian might not be able to suppress him.
To prevent unnecessary casualties, Ye Cangtian quickly ordered Elder Zhou and the others to retreat.
Kong Kong also activated the teleportation portal immediately.
Now that the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Spirit Devouring Array was broken, it could complete a short-distance teleportation portal instantly.
On the other side, seeing this, Elder Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "You little brat, don't push yourself. He doesn't have much life left; there's no need to sacrifice your own life!"
After speaking, and seeing Ye Cangtian nod, Elder Zhou did not hesitate and led the group through the teleportation portal.
"Want to leave? Not so easy!"
Just then, the Soul Emperor's voice came, and in an instant, an incredibly powerful spiritual force surged towards Elder Zhou and the others.
"Hmph! With me here, you'll never touch them!"
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly upon seeing this.
As his words fell, the Heavenly Eye at his brow also unleashed a spiritual attack.
The next moment, the spiritual attacks of both sides canceled each other out, and both Ye Cangtian and the Soul Emperor's faces paled slightly.
Their spiritual powers were evenly matched, and with their full strength, neither gained an advantage.
"Damn it!"
"Ye Cangtian, since you insist on meddling, then die here!"
Seeing that Elder Zhou and the others had already escaped, the Soul Emperor was filled with rage, instantly transferring all his anger to Ye Cangtian.
Immediately after, his entire aura surged, and he brandished the Soul Devouring Banner in his hand.
In just an instant, the world changed color, and a black-purple skull, imbued with both spiritual power and vital energy, formed before their eyes.
Upon seeing this, Ye Cangtian snorted coldly and also wielded the Death Scythe in his hand.
The next moment, a phantom of the Death God appeared behind him, the Death Scythe in his hand radiating a dazzling halo.
"Death Scythe Thirteen Forms, Ninth Form, Emperor's Fall!"
As Ye Cangtian roared, the Death Scythe transformed into a beam of light and shot straight forward.
"Soul Suppress!"
With a cold shout from the Soul Emperor, the black-purple skull opened its massive maw and charged forward as well.
Boom!
The two attacks collided, and the violent air current instantly leveled Feiyun Pavilion beneath their feet.
When the turbulent airflow dissipated, only one figure remained in the sky, holding the Death Scythe, surveying everything with cold indifference, as if he were the true God of Death.
Cough!
On the ground, the Soul Emperor spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes losing their luster.
His vitality had been exhausted in this exchange. The only reason he was still alive was his unwillingness to die, a desperate struggle.
Tap, tap, tap...
Just then, a series of sounds arrived, signaling the return of the guards whom Soul Undying had ordered to stall for time.
They all looked at the devastated scene and then at the man in the sky, who seemed like a god, and were instantly stunned into silence.
"I, the Soul Emperor, have ultimately lost..."
"Ye Cangtian, you have won. The ruins are now your dominion!"
His weak voice spread, and all the guards of Feiyun Pavilion were shocked.
As disciples of Feiyun Pavilion, although they had not met the Soul Emperor, they were somewhat aware of his legends.
The next moment, without hesitation, they surrounded the Soul Emperor.
Although doing so might mean death, out of loyalty to Feiyun Pavilion, they could not stand by and watch the Soul Emperor be slain.
"There's no need for this. Surrender, everyone!"
"Feiyun Pavilion is gone. Continuing to fight is merely a futile sacrifice, with no value!"
Saying this, the Soul Emperor looked at Ye Cangtian in the sky and continued, "Ye Cangtian, they were merely following orders. Can you spare them?"
Ye Cangtian looked at the Soul Emperor and slowly nodded, saying, "I am not one to kill indiscriminately. As long as they surrender and obey the command of the Hidden Group, I can give them an opportunity to atone for their crimes!"
Hearing this, the Soul Emperor nodded and said, "As expected of someone who can defeat me, the Soul Emperor. Such magnanimity truly earns my admiration..."
In his final moments, the Soul Emperor passed on a message to Ye Cangtian.
The Master of Gale Pagoda and Yan Shenghui of Blazing Fire Courtyard, although severely injured, were still alive and were in the underground palace.
He had originally intended to brainwash them using his spiritual power, but he ran out of time...
As his words fell, the Soul Emperor's life also came to an end.
With the Soul Emperor's approval, all the disciples of Feiyun Pavilion put down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
"We are willing to surrender and follow Lord Ye, and follow the Hidden Group..."
...
One month later.
Following the demise of Feiyun Pavilion, most of the smaller forces controlled by Feiyun Pavilion surrendered to the Hidden Group.
Only a small portion resisted stubbornly and were eventually annihilated by the Hidden Group.
As Ye Yaoyang, Daoist Rainstar, and others recovered, the group made a significant decision: to lead their respective forces and join the Hidden Group.
Whether it was Misty Rain Tower, Blazing Fire Courtyard, or Gale Pagoda, they had suffered heavy losses, fallen from grace, and were no longer what they once were.
Compared to them, the Hidden Group, after this battle, had returned to prominence, becoming the sole peak force.
Given this situation, coupled with the debt of gratitude owed to Ye Cangtian and the Hidden Group, they decided to join the Hidden Group and jointly benefit the forces of China.
However, although the Hidden Group had the momentum to unify the ruins of China, they took no action.
For them, it was not absolute power they sought, but absolute peace.
If war were to break out again, it would be the common people who would suffer, and that was not something they wished to see.
...
Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.
In the capital's family courtyard.
In her room, Xu Weiwei stared blankly at the clothes hanging on the rack.
These were clothes that Ye Cangtian had worn. By chance, Xu Weiwei had secretly kept them and had them hanging in her room.
"Damn bastard, you told me to wait for you, and I waited, but you just disappeared on me. You wait, just you wait until I see you..."
"Heh heh, it seems my junior brother has quite a few romantic debts!"
Just then, a familiar voice was heard. Xu Weiwei was instantly stunned and quickly opened the door, only to see two familiar figures.
It was the owner of Imperial Dragon Villa, Lan Yue, and the captain of the Death Squad, Qiangwei.
Seeing them, Xu Weiwei was instantly stunned and instinctively asked, "What brings you here?"
Hmph!
Qiangwei, as cool and aloof as ever, snorted and paid her no mind.
Lan Yue beside her chuckled slyly and said, "We heard that the 'bastard' you speak of appeared on a tropical island, so we're planning to try our luck there, and we came to see you on the way!"
She paused and stepped forward, teasingly asking, "Weiwei, what do you say? Want to join us?"
I...
Xu Weiwei's face instantly turned crimson, and then she braced herself and said, "Join! I must join! This bastard ditched me, and I must settle things with him face-to-face!"
...
Almost at the same time.
In the Holy Temple of the Light Ruins, Nancy, looking at the note in her hand, showed a mischievous smile on her perfect face.
Gui Wu beside her quickly leaned in and said, "Nancy, you are now the Saint Emperor of the Inner Hall. You should be composed. What good news is making you smile so happily?" m..oΓg
"Tropical island, that bad guy appeared there." Nancy said softly.
Master?
Gui Wu was slightly startled, then understood. The "bad guy" Nancy was referring to could only be one person, Ye Cangtian.
So she quickly grabbed Nancy's small hand.
"Then what are we waiting for? We've completed the task he gave us, and it's time for us to be free! Let's go find him; we can't let him be idle alone..."
Upon hearing this, Nancy smiled and said, "Just as I intended!"
...
A thousand miles away.
On the beach of a tropical island, a man with his entire body buried in the sand, wearing sunglasses.
He suddenly sneezed a few times, attracting the attention of the beauty beside him.
The two of them were Ye Cangtian and Tang Xinwan, who had secretly slipped away.
"Bastard, aren't you some kind of powerful expert? How can you catch a cold just from the sea breeze?"
Tang Xinwan, who was applying sunscreen, glared at him speechlessly.
"Uh, I calculated by my fingers, and someone is definitely gossiping behind my back!"
Ye Cangtian was slightly startled. His eyes under the sunglasses swept over Tang Xinwan, and he was immediately captivated by her proud figure.
So he quickly leaned in and said, "Wife, how can such a small thing as applying sunscreen be done by yourself? Here, let me help you..."
Tang Xinwan fiercely slapped away Ye Cangtian's outstretched "salty pig hand" and said angrily, "Get lost! We're already an old couple, and you're still so handsy. What do you look like!"
"Heh heh, this just shows that my wife is as beautiful as a celestial fairy and very attractive..."
Ye Cangtian chuckled, snatched the sunscreen, and was about to act. But at that moment, a spatial fluctuation occurred.
The next moment, Kong Kong appeared before them.
"Boss, Sister Mingyue sent a message. Your whereabouts have been leaked. Lan Yue, Xu Weiwei, and the others are already on their way!"
What the...!
Upon hearing this news, Ye Cangtian immediately let out a cry of pain and removed the tender little hand from his thigh.
Only then did he look at Tang Xinwan and say aggrievedly, "Wife, it really wasn't me who leaked it..."
"If it wasn't you, then who could it be! It's just the two of us here, did I invite them?" Tang Xinwan said fiercely.
Uh...
With a single sentence, Ye Cangtian was rendered speechless and unable to refute.
"Oh, right, boss. Sister Mingyue also asked me to tell you that Senior Hong Wu is still urging you to get married!"
"If you can't resolve this trouble, Sister Mingyue wouldn't mind joining their army..."
Ouch!
Ye Cangtian immediately felt a sharp pain in a certain area.
He quickly looked at Tang Xinwan and said, "Wife, we can put other things aside for now. Let's run first. If they find us, my happy life will be ruined..."
The End.