Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

"Li Xushan, Li Yanjin, you two pieces of trash. What, haven’t you been beaten enough? Let me tell you, if the Ten Thousand Souls Bone hadn’t manifested this time, and if the Goddess from the Great Xia Royal Family hadn’t shown up, hmph, you’d be dead already!"

Beside the young man, a young woman in a green gauze dress glanced disdainfully at Li Xushan and Li Yanjin, her tone exceptionally sarcastic.

Li Xuyao’s hands clenched into fists, so tight his knuckles were white, but he didn’t lash out.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his rage, and silently backed away.

"I told you to hand over the Netherworld Fruit you picked. Do I need to say it again? Backing away? Do you think you can? Hmm, and now a bunch of Human Race Cultivators have shown up. You think you have some backbone now? Which of those Human Race wastes dares to make trouble for my Lie Mountain Divine Race?"

The young man spoke again, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings, radiating boundless killing intent.

Li Xuyao’s eyes were bloodshot. He stared death at the young Divine Child of the Lie Mountain Divine Race, biting his lip so hard it bled.

But he still took out his Qiankun Ring, preparing to hand over the Netherworld Fruit.

"Brother Xuyao, why are you backing down? It seems the Lie Mountain Divine Race wants to be annihilated, just like the Celestial Overpass Holy Land!"

Ye Tianling stepped out with a faint smile on his face and walked directly toward Li Xuyao.

"Who are you?!"

The expression of Lie Wuhen, the young Divine Child of the Lie Mountain Divine Race, instantly turned cold.

He had long since noticed the handsome, leader-like young man standing at the forefront of Xia Xinyan’s group, but he didn’t recognize him.

The man’s aura was faint, and his Life Force didn’t seem particularly strong. In fact, it even seemed to be in a state of decline.

Yet, Lie Wuhen could clearly sense how terrifying this young man was!

It was as if an invisible shadow had fallen over him, making both his mind and Soul wary!

Beside Lie Wuhen, the alluring and seductive young woman, Lie Yuying, couldn’t help but look over. Her expression immediately froze, and her features grew solemn.

She didn’t recognize him either, but she found him strangely familiar.

Behind her, the faces of the five clansmen from the Lie Mountain Divine Race instantly turned pale.

Although their expressions were hostile, they were filled more with extreme apprehension and terror.

"Wuheng Divine Son, Yuying Goddess, that’s... that’s the Celestial Secret Divine Son, Ye Tianling!"

"He’s the Kunpeng Divine Son, Ye Tianling!"

"The Saint-Slaying Demon!"

...

One by one, the Cultivators recognized Ye Tianling.

SHUFFLE—

Behind Lie Wuhen and Lie Yuying, the five Lie Mountain Divine Race clansmen—three men and two women—immediately stumbled back seven or eight steps, their eyes filled with unconcealed terror.

Fear.

An intangible aura of fear emanated from them.

A heart-pounding sense of unease surrounded and enveloped them, creating an invisible feeling of suffocation.

"The Human Race’s... the one who, according to rumor, survived Celestial Dao Erasure and was afflicted by the Venerable Soul Curse, the crip—... the Divine Son with only two months left to live?"

At this, even Lie Wuhen couldn’t help but gasp, his expression immediately turning grave.

Ordinarily, he would never have cared.

But a man’s reputation precedes him. Seeing such a heaven-defying existence from the legends in person, even Lie Wuhen felt a profound sense of apprehension. What’s more, he had already felt an extremely intense sense of danger even before he knew who Ye Tianling was! This was enough to prove that this Ye Tianling had some real skills.

"That’s right. I am Ye Tianling."

Ye Tianling took another step forward.

Lie Wuhen and Lie Yuying instinctively took two steps back, stunned by Ye Tianling’s imposing aura.

"Celestial Secret Divine Son..."

Li Xuyao’s gaze was incredibly complex. His eyes were still blood-red, and his entire being was on the verge of a hysterical frenzy.

But he remained lucid. The anguish in his eyes alone was enough to shake one’s soul.

Ye Tianling could actually understand this feeling very well.

Li Xuyao’s younger sister, Li Xuting, had been humiliated to death through Absorption by this Lie Wuhen. And that same Li Xuting had once thought very highly of Ye Tianling.

Although Ye Tianling had never met Li Xuting, back during the great war with the Dragon Race, both Li Xuyao and Li Xuting had stood on his side, opposing the Dragon Race...

How could Ye Tianling not understand Li Xuyao’s feeling of helpless frustration, of being unable to avenge a wrong?

"Don’t worry. I’ll shoulder all the karmic consequences for you. All because you once spoke up for me against the Dragon Race."

Ye Tianling moved closer to Li Xuyao and, with a wave of his hand, sent out a stream of Origin Power.

Li Xuyao’s whole body trembled. The hidden injuries on his body began to recover at an incredible speed, like Withered Wood Welcoming Spring.

This scene made Lie Wuhen’s and Lie Yuying’s pupils contract. A chill ran through their bodies and minds.

’This Celestial Secret Divine Son is here for trouble!’

Lie Wuhen glanced at Lie Yuying. Their eyes met, and in that instant, they both understood that this battle was inevitable.

’In that case, we should seize the initiative and strike a lethal blow!’

"Celestial Secret Divine Son, are you planning to interfere in this grudge?"

Lie Wuhen’s face turned completely frigid, his tone now hostile.

As he spoke, he was already gathering his Battle Power and preparing to unleash his trump cards, intending to end this Human Race legend in a single strike!

"You’re far too arrogant. You only have two months of Life Force left, yet you’re still this rampant. Aren’t you afraid that after you die, the people around you will be slaughtered and humiliated?"

Lie Yuying also spoke up, her voice vicious and full of provocation.

"’You two really are cut from the same cloth. One likes to humiliate, and the other likes to be humiliated? Fine, I happen to like it too. It’s been a long time since I used my Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod. I’ll let you see just how a true Demon operates!’"

A cold sneer appeared on Ye Tianling’s face.

His Soul Talent allowed him to clearly perceive all of Lie Wuhen’s and Lie Yuying’s thoughts.

Instantly, his killing intent coalesced, and his voice became exceptionally cold and harsh.

"Just you? A piece of trash with only two months to live? Everyone praises you, Ye Tianling, for how amazing you are. As the number one Divine Child of the Lie Mountain Divine Race, I’d like to see for myself just what you’re capable of!"

Lie Wuhen sneered, his voice sinister.

"I’m just afraid you’re all talk and no substance, that your reputation is undeserved! Still, it couldn’t have been easy to make it this far!"

Lie Yuying snorted softly and spoke nonchalantly.

Then she turned to Xia Xinyan and said, "Goddess of the Great Xia Royal Family, are you all planning to attack together?"

Xia Xinyan glanced at Ye Tianling and replied calmly, "Us? No. Even if all of you attacked together, you would be no match for the Celestial Secret Divine Son. Even if we wanted to help, we wouldn’t get the chance."

As Xia Xinyan spoke, she glanced at Xia Xinqin, Xia Xinyue, and the others, and they all proactively retreated to a safe distance.

Following Xia Xinyan’s lead, Tianqing, Qin Xingzhao, Xiao Huang, and the others also retreated without hesitation, clearing an area so Ye Tianling could fight without restraint.

As for the possibility of Ye Tianling losing?

Such a thought had never even crossed their minds!