Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Ye Tianling looked farther into the distance.

Clusters of cultivators had formed their own small groups, keeping to themselves peacefully.

Ye Tianling saw the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Dao Soul Clan, including Xi Junchang, Xi Junru, Xi Weiyao, Xi Weiyu, Xi Weichen, Xi Weimo, and Xi Weidao.

Every one of these Soul Race cultivators was a renowned figure, famous in their own right.

Ye Tianling then saw the many cultivators of the Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan, such as Die Xin, Die Qingchen, Die Qingxiao, Die Ruxi, Die Ruming, and Consort Die.

Among them, Die Xin and Consort Die were sisters. Although Consort Die was the younger of the two, her talent was far more outstanding—even heaven-defying. She was the number one Divine Lady of the Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan, known by the title of "the young Empress."

As Ye Tianling looked over, Consort Die met his gaze with a smile and gave a slight nod, seeming to have recognized him long ago.

Ye Tianling rubbed his nose. He got the distinct feeling that Consort Die was extremely interested in him.

’Could it be that Elder Die Qing really wants to marry Consort Die off to me? Isn’t that what she was implying back then?’

A very strange thought surfaced in Ye Tianling’s mind.

He then looked at Consort Die again.

In response, Consort Die gave Ye Tianling a very cute blink of her large eyes.

’She’s actively flirting with me? Unbelievable...’

Ye Tianling didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but his impression of Consort Die certainly deepened.

Near the Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan was the territory of the Golden Night Demon Race.

Ye Tianling spotted Mu Yuxi, along with a group of women by her side whom he didn’t recognize.

After activating his Soul Talent, Ye Tianling learned their identities. They were all Mu Yuxi’s clan sisters, prodigies of the Divine Maiden Level. Their names were Mu Yushang, Mu Yuqi, Mu Yuwei, and Mu Yuxian.

Ye Tianling wanted to greet Mu Yuxi, but she shot him a cold glare that clearly said, ’Go flirt with Consort Die. Why are you bothering with me?’

Ye Tianling nearly stumbled. ’Is she... is she fucking jealous?’

Ye Tianling sent a message back with his eyes. ’My dear lady, long time no see. Your husband has missed you dearly.’

Mu Yuxi snorted coldly, turned her head, and pointedly ignored him, giving him the cold shoulder.

’Damn it,’ Ye Tianling thought. ’When a woman is disobedient, it just means her man hasn’t disciplined her properly! Now that we’ve met again, I definitely won’t be so courteous! I’ll make sure you learn how formidable this Divine Son truly is!’

"Ahem, Celestial Secret Divine Son, greetings."

In the distance, seeing Ye Tianling’s gaze fall upon their group, Divine Son Li Rushan of the Cang Mountain Soul Clan nearly jumped out of his skin. His face went deathly pale as he immediately called out in a fawning tone.

Beside Li Rushan, the other four Divine Sons and Divine Ladies—Li Rutian, Li Ruhai, Li Ruyan, and Li Ruyun—shot him a strange look but said nothing.

The Divine Lady, Li Ruyan, glanced thoughtfully from Ye Tianling to Mu Yuxi and Consort Die, as if she could guess the story between them.

Sensing this glance, Mu Yuxi grew even more displeased and let out another petulant, cold snort.

Ye Tianling withdrew his gaze. Just then, a patch of the void not far away suddenly tore open, and a group of cultivators struggled out, looking rather battered.

They too were covered in blood and looked to be in a sorry state, but their expressions also held a hint of relief at their narrow escape.

These were members of the Celestial Wing Soul Clan, led by none other than Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong.

It had been a while, and the strength of Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong was now astonishing. Their cultivation had reached the Late Stage of Sword Void Seven Transformations Realm. Although the Tianshu Ancient Town’s suppression was still on them, it had clearly loosened.

Behind them were four other great prodigies—three men and one woman—named Bai Changchi, Bai Changxiao, Bai Changli, and Bai Changyan.

The aura of each of these four was no weaker than Bai Changyi’s; they were all peerless talents.

Ye Tianling identified them using his Soul Talent, but he had already heard of their reputations before.

These were the peerless prodigies of the Celestial Wing Soul Clan. It seemed almost all of them had come this time.

In addition, there were other cultivators in more distant areas whom Ye Tianling had neither met nor heard of. They, too, had suffered tragic and heavy casualties.

Upon seeing Ye Tianling, the expressions of Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong immediately darkened, their eyes filled with extreme apprehension.

’He’s a madman. Don’t provoke him,’ Bai Changsong immediately sent via sound transmission. ’He only has two months to live, so he’s probably looking to drag someone down with him. Let’s stay away!’

He had no idea that his voice had been picked up completely by Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent Sensing.

’Why would we provoke him?’ Bai Changyi’s response was in perfect sync with Bai Changsong’s. ’I’m just waiting for him to die in two months. The man has no other skills, but his ability to drag others down with him is simply heaven-defying. It would be foolish to make an enemy of him!’

Ye Tianling was surprised to find that Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong were in complete agreement, practically singing the same tune.

’Since when did these two get along so well?’

The Divine Maiden, Bai Changyan, was clearly unconvinced. ’Is he really that terrifying?’

’He’s a goddamn menace,’ Bai Changyi immediately transmitted, his tone grave. ’We can’t kill him, and we can’t beat him. Seriously, don’t get curious! The craziest thing about him is that he’ll activate every single danger in the Ten Thousand Beasts Ridge and let us have a taste! Antagonizing him right now would be absolutely, utterly irrational!’

Hearing this, Bai Changyan and the others were all visibly startled.

’He can trigger the dangers of the Ten Thousand Beasts Ridge to kill us? Changyi, are you just trying to build him up by putting yourself down? That doesn’t sound like you!’ Bai Changchi was clearly unconvinced.

’Do I need to?’ Bai Changsong’s voice grew even more grim, and he even began to castigate him. ’You need to think about what kind of monster can survive Celestial Dao Erasure! If you want to test him, no one’s stopping you. But first, you can leave the Celestial Wing Soul Clan. Don’t you dare drag us into it!’

Bai Changchi gasped. Faced with Bai Changsong’s caustic rebuke, he immediately quieted down.

’You’re not kidding? He really survived Celestial Dao Erasure and didn’t die? You never said that before!’ Bai Changchi transmitted back.

’What was there to say?’ Bai Changyi said grimly. ’That he tortured us to within an inch of our lives? That we got on our knees and begged for mercy? It’s better to just keep our heads down and stay out of it. We’ll wait two months and see how long his arrogance lasts!’

Bai Changchi and the others all fell silent.

They had been curious, but they weren’t reckless enough to ignore such a dire warning.

As their clan brothers, they knew perfectly well how strong Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong were.

If even Bai Changyi and Bai Changsong had been tortured to the brink of death and forced to kneel and beg for mercy by Ye Tianling, they could only imagine what kind of monster he must be.

"Changyi Divine Son! Long time no see! I’ve missed you terribly!"

Ye Tianling chuckled and suddenly started walking toward Bai Changyi.

The faces of the two brothers changed, their expressions twisting as if they had just seen a ghost.

The Tianshu Ancient Town’s suppression had them screaming in agony day after day. Seeing Ye Tianling now was like coming face-to-face with Yama, the King of Hell; they were a hair’s breadth from dropping to their knees.

’Missed him?’

’Miss my ass! Who the hell misses you?’

’I’m fucking waiting for you to die, that’s what I’m doing!’