Chapter 1161: What Use Is It to Rule the World?

"You, come here! Remove the soul bond from your storage ring, then get lost! Brightmoon City is under lockdown; no one is allowed in!"

Outside Brightmoon City, a martial artist at the Dao Profound realm had just stepped out of the teleportation array when he was met with this demand.

Hearing this, the martial artist flew into a rage and said, "You're not from Brightmoon City. Who are you people? This is nothing short of highway robbery!"

The soldier sneered, "So what if it's robbery? Brightmoon City is finished! From now on, in the Great Xiang Domain, there is only Sunblaze City, no Brightmoon City! See those corpses over there? Anyone who refuses to hand over their storage ring is executed on the spot!"

Following the soldier's pointed direction, the martial artist's expression changed.

Outside, corpses lay scattered everywhere. Clearly, many had already been killed for refusing to surrender their storage rings.

The soldiers guarding the teleportation array were all uniformly at the Dao Profound realm.

Not far away, two men in black sat leisurely drinking tea, as if turning a deaf ear to it all.

Left with no choice, the Dao Profound martial artist handed over his storage ring.

"The news of Brightmoon City's blockade has spread, and fewer people are coming now. Sigh, our take has shrunk considerably."

"Alright, be content! Over the past half month, we've plundered who knows how many resources. Though little stays in our hands, what we've gotten is still plenty!"

"Heh, true! The higher-ups have been good to us. With these resources, we won't have to worry for the next five years."

"Mm, just don't know when that Ji Qingyun will show up!"

"Show up? Forget it! Knowing this is a trap, would he dare come to his death?"

"Hey, not necessarily! I heard Ji Qingyun is a lovesick fool; for his beloved, he'll definitely come!"

"Then perfect—we've got a feast waiting for him here!"

The two soldiers exchanged a smile, but their gazes unconsciously flickered toward the two men in black.

They had no idea who these men in black really were.

All they knew was that these two were something called Saint Emperors.

But without a doubt, both were figures of immense power.

"Hm? Another customer's arrived. Let's go check it out."

Just then, a flash of light appeared, and a figure stepped out of the teleportation array.

"Ssshhh..."

Dozens of sword beams burst forth, slaughtering all the Dao Profound soldiers around!

At that moment, the two men in black casually waved their hands, annihilating the sword beams.

They took another sip of tea, and one said, "Brother, business is here. Let's finish it quickly!"

With that, the two slowly stretched and rose to their feet, looking utterly unimpressed by the newcomer.

This newcomer was none other than Ye Yuan, who had rushed here without stopping!

Along the way, he had forcibly commandeered dozens of teleportation arrays, crossing dozens of great domains, to reach Brightmoon City within half a month.

But on the road, Ye Yuan had also heard news of Brightmoon City's fall.

His heart sank to the bottom.

At this moment, the violent killing intent radiating from Ye Yuan was impossible to conceal.

"Heh heh, so you're Ji Qingyun? Quite the lovesick fool. Looks like the Saint Son guessed right—you really did come."

"I didn't expect this kid to have broken through to Dao Profound Seventh Layer in just a few days. Good thing the Saint Son sent the two of us; if he'd sent a Saint King, he probably couldn't have suppressed him!"

"Hahaha, kid, will you surrender yourself, or do we brothers have to make a move?"

"Oho, quite the killing intent! Kid, don't waste your effort. You're no match for us! We Saint Emperors are comparable to Void Profound巅峰 existences!"

The two wore contemptuous expressions, completely dismissing Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan's demeanor now was vastly different from before, giving off an icy, piercing feeling.

Along the way, he had heard many rumors about Brightmoon City's fall, unable to tell truth from falsehood.

But without a doubt, Li'er was in grave danger!

Perhaps...

Ye Yuan dared not think further. He was truly afraid of losing his beloved again.

"I'll ask you only once: where is Li'er now?" Ye Yuan asked coldly.

He paid no heed to the two men's attitude.

All he wanted now was to know Li'er's situation—alive or dead, escaped... or captured.

"Li'er? Heh, you mean that little girl from the Yue family? Dead!"

"Haha, don't worry. Soon enough, you'll go down to reunite with her."

Their jeering laughter sent Ye Yuan's heart plummeting to the abyss!

Fierce killing intent, nearly materialized, surged toward the two Saint Emperors.

"Haha, impressive killing intent. But... useless!" One of them laughed nonchalantly.

As they laughed, their expressions suddenly shifted to surprise.

"Hm? This... what terrifying talent! The killing intent is surging continuously, actually breaking through a bottleneck!" The other exclaimed in astonishment.

"Let's move. No more wasting time. This kid is indeed a bit strange."

"In that case, you both can die!"

Ye Yuan's icy voice rang out, and his figure vanished in an instant!

"Great Teleportation!"

The two Saint Emperors' expressions changed; they now realized that the Ye Yuan before them was not the Ye Yuan they knew.

In the past year or two, Ye Yuan's progress could only be described as terrifying.

That so-called Saint Son had clearly underestimated Ye Yuan's strength.

"Roar!"

Two bursts of black qi erupted, and the auras of the two Saint Emperors surged dramatically.

But to Ye Yuan, it was utterly useless!

"Swish, swish!"

A flash of cold light, and heads were severed from bodies!

The sword qi of the Evil-Slaying Sword shredded the demonic qi to pieces.

"More demons!"

Ye Yuan's killing intent soared to the heavens, and his Slaughter Intent gradually advanced toward perfection!

Though Ye Yuan had shattered the God King Domain, it didn't mean his Supreme True Intents were gone.

His Slaughter Supreme True Intent and Blazing Supreme True Intent were still steadily improving.

But just now, upon hearing of Yue Mengli's death, his killing intent could no longer be restrained!

"I never thought my Slaughter Intent would reach perfection under such circumstances! Sigh... I'd rather not have this perfection! Li'er, where are you?"

Slaughter Intent had reached perfection, yet Ye Yuan's life had become lost.

Now, he was utterly dejected, his soul seemingly gone, reduced to a walking corpse.

Yue Mengli's death had dealt him a devastating blow.

"Ah!"

Ye Yuan raised his head and roared to the heavens, "You damned heavens! Are you really trying to destroy me? If I lose Li'er, what use is it to rule the world!"