Chapter 1264: Out of Control!

This peak battle among human martial artists drew the attention of many powerful figures in the God-Forbidden Territory.

Of course, to them, a battle of this level was hardly a world-shaking conflict.

The father and son, sensing the terrifying fluctuations from Li Kui, said dismissively, “Decent laws, but a pity he cultivates the ghost path. Using ghost path in front of the Soul-Calming Pearl—isn’t that like an old man eating arsenic, asking for death?”

“The Soul-Calming Pearl is truly terrifying! Over the years, the Death Soul Tree has been giving the Kunwu Divine Tree a hard time, but now it’s been wiped out just like that,” said the son.

“Having devoured the Death Soul Tree, the Soul-Calming Pearl has likely awakened, though that brat hasn’t noticed yet. Nothing worth watching anymore—that ghost-cultivator is doomed,” said the father.

…

In another deep valley, powerful fluctuations faintly emanated.

Suddenly, a disdainful voice rang out from within the valley.

“A clown! Showing off in front of an expert!”

…

Atop a mountain peak, a lush, verdant tree cast a vast shadow.

Unlike the deathly stillness of the Death Soul Tree, this tree was brimming with vitality.

A young man sat on a treetop, gazing into the distance, his eyes seeming to pierce through the void, seeing far-off places.

“Heh, interesting. Using ghost path right in front of the Soul-Calming Pearl—truly ignorance is bliss! But… the Soul-Calming Pearl has just awakened; it probably needs nourishment like this!” said the young man.

“That human seems to be looking for us,” the tree actually spoke.

“You know that again! Carrying the World-Steering Stele and the Soul-Calming Pearl, I wonder if this kid can save this collapsing Immortal Forest Domain!” said the young man.

“Probably not. The Locking Realm Gate is not so easy to pass,” said the tree.

“Are you so sure? I’m quite optimistic about this kid!” the young man laughed.

…

Li Kui sensed something was wrong halfway through executing his martial technique.

Undying Ghost Slaughter was the strongest soul technique he could unleash; in his prime, even opponents of the same level dared not face its edge.

The only one who could suppress him was someone like Jue Tian.

If he could refine himself into an Undying Ghost Fiend and then use this move, he would dare to confront Jue Tian.

But man proposes, heaven disposes; after a million years, the Heavenly Dao had withered, and he could no longer return to the divine path.

Worse still, this brat before him had destroyed a million years of his painstaking work, ruining everything.

Even so, the Undying Ghost Slaughter was still a terrifyingly powerful move.

Yet Li Kui lamented to find that this move seemed to have triggered something dreadful; no matter how much soul power he output, he couldn’t complete the strike.

It was as if this move had become a bottomless pit.

His soul power flowed incessantly into Ye Yuan’s sea of consciousness.

Ye Yuan clearly sensed the change in the Soul-Calming Pearl. Originally on high alert, he now simply abandoned all action, letting the Soul-Calming Pearl do as it pleased.

Once it started, it was out of control.

The terror on Li Kui’s face grew deeper. He wanted to withdraw his soul power, but he lamented to find he could no longer do so.

Now, his soul power was like floodwater from an opened sluice gate, continuously flowing into Ye Yuan’s sea of consciousness.

“Ye Yuan, you… what have you done? This… what is this?” Li Kui’s face was full of panic, his voice even carrying a sobbing tone.

Li Kui prided himself on having mastered the way of the soul to the utmost, with nothing he didn’t understand.

But he lamented to find that he completely couldn’t grasp the current situation.

Ye Yuan shrugged and said, “You know, I did nothing.”

Indeed, he had done nothing, but would Li Kui believe it?

It was precisely because Ye Yuan had done nothing that Li Kui found it even more eerie.

He fell to his knees with a thud, bowing to Ye Yuan and pleading, “Young Master Ye! Lord Ye! Master Ye! I… I was wrong! Please spare me, I… I won’t trouble you anymore! You… you’ve lost nothing, but I have nothing left! Please show mercy and let me go!”

This terrifying devouring force, he was utterly powerless to resist.

No matter how he activated the divine laws, he couldn’t break free from Ye Yuan’s devouring force.

Li Kui felt like dying—what kind of existence had he provoked!

Ye Yuan said helplessly, “It’s not that I won’t let you go, but I really can’t do anything!”

The Soul-Calming Pearl was never something he could control; from beginning to end, all its actions were its own.

This time was no exception.

“Whoosh, whoosh…”

The devouring force grew stronger, and finally, Li Kui’s soul was directly pulled out of Zhuge Qingxuan’s body, merging into Ye Yuan’s sea of consciousness.

Zhuge Qingxuan shuddered, staring in horror at the scene.

Without Li Kui, he had lost his last support.

Now, facing Ye Yuan, he had no power to resist.

“Ye… Ye Yuan, I… I…”

Zhuge Qingxuan’s face turned pale; he had never expected such a dramatic turn.

In his view, at worst, this would be a evenly matched battle.

Who would have thought that in an instant, Li Kui would be devoured without a trace?

He had now regained control of his body, but he had never felt so desperate, to the point where he didn’t even know how to phrase his words.

Ye Yuan looked at him and said calmly, “You want me to spare you, don’t you?”

Zhuge Qingxuan trembled and nodded frantically.

But Ye Yuan said disdainfully, “Your enmity with me is not irreconcilable. Unfortunately, you allied with the demon race—that I cannot tolerate. So, sorry! I must take your life!”

Hearing Ye Yuan pronounce his death sentence, Zhuge Qingxuan’s face turned ashen.

Suddenly, he laughed to the sky, “Ridiculous! Ye Yuan, you don’t really think you’re a savior, do you? Do you know how strong Kano is? He was once a Return to Void Divine Realm expert—do you think you can be his match?”

Ye Yuan said very calmly, “Otherwise, why do you think I came to the Godfall Mountains?”

“You want to become a god? Hahaha… That’s even more unrealistic than suppressing Kano!” Zhuge Qingxuan laughed wildly.

Ye Yuan curled his lip and said dismissively, “That’s none of your concern. Anyway, you won’t live to see it.”

With that, Ye Yuan directly executed the Righteous One Sword!

At the half-god realm, Ye Yuan’s use of this move had become incomparably more powerful!

Zhuge Qingxuan’s eyes turned ferocious, and he snarled, “I’ll fight you to the death! Profound God Finger!”

Even before Ye Yuan broke through to the half-god realm, Zhuge Qingxuan was no match for him.

Now, this half-baked move, how could it possibly be a match for Ye Yuan?

With one sword strike, it was devastating.

Zhuge Qingxuan didn’t even have time to scream before he was annihilated by the sword.

The Dingtian Divine King, who had dominated the Divine Domain for over two thousand years, thus fell!