Chapter 837: All Kinds of Reactions

"Boom..."

Suddenly, the entire earth began to tremble.

Ye Yuan's expression changed; the vibration clearly came from the direction of the Eternal Demon-Sealing Array.

"Has it begun? It seems I too must leave now! Young one, I entrust the future to you! From you, I see the shadow of the master of the Haotian Stele. Be careful." The skeleton said this and then turned and left directly.

Ye Yuan's face darkened slightly, and he also turned and left.

Seeing Ye Yuan emerge safely, everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"Brother Ye, it's great that you're safe! I wonder what's happening underground, causing the earth to tremble. And these zombies are surging into the depths like a tide." Sheng Jun said with some concern.

Ye Yuan said gravely, "A demon god is sealed underground, with immense power! These zombies were likely created by someone with ulterior motives to assault the array. Now the array has suffered a massive impact, and the demon god will soon break free."

"A demon god! Does such a thing as a demon race truly exist in this world?"

"No, it can't be! Called a demon god, wouldn't that be... a divine realm existence?"

"Are you kidding! Once such an existence breaks free, who in the Divine Realm can stand against it? I... I think we should leave quickly!"

Ye Yuan's words caused great panic among the martial artists of the Seven Holy Lands.

Many martial artists could no longer restrain themselves and wanted to flee the Burial Ground.

The divine realm was a realm all martial artists aspired to, yet also one they all feared.

Facing a divine realm powerhouse was not something everyone had the courage for.

For martial artists in the Age of Dharma's End, the divine realm meant invincibility.

"Everyone, this demon god has been sealed by the array for hundreds of thousands of years, and his power is greatly depleted. This is our chance to slay him! Once he breaks free and recovers his strength, the Divine Realm will surely be plunged into misery. I ask you all to lend me a hand and eliminate this fiend!" Ye Yuan clasped his hands to the crowd.

Wei Cheng's legs trembled, and he suddenly cried out, "Ye Yuan, you knew all along that a demon god was sealed underground, and once he broke free, your Red Cloud Holy Land would be the first to suffer. So you wanted to drag the other six holy lands into it, didn't you! Hahaha, you pretend to be noble, saying you're acting for the Seven Holy Lands! You're nothing but a sanctimonious hypocrite!"

Hearing that the demon god was about to break free, Wei Cheng was terrified.

In this situation, he habitually shifted all blame onto Ye Yuan.

But his words only intensified everyone's panic, and their gazes toward Ye Yuan turned hostile.

Only because of Heifeng's presence did they maintain their last restraint.

In such a desperate situation, people's true hearts were revealed.

Ye Yuan sneered, "With your narrow vision, you can only see a small White Martial Domain. Once the demon god breaks free, who in the entire Divine Realm can stop his advance?"

Everyone's faces changed, feeling an overwhelming pressure bearing down on them.

If the demon god emerged, the Divine Realm would be thrown into turmoil, and the White Martial Domain would be the first to suffer.

"Don't listen to his sophistry! You're not going to say now that you went underground for the sake of humanity, are you? I don't care; I'm leaving! That's a demon god! Whoever wants to die can go ahead!"

With that, he led the remaining martial artists of the Cloud Abyss Holy Land and left directly.

Hua Shujie, looking conflicted, also came before Ye Yuan and said, "Brother Ye, a demon god cannot be defeated! Someone of his stature probably wouldn't bother with a mere ninth-grade holy land. Farewell!"

Then he turned to the martial artists of the Fire Feather Holy Land and said, "Let's go!"

Ye Yuan did not stop Hua Shujie from leaving, but asked Sheng Jun, "Brother Sheng, what about you?"

Sheng Jun also looked troubled and asked in return, "Brother Ye, even if the demon god's power is depleted by the array, he might still be beyond our ability to defeat. How confident are you?"

Ye Yuan shook his head with a bitter smile, "Not much confidence at all."

Sheng Jun was taken aback; he had thought that Ye Yuan's determination meant he had some confidence. But now it seemed Ye Yuan was simply being reckless!

"Brother Ye, isn't that just going to your death? Is it worth it?" Sheng Jun asked.

Ye Yuan smiled, "It's not about worth, only about willingness. If I want to do something, I do it. It's that simple."

Sheng Jun was stunned again. If Ye Yuan had given him some grand speech, he would have turned and left.

But Ye Yuan's words struck a chord in his heart.

A true man acts only to have a clear conscience, caring nothing for fame before or after death!

"Alright! Brother Ye, I, Sheng Jun, will go crazy with you today!"

Sheng Jun then turned to the martial artists of the Rainbow Holy Land and said, "I am the young master of the Rainbow Holy Land, but I won't force anyone in this matter! Whoever is willing to stay, I welcome with open arms; whoever wants to leave, I won't stop you!"

In truth, Ye Yuan had little hope for these people, but he didn't expect Sheng Jun to actually choose to stay.

Ye Yuan had the same attitude toward the Red Cloud Holy Land, and all its martial artists chose to stay.

Of the other three holy lands, only a handful remained.

In the end, only about twenty people stayed, more than half of whom were from the Red Cloud Holy Land.

But this number far exceeded Ye Yuan's expectations.

With Sheng Jun's lead, the Rainbow Holy Land even had one Formless Realm elder stay behind.

"Sister Caiyue, aren't you leaving? You only just cured your Heavenly Yin Meridian Blockage. If something happens to you here, wouldn't it be my fault?"

Throughout, Caiyue had stood behind Ye Yuan, silent and unmoving.

Hearing Ye Yuan's question, Caiyue smiled and said, "I told you, from now on my life is yours. And to be honest, the current Young Master Ye is utterly captivating."

Caiyue's eyes were full of admiration, looking at Ye Yuan as if he were her lover.

Ye Yuan smiled awkwardly, "Your life is your own; it has nothing to do with me. This time is truly very dangerous; I have no confidence at all. Sister, you should leave."

Caiyue just smiled but made no move to leave.

Ye Yuan had no choice but to stop persuading her.

"Boom..."

The tremors underground grew more intense, and wisps of black demonic qi began to seep into the underground passages!

Ye Yuan's expression changed, "Such strong demonic qi! Truly worthy of a demon god, sealed by the Eternal Demon-Sealing Array for so many years, yet still able to emit such powerful demonic qi. It seems the demon god will soon break free. Let's go quickly!"

The demon god had not yet broken free, yet such powerful demonic qi had already spread, making everyone even more anxious.