Months later.
Jiangcheng, Huaguo, Xishan Manor.
After returning from Yangguo, Ye Ling established the headquarters of the Demon Palace in Xishan Manor. Jiangcheng, due to the appearance of the Demon Palace, gradually became the center of the world's extraordinary circles. A large number of extraordinary individuals gathered here, and even many ordinary people were exposed to the circles of extraordinary individuals, opening up a new world.
In just a few months, the extraordinary circles of Jiangcheng developed extremely rapidly. Famous forces from all over the world basically purchased real estate in Jiangcheng to set up branches, in order to establish good relations with the Demon Palace.
Since the establishment of the Demon Palace, Ye Ling's divine soldiers have displayed extremely outstanding abilities. They swept through the major top forces in the world, quickly subdued the leaders of various regions, and thoroughly conquered the extraordinary circles.
In less than a few months, the Demon Palace transformed from a joke in the hearts of countless extraordinary individuals into the recognized overlord of the world's extraordinary circles!
All major forces regarded the Demon Palace as their leader and dared not act rashly.
Although there were more or less forces that rose up to resist the Demon Palace in various parts of the world, those forces did not have time to make waves. They were suppressed by the local forces that had submitted to the Demon Palace, without even needing the Demon Palace to act.
Because of the Demon Palace, the world's extraordinary circles ushered in a period of peace that extraordinary individuals had never imagined.
During these days, Ye Ling was handling matters for the Demon Palace while waiting for the reaction from the Immortal Realm.
Ye Ling had taken away Yuan, who possessed the bloodline of the ancient Chaos God. The saints in the various divine kingdoms who knew the truth would surely be unable to restrain themselves and would descend to find trouble with the Demon Palace.
Ye Ling had been waiting for them to come.
However, to Ye Ling's surprise, there was no movement from the Immortal Realm. The major divine kingdoms acted as if they were unaware that the Heavenly Annihilation Evil Array had appeared, and everything was as usual.
Except for Takamagahara.
While chatting with the Black and White Impermanence, Ye Ling learned from them that the supreme god of Takamagahara, Amaterasu, had suddenly disappeared. The gods of Takamagahara were now embroiled in a power struggle, and the divine kingdom was in complete chaos.
Takamagahara was on the verge of becoming a battlefield.
From the Black and White Impermanence, Ye Ling confirmed that the time of Amaterasu's disappearance was after he had sent Amaterasu back to the Immortal Realm.
This meant that from that moment on, some gods had begun to act.
Also... disappearing from the Immortal Realm along with Amaterasu was Bu Sigui.
Ye Ling had originally sent Bu Sigui, a saint, to attack the Immortal Realm with the purpose of disrupting the Immortal Realm and luring out the Shadow Hall.
To ensure that Bu Sigui's actions would not encounter any accidents, Ye Ling had also planted a mark within Bu Sigui, to provide him with sufficient strength at critical moments to protect himself.
But even so, Bu Sigui, like Amaterasu, had vanished into thin air. Ye Ling could not even sense the mark he had planted in Bu Sigui's body!
There were only two possibilities for this situation.
One possibility was that Bu Sigui was instantly killed, causing Ye Ling's mark to collapse before it could exert its intended power.
The other possibility was that Bu Sigui had been taken to an outer realm.
However, regardless of the reason for the disappearance of Bu Sigui and Amaterasu, it was enough to show that there was a greater crisis hidden on Earth!
Although the three realms appeared to be as usual, the undercurrents behind them were already surging to the extreme.
"I remember that Chi You also disappeared into thin air like this. Is there any connection between the disappearance of these three?"
Ye Ling walked along the bank of the pond, feeding the goldfish in the pond while contemplating the connection between the three gods, Chi You, Bu Sigui, and Amaterasu.
"Can this method of making people disappear into thin air be achieved solely through the laws of space?"
In the past, the three saints were the top powerhouses of the three realms, capable of crushing all gods and buddhas with a single move.
But now, they had vanished completely without even a ripple.
Judging by the time of Bu Sigui's disappearance, he had just attacked the Immortal Realm and was dealt with before he could cause any major trouble...
Saints were as weak as chicks in the three realms, easily abducted... This was something unimaginable even in the Eastern Xuan Continent.
Just as Ye Ling's thoughts drifted away, Wang Liren, with a panicked expression, ran into the garden and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, something has happened!"
Ye Ling snapped back to attention, looked at Wang Liren who was rushing over, and asked, "What happened?"
Wang Liren, panting, said to Ye Ling, "Li Xiaoxiao has been captured!"
"Xiaoxiao has been captured?" Hearing Wang Liren's words, Ye Ling was stunned, his first reaction was disbelief.
Li Xiaoxiao was currently working with Xue Sha, and with Xue Sha's protection, how could she be captured?
Seeing Ye Ling's disbelief, Wang Liren quickly said, "I saw it with my own eyes. A shadowy figure swept Li Xiaoxiao away in front of us. Brother Xue Sha has already gone to pursue, and he asked me to come and report this matter to you."
"Xue Sha went to pursue? And asked you to report to me?" At this moment, Ye Ling realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately became serious, asking Wang Liren, "Elaborate on this matter!"
The cultivation of the Demon Blade Xue Sha was above the Emperor level, possessing supreme strength. Even in the three realms, one could not find many who could withstand a single blow from Xue Sha.
Yet now, someone on Earth could take Li Xiaoxiao away in front of Xue Sha, and even prevent Xue Sha from being able to communicate with him.
This meant that the person who abducted Li Xiaoxiao had a cultivation level at least comparable to Xue Sha, or even higher, forcing Xue Sha to focus all his attention.
There were actually such powerful beings in the three realms...
Ye Ling, without much thought, linked the person who abducted Li Xiaoxiao with those who abducted Bu Sigui and Amaterasu!
Wang Liren swallowed, organized his thoughts, and then said, "Today was the day I was supposed to collect intelligence from North America for Brother Xue Sha. Xiaoxiao has recently been responsible for helping Brother Xue Sha organize information, so she came from North America with me today."
"Our work was going smoothly, and then suddenly a shadowy figure appeared. He repelled Brother Xue Sha with a palm strike and snatched Li Xiaoxiao away in front of us."
"Are you sure that shadowy figure repelled Xue Sha with a palm strike?" Ye Ling frowned, asking with some disbelief.
Wang Liren nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!"
"At that time, Brother Xue Sha's face turned pale. Before he could make another move, the shadowy figure disappeared with Li Xiaoxiao."
"Brother Xue Sha asked me to deliver a message to you, Your Majesty, and then he went to rescue her."
"To be able to repel Xue Sha with a palm strike..."
Ye Ling muttered to himself, then immediately released his divine soul, trying to contact Xue Sha, only to find that he could not contact Xue Sha at all.
He couldn't even sense Xue Sha's existence!
With Xue Sha's disappearance, Ye Ling's heart tightened. He quickly contacted the other nine divine soldiers and Ye You, and after finding that they were all safe, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Ye Ling said to Wang Liren, "Where did Xue Sha and Li Xiaoxiao have their accident? Hurry and take me there!"
Wang Liren quickly said, "Yes, yes... Your Majesty, please follow me quickly!"