"This, this..."
The immortals in the sky exchanged glances, unsure how to describe their current feelings.
The Sages behind Ye Feng, and the Blood Lotus Mysterious Maiden behind Ye Ling, were all stunned, their mouths agape.
The power Ye Feng had just unleashed was beyond anything they had ever witnessed!
The moment Ye Feng stood up, they had thought he had secured victory!
But now, Ye Feng was kneeling before Ye Ling once again, his movements fluid and natural...
This shocking scene continued to assault everyone's nerves.
Not only the immortals, but Ye Feng himself, kneeling on the ground, was also stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief, unable to accept this reality.
"Why, why..."
Ye Feng couldn't understand why his runes were as fragile as paper!
Why was he so vulnerable!
Ye Ling looked calmly at the kneeling Ye Feng and said faintly, "Your gap with me in the path of runes is ten thousand times greater than the gap in our cultivation. In the path of runes, I can be your ancestor."
With that, Ye Ling snapped his fingers, and countless white runes condensed in the heavens and earth.
Each rune was an existence Ye Feng could not comprehend!
Above the head of every god and Buddha present, a white rune hovered, its terrifying pressure making their souls tremble!
Ye Feng looked at the sky full of runes with a terrified expression, his body trembling violently. He stammered, "Your, your runes... why are they white?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "The runes you haven't even deciphered are already outdated power to me. These white runes are the ultimate power in the path of runes. To put it simply... the times have changed."
"The knowledge you and I possess is no different from the gap between mechs and stone spears."
"As different as heaven and earth."
"Pfft!!!" Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Feng spat out a large mouthful of blood, his aura plummeting.
He had suffered a massive shock, his heart meridians severely damaged!
This time, Ye Feng had suffered a greater blow than when he first met Ye Ling!
The path of runes was his most proudest skill, and he simply could not accept such a vast difference between himself and Ye Ling in this regard!
Why was this happening?
It was unfair!!!
Ye Feng couldn't comprehend it!
Seeing that Ye Ling had crushed Ye Feng without even lifting a finger, the Sages behind Ye Feng all showed fear and began to retreat.
"Quick, run! That guy is a monster!"
"We have no chance of defeating Ye Ling!"
In an instant, more than ten Sages scattered, flying towards their respective Heavenly Gates, attempting to escape back to the Immortal Realm.
The gods and Buddhas on the clouds also fell into disarray and began to flee in all directions.
Ye Ling watched the gods and Buddhas scattering in the air, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Everyone, the show isn't over yet, and you're leaving?"
Ye Ling's voice was not loud, but every god and Buddha heard it clearly.
The gods and Buddhas froze in place, not daring to move.
And the more than ten Sages who had fled towards the Heavenly Gates, before they could enter, the white runes above their heads transformed into white swords, piercing directly through their skulls!
*Swoosh!*
Blood splattered, and the corpses of more than ten Sages were nailed to the ground, their scarlet blood flowing into the cracks of the earth.
Their life force dissipated.
Seeing Ye Ling instantly kill more than ten Sages, the gods and Buddhas on the clouds all trembled, infinite fear appearing on their faces.
"Such, such terrifying power..."
They now felt that the runes hovering above their heads could take their lives at any moment, making them extremely uneasy.
After all the gods and Buddhas had frozen in place, Ye Ling swept his gaze across the multitude of gods and Buddhas again and said with a light laugh, "Where you were just now, go back and stand properly. One ticket per seat. Until this show is over, no one is allowed to leave."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the fear in the eyes of the gods and Buddhas intensified. They dared not disobey Ye Ling and each one found their previous position and stood there obediently.
The gods didn't even dare to breathe!
The multitude of gods and Buddhas still formed a dense mass, but this time, there was no oppressive aura.
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Maiden looked at the gods and Buddhas frozen in the air, her heart shaken, her mind blank.
One sentence could command all the gods... countless gods and Buddhas dared not disobey...
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Maiden looked at Ye Ling's back, and the four words involuntarily arose in her heart...
Lord of the Three Realms!
Ye Ling now stood as an absolute monarch, reigning over the Three Realms!
After having the gods reposition themselves, Ye Ling then looked at the dejected Ye Feng, beckoned gently, and bound him with dark chains, suspending him in the air.
The gods watched Ye Feng suspended in the air, all holding their breath, wanting to know what Ye Ling intended to do!
The atmosphere was stretched to the extreme.
Ye Ling, holding Ye Feng, looked up at the sky and said, "Master, the Shadow Hall has now come out in full force. It's time for our grievances to be settled, isn't it?"
Ye Ling's words once again stirred up a tempestuous wave among the gods and Buddhas!
Ye Ling's master?
Ye Ling was already so powerful, the gods couldn't imagine what kind of being was qualified to be Ye Ling's master!
Just as the gods were in shock, a golden light shone down from the nine heavens, and a luxurious Heavenly Gate, unseen by the gods before, manifested in their midst.
"This is..." The gods stared blankly at the extremely luxurious Heavenly Gate, their heartbeats involuntarily quickening.
They could feel an exceptionally powerful aura from behind the Heavenly Gate.
"Lord of the Shadow Hall!"
Realizing who was arriving, the gods trembled, their legs involuntarily weakening.
Everything that had happened today was constantly impacting their souls, making them unable to think!
It was simply too stimulating!
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Maiden behind Ye Ling also instinctively clenched her fists and became nervous upon seeing the Heavenly Gate.
Xuan Xiao was coming.
Although she had been working for the Shadow Hall for a long time, truthfully, she had never seen Xuan Xiao's true appearance, nor did she know how strong Xuan Xiao truly was!
The Lord of the Shadow Hall was too mysterious!
The gods and Buddhas of all heavens now focused their gaze on the Heavenly Gate, their feelings varied.
Although the Shadow Hall had never been openly revealed, all the gods and Buddhas knew that the Shadow Hall controlled half of the Immortal Realm, and nearly half of the high-ranking officials in many divine kingdoms were members of the Shadow Hall.
It could be said that before the appearance of the Demonic Palace, the Shadow Hall was the true overlord of the Three Realms, the foremost power!
And the Lord of the Shadow Hall was the supreme being of the Three Realms!
However, no one knew who the Lord of the Shadow Hall was!
*Creak—!*
The Heavenly Gate slowly opened, white immortal mist gushing out, and a powerful aura permeated from within the gate.
The gods and Buddhas craned their necks to look, and saw a figure within the swirling immortal mist.
"He's here!"
Upon seeing the figure behind the immortal mist, the gods and Buddhas involuntarily clenched their fists, an indescribable anticipation filling their hearts.
Today, the Lord of the Shadow Hall would finally reveal his true face before them!
This was the supreme being who had ruled the Immortal Realm for hundreds of thousands of years!
Even the young boy mourning the former guardian in the valley involuntarily stood up, staring blankly at the open, luxurious Heavenly Gate in the sky!
Xuan Xiao walked out from within, looking calmly at Ye Ling on the ground.
Ye Ling looked at Xuan Xiao standing before the Heavenly Gate, a slight smile playing on his lips. "We meet again... Master."