The soul of Lord Tianye dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. His headless corpse, spewing blood, plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground.
A group of powerful Residual Evil clan members stared in disbelief at the headless corpse of Lord Tianye, stained red with blood, their minds blank.
No one could have imagined that in such a heavily guarded place, the supposedly dead Chosen One would reappear and instantly kill Lord Tianye with a single move!
This shock was enough to shatter the spirits of every Chaos Sovereign and Great Dao Immortal Lord present!
Ye Ling, in front of everyone, extracted Lord Tianye's Chaos Heart and Great Dao Origin, and absorbed them into his body.
Young Master Bai watched this unfold, his mouth agape, and said in disbelief, "Wh-why is this..."
He too couldn't understand why Ye Ling, who should have been dead, had resurrected, and why his strength had become so immense!
However, soon, Young Master Bai suddenly realized something, and his shock turned into endless fear. He looked sharply in the direction of the Residual Evil Lord, his body trembling violently.
"Not good, he's coming for the Venerable Lord!"
Ye Ling chose this moment to appear, not earlier or later, clearly waiting for the Residual Evil Lord to reincarnate before making his move!
Realizing this, Young Master Bai, disregarding the death of Lord Tianye, roared, "Quick! Stop Ye Ling! Don't let him get close to the Venerable Lord!"
Young Master Bai's roar instantly awakened the Residual Evil clan experts, Chaos Sovereigns, and Great Dao Immortal Lords present. They all charged towards Ye Ling!
Rumble!!!
Chaos Qi and Great Dao power surged through space, distorting the very fabric of time and space. The violent energy even affected the river of time, causing countless surrounding timelines to annihilate!
The Residual Evil clan experts attacked Ye Ling with combined might, their power unprecedented!
However, Ye Ling remained rooted to the spot, unmoving, as the onslaught of Residual Evil clan experts approached him.
As the energy, capable of obliterating any strong being in the world, was about to strike Ye Ling, he simply uttered four words: "Devouring Domain."
Hum—!
A peculiar sound emanated from Ye Ling's body. The Devouring Domain suddenly expanded, instantly engulfing all the attacking powerhouses!
The next moment, the bodies of all the Residual Evil clan experts present turned black and white. Their Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins were directly extracted by the Devouring Domain.
Ye Ling's long sword quickly transformed into a Tang blade. He then crouched slightly, assuming a drawing stance.
"Hundred-Slash Strike!"
A flash of blade light streaked across. The Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins of the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords instantly developed numerous cracks on their surfaces and then shattered!
World-Ending Spirit Fire cried out, "My Chaos Heart and Great Dao Origin! Kid, why are you so ruthless? Didn't you know to leave those things for me?"
Ye Ling's Tang blade dissipated. He smiled at World-Ending Spirit Fire and said, "The power of those Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins was all drawn out by my Devouring Domain. What I just cut was merely the shell."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, World-Ending Spirit Fire breathed a sigh of relief and then complained to Ye Ling, "You scared me! I thought you were so generous now that you didn't even care about Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins anymore."
"But even if you cut the shells, did you have to make such a grand display?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "With this move, wouldn't those Residual Evil clan members fall into despair? See for yourself!"
World-Ending Spirit Fire blinked and turned to look at the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords. He saw that despair had indeed etched itself onto their faces!
After all, Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins were the core of their power. Now that they had personally witnessed Ye Ling sever their power, their inner despair was unimaginable!
Thump…
One Chaos Sovereign, watching his Chaos Heart being severed, knelt on the ground in despair, murmuring, "H-how could this be? My Chaos Heart… how could it shatter?"
As one expert knelt, more followed, beginning to mutter incessantly.
"My Great Dao Origin is gone too."
"Ye Ling could instantly kill Lord Tianye, so we're naturally no match for him. We're all finished!"
"Now that the Venerable Lord has just reincarnated and his strength is less than a tenth of what it was, Ye Ling's sudden appearance clearly means he's here to destroy our Residual Evil clan!"
"It's over… everything is over! I'm afraid even Young Master Bai is no match for Ye Ling!"
Despair permeated Tianzhi City. All the Residual Evil clan's Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords lost their will to fight at this moment.
Ye Ling looked at the kneeling Residual Evil clan experts, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
In reality, this battle was largely a bluff on his part.
After all, the Residual Evil clan had over a dozen Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords. Killing them all at once would have consumed a significant amount of energy.
Even though Ye Ling had extracted the power of the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords with his Devouring Domain, he couldn't completely deplete them. As long as those experts calmed down a little, they could reclaim their power.
However, by severing all the Chaos Hearts and Great Dao Origins in one go, Ye Ling had completely terrified the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords into losing their will to fight. This gave Ye Ling ample time to digest the power of the strong individuals.
Ye Ling, while appearing to disdain the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords, was actually urging World-Ending Spirit Fire, "World-Ending Spirit Fire, help me absorb some of it. The energy of these Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords is a bit much for me to handle alone."
"My pleasure!"
World-Ending Spirit Fire had been waiting for this day. It began to voraciously absorb the power extracted by Ye Ling's Devouring Domain, helping Ye Ling share the burden.
Young Master Bai, also not noticing the true situation within Ye Ling, was equally terrified by Ye Ling's move.
"An entire generation of my clan's strong individuals wiped out in a single move… Why has this Ye Ling become so powerful? What kind of fortune did that wisp of his obsession encounter?"
At this moment, Young Master Bai's will to fight had completely vanished. He was already contemplating escape.
As long as he could bring the Residual Evil Lord back to their clan's territory, they could then mobilize the entire clan to resist Ye Ling and buy time for the Residual Evil Lord to recover his true form. Only then would they have hope!
World-Ending Spirit Fire, having swallowed more than half of the power extracted by Ye Ling, let out a satisfied burp and said to Ye Ling, "Kid, you did a great job! I'm almost full! Go take care of that pale-faced fellow. His individual strength should be greater than all these Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords combined!"
Ye Ling had also finished digesting the energy of the Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lords. He contentedly twisted his neck and looked at the escaping Young Master Bai, smiling, "Young Master Bai, are you planning to run?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Young Master Bai's expression turned solemn. He stared intently at Ye Ling, placing one hand on the barrier around the Residual Evil Lord, and said to Ye Ling in a deep voice, "Ye Ling, I admit you've won this time, but my Residual Evil clan will surely return. You just wait!"
With that, Young Master Bai distorted space, preparing to escape with the Residual Evil Lord.
Ye Ling, however, stood with his arms crossed, smiling at Young Master Bai, and said, "Young Master Bai, don't bother."
"You cannot escape."