Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
The wounds on Ye Cangtian's body had already healed, his skin had regained its luster, and even his snow-white hair had started to grow out with streaks of black.
Seeing Ye Cangtian's body recover, everyone's hearts ached intensely.
They knew that it wasn't their hero, but the demon, Emperor Canglan, who resided here.
Once the other party fully recovered, they would face another bloody battle.
At that time, whether they could leave alive remained an unknown...
Within the Canglan Immortal Realm, Ye Cangtian sat cross-legged.
In the Sea of Souls, Emperor Canglan scanned the entire Sea of Souls, involuntarily sighing.
Ye Cangtian's cultivation was only at the peak of the Heavenly level, yet his Sea of Souls was something even he found hard to match.
If he could control the entire Sea of Souls and merge with it, the injuries to his soul would heal in an extremely short period.
However, he had tried various methods but was still unable to merge with the Sea of Souls.
What was going on?
Logically speaking, after a person died, the Sea of Souls would become ownerless and quickly wither and dissipate.
In such a situation, once someone was possessed, the Sea of Souls would essentially find a new master and proactively merge with it.
But why couldn't he merge with it until now?
Could it be that Ye Cangtian's soul had not yet vanished?
Thinking of this, Emperor Canglan's eyes widened. It had to be!
The Divine Fall he had used before was not the strongest combat technique in his cultivation, but merely the strongest killing move he could master.
And Divine Fall did not possess the ability to attack the Sea of Souls, thus it could not severely wound Ye Cangtian's soul.
But if even he could survive, Ye Cangtian, whose soul cultivation was even more formidable than his, should also survive.
Thus, it seemed Ye Cangtian's soul must have suffered a severe blow when he used Hongchen, causing it to hide in some corner of the Sea of Souls to slumber or heal.
With this thought, Emperor Canglan immediately began searching the entire Sea of Souls.
He had to eliminate Ye Cangtian as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, if Ye Cangtian recovered, with the advantage of his home ground and his formidable spiritual power, he might not be a match.
If that happened, Ye Cangtian would not only reclaim his body but also completely destroy him.
After searching for an unknown period, Emperor Canglan finally spotted a faint light in the depths of the Sea of Souls.
Upon approaching, he saw that it was indeed Ye Cangtian's soul, sitting cross-legged, recovering his spiritual power.
"Hahaha, you little bug, I finally found you!"
"You almost tricked me. Today, I will make sure you are utterly annihilated and never reincarnated!"
Emperor Canglan laughed excitedly. As long as he eliminated Ye Cangtian's soul, he could merge with the Sea of Souls, and his own soul would quickly recover.
Heh.
As soon as the words fell, the corners of Ye Cangtian's mouth curled upwards, revealing a faint smile.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with disdain, and said, "Emperor Canglan, don't you think you're late?"
"Your soul hasn't recovered yet. How can you say I'm late?" Emperor Canglan asked with a cold smile.
"Heh, you're right, my soul is indeed not fully healed, but when I say you're late, then you are late..."
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly. Hongchen, the thirteenth form of the Scythe of Death, indeed possessed powerful soul-attacking capabilities.
He had also suffered a backlash from forcefully using Hongchen, coupled with burning his life force, his soul was not lightly injured.
If Emperor Canglan had found his soul after their confrontation, it would have been hard to say who would win, and they might have even perished together.
But now that they had met, everything was uncertain.
The spirit control technique he cultivated had a slow healing effect.
Moreover, Emperor Canglan, noticing the benefits of the Three Great Seals, had not withdrawn them and had kept them activated.
Among them, the Dark Seal and the Chaos Seal both had the ability to heal souls. With this, combined with the effects of his cultivation technique, his soul had recovered significantly over these ten-plus days.
In contrast, Emperor Canglan's soul.
Although it had entered his Sea of Souls and not dissipated, his soul had shown no signs of recovery during these ten-plus days.
It could be said that the opponent's soul was still in a severely injured state.
Now that they had met, it was not difficult for him to annihilate the opponent's soul.
"Little bug, no need for any more nonsense. Whether I'm late or not is not for you to decide. Let's settle this with action!" Emperor Canglan said.
Heh.
The disdain on Ye Cangtian's face grew even stronger, and he said contemptuously, "Emperor Canglan, this is a battle of souls. In this regard, you are the true little bug!"
He paused and continued, "Also, your body has already been destroyed by me. Just by this, if you call me a little bug, aren't you even worse than a little bug?"
You...
With that sentence, Emperor Canglan was instantly furious, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
What the other party said was the truth. It was only his fault for not being as ruthless as Ye Cangtian, not taking the pills that enhanced his strength, and not burning his life force.
Otherwise, how could he have lost to the other party?
Thinking this, Emperor Canglan glared at Ye Cangtian fiercely and said, "Little bug, you only defeated me by burning your life force, what right do you have to be arrogant in front of me!"
As he spoke, Emperor Canglan waved his large hand, and a soul blade shot towards Ye Cangtian.
"Is that all you've got?"
"This power is far from matching your mouth!"
Seeing the soul blade flying towards him, Ye Cangtian smiled contemptuously and waved his large hand, releasing a soul thorn.
The next moment, the soul thorn directly shattered the soul blade's attack and shot towards Emperor Canglan.
How could this be?
Seeing the scene before him, Emperor Canglan was instantly greatly alarmed. He hadn't expected the other party to so easily break his attack.
Moreover, the remaining power of the soul thorn made him feel terrified. If it hit him, he would likely be at death's door.
Thinking this, Emperor Canglan turned and fled without a word.
With just one blow, he understood the gap between them. His best choice now was to abandon this body and find someone else to possess.
Fortunately, there was a severely injured Qing Yan in the Immortal Palace.
There was no other way. If he couldn't defeat Ye Cangtian, he had to find another way out. Otherwise, if he continued to fight, he would be the one utterly annihilated.
"Emperor Canglan, have you forgotten!"
"This is my Sea of Souls. I am the master here. Without my permission, do you think you can leave?"
Ye Cangtian did not pursue, but let out a cold smile. Then, he waved his large hand.
In an instant, the fleeing Emperor Canglan's speed slowed down, and then he was completely bound by the Sea of Souls.
"No, no, kid, we can talk."
"I can possess that old man's body. As long as you agree, we will be the most steadfast allies!"
"With our combined strength, controlling the entire ruins in the future will be a simple matter!"
"Moreover, I have many treasures on me, and I also master alchemy, artifact refining, and various powerful cultivation techniques. All of these can be given to you..."
Emperor Canglan finally became terrified. He didn't want to die here and was willing to give up everything just to beg for a sliver of survival.
Hmph!
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly and said lightly, "Some things can be forgiven, but some things cannot be forgiven no matter how many chips you offer!"
Emperor Canglan used the red gems to absorb the spiritual energy and life force of others, causing countless people to die. Just for this, Ye Cangtian would not forgive him.
If he let the other party go and they continued such evil deeds, it would be another disaster for the people of the ruins.
Besides, Emperor Canglan had also killed countless calamity beings and insulted Qing Yan. If he didn't kill the other party, he wouldn't be able to account for it to others.
"Damn it, you little bug, I'm really giving you too much face!"
"Since you don't know what's good for you, I'll go down in flames with you!"
On the other side, from Ye Cangtian's words, Emperor Canglan realized that the other party had no intention of letting him go.
Therefore, he no longer tried to appease him and frantically mobilized his soul power. In an instant, Emperor Canglan's soul aura strengthened a bit.
Then, he forcibly broke free from the restraint of the Sea of Souls.
"Burning the soul!"
Ye Cangtian's face showed a disdainful smile and he said contemptuously, "You think burning your soul will lead to mutual destruction? What a joke!"
Saying this, Ye Cangtian waved his large hand, and more than ten soul thorns shot out, piercing Emperor Canglan's soul the next moment.
"No! I haven't yet wandered the universe and traversed the stars..."
Looking at his gradually dissipating soul, Emperor Canglan finally let out a roar of unwillingness...