"Heh, Hun Buming, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you!"
Ye Cangtian understood the other party's words and showed a mocking smile.
He then looked to the side and said faintly, "Everyone, since you're home, show your true faces. There's no need to wear masks anymore..."
As Ye Cangtian's voice fell, Dongfang Mingyue stepped forward and removed her mask, "Hun Buming, watch closely, who we really are!"
Dongfang Mingyue?
Dongfang Hongwu! This old fellow is still alive!
Just seeing Dongfang Mingyue and Dongfang Hongwu remove their masks, the Pavilion Master understood everything.
It wasn't Ye Cangtian colluding with the Dark Association, but rather the Dark Association being controlled by the Hidden Group! Then what he said naturally held no meaning.
Damn it, when did the Hidden Group make such a big move, and why did no one ever discover it!
While the Pavilion Master was thinking frantically, Ye Cangtian's cold gaze fell upon him.
"Hun Buming, we can settle the score now!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's voice, the Pavilion Master couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. His condition hadn't fully recovered yet!
The next moment, he shouted loudly, "Grand Elder, if you don't come out now, prepare to collect my corpse!"
Grand Elder?
Ye Cangtian's face showed a cold smile. It seemed that this Soul Emperor was indeed still alive.
"Hmph! Truly a piece of trash!"
"Entrusting Feiyun Pavilion to you was a complete failure!"
As a cold voice sounded, a figure within Feiyun Pavilion soared into the sky, hovering in the air and looking down upon everything.
"Yoho, I see an old friend. Old man, you're still alive!"
As the Soul Emperor's voice fell, Elder Zhou snorted dismissively, "If a fellow like you isn't dead, how could I dare to die!"
"Today, you won't be able to escape death!"
"Those who offend my Feiyun Pavilion will be punished, no matter how far they are!"
"And although you've reached the Half-step Heaven-Treading level, in front of me, you are still an ant!"
The Soul Emperor looked at Elder Zhou and said dismissively.
Elder Zhou chuckled at this, "You're not much better yourself. Although you've reached the Heaven-Treading level, the price you paid must have been considerable, right? Looking at you, your lifespan is nearing its end, isn't it?"
You...
At this remark, the Soul Emperor's face instantly turned red.
What the other party said was true. He had forcefully broken through to the Heaven-Treading level, damaging his origin, and it would be difficult for him to recover in this life. He now only had a few years left to live.
This was also why he was urging Feiyun Pavilion to act quickly. If they waited any longer, Feiyun Pavilion might have to wait several decades more for an opportunity to unify.
The next moment, the Soul Emperor looked at Elder Zhou and said coldly, "Even if what you say is true, so what? I can even tread on the heavens, so how difficult is it for me to crush a few ants like you?"
"Oh, really?"
Elder Zhou smiled playfully and continued, "You seem to have overlooked my disciple."
"Disciple? What a joke!"
"Can your disciple be stronger than you? He's only at the Heaven level in cultivation!"
The Soul Emperor sneered. The moment he revealed himself, he had sensed everyone's aura. They were all Heaven level, posing no threat to him at all.
Hearing the Soul Emperor's words, Elder Zhou's eyes widened, and he yelled at Ye Cangtian, "You little brat, you're still playing the role of a pig to eat a tiger. Do you believe I'll kick you to death?"
"You old fellow, you really can't keep your composure. What's wrong with letting him be happy for a while!"
Ye Cangtian looked at Elder Zhou with annoyance. As he spoke, his aura also continued to climb.
At the same time, Ye Cangtian walked step by step towards the sky, finally standing opposite the Soul Emperor.
You...
Seeing Ye Cangtian also hovering in the air, the Soul Emperor's eyes nearly popped out.
He couldn't believe that the other party had actually reached the Heaven-Treading level, and judging by his appearance, he had broken through through sheer strength, without damaging his origin.
"With such thin spiritual energy, how could you break through to the Heaven-Treading level!"
The Soul Emperor was greatly perplexed. To break through to the Heaven-Treading level, not only must one's cultivation be sufficiently powerful, but one's soul realm must also reach the Manifestation Realm.
These two conditions, it could be said, blocked more than ninety percent of peerless geniuses.
The most difficult part was that the spiritual energy in the ruins was far thinner than in ancient times, and there were no powerful alchemists.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for anyone to reach the Heaven-Treading level within their lifetime.
The reason he succeeded in forcibly breaking through was that before he went into seclusion, he obtained an heaven-defying pill from a secret realm.
Only then did he have the possibility of a forced breakthrough after several decades.
For this reason, he was extremely puzzled by Ye Cangtian, who had reached the Heaven-Treading level at such a young age.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian looked at him and sneered, "Is this so hard to understand? Of course, it's because I have great talent, I'm lucky enough, and I'm diligent enough..."
You!
Upon hearing this, the Soul Emperor became even more enraged. This was clearly bragging while simultaneously belittling him, which he truly couldn't bear.
The next moment, he looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "Let's get to the point. You are a peerless expert, qualified to cooperate with our Feiyun Pavilion. If you are willing, let's merge together!"
"Are you worthy?" Ye Cangtian looked at him dismissively and said coldly.
"Don't be so quick to refuse, listen to my conditions."
The Soul Emperor looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "If we merge, the first King can be you, but you must guarantee that after you leave, you will pass the position of King to Hun Buming!"
The Soul Emperor stated that Hun Buming's talent was also excellent, and he was currently at the Half-step Heaven-Treading level. It was not a problem for him to strive for the Heaven-Treading level in the future.
"You are not worthy!"
Ye Cangtian looked at him coldly, without the slightest hesitation.
He continued, "For the sake of royal ambition, you have lost all conscience and committed countless sins. How can I face the Huaxia forces and the people of the world if I collude with you!"
Hearing this, the Soul Emperor's excited expression instantly turned grim.
"Ye Cangtian, although you are also a Heaven-Treading level expert, don't forget, if I fight with my life, I can take you down with me! That would be a huge loss for the Huaxia forces..."
Hmph!
Ye Cangtian coldly sneered and said dismissively, "Soul Emperor, you think you can take me down with you? Then don't waste time, just come and try! My answer will not change!"
"Stubborn fool! If that's the case, I will sever your path to kingship!"
The Soul Emperor snorted coldly, a black light flashed, and a soul-devouring banner appeared in his hand.
Following that, the Soul Emperor suddenly charged forward, swinging the soul-devouring banner.
Hm?
Ye Cangtian frowned slightly. As the Grand Elder of Feiyun Pavilion, the other party engaging in close-quarters combat right from the start was truly unbelievable to him.
The next instant, Ye Cangtian resolutely met him.
Almost instantly, the sounds of weapons clashing echoed throughout the arena, and everyone watched the battle between the two sides with bated breath.
How could this be?
The Pavilion Master's face became increasingly grim. He never expected that Ye Cangtian was also at the Heaven-Treading level.
He also never expected that during the battle, the Soul Emperor was being completely suppressed.
He dared not imagine the consequences if they were to lose.
Thinking this, his heart hardened, his eyes flickered, and the next moment, a sword formed of mental energy instantly sliced through the sky, shooting towards Ye Cangtian.
"Despicable scoundrel, how dare you ambush my disciple! Are you tired of living!"
As the roar came, Elder Zhou's figure instantly appeared before the Pavilion Master. With a downward swipe of his feather fan.
A massive spiritual energy feather fan, like a giant mountain, pressed down towards the Pavilion Master's body.
Pfft!
The Pavilion Master resisted with all his might, but due to the significant consumption from activating the grand formation earlier, he still suffered considerable internal injuries from the feather fan and spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, while resisting Elder Zhou's attack, other Heaven-level experts from the Hidden Group also launched their furious attacks.
Pfft, pfft, pfft...
As sword light flashed, blood flowers bloomed all over the Pavilion Master's body.
He had no time to spare to defend against others' attacks, and finally fell to the ground.
The formidable figure Hun Buming, thus perished under the concentrated assault of the Hidden Group experts...