The War Soul army ceased their attack, and Shen Liuxing's body trembled slightly as he gasped for air.
Those three War Souls made his pale face even more grim. He had a faint premonition that these three War Souls might be existences beyond the Divine King realm.
Above Divine King were Half-step Divine Lord and Divine Lord.
Half-step Divine Lord?
Ye Lingyuan's expression, which had been calm, quickly turned solemn as he looked at the three War Souls that had suddenly appeared.
As someone in the Divine King realm, he could feel it most acutely.
The pressure emanating from these three War Souls was definitely that of a Half-step Divine Lord.
The previously favorable situation had taken a sudden downturn with the appearance of these three War Souls.
What to do?
If it were one Half-step Divine Lord, he might still be able to contend for a while, but three? Even if he used all his might, he would be powerless!
He looked at Shen Liuxing, who coincidentally looked back and shook his head.
Seeing Shen Liuxing shake his head, Ye Lingyuan's heart sank further.
Even if Shangguan Yulin managed to break through to the Divine King realm, it probably wouldn't resolve the current predicament.
Ye Lingyuan's mind raced, but there was no solution.
Never mind!
Let's wait until Shangguan Yulin finished his breakthrough.
The Vermilion Bird phantom grew more and more solid, and the destructive aura in the flames became increasingly intense.
Of course, the stronger the destructive aura, the stronger the Law of Fire would be.
A pained expression appeared on Shangguan Yulin's face, and his body involuntarily began to tremble.
Suddenly, the Vermilion Bird phantom emitted a scorching red light and slammed forcefully into Shangguan Yulin's chest.
"Ah~~~"
Shangguan Yulin let out an extremely painful roar and his eyes snapped open.
In his pupils, two balls of flame carrying a destructive aura were burning.
The raging flames around him instantly surged into Shangguan Yulin's body, and his aura began to climb steadily.
In an instant, dark clouds rapidly gathered over the summit of Desolate God Peak.
"Rumble!"
Thunder roared.
In the face of heavenly might, the advantage of spiritual bodies vanished.
This was because lightning was an extremely yang and righteous element, inherently suppressing spiritual bodies.
At the command of the three Half-step Divine Lord realm War Souls, the War Soul army quickly retreated into the sealed space.
Within mere moments, they had completely withdrawn.
The three Half-step Divine Lord realm War Souls glanced back at Shangguan Yulin and then slowly retreated.
A golden opportunity!
"Ninth Prince, Brother Rong, hurry over!" Shen Liuxing shouted urgently.
Xuan Yuan Xun and Rong Guang nodded and quickly came to Shen Liuxing's side.
"Retreat from the range of the thunder tribulation, or you'll be crossing it with him!"
Ye Lingyuan reminded them and was the first to fly out of the Desolate God Mountain Range.
He had already taken the opportunity to undergo his Divine King tribulation when he was on the Heavenly Origin Continent, so he was not afraid of crossing one again.
However, if he remained within the range of the heavenly tribulation, it would perceive him as a challenger.
At that time, to eliminate him, Shangguan Yulin's heavenly tribulation would be affected, and its difficulty would increase.
Therefore, for Shangguan Yulin to successfully undergo his tribulation, he chose to distance himself.
Soon, Shangguan Yulin was the only one left at the center of the heavenly tribulation.
While the heavenly tribulation was still brewing, Ye Lingyuan said to the three of them, "After Shangguan Yulin's tribulation is complete, those War Souls will attack again. At that time, you will stay here obediently, and I will go and bring Shangguan Yulin back!"
"Can you do it alone?" Shen Liuxing asked with a frown.
Xuan Yuan Xun and Rong Guang also looked at Ye Lingyuan with concern.
Ye Lingyuan shot Shen Liuxing a cold glance and said unhappily, "Or do you want to go?"
Men were most sensitive to being questioned about their capabilities, and Shen Liuxing, in his haste, had touched upon that very taboo.
Shen Liuxing froze for a moment, then realized he had spoken out of turn.
He quickly explained, "Your Highness the Underworld King, I didn't mean it like that, I meant..."
"What did you call me?"
Ye Lingyuan's voice suddenly sharpened, "Who are you?"
"This is bad!"
Shen Liuxing couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.
It was true that the more anxious he became, the more mistakes he made.
How could he have forgotten that after Ye Lingyuan arrived on the Continent of Heavenly Bestowal, he had always used the identity of Ming Yuan, the楼主 of the Ming Xuan Tower?
Therefore, no one on the Continent of Heavenly Bestowal would ever address him as "Your Highness the Underworld King."
Thus, it was no wonder that his exclamation of "Your Highness the Underworld King" would arouse Ye Lingyuan's suspicion!
Shen Liuxing pretended to be foolish and chuckled, "I called you Lord Ming Yuan! As for me, I am of course the owner of the Linxian Wine House and Linxian Auction House! When did the楼主 of Ming Yuan Tower become so forgetful?"
After speaking, he secretly praised himself for his quick reaction.
It was also fortunate that the four characters "Underworld King" and the four characters "Lord Ming Yuan" sounded similar; otherwise, even with his eloquence, it would have been difficult to justify himself.
Ye Lingyuan sneered, "Is that so?"
A sharp glint flickered in his eyes, clearly showing that he did not believe Shen Liuxing's explanation.
Shen Liuxing nodded, "Of course! As for going to help Shangguan Yulin, I don't have the ability to do so, so you should go!"
It was not that he was being self-deprecating, but that even if he fought to his death against three Half-step Divine Lords, it would be futile.
Ye Lingyuan stared at him for a long time and said mockingly, "You don't have the ability? You don't have the ability to be a fish that escaped from the Shen family? Shen, Liuxing!"
He pronounced the name "Shen Liuxing" with emphasis, making Shen Liuxing's heart skip a beat.
"Exposed? No! He's testing me!"
Shen Liuxing's mind raced a thousand times.
Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough, and surprise only flickered in his eyes for a moment.
"Shen Liuxing? Who is Shen Liuxing? Could the楼主 of Ming Yuan Tower have mistaken me for someone else?" Shen Liuxing asked with feigned surprise.
Ye Lingyuan smiled faintly and said meaningfully, "Mistaken? Then let it be a mistake!"
Shen Liuxing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "The Underworld King is indeed the Underworld King, he's too clever. Fortunately, the matter of the address has been passed off."
But before he could fully relax, he heard Ye Lingyuan's telepathic message echoing in his mind.
"Since you escaped from the Shen family, you shouldn't appear before Lin'er again! Shen Liuxing, from the moment the Shen family stood against Lin'er, you've lost your chance!"
"Uh..."
Shen Liuxing was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "楼主 Ming Yuan, you've truly mistaken me for someone else!"
He said this, but only he knew the bitterness in his heart.
He thought to himself, "Shen family! Father, what have you done! You clearly said that the Shen family would stand on Sister Zi's side, so why are they standing against her?"
"Father! Do you know that your decision has not only led to the ruin of the entire Shen family, but also to the ruin of your child's happiness? Father, why did you do this?"