Chapter 741: Come Kneeling to Plead Guilty

"Gods, so much flesh and blood on the ground! So many bones!"

"A huge area of them died! Piles of bones, corpse after corpse... Just how many geniuses were killed!"

"Divine Son Ji Yun was actually sent flying!"

"Qianyu Goddess’s Divine Body was pierced through? Heavens, how can this be so terrifying!"

"He really fought one against a hundred! Ye Tianling is truly an Unparalleled True Dragon, a true Young Venerable!"

"So terrifying! Ye Tianling is only at the Sword Tribulation First Refining Realm? And he fought against those geniuses at the Sword Tribulation Four Refinings while enduring a Hell Celestial Tribulation? And he came out on top?"

"Just how many geniuses died? The sky is stained with blood, and the entire world has turned crimson."

"So brutal... No wonder over seven thousand disciples died in this assessment..."

"Ye Tianling... he really is Tianshu! That’s the Thunder Flame Divine Body... the Divine Body that Tianshu displayed!"

"And that Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow, Tianshu’s signature weapon! HOLY SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, SHIT! It’s too powerful!"

...

A wave of sharp gasps swept across the entire plaza.

Many cultivators were dumbfounded, completely stunned.

This was too horrifying.

Nearly everyone was utterly plunged into shock by that brief projection, completely unable to pull themselves out of it.

The desolate ruins, the shattered void, the demolished altar, and the violet-green Thunder Tribulation that blotted out the sun.

Blood stained the sky, fractured Dao Patterns tore through heaven and earth, and every tidal wave stirred up by the pulverized Chaotic Force was enough to crush countless cultivators.

This kept many cultivators from daring to approach, fearing they would be shaken to death by the turbulent currents.

The scene was simply too terrifying.

This battle record also cemented Ye Tianling’s invincible reputation.

On this day, word of Ye Tianling’s unrivaled divine might spread far and wide.

News spread from the War Dragon Academy, and soon the entire Ziwei Star Domain was in an uproar.

Some cultivators even recorded fragments of the battle and passed them on. Replications, imprints, and various blurry combat scenes began to appear.

Even though the quality was poor, true experts could tell how terrifying it was at a single glance.

The world was shaken, and the major powers could no longer sit still.

The Dragon Race had produced an Unparalleled Celestial Dragon, an Unparalleled Divine Son, a Young Venerable—this was an absolutely major event!

The Dragon Race absolutely could not be allowed to produce a second Thunder Inference King.

Ye Tianling, who possessed both the Thunder Flame Divine Body and the Sword Venerate Dominating Body, absolutely could not be allowed to live!

Soon, information about Ye Tianling was dug up, including his past and his series of exploits in the Soul Burial Starry Sky.

When the news got out, the Upper Ranks of the entire Ziwei Star Domain were shaken.

A chess piece!

A seed!

A Celestial Secret Divine Son!

An existence targeted for Celestial Dao Erasure who did not die, a being who was "reaped" yet remained incomparably tyrannical!

Even after being reaped, he could still shake the nine heavens with thunder. He still used Ancestral Dao Killing Intent to cross his Celestial Tribulation, used countless geniuses as a foundation to enhance its power, withstood it with his physical body, and crushed numerous Unparalleled Divine Sons and Divine Ladies who had the resources of two Worlds!

This was simply too frightening. An existence like this should not exist!

When all this information was put together, many of the Upper Ranks grew envious and anxious.

If an existence like this was allowed to mature, what future would there be for even those Divine Sons and Divine Ladies who possessed the resources of two Worlds?

On this very day, cultivators and even geniuses everywhere began to talk.

Ye Tianling became the number one topic of discussion among the world’s cultivators, the absolute focus of widespread attention.

Everyone was shocked and horrified.

The scene within that battle projection was simply unparalleled, shocking the world.

One battle shook heaven and earth, unleashing an unparalleled might that swept through the sky. He crushed Divine Son Ji Yun, battered Qianyu Goddess, and dominated all the other unparalleled geniuses. This was truly the stuff of legends, even myths.

At the same time, when the Taiyin Ancient Tomb emerged, when the Heaven-Reaching Tower and the Soul Burial Starry Sky began to fuse and connect, and when the first batch of geniuses entered the True Void Divine Realm inside the Heaven-Reaching Tower...

...Ye Tianling’s old acquaintances and friends from the two Worlds all took notice—Ye Tianling was too good at stirring up trouble. His legend of invincibility and his unparalleled reputation had once again caused a sensation throughout the world, shaking the eight wildernesses.

...

「The Ji Family.」

An ancient Celestial Forbidden Land of a Daoist Ancestor.

"I didn’t expect that this chess piece, Ye Tianling, still exists."

A man in white robes with a jade-like figure stood with his hands behind his back. After watching a projection of the battle, his expression became slightly unnatural.

"That is the altar area within the War Dragon Academy, at an entrance to the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave."

An Elder bowed and replied respectfully.

"Send down the order. Tell Ye Tianling to come here on his knees and beg for forgiveness. Otherwise, an Unparalleled Daoist Ancestor of my Ji Family will take action and slaughter everyone associated with him."

The white-robed man said coldly, his hands still behind his back.

"Daoist Ancestor, if we do this, won’t it cause dissatisfaction among the other powers?"

The Elder bowed again, his voice trembling slightly as he asked cautiously.

"Dissatisfaction? They won’t be dissatisfied. A so-called Young Venerable is just someone with a bit of potential. But in our eyes, such an existence is still nothing more than an ant. Send the order."

The white-robed man’s tone was icy and left no room for doubt.

"Yes, Daoist Ancestor."

The Elder bowed once more and immediately accepted the command.

"Also, issue a public declaration. Anyone who dares to shelter Ye Tianling—no matter their power, their background, or their foundation, even if they are a Holy Land or an Ancestral Land—my Ji Family will use its full strength to uproot them and exterminate them completely!"

The white-robed man’s tone was exceedingly cold, his voice utterly decisive.

The Elder trembled, immediately bowed to accept the order, and said, "Yes, Daoist Ancestor! This subordinate will proclaim it to the world at once!"

...

「The Qian Family, Mystical Transformation Realm.」

"This Ye Tianling fellow isn’t bad. A pity he was born in the wrong era. How can someone with the Life Chart of a chess piece interfere with the efforts and sacrifices of us Upper Ranks? Send down the order: a great reward for anyone who provides information on Ye Tianling.

"If someone can kill him, they will be given immense benefits! They might even be allowed to enter my Qian Family’s Mystical Transformation Realm for cultivation!"

"Also, see what arrangements the other major powers have made to deal with this kind of existence."

"And remember to put pressure on the War Dragon Academy to expel Ye Tianling."

Within the Qian Family’s Mystical Transformation Realm, a middle-aged woman was seated in cultivation, but her eyes suddenly snapped open as she began issuing commands.

There was no one beside her, yet after these commands were given, the same voice echoed in the minds of every Elder in the Qian Family.

It was like the manifestation of an unparalleled Dao Sound.

"Yes, Daoist Ancestor."

The many Elders responded in their minds.

...

The Celestial Snow Palace, the Dao Transformation Ancestral Land, the Qiu Family, and several other ancient Ancestral Lands all issued similar orders on this day.

And when this news spread, the world was shaken once more.