Chapter 792: Confidante

As he always did, Ye Tianling instantly switched to Yanyan’s body. Blocking the fatal attack, he instinctively struck again, unleashing the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Dao.

"Yin Spirit Life and Death Sword!"

PFFT PFFT PFFT—

A full sixteen streams of Sword Intent lashed out, and the Supreme Dao Law of Yin Spirit Life and Death was once again branded into Ye Tianling’s comprehension.

At that moment, it was as if Ye Tianling had a profound epiphany. A look of sudden understanding dawned in his eyes!

For an instant, Ye Tianling felt as though he had become Yanyan, facing a lonely, wickedly charismatic man with long, blood-red hair.

The man’s voice was desolate yet stern as he expounded upon the core principles of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Dao.

"The Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Dao is divided into the Yin Spirit Life and Death Sword, the Resentful Spirit Life and Death Sword, the Lonely Soul Life and Death Sword, the Five Elements Life and Death Sword, the Yin Yang Life and Death Sword, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Six Desolate Swords, and finally, the Ten Thousand Ancient Birth One Sword..."

Just like that, the true nature of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Dao was unveiled.

But the scene appeared and vanished in a flash.

Before Ye Tianling could even take a breath to deeply comprehend these core principles, the scene vanished.

Ye Tianling separated from his state of Integration with Yanyan.

He was left with a peculiar sensation.

It was as if he had traversed Space-Time and witnessed a scene from the girlhood of a peerless Empress.

At that moment, his heart felt an inexplicable pang of sorrow, a strange tremor.

He had never before sensed that a young girl could possess such profound, painful, and complex emotions.

It was as if she weren’t a young girl at all, but a tragically beautiful Fairy who had endured countless cycles of Reincarnation and was now seeking release from her destiny.

’Yanyan is an Empress. This body is the culmination of one of her cycles of Reincarnation through death, manifested from a single tear she shed.’

’That Spiritual Spring in Purgatory Purple Mountain, the one that buries countless skeletons—that was formed from a single tear.’

’Yanyan is the "Emperor" of the Emperor’s Burial Land. Someone just created a Guardian here... In that case, are the Lineage of Ten Thousand Silent Extinction and the entire Asura Emperor Soul Clan all descended from the bloodline of the one who created that Guardian?’

Ye Tianling’s heart trembled.

’It’s hard to imagine what could make a peerless Empress walk through the river of Time, surviving since antiquity.’

Neither establishing her Dao, nor entering the world, nor facing Destruction.

’In this world, the most painful thing isn’t Eternal Life, nor is it endless Cultivation. It’s walking forever, eternally lonely and solitary, through the boundless river of Time.’

At that moment, Ye Tianling was profoundly moved and sighed with deep emotion for this Empress.

The Empress’s exquisitely beautiful image was branded upon his heart, a seemingly eternal presence that was impossible to erase.

’Yanyan, what kind of peerlessly magnificent being are you? How could the beauty manifested in that body possibly show even one-billionth of your true allure?’

Ye Tianling murmured to himself. He raised his hand, looking at his arm—nothing but skin and bones, yet still as translucent as jade. He gently placed his right hand over his left, as if he were holding Yanyan’s.

At that moment, he didn’t rush forward. Instead, he felt an immense sense of comfort and serenity.

A moment later, he pulled his hand away.

He had not the slightest intention of being profane, nor did he harbor any lustful thoughts.

He simply wanted to hold that incredibly cold hand and offer it a sliver of warmth.

This feeling, somewhere between that for a master and disciple and that for a beautiful female confidante, struck Ye Tianling’s heart deeply.

He felt as if he had forged an indescribable rapport with this Empress who walked through Space-Time.

Finally, Ye Tianling started walking again and soon arrived at the altar.

Ye Tianling inscribed an Array and activated its Space Transmission Power.

Then, he reverted to his original body. Instantly, a massive amount of Divine Thought Divine Origin Energy flowed toward him.

The thirty-two streams of Divine Thought Divine Origin Energy that Yanyan had absorbed all converged deep within his brow before being drawn into the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower.

Ye Tianling was touched, an indescribable feeling of gratitude welling up inside him.

Clearly, Yanyan’s instincts had sensed how tremendously helpful the Divine Thought was to Ye Tianling, so her body hadn’t absorbed a single bit, returning all of it to him.

Not only that, but a large portion of the massive Origin Energy produced by the Hell Celestial Tribulation from his Tribulation Crossing also flowed out, feeding back into the space between Ye Tianling’s brows.

The Purple Flame Lotus within Yanyan’s body dimmed noticeably.

Ye Tianling tried to send the Energy back, but unfortunately, an invisible barrier prevented it from flowing back.

In the end, the vast majority of the Celestial Tribulation Origin and all of the Divine Thought Energy gathered within the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower.

This change even startled Ye Tianxi, who was in the middle of her transformation.

Ye Tianxi didn’t know what was happening outside, but she knew about the Venerable Female Corpse and was filled with respect and awe for this body.

Although the change had startled Ye Tianxi, she didn’t ask any questions or disturb Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling was touched, and his resolve to keep his promise to Yanyan naturally grew even stronger.

...

The Teleportation Array activated. The Void twisted, and a white light enveloped Ye Tianling. Like a projection, it instantly swept him into the Void Gate.

HUMMM—

The white light flashed, and Ye Tianling’s figure was instantly projected out of a patch of the Void.

The next moment, he appeared in the Underground Palace.

HUMMM—

Another projection of light shot out and enveloped him.

A moment later, after a twist of Space-Time, Ye Tianling’s figure appeared in the plaza of War Dragon Academy.

"Tianling... you’re back."

"Brother."

In the distance, upon seeing Ye Tianling, excitement lit up Ye Tianyun’s and Liu Xu’er’s faces, and they rushed toward him without hesitation.

Ye Tianling opened his arms, an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart.

He swept his arms out and pulled both young women into a fierce, tight hug.

"Brother, you’re finally out."

Ye Tianyun cried tears of joy.

Liu Xu’Er was also incredibly excited, and at the same time, her heart couldn’t help but start to pound in her chest.

"Yes, I’m back. From now on, you’ll follow your brother and live the good life!"

Ye Tianling said with a carefree swagger.

As he spoke, he noticed Yuan Haoning standing not far away. Her purple gauze dress fluttered in the breeze, which outlined her alluring figure, making her quite eye-catching.

She was looking over with a complex expression on her face.

"You’re here..."

Facing Yuan Haoning and her resentful, complex gaze, Ye Tianling thought back on everything that had happened and couldn’t help but feel a little awkward.

’After all, he was the one who’d taken her innocence and then kept her by his side as a Maid under a different identity.’

"You’ve certainly stolen the show. Now that you have a Great Emperor to back you up, you can torment me without any worries."

Yuan Haoning’s tone was cold, and her eyes held a hint of desolation.