Chapter 201 - 140: Reckoning, Emperor Ascension Crisis, Terrifying Death Trap

Chapter 201: Chapter 140: Reckoning, Emperor Ascension Crisis, Terrifying Death Trap

"He’s here! Patriarch! Old Patriarch, he’s here! He’s really here!"

A Ye Clan member stumbled into the main hall, his eyes brimming with tears. He looked as though he had finally witnessed a long-awaited miracle.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he collapsed to the floor with a heavy THUD in front of countless Ye Clan members, perhaps overwhelmed by his intense emotions.

At this moment, the Ye Family Mansion was scarred and devastated, shrouded in profound grief. Countless clan members surrounded an elderly man, sobbing uncontrollably.

Overcome with sorrow, one of the clan members looked at the man who had barged in. In a weak, pale voice, he asked, "Kong’Er, who is here?"

The first thought that crossed the minds of the Ye Clan People was that members of the Qi Family from Xingyue City had come to mock them. After all, barely a year had passed since that young boy fought his way out of Xingyue City with severe injuries. For him to return, an unimaginable amount of time would still be needed.

However, Kong’Er’s tear-blurred eyes widened as he choked out, "Patriarch, Old Patriarch, it’s Young Master Jiang. Young Master Jiang has returned."

WHOOSH!!!

The moment those words were spoken, a dead silence fell over the entire Ye Family Mansion. Everyone immediately turned their eyes toward him.

Ye Tiannan, Ye Xiaotian, Ye Qingxian, Liu Ruyue, and the Ye Family’s Third Elder all instinctively looked up, staring at the Ye Clan member with unbridled astonishment.

This was especially true for the Third Elder. After more than a decade, even this elder—who had stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Ye Canghai to vehemently support that boy—had grown frail and senile.

"Kong’Er, who did you say is here? Young Master Jiang? W-Which Young Master Jiang?"

As the words "Young Master Jiang" left his lips, the Third Elder’s aged body trembled visibly.

It was obvious that he harbored a desperate glimmer of hope, yet he was terrified it might just be empty joy.

"Third Elder, it’s Young Master Jiang, Jiang Hao. Young Master Jiang!"

Young Master Jiang was the title Jiang Hao had held in the Ye Family during his childhood. Back when Father Jiang was still with the Jiang Family, and before the boy lost his wits, Young Master Jiang was how the Jiang Family addressed him.

RUMBLE!!!

His confirmation struck the entire Ye Family Mansion like a bolt of lightning, leaving everyone frozen in place.

Their eyes were filled with pleasant surprise, shock, and doubt, but above all else—utter disbelief.

"Hao’Er? Are you saying Hao’Er has...?"

"Patriarch, it’s Young Master Jiang! He has returned! Right at this moment, he is hovering in the sky above Xingyue City and heading straight toward the Ye Family Mansion!"

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

This simple sentence hit them like a massive boulder plummeting from the heavens into the ocean, stirring up towering shockwaves in the hearts of the Ye Family.

"Little fool... my little fool."

By now, Ye Qingxian was already a crying mess. Hearing that the little fool had returned, she completely broke down and dashed out of the main hall.

"Jiang Hao has returned! Jiang Hao has returned!"

Clinging to this news as if it were a lifesaving straw, all the Ye Family members rushed outside. Even Ye Xiaotian and Liu Ruyue instinctively followed close behind.

Meanwhile, Ye Tiannan grabbed the hands of the elderly man who was slouched in the grand armchair, staring blankly out the door. With tears shimmering in his eyes, Ye Tiannan cried, "Father, did you hear that? It’s Hao’Er! Hao’Er has returned! The Ye Family will be fine now, Father!"

Seeing Ye Canghai clinging so desperately to his final obsession and refusing to pass on, Ye Tiannan’s heart twisted in agony.

The Third Elder tottered over to Ye Canghai, his voice trembling violently. "Older Brother, did you hear that? The child you fought to the death to protect has returned! You didn’t misjudge him back then. Your decision was right! He has come back to shelter the Ye Family!"

As he spoke, tears cascaded down the Third Elder’s face.

As the Third Elder of the Ye Family, no one understood Ye Canghai’s thoughts better than he did. Unless he saw the Ye Family safe and sound, this helmsman—who had exhausted his entire life toiling for the clan—would never leave this world in peace.

Yet, despite their desperate calls, the old man remained as still as a wooden statue. He didn’t move an inch; only his hollow eyes remained fixed unblinkingly on the outside of the main hall.

Just then.

"F-Father."

From outside the hall came Ye Xiaotian’s horrified, soft gasp.

Ye Tiannan and the Third Elder instinctively looked toward the voice. They saw that every single clan member who had run outside was now standing petrified in the courtyard. It was as if they were witnessing a divine, awe-inspiring scene, their eyes wide with absolute horror and shock.

The two men hurried outside, only to be completely stunned by the sight unfolding before them.

In the boundless void above the peak of Xingyue City, countless young men and women in white robes stood tall. Every single one of them emanated an astonishingly terrifying aura.

Not only that, but faintly discernible against the endless heavens were innumerable towering figures. The sheer scale of their numbers was enough to make anyone’s scalp tingle with fear.

What was even more terrifying was that even the youngest among them were Great Power Powerhouses who had stepped into the Mortal Transformation Realm!

Faced with such a spectacle, let alone Ye Xiaotian and the others, even Ye Tiannan and the Third Elder froze in place as if struck by lightning.

And at the forefront of those endlessly terrifying experts, a figure in a pristine white robe was slowly walking through the air.

With every step he took, it felt like a mortal transcending into a deity, leaving ethereal lotuses blooming in his wake. He descended like a sovereign king, as majestic as an Exiled Immortal gracing the mortal plane, leaving everyone utterly dumbfounded.

"Hao... Hao’Er?"

Seeing an army grand enough to shock the entire Eastern Domain, along with the young man of peerless elegance, Ye Tiannan couldn’t quite believe his own eyes.

The Third Elder’s eyes were similarly wide with disbelief, his breathing heavy and ragged.

As Jiang Hao slowly descended toward the Ye Family Mansion, the entire Earth Realm of Xingyue City exploded into an absolute uproar.

Staring at that face—one so intensely familiar yet somehow slightly foreign—the Ye Family members failed to react immediately.

Ultimately, it was Ye Qingxian who snapped out of her daze first. With her beautiful eyes brimming with tears, she threw herself straight into the young man’s embrace.