C991 (2/2)

Thunder roared, the sky and the earth shook. A terrifying attack was like the destruction of all living things. Lightning, fire, and thunder shot in all directions.

”Ah …!”

Amidst the thunderbolts, Liao Tianzheng instantly raised his head and let out a blood-curdling screech as lightning descended and five bolts of lightning struck his head. Flesh and blood flew all over Liao Tianzheng's body, his hair was disheveled, and smoke rose from his seven orifices.

Tens of thousands of lightning bolts covered his body, shaking the world. No matter how powerful Liao Tianzheng was, facing the destructive attack, he still had no way to escape.

Bang!

It continued for a while before the thunder rumbled and exploded. Ten thousand lightning bolts tore through the void, destroying everything in its path as it swept up the wind and billowing the earth.

As the thunder dissipated, Liao Tianzheng's divine body was long since destroyed and he had turned into ashes.

Even the dignified hall master of the Star Palace, an expert at the ninth level of the Fighting Martial Saint, could not escape death. Furthermore, he died in the hands of Ye Ling, whom he despised so much.

Liao Tian Xing was killed, but Ye Ling was like a deflated ball, her expression instantly weakened and her face became as pale as paper, but a trickle of blood leaked out from the corner of her mouth as her body staggered, and she almost dropped to the ground.

He had won the battle miserably.

If the Xue Wuya did not secretly help him, Ye Ling would not be able to fight against Liao Tianzheng.

In order to deal with Liao Tianzheng, Ye Ling and the rest had suffered heavy losses. Fallen Soul, Sword Lord, Emperor Huang and Nie Hun had all fainted from heavy injuries, while Ye Xiong's injuries were also not light.

Even Ye Ling had suffered heavy injuries, but fortunately, they weren't as serious as they were.

The first battle had ended, but Heartless Mountain had been reduced to ruins.

In the distance, Qin Si's face was pale white, she hugged her master's soul and flew to the ground, then raised her head to look at Ye Ling in the sky, and unexpectedly laughed with tears in her eyes.

The smoke dissipated, and the clouds darkened.

The north wind was biting cold.

The Ye Ling at this moment had realized that his own strength was still insignificant.

Facing a half-dead expert like Liao Tianzheng, his strength was insufficient. If not for the help of Ye Xiong and the others, he would have already died here.

Thinking back to what Qiong Yu had once said, ”Nine Dragons Shift, impending calamity”, Ye Ling's heart couldn't help but feel a ripple.

The tribulation was directed at the Gate of Heaven.

With the gates of heaven opened, calamity would descend.

When life and death were annihilated, blood flowed like rivers, and all living beings were exterminated.

Ye Ling looked up at the sky and stared beyond the ninth heaven. At this moment, he seemed to feel that the gates of heaven were unsettled and was about to make a move.

The Ancient Era's Gods were all savage and bloodthirsty. Back then, they were forced to leave their hometown and naturally hated humans greatly. The Heaven Gate was the only path for them to return to the lower realms.

The instant Ye Ling raised his hand, three stones of the same size appeared in his hand. Each stone had a different color: purple, gray, and black.

These stones were the stars of the Heaven Gate. Their importance was related to the life and death of the people of Nine Dragons Sky Domain and the rest of the Octoterra Divine Region.

”There are a total of nine stars in your Heaven Gate. Since all three of them have been activated, you should be able to use them to sense the whereabouts of the other stars.”

”However, once the star of the Heaven Gate appears, the Heavenly Dao will definitely go all out to snatch it. So, you have to be careful.”

Ye Ling held the star in his hand, but the Xue Wuya in his body had no choice but to speak up to remind him. This was because the star in the Heaven Gate was the only key to opening the Heaven Gate.

Thus, if the Heavenly Law wanted to destroy all living things, it would definitely think of ways to open the Gate of Heaven and release the Ancient Era's Gods. It would use them to destroy those who defied the will of the heavens and return to the Ancient Era.

”Then why didn't you say so earlier?”

”Now that I have the three stars, the Heavenly Dao will definitely sense my position. How can he let me take away the stars so easily?”

Hearing Emperor Huang's reminder, Ye Ling was instead flustered and exasperated. The star of the Heaven Gate was the most important thing to him, so he naturally would not let the star of the Heaven Gate return to the hands of the heavens.

”Don't worry!”

”When the Heavenly Dao was in the ancient times, he was also heavily injured after fighting with the Underworld Emperor, the Immortal World's Lord, and me. His true body was still sleeping, otherwise, how could he allow you to grow up until now?”

The Xue Wuya soothed Ye Ling. He understood the Heavenly Dao the best, and it was not as serious as Ye Ling had said. It was just that the Heavenly Dao would think of all ways to obtain the Heavenly Gate's Star from Ye Ling's hands.

As for the Heavenly Dao?

Just like what the Xue Wuya said, in the ancient times, they went to war with the heavenly dao and fought with the god race. Suddenly, the many experts of the god race split up and fought with the heavenly dao until both parties were injured.

Ye Ling was shocked when he heard the words of the Xue Wuya, it was the first time he heard the Xue Wuya mentioning the matters of the ancient times.

Ye Ling had wanted to ask more about the secrets of the ancient times, but the Xue Wuya did not mention anything. Instead, it pretended to be deaf and mute, ignoring him.

Helplessness!

The Xue Wuya was unwilling to talk about it, so Ye Ling could only let it go for now. But Ye Ling had also realized that the Heavenly Dao was not impossible to contend against.

Withdrawing his attention, Ye Ling carefully put away the three stars in his Heaven Gate. If he wanted to stop the Heaven Gate from opening, he naturally had to keep the stars in his Heaven Gate safe.

As Ye Ling calmed his emotions, a pleasant sound was suddenly heard, attracting Ye Ling's curiosity.

”Hmm?”

Ye Ling lowered his head and looked down, only to see that Qin Si was still standing in front of the unconscious Fallen Spirit. And that beautiful sound had obviously come from them, ”Could it be that there's a ghost?”