The vast metropolis of Shanghai was destroyed by the Sky-Piercing Pagoda, and countless citizens were devoured by Yin spirits.
The most prosperous city in Huaguo had completely turned into a living hell the moment the Sky-Piercing Pagoda appeared!
"Your Majesty! Is this... the end of the world?"
Seeing the tragic state of Shanghai behind Ye Ling, Jiu Ling's eyes also showed fear, and she asked Ye Ling with a trembling voice.
She had never seen such a scene before!
The cracked sky, the swarms of wandering souls, the mournful wails...
Every image relentlessly assaulted Jiu Ling's nerves.
Ye Ling stared at the Sky-Piercing Pagoda and said in a deep voice, "With the sacrificial ritual initiated, the entire world has fallen into chaos. It seems that after this matter is resolved, I will have to rely on the laws of time buried in the ancient ruins to rewind Earth's timeline..."
With the ritual activated, saving one or two citizens of Shanghai now was meaningless. He could only wait until this sacrificial ritual by Hongchen Pavilion was resolved, then rewind time to return the Earth to before the ritual began.
This way, for the ordinary people of all countries, it would be nothing more than a dream. What happened today would have no impact on their lives.
Boom!
A red light lit up at the top of the Sky-Piercing Pagoda in Shanghai, shooting up into the sky, passing through the spatial passage above, and entering the Tongyou Pool in the Northern Region of the Immortal Realm.
As the red light of the Sky-Piercing Pagoda poured into the Tongyou Pool, a large number of Yin spirits flew out from the pool water, re-entered the mortal world through the spatial passage, and rampaged across the world.
Even the sage Yin spirits slumbering in the depths of the Tongyou Pool were awakened at this moment and surged towards the mortal world.
Powerful auras clashed in the shattered sky.
Jiu Ling stared blankly at the sky, her thoughts ceasing, "It's chaos... everything is chaos..."
Those Yin spirits were mostly Immortal Realm warriors who had experienced the Great Desolation War in the ancient era a million years ago. Even after a million years of weakening, many of them were still comparable to mortal Red Dust Immortals.
With this invasion of Yin spirits, many reclusive Red Dust Immortals in the mortal world wanted to resist, but they could not stop the advance of the Yin spirits and fell with regret.
Despair filled the land.
"Where is Xiao You..."
Ye Ling's divine soul covered the entire world, searching everywhere for Ye You, but still found no trace of her!
Where exactly was Xiao You?
Could it be... in the Underworld?
This thought flashed through Ye Ling's mind. Before he could verify it, the voice of the Heavenly Dao sounded in his ear again, "Ye Ling, what exactly are you doing? The mortal realm is in great chaos, and the Immortal Realm and the mortal realm are showing signs of merging. The order of heaven and earth is collapsing, and you are still standing by?"
"My power has been sealed by your inner demon, and I cannot interfere with this world. The maintenance of order must rely on you!"
"This is a problem you caused, and you must take responsibility! Remember..."
Before the Heavenly Dao could finish speaking, it completely fell silent.
"Heavenly Dao?"
Hearing the Heavenly Dao's words, Ye Ling suddenly woke up, realizing he had almost made a grave mistake!
His original plan was to destroy Hongchen Pavilion's ritual after it began, thereby restoring Earth to normal.
However, after his inner demon mentioned using Ye You as a sacrifice, all of Ye Ling's thoughts were focused on Ye You, and he neglected the current state of Earth.
As Ye Ling stared blankly at the Sky-Piercing Pagoda, nearly half of the world's population was devoured by Yin spirits. The sky was filled with wailing winds, and the world had truly become a living hell!
The ritual was nearing completion!
"I was negligent... If the ritual succeeds, Xiao You will also be in danger. Concern makes one reckless."
Ye Ling sighed inwardly, realizing he had fallen for his inner demon's trick. He no longer allowed the ritual to continue, flew above the Sky-Piercing Pagoda in Shanghai, condensed demonic energy into a demonic sword, and slashed down!
The black sword energy that spanned the sky tore through the heavens and fiercely struck the Sky-Piercing Pagoda in Shanghai.
Just as the sword energy was about to cleave the Sky-Piercing Pagoda in two, a black spiritual energy barrier suddenly appeared above the pagoda, blocking Ye Ling's sword energy.
Boom!
The sword energy collided with the spiritual energy barrier, and the tyrannical force spread outwards, directly destroying the entire Shanghai!
Space shattered!
Spatial storms swept out from the broken space, ravaging in all directions!
"Your Majesty actually failed to shatter the Sky-Piercing Pagoda!"
Seeing that the spiritual energy barrier of the Sky-Piercing Pagoda in Shanghai had blocked Ye Ling's strike, Jiu Ling's heart was also filled with immense shock, her eyes full of astonishment!
Before this, no person or object had ever been able to withstand a single blow from Ye Ling!
Ye Ling looked at the intact Sky-Piercing Pagoda below, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes, "This is the power of my inner demon..."
"Is he preparing to fight me here?" Ye Ling murmured, and without further hesitation, he shouted, "Tian Zhu! Xue Sha!"
Ye Ling's voice echoed across the world, and then two beams of light, one black and one red, shot up from overseas, rapidly heading towards Shanghai!
"Boss!!!"
The demonic sword Tian Zhu and the demonic blade Xue Sha flew to Ye Ling's front. Both of them had extremely solemn expressions, realizing the urgency of the situation.
Tian Zhu said to Ye Ling with some anxiety, "Boss, I can't contact the other brothers and sisters. What exactly is going on?"
Ye Ling said, "The enemy this time is my inner demon. They are likely entangled by my inner demon's power and cannot break free. Not only you, but even I cannot contact them."
Xue Sha's eyes changed slightly, "Your inner demon, Boss? What exactly is going on?"
Ye Ling said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. You two, help me break through the Sky-Piercing Pagoda below! The ritual is nearing completion, we cannot waste time."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Tian Zhu and Xue Sha both nodded, immediately transforming into a demonic sword and a demonic blade, hovering in front of Ye Ling.
"Boss, our power is abundant, you can use it as you wish!"
"Good!"
Ye Ling nodded, reached out and grasped the demonic sword Tian Zhu, and his entire aura began to surge!
Tian Zhu glowed with a blood-red light, distorting the surrounding space.
Boom!
Furious demonic energy surged into the sky. The spatial passage connecting to the Immortal Realm above Shanghai could no longer withstand the impact of Ye Ling's demonic energy and showed signs of collapse!
A large number of Yin spirits were devoured by the overwhelming demonic energy before they could even reach the mortal world.
Ye Ling held the demonic sword Tian Zhu and instructed the demonic blade Xue Sha beside him, "Xue Sha, when I break through the inner demon's barrier later, I might not be able to control my strength and might split the Earth in half."
"So I need you to protect Earth and help transfer the remaining power to the universe, so as not to harm this world!"
"No problem, Boss, just unleash your power, I'll cover for you!"
Xue Sha said confidently, then transformed into a red light and merged into the earth, ready to transfer Ye Ling's attack.
The demonic blade Xue Sha had been infused with the laws of space by Ye Ling, and coupled with its own creation from spatial divine stones, it could wield the power of spatial laws.
As long as Ye Ling slightly helped Xue Sha control the power at the end, it would not be difficult for Xue Sha to transfer Ye Ling's power into the universe.
Seeing the demonic blade Xue Sha merge into Shanghai, Ye Ling wasted no more time and began to draw upon Tian Zhu's power, his aura soaring once more.
Rumble!
Thunder roared, and demonic clouds filled the sky!
The laws of the demonic path and the laws of space manifested in the sky, and all living beings in the world could sense Ye Ling's terrifying aura!
At this moment, Ye Ling had reverted to his long hair, his black robes fluttering with the demonic energy.
The posture of the Eastern Profound Supreme was fully displayed at this moment.
"Inner demon... let me see... if you can stop me!" Ye Ling's eyes flashed with sharp light, and Tian Zhu surged with endless might!
"Sword Slash Tai Xu!"
Ye Ling slashed his sword!
Heaven and earth turned black and white.
The demonic energy blade descended from the sky, and wherever it passed, space was cut in half!
The surging sword energy fiercely struck the spiritual energy barrier on the Sky-Piercing Pagoda!
Boom!
The powerful impact spread outwards, annihilating all the buildings in Shanghai. The East Sea was churned into unimaginably colossal waves, revealing the seabed!
The entire ocean was lifted into the sky!
The earth shook and the heavens trembled!