Tianji, who had been looking down from above, was stunned when Ye Ling suddenly made a gesture. He asked, "What does this mean?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "In my hometown, this represents a friendly greeting."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Tianji's lips also curved slightly. He said, "In other words, you've seen reality and are ready to accept your fate?"
"No..." Ye Ling shook his head. "I'm not like the Primordial Underworld King. In my dictionary, there's no such word as 'give up'."
"I admit, I'm not your match yet. But the next time we meet, it might be different."
With that, Ye Ling instantly appeared before the Primordial Underworld King, grabbed him with one hand, and runes manifested around them!
"That's!!!"
Tianji saw runes manifesting around Ye Ling and suddenly thought of something. His pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately manipulated the giant phantom behind him to strike at Ye Ling!
However, Tianji was already too late. As the runes around Ye Ling flashed, Ye Ling and the Primordial Underworld King had already disappeared from their original positions the moment Tianji's Annihilation Sword struck.
Tianji's sword struck empty air!
The Extreme Cold Death Domain was split open again!
"Today, do you think I'll let you escape so easily?"
Seeing Ye Ling flee with the Primordial Underworld King, Tianji's face turned extremely grim. He immediately captured the residual aura Ye Ling left in the void and directly entered the void to pursue Ye Ling!
However, the moment Tianji left, Ye Ling reappeared in the Extreme Cold Death Domain with the Primordial Underworld King.
Throughout the entire process, the Primordial Underworld King was bewildered.
"Stop being dazed. If you want to live, just listen to me. Tianji will soon see through the fake traces I left."
Ye Ling urged the bewildered Primordial Underworld King and quickly used Mo Zhijian to alter his aura and attributes.
The Primordial Underworld King hadn't expected Ye Ling to have a way to deceive Tianji. He was much clearer-headed now and asked Ye Ling, "What do you want me to do?"
After being suppressed by Tianji, the Primordial Underworld King no longer referred to himself as "this king."
"You give up resisting, let me use Mo Zhijian to modify your attributes, and then I'll take you to escape!" Ye Ling said quickly.
"You..."
The Primordial Underworld King looked at Ye Ling. Seeing that Ye Ling was serious, he was somewhat moved and instinctively gave up resisting, allowing Ye Ling to cover him with Mo Zhijian.
For the Primordial Underworld King, he had already resigned himself to fate. It made no difference whether he fell into Ye Ling's hands or was captured by Tianji.
Ye Ling didn't overthink it. He quickly used Mo Zhijian to alter the Primordial Underworld King's aura and attributes, then truly activated the teleportation runes, leaving the Extreme Cold Death Domain and erasing all traces of their presence there.
Within seconds of Ye Ling and the Primordial Underworld King teleporting away, the grim-faced Tianji returned to the Extreme Cold Death Domain.
When he discovered that the residual traces of Ye Ling and the Primordial Underworld King in the Extreme Cold Death Domain had completely vanished, he realized he had been thoroughly tricked by Ye Ling, and he trembled with rage.
"Good for you, Ye Ling... You can run for now, but can you run forever?"
"You just wait for me!"
Tianji gritted his teeth and was about to issue the highest-level wanted order for Ye Ling again when Mr. Bai arrived in the Extreme Cold Death Domain and said to Tianji, "Tianji, I have some bad news."
"What bad news?" Tianji asked Mr. Bai, his tone still icy.
Mr. Bai said, "Kui Ling impeached you at 'Brain.' All the charges of reviving Ye Ling and the escape of the Primordial Underworld King have been placed on you. 'Brain' suspects you are cooperating with good and evil and has removed you from your position as one of the Seven Pillars."
"What?" Tianji's pupils contracted sharply. "How could this be?"
"I'm not sure what evidence Kui Ling presented, but 'Brain' has already summoned all Seven Pillars except you and selected new Seven Pillars to replace you."
"This is impossible!"
Tianji was somewhat distraught. "I'll go back and appeal. My plan is not yet complete, and I absolutely cannot be removed from the Seven Pillars at this time!"
"Tianji!"
Mr. Bai immediately stopped the impulsive Tianji and said, "The situation is already beyond your control. If you go back now, and if 'Brain' truly discovers your collusion with good and evil, the consequences will be far more severe than just being removed from the Seven Pillars..."
"I..."
Hearing Mr. Bai's words, Tianji instantly calmed down.
He considered himself the most loyal to "Brain," but the fact remained that he had made a deal with evil...
Once his dealings with evil were confirmed, no matter what his reasons, he would only face destruction.
Thinking of this, Tianji took a deep breath and asked Mr. Bai, "Then what should I do next?"
Mr. Bai said, "You can't be one of the Seven Pillars for now. If you go back, you'll be targeted by Kui Ling. You should temporarily stay in the Primordial Chaos. Once I design a way to deal with Kui Ling, I'll find a way to get you back into the Seven Pillars."
"Alright!"
Tianji trusted Mr. Bai quite a bit. "From now on, I'll hunt Ye Ling alone. I'll leave the organization to you. Notify me immediately of any changes. Don't let that idiot Kui Ling cause any trouble!"
"En." Mr. Bai nodded. "Kui Ling won't live much longer."
"Then I can rest assured."
Tianji patted Mr. Bai's shoulder and then left the Extreme Cold Death Domain to search for Ye Ling's whereabouts.
After watching Tianji leave, the corner of Mr. Bai's mouth under his mask curved into a subtle angle.
"That idiot Kui Ling has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me..."
"Tianji... The moment you made that deal with that old pervert Evil, you were already eaten by him, leaving not even bones..."
"As your old friend, I hope you live splendidly during this final journey of your life," Mr. Bai murmured, and his entire form turned into a phantom, gradually disappearing...
The shattered Extreme Cold Death Domain was completely swallowed by the storms of the Primordial Chaos.
...
On the other side, on the Broken Dragon Wing Continent, in the Holy Land of the Winged God Clan.
Nuo Ying mixed in with the Winged God Clan's ranks, watching the Grand Elder's passionate speech in front of the dilapidated Golden Sacred Tree.
Since the truth of the Ascension Assembly was revealed and Tianyi Shangshen's power was stripped away, the Winged God Clan's prestige on the Dragon Wing Continent had plummeted. Forces that were once firmly suppressed by the Winged God Clan had seized the opportunity to voice their opposition.
Even within the Winged God Clan, many members had lost their faith in Tianyi Shangshen and were thinking of seizing the power of Tianyi Shangshen hanging in the sky.
The Winged God Clan at this moment was already in a state of disarray.
The Grand Elder of the Winged God Clan, who had rushed back upon hearing the news, was now trying to unite the Winged God Clan through speeches.
However, just as Nuo Ying was wondering when to reveal herself to the Grand Elder, she suddenly felt the runes within her body become scorching hot!
"This is!"
Nuo Ying noticed the change in the runes within her body, her expression slightly altered. She immediately concealed her aura and quietly retreated outside the Winged God Clan's Holy Land.
The next moment, Ye Ling appeared out of thin air next to Nuo Ying, bringing the Primordial Underworld King's true form with him!