When the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace?
Quan Su never dreamed that such a great fortune would fall upon him.
He shook his head fiercely, asking Ye Ling with disbelief, "Emperor, are you serious? You want me to be the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace?"
Ye Ling said, "I'm asking if you want to. You just need to answer me."
Quan Su quickly replied, "Yes! Of course, I do!"
He entered cultivation precisely to achieve prominence and command respect. However, after being beaten down by the cultivation world, he realized he was merely an ordinary person with mediocre talent. Without a great opportunity, he would never be able to rise above others in his lifetime!
As for a position like the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace, he wouldn't even dare to dream of it!
After agreeing to Ye Ling, Quan Su hesitated again and asked Ye Ling, "But Emperor... my cultivation is only at the peak. Even if you can put me in the position of Palace Master of the Underworld Palace, I... I won't be able to command the respect of the others!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "It's good that you're thinking about it. Leave all the subsequent matters to me. You return to the Underworld Palace's stronghold."
"Yes..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Quan Su didn't dare to delay and quickly turned back, flying towards the Underworld Palace's stronghold.
As Ye Ling watched Quan Su depart, he also smiled slightly, tore open space, and stepped in.
In the council hall of the Underworld Palace's stronghold, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
She Ji and Tian Can's expressions were grim, and they both fell silent.
They had originally planned to take advantage of the situation, but Ye Ling had instantly dispatched Xu Wu Jue. The strength he displayed had completely exceeded She Ji and Tian Can's expectations!
She Ji swallowed and broke the silence, asking Tian Can, "Great Elder, what should we do now?"
Tian Can trembled, "The current Ye Ling is probably only someone the Can Xie clan can deal with. If we go up, we'll just be cannon fodder. I sincerely advise the Palace Master that we should retreat now and stay away from the domain universe!"
She Ji nodded, "The Great Elder is right. Pass down the order, all disciples of the Underworld Palace, retreat immediately!"
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave!"
Just as She Ji gave the order, a spatial rift appeared in the center of the hall, and Ye Ling walked out.
The cultivators in the hall saw Ye Ling appear, their pupils contracting, and their hearts trembling.
"Ye... Ye Ling!"
Seeing Ye Ling appear, fear flashed in She Ji's eyes. However, she managed to compose herself and asked Ye Ling, "Ye... Emperor, we have already decided to retreat. Are you truly going to annihilate us?"
Ye Ling smiled, "Decided to retreat? Weren't you just planning to watch from the sidelines, waiting to loot after I and Xu Wu Jue settled our differences?"
As soon as Ye Ling said this, the entire hall erupted in an uproar. The timid Underworld Palace cultivators immediately knelt before Ye Ling, kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Emperor, spare our lives! We dare not do it again!"
It was no joke. Ye Ling had just casually killed Xu Wu Jue, and now there was no one in the outer domain who could contend with him. No one dared to oppose Ye Ling anymore!
Ye Ling glanced at the kneeling Underworld Palace cultivators, then looked at She Ji and Tian Can, asking, "What about the two of you? What are your attitudes?"
She Ji pursed her lips, but ultimately dared not oppose Ye Ling. She knelt before Ye Ling and, with considerable reluctance, begged for mercy, "Emperor... spare my life."
Tian Can also knelt down, "We beg Emperor to spare our lives..."
As She Ji and Tian Can knelt, the other Underworld Palace cultivators in the hall could no longer bear it and also knelt before Ye Ling.
In an instant, except for Ye Ling, no one was standing in the hall!
It was at this moment that Quan Su returned to the hall with a nervous heart. He happened to witness this scene in the hall and was completely stunned.
What... what was going on?
In this council hall, everyone's status was higher than Quan Su's. The Palace Master She Ji and the Great Elder Tian Can could take Quan Su's life with a single word!
Now that Quan Su saw all these important figures kneeling, the shock he felt was imaginable.
Ye Ling looked at the stunned Quan Su and immediately beckoned him with a smile, "You've come at the right time. Come here."
Quan Su mechanically walked towards Ye Ling, forcing a smile onto his face, "Em... Emperor..."
Ye Ling patted Quan Su's shoulder and then said to She Ji, "I have a proposal now. Let Quan Su be your Underworld Palace's Palace Master. What do you think?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Tian Can's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "But Quan Su is only at the peak, and his seniority is shallow, he has no..."
Boom!
Before Tian Can could finish speaking, a golden light pierced through him, directly splitting him in two!
Thump...
Tian Can's two halves of his body collapsed to the ground, his crimson blood staining the floor.
The hall fell into a dead silence once more.
She Ji looked at Tian Can's corpse with a pale face, large drops of cold sweat sliding down her cheeks.
Tian Can's cultivation was no less than hers, yet now he didn't even have a chance to finish his sentence before being instantly killed by Ye Ling...
At this moment, the fear Ye Ling imposed on She Ji and the other Underworld Palace cultivators had reached its peak.
And Ye Ling, as if nothing had happened, smiled and asked She Ji, "Palace Master, what do you think of my proposal?"
She Ji swallowed again, forcing a smile onto her face, and said to Ye Ling, "No... no problem. Quan Su is the most suitable person to be the Palace Master of our Underworld Palace. I voluntarily abdicate and pass the position of Palace Master to Quan Su."
Ye Ling smiled slightly and looked at the other Underworld Palace cultivators in the hall, asking with a smile, "What about you all?"
"No... no opinion!"
The Underworld Palace cultivators all shook their heads, fearing they would end up like Tian Can.
Quan Su stared blankly at the kneeling Underworld Palace cultivators, his mind a complete blank. He never expected to become the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace so easily.
It was truly too surreal!
Ye Ling said, "Everyone agreed to this willingly, I didn't force you, right?"
She Ji quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes! Emperor is right. I willingly abdicate and will support Quan Su as the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace with my life!"
"Very good!"
Ye Ling smiled slightly again, snapped his fingers, and summoned the Devouring Domain.
The cultivation of all the cultivators in the hall, including She Ji, was halved and poured into Quan Su's body.
Quan Su's aura began to surge!
At the same time, golden rune imprints appeared in the souls of the Underworld Palace cultivators.
Ye Ling said to everyone, "Since everyone has willingly supported Quan Su as the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace, you must assist him well from now on and obey him. Do you all understand?"
She Ji felt bitter in her heart, but she still dared not disobey Ye Ling's words and could only say, "This concubine understands."
The Underworld Palace cultivators also bowed to Quan Su, saying, "Greetings, Palace Master!"
Quan Su, suddenly gaining power and status, had a blank mind and couldn't snap out of it for a long time. It wasn't until Ye Ling patted his shoulder again that his legs went weak, and he knelt before Ye Ling, saying excitedly, "Thank you, Emperor!"
Ye Ling smiled at Quan Su and said, "You should understand why I'm having you become the Palace Master of the Underworld Palace, right?"
Quan Su trembled, then nodded repeatedly and said to Ye Ling, "I... I understand... I will definitely be your dog and manage the Underworld Palace well!"
Ye Ling chuckled and said, "You shouldn't speak so crudely. From now on, as long as the Underworld Palace can serve as a defense line for the domain universe, that will be enough. As for other matters... I will not interfere too much."
Quan Su said excitedly, "Understood! I guarantee I won't disappoint you, Emperor!"