As Ye Ling's words fell, the nearly a hundred members of the Takamagahara in the air fell into a deathly silence. They stared blankly at Ye Ling, their hearts filled with immense complexity. The words Ye Ling had just spoken could be clearly heard by all cultivators with spiritual power worldwide, and the Takamagahara members present were naturally no exception.
Unlike cultivators from other parts of the world, as they listened to Ye Ling's speech, they could also distinctly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from him!
The immense pressure Ye Ling was exerting on everyone at this moment perfectly matched his ambition!
The leading Takamagahara Red Dust Immortal swallowed hard, suppressing the fear that welled up within him, and said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, do you truly believe that you alone can flatten my Takamagahara?"
"Stop boasting! Behind our Takamagahara stands a deity!"
Ye Ling looked at the leading Red Dust Immortal and asked with a smile, "What is your name?"
Being directly looked at by Ye Ling, the leading Red Dust Immortal felt as if his soul had been seen through. His entire body trembled.
For some reason, even though he was protected by the Heaven and Earth Killing Array, and Ye Ling was at the center of the killing array, he still felt no sense of security.
It was as if Ye Ling could kill him at any moment.
His words lacked any conviction!
Unable to ignore Ye Ling's words, the Red Dust Immortal put on a brave face and sneered at Ye Ling, "What does my name mean to you? You're going to die anyway."
"What is your name?"
Ye Ling asked again, his voice calm, causing the Red Dust Immortal to tremble once more. He instinctively replied, "Ichimaru Shi."
"Very well, Ichimaru Shi."
Ye Ling spread his palm, and a ball of black flame ignited in his palm. The surrounding space distorted due to the black flames in Ye Ling's palm.
"You shall be the first person to die after this Emperor's address."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Ichimaru Shi's face changed drastically. He no longer dared to inject power into the Heaven and Earth Killing Array and quickly exclaimed, "Everyone, listen to my command, activate the killing array!"
"Heaven and Earth Killing Sword!"
Boom!
Ichimaru Shi activated the killing array, and the vast formation immediately lit up with a scarlet glow. Tens of thousands of blood-colored sword energies condensed in the air, filling the sky above Dongdu!
Each of those sword energies was enough to kill an eighth-rank cultivator and severely injure a ninth-rank Red Dust Immortal!
Now, the Heaven and Earth Killing Array had condensed over a hundred thousand sword energies, its power… enough to shatter a deity!
This… was the power displayed by the combined might of Takamagahara!
However, Ichimaru Shi did not directly control the tens of thousands of sword energies to shoot at Ye Ling. Instead, he chose to merge them, condensing them into a blood-colored giant sword ten thousand zhang long in the air!
All the citizens of Dongdu watched the giant sword in the sky in terror. They could even clearly see the patterns on the sword energy!
Master Randeng looked at the giant sword in the sky, his body trembling slightly. He knelt down with a sense of despair and murmured, "The Heaven and Earth Killing Sword… If this sword were to strike, the entire Yang Nation might be split in half. How can the Emperor possibly withstand it?"
Not only Master Randeng, but all the members of Arabe, as well as spies from surrounding countries, were now looking at the ten-thousand-zhang-long giant sword in the sky with looks of utter despair.
They knew!
If that sword were to fall, no one would survive!
After condensing the giant sword, Ichimaru Shi felt much more at ease and sneered at Ye Ling, "This sword is the Heaven and Earth Killing Sword, a Great Dao sword derived from the Heaven and Earth Killing Array, which Izanagi comprehended from the Heavenly Dao at the very beginning of Takamagahara's establishment!"
"This sword can slay all gods and Buddhas in the heavens. How can you resist it?"
"This is the power of my Takamagahara!"
Ye Ling looked at the Heaven and Earth Killing Sword, condensed by all the members of Takamagahara, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. He said to Ichimaru Shi, "You talk too much. Just go and die obediently."
Seeing Ye Ling's consistently indifferent attitude, Ichimaru Shi's heart was filled with boundless rage, and his expression became distorted. He roared, "It seems you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. Behold the sword!"
"Turn to ashes!"
Ichimaru Shi manipulated the killing array, causing the Heaven and Earth Killing Sword to slash down fiercely!
The scarlet light illuminated the sky, as if cutting a monstrous gash between heaven and earth.
The world trembled!
At this moment, high above the clouds, in the Immortal Realm, countless deities focused their gazes on Dongdu, Yang Nation, watching the battle between Ye Ling and the members of Takamagahara.
The commotion caused by the Heaven and Earth Killing Array had already alerted the Immortal Realm!
And among those myriad deities, how many were false gods who had secretly made deals with Izanagi.
In the Immortal Realm, to the East, the Heavenly Court!
Feeling the disturbance from the lower realm, Li Jing stood on a cloud, looking at the Heaven and Earth Killing Array being condensed in the Yang Nation's lower realm, and asked in confusion, "Why does the Emperor wish to be an enemy of mortals?"
Nezha, standing beside him, handed him a jade slip and said, "Father, this is the latest information from the Heaven-Gazing Department. The Emperor intends to establish a Demonic Palace in the mortal world and unify the world."
"The Takamagahara in the mortal world is one of the top powers in the world, belonging to the Takamagahara side. Now, the Emperor is trying to build momentum for the Demonic Palace by flattening the mortal Takamagahara and causing trouble for Izanagi!"
"Unify the world?" Li Jing took the jade slip, read the information within, and his expression changed slightly. "This is simply preposterous! The mortal world has its own divine kingdoms for each country. By doing this, won't he offend the entire Immortal Realm?"
Nezha said with a wry smile, "Then Father, do you have a way to stop him? Let alone Emperor Ye Ling, it is said that even the ten divine soldiers under his command have beaten up the high gods of the major divine kingdoms."
"Ye Ling is so powerful and not subject to the divine kingdoms. He simply doesn't care about the attitude of our Immortal Realm's major divine courts."
Hearing Nezha's words, Li Jing's expression shifted. After contemplating for a long time, he finally said, "Ye Ling emerged from Hua Nation, and in the end, he can be considered a sage of our Heavenly Court. Now, his establishment of the Demonic Palace is no trivial matter. This move is very likely to make our Heavenly Court the target of public criticism…"
"No, I must report this matter to the Heavenly Emperor and ask for his decision!"
Nezha quickly said, "What about Takamagahara? Ye Ling is provoking Izanagi now. Are we not going to intervene?"
Li Jing said impatiently, "A mere Takamagahara, if the Emperor offends them, so be it. Izanagi has been making those small moves anyway. Even if Ye Ling didn't act, we would have acted sooner or later. Let him be!"
After saying that, Li Jing concealed his figure and rushed towards the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
Nezha, after hearing Li Jing's words, could only sigh slightly.
He could foresee that with the emergence of the Demonic Palace, the Three Realms would no longer be peaceful.
Not only the Heavenly Court, but the major divine kingdoms of the Immortal Realm also took action after noticing the commotion caused by Ye Ling.
Ichimaru Shi never imagined that he would one day become the focus of both the Immortal and Mortal realms.
He also never imagined that at the peak of his life, he was about to die.
After unleashing the Heaven and Earth Killing Sword, what he thought of now was Ye Ling's fate of being reduced to ashes.
Ye Ling looked at Ichimaru Shi's roaring appearance, his eyes filled with even greater amusement. He casually tossed the black flames in his hand.
The black flames easily penetrated the Heaven and Earth Killing Array and fell onto Ichimaru Shi, quickly spreading throughout his body!
"This, this… fire… Help me!"
Ichimaru Shi let out a shrill scream, his entire body burning like a torch. He could no longer control the great formation and frantically beat himself, darting around in the sky.
"Ichimaru Shi!!!"
The members of Takamagahara watched Ichimaru Shi's current state in horror, all at a loss. For a moment, they didn't know what to do.
But before they could figure out how to save Ichimaru Shi, the next scene plunged them into even greater despair!
The Heaven and Earth Killing Sword, which they had painstakingly condensed, suddenly ignited with black flames!
All the citizens of Dongdu watched as the scarlet, ten-thousand-zhang giant sword was engulfed by the black flames within seconds!
A sea of black fire appeared in the sky!
The Heaven and Earth Killing Array that covered Dongdu…
Was burned to ashes.