Chiyou looked at Ye Ling with a smile, shaking the great saber in his hand, and said, "Are you trying to say that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead?"
"Unfortunately, when I was still dominating the Great Desolation, let alone this proverb, even your ancestors were not born yet!"
"This era has long lost its former glory. If I wished, I could split this world in half with a single saber strike."
"Ye Ling, I'll give you one last chance... hand over the key and join the Void, to be used by me."
"If you do this, I shall spare your life."
Ye Ling chuckled, "No need for further words. You strike first, lest you be defeated without even making a move and tarnish your reputation as an ancient demon god."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Chiyou's expression instantly turned grim, "Such arrogance from a mere child! I shall see if you still have such spirit when you are kneeling before me begging for mercy!"
As his voice fell, Chiyou brandished his saber and cleaved towards Ye Ling!
Chiyou's monstrous demonic energy transformed into a colossal, ferocious ghost face, roaring above Mount Buzhou, as if intending to devour Ye Ling completely!
Seeing Chiyou charge, Ye Ling's lips still held a faint smile as he raised his hand and flung out the Xuanyuan Sword.
The Xuanyuan Sword transformed into a golden beam of light, soaring towards Chiyou, cleaving through the air!
"Presumptuous!"
Chiyou, seeing Ye Ling intend to confront him head-on, felt a cold glint flash in his eyes. His arm muscles bulged, and he swung his demonic saber, unleashing a torrent of saber energy towards the Xuanyuan Sword!
Boom!
The black saber energy sliced through the sky, distorting the underworld space with its power.
Chiyou's strike seemed capable of bisecting the underworld!
Hei Wuchang, standing below Mount Buzhou, could only see the sky split into two by golden sword energy and black demonic energy. The Xuanyuan Sword and Chiyou's saber energy collided at the intersection of golden light and dark aura!
Hiss!
Unfortunately, the grand spectacle of two powerful forces colliding that Hei Wuchang had imagined did not materialize.
The Xuanyuan Sword, flung by Ye Ling, easily pierced through Chiyou's saber energy and shot towards Chiyou at high speed!
"What?"
Chiyou's pupils contracted sharply. He had never expected to be defeated in this exchange!
At this moment, Chiyou had no time to regroup his attack. He could only grip his saber with both hands and block in front of him!
The Xuanyuan Sword struck!
Clang!!!
The Xuanyuan Sword met Chiyou's demonic saber, the piercing sound of metal clashing echoing through the sky!
The hundred thousand Yin soldiers below Mount Buzhou all clutched their ears in pain.
The golden sword energy of the Xuanyuan Sword and Chiyou's demonic energy intertwined in the air. Mount Buzhou below could not withstand such a level of collision and crumbled directly!
"This, this..."
Chiyou gripped his great saber tightly, his face filled with horror!
He had completely underestimated Ye Ling's strength!
The Xuanyuan Sword, seemingly flung casually by Ye Ling, contained an unimaginable force!
Merely to resist the impact of the Xuanyuan Sword, Chiyou had already exerted his full strength!
Under the impact of the Xuanyuan Sword, cracks appeared on the demonic saber in Chiyou's hand. The tip of the Xuanyuan Sword pierced through Chiyou's demonic saber and was about to pierce Chiyou's throat!
And at this moment, Chiyou had no strength left to escape!
Crack!!!
Soon, Chiyou's demonic saber shattered completely. He could no longer block the attacking Xuanyuan Sword and could only watch helplessly as it lunged towards his throat!
It was over!!!
Just as the tip of the Xuanyuan Sword reached Chiyou's throat, about to sever his head, Ye Ling instantly appeared before Chiyou and firmly grasped the Xuanyuan Sword.
Ye Ling smiled, "I've reconsidered. This body belongs to Bai Wuchang. If I were to cut off your head now, Bai Wuchang would likely die as well."
With that, Ye Ling casually withdrew the Xuanyuan Sword and then struck Chiyou's abdomen with a palm.
Bang!
Chiyou's soul was directly blasted out of his body by Ye Ling's palm. The heavy armor shattered, and Chiyou's two-meter-tall physique rapidly shrank, reverting back to Bai Wuchang!
Chiyou's soul, separated from his physical body, now stared at Ye Ling, who had expelled him, with a look of utter shock, his mind a complete blank!
How was this possible!!!
In the ancient era, during the Battle of Zhuolu, the combined forces of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang only managed to sever Chiyou's physical body. Chiyou's soul narrowly escaped and hid.
After that, Chiyou remained in hiding, feigning his demise.
It was only after Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang had both passed away that Chiyou began to move again in the Three Realms, hoping to regain a physical body.
However, by the time Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang passed, the spiritual energy of the Three Realms had already begun to decline, and the world no longer possessed sufficient energy for Chiyou to reforge his physique.
Therefore, Chiyou could only exist in the world as a soul. For many years, he had been searching for materials that could allow him to regain his physical body!
Chiyou joined the Void organization also to enter the Time Ruins and obtain materials that could be used to reforge his physical body!
Before regaining a physical body, Chiyou needed to possess someone each time he descended into the world...
Although possessing another person prevented Chiyou from unleashing his full power, as an ancient demon god, even when possessing a mortal, his inherent divine power allowed him to exert the might of a sage, making him invincible in the Three Realms!
But now...
With a single palm strike, Ye Ling had expelled Chiyou's soul from the body he possessed...
Chiyou stared fixedly at Ye Ling, utterly unable to believe what he was experiencing!
With the strength Ye Ling had displayed, Chiyou estimated that unless he regained his complete physical body and unleashed his full power, he would be no match for Ye Ling!
But...
Where could he find a new body in the current world?
Where did this Ye Ling come from?
Chiyou could not comprehend it!
Ye Ling, holding the unconscious Bai Wuchang, tossed him down Mount Buzhou, where he landed precisely next to Hei Wuchang. Ye Ling then looked at Chiyou, who was now merely a spirit, and said with a smile, "You can't escape anymore."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Chiyou's pupils constricted sharply, and an ominous premonition immediately arose in his heart!
"You monster! I will never surrender!"
Chiyou roared, and then an endless stream of demonic energy erupted from his spirit, surging towards Ye Ling, intending to devour him completely!
Watching Chiyou's final struggle, a hint of a smile flickered in Ye Ling's eyes. He used his spiritual power to condense a rune cage around Chiyou, trapping him within!
In an instant, Chiyou's monstrous demonic energy vanished.
The ancient demon god became a bird in a cage.
The world suddenly fell silent.
Hei Wuchang, below Mount Buzhou, stared blankly at the imprisoned Chiyou in the sky, his body trembling slightly, his eyes filled with terror, "It's... it's actually... a crushing defeat?"
At this moment, Hei Wuchang no longer knew how to describe his feelings.
He was merely an officer of the Underworld. Above him was the King of Hell, and above the King of Hell was the Heavenly Court, and above the Heavenly Court were numerous Sages...
And those Sages were all defeated by the ancient demon god Chiyou in the past!
But... such a demon god, capable of crushing the Great Desolation and instilling fear in all gods, was now so easily crushed by Ye Ling?
Moreover, judging by Ye Ling's calm demeanor, he clearly hadn't even exerted himself...
How strong was Ye Ling?
Hei Wuchang's limited imagination could not fathom it.
Thump...
Hei Wuchang looked at Ye Ling in the sky, feeling his legs go weak, and involuntarily knelt down.
"He truly is..."
"The foremost immortal of this era!"