Xuan Xiao stood on the clouds, meeting Ye Ling's gaze.
At this moment, the eyes of all the immortals from the three realms were focused on Xuan Xiao and Ye Ling, this master and disciple pair.
All was silent, all beings held their breath.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of sparks would fly between this master and disciple, who stood at the very pinnacle of the three realms.
Xuan Xiao glanced at Ye Feng, who was being held by Ye Ling, and smiled as he asked Ye Ling, "Could you do your master a favor and let him go?"
"He is your junior disciple, after all."
"Junior disciple?"
Ye Ling let out a scoff, not directly answering Xuan Xiao's question. Instead, he said, "Let's put Ye Feng's matter aside for now. I have a little one in your hands. Can you return him to me first?"
"Are you referring to Yan Dan Sheng?" Xuan Xiao smiled slightly and gently raised his hand. The bound Yan Dan Sheng was dragged out from behind the heavenly gate by two saints.
Seeing Yan Dan Sheng, who was barely breathing and covered in wounds, Xue Lian Xuan Nü subconsciously exclaimed, "Brother!"
Ye Ling stopped Xue Lian Xuan Nü, who was about to rush forward, and said, "Don't get agitated, he won't die."
"Yes..."
Xue Lian Xuan Nü calmed down and bowed to Ye Ling, apologizing, "I apologize, Emperor. I was impulsive."
With that, Xue Lian Xuan Nü retreated to the back, looking at Yan Dan Sheng beside Xuan Xiao with worry.
Xuan Xiao glanced at Yan Dan Sheng, then smiled at Ye Ling and said, "This person was originally a pillar of my Shadow Hall, but now he has become your spy."
"My good disciple, your methods of winning people over truly impress your master!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "The same to you. Since Master brought him here, why not return him to me and do me a favor?"
"With Yan Dan Sheng's cultivation, Master, you shouldn't think highly of him, right?"
"Of course, if my disciple asks, how can I, as a master, refuse?" Xuan Xiao said with a smile, directly pulling Yan Dan Sheng to him and throwing him down from the clouds.
Ye Ling immediately reached out and grabbed the void, and Yan Dan Sheng was drawn to his front.
Ye Ling inspected Yan Dan Sheng's entire body with his soul power. Only after confirming that there were no restrictions within Yan Dan Sheng did Ye Ling toss him back, instructing Xue Lian Xuan Nü to take good care of him.
After handing over Yan Dan Sheng, Xuan Xiao continued to say to Ye Ling, "Disciple, I have agreed to all your requests. Can Ye Feng be returned to me now?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "One Yan Dan Sheng is not enough of a bargaining chip."
"I have no intention of returning Ye Feng."
As his words fell, Ye Ling no longer held back and waved a demonic blade.
Chii!!!
Ye Feng's head flew off, his reincarnation information completely erased!
All the immortals and gods in heaven and earth stared at the flying head, dumbfounded.
No one could have imagined that Ye Ling would be so decisive!
That was Ye Feng, a terrifying existence who surpassed the three realms!
Moreover, Xuan Xiao had personally asked for him...
Ye Ling killed him just like that?
The gods couldn't breathe. Truly... such ruthless methods!
Thump!
As Ye Feng's head and headless body crashed to the ground, the crisp sound finally awakened all the immortals and gods of the three realms.
The divine beings present all trembled and looked at Xuan Xiao, wanting to know how Xuan Xiao would react.
Xuan Xiao looked at Ye Feng's corpse lying on the ground, closed his eyes, and sensed Ye Feng's soul. He found that Ye Ling had completely annihilated Ye Feng, and his brow furrowed slightly.
However, Xuan Xiao didn't really expect to get Ye Feng back. He quickly put Ye Feng's death behind him and said to Ye Ling, "He is your junior disciple. Why were you so heavy-handed?"
Ye Ling sneered at Xuan Xiao, "Let alone this junior disciple who appeared from nowhere, even you, his master, if I had the chance, I wouldn't hesitate to strike."
Screech!
As Ye Ling's words fell, a large number of dark chains condensed out of thin air and whistled towards Xuan Xiao!
Seeing the chains approaching, Xuan Xiao's expression changed slightly. He quickly dodged with a flash, narrowly avoiding Ye Ling's chain attack.
However, the two saints behind Xuan Xiao, who were responsible for escorting Yan Dan Sheng, were not so lucky. They couldn't react at all and were directly pierced through the heart by the chains, their souls instantly annihilated!
"Hiss—!"
The surrounding immortals and gods, seeing Ye Ling instantly kill two more saints, all gasped, their hair standing on end!
Two more dead!
The number of saints who died today was likely more than all the saints who had fallen in the past hundreds of thousands of years combined!
Ye Ling killed saints as if he were killing dogs!
Xuan Xiao had no time to lament Ye Ling's ruthlessness. After teleporting to another location, new chains quickly condensed around him and attacked him again!
There was no time to breathe, and Xuan Xiao could only continue to teleport, moving to another spot.
The immortals present could not track the movements of Xuan Xiao and the chains at all. They could only see more and more chains appearing in the sky, as if heaven and earth had become an iron cage!
Ye Ling stood there, smiling as he watched Xuan Xiao constantly dodging in the air, not rushing to capture Xuan Xiao at all!
While dodging the chain attacks, Xuan Xiao said to Ye Ling, "Kid, you truly show no mercy? I am your master, after all!"
Ye Ling smiled, "You haven't been trapped by my chains yet. Isn't that me showing mercy?"
"You damn kid." Hearing Ye Ling's words, Xuan Xiao sighed heavily, suddenly stopped moving, and no longer dodged the chains.
He knew very well that if he continued to dodge, he would only be toyed with by Ye Ling, which was completely meaningless.
Ye Ling was also quite unapologetic. After Xuan Xiao gave up, he directly bound Xuan Xiao with chains and hung him in mid-air.
The chains filling the sky dissipated, leaving only the chains wrapped around Xuan Xiao.
The surrounding immortals and gods, looking at Xuan Xiao bound in the air, all felt their mouths dry and their souls tremble.
That was Xuan Xiao!
The Lord of the Shadow Hall!
Even such a supreme being who had dominated the immortal world for hundreds of thousands of years was suppressed by Ye Ling with no power to fight back. No one could imagine how strong Ye Ling was!
Not only the immortals and gods present, but also the gods and demons in other parts of the three realms who were observing this battle through various means now showed fear, their emotions extremely complex.
After all, it wasn't just the Shadow Hall that had designs on the Demon Palace in the three realms.
Now that Ye Ling had displayed such powerful strength, it was not good news for those ambitious individuals who aimed for the three realms.
After binding Xuan Xiao with chains, Ye Ling used his Devouring Domain to seize all his power and pulled him to the ground.
Xuan Xiao, bound by chains, stood before Ye Ling and said with a smile, "I lost..."
Seeing Xuan Xiao admit defeat so frankly, Ye Ling's eyes showed no joy, but a hint of confusion flashed through them.
He asked, "I'm very curious. You could have clearly remained in the shadows. Why were you in such a hurry to come out?"
"Could it really be for Ye Feng?"
Ye Ling could tell that Xuan Xiao was clearly different from Ye Feng.
Xuan Xiao was very clear about his own strength, but even so, Xuan Xiao chose to reveal himself, which was clearly a move to court death.
Ye Ling found Xuan Xiao's actions very incomprehensible, just as he didn't understand why Xuan Xiao was the Lord of the Shadow Hall.
Regarding Ye Ling's question, Xuan Xiao shook his head and smiled, not explaining.
He looked into Ye Ling's eyes, and a hint of relief flashed in them. He murmured, "You've truly grown a lot... However, the real test for you begins now."
"The real test?"
Ye Ling was stunned. Before he could react, Xuan Xiao bit the poison he had hidden in his mouth and committed suicide!
"You!!!"
Seeing Xuan Xiao suddenly take poison, Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply. Before he could stop him, Xuan Xiao's soul was scattered!
And all of this was witnessed by Tian Ling, who had just arrived.