Xuanwu Jue turned to look at Ye Ling, who was smiling, his forehead covered in a fine sheen of cold sweat.
He stared intently at Ye Ling and asked in a deep voice, "Ye Ling, do you truly intend to show no mercy to my Xuanwu Palace?"
Ye Ling chuckled lightly, "If I show no mercy, what can you do?"
"You!!!"
Xuanwu Jue was enraged. His aura exploded outwards, a fusion of the Chaos Master and Great Dao Immortal Lord powers, alarming countless cultivators from beyond the domain!
Xuanwu Jue was both a Chaos Master and a Great Dao Immortal Lord!
Xuanwu Jue looked at Ye Ling with cold eyes and said in a deep voice, "Ye Ling, to evade the scrutiny of the Remnant Evil Clan, I have endured humiliation and deliberately concealed my strength. My sole purpose was for my Xuanwu Palace to one day ascend to the pinnacle of the universe!"
"I did not wish to be your enemy at this juncture, but you have been too aggressive, and I can no longer conceal myself."
"Ye Ling... you have forced my hand!"
Boom!
With a roar, Xuanwu Jue's aura surged to another level. The Xuanwu Palace stronghold was instantly shattered. All the extraterritorial cultivators who had been focused on the inner universe turned their gaze towards Xuanwu Jue at this very moment, their eyes filled with shock.
It was evident that Xuanwu Jue's sudden display of power had greatly surprised many observant individuals.
This event also caused a tremendous stir in the outer domain!
However, Xuanwu Jue could no longer afford to worry about the consequences of revealing his strength. He glared at Ye Ling, his aura continuing to climb.
"Ye Ling, prepare to meet your end!"
The surviving disciples of Xuanwu Palace, witnessing Xuanwu Jue unleash his supreme divine might, displayed expressions of joy and kowtowed to him, exclaiming, "Your Palace Lord's might is unparalleled! Invincible under heaven!"
The stronger Xuanwu Jue became, the higher the status of his disciples naturally rose. Not a single disciple of Xuanwu Palace was not excited at this moment.
Meanwhile, Ye Ling simply watched the continuously surging Xuanwu Jue with a smiling face, a growing amusement in his eyes.
Perhaps in the past, he might have been shocked by Xuanwu Jue's strength and planned a clandestine escape. But now... Ye Ling viewed Xuanwu Jue as nothing more than a clown.
Mere child's play.
Far from the location where Ye Ling and Xuanwu Jue were confronting each other, at the stronghold of the Underworld Palace.
Within the grand hall floating in space, She Ji, the Palace Lord of the Underworld Palace, frowned deeply. She anxiously watched the surging Xuanwu Jue through the projection and said in a somber tone, "Xuanwu Jue had been hiding his strength all along, and Ye Ling does not seem like a benevolent figure. It seems our Underworld Palace may have to return in defeat this time."
Beside She Ji, Tian Can, the Grand Elder of the Underworld Palace, stated, "Palace Lord, Ye Ling was able to instantly kill our Second and Third Elders, indicating his strength is no less than Xuanwu Jue's current power. Now that they are confronting each other, they might both suffer heavy losses. Why don't we seize this opportunity to attack them and annex Xuanwu Palace and the inner universe in one fell swoop?"
"Our Underworld Palace has suffered heavy losses with the demise of two Chaos Masters, and we are severely weakened. We urgently need to replenish our strength!"
Upon hearing Tian Can's suggestion, She Ji pondered for a moment before replying to Tian Can, "The Grand Elder's words are reasonable. Let us both observe from the sidelines. After Xuanwu Jue and Ye Ling decide the victor, we will strike together and capture them!"
Tian Can's eyes immediately lit up, and he bowed to She Ji, "Your Palace Lord is wise!"
After She Ji and Tian Can finalized their plan, they began to discuss countermeasures against Ye Ling and Xuanwu Jue. They were entirely unaware that in the furthest corner of the palace, a timid figure was stealthily inching towards the exit of the grand hall.
This figure was Quan Su, the deacon of the Underworld Palace who had failed in his infiltration of the inner universe and ultimately chose to become Ye Ling's disciple!
Quan Su had now achieved supreme cultivation and held a position at the back of the Underworld Palace's council hall.
However, despite Quan Su being qualified to enter the hall, the top powerhouses of the Underworld Palace still paid him no attention due to his lowly status.
He was simply too insignificant.
When Quan Su had decided to betray the Underworld Palace by becoming Ye Ling's disciple, he had intended to achieve great things.
He never expected that Ye Ling would destroy the Shadow Hall without his assistance. Now, Ye Ling's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, capable of destroying a million extraterritorial troops with a single hand!
Such power... it was truly terrifying to the extreme!
Perhaps others merely felt terror at Ye Ling's strength, but Quan Su was different... When he had first sought to learn runes from Ye Ling, Ye Ling was merely at the Dao Monarch cultivation level, even lower than his own!
How much time had passed since then?
Ye Ling's terrifying cultivation speed sent shivers down Quan Su's spine!
It was precisely because of this that when Quan Su heard Palace Lord She Ji and Grand Elder Tian Can planning to attack Ye Ling, his first thought was to rush to inform Ye Ling and earn a great merit!
For Quan Su, his path in the Underworld Palace was essentially at a dead end. If he continued to linger, he would never become an elder. Rather than that... it would be better to directly pledge allegiance to the inner universe and follow Ye Ling!
Unbeknownst to anyone, Quan Su slipped out of the hall and fled in the direction of Ye Ling!
At the same time, Xuanwu Jue's aura had reached its zenith. The terrifying pressure he exuded caused the entire extraterritorial starry sky to tremble!
In the past, if such a powerful cultivator appeared in the outer domain, envoys from the Remnant Evil Clan would surely appear to ascertain whether the emerging powerhouse posed a threat to the Remnant Evil Clan.
If there was a threat, the Remnant Evil Clan would eliminate them. If there was no threat, the Remnant Evil Clan would recruit them and utilize their abilities.
After unleashing his full aura, Xuanwu Jue was prepared for the Remnant Evil Clan to come and recruit him.
However, he waited for a long time in place but saw no envoys from the Remnant Evil Clan appear, which filled him with confusion.
Ye Ling smiled at Xuanwu Jue and asked, "Xuanwu Jue, what are you waiting for?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Xuanwu Jue shook his head, temporarily suppressing his confusion, and looked at Ye Ling, saying, "Ye Ling, are you ready to die?"
Ye Ling smiled slightly and extended a finger towards Xuanwu Jue, beckoning him, "I will let you have three moves. Let's see if you can break my defense?"
"Brat, you are utterly arrogant!"
The moment Ye Ling uttered those words, Xuanwu Jue's hair stood on end. He was completely consumed by rage!
Boom!
Xuanwu Jue's aura erupted, directly sending the surrounding Xuanwu Palace disciples flying. Simultaneously, Quan Su, who was rushing towards them, was also thrown back.
The space outside the cosmic barrier began to collapse. Its violent aura even caused the cosmic barrier to ripple!
Xuanwu Jue no longer held back and directly threw a punch at Ye Ling's face!
And Ye Ling, just as he had said, remained motionless, allowing Xuanwu Jue to strike!
Dong!!!
Xuanwu Jue's fist landed on Ye Ling's face. The immense pressure directly caused the surrounding space to collapse. The terrifying impact spread outwards, causing many extraterritorial cultivators to perish!
Yet, Ye Ling did not even blink at Xuanwu Jue's powerful punch, remaining completely still!
Seeing this, Xuanwu Jue's pupils contracted sharply, and his anger instantly vanished!
Ye Ling gently nudged Xuanwu Jue's fist away with his index finger and chuckled, "Two moves remaining."