In the center of the City of Heaven, a pillar of pitch-black light connected the sky and the earth, and an extremely uncomfortable aura spread outwards.
The mechanical soldiers crafted by the Remnant Evil Clan were all deployed, collectively forming a massive soul network that covered the entire city.
The souls of the residents within the City of Heaven were all extracted, their physical bodies turning to dust.
As for the upper-class nobles within the buildings, their fate was even more tragic. Each of them was transformed by the Remnant Evil Clan into a vessel for storing souls, capturing the souls of hundreds of millions from across the city!
Ye Ling stood in the void, carrying the World-Ending Spirit Fire, and gazed at the soaring pillar of light before him, his eyes unfathomably deep.
The World-Ending Spirit Fire sighed, "It seems this City of Heaven is the granary of the Remnant Evil Clan. The Lord of Remnant Evil requires a vast amount of soul power to reincarnate as Long Ye, and the souls of the residents of this City of Heaven are precisely what can be absorbed by the reincarnated Lord of Remnant Evil."
"Once these people's souls are absorbed, they likely won't even have a chance to be resurrected."
Ye Ling said lightly, "He won't have the chance to absorb them. The moment he becomes Long Ye, we will make our move."
World-Ending Spirit Fire: "Do you need my help? This time, you're not just dealing with the reincarnated Lord of Remnant Evil, but also the top combat forces of the entire Remnant Evil Clan."
"From the auras I can sense, the number of Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortals is no less than ten, plus the Heavenly Industry Star Lord and the even stronger Young Master Bai. This is quite a formidable group of enemies."
Ye Ling replied, "No need... Currently, the only one in the Remnant Evil Clan that I need to take seriously is the Lord of Remnant Evil. And once he reincarnates, there will be no one left in the Remnant Evil Clan who can stop me."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Ending Spirit Fire couldn't help but smack its lips, "You're this confident now?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Isn't confidence a good thing? Although I don't know exactly how strong I am right now, I can be sure that I possess sufficient ability to see the Remnant Evil Clan off."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire laughed, "Haha, good lad, you're quite arrogant! Then I shall witness history from the sidelines today."
"Just watch."
Boom!!!
As Ye Ling and the World-Ending Spirit Fire conversed, the black pillar of light suddenly erupted with immense energy. Long Ye, enveloped entirely by dark energy, flew out from the building and hovered in the air.
A fierce wind swept up, the sky turned incredibly dark, and scarlet beams of light pierced through the black clouds, shining down upon the land.
The Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortals of the Remnant Evil Clan all flew out, forming a circle around Long Ye, using their spiritual power to cleanse Long Ye's body while simultaneously strengthening it.
The Lord of Remnant Evil, wearing a silver mask, also flew out, calmly observing Long Ye being cleansed by the members of the Remnant Evil Clan.
When Ye Ling saw the Lord of Remnant Evil fly out from a distance, he then used runes to conceal his aura and his form.
Seeing Ye Ling's action, the World-Ending Spirit Fire realized that Ye Ling hadn't even made a conscious effort to conceal his aura earlier, yet not a single person among the Remnant Evil Clan had detected him!
From this alone, the World-Ending Spirit Fire understood the vast difference between Ye Ling and the other powerhouses of the Remnant Evil Clan!
"A single Soul Suppressing Ladder could cause this kid to undergo a complete transformation. It truly lives up to its reputation as a divine artifact more precious than the Dao Heart."
Amidst the World-Ending Spirit Fire's exclamations, the Remnant Evil Clan also commenced the ritual.
Young Master Bai personally took action, extracting Long Ye's soul, erasing Long Ye's consciousness, and then returning Long Ye's soul, bowing to the Lord of Remnant Evil, "My Lord, all preparations are complete."
"Mm."
The Lord of Remnant Evil nodded slightly and began to dismantle his own body and soul, allowing his consciousness to gradually merge with Long Ye's soul.
For the Lord of Remnant Evil to deceive the cosmic barrier, he had to completely abandon his original power and become Long Ye entirely.
During this process, the Lord of Remnant Evil would lose eight to nine-tenths of his power.
Seeing the Lord of Remnant Evil's consciousness gradually merging with Long Ye, Young Master Bai waved his hand and commanded the surrounding Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortals, "Execute vigilance, completely seal off the City of Heaven, and do not allow any living being to appear within this city!"
"Yes!"
The Remnant Evil Clan powerhouses received the order, each choosing a direction and directly sweeping through the City of Heaven, even eradicating bacteria that existed within the city!
The entire City of Heaven, apart from the Remnant Evil Clan, had no other living beings.
It had completely become a forbidden zone for life!
While the Remnant Evil Clan began their great sweep, Ye Ling calmly stood in the void, showing no intention of leaving the City of Heaven.
Even when two Chaos Sovereigns passed by him, they did not detect his presence.
Soon, the City of Heaven was thoroughly cleared by the Remnant Evil Clan. After Young Master Bai confirmed there were no lingering threats, he erected the Blood Barrier, enveloping the entire City of Heaven and preventing any living being from entering its interior.
After completing this, Young Master Bai personally began to guard the Lord of Remnant Evil, and also condensed a barrier around the Lord of Remnant Evil and Long Ye, preventing any members of the Remnant Evil Clan from approaching.
Seeing Young Master Bai cover the Lord of Remnant Evil and Long Ye, the World-Ending Spirit Fire couldn't help but say, "This is bad. That white-skinned fellow set up a barrier, and we don't know when the Lord of Remnant Evil will complete his reincarnation! When should we make our move?"
Ye Ling said lightly, "I can see."
"Ah?" The World-Ending Spirit Fire was somewhat bewildered and quickly looked at Ye Ling. It saw golden light flashing in Ye Ling's eyes, and the scene within Young Master Bai's barrier was reflected in Ye Ling's eyes.
"You can even see this?"
Seeing Ye Ling's feat, the World-Ending Spirit Fire couldn't help but smack its lips, feeling its throat dry.
It suddenly felt like it no longer recognized Ye Ling.
This was outrageously strong. Did the advancement to逍遥仙 (Xiaoyao Xian) truly grant such a significant boost?
As Young Master Bai protected the Lord of Remnant Evil, the entire City of Heaven fell completely silent. The members of the Remnant Evil Clan stood in their pre-assigned positions, maintaining a strict guard.
This had become the most heavily guarded place in the entire universe.
Time flowed by, second by second.
Ye Ling stared motionlessly at the protective barrier condensed by Young Master Bai, like a tiger poised to catch its prey!
Crack!
After an unknown period, a crack appeared on the barrier condensed by Young Master Bai, and wisps of black energy emanated from it.
The corners of Ye Ling's mouth curved slightly. He directly condensed a long sword with runes and said with a smile, "Next, it's my turn."
Before his words had even finished, Ye Ling took a step forward, no longer concealing his aura!
Boom!
The aura of a 逍遥仙 (Xiaoyao Xian) swept in all directions, alarming all the members of the Remnant Evil Clan!
Young Master Bai sensed Ye Ling's aura and looked over in shock, his heart churning with immense waves, and exclaimed, "Ye Ling? Why isn't he dead?"
The Heavenly Industry Star Lord also sensed Ye Ling's aura. However, he didn't have time to ponder why Ye Ling would appear here. He immediately condensed a giant axe in his hand and charged towards Ye Ling, shouting to Young Master Bai, "Young Master Bai, leave this Ye Ling to me! Let me avenge the previous humiliation!"
Before his voice faded, the Heavenly Industry Star Lord tore through the sky, a black streak of light carrying an extremely terrifying power hurtling towards Ye Ling!
Ye Ling looked at the approaching Heavenly Industry Star Lord, his lips curling slightly, "A mantis trying to stop a chariot."
With that, Ye Ling transformed into an afterimage, allowing the Heavenly Industry Star Lord to swing his giant axe.
The massive axe cleaved through space, and Ye Ling's afterimage dissipated.
The Heavenly Industry Star Lord missed his target with his axe and immediately looked around, roaring, "Ant, where are you hiding now? Have the guts to come out and fight me!"
"I'm not hiding this time."
Ye Ling slowly appeared behind the Heavenly Industry Star Lord. Blood dripped from the blade of the long sword in his hand.
"Kid, so you're here! Take this axe!"
The Heavenly Industry Star Lord turned and glared at Ye Ling. Just as he was about to raise his giant axe to strike Ye Ling, a bloodstain appeared on his neck, though no one knew when it had happened.
Ye Ling flicked the blood off the sword blade and smiled at the Heavenly Industry Star Lord, "You should die now."
The next moment, the Heavenly Industry Star Lord's head, under the horrified gaze of the Remnant Evil Clan powerhouses, rolled off his neck and plummeted towards the ground.
Thud!!!
The Heavenly Industry Star Lord's head smashed onto the ground, simultaneously striking the hearts of all the Remnant Evil Clan powerhouses!
The City of Heaven fell into complete silence.