Su Yang kowtowed repeatedly before Ye Ling, begging for mercy, but having lost his energy, he even lost the ability to breathe.
As his body began to suffocate, Su Yang felt as if countless ants were gnawing at him, causing him extreme discomfort.
His mind was in a haze, and the will to survive overshadowed everything else!
"Please... save my life!"
Su Yang's voice grew weaker and weaker. The agony of suffocation began to torment him, causing him to lose his grip on Ye Ling's pant leg. He curled into a ball on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Ye Ling stood before Su Yang, watching his suffering with a calm expression, showing no intention of offering help.
The surrounding cultivators' fear intensified, their bodies trembling more violently, and the atmosphere grew increasingly stagnant.
A few minutes later, the residual energy within Su Yang was completely depleted. The remaining oxygen in his body could no longer sustain his body's consumption. He slowly died in agony.
A contorted expression froze on his face.
Everyone present witnessed it all.
The cultivators of the Su family watched their young master lying like a dead dog in a pool of blood mixed with engine oil. Their fear grew, and they wondered what fate awaited them.
"Emperor... Emperor Lord... spare us!"
Suddenly, a Su family cultivator's emotions broke. He began to kowtow before Ye Ling, begging for mercy.
One followed by another, soon all the cultivators present began to kowtow before Ye Ling, pleading for their lives!
"Emperor Lord, spare us! We were merely followers; we did nothing!"
"Emperor Lord, I was wrong! We are insignificant figures, please let us go!"
"Emperor Lord! We are willing to follow the Demonic Palace!"
In an instant, pleas for mercy rose and fell from the crowd. The cultivators were utterly humble before Ye Ling.
The cultivators of the Dragon Division, who emerged from the farm, felt refreshed seeing this scene. The pent-up frustration of recent times vanished!
Since the Dragon Division was taken over by the four great families and they were expelled, they hadn't felt such a sense of vindication in a long time!
Ye Ling ignored the pleas of the surrounding cultivators. After confirming Su Yang was dead, he turned to the cultivators kneeling on the ground and said calmly, "You followed the Su family, and you have made your choice. You should bear the consequences."
Ye Ling's words only increased the cultivators' fear. They began to kowtow frantically, their pleas growing louder.
Unfortunately, Ye Ling remained unmoved.
A dense demonic energy emanated from Ye Ling's body, pouring towards the cultivators.
Wherever the demonic energy passed, the cultivators turned into mere white bones!
In the blink of an eye, only a pile of kneeling skeletons remained outside the farm, a scene that was profoundly shocking.
The surroundings fell into a deathly silence. The cultivators of the Dragon Division who had come out from the farm to watch were all stunned.
They hadn't expected Ye Ling to be so ruthless and merciless at this moment!
Soon, sensing the mass deaths, Black and White Impermanence flew to the vicinity of the farm to harvest the souls.
Black Impermanence, not noticing Ye Ling, muttered while harvesting souls, "The world is getting more chaotic lately. Ever since the Demonic Palace declined, more and more cultivators have died in conflicts. We're almost overwhelmed!"
White Impermanence also collected souls with a look of impatience, cursing, "I don't know which scoundrel did this again, forcing us brothers to work overtime. I curse him..."
However, halfway through his words, White Impermanence saw Ye Ling standing outside the farm. The rest of his words were choked in his throat, and he stammered, "Emperor, Emperor..."
"Who are you calling brother?" Black Impermanence replied impatiently to White Impermanence, continuing, "In my opinion, the person who caused this bloodshed is a scoundrel. If I couldn't interfere in mortal affairs, I would definitely smash the guy who killed so many people here!"
Black Impermanence was harvesting souls, completely oblivious to the extremely grim expression on White Impermanence's face, and to Ye Ling approaching him.
Seeing White Impermanence's lack of action, Black Impermanence urged, "What are you spacing out for? Get to work!"
White Impermanence could no longer ignore Black Impermanence. He immediately bowed to Ye Ling, saying, "Your humble servant, White Impermanence, pays respects to the Emperor Lord!"
"Emperor Lord?"
Hearing White Impermanence's words, Black Impermanence shuddered violently, his entire body instantly stiffening. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
He stared incredulously at White Impermanence, who was bowing behind him, pursed his lips, and stammered, "What, what are you saying? No, it can't be?"
Black Impermanence's hair stood on end, his mind went blank.
At this moment, Ye Ling's voice came from behind, "Who were you going to smash?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Black Impermanence trembled all over, quickly turned to look at Ye Ling, and stammered, "Emperor, Emperor, Emperor..."
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Who are you calling brother?"
"Emperor Lord, I was wrong!" Black Impermanence immediately gave Ye Ling a ninety-degree bow, flustered, "I didn't know you were here just now. What I said was definitely not directed at you!"
Rumors had spread throughout the Three Realms that Emperor Lord Ye Ling had lost all his cultivation, and the Demonic Palace in the mortal world was like a decaying mansion that had collapsed with a bang.
It could be said that the chaos in the mortal world was greatly related to Ye Ling's downfall!
To verify this news, Black and White Impermanence had specifically sought out Ye You, confirming that Ye Ling was unconscious, his internal spiritual power was empty, and he had completely lost his cultivation.
Upon receiving this news, Black and White Impermanence knew that the mortal world was about to undergo great changes. All they could do was to mind their own business.
But now...
Black and White Impermanence never expected Ye Ling to be standing alive before them!
Although Ye Ling still had no spiritual power within him, making him seem like an impostor, the aura he exuded had long been deeply imprinted in the souls of Black and White Impermanence!
This was the real deal!
White Impermanence mustered the courage to look at Ye Ling and asked cautiously, "Emperor Lord, your cultivation..."
Ye Ling smiled, "It's gone."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's answer, Black and White Impermanence's hearts tightened at first, and then they both felt immensely relieved. Their attitudes instantly shifted by 180 degrees.
White Impermanence stood up and smiled at Ye Ling, "Hi! Emperor Lord, you should have said so earlier! Actually, it's no big deal to not have cultivation, as long as you're alive."
Black Impermanence also shed his previous nervousness, walked up to Ye Ling with a smile, placed his hand on Ye Ling's shoulder, and said, "Emperor Lord, don't worry. From now on, you have our brothers to cover for you. Although we can't let you roam the Three Realms like before, we can guarantee that no petty individuals in the mortal world can harm you!"
Ye Ling looked at Black Impermanence, who had his arm around his shoulder, and shook his head, smiling. He then added, "Actually, I was just joking. How could my cultivation suddenly disappear?"
As he spoke, Ye Ling snapped his fingers.
Rumble!
A bolt of black lightning struck down from the sky, fiercely hitting Su Yang's corpse and burning him to ashes!
The black lightning blinded Black Impermanence's eyes. The smile on his face froze, and the hand hooked around Ye Ling's shoulder also became stiff.
He stiffly withdrew his hand, twisted his stiff neck, and with trembling lips, forced a smile at Ye Ling, "J-joke? Emperor, Emperor Lord, you are truly humorous..."
White Impermanence was also stunned. He pursed his lips and took a great effort to recover. He quickly flattered Ye Ling, "I knew it! How could something happen to the Emperor Lord for no reason! With the Emperor Lord's cultivation, who in the Three Realms could threaten you!"
As he spoke, White Impermanence quickly floated to Su Yang's chair, moved the chair behind Ye Ling, pulled Ye Ling to sit down, massaged Ye Ling's legs, and said with a smile, "Emperor Lord, if you have any orders, just tell us brothers!"
Black Impermanence also reacted, quickly massaging Ye Ling's back, "Exactly, exactly! As long as the Emperor Lord gives an order, our brothers will definitely go through fire and water for the Emperor Lord, and spare no effort!"
Ye Ling looked at Black and White Impermanence massaging his legs and back, sighed slightly, and then said, "Alright, I won't joke anymore. I do have something for you two to do this time."
Black and White Impermanence immediately stood at attention before Ye Ling and said in unison, "Emperor Lord, please instruct us!"
Ye Ling's demeanor suddenly turned cold. He looked at Black and White Impermanence and said calmly, "From now on, many people in China will die."
Black and White Impermanence trembled violently, their expressions instantly becoming solemn.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, they understood... something big was about to happen!
Ye Ling continued, "I need you two to collect the souls of those people. After everything is over, I will give you a standard of judgment."
"Those who caused trouble during my slumber, the least guilty will be denied human form for three lifetimes, and the most severe... will never be reborn."
Hiss—!
Black and White Impermanence gasped, their expressions changing drastically!
This time...
The Emperor Lord was truly angry!