On the way back to the Ye Family Ancestral Residence, everything went smoothly. However, at Huaxia's borders, darkness was spreading on a massive scale. Many border cities were continuously being eroded by the night, and within that endless darkness, countless soul beasts seemed as if they had been injected with stimulants, becoming incomparably savage.
However, thanks to Ye Lei's intervention, all of Huaxia had long been covered by various Soul Tool defensive devices. Even if tide-riding creatures wanted to break into the cities, it would not be easy. After all, the durability of the Level 8 Defense Soul Tools personally crafted by Ye Lei was comparable to that of a Nine-Ring Defense-type Soul Master.
The wedding convoy had just stopped before the gates of the Ye Family Ancestral Residence. Ye Lei welcomed his bride out of the car with delight written all over his face, but before they could enter the residence, his expression suddenly stiffened. Not only him—even the other soul masters present changed expressions in that instant.
A murderous aura immediately spread from Ye Lei. Suddenly, a mass of black light descended from the sky and crashed straight into the Ye Family Ancestral Residence!
"Special Operations Squad, protect the old man at close range!"
Ye Lei roared instantly. Upon receiving the order, the members of the special police squad immediately activated the defensive devices on their bodies, then quickly entered the residence and formed a close protective detail around Ye Mojian, the old master of the Ye Family.
The black light did not stop. Instead, it continuously fell from the sky, landing around the Ye Family Ancestral Residence without pause. The once grand and imposing residence was relentlessly bombarded by the black light, and more than half of it collapsed in an instant.
The formerly clear sky suddenly