The black fog blanketing the sky dissipated.
Great Emperor Zhitong did not linger. He descended onto a distant mountaintop.
After a long while.
Only then did the people present turn their gazes back. Every one of them was brimming with excitement.
In the end, their "Allied Army" had won this battle.
The crowd immediately began worrying about the battle to come. But when they looked over, they saw Ye Xi drinking wine and eating meat with the little girl, enjoying himself immensely.
"He's still in the mood to find a Dao companion at a time like this?"
"Talk about being carefree!"
"Is it really all right to send this guy into the final battle?"
"I said it at the time—I was strongly against it. Too bad they wouldn't let me attend the meeting!"
Even the leaders of several top powers couldn't help frowning.
But when they recalled the formidable strength Ye Xi had displayed that day, the unease in their hearts finally faded.
At this moment, Yuan Ruoyu and Ye Qingge were the calmest of all.
They looked completely confident.
Yuan Ruoyu thought to herself:
"Surely your disciple can't be all that bad, right?"
On the other side, Ye Qingge narrowed her eyes slightly and thought:
"If you dare lose, then even castrating you would be pointless. I'll have someone snip it off!"
On that "green leaf."
Ye Xi suddenly sensed something and turned to look. He happened to meet Ye Qingge's meaningful gaze.
He shivered at once, squeezing his legs together.
Qiao Xi asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Ye Xi coughed lightly and said, "Nothing. It's just that I'm about to head into battle, so I'm a little excited!"
In the An Clan's ranks.
Their arrogance had been swept away.
An Yujun and the others had originally thought they had the best chance of winning.
Yet they had suffered the most complete defeat.
Now only An Yudu remained. Although he was also a Great Emperor, the strength of his opponent was still unknown.
An Yudu's gaze turned cold. "Big brother, I'm going!"
The next moment, he soared into the air and came to a stop high above. He called out to Ye Xi:
"Come on! I, An Yudu, will fight you in the final battle!"
Ye Xi rose to his feet and flashed into the battlefield.
"Gladly!"
A fierce glint flashed in An Yudu's eyes. He gave a cold snort, his aura erupted, and his Dao-rules domain unfurled.
Across a vast expanse of land, all kinds of strange demonic beasts appeared.
There were even many rarely seen primordial ferocious beasts: a colossal Flood Dragon stretched across ten thousand miles, a Mystic Bird soared through the sky, and a savage Demon Ape towered over them all.
A terrifying aura burst forth and bore down on them!
Everyone present was stunned once more, almost unable to believe it.
"How is this possible? An Yudu is a Great Emperor too!"
"Three Great Emperors from one clan? Even some Ancient Clans with long, time-honored legacies haven't managed that in ages, have they?"
"Terrifying!"
"It must be the secret of Cangwu Mountain. It has to be!"
"No matter what, we have to get in!"
But to the leaders of some top powers, something about this seemed suspicious.
Although the An Clan had risen rapidly over the past ten thousand years,
raising three Great Emperors at once was still a bit of a stretch.
The leaders exchanged glances, each understanding the unease in the others' eyes.
Yuan Ruoyu was also full of questions. Her gaze drifted toward Cangwu Mountain.
"What secret is hidden there, exactly?"
High above the battlefield.
Ye Xi remained remarkably calm. His aura shuddered, and his Dao Domain unfolded around him as well.
His Dao Domain was a mountain.
A strange mountain hanging upside down. Though neither tall nor large, it spewed rosy light and drifted among clouds of every color.
It was like an Immortal Mountain turned upside down.
Xuanyu Du's eyes flickered. Daring not to be careless, he said in a low voice, "This Emperor will see what you can do!"
The moment the words fell!
Roars of dragons and beasts shook the earth, making it seem as though they had stumbled into a world of demonic beasts.
A colossal Flood Dragon swept its tail through the air with boundless force!
A Mystic Bird spat out mysterious flames, while a giant Demon Ape raised both arms and brought them crashing down. The Green-Headed Flame Lion lunged in with its jaws wide open.
One ferocious demonic beast after another charged in without end. Though they were only Dao manifestations within the domain, not the real beasts, their power was just as terrifying!
Ye Xi did not panic. He unleashed a divine ability and struck out with his palm!
The Flood Dragon vanished.
The Immortal Mountain beneath his feet burst into dazzling light, moving so swiftly that no one could follow its path or make out its shape.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A string of deafening crashes rang out. A terrifying storm erupted, tearing up the distant mountain ranges!
The shockwaves from the clash reduced everything they touched to dust.
So far,
this had been the most spectacular battle!
After all, this was the kind of fight most people could actually understand.
But after an hour had passed,
Ye Xi finally began to show signs of fatigue. As he defended against the attacks, he seemed rather hard-pressed.
An Yudu's face lit up with delight. He said in a sinister voice, "You're not bad for a junior. Surrender now, and I can spare your life!"
Before they set out, An Yujun had told them to avoid killing anyone if possible.
If they won, the An Clan would continue to grow, and there was no need to offend too many people.
If they lost, they should at least try to give the younger generation a chance to survive.
Ye Xi burst into laughter. "You? You think you have what it takes to make me surrender? You're still far too weak!"
"..."
An Yudu's expression stiffened. A murderous glint flashed through his eyes—he had always been the most bloodthirsty one.
"You brought this on yourself!"
An Yudu's attacks erupted once more. All kinds of ferocious demonic beasts charged forward, unleashing astonishing power.
This was him fighting with all his might, intent on killing Ye Xi!
Rumble!
An even more terrifying storm swept across the battlefield, making many people instinctively retreat.
Yuan Ruoyu began to worry. Could he still hold on?
Ye Qingge gritted her teeth too and muttered, "Steady, boy. At the very least, you have to be half as good as your Master!"
Yet under the fearful gazes of everyone present,
another half an hour passed.
Ye Xi really did hold on. Though the fight looked even more perilous and he seemed even more battered, he still hadn't lost.
He hadn't even been injured.
An Yudu was furious. He roared,
"Boy, if you've got the guts, fight me head-on!"
Ye Xi's divine abilities weren't very powerful, but they were incredibly fast. He always managed to dodge the attacks by the narrowest of margins.
"Come catch me, you old bastard!"
Ye Xi laughed uproariously.
An Yudu's expression grew terrifyingly dark. He was already at his limit. If he didn't finish off his opponent soon, his strength would start to decline.
"Unless..."
An Yudu's expression shifted uncertainly. Seeing Ye Xi's arrogant appearance, he flew into a rage.
A strange power, belonging to a Mystic Bird, surged out of his body.
The next moment.
All the demonic beasts in his Dao Domain began to transform wildly. The Flood Dragon sprouted wings, the Mystic Bird grew eight pairs of claws from its wings, and the Demon Ape grew three heads and six arms!
At the sight of this, An Yujun and An Yuheng turned ashen.
"What is that?"
"How terrifying—and disgusting! What kind of monster is it?"
"Not only are those beasts disgusting, I feel sick myself. The spiritual energy in my body seems to be running wild!"
"Why do I feel this way?"
The cultivators present first voiced their disgust, then noticed something strange happening to themselves.
It was an intensely evil feeling, as if... something unseen were staring at them, making the hairs on their bodies stand on end and sending chills down their spines.
The stronger someone was, the more clearly they felt it!
Yuan Ruoyu, Ye Qingge, and the others could feel it even more clearly. Their spiritual energy seemed to be suppressed, sluggish in its circulation and bound as if by invisible shackles.
"Hahaha!"
An Yudu laughed darkly. Feeling a power unlike any he had ever known, he was utterly exhilarated!
He even regretted not refining the "Alien Seed" sooner.
He looked at Ye Xi and was just about to wipe away the shame of his earlier defeat when, unexpectedly, Ye Xi smiled—a smile of someone whose scheme had succeeded.
Ye Xi smiled even more broadly. Looking at An Yudu's Dao Domain, he said calmly:
"So you really did refine the Alien Dao Origin. You've become monsters, lapdogs of the Alien Race!"
At those words, An Yudu was struck like a bolt from the blue!
He stared at Ye Xi as if he were looking at a ghost and cried out, "Who are you? How do you know that?"
On the ground, An Yujun, An Yuheng, and the other An Clan members who knew the truth nearly collapsed.
As for everyone else present,
they were all utterly shocked, staring in disbelief.
"Alien Dao Origin? What is that? Was that what made us feel sick just now?"
"And what is the Alien Race?"
"Who is Ye Xi? How does he know so much?"
At that moment, everyone was completely bewildered.
Yuan Ruoyu and the others abruptly turned to look at the An Clan's territory. One glance at everyone's reactions was enough to tell them Ye Xi was telling the truth!
High above the battlefield.
An Yudu seemed to go mad. His eyes bloodshot, he snarled, "I'm going to kill you! If I have to, I'll kill everyone!"
Ye Xi's expression changed. He shook his head. "You're of no use to me anymore!"
Then he launched an attack.
Ye Xi slowly extended his hand. It looked utterly ordinary, yet no one dared underestimate it.
He turned his palm downward and slammed it down!
Rumble!
A gigantic palm appeared in the sky, as vast as a mountain, and completely enveloped An Yudu.
Between its thick fingers, mysterious and strange Dao patterns glimmered, blazing with light.
An Yudu was horrified. Beneath this palm, he discovered that his Dao-rules were suppressed, leaving him with less than a tenth—or perhaps a fifth—of his strength.
Even the parts of him that had transformed seemed to be restrained.
Thud—
The palm came crashing down. An Yudu's Dao Domain crumbled inch by inch, dissolving into nothingness.
An Yudu was completely suppressed. He had lost!
After a moment of silence,
thunderous cheers erupted across the vast plain.
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