Gu Yuena Weeps! Pursuing Qian Ye!

The entire process was terrifyingly quiet.

In less than a single breath, a living person, a Title Douluo of over level ninety, had simply vanished into thin air.

It was as if he had never existed in this world at all.

The wind blew past.

In his place, only a set of empty clothes and a few scattered spirit bones remained.

Silence.

A deathly, suffocating silence.

Across the entire Lake of Life, one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's gaze converged upon the back of Qian Ye, who remained as calm and composed as ever.

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the spot where Dai Mubai had disappeared, her pupils losing focus as if her soul had been ripped away.

Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong were so terrified that their wits had scattered, their bodies trembling uncontrollably like chaff in the wind.

Dead?

Boss Dai—just died like that?

Killed by a single sentence?

What kind of power was this?

What kind of method was this?

This had completely transcended their understanding of power!

Fear!

An irrepressible fear, originating from the deepest depths of their souls, instantly seized their hearts!

The man before them was no human!

He was a devil!

A devil countless times more terrifying than the Silver Dragon King!

Even Di Tian and the other fierce beasts were silent as cicadas, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Qian Ye.

In that instant just now, they hadn't even sensed the use of any spirit power or laws.

That human had simply been "erased" from this world by some supreme rule.

What immense power this was!

"Ah—!"

A shrill, miserable scream shattered the deathly silence.

It was Ning Rongrong!

Her psychological defenses had completely collapsed; she clutched her head, slumped to the ground, and began to babble incoherently.

"Dead—everyone is dead—we're all going to die—"

Qian Ye turned around, his gaze sweeping over the remaining members of Shrek. His eyes were calm, without a ripple.

Yet, it was precisely this calm gaze that made Tang San and the others feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

It was over!

They were truly going to be wiped out here today!

Tang San's heart sank to the bottom of the abyss.

He was not reconciled!

He still had a great vengeance to exact! He still had to destroy Martial Soul Hall! He still had to become the master of this world!

How could he die here!

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Under the extreme pressure of a life-or-death crisis, Tang San's potential—or perhaps, the machinations of the one behind him—finally erupted!

"Hum—!"

A monstrous, blood-colored baleful aura suddenly surged into the sky from within Tang San's body!

This aura was evil, violent, and filled with the will of destruction and slaughter!

It was the exact opposite of his holy Sea God aura!

"Crack!"

The spatial confinement laid down by Gu Yuena shattered instantly under the impact of this blood-colored aura!

A strange, blood-red magic sword, its blade engraved with the wailing patterns of countless wronged souls, manifested automatically in Tang San's other hand.

Asura Magic Sword!

"This is—"

A flicker of surprise flashed through the violet eyes of Gu Yuena.

Although this power was still very faint, its essence had already touched the level of a God King!

"Want to kill me? It won't be that easy!"

Tang San regained his freedom. He grabbed the Asura Magic Sword, and his entire temperament underwent a transformation.

His eyes turned blood-red, filled with a frenzied, murderous intent.

"Shrek, let's go!"

He had no intention of lingering in the fight.

This man in black was too terrifying; he was simply not someone he could contend with right now.

Before his voice had even faded, the Asura Magic Sword in his hand erupted with brilliant light, forcibly tearing open a blood-colored spatial rift.

Tang San grabbed Xiao Wu beside him, while his other hand swept up a surge of divine power to pull Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun along, charging into the blood-colored rift without a moment's hesitation.

Before he departed, his voice, filled with extreme resentment, echoed across the heavens and earth.

"Qian Renxue! Qian Ye! Gu Yuena!"

"This humiliation today, I, Tang San, will carve into my heart!"

"The day I return shall be the day of your destruction!"

The blood-colored rift closed in an instant.

The Star Dou Great Forest returned to silence once more.

Di Tian and the other fierce beasts looked at each other, feeling somewhat at a loss.

Just like that—they let them escape?

Gu Yuena's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she was just about to use spatial power to pursue them.

"No need to chase."

The voice of Qian Ye rang out.

"He cannot escape."

His gaze rested on the spot where Tang San had vanished, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"The aura of the Asura God—"

"It seems those old fellows in the God Realm haven't been idle either."

Qian Ye whispered to himself.

"The God Realm?"

Upon hearing these two words, Gu Yuena's expression turned stern.

She looked at Qian Ye and asked, "Do you mean that the power just now was the handiwork of the God Realm?"

Qian Ye nodded.

"Tang San is likely the pawn they have chosen."

"Helping him become a god, bestowing upon him dual god positions, and even going so far as to hand him a lethal weapon like the Asura Magic Sword—it seems their ambitions are not small."

Qian Ye's tone was very flat, as if he were speaking of a trivial matter.

But to Gu Yuena, these words sent a jolt through her heart.

She had always believed that her greatest enemy was the God Realm.

Yet, she had never imagined that the God Realm had already begun laying out its schemes on the Douluo Continent.

And the man before her seemed to know the plans of the God Realm like the back of his hand.

Gu Yuena looked at Qian Ye's profile and suddenly realized that she was finding it increasingly difficult to see through him.

Back then, he had risen like a comet, his sword suppressing the world, only to disappear mysteriously afterward.

Now, he had returned, and his strength had reached a level so unfathomable that even she could not gauge it.

Who exactly was he?

Where had he gone all these years?

Countless questions flooded her mind.

And Qian Ye, seemingly having read her thoughts, turned his head and gave her a faint smile.

"What are you thinking about?"

"They are merely clowns; they won't be able to stir up any waves."

He reached out and took Gu Yuena's hand quite naturally.

"Let's go, take me to see where you live."

"So many years have passed; your taste shouldn't have worsened, right?"

As her hand was held by him, Gu Yuena's delicate body trembled, and her cheeks flushed red once more.

The slight majesty that had just risen vanished in an instant without a trace.

She lowered her head, her voice as faint as a gnat's hum.

"Mm—"

Beside them, Di Tian, Zi Ji, and the other Great Beasts were completely dumbfounded.

They looked at one another, and in each other's eyes, they could see the shock that was practically overflowing.

Lord...

Their Lord, just like that, was being led away by a human man?

Qian Ye held Gu Yuena's hand, his palm warm and smooth, just as it had been an eternity ago.

Di Tian, Zi Ji, and the rest of the Great Beasts stood rooted to the spot, their expressions dazed, as if they had fallen into a bizarre and surreal dream.

Their Lord, who had suppressed the ages and viewed gods as nothing, was at this moment like a young girl newly in love, meekly being led by a human man as they strolled across the azure waves of the Lake of Life.

With every step they took, nine-colored ripples radiated out beneath their feet, while the laws of space and time intertwined around them, transforming into the most resplendent backdrop.