Sun Moon Change Hands, Ten-Year Finale (3)

Surrender to a God Trial Taker?

Kong Deming glanced at Ye Qingcang subconsciously, his gaze landing on the blood- Red Vertical Sword Mark on Ye Qingcang's forehead. A mixture of shock, confusion, and anger creased his eyes, making them incredibly complex. "Why...?"

Just as Xiao Hongchen could not understand Ye Qingcang.

Like Xiao Hongchen, Kong Deming also couldn't understand Ye Qingcang.

If Ye Qingcang were from the Star Luo Empire, or the Heavenly Soul Empire, or even the Dou Ling Empire, or a student of the Shrek Academy, he wouldn't have so many questions about this young man who is suspected of being the mastermind. It is precisely because this young man is God Trial Taker, a God Trial Taker who is suspected of manipulating this chaos, that he is so puzzled and doesn't understand why the other party would do this.

What's the point?

Would the Sun Moon Empire dare to offend a God Trial Taker?

Is the Sun Moon Empire worthy of being an enemy of an immortal Deity?

You must have a motive for taking action, right?

However, Ye Qingcang had no interest in answering Kong Deming's questions. He tightened his grip slightly, and the suffocating feeling of drowning reminded Kong Deming to make a decision quickly, "When the strong give answers to the weak, it is often because the strong are in a good mood, appreciate the strengths of the weak, or are bored... Right now, I am not in a good mood. If you can't choose, I don't mind choosing for you. This way, we can save time."

God for saving time!

Xuan Ziwen, Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao and the others cursed inwardly.

But for Kong Deming, he knew very well that now, he only had one choice left. "Surrender... I surrender on behalf of the Royal Offering Hall of the Sun Moon Empire; but you must keep your promise and not exterminate the royal family of my Sun Moon Empire, and accept those royal family members who are willing to submit to you."

"Of course I will accept those royal family members who 'genuinely surrender'." Ye Qingcang emphasized, releasing his grip and lowering his arm to allow Kong Deming to catch his breath, even though the weight of those four words made Kong Deming feel suffocated again. "Now, order everyone you can command to stop, and then capture all members of your Sun Moon Empire's royal family... If I haven't seen the result I want after I've dealt with the Holy Spirit Church, then it will be considered a unilateral breach of contract on your part."

"Teacher..." Xuan Ziwen helped Kong Deming up.

"High Priest..." The other Rank 9 Soul Tool Master also gathered around.

"Obey orders..." Kong Deming glanced at the familiar faces around him, momentarily dazed. He propped himself up, his weary eyes making him appear ten years older in an instant. He knew what these people wanted to say, but faced with this young man whose name he didn't even know, the Sun Moon Empire had no choice but to grovel. "Or do you believe that a God Trial Taker who can defeat me now won't be able to defeat one of you in the future?"

Xuan Ziwen and the others stammered and couldn't say anything.

Kong Deming is the strongest guardian of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family.

They are also native to the Sun Moon Continent.

Kong Deming has already lost, so they definitely can't beat this young man who calls himself a God Trial Taker. If they can't even beat this young man now, how can they possibly compete with him in terms of potential and future?

"Go..." Kong Deming looked at the broken prism-shaped Soul Tool in his hand, took out another Tier 9 Soul Tool in the shape of a cannon barrel from his Storage Soul Tool, adjusted it, and aimed it at Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Feng Ling: "Strictly obey orders, do not make meaningless sacrifices... You all need to be more open-minded. First: We will fight to the death, and even if the country is destroyed, the blame will not lie with us; Second: We have preserved the royal bloodline to the best of our ability, just like the Dai Family of the Star Luo Empire abdicated the throne to the Xu Family after the war more than four thousand years ago. There is nothing unacceptable about it. On the contrary, the fact that the Deity are the royal family proves that the mandate of heaven is on our Sun Moon Continent, which is a good thing; Third: I remember Ziwen's disciple, Ju Zi, the little girl who often publishes papers. She is a friend acknowledged by this God Trial Taker. Even for the sake of this friend, this God Trial Taker will not treat the people of our Sun Moon Continent as worthless animals; Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"I understand..." Xuan Ziwen lowered his head and admitted.

"I understand..." The first Rank 9 Soul Tool Master gave up his insistence.

Then came the second, third, and fourth, and all the Rank 9 Soul Tool Master present who belonged to the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. "Understood..."

"Anyone who refuses to cooperate will be killed without exception. No royal family members, including the emperor, may be harbored." Kong Deming was quite capable; in a few words, he clearly arranged everything. "Ziwen, go to the Mingde Hall and tell that old bastard Jing Hongchen to stand by. Zhou Zhenghua and Huangfu Dou, you two go outside the city with my warrant to capture Xu Tianyuan, the leader of the Imperial Dragon Soul Tool Master Legion. Half of the remaining Rank 9 Soul Tool Master will suppress the Holy Spirit Church. The problems in the palace will be handled by me and the remaining Rank 9 Soul Tool Master..."

"No need." Ye Qingcang put one hand in his pocket and the other hand was fiddling with his bracelet. He hadn't moved from beginning to end. Looking at Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Feng Ling opposite him, his gaze was calm, which made people uneasy. "Jing Hongchen won't move. His granddaughter is a friend of my friend. I believe Ju Zi can persuade Hall Master Hongchen. Xu Tianyuan is dead, but not completely dead. He is now under my control. As for the dozen or so titled Douluo of the Holy Spirit Church... I believe Chen Jianjun and the few Angel Douluo died of old age will fight them all. Even if they can't fight them all, they can wear them down with their Undying Body and infinite Soul Power."

Although digging up someone's ancestral grave is very impolite.

But he and Qian Renxue are friends.

In Qian Renxue's words: If her ancestors knew that they could still contribute to the eradication of Evil Spirit Master after their deaths, they would be quite gratified and would not blame Ye Qingcang for desecrating their corpses.

So, not long after meeting Ye Qingcang, Qian Renxue returned to the Spirit Hall. When she came back, she brought Ye Qingcang a small bag of bones as a gift, which was also a testament to their friendship.

The Spirit Hall has existed for ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years ago, the Angel God and the Poseidon ascended to heaven.

Therefore, the Spirit Hall existed at that time.

High Priest like Qian Daoliu are certainly rare over thousands of years.

It's an event that happens only once every thousand years, no exaggeration.

Over the course of ten thousand years, only four High Priest of the Angel God exist in the records of the Spirit Hall. Not counting Qian Daoliu, only three remain.

However, even excluding those titled Douluo Douluo belong to the Spirit Hall, such as Qian Xunji, who possesses the Angel Martial Soul, has accumulated quite a few Douluo over the past ten thousand years.

Qian Renxue only took about one-tenth of it.

The number of remains in Ye Qingcang's possession increased by seventeen.

In other words, there are currently seventeen Title Douluos with angelic spirits, ranging from level 93 to level 90, all resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. In addition, there is Chen Jianjun, a Sword Douluo who reached level 98 in his previous life, and the three previous generations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's sect leader, who are besieging the Holy Spirit Cult, which has fewer than twelve Title Douluos in charge.

Ye Qingcang didn't know whether the Holy Spirit Church was just a joke.

But he still has many cards to play.

Tang Chen is one of them.

However, Tang Chen was left behind in the City of Slaughter.

Adjusting the time by a few hours is fine.

A few days' relocation might affect the City of Slaughter.

Although Kong Deming didn't know what trump cards Ye Qingcang had to contend with the dozen or so Title Douluo of the Holy Spirit Church, since Ye Qingcang had said so, he was naturally willing to accept it if it could save him a few manpower.

He nodded, signaling to the others to do the same.

Then, he picked up the Soul Guidance Cannon and aimed it at Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Feng Ling, expressing his stance and loyalty through his actions.

"Planning to attack us?" Ye Xishui stroked the wound on her hand. Her Martial Soul Possession, absorbing the blood energy of the deceased onto her palm. Her torn hand healed at a visible speed. As Limit Douluo, she could clearly sense the sacred aura swirling above the various Holy Spirit Church strongholds. As Evil Spirit Master who could counter most Martial Soul but was countered by the Angel Martial Soul, she didn't intend to fight Ye Qingcang to the death here. If she were to attract the Deity High Priest behind Ye Qingcang, it would be troublesome. "Boy, let us leave here, and I can promise you that I will never appear in your sight again."

Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, Mu En.

A typical Love Triangle triangle.

Bo Saixi, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen.

This is the previous Love Triangle.

Although the two Love Triangle involved a total of six Limit Douluo, the latter was undoubtedly superior to the former. As Limit Douluo was a high High Priest of Deity, taking on three opponents at once was no problem. If he was willing to go all out, killing three opponents at once would not be an issue, because High Priest of Deity has the right to borrow divine power and temporarily transform himself into Deity walking among mortals.

However, for Ye Qingcang, the High Priest of the Deity was actually easier to fight; theoretically, it would be difficult to fight Limit Douluo like Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao who had no divine power, because the God's Lock could not restrict them; but because Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao both entered the Limit Douluo through the resonance of their Soul Core, their physical strength was not strong, so they were not as difficult to fight as theoretically believed!

Not to mention Ye Qingcang is now a fourth-ring member!

It's not the Third Ring Road!

Although the four sublimations were not completed, they are far superior to the three sublimations!

so...

"Release?" Since Stellar Martial Arts doesn't require Soul Power, and activating the Slaughter Domain would completely seal the opponent's Soul Skill, Ye Qingcang took out Zhongli Wu's soul, which he had just stored in his space. "It's definitely impossible; you should be glad you encountered me, not Qian Renxue; compared to her, who never gives Evil Spirit Master a chance, I will give some Evil Spirit Master a chance to repent, although some people always call this process... making use of waste!"

As Ye Qingcang spoke, he casually grabbed a Faceless Men and sent his soul back to its home, the Virus Brood Nest for the Faceless Men.

It is worth mentioning that the Virus Brood Nest is the root cause of the endless stream of Faceless Men. What it controls is not the Faceless Men, but the Virus Brood Nest.

With a slam on the ground, a coffin swallowed the body. When the coffin shattered, Zhongli Wu, his body covered in cracks, reappeared before the astonished eyes of Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, Feng Ling, Kong Deming, and the others. He even opened his eyes, circulated his Soul Power, and his Martial Soul Possession, with nine Soul Ring rising one after another!

Holy crap!

Holy crap!

Holy crap!

Do you want to check what you're doing?

They even called us Evil Spirit Master?

Your move is even more sinister than that of Evil Spirit Master!

When we create vengeful spirits and puppets, we at least need to find suitable materials. But you create this monstrous thing without needing any materials, and you can even extract the souls from your opponents' corpses to use as puppets, making your former enemies serve you. Please, have some decency!

Except for a decrease in Soul Power Level.

It dropped from Level 98 to level 93.

The rest are exactly the same, replicated proportionally.

Waste utilization?

If this is how waste is being reused, then we'd rather die a horrible death!

"Don't misunderstand, this isn't about making use of waste." Ye Qingcang could tell what these three Evil Spirit Master were thinking Long Xiaoyao by looking at Ye Xishui expressions. Despite his Feng Ling shrewd demeanor, his words sounded chilling to the three of them, "This is called the secondary use of waste; Ye Xishui level 99 Feng Ling Long Xiaoyao is definitely worth far more than a Limit Douluo. Puppets need commands, but living people don't. Therefore, I very much hope that the three of you will be sensible enough to surrender, because that way, I can issue fewer commands."

"Feng Ling!" Ye Xishui shouted sharply, "You stay here and hold them off..."

"I surrender!" Feng Ling knelt down knowingly. While Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao might have a chance to escape, she, pointed at by Kong Deming's level-nine Soul Guidance Cannon, certainly had no chance. Moreover, precisely because she was Evil Spirit Master, she lacked the awareness to cover for her own safety. She was more concerned with the safety of her friends than herself; she was too busy applauding Zhongli Wu's death to possibly cover for Ye Xishui, Zhongli Wu's mother. "Don't kill me!"

"He's a smart man." A series of perceptible fluctuations connected with the heavens and earth, and Ye Qingcang's aura gradually became ethereal. His gaze fell on Ye Xishui Ye Xishui, and his gentle smile appeared sinister and God of Evil to her, "You were just trying to have someone cover your retreat?"

"I'll cover the rear." Long Xiaoyao knew that in the current situation, if no one covered the rear, everyone would die. The self-destruction of two level 92 titled Douluo could kill Zhongli Wu and injure Ye Xishui. If Zhongli Wu, who was suspected of being able to resurrect, were to self-destruct, considering Kong Deming's long-range suppression and Feng Ling's betrayal, neither he nor Ye Xishui would be able to escape. "Xishui, let's go. Don't look back."

Ye Xishui gave Long Xiaoyao a deep look.

Then, without looking back, he turned and left.

"Was it worth it?" Ye Qingcang slowly clenched his fist, and his jade-like fist slammed down like a pillar supporting the sky. The instantaneous acceleration shattered thirteen layers of sound barrier. With just one punch, like an ancient divine mountain, he shattered Long Xiaoyao's Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul Avatar. "Too weak. I finally understand the advantages of the Soul Core system. Ten thousand years ago, a Title Douluo could wield a divine weapon to kill a million-year-old Soul Beast. Now, Limit Douluo can't even kill a group of Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, let alone a million-year-old Soul Beast... This system probably wasn't developed by Soul Beast, but rather to weaken Soul Master, right?"

"A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!" Long Xiaoyao was beaten to a pulp by Ye Qingcang's punches, barely clinging to life. He couldn't even use his Soul Skill, let alone retaliate. Faced with Ye Qingcang's Ye Qingcang speed, he could only grit his teeth and endure Ye Qingcang's seemingly simple next punch. Another fist mark was branded on his chest and abdomen armor, surrounded by spiraling, twisting cracks. "Kill me if you want, torture me if you want, just give me a quick death!"

"You still have the nerve to ask for a quick death?" Ye Qingcang turned around and kicked out a white shockwave as sharp as a blade, shattering all of Long Xiaoyao's defenses with two punches and a kick. In this state, he was already close to Qian Renxue and Bibidong during their decisive battle, or Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi who had burned their Goddess of Life away. Only Limit Douluo broke through using ancient methods, like Tang Chen, could exchange a few blows with him now. Long Xiaoyao, Limit Douluo, was about as strong as the Golden Crocodile Douluo of the Spirit Hall. That was about it. "What... did you give up on yourself after being abandoned by the person you like?"

Long Xiaoyao remained silent.

Fist to fist, fixed point, exchange a punch with Ye Qingcang.

Because he couldn't keep up with Ye Qingcang's speed.

This passive approach is the only option.

His boxing stance was shattered by a single punch, and even his arm was smashed, leaving behind a trail of broken bones. Like a rainbow piercing the sun, it crashed through seventeen palaces and sank into the ruins.

Kong Deming and Feng Ling silently shrank back.

Less than a minute.

Limit Douluo is useless.

They were right to surrender.

"Well..." It was hard to tell from Ye Qingcang's expression whether he was holding back or not, even though he really was. With a flick of his finger, thousands of longswords swept across the sky, slightly narrowing the Slaughter Domain, and landed on Long Xiaoyao, who had just crawled out of the ruins. "I'll grant you the identity of a second waste to be utilized, and of course, a magnificent death!"

The Martial Soul Avatar was destroyed.

His chest and abdomen were cut open by the air blade.

Long Xiaoyao never imagined he would be in such a sorry state.

I never expected to lose so quickly.

However, if this is his fate, he can accept it.

"At least this insignificant amount of time... is enough for her to leave." Long Xiaoyao leaned calmly against the ruins, looking at the sun overhead, as if he had returned to the moment when he first met Ye Xishui: "Xishui..."

"What do you want?" A strange yet familiar voice reached his ears. Long Xiaoyao subconsciously opened his eyes, only to find Ye Xishui, who had supposedly run away, had somehow returned to his side and was standing in front of him. Facing Ye Qingcang, who controlled thousands of flying swords without letting them fall, her tone was filled with extreme frustration and humiliation. "I should congratulate you on your correct gamble. I really couldn't let this idiot of his stay here to die. You gambled that I would come back for him, and I gambled that he would let me go... You won!"

"Everyone has a weakness." Ye Qingcang knew about the relationship between Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao in the original story. It was precisely because of that relationship—the willingness to endure the detonation of Level 9 Soul Tool Bomb together—that he gave the Long Xiaoyao - Ye Xishui lovers a second chance. "Whether you serve me alongside him, or be killed by me and never see him again. Having witnessed darkness, you should be able to guess what methods would be most tormenting to you, and also tormenting to him..."

"Of course I know; for example: you capture our souls, and then, like controlling Zhongli Wu, you bring us back to life, and control us to kill each other, making me kill him, who is immortal, time and time again, and making him kill me, who is immortal, time and time again, or humiliating me to the extreme, making him watch..." Ye Xishui's experience was similar to Bibidong's, so after just a moment's thought, she anticipated countless methods of destroying the mind. However, this time she returned with no intention of running away again, or even of living. "I am willing to surrender, willing to submit, I only beg you not to kill him!"

"Xi Shui..." Long Xiaoyao panicked.

"Shut up!" Ye Xishui had already started to lie down.

She has seen her own heart clearly.

They definitely couldn't bear to part with Long Xiaoyao.

Since that's the case, she had no choice to begin with.

What's the point of agonizing over it?

"Then go and wipe out those Evil Spirit Master of your Holy Spirit Church." Ye Qingcang tossed out two collars. These weren't Soul Tool, but Alchemy Creation. Once someone wore one and was controlled by it, even a god could be instantly obliterated. "From now on, become my vicious dogs and obey my commands!"