"Uncle Ye Fu's grave really was dug up."
On the outskirts of Mingdu, a white-haired child touched the soil on the ground, looking puzzled.
Behind him, a white-haired beauty with an aloof air waited quietly.
"Then why did Gu Yuena say the remains were fake?"
The Snow Empress was puzzled too. With her cultivation, she could follow what was happening in Mingdu even from here.
"The remains are real. There's no doubt about that."
"Otherwise, the Plane Consciousness would have warned me."
"But the remains in the bone dragon's hands might not be real."
Ye Xiao's eyes flickered. He had a vague guess.
"Someone swapped them?"
The Snow Empress raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise.
"That's most likely what happened."
"Come on. Since the Demon Empress is here too, it's time to end this farce."
Ye Xiao put down the soil in his hand and gave the ravaged ground before him a complicated look.
He didn't consider himself a good person, but a dirty trick like this really disgusted him.
In that case, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless.
Did they really think all transmigrators had in their heads were orderly thoughts?
"Damn it!"
"Ye Xiao! Fuck your uncle!"
The Ice Empress was thoroughly aggrieved. As she watched the billowing black clouds surge toward her from afar, her face turned as black as the clouds.
That presence-another ruthless powerhouse!
That lecher Ye Xiao had actually sent her, a single beast, to get mixed up in this?
She was running out of fingers on one hand to count the Limit-level and stronger powerhouses in Mingdu now!
Ye Xiao really thought highly of her!
"An evil Soul Beast..."
Di Tian slowly descended, gazing thoughtfully at the figure approaching from afar.
Even Gu Yuena studied the distant Demon Empress with interest.
"Did Ye Xiao bring her here too?"
Gu Yuena was thoughtful. Come to think of it, the guy seemed to have more Soul Beast powerhouses at his disposal than she did.
"Your Excellency, I can hand over Ye Fu's remains, but you must swear that you will not make things difficult for me in the future."
Ye Xishui's scalp tingled. She finally realized she had gone too far!
She circulated her Soul Power and snatched the remains from the bone dragon's hands, all the while watching the many Soul Beast powerhouses opposite her warily.
"The remains are fake. I heard it from a prison guard."
The Ice Empress timidly backed up two steps, watching Gu Yuena descend from the sky with caution.
Meanwhile, the Demon Empress had also reached the battlefield.
The first thing she did was casually devour Kong Deming, who had been gravely injured by Di Tian.
Although Kong Deming wasn't strong in his own right, he was just a little snack, so there was nothing to complain about.
"Hand over the remains, and you can scram."
The Demon Empress glanced sidelong at Ye Xishui, her tone indifferent.
She didn't care whether Ye Xishui lived or died. All she had promised Ye Xiao was to bring back the remains and two humans.
"Who are you, Your Excellency?"
Ye Xishui was on guard, staring fixedly at the Demon Empress.
She had a premonition that this person or beast wanted to eat her!
"Deep Sea Demon Whale, Demon Empress."
The Demon Empress spoke mildly, raising her head to look in the other direction. An aura of ultimate ice was rapidly approaching from there as well.
It's Xue'er!
The Ice Empress was over the moon. She wanted nothing more than to appear before the Snow Empress at once and throw herself into her arms!
On this battlefield, she and the Myriad Demon King were like two huskies that had wandered into a pack of wolves.
"What a bother."
Gu Yuena murmured, and Ye Xishui's body instantly went rigid.
Gu Yuena turned her hand over, and the remains flew in front of her.
"Real or fake, let that brat figure it out."
Gu Yuena spoke softly. As their sovereign, she had to maintain an unfathomable image before Ye Xiao.
She couldn't let Ye Xiao see her take action.
The Demon Empress glanced at Gu Yuena, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Having watched the Heavenly Screen, she naturally knew who this woman was.
What a pity... If this were the apocalypse, I could try joining forces with Ye Xiao to devour her.
The Demon Empress looked away without betraying her thoughts.
Unfortunately, as things stood, she was clearly no match for Gu Yuena.
Hum~
And just as everyone waited for Ye Xiao and the Snow Empress to arrive, each lost in their own thoughts,
a strange humming suddenly rang out across Mingdu!
The next moment, countless stray Soul Cannon shells poured toward their position as though they cost nothing!
"My sovereign, allow me."
Di Tian stepped forward, his eyes full of disdain.
The Sun Moon Empire had clearly been scared witless, to think it could use these toys against them.
Di Tian soared into the air!
A furious roar rang throughout Mingdu!
A black dragon appeared in an instant, blotting out the sky and the sun.
He roared and turned, a Soul Power barrier black as ink firmly protecting everyone below!
"Devour."
A trace of impatience flashed across the Demon Empress's cold, proud face. She waved a hand, releasing a black vortex.
She didn't want Ye Xiao accusing her of freeloading.
"Release."
The Demon Empress parted her red lips again. The shells she had intercepted were infused with her Soul Power and fired back in the opposite direction!
From where Ye Xiao and the Snow Empress stood, a thunderous roar rose from the whole of Mingdu!
Brilliant fireworks bloomed all across the city!
"Snow Empress... what do you think the Heavenly Screen exists for?"
Outside Mingdu, Ye Xiao stopped in his tracks.
Firelight flickered in his eyes, and he suddenly felt a little lost.
At least, from what he could see now, the Heavenly Screen's existence didn't seem to have made this world a better place.
It even seemed to be trying to force him down a dark path.
Ye Xiao was somewhat lost. After all, he had received a higher education, and he still hadn't truly become part of this world.
Seeing so many innocent people die horrible deaths because of him had left him shaken.
"Forget it, you don't have to answer. I was just speaking my mind."
Ye Xiao shook his head. His Sword Heart flickered faintly, forcibly bringing his emotions back under control.
The Sun Moon Empire had fired the shells, and the Demon Empress had sent them back.
He would be a complete fool to hold himself responsible for those innocent people's gruesome deaths.
"Ah, at this rate, I'm afraid I'll become the public enemy of humanity on the Douluo Continent."
Ye Xiao shrugged and gave a self-mocking smile, unconcerned.
He had a feeling his reputation on the Douluo Continent probably wasn't going to be good.
But none of that mattered. Humans were like wheat in a field: cut down one crop, and another would follow.
After a few thousand years had passed, if he claimed to be a saint, who would be left to stand up and say otherwise?
That was right. What gave this bunch of mortals the right to sway his emotions?
As the saying went, Heaven's course was constant: it did not endure for Yao, nor perish for Jie...
Ye Xiao's thoughts wandered further and further, from mocking himself to the principles by which Heaven operated.
His gaze grew colder and colder, until he looked at Mingdu as though it were mere grass beneath his sword.
"Ye Xiao!"
The Snow Empress cried out sharply. The icy aura from her hand forcibly interrupted Ye Xiao's thoughts, pulling him out of that strange state.
She could tell that Ye Xiao seemed to have gained another insight, but his state just now had clearly been wrong. Heaven knew what Ye Xiao might turn into next!
Under the circumstances, the Snow Empress naturally couldn't worry about whether she might hurt him!