Chapter 1563: Have You Asked Me Yet?

Everyone's gaze fell on the Great Daoist Brush Master, and these gazes were anything but friendly.

They were clearly on Ye Guan's side. After all, they had no kinship nor friendship with the Great Daoist Brush Master. Naturally, they would side with whoever offered them the best benefits.

With all these gods defecting to Ye Guan's side, the Great Daoist Brush Master was essentially all alone.

Of course, he still had the Vast God, but in terms of numbers, there was simply no comparison to Ye Guan's side.

The Great Daoist Brush Master, however, just laughed. "Good, good, good... Ye Guan, I truly did not expect you to pull a trick like this."

Ye Guan remained silent. He knew the reason the Ancient God Nation was destroyed back then was that they possessed a divine artifact that they were too weak to protect.

And he, Ye Guan, was even weaker than Gu Daotian back then, so he knew that keeping the divine artifact would be meaningless. It would only make him a target.

Handing it over was all gain and no loss.

Zong Xin's voice echoed in Ye Guan's mind.

"So you had planned to hand it over all along?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Zong Xin chuckled.

"Then why bother asking for reinforcements?"

"Senior, things aren't that simple."

Zong Xin said,

"You mean, the Great Daoist Brush Master..."

Ye Guan's gaze turned back to the Great Daoist Brush Master. If this man were so easily defeated, he wouldn't be the real Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Great Daoist Brush Master laughed again. "Ye Guan, I knew you wouldn't be so easy to handle, so I also had a backup plan."

Ye Guan nodded. "I expected as much."

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked up at the starry skies and said, "Do you really think that Gu Daotian's sacrifice to strengthen the seal can stop me?"

Ye Guan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"How could that stop me?" The Great Daoist Brush Master scoffed. "My Dao is not only beyond the known Daos, but it is also the origin of all known Daos. In this world, unless someone from your family personally descended to create a seal, no seal can ever stop me."

The Great Daoist Brush Master opened his palm, and a Dao seal shot up from it. When that Dao seal struck the golden seal, the golden seal shuddered violently. The next instant, it became illusory.

The seal was being dispelled!

Boom!

A deafening boom echoed as the golden seal vanished without a trace.

Moments later, uproarious laughter rang out from the skies. Dozens of terrifying auras swept down from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

The gods were descending!

The Demon God's eyes immediately narrowed. "King Yan!"

The other gods who had sided with Ye Guan also looked shaken.

In the Boundary of Truth and Illusion, King Yan was a supreme overlord, a lone sentinel guarding the border against the Heretic Region. Not only was his power terrifying, but his influence in the Boundary of Truth and Illusion was also unrivalled.

No one expected him to come here.

Is he no longer guarding the border?

A tall middle-aged man in wide robes appeared. He had broad shoulders and a face full of boldness. Behind him stood thirty-six gods, top-tier fighters that he had brought from the border.

These fighters had long been fighting against the experts of the Heretic Region, making them terrifyingly strong.

Seeing King Yan, the Demon God's expression immediately turned grim, and so did the gods behind Ye Guan. None of them expected him to turn up here.

"Long time no see." The Great Daoist Brush Master laughed. Then, he turned to the gods standing behind Ye Guan and said with a smile, "Everyone, just like Ye Guan, I have no grudges with you, nor do I wish to make any enemies of you.

"In fact, I'd like to make friends with all of you. How about this? If you do not interfere, once I've dealt with Ye Guan, I'll share the Divine Seal with you, just like he offered."

The gods fell silent. They could stay neutral and obtain the Divine Seal nonetheless! What a great deal!

The gods looked at each other.

Without any hesitation, those gods who sided with Ye Guan retreated to the side. If it had been a favourable battle, they wouldn't have minded doing him a favor, but they certainly did not want to risk their lives in a losing battle.

No one wanted to fight an uphill battle, after all.

Besides, the Great Daoist Brush Master's offer was very tempting.

Of course, most of all, they were wary about King Yan. Not only was he terrifyingly strong, but he had countless loyal followers as well.

The Demon God, however, stood firmly on Ye Guan's side.

Ye Guan turned to the Demon God and said, "Senior, you don't have to do this."

The Demon God shook his head. "Those who switch sides easily never meet a good ending. I'm standing by your side. I'm willing to bet and willing to lose."

Ye Guan was about to say more, but from afar, the Great Daoist Brush Master said, "I'm giving you a chance to surrender. For your father's sake, I won't kill you."

Ye Guan smiled. "I don't think I've ever had a proper fight with you. Why not take this chance?"

"No need." The Great Daoist Brush Master shook his head. "Besides, I can't kill you anyway, can I?"

Ye Guan stared at him silently.

The Great Daoist Brush Master added, "It's true. I can't kill you. But if you don't surrender, I'll kill all of your people."

Ye Guan said, "There's something I don't understand."

The Great Daoist Brush Master smiled. "Say it."

He was still trying to persuade Ye Guan to surrender. If Ye Guan surrendered, he would be extremely willing to become friends with him. There was nothing better than being friends with Ye Guan. The fact that they were enemies was just a forced necessity.

Ye Guan said, "Besides me, there are other Orders in this world, like this Divine Will. That's also a kind of Order, correct?"

"Indeed."

"Since it's also an order, and such a powerful one at that, why aren't you targeting it?"

"Ye Guan, haven't you figured it out yet?"

Ye Guan frowned.

The Great Daoist Brush Master said, "The Divine Will is an extremely powerful Order. It is far stronger than you could imagine, but it is still technically a part of the Dao.

"So far only two people are truly beyond the Dao. One is me, and the other is you."

Ye Guan stared at him. "Beyond the Dao?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded. "You weren't born beyond the Dao. You worked hard and reached what is beyond the Dao afterward. Normally, a person would work hard, cultivate, establish an Order, and reach what is beyond the Dao...

"However, you did it in reverse. You went straight beyond the Dao first, and then you started establishing an Order."

"Let me give you an analogy. Normally, an ordinary person will study, work hard, earn some money, and then buy a house... But you? You weren't even born yet, but you already have a big house.

"In other words, to me, you are a much greater threat than the Divine Will. If I don't deal with you now, while you're still relatively weak, it'll be too late for me to regret things once you've grown stronger with your family's help."

Ye Guan said, "Even if you deal with me, will you really be able to defeat the Divine Will?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master laughed. "The Divine Will? That thing? The only reason it's so rampant now is that I haven't had the time to deal with it. Once I'm done with you, just watch how I'll handle it."

The Great Daoist Brush Master's words made many of the gods uncomfortable, as they were believers of the Divine Will. However, no one dared to question the Great Daoist Brush Master at this point.

Ye Guan nodded and said nothing more. Now that those gods had defected, all he had left on his side were the Demon God and the experts from the Ancient God Nation.

With the seals removed, however, the experts from the Ancient God Nation were no match for the powerful cultivators from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

He was completely outmatched.

The Great Daoist Brush Master said, "You have no other choice left. Surrender! Even if you surrender, there's another great path before you, one far more comfortable than the one you're on now, truly."

"Surrender?" A voice suddenly boomed from the heavens, echoing across the land. "Daoist Dog, have you asked me that yet?"