Chapter 667: It’s Unnecessary

As Ye Guan advanced, the phantom's expression shifted abruptly.

His disrespectful demeanor vanished and was replaced with genuine fear. One move from Ye Guan was enough to shatter his fleshy body.

Is he truly just an Imperial Sovereign? This is impossible!

Before he could fully grasp the situation, Ye Guan's sword was already descending upon him. The beast, realizing the gravity of the situation, roared and launched a fierce counterattack.

He swung his fist; he couldn't accept that a mere Imperial Sovereign Realm human cultivator was about to defeat him. He had to fight back.

Kaboom!

The clash sent both of them flying, and the phantom’s body fractured like a spider's web, blood seeping out in a ghastly display. Before he could recover, Ye Guan's sword found its mark between his eyes.

The phantom was immobilized, unable to move an inch.

"Hold on!" A voice echoed right as Ye Guan was about to deal the final blow.

Ye Guan turned to see a lady in crimson walking toward him.

Mu Yuan warned, "Yin Beast."

Ye Guan stared quietly at the lady.

The lady nodded respectfully and implored, "Please spare him, Young Master Ye. We are willing to pledge allegiance to you..."

"It's unnecessary."

Ye Guan slashed out with his sword, and the Holy Beast was absorbed into the Qingxuan Sword.

The lady's expression twisted into a grimace; her hands were clenched in fury, but she held her anger back.

Ye Guan stared at her and questioned, “When he tried to rob me just now, you stayed in the dark and merely observed.”

The lady remained silent, unable to meet Ye Guan's eyes.

Ye Guan smiled and remarked, "Fight and kill if you can, beg if you must."

The lady bowed her head, concealing her resentment.

In an instant, Ye Guan vanished, and his sword pierced the lady's chest before she could react.

The lady stared at Ye Guan in disbelief. "You..."

Ye Guan calmly replied, "I'm not afraid of your revenge, but I won't afford you the chance."

With that, he slashed out once again.

Shwing!

The lady was simply by the Qingxuan Sword. Ye Guan retrieved their storage rings and turned away.

Nearby, Mu Yuan sighed softly, and his expression was complicated. Back when the Yin-Yang Twin Beasts followed the First God, they were humble and respectful, managing all the demonic beasts in the universe with impeccable character.

Mu Yuan truly couldn't believe how greedy they had become.

It seems that one's nature is truly ever-changing. Such is everyone's nature.

Just then, Mu Yuan suddenly understood why the First God had chosen not to intervene directly with them, and it was out of sheer disappointment.

Whenever someone was running rampant, their true colors would be revealed for everyone to see. The idea of using love to sway people was nonsense, as only an iron hand could tame the darkness inside everyone's hearts.

Mulling over this, Mu Yuan glanced at Ye Guan in the distance and noticed something. Ye Guan was usually amiable and patient, but he was ruthless and offered no quarter to his opponents.

Mu Yuan looked around briefly before turning around and leaving.

Outside the Yin-Yang World, Mu Yuan's mouth fluttered open several times. He looked like he wanted to say something but was hesitating to do so.

Ye Guan chuckled and asked, "What's on your mind, Senior Mu?"

"Young Master Ye, I've made an oversight."

"It wasn't not your fault. Once everything here is settled, I'll return to the First God’s Universe. Then, I'll pay a visit to that so-called Divine Temple and settle the score with the First God’s former subordinates."

Mu Yuan nodded in agreement. Unifying the First God Universe was the priority, and the Divine Temple had to be dealt with for Ye Guan's plan to proceed.

Actually, Ye Guan wasn't particularly concerned with the Divine Temple, the Ancient Wilderness, or even the God Clan.

He was more worried about the Past Clan. They had been silent for such a long time that Ye Guan felt uneasy about it.

That woman isn't going to give up so easily.

Shaking off these thoughts, Ye Guan inspected the two storage rings in his hand and was a bit surprised by his discovery. Those two demonic beasts actually had four Ancestral Veins.

Ye Guan now had a whopping twenty-four Ancestral Veins at his disposal.

However, this wasn't enough; he wanted to cultivate more Divine Dao Realm cultivators. He had decided that it was better to cultivate them himself rather than recruit people to his cause.

It wouldn't that that much time cultivating them, and it was all thanks to the world inside the tiny pagoda.

Just then, Ye Guan realized something and stared at Mu Yuan. "I need you to do something for me."

Mu Yuan hurriedly said, "Please tell me."

"Recruit some of the surviving God Generals. As long as they're willing to follow me, I'll help them reach the Divine Dao Realm."

Ye Guan remembered that those God Generals were extremely strong, and he was convinced that they'd become a powerhouse upon reaching the Divine Dao Real.

"That's a great idea. Those God Generals were carefully trained by the Divine Temple. They'd become immensely helpful once they're at the Divine Dao Realm. Moreover, they don't have the pride of the so-called Gods, so they're easier to recruit."

"Take some Ancestral Origin with you," Ye Guan said, handing over a storage ring to Mu Yuan. empty promises were useless in this world; the key to becoming stronger was practicality.

"Young Master Ye, please wait for my news," Mu Yuan said, accepting the storage ring and turning around to leave.

Ye Guan's gaze landed at the end of the starry sky. "Mother should be coming soon, right?"

By now, his mother had to have assimilated many forces from the Time River into the Guanxuan Academy, and the Family’s power would definitely rise significantly once again.

The Yang Family was still too weak to dominate the Old Era, but only a few forces could rival them.

Of course, if Grandfather and Father join in the fun, it'd be a clean sweep.

But they are probably not interested in these things right now.

Ye Guan shook his head with a smile.

He was about to leave when he sensed something frowned. He turned and saw a ripple in the fabric of spacetime not too far away from him.

The next moment, a spacetime rift manifested, and a terrifying aura swept across Ye Guan.

His enemies were so strong that he could already feel their powerful auras before they were here.

Ye Guan stared quietly as the spacetime rift expanded. Moments later, a middle-aged man wearing a beast robe walked out of the rift.

When the middle-aged man's foot landed outside, the nearby starry skies seemed to melt.

However, Ye Guan remained composed.

Meanwhile, Erya appeared beside Ye Guan, accompanied by Little White. Erya glanced casually at the middle-aged man before her hawthorn candy.

Perched on Erya's shoulder, Little White glanced at the middle-aged man and waved her tiny paw. Then, she patted Erya's shoulder, seemingly saying, "Shall we fight? Erya here can handle it."

The middle-aged man glanced at Erya and Little White before staring deeply at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan asked, "I've heard there are four Demon Kings in the Ancient Wildnerness. Which one are you?"

"I'm not a demon king."

Ye Guan furrowed his brows, feeling somewhat surprised.

He's exuding at least sixty percent divinity, but he's not a demon king? Perhaps I've underestimated the Ancient Wildnerness

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The middle-aged man locked eyes with Ye Guan and said, "I am the Northern Sealing Demon General under the Northern Demon King. I've come today seeking something from you."

"My head, perhaps?"

"Exactly."

Ye Guan laughed heartily. "If you have what it takes, come and claim it."

"That's precisely what I'll do!" the middle-aged man exclaimed. He took a step forward and unleashed a punch toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan glanced at Erya, but she showed no inclination to intervene. Ye Guan tugged at Erya's sleeve.

"Too weak; handle it yourself," Erya said and retreated into the tiny pagoda with Little White.

Ye Guan's expression stiffened.

Too weak?

Helpless, Ye Guan had to take matters into his own hands. His figure quivered, and he transformed into a streak of sword light that made a beeline for the Northern Sealing Demon General.

This time, Ye Guan chose not to use the Qingxuan Sword. He wanted to gauge the true prowess of a Divine Dao Realm expert with sixty percent divinity without the help of external tools.

Boom!

The starry expanse shattered, and Ye Guan was propelled tens of thousands of meters away by a terrifying force.

When he finally came to a halt, he was astonished to find his fleshy body riddled with cracks. A drop of blood dripped down his lips. A single punch had left him severely injured.

Ye Guan stared deeply at the distant Demon General, and his eyes were unprecedentedly solemn. He finally realized that there was a massive gap between a Divine Dao Realm expert with fifty percent divinity and one with sixty percent divinity.

The Demon General stared at Ye Guan wordlessly. Moments later, he stepped forward and unleashed a punch toward Ye Guan. It was a simple punch with no gimmicks, just raw strength.

Ye Guan felt suffocated beneath the oncoming punch. However, he didn't retreat. Instead, his gaze turned icy, and following his will, thousands of swords made out of sword energy erupted from within him, converging into a single sword in the blink of an eye. The next second, Ye Guan slashed out with Space Overlap. He had decided to confront the oncoming punch rather than retreat in the face of it.

Boom!

When the fist and the sword collided, countless sword lights shattered, and Ye Guan was blasted away.

Before Ye Guan could go far away, the Demon General dashed forward and shouted, "Starry Devastation!"

BOOM!

A myriad of fist lights erupted, sundering the starry skies and leaving behind nothing but a pitch-black void.