All the way out for hundreds of miles, the whole way was shrouded in thick fog, and there was no road at the other end of the road. There was only a mountain wall.
Yun Yang confirmed that the aura of the Soul Demon had disappeared here.
In other directions, there was no aura of the Soul Demon. Only in the mountain wall, there was a vague feeling.
In other words, the Soul Demon had sneaked into the mountain wall in front of him!
Yun Yang did not act rashly because he could still feel that there was an extremely sinister force hidden behind the cliff. Although it was concealed, it was real and there was not the slightest hint of it.
Yun Yang looked closely and found that there was no gap in the mountain wall in front of him. However, Yun Yang was sure that there must be another world inside!
Therefore, Yun Yang tried to penetrate it with his divine sense in the way of flowing mercury.
The solid wall, which seemed to be flawless to the naked eye, was penetrated bit by bit by his divine sense. However, the moment Yun Yang's divine sense reached the other side of the mountain wall, he felt a majestic and endless demonic power coming head-on.
Yun Yang was almost scared to death.
Because it was … the demonic power of the Phoenix Emperor!
But how could there be the demonic power of the Phoenix Emperor in the human world?
Yun Yang's thoughts turned quickly and he carefully probed again. With the slight contact just now, Yun Yang vaguely sensed that the demonic power did belong to the phoenix, but the demonic power of the Phoenix Emperor was not very strong. At least, it was much weaker than what Yun Yang had seen that day …
Probably … probably only a few tenths of the Phoenix Emperor's power limit!
Yun Yang, whose cultivation base had improved greatly, was confident that this power could not cause much threat to himself. He could even take the way of wearing it down bit by bit and completely eliminate it!
Do what you want to do and eliminate danger before it happens!
For Yun Yang, the Phoenix Emperor was an invincible enemy. It was extremely rare to have an opportunity to kill its power, and it would not come again if he missed it!
Yun Yang made a prompt decision and immediately activated the Endless Divine Art to confront the power of the Phoenix Emperor!
Yun Yang activated the power of the Endless Divine Art and entangled the power of the Phoenix Emperor with a lingering momentum. Although the Phoenix Emperor itself was strong, it was only a few tenths of its power. It was no longer a threat to Yun Yang, whose cultivation base had increased greatly. He was confident that he could annihilate it in a very short time!
But …
With a soft boom, the demonic power of the Phoenix Emperor broke through the stone wall and gushed out in a frenzy. The lingering power that Yun Yang had constructed with the Endless Divine Art had been broken through. His strategy had failed!
At the same time, the expression of the man in green changed. "Oh no!"
Even though the situation had changed and both sides had switched sides, Yun Yang was still fearless. The previous battle with the Saint Monarch had further allowed Yun Yang to experience the absolute power that was sufficient to lock onto the truth of all schemes. Now that he had found the place, even if there were some changes, it would not affect the grand scheme. As Yun Yang informed Zhan Wufei with a long howl, he unleashed his full strength and struck with his saber!
The divine edge of the Blade of Heaven's Will shook the world. With a loud boom, the flawless stone wall was completely shattered.
The saber light was still not over, and it slashed into the belly of the mountain, continuing for thousands of feet.
At the same time, the abundant demonic power that originally belonged to the Phoenix Emperor met Yun Yang head-on for the second time.
Yun Yang, who took the hit head-on, grunted. Although he had already struck with all his might, he was still sent flying thousands of feet away from the ground like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the stone wall on the other side.
The shockwave caused the entire mountain to tremble. Countless rocks tumbled down from the sky.
The power of the Phoenix Emperor's portion of demonic power had far exceeded Yun Yang's estimation!
Yun Yang felt dizzy, his body almost going limp. He took a deep breath and his energy was greatly replenished. He straightened his back and stood up. He did not seem to have suffered much damage. The Phoenix Emperor's demonic power, however, seemed to only have the power for this one strike. After that one strike, it disappeared immediately.
Yun Yang dashed into the hole that had appeared after the stone wall had shattered like a bolt of lightning.
At this moment, he understood many things at once.
This place must have been set up by the Phoenix Emperor a long time ago, and the power that originally belonged to the Phoenix Emperor was also set up as a precaution.
This was the territory of the Sacred Heart Palace. Although the Sacred Heart Palace was a high-level force of the human race in the Bound of Universe, their top combat power was few and far between. Yun Yang might have escaped unscathed after that strike, but if it were an expert from the Sacred Heart Palace, even if it were the palace master of the Sacred Heart Palace, Zhan Wufei, the sudden eruption of this power would be enough to annihilate Zhan Wufei and even his subordinates!
At the very least, it would be able to destroy most of the enemy's combat power, greatly increasing the chances of the lurker escaping.
However, the current situation was that Yun Yang, a newly ascended fourth-grade Saint Monarch, had come looking for him.
Based on Yun Yang's current combat power, he was still not strong enough to fight against the real body of the Phoenix Emperor. However, just the power of one strike was not enough to kill him!
This was probably the saying, 'Even a wise man would make a mistake'!
While Yun Yang rejoiced inwardly, a sense of fear crept into his heart. The power that he had faced just now was unstoppable. Even with his current combat power after his cultivation base had improved tremendously, he was still no match for it. It was only a wisp of power that the Phoenix Emperor had left behind many years ago. It had been at least a few thousand years or even tens of thousands of years, but it was still so powerful …
How could it not make one's scalp tingle and feel a lingering fear?
It was truly too powerful!
Just as Yun Yang rushed into the mountain wall, Zhan Wufei entered like a whirlwind. Naturally, he felt the remnant waves of power at the same time and shuddered.
Luckily, it was Yun Yang who took the blame. If it were me …
Both of them had just recovered from the shock. Looking over, they saw a wide tunnel that was about a hundred feet wide, getting wider the further in they went.
Yun Yang did not slow down, passing through the tunnel in an instant and arriving at the belly of the mountain. However, when he looked over, he was shocked by what he saw.
The entire belly of the mountain on the other side was completely hollowed out, creating a piece of flat land that was thousands of feet wide.
At the innermost core of the empty space was an altar.
There were eight other directions surrounding this altar, eight pools of blood. Each pool carried a huge amount of fresh blood that was still tumbling, emitting a thick, pungent stench of blood.
In the middle, there was a strange pattern.
It seemed to be … a leaf?
The thick air of blood in the pool of blood was flowing into the pattern in the middle. A faint force was brewing and gradually growing stronger …
At this moment, a man dressed in green was standing in front of the altar, tall and straight. Beside him, another ball of gray energy formed a blurry human silhouette. If it was not the Demon Soul, it was that again.
Yun Yang revealed himself, saber light glinting as it pointed straight at the man in green. The man smiled calmly. "Worthy of the Bound of Universe's Supreme Cloud indeed. Impressive, to be able to find this place in such a short time. I'm very surprised and impressed!"
Yun Yang looked over and was shocked again.
Was the person in front of him Mr. Nian or the Phoenix Emperor?
Yun Yang squinted his eyes. "You recognize me?"
The man in green smiled faintly, looking relaxed. "Lord Supreme Cloud is famous in the Bound of Universe and is renowned throughout the world. How can I not know?"
Yun Yang's eyes flickered. "You guessed it, didn't you?"
The man in green frowned. "Why?"
Seeing the man in green's state, Yun Yang was relieved. The person in front of him was not the Phoenix Emperor. At the very least, it was not the Phoenix Emperor herself. It was not even a clone that was connected to her soul!
Otherwise, her reaction would not have been so calm. She should have attacked and killed him directly, or even launched a self-destruct attack without saying a word, putting herself at death's door as much as she could.
"Who are you?"
This question was not asked by Yun Yang, but by Zhan Wufei.
The man in green sighed deeply when he saw Zhan Wufei and said, "Forgive me for not welcoming you earlier, Sacred Heart Palace Lord. Lei Qianli is really a clown. He has long been exposed, but he doesn't know it. He thinks he has muddled his way through and is so smug!"
Zhan Wufei sneered and said, "Lei Qianli? I've been suspicious of him since a few thousand years ago! Ever since the Soulfiend incident, I've always felt that something was wrong with him. It's just that I didn't do anything to him because I wanted to cast a long line to catch a big fish. If you had acted earlier, he would have been eradicated a long time ago! Don't tell me you really think that your plan is so ingenious? "
The man in green laughed and said, "I didn't expect you, Zhan Wufei, to be so well-hidden and scheming. Not bad, not bad. You've really surprised me."
Zhan Wufei snorted coldly.
"It's just that you've misjudged Lei Qianli's usefulness. He has done most of what I needed him to do … Also, I misjudged you because you're not worthy of my attention at all. Just like now, if Supreme Cloud hadn't come with you, you would have died here without knowing why." The man in green heaved a long sigh. "Heaven's will makes fools of us … the unpredictable will of heaven can't be shaken by mere humans!"
Yun Yang replied faintly, "May I ask for your name? You must be plotting something big, considering how long you have been planning this!"
The man in green's eyes were half-lidded as he said, "I have many, many names. You can call me … Mr. Nian, or Mr. Feng, or Mr. Yun … It doesn't matter if you call me Mr. Soul … I have hundreds of identities, you can call me whatever you want."
"Mr. Nian! Mr. Feng! "
Yun Yang's pupils shrunk instantly.
He thought of the Four Seasons Tower's Mr. Nian and Feng Xiange at once. The hatred in his heart that had died down was ignited once more.
"You've been in the Bound of Universe all this while. Have you been plotting something big?" Yun Yang asked.
"Supreme Cloud, your question is rather abrupt. Everything here has yet to be settled. How can we have the time to go somewhere else?" Mr. Nian was rather surprised by Yun Yang's question. "Judging from Supreme Cloud's attitude, why does it seem like you have a grudge against me? Hmm, could it be that … he has a grudge against someone who looks exactly like me? "
Yun Yang took a step forward. "How many people have such a face like yours? Also … you've been plotting here for so long. What exactly are you plotting? What is your motive? Are you human or a demon? Or perhaps, another species? "
Yun Yang had always been wise and observant. He was meticulous and observant. He had only been in contact with the man before him for a short while, but he could vaguely sense that this person and the force behind him were not to be underestimated!
The man in green's expression remained indifferent as he said, "Supreme Cloud has asked so many questions. Which one do you want me to answer? Why do you think I'll answer? Now that you've found this place, I'm destined to die. Why should someone who's destined to die answer your questions? Supreme Cloud's questions aren't human! "
Yun Yang chuckled and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Once you die, you'll die anyway. What happens after today has nothing to do with you anymore. Why don't you tell me everything I've asked? This is a plot that's been laid out for at least thousands of years, even tens of thousands of years. It'd be a waste to give up even a chance to talk!"
The man in green chuckled. "Supreme Cloud's eloquence may not be inferior to the divine blade in your hand, but Supreme Cloud's questions, I really can't answer much …"
With a look of reminiscence on his face, he said, "For example, the origin of my identity. Even I don't know how I came here … I only know that in the beginning … I was just a ghost, a special existence like the Soul Demon …"
"It was only a coincidence that I was thrown into the body of a newborn baby, erased the imprint of life, and reintegrated …"
"After that, I began to live the life of an ordinary person. I spent a period of peace and tranquility. After that, I stepped onto the path of martial arts. As my cultivation increased step by step, my hidden memories began to awaken bit by bit … Some cultivation methods that were compatible with my cultivation also surfaced. All I needed to do was to continue to cultivate and continue to grow stronger …"
The man in green looked a little confused and said, "Even to this day, I still don't know if I'm a human or something … It wasn't until I broke through the Saint Realm that one day I suddenly knew my mission … It was also at that time that I found the Soul Demon …"
Listening to this, Yun Yang vaguely understood the origin and background of the man in green in front of him.
At first glance, the origin of the person in front of him sounded like some geniuses in the eyes of the world … Born knowing … Nothing could stump him, his path was smooth, like a born protagonist in a legendary legend.
Moreover, he was the kind of protagonist who naturally had the corresponding memory when he reached a certain point, and he had a shadowless, unrivaled Soul Demon as his companion … It was a standard for a protagonist in life!
But it was also because of this that Yun Yang could be sure that although this fellow looked the same as the Four Seasons Tower's Mr. Nian, they were definitely not the same thing. Although the root cause was related to the Phoenix Emperor, the final destination was completely different!
"Your mission is here?"
Yun Yang asked.
"Yes, my mission is here."
The face and actions of the man in green were always very indifferent, as if he did not care about anything.
Zhan Wufei asked, "Then what is your relationship with Lei Qianli?"
The green-clothed man said indifferently, "Lei Qianli, according to the story, is my childhood friend. Because he really is the child of my neighbor … Even his name was given by me. In those days, we were also good brothers who treated each other with sincerity … It's just that after I awakened my mission, I took control of his spirit … Then, I made him work for me. Entering the Sacred Heart Palace was naturally my idea … "
He laughed. "My original plan was to let him become the leader of the Sacred Heart Palace. For this, I even threw out the Soul Demon to let him succeed, but I didn't expect that it would still fall short of success."
Zhan Wufei only felt a chill in his heart, and Yun Yang's palms were full of cold sweat.
If Lei Qianli became the leader of the Sacred Heart Palace … what would happen?
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