“Where is the Divine Dao Kingdom?”
Upon hearing the plain-skirted woman’s words, the faces of the mysterious powerhouses not far behind her changed drastically, all of them immediately dropped to the ground, their bodies trembling violently, gripped by extreme fear.
Tens of thousands of feet behind them, there was nothing but pitch blackness, even the tenth layer of spacetime had been annihilated.
That place had once been their home!
Just a quarter of an hour ago, the plain-skirted woman had asked them the same question, and a quarter of an hour later, their home was gone!
Shen Dao Ling looked at the plain-skirted woman, “Where is my home?”
The plain-skirted woman shook her head, “No need for you to point it out!”
With that, the Dao-Executing Sword in her hand suddenly flew forth.
Seeing her make a move, Shen Dao Ling’s pupils shrank, though it was only a faint projection, she didn’t underestimate her opponent, but as she prepared to act, that seemingly slow sword abruptly pierced her forehead!
Boom!
Shen Dao Ling’s body instantly turned ethereal!
Shen Dao Ling stared at the plain-skirted woman, “I underestimated you!”
As her words fell, her pupils contracted sharply.
In the Divine Dao Kingdom, within the royal palace, a sword pierced Shen Dao Ling’s forehead without warning!
Shen Dao Ling’s real body stared wide-eyed, her gaze filled with disbelief.
How could this be?
That was her first thought at that moment.
How could someone strike her true body with a single sword across countless star domains?
It was utterly impossible!
At that moment, her body and soul began dissipating at a visible rate.
The breath of death snapped Shen Dao Ling back to clarity!
She hurriedly looked at Ye Xuan, “I know Miss Nian!”
Ye Xuan said, “Qing’er, spare her life!”
As his voice fell, the sword in Shen Dao Ling’s forehead vanished, her body went limp, and she collapsed.
…
In an unknown stretch of starry sky, the plain-skirted woman opened her palm, a beam of sword light landed in her hand, it was the Dao-Executing Sword!
She turned to the group of mysterious powerhouses before her, “Want to live?”
Ten thousand heads nodded in unison.
The plain-skirted woman opened her left hand, revealing a portrait, she unfolded it, “My brother!”
The crowd was bewildered.
What did this mean?
Seeing no response, the plain-skirted woman frowned slightly, in an instant, the ten thousand faces paled, their leader, a man, hurriedly said, “From this moment, your brother is our brother, no, our master! We’ll go follow him now!”
With that, he and the mysterious powerhouses behind him turned and fled.
Seeing the plain-skirted woman didn’t act, the leader let out a breath of relief.
Damn it!
They’d nearly been wiped out!
What kind of deity was this woman?
At that moment, an elder said gravely, “Great Heavenly Sovereign, what do we do now?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign was silent for a moment, then said, “Find that young man!”
The elder frowned, “Are we really going to serve that boy?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign snapped, “What, is serving him a loss for us?”
The elder hesitated, then said, “We’re a divine-tier civilization, to serve someone else, this…”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign glared at him, “Tenth-tier civilization? Look clearly! We couldn’t even take one of her swords! Not even one!”
The elder’s face darkened.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign slowly closed his eyes, “Why didn’t she kill us? Out of mercy? No! Because we agreed to serve her brother! Got it?”
The elder nodded, “Understood! But how do we find that boy?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign paused, then said, “Didn’t a woman’s projection appear earlier? We can trace the spacetime imprint she left here, she should know where the boy is!”
With that, he led his group of powerhouses off into the distance.
…
In the Divine Dao Kingdom, within the grand hall, Ye Xuan sat to the side, leisurely sipping tea.
Shen Dao Ling sat cross-legged nearby, healing, though the plain-skirted woman had withdrawn her sword, that strike had severely wounded her divine soul, leaving her incredibly weak!
After a long while, Shen Dao Ling’s complexion improved slightly, she looked at Ye Xuan sitting nearby, “Who is she?”
Ye Xuan replied, “My sister!”
Shen Dao Ling fell silent.
Ye Xuan turned to her, “What’s your name?”
Shen Dao Ling said, “Shen Dao Ling!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Miss Ling, let’s talk reason now! I met your kingdom’s princess, Shen Dao Ling, earlier, she demanded I bow to her, I didn’t, so she attacked me, and then I killed her! Miss Ling, tell me, whose fault was that?”
Shen Dao Ling glanced at Ye Xuan, “The one who struck first was at fault!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “When I came to the Divine Dao Kingdom, the young marquis of the Divine Marquis Mansion provoked me for no reason, I…”
Shen Dao Ling said softly, “Young Master Ye, I understand your point!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “You don’t! Qing’er acted! And now you’re willing to sit here quietly and hear me out, if Qing’er hadn’t stepped in, you wouldn’t have listened to me ramble, just like you said earlier, so-called reason is built on strength!”
With that, he stood and walked up to Shen Dao Ling, “Miss Ling, I really wanted to kill you, even wipe out your Divine Dao Kingdom! From start to finish, I’ve been furious, but I didn’t let Qing’er do it, know why?”
He then headed out of the hall.
Shen Dao Ling suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, I’d like to know why! After all, if you hadn’t spoken up, I’d be dead!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Because of Sister Nian! I can ignore anyone else’s face, but Sister Nian’s, I have to respect!”
With that, he stepped out of the hall!
Outside, he saw Situ Jing of the Divine Marquis Mansion, behind her stood a group of Divine Dao Kingdom officials!
Situ Jing looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
At that moment, an elder pointed angrily at Ye Xuan, “You’re the one who killed Princess Ling and the young marquis!”
Ye Xuan nodded, smiling, “That’s me!”
The elder roared, “Insolent! This is the Divine Dao Kingdom, how dare you be so arrogant, someone, seize him!”
Several soldiers behind him moved to apprehend Ye Xuan, but then Shen Dao Ling emerged from the hall, upon seeing her, everyone’s expressions shifted, they quickly knelt, “Greetings, Your Majesty!”
Situ Jing didn’t kneel, only offering a slight bow.
Shen Dao Ling’s face was expressionless, “What’s this?”
The elder hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, this man killed Princess Ling, then the young marquis of the Divine Marquis Mansion, his crimes are heinous, I beseech Your Majesty to execute him and exterminate his nine clans!”
Exterminate his nine clans!
Situ Jing’s mouth twitched, in that moment, she thought of the plain-skirted woman!
The elder was about to say more, but Shen Dao Ling cut in, “Shut up!”
The elder froze.
The other Divine Dao Kingdom officials were stunned, while Situ Jing’s face darkened.
At that moment, Shen Dao Ling opened her palm, a dark golden token floated slowly to Ye Xuan, seeing it, every official’s face changed drastically!
The Divine Emperor Token!
This was a supreme token, left by the Divine Emperor himself, seeing it was like seeing the Emperor, even the current ruler had to bow before it.
Moreover, it could command any army in the Divine Dao Kingdom, its authority second only to Shen Dao Ling herself.
Due to its extraordinary power, since the kingdom’s founding, this token had never left the Shen Dao Clan, always held by successive rulers, in a way, it was also a symbol of the ruler’s legitimacy.
Because its authority was simply too immense!
No ruler in history had dared entrust it to an outsider!
Yet now, Shen Dao Ling was giving it to this young man?
Every Divine Dao powerhouse was dumbfounded.
Situ Jing’s face went pale, her hands trembling.
Shen Dao Ling looked at Ye Xuan, “Keep this, it’ll save you a lot of unnecessary trouble in the future!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the Divine Emperor Token, shaking his head, “I don’t accept rewards without merit, no thanks!”
With that, he walked off.
Hearing this, the Divine Dao officials nearly fainted!
He didn’t want it?
He actually refused the Divine Emperor Token??
Some officials were tempted to curse aloud! To reject the Divine Emperor Token!
Then, Shen Dao Ling appeared before Ye Xuan, looking at him, “This token can spare you countless troubles, I think you don’t want more pointless hassles, like what happened earlier, right?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then took the token and turned to leave, after a few steps, he paused, turned back to Shen Dao Ling, “Where’s the Women’s Academy?”
Shen Dao Ling said, “Mu Zuo, Divine Minister, take Young Master Ye to the Women’s Academy!”
Nearby, Mu Zuo stepped up to Ye Xuan, bowing slightly, “Young Master Ye, follow me!”
He made a guiding gesture.
Ye Xuan glanced at Mu Zuo, “Please lead the way!”
Mu Zuo quickly said, “I wouldn’t dare!”
With that, he led Ye Xuan off toward the distant horizon.
At the palace hall’s entrance, the Divine Dao officials stood dumbfounded!
Then, Shen Dao Ling said, “Everyone except Old Lady Situ, leave!”
The officials bowed respectfully and retreated.
They weren’t fools, they could see something was off! This boy now held the Divine Emperor Token, would their ruler give it away lightly?
The answer was obviously no!
After they left, Situ Jing looked at Shen Dao Ling, “Your Majesty, my Divine Marquis Mansion’s vengeance…”
Shen Dao Ling met her gaze, “Don’t provoke him anymore!”
Situ Jing said gravely, “Your Majesty, Yu’er is dead!”
Shen Dao Ling replied softly, “If you insist on revenge, it won’t just be Wenren Yu who dies, but your entire Divine Marquis Mansion!”
Situ Jing’s expression froze, after a moment, she slowly knelt, silent.
Shen Dao Ling walked up to her, “Even if the Divine Marquis were reborn, he’d have to endure it! Old Lady, if you trouble him again, I’ll wipe out your Divine Marquis Mansion!”
With that, she turned and left.
Behind her, Situ Jing remained silent, her expression eerily calm!
