Chapter 316

Chapter 316: Who Said the Yang Family Can’t Die?

As the woman in the plain skirt stepped out, the expressions of Miss Ding and the two women hovering in the void instantly changed.

In that moment, Miss Ding was no longer composed — only deep wariness remained.

The two women in the void were fine at first, but when they saw the woman in the plain skirt standing on Ye Tianming’s side, their expressions also grew grave, filled with deep confusion.

But just then, beside the woman in the plain skirt, space suddenly cracked open again, and a white-haired man slowly stepped out.

The Sword Master of the Human Realm!

The moment they saw the Sword Master of the Human Realm, several of the powerful cultivators from the Guanxuan Universe in the area immediately bowed in greeting.

They did recognize him, after all.

Not far away, the instant Ye Tianming looked toward Miss Ding, her heart stopped. In that moment, she felt as though she would die the very next second.

This was not because of Ye Tianming, of course, but because of the woman in the plain skirt.

Even with the appearance of the man in the blue robe, that shroud of death still lingered in her heart, refusing to fade.

At their level, if either of them wanted to kill anyone in the world, the other could not stop it.

The woman in the plain skirt ignored the man in the blue robe entirely. Her gaze fell on Miss Ding, and in that instant, everyone could feel that Miss Ding was already as good as dead.

But just then, Ye Tianming suddenly reached back and grabbed the woman in the plain skirt.

The woman in the plain skirt looked at Ye Tianming. Ye Tianming looked at the man in the blue robe not far away. “You don’t need to act. Give me time — I can kill anyone in this world!!”

Everyone present: “…….”

Hearing Ye Tianming’s words, the woman in the plain skirt suddenly smiled. That smile instantly outshone every woman in the world. She gently patted Ye Tianming on the head, and a rare flash of admiration crossed her eyes. “Ambitious, but…….”

As she spoke, her smile slowly faded. “Someone must die today.”

The moment those words fell, an unprecedented aura of death descended upon the hearts of everyone present.

Despair!

Deep despair washed over every single person like a tide, not even sparing those powerful cultivators at the Circle-Drawing realm.

She said someone had to die — so someone was going to die!

Not far away, when Miss Ding and the others heard those words from the woman in the plain skirt, their faces instantly turned white as snow.

Only now did they truly realize that this young man was far more than just a drop of blood.

Ye Tianming looked at the woman in the plain skirt. “They are from the Yang family…….”

“Who said people from the Yang family can’t die?”

The woman in the plain skirt gently ruffled Ye Tianming’s head and smiled. “I’ve killed quite a few Yang family members before.”

As she spoke, she slowly raised her head and looked toward the man in the blue robe in the distance. “Isn’t that right?”

Boom!

In an instant, Miss Ding burst directly into flames.

She was going to kill her outright!

The faces of everyone on the Yang family’s side changed at once.

No one had expected the Fated One of the Plain Skirt to be this forceful today, showing the Yang family absolutely no face.

Ye Tianming was also taken aback.

At that moment, the graceful and noble woman suddenly said, “Auntie……”

The woman in the plain skirt glanced at her. “From now on, I am no longer your auntie.”

The graceful and noble woman’s face instantly turned white as snow.

Just then, the man in the blue robe beside them suddenly flicked his sleeve, and in an instant, a beam of sword light shot into Miss Ding’s body, forcibly shielding her.

The man in the blue robe looked at the woman in the plain skirt. “My people — no outsider needs to kill them.”

The woman in the plain skirt turned to look at Ye Tianming. “Are you afraid of death?”

Ye Tianming shook his head.

The woman in the plain skirt nodded. “He wants to kill you, and you would die. But it doesn’t matter — I’ll make the entire Yang family be buried with you.”

The entire Yang family buried with him!

The moment those words fell, the faces of every Yang family member present changed.

Not one of them doubted what the woman in the plain skirt said.

As long as she wanted to, she absolutely could do it!

No one in the world could stop her!

And beside them, the Sword Master of the Human Realm — himself a member of the Yang family — did not say a single word.

Everyone knew that if he spoke up, she would change her stance.

But he didn’t!

He chose to stand on her side!

After a brief pause, Ye Tianming said, “The Yang family is not entirely bad.”

Hearing those words, the Sword Master of the Human Realm was visibly surprised.

The woman in the plain skirt looked at Ye Tianming. Ye Tianming said softly, “Three generations of the Yang family built the order. Especially by the time of the Guanxuan Sword Master’s generation — he truly wanted to do something for all living beings. I deeply admire him. The Academy has bad people, but it also has many good ones. For example, An Yan, Fazhen, Fang Xiao, the Tower Ancestor, Xiaobai, Erya……”

As he spoke, he smiled faintly. “They are all very good people. That includes Miss Ding here. Even though she has been at odds with me, Ye Tianming, I know that my policies were able to be carried out in the Guanxuan Academy entirely because of her……”

Not far away, when Miss Ding heard those words from Ye Tianming, her body trembled.

The woman in the plain skirt glanced at the man in the blue robe and the Yang family members. “Are your faces burning?”

Everyone: “…….”

The Sword Master of the Human Realm looked at Ye Tianming, his face full of smiles. He had to admit — this young man truly surprised him.

“However!”

Ye Tianming’s voice rang out again. He walked steadily toward the man in the blue robe, stopping right in front of him. “I didn’t quite understand before, but now I do — why some people in the Yang family dare to act so recklessly. It’s because they believe there is someone behind them. That person should be you.”

As he spoke, he suddenly smiled. “I know I have no standing to reason with you, and even less standing to speak of strength. But what happened today has left me very displeased. Killing Yang Jia would be meaningless…… How about this — we both abandon all our cultivation, go to a brand new world, and start from zero at the same time. We’ll see who ends up killing whom. How does that sound?”

Hearing Ye Tianming’s words, the Sword Master of the Human Realm laughed.

The other Yang family members, however, looked rather displeased. None of them had expected Ye Tianming to actually want to go head-to-head with the Sword Master in Blue.

The Sword Master in Blue looked at the sharp-edged Ye Tianming before him and laughed. He had to say — every generation truly produces its own talents.

He also saw in the other person a reflection of his own past self.

Indifferent to life and death. If you’re not convinced, then fight.

Of course, this young man was far more rational than he had been.

The man in the blue robe glanced at the pale-faced Yang Jia in the distance. A complex look flashed through his eyes. In that moment, he realized that the era of the Yang family…… had truly passed.

But soon, he smiled again.

If the next generation falls short, you accept the loss.

The man in the blue robe looked at the sharp-edged Ye Tianming before him and smiled. “I accept your challenge. However, you still need a little more time right now. I’ll give you that time. When your Great Dao advances another step, come find me — and we’ll have a proper match.”

After a brief pause, Ye Tianming said, “Agreed.”

The man in the blue robe turned to look at Miss Ding and the others and shook his head. “You’ve put me in a difficult position…… But no matter how difficult, I, Yang Ye, accept the loss……”

As he spoke, he looked at the woman in the plain skirt. “That competition of theirs three years from now — I think there’s no longer any need for it. As for the bet we made back then, consider it my loss.”

With that, he suddenly flicked his sleeve.

Whoosh!

A beam of sword light shot straight between Miss Ding’s brows.

Boom!

Miss Ding dissipated entirely.

My people — I kill them myself!

Everyone was horrified.

Just then, the Sword Master of the Human Realm beside them suddenly stepped forward. He looked at the man in the blue robe. “Father, shall we talk?”

The man in the blue robe nodded. “Sure!”

Father and son vanished from the spot together.

Ye Tianming had not expected the man in the blue robe to kill Miss Ding, but he didn’t dwell on it. Right now, all he wanted was to merge with the Myriad Beings Stele. He slowly closed his eyes, and the moment his hand touched the Myriad Beings Stele, he instantly established a connection with it.

One body!

Symbiosis!

Perfect fusion!

His mind stirred.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a terrifying surge of faith power erupted from within Ye Tianming and shot into the sky. The moment this faith power appeared between heaven and earth, it instantly suppressed everything in the area with an invincible force.

Only one person present was unaffected by this faith power.

The woman in the plain skirt!

Aside from the woman in the plain skirt, every single other person was directly suppressed!

A brand new Great Dao!

Unprecedented in all of history!

The faces of Xu Tianzhu and the others instantly changed.

Because even he was suppressed by this terrifying Great Dao.

A truly independent stele!

At this moment, Ye Tianming’s aura also surged wildly in an instant — but suddenly, something unexpected happened.

The Great Dao Stele within the distant Great Dao Realm suddenly began to tremble. Quickly, the runes on its surface blazed brilliantly, and one terrifying wave of pressure after another surged forth from the Great Dao Stele.

Soon, above Ye Tianming’s head, a terrifying vortex suddenly appeared. The vortex resembled the maw of a great beast — savage and bloody. Within the vortex, all manner of tribulations silently gathered, dense and countless as the stars in the night sky.

Quickly, a terrifying might of heavenly thunder spread across heaven and earth.

Tribulation might!

“The Circle-Drawing Tribulation!”

In the area, a powerful cultivator at the Circle-Drawing realm said with a grave expression.

The Circle-Drawing realm!

Anyone who sought to take that step and reach Circle-Drawing had to endure a tribulation — the Circle-Drawing Tribulation.

Survive it, and you become Circle-Drawing.

Fail to survive it, and you turn to dust.

What shocked everyone at this moment was that this Circle-Drawing Tribulation was abnormally powerful. Under normal circumstances, when the Great Dao Stele generated a Circle-Drawing Tribulation, at most only five dao markings would appear. But right now, every single dao marking on the Great Dao Stele had emerged.

This was clearly a targeted attack!

And it made this Circle-Drawing Tribulation unprecedentedly powerful!

It should be said — the most powerful in all of history!

The moment this Circle-Drawing Tribulation appeared, even some of the Circle-Drawing realm cultivators present began to tremble. This tribulation was abnormally strong.

Clearly, the Great Dao Stele could not tolerate Ye Tianming.

But this was understandable. Originally, everyone played by the rules under the Great Dao Stele. Now, you had actually opened a separate stele and created new rules — how could it possibly allow that?

Some people also noticed that the Great Dao Stele was, in fact, wary.

What Ye Tianming had done was clearly moving beyond the scope of the Great Dao Stele.

One could say that Ye Tianming was no longer competing with people over the Dao — he was competing with the Great Dao Stele itself.

Yet it was still not over.

Three thousand terrifying auras suddenly surged forth from the Great Dao Stele!

Three Thousand Great Daos!

Seeing this, everyone present froze.

What in the world?

The Great Dao Stele could directly mobilize the Great Daos of those who had established them?

When those Three Thousand Great Daos surged forth, a terrifying pressure suddenly spread across the entire universe.

Suppressing the entire universe!

When the First Generation Celestial Court Master felt the pressure of those Three Thousand Great Daos, her gaze instantly burned with intensity. This was the true Three Thousand Great Daos.

By comparison, the Three Thousand Great Daos she had imitated fell far, far short — there was simply no comparison.

The pressure of the Three Thousand Great Daos combined with all the dao markings!

One terrifying wave of pressure after another directly suppressed the entire universe!

And soon, the pressure of the Three Thousand Great Daos combined with all the tribulations locked onto Ye Tianming entirely.

On the Divine Dao Battlefield, everyone turned and ran.

The pressure of the Three Thousand Great Daos combined with all the dao marking tribulations was more than the entire universe could bear — and now, all of it was aimed at a single person: Ye Tianming.

The Great Dao Stele was clearly going all out.

Even some Circle-Drawing realm cultivators turned and fled without hesitation.

Ye Tianming, in the midst of merging with the Myriad Beings Stele, slowly raised his head. His gaze fell upon the Great Dao Stele. In that moment, he clearly felt the hostility of the Great Dao Stele.

Of course, he understood.

In every era, when a new power emerged, the old power would never tolerate it.

But right now, his eyes held not a trace of fear.

Only excitement.

Rumble!

Suddenly,The Three Thousand Great Daos and endless Dao Pattern Tribulations shattered the void like a tidal wave, arriving above Ye Tianming’s head. At this moment, the entire universe trembled, and an extremely oppressive aura permeated the surrounding heaven and earth.

　　Those Three Thousand Great Daos and Dao Pattern Tribulations carried world-destroying might, falling fiercely toward Ye Tianming below like a meteor shower. Each tribulation and Dao contained endless pressure, about to completely bury Ye Tianming in this terrifying sea of calamity.

　　At this moment, Ye Tianming’s location directly became the focal point of the universe, as countless tribulations smashed toward him like a violent storm.

　　Those powerful beings watching from the shadows were all horrified upon witnessing this scene.

　　Even the Void Heavenly Lord and others wore unprecedentedly solemn expressions.

　　They had never witnessed the true power of the Dao Ranking before, but now they had, and it far exceeded their imagination.

　　These tribulations combined with the Three Thousand Great Daos had power that was no longer something the Circle Drawing Realm could withstand.

　　One should say, this had already surpassed the Circle Drawing Realm.

　　The woman in the plain dress did not act. On the contrary, she pulled the Sword Master of the Human Realm beside her back a step.

　　Clearly, she wanted Ye Tianming to handle this himself.

　　Facing these terrifying Three Thousand Great Daos and tribulations, Ye Tianming’s eyes showed no fear. Instead, blazing battle intent burned in his eyes.

　　Ye Tianming suddenly roared, “Rise!”

　　His voice exploded like thunder, shaking heaven and earth.

　　The next moment, he merged with the Sentient Beings Ranking, then transformed into a sword light that soared into the sky. Between heaven and earth, the power of countless sentient beings seemed to sense Ye Tianming’s call, gathering toward him from all directions. Those powers flowed like trickling streams from everywhere, ultimately converging into a towering wave that enveloped Ye Tianming within!

　　Almost simultaneously, on the Sentient Beings Ranking, densely packed names suddenly appeared… As Ye Tianming activated the Sentient Beings Ranking, every name on it began to flicker with dazzling radiance. Each name represented a sentient being, a soul, all awakened and summoned at this moment.

　　At this time, Ye Tianming became the bridge of communication between the Sentient Beings Ranking and all sentient beings. His consciousness was tightly connected with all beings, merging with each other. He could feel the life pulse of every sentient being, the call of every soul.

　　At this moment, Ye Tianming was no longer wielding his sword alone!

　　I share one sword with all sentient beings!

　　Unstoppable!

　　This sword had already surpassed the Circle Drawing Realm!

　　Under everyone’s gaze, Ye Tianming, carrying the power of countless sentient beings, streaked across the sky like a brilliant meteor, leaving behind a terrifying, ferocious space-time rift between heaven and earth. Then, he fiercely slashed at the Three Thousand Great Daos and countless Dao Pattern Tribulations.

　　Boom!

　　A tremendous rumbling sound echoed throughout the entire universe. At this instant, the entire universe seemed to explode. Ye Tianming’s sword light intertwined and collided with the Three Thousand Great Daos and Dao Pattern Tribulations, bursting forth with countless dazzling shockwaves of light.

　　Everyone was terrified!

　　Even some Circle Drawing Realm powerhouses retreated, temporarily avoiding the edge.

　　Because at this moment, both Ye Tianming’s power and the Dao Ranking’s power had surpassed the Circle Drawing Realm… Even just the residual force of their powers was something those Circle Drawing Realm powerhouses dared not easily confront head-on.

　　When the Void Heavenly Lord witnessed Ye Tianming’s terrifying strength, he immediately felt some regret. He knew that after the Sentient Beings Ranking merged with Ye Tianming, it would be very, very powerful, but he never imagined it would be powerful to this extent. This was already capable of contending with the Dao Ranking!

　　And how old was this Ye Tianming?

　　The most terrifying thing was that Ye Tianming had just announced the Sentient Beings Law, just established the Sentient Beings Ranking, and it was already this terrifying. If given more time

　　How terrifying would that be?

　　He looked at Ye Tianming, and for the first time, undisguised killing intent appeared in his eyes.

　　Not far away, the woman in the plain dress glanced at him as if looking at an ant.

　　And very soon, everyone in the scene discovered with horror that the power of the Three Thousand Great Daos and countless Dao Pattern Tribulations had actually begun to gradually collapse and dissipate.

　　Everyone was stunned.

　　This was not contending, but directly suppressing the Dao Ranking?

　　Between heaven and earth, all the power of the Great Daos and Dao Pattern Tribulations were crumbling bit by bit, while Ye Tianming’s power of order and faith was growing stronger and stronger