Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Let That Yang Ye Come!

Shen Dao Battlefield.

　　Today’s Shen Dao Battlefield was packed to the brim, as people from every major faction across the entire universe had arrived.

　　The Yang Family versus Shen Lin Zhi Di — an all-out war!

　　A showdown between the second and third ranked forces on the Universe Power Rankings — an event of such magnitude that naturally no one wanted to miss.

　　So anyone capable of making the trip had essentially come.

　　Of course, they all gathered in the star expanse outside the Shen Dao Battlefield, for everyone understood full well that a clash between two terrifying powers like these would be nothing short of apocalyptic. None of them dared to enter the Shen Dao Battlefield itself — they could only watch from afar in the outer starfield.

　　Some smaller civilizations and minor factions had also come to join the spectacle, and they had sent their finest and most talented members. Their goals were simple enough: first, to witness the event firsthand, and second, to see whether their elite prodigies might gain some insight from watching such a battle unfold.

　　Boom!

　　At that very moment, a golden path suddenly carved its way through the space-time above the Shen Dao Battlefield with raw, unstoppable force. The golden path extended slowly from the depths of the universe, stretching millions of zhang wide, its surface covered in dense, ancient runes that seemed almost alive, radiating wave after wave of terrifying Dao pressure.

　　Soon after, a massive banner tens of thousands of zhang tall came flying out.

　　Written on the banner were two large characters: Guan Xuan.

　　Under the gaze of countless eyes, a young man slowly walked out. He was dressed in a purple robe, his entire bearing radiating an air of noble elegance.

　　Yang Jia!

　　In that instant, every eye in the crowd was fixed on Yang Jia.

　　Ever since “Yang Jia” had decided to relinquish power, that act alone had sent shockwaves through every major faction across the universe.

　　At this moment throughout the entire universe, no name carried more weight than Yang Jia’s.

　　As Yang Jia walked out slowly, a group of warriors clad in purple-gold battle armor suddenly appeared behind him. Each one held a golden spear, carried a red quiver on their back, and had a longbow slung diagonally across their shoulder.

　　Every single one was at the peak of the Cheng Zu realm!

　　A full three thousand of them!

　　Three thousand Guan Xuan Divine Guards!

　　All had been dispatched from Guan Xuan Universe headquarters.

　　At the sight of these three thousand peak Cheng Zu realm warriors, everyone watching from the shadows was utterly stunned.

　　Three thousand Cheng Zu realm cultivators!

　　Yet it was not over. Throughout the entire Shen Dao Battlefield, everyone suddenly sensed an aura of death. Before anyone could even react, a group of mysterious figures in black appeared across the heavens and earth — a full three thousand of them, blood blades in hand, their silhouettes flickering in and out of existence like ghosts.

　　Every last one of them was at the Cheng Zu realm!

　　The Xian Bao Pavilion Shadow Guards!

　　They had been dispatched from Xian Bao Pavilion headquarters.

　　Six thousand Cheng Zu realm powerhouses?

　　At the sight of this lineup, every onlooker watching from the shadows was left utterly dumbstruck.

　　Was the Yang Family truly this terrifying?

　　Yet it still was not over.

　　From within that golden path behind Yang Jia, a group of warriors clad in white robes slowly emerged. Their numbers were modest — only one hundred and twenty — all in matching white robes, each holding a staff, their auras completely restrained and impossible to sense.

　　But the moment they appeared, every Dao law throughout the entire Shen Dao Battlefield began to fall into chaos.

　　”Shen Dao Masters!”

　　Someone in the crowd cried out in shock, “They’re Shen Dao Masters from Shen Dao Hall!”

　　Shen Dao Masters!

　　Once a supremely mysterious faction, they had even appeared on the Universe Rankings — placing third, no less. They were said to command all “laws” and “daos” in existence, capable of communing with the three thousand Great Daos of the Dao Rankings, their power utterly beyond reckoning. But for reasons unknown, the entire Shen Dao Hall had vanished without a trace.

　　And now, here they were.

　　”They actually joined Guan Xuan Academy!”

　　Among the onlookers in the shadows, someone murmured in disbelief.

　　As the one hundred and twenty Shen Dao Masters emerged, they walked directly to stand behind Yang Jia. In an instant, the entire spatial region where Yang Jia stood was enveloped by a mysterious Dao domain.

　　Then another group of powerhouses surged forward.

　　Shen Xue Yuan!

　　The academy’s headmaster personally led the charge. To demonstrate their absolute loyalty to the Yang Family, every single powerhouse of Shen Xue Yuan came forth, willing to live or die alongside them.

　　As the Shen Xue Yuan warriors emerged, yet another group of powerhouses rushed out together.

　　The Ji Clan!

　　Leading them were Ji Yuan and Ji Dian, father and son, bringing every top-tier powerhouse of the entire Ji Clan with them.

　　The Ji Clan stood with the Yang Family!

　　Ji Dian glanced over at Yang Jia not far away, then looked around at his surroundings with a hint of puzzlement — how come that little brother of his still hadn’t shown up?

　　And as the Ji Clan’s powerhouses stepped forward, a massive horde of powerful demon beasts came charging out shortly after.

　　The Savage Demon Clan stood with the Yang Family!

　　Right behind them came the Da Qian Empire!

　　The woman leading the charge was none other than the Bei Zhao Emperor!

　　The Da Qian Empire stood with the Yang Family!

　　It still did not end. A steady, unbroken stream of powerhouses continued to pour out from that golden path. The weakest among them were at the Li Dao realm, and they hailed from different civilizations and factions across the universe — all of them affiliated with either Guan Xuan Academy or Xian Bao Pavilion.

　　Throughout the entire universe, the influence of the Yang Family and Xian Bao Pavilion was simply vast beyond measure, with affiliated factions too numerous to count.

　　And on this occasion, those factions naturally had to give everything they had to prove their loyalty.

　　After all, this clash between the Yang Family and Shen Lin Zhi Di was tantamount to a battle for the title of supreme overlord of the universe.

　　Whoever won would become the supreme overlord and usher in an entirely new era.

　　Not far away, Yang Jia stood with his eyes half-closed, a sword held in his hand — though not Jian Zu’s sword.

　　Beside him stood Miss Ding.

　　Miss Ding’s gaze swept continuously across the surroundings, as though searching for someone.

　　Boom!

　　Just then, on the opposite side of the Yang Family’s position, the space-time there suddenly shattered. A moment later, a blood-red path stretched outward.

　　Everyone in the field turned to look toward that blood-red path. From within it, a young man slowly walked out.

　　The young man appeared to be in his early twenties, dressed in a dark robe, with an air of striking dignity and poise.

　　”The New God?”

　　Everyone looked at the young man with curiosity.

　　The legendary “New God” had naturally piqued everyone’s interest, yet to this day, almost no one had ever actually laid eyes on this so-called “New God.”

　　Yang Jia’s gaze also settled on the young man. “Are you the New God?”

　　The young man smiled. “No.”

　　Yang Jia’s brow furrowed.

　　The young man sized Yang Jia up, then laughed, “So you’re the Chosen One? You seem a bit weak! Ha!”

　　Behind Yang Jia, the gathered powerhouses of Guan Xuan Academy erupted in fury.

　　Yang Jia, however, remained perfectly calm. He stepped forward, and in an instant, a terrifying sword intent swept outward, pressing directly down upon the young man.

　　The young man flicked his sleeve.

　　Boom!

　　Every last trace of Yang Jia’s sword intent shattered in an instant.

　　Hua Quan realm!

　　The entire universe was stunned.

　　A Hua Quan realm cultivator this young?

　　Yang Jia stared fixedly at the young man, shock plain in his eyes as well.

　　He had not expected the young man standing before him to be at the Hua Quan realm.

　　How was that possible?

　　His own talent was already the pinnacle of this world, yet in this moment, he was looking at someone whose talent was even more terrifying than his.

　　Ye Tianming was different — from beginning to end, Ye Tianming’s realm had never surpassed his, Yang Jia’s.

　　But this young man’s realm had genuinely and unmistakably surpassed his.

　　Hua Quan!

　　Yang Jia’s expression had become rather grim.

　　If Jian Zu were here, he would naturally have nothing to fear — but Jian Zu was no longer present.

　　The young man stared at Yang Jia and suddenly broke into a grin, “You’re actually afraid, haha…….”

　　Afraid!

　　The moment those words were spoken, everyone in the field turned to look at Yang Jia.

　　Miss Ding also glanced over at Yang Jia.

　　Yang Jia said nothing.

　　Then, all at once, he lowered his gaze to the sword in his hand. Only in this moment did he suddenly realize that ever since Jian Zu had disappeared, his own state of mind had been affected without him even noticing.

　　Dependence!

　　From the very beginning until now, he, Yang Jia, had gradually come to depend on Jian Zu without ever realizing it.

　　Even during his battle with Ye Tianming — without Jian Zu, would he have had even a shred of confidence facing the Ye Tianming of that time?

　　Confidence!

　　Yang Jia slowly closed his eyes.

　　In this moment, he truly understood for the first time that all along, his confidence in the martial path had not been built upon his own Dao heart — it had been built upon the Yang Family.

　　In the distance, the young man suddenly laughed, “No wonder my big brother said you weren’t worth his effort. That state of mind of yours is like a castle built in the air — hollow through and through. Not only do you lack the standing to make my big brother act, you don’t even have the standing to make me act.”

　　He then glanced at the Guan Xuan Universe powerhouses gathered behind Yang Jia and smiled, “The younger generation of the Yang Family today is really something — quite disappointing.”

　　The moment those words landed, the expressions of the Guan Xuan Universe powerhouses turned impossibly ugly.

　　Yang Jia suddenly stepped forward. With outsiders provoking him so openly, he naturally could not stand by and do nothing.

　　He slowly closed his eyes, and in an instant, wave after wave of terrifying sword intent surged out from within him, rolling like a flood tide as it bore down upon the young man.

　　In the distance, the young man merely smiled faintly and gave his right sleeve a light flick.

　　Boom!

　　In a single instant, every trace of Yang Jia’s Great Dao sword intent vanished completely without a trace.

　　A total and utter crushing.

　　The young man looked at Yang Jia with a smile, “Do you have any idea how vast the gap is between you and the Hua Quan realm?”

　　His tone was utterly calm — like a person addressing an ant and saying: do you understand the difference between you and me?

　　Yang Jia’s face had gone somewhat pale, and at this moment, the eyes of the entire universe were fixed upon him.

　　This was the young lord of the Yang Family?

　　Many were undoubtedly disappointed.

　　After all, everything “Yang Jia” had done before had left countless people in awe — but now, Yang Jia’s strength and performance were equally undeniable in their disappointment.

　　This was simply not the same league.

　　He had been crushed outright.

　　How could Yang Jia bear the gazes of those around him?

　　Suddenly, he extended his right hand, “Sword, come.”

　　A brief silence.

　　Hum!

　　As a sword cry rang out across the heavens, a streak of sword light descended in a straight line, landing in his hand.

　　Jian Zu!

　　At the sight of this, Miss Ding slowly shook her head, the disappointment in her eyes unmistakable.

　　Not far away, the young man also smiled, “Yang Jia, if you had simply conceded just now and admitted your own shortcomings, I might actually have thought a little more of you. But I never expected that you wouldn’t dare to face what’s truly in your heart — still clinging to some hollow, illusory sense of vanity. You truly disappoint me to the extreme……”

　　He shook his head slightly as he said this, “You really are hopeless.”

　　Before Yang Jia could say a word, the young man suddenly raised his head and looked up into the void above, laughing loudly, “Come, come — let the Yang Family’s elders step forward! Let Ye Guan come, let Ye Xuan come, let Yang Ye come…….”