"Jiang Li, when did you break through? I didn't even notice. But you broke through without enduring the heavenly tribulation, which is simply unbelievable!" Ye Ling approached Jiang Li, looking at the ethereal youth before her with curiosity.
She still found it hard to believe that this guy had truly reached the Great Emperor realm.
[Name]: Ye Ling
[Realm]: Quasi-Emperor Sixth Heaven.
[Identity]: Lord of Death, disciple of Ye Qingxian.
"I don't need a heavenly tribulation to break through!" Jiang Li smiled faintly.
After condensing the Immortal Body of Creation, Jiang Li had mastered the power of creation. Heavenly tribulations were inherently part of creation. While Jiang Li couldn't yet control the creation of others, he could control his own.
Whether to face the heavenly tribulation or not was entirely within Jiang Li's thoughts.
"Right, what has happened during this time? Why has the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect become like this!" Jiang Li continued to ask.
Although Jiang Li had vaguely sensed external chaos during his closed-door cultivation, he was still unclear about the specifics.
"Junior Brother Jiang Li, it's like this, after you went into seclusion..." Tang Siqi, enjoying Jiang Li's embrace, spoke softly, recounting all the events of the past period to Jiang Li.
Tang Yuning and Ye Ling, standing beside them, added some details.
After a round of conversation, Jiang Li had learned everything.
"All these things I've eaten were indeed worth it!" Upon learning that Little Xue'er had displayed immense power and dealt with a branch leader of the Samsara Divine Palace, Jiang Li couldn't help but stroke Little Xue'er's soft hair.
He had been at a critical juncture of breakthrough just then; if he had been interrupted, breaking through again would have been considerably more difficult.
Little Xue'er raised her small pink fist and looked at Jiang Li with a delighted expression.
"Jiang Li, my master and the others are on the battlefield in the Central Continent, and they might be in danger. Can you take me to the Central Continent battlefield? I..." After a while, Ye Ling said to Jiang Li.
The words spoken by Cheng Jianhui when he came to capture them had filled Ye Ling with much worry.
"I know. I'll go. You protect my women!" Jiang Li said to Ye Ling.
Tang Siqi and Tang Yuning wore expressions of concern.
Although Jiang Li's strength was immense, the Central Continent battlefield had terrifying existences of the Half-Immortal and True Immortal levels...
"Don't worry, I will resolve everything!" Jiang Li said, looking at the two worried women, and comforted them.
Seeing Jiang Li's confidence, the two felt much calmer.
Immediately after, Jiang Li sped towards the Central Continent battlefield.
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Central Continent Battlefield.
Due to the prolonged war, the once prosperous and wealthy Central Continent was now ravaged everywhere, resembling a living hell.
Human races from the Desolate Ancient Continent and members of the Dark and Evil Spirit races were engaged in chaotic battles in various locations, with war erupting and ravaging every corner.
In the central area of the battlefield, fierce tidal waves surged, their materialized power threatening to destroy the entire continent and all spiritual entities.
"Li Daolin, Murong Shengtian, the domain gate has been completely shattered. You have no hope. From now on, you will only be ground down by us!" On the edge of the battlefield, the Dark Heavenly Lord unleashed a fierce power of the Great Dark Dao, constantly bombarding the Sect Master of the Primordial Demonic Sect and the Holy Lord of Chaos Holy Land in the central region.
Beside the Dark Heavenly Lord, the Tomb Saint Evil Emperor, the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Forest, and the Tower Master of the Western King Tower were also attacking Li Daolin and Murong Shengtian.
The four peak Half-Immortal realm powerhouses were putting immense pressure on Li Daolin and Murong Shengtian.
The Chaos Bell in Murong Shengtian's hand had been shattered, emitting a weak aura everywhere.
Beside him, Li Daolin's Supreme Demonic Yuan Sword was equally broken and dilapidated.
"Hmph, death? Even if I must die in the end, I'll take one down with me!" Li Daolin looked at the surrounding figures with a fierce gaze, his eyes filled with ferocity.
Despite having partially digested a True Immortal Dao Fruit, his foundation was clearly inferior to the several peak ancient powerhouses surrounding him.
Murong Shengtian was in the same predicament.
Both were peak powerhouses of the younger generation, and there was still a significant gap between them and the peak powerhouses who had survived since ancient times.
If not for their ruthless methods and unparalleled combat prowess, they would have fallen long ago.
"Take us down with you? You're dreaming. Your Extreme Dao Imperial Soldier is shattered, and your origin is weakened. What do you have to take us down with!" the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Forest said coldly.
With that, they unleashed even more intense attacks, completely suppressing the two.
"We can only hope that he has some means!" Li Daolin struggled to resist the onslaught of the surrounding peak powerhouses, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the sky.
Above the sky was a battlefield beyond their reach.
A peerless white-clothed woman, enveloped in boundless immortal light, wielded immense power with every movement.
The fierce roars and surging energies seemed to isolate the entire world.
The white-clothed woman's opponent was another True Immortal who had descended from the Upper Realm, Bai Guang True Immortal.
Furthermore, the Lord of Spirit Suppression and the Lord of the Endless Sea were the three peak powerhouses ganging up on the white-clothed woman.
Although the white-clothed woman was at a disadvantage, her skills were not inferior, unleashing countless profound divine abilities.
"Senior, if you surrender to me, I can spare your life. Once I rebuild the domain gate, I can grant you a spot to return to the Immortal Realm!" Bai Guang True Immortal unleashed a dazzling immortal Dao divine ability and said indifferently.
Beside him, the Lord of Spirit Suppression and the Lord of the Endless Sea remained expressionless, relentlessly attacking Ye Qingxian.
"The domain gate? Do you think I'm as foolish as these two? That domain gate is a one-way passage. You can't return to the Immortal Realm through it!" Ye Qingxian's gaze was calm, her white robes stained with blood, but this only added to her peerless elegance.
Upon hearing Ye Qingxian's words, the movements of the Lord of Spirit Suppression and the Lord of the Endless Sea faltered slightly, their expressions turning a little grim.
However, thinking of something, they quickly calmed their minds and continued to attack Ye Qingxian expressionlessly.
"Hahaha, worthy of being the Empress who once controlled destiny, you've seen through it!" Bai Guang True Immortal laughed heartily, his attacks unwavering, each move carrying the essence of destruction.
"Only that fool Xu Wu Guang truly believed he could return to the Immortal Realm through the domain gate!" Bai Guang True Immortal continued. "However, he did something useful for us by polluting Xuan Yu True Immortal's Dao Fruit, saving us a lot of trouble!"
"To destroy the entire Desolate Ancient Continent for a mere Heavenly Dao Spirit, is it truly worth it?" Ye Qingxian asked, projecting a radiant spiritual light with her jade hand.