171: Chapter 171 Sweeping Through Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, Slaying Three Kings and Seizing the Mineral Vein

Leaving the collapsing Lietian City, Ye Qing did not stop, turning into a barely perceptible streak of light, speeding towards the deeper hinterlands of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court.

His next target was Wanyao Ridge, known as the "Eastern Grain Depot of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court".

Wanyao Ridge was not a single mountain, but a massive mountain range stretching for tens of thousands of miles, like the spine of a giant dragon.

Within the mountain range, Spiritual Veins crisscrossed, mineral deposits were abundant, and there were countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, making it the most important resource production area and logistics base for the Yao Race on the eastern front.

Guarding Wanyao Ridge was not a single demon king, but three Early Stage Spirit Severing Realm demon kings working together: the Earth-Splitting Bear King, the Soul-Devouring Wolf King, and the Ghost-Faced Spider King.

Half a day later, Ye Qing's figure appeared on a low hill on the outskirts of Wanyao Ridge.

Looking out, he saw rolling mountains, lush and green, with clouds and mist swirling about, where faint pillars of powerful Demonic Qi could be seen rising into the sky, clearly indicating tight security.

He had no intention of concealing his aura; instead, he released his vast, ocean-like Spirit Severing Realm pressure without reservation, sweeping toward the core area of Wanyao Ridge like an invisible tide.

"What petty thief dares to trespass into Wanyao Ridge?!"

A voice like muffled thunder rang out from the depths of the mountain range, carrying a hint of shock and anger.

Immediately after, three pillars of Demonic Qi, different in color but equally powerful, shot into the sky, and three figures appeared not far in front of Ye Qing as if they had teleported.

On the left was a giant bear demon king, several zhang tall, covered in earth-yellow rock-like skin with knotted muscles; this was the Earth-Splitting Bear King.

On the right was a jet-black demon king, shaped like a giant wolf, with eyes flashing with eerie green light; this was the Soul-Devouring Wolf King.

In the center was a woman with an enchanting figure and a beautiful face, but behind her grew eight black spider legs like scythes; this was the Ghost-Faced Spider King.

The three Early Stage Spirit Severing Realm demon kings appeared simultaneously, their six cold gazes locking onto Ye Qing like sharp blades.

"A Human Race Spirit Severing Realm? Who are you? Why do you trespass into our Wanyao Ridge?" The Ghost-Faced Spider King's voice was sharp and carried a hint of seduction, but deep in her eyes, she was filled with vigilance and murderous intent.

"Loose Cultivator, Ye Qing," Ye Qing said in a flat tone, "Today, I have come specifically to take over Wanyao Ridge. If you are sensible and retreat immediately, I can spare your lives."

"Arrogant!" The Earth-Splitting Bear King had the hottest temper and was furious upon hearing this, "A mere brat of the Human Race dares to spout such nonsense in front of us! I will tear you apart myself!"

Before he finished speaking, he stepped forward violently, the ground beneath his feet shaking violently, and a huge earth-yellow earth spike erupted from beneath Ye Qing's feet like an angry dragon, stabbing toward his vital points with a sharp piercing sound!

Ye Qing didn't even look down; he just lifted his foot slightly and stamped down.

Boom!

The massive earth spike, capable of piercing metal and stone, shattered under his foot like rotten wood, turning into countless fragments of earth and stone that scattered in all directions.

The Earth-Splitting Bear King's expression changed, a hint of gravity flashing in his eyes.

"Attack together!"

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King roared low, the eerie green light in his eyes blazing, and an invisible attack targeting the Divine Soul shot toward Ye Qing's Sea of Consciousness like an invisible blade!

At the same time, the Ghost-Faced Spider King also moved.

The eight spider legs behind her, like eight black spears, instantly elongated, and with a harsh piercing sound, stabbed at Ye Qing's vital points from different directions!

The tips of the spider legs flashed with a ghostly blue cold light, clearly containing deadly poison!

The three great Spirit Severing demon kings attacked simultaneously, coordinating perfectly, sealing off all of Ye Qing's space for evasion and defense!

A hint of seriousness finally flashed in Ye Qing's eyes.

He did not use the hunyuan ruler, but just took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and let out a long howl like a dragon's roar!

"Roar——!!!"

The howl was not a simple sound wave attack, but fused his Divine Soul power, which had already reached the Spirit Severing level, with a hint of the Heavenly Dragon Prison Suppression charm!

An invisible Divine Soul shockwave, filled with endless majesty and oppressive force, swept wildly in all directions with him as the center!

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King's invisible Divine Soul attack, the moment it collided with this dragon-like roar, instantly dissolved and disintegrated, like snow meeting a scorching sun!

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King groaned, feeling his head buzz as if struck hard by an invisible heavy hammer, and black blood flowed from his seven orifices simultaneously!

His Divine Soul had already suffered heavy damage!

The Ghost-Faced Spider King's eight spider legs, like black spears, seemed to hit an invisible, extremely tough barrier when they were still three feet away from Ye Qing, unable to advance even an inch!

Immediately after, a terrifying counter-shock force came, shaking her and her legs backward!

The Earth-Splitting Bear King was the closest and received the greatest impact.

He felt an invisible, terrifying force surging into his mind like a tide, impacting his Divine Soul, making his vision go dark and his figure stagger, almost unable to stand steady!

Just one long howl had simultaneously forced back the three great Spirit Severing demon kings and even severely injured one of them!

This was the terrifying strength Ye Qing displayed after breaking through to the Spirit Severing Realm, combined with the Heavenly Dragon Prison Suppression Divine Ability!

"Not good! This person's strength is too strong! Cannot be fought head-on!"

The Ghost-Faced Spider King was the first to react, her expression becoming extremely ugly, and she already had thoughts of retreating.

However, would Ye Qing give them a chance to escape?

His figure flickered, and like a ghost, he instantly appeared in front of the Earth-Splitting Bear King.

The Earth-Splitting Bear King had just steadied his figure when he saw an indifferent face close at hand!

He was so scared his soul fled, and with a roar, he waved his giant bear paw, like a millstone, and slapped down hard at Ye Qing!

Ye Qing didn't even dodge; he just extended his right hand and, simply, threw a punch!

Boom——!!!

The fist collided with the bear paw!

A deafening loud noise!

The Earth-Splitting Bear King's massive body, as if struck by a divine mountain, flew backward at a faster speed than he had come!

The arm he used to slap at Ye Qing twisted and burst like a twist of dough the moment it collided, turning into a cloud of blood mist!

He smashed heavily onto a mountain peak several miles away, collapsing half the mountain, and lay in the rubble, breathing out more than breathing in, clearly not going to survive.

One punch!

He severely injured an Early Stage Spirit Severing demon king known for strength and defense!

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King and the Ghost-Faced Spider King saw this scene and were scared out of their wits; how could they dare to fight again?

The two looked at each other and, without hesitation, turned and fled for their lives in two different directions!

"Want to escape?"

Ye Qing's eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand and grabbed at the direction the Soul-Devouring Wolf King was escaping!

"Void, Imprison!"

An invisible space force descended instantly, firmly imprisoning the Soul-Devouring Wolf King's body on the spot!

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King struggled desperately, but like a bug trapped in amber, he couldn't even move a single hair!

His eyes were filled with boundless fear and despair!

Ye Qing didn't even look at him, pointed his fingers like a sword, and slashed through the air!

A condensed Chaos Sword Qi flashed and disappeared!

The Soul-Devouring Wolf King's massive wolf head soared into the sky!

The headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud!

Instant kill!

The remaining Ghost-Faced Spider King saw her two companions die one after another and was scared out of her wits.

She pushed her escape speed to the limit, turning into a black stream of light, fleeing desperately!

However, no matter how fast her speed was, how could she be faster than Ye Qing?

Ye Qing's figure flickered, and like a teleportation, he appeared in front of her, blocking her path.

The Ghost-Faced Spider King shrieked, and her eight spider legs stabbed wildly at Ye Qing like a storm!

Ye Qing's expression remained unchanged; he held the hunyuan ruler and waved it gently!

A dark silver ruler gleam flashed!

The Ghost-Faced Spider King's eight spider legs, as hard as refined steel and containing deadly poison, were severed cleanly like rotten wood!

"Ah——!!!"

The Ghost-Faced Spider King let out a shrill scream, her figure staggering, almost falling.

Ye Qing didn't give her any chance to catch her breath, and the hunyuan ruler in his hand swung out again!

Puchi!

A beautiful head, with an expression of horror and unwillingness, soared into the sky!

The Early Stage Spirit Severing Ghost-Faced Spider King, dead!

With this, the three Early Stage Spirit Severing demon kings guarding Wanyao Ridge were all executed!

Ye Qing withdrew the hunyuan ruler, didn't even look at the three corpses, raised his hand, and collected their corpses and belongings.

Then, his gaze turned to Wanyao Ridge, which contained endless treasures beneath his feet.

His Divine Sense, like invisible tentacles, reached deep into the ground and began to investigate carefully.

Beneath Wanyao Ridge, Spiritual Veins crisscrossed like blood vessels in a human body, covering the entire mountain range.

Among them, there were three main Spiritual Veins of extremely high grade, almost reaching the peak of large Spiritual Veins, only one step away from the legendary "Dragon Vein".

In addition, there were dozens of small and medium-sized Spiritual Veins, like tributaries, attached to the three main Spiritual Veins.

Besides the Spiritual Veins, Wanyao Ridge also contained several large mineral deposits, including black iron Ore veins, star silver Ore veins, and a small piece of extremely rare "Void Crystal" mineral vein!

"Great! If all these resources are swallowed, my Cave Heaven World will definitely be able to take another qualitative leap!"

A look of surprise flashed in Ye Qing's eyes; he didn't hesitate anymore and began to act.

He first poured the three corpses of the Spirit Severing demon kings and the massive resources in their storage Magic Treasures into the Cave Heaven World, letting the Cave Heaven World decompose and absorb them on its own.

Then, he began to extract the underground Spiritual Veins and mineral veins.

He sat cross-legged on the peak of the highest mountain of Wanyao Ridge and pushed the devouring power of the Cave Heaven World to the limit!

An invisible, terrifying suction force, like a black hole, spread wildly in all directions and deep underground with him as the center!

The earth began to shake violently!

Countless cracks, like spider webs, spread out in all directions with him as the center!

The three main Spiritual Veins, like giant dragons, seemed to sense a fatal threat and began to struggle violently, making a deafening roar!

But in the face of Ye Qing's Spirit Severing level devouring power, their struggle was destined to be futile.

One... two... three!

The three main Spiritual Veins, along with the dozens of small and medium-sized Spiritual Veins attached to them, were forcibly extracted from the underground by Ye Qing and sent into the Cave Heaven World like three roaring giant dragons!

Immediately after, it was those mineral veins.

Black iron Ore veins, star silver Ore veins, Void Crystal mineral veins... one by one, precious mineral veins were stripped from the underground and swallowed by Ye Qing in a brutal manner!

The entire Wanyao Ridge was shaking violently!

Countless mountain peaks collapsed, the earth cracked, as if the end of the world had arrived!

When the last piece of valuable Ore was swallowed, this Wanyao Ridge, which was once filled with Spiritual Qi and vibrant, had turned into a dead land with exhausted Spiritual Qi and scarred everywhere!

And Ye Qing's Cave Heaven World, after swallowing these massive resources, had undergone another earth-shaking change!

The area broke through the million-zhang mark in one fell swoop!

Reaching a staggering 1.2 million zhang!

The earth became thicker and wider, and even began to automatically derive some low hills and mounds.

The sea of stars became more brilliant, countless stars twinkled, and the starlight that fell down was like substance, nourishing the entire world.

The area of the Floating Landmass also expanded several times, like a real continent in the sky.

Those dragon transformation grass, after absorbing massive amounts of Spiritual Qi and Dragon Qi, had the dragon saliva fruit condensed at the top fully ripened, emitting a tempting exotic fragrance.

Even, in some areas with the thickest Spiritual Qi, some more Advanced embryonic forms of life began to appear—some energy life forms that looked like jellyfish, emitted soft light, and could move autonomously!

"Cave Heaven World... is evolving toward a real world!"

Ye Qing felt the earth-shaking changes in the Cave Heaven World, and his heart was full of expectations.

He stood up and cast his gaze further west of Wanyao Ridge, to that legendary true core hinterland of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court.

"Wanyao Ridge is pacified. Next, it's time to go and meet the 'Emperor' of that Heavenly Demon Imperial Court, as well as those truly ancient existences."