172: The mastermind behind it all

As soon as he finished speaking, a transparent long sword appeared in his hand.

The power of Major Achievement Law descended upon the entire ancient path, and a terrifying Aura began to spread.

"Impossible, how do you have an Immortal Artifact?!"

The Devil Emperor let out a strange cry, and then its entire large face began to collapse. A figure quickly dropped down and smashed directly onto the ground.

"An Immortal Artifact? You could say that!"

Ye Ming chuckled, and the hidden sword in his hand suddenly pierced the Devil Emperor's forehead.

However, he did not deliver the killing blow; he still had questions for this Devil Emperor.

"How did you escape? Was it done by the Human Emperor?"

Ye Ming's expression instantly turned cold as he looked down upon the Devil Emperor and questioned it.

The Devil Emperor was stunned, not expecting Ye Ming to ask this question. It wasn't released by the Human Emperor, but rather, a High God used divine technique to let it out to devour all the Prodigies.

However, it could take advantage of this human, letting them kill each other, hehe... The next moment, Ye Ming spoke again, but this time, he directly sentenced it to death.

"Forget it. If you won't talk, I'll go ask the Human Emperor myself!"

"No..."

The Devil Emperor screamed, wanting to say more, but Ye Ming gave it no chance, directly twisting the hidden sword in his hand, mangling the Devil Emperor's head into a pulp.

The Devil Emperor died instantly on the spot!

Then Ye Ming flicked out a wisp of flame, burning the Devil Emperor completely clean.

He had already gotten the answer just now. When the Devil Emperor was momentarily stunned, he used his Immortal Eye and saw a wisp of pure Devilish Qi inside its body.

He had seen this thing before when he was in the Demon Realm.

The demon god weapon, myriad demon diagram!

It was very similar, but more powerful than the Devilish Qi on the myriad demon diagram.

Clearly, the Demon God was the one who made a move!

But how did the Demon God manage to reach in? Did the Human Emperor truly not notice?

Or did something happen to them?

A perfectly good trial, yet they had to create so much trouble and even force him to reveal a bit of his strength. It was truly not worth it!

Ye Ming frowned slightly, feeling that this trip was not worth it. Revealing himself for a mere treasure, and then having to find a way to cover it up—it was truly not worth it!

On the other side.

Seven Immortal Dao Prodigies gathered together, arguing excitedly about something.

"Gu Meng, you go!" Zhang Yiheng looked at Gu Meng and said.

Gu Meng immediately shook his head frantically, "No way! His strength is too great, and he even controls an Immortal Artifact. We are not people from the same world at all. I have no face to go see him!"

"How about An Qin, you go? You're so beautiful, and your strength is the strongest among us. You should be able to talk to him!"

Gu Meng turned his head to look at the only female Prodigy and said to her.

"Me? I can't do it..."

An Qin's face flushed slightly, and she quickly waved her hand, rejecting Gu Meng's suggestion. How could a Mahayana junior dare to question a Heavenly Venerate?

After discussing for a while and seeing that no one dared to speak to Ye Ming, the Immortal Dao Prodigies exchanged glances, then pushed Zhang Yiheng out and cheered him on.

"You are of the same clan as him, and he helped you before. Go on, you can definitely do it!"

Zhang Yiheng was pushed out just as Ye Ming turned his head and met his gaze.

"Ye... wait, Heavenly Venerate, I..."

Zhang Yiheng started speaking nervously, but Ye Ming interrupted him. There was no time to waste here!

"Alright, if you have any questions, ask them now. Finish quickly, we still have to leave later!" Ye Ming said, waving his hand.

"Oh, oh, I just wanted to know if you still need an accessory?" Zhang Yiheng rubbed his hands and asked Ye Ming.

The thigh was right in front of him; if he didn't grab it now, when would he?

"Holy crap, Zhang Yiheng, you bastard, you have no martial ethics..."

Gu Meng, who was behind him, immediately became anxious when he heard this.

They only wanted Zhang Yiheng to ask Ye Ming why he concealed his strength, yet he immediately tried to latch onto Ye Ming's thigh!

The other Immortal Dao Prodigies also looked at Zhang Yiheng with resentment. If they had known, they would have gone themselves; perhaps they could have latched onto the thigh too.

Zhang Yiheng felt his scalp tingle from the stares, but he stubbornly ignored them and looked sincerely at Ye Ming, hoping Ye Ming would accept him.

"The strong rely on themselves to carve their path. You possess the Aptitude to become a powerhouse; there is no need to cling to a thigh, understand?"

Ye Ming spoke with a faint smile, treating it as an affirmation for Zhang Yiheng.

"I have the Aptitude of a powerhouse?!"

A bright light appeared in Zhang Yiheng's eyes, and he stared intently at Ye Ming, seemingly waiting for Ye Ming's second affirmation.

Ye Ming did not disappoint him and nodded slightly.

Receiving affirmation, Zhang Yiheng suddenly stood up, and his entire Aura reached the Peak at this moment.

He achieved enlightenment; he had the Aptitude of a powerhouse!

Zhang Yiheng then bowed toward Ye Ming, cupped his hands, and thanked him, "Thank you for the guidance, Heavenly Venerate Ye!"

The Immortal Dao Prodigies behind him also hadn't expected that a single sentence from Ye Ming would make Zhang Yiheng realize his own Dao. This was too outrageous!

"Mhm, I have high hopes for you. Work hard!" Ye Ming smiled faintly.

Afterward, he ignored the crowd and walked up to the treasure chest.

At this moment, the treasure chest had automatically opened. Inside, besides a golden Human Emperor Token, there were several Ninth-Tier ultimate treasures, a Quasi-Immortal Medicine, and a quasi-immortal artifact.

The quasi-immortal artifact was a black saber, covered entirely in Evil Qi, seemingly having killed many sentient beings.

However, Ye Ming merely glanced at it before casually tossing it into the System Space. This saber was a bottom-tier quasi-immortal artifact, possessing only one Major Achievement Law.

It was significantly inferior to the hidden sword, but it could be used by a Puppet.

Next, Ye Ming collected everything. Since he killed the Devil Emperor, the items naturally belonged entirely to him.

This was indeed the case. Ye Ming took all the items, and the Prodigies had no complaints, obediently waiting for Ye Ming to finish processing.

"Alright, let's go. It's time to leave!"

Ye Ming took a step, appearing directly in front of them, and waved his hand.

"Right, bring those along too, lest the Divine Dragon Clan goes crazy."

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Ming remembered something, turning his head to look at a certain spot where there were still some severed limbs.

Gu Meng flashed over, scurrying to collect the corpse of Young Master Long.

Ye Ming glanced at the severed limbs and sneered inwardly. He didn't even need to act; this idiot died on his own.

Immediately, Ye Ming was the first to leave the ancient path, with the Prodigies following closely behind.

Outside.

At this moment, the people waiting at the entrance of the Human Emperor Hall did not know what had happened inside.

"Buzzing~"

A vibrating sound rang out on the stone platform, waking up a middle-aged man with Dragon horns growing from his head. He quickly took out a Jade Pendant from his waist.

The Jade Pendant was flashing wildly with light and buzzing simultaneously.

It quickly drew the attention of everyone on the stone platform, and they all turned their gaze toward the middle-aged man of the Dragon Clan.

The middle-aged man ignored the stares, instead quickly forming hand seals and injecting several Magical Incantations into the Jade Pendant.

A moment later, a phantom image appeared on the Jade Pendant. This phantom image was immensely huge.

The Human Emperor Hall was not even one ten-thousandth the size of it, and even the entire Nine Provinces Spirit Domain could not contain it.

"Greetings, Dragon Ancestor!"