Chapter 214

“I, Lu Ye, swear to the heavens that Shen Xitang is my Dao Companion! If this is false, may the heavens end me!”

The calm and steady vow left Lu Ye’s lips.

With a thunderous roar, the heavens responded and acknowledged.

The vow was set!

At this moment, Jiang Die suffered a devastating blow to her heart and mind, unable to control her own body as she stumbled backward several steps.

She shook her head.

“No!”

“Impossible!”

“This isn’t how it is!”

“How could he possibly fall in love with someone else? He wouldn’t dare love another!”

“How can you love someone else again!”

In that moment, Jiang Die completely broke down, her voice echoing with rage and despair.

If Lu Ye has fallen for someone else, then she had lost—thoroughly!

“Ahhh…”

Lu Ye watched Jiang Die in her crazed state and shook his head lightly.

All right, let’s put an end to this!

He stepped forward.

The Aroma of Achievement in Dao enveloped Jiang Die, her already blood-red eyes turning even redder.

She forgot everything, consumed only by the desire to devour Lu Ye.

And Lu Ye was also flying toward her.

As the sunlight bathed the world, the silhouettes of the two were a breathtaking sight that seemed to rush towards each other.

But the silhouettes didn’t embrace in the sunset.

Instead, they flickered and vanished.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Then, suddenly, one silhouette silently disintegrated into dust.

At that moment!

Jiang Die!

Fell!

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A group of Return to One Realm powerful beings watched this scene, feeling inexplicably tragic.

Clearly two weaklings from the Destined Realm, yet why did this evoke a sense of a great power falling?

It was indeed baffling.

Lu Ye wielded the Emperor’s Banner, and even though Jiang Die was dead, her soul wasn’t shattered like the Vermilion Bird; she was left with a paltry True Spirit at most.

After all, Lu Ye couldn’t yet destroy a True Spirit at that level.

Well, he still couldn’t.

The True Spirit level was indeed not something a low-level realm could capture, not even recognized.

He waved the Emperor’s Banner.

Jiang Die’s soul was directly absorbed into the Emperor’s Banner.

In his hand appeared a two-colored Gu worm, already asleep, unable to assist Jiang Die this time.

In truth, at this moment, Jiang Die didn’t regret; she likely would never regret.

Lu Ye didn’t care either, whether she regretted or not was meaningless; it was better for her to remain as a main soul in the Emperor’s Banner, eternally suffering.

To maintain its power, the Emperor’s Banner typically subjected the souls inside to day and night torment in a variety of ways.

Because the Emperor’s Banner needed many souls to work together, the souls’ torment made them more resilient under pressure.

As for the kind of torment that increased resentment, that was how the Ten Thousand Souls Banner worked; it had nothing to do with the Emperor’s Banner. Everyone who possessed an Emperor’s Banner felt perfectly at home—who would dare claim the Emperor’s Banner tormented souls?

That would be slander!

Pure slander!

One must admit, Jiang Die’s soul was indeed powerful; even a Great Emperor’s memory required a robust soul to bear, let alone her Dao heart.

No need for Lu Ye to control it, the essence of soul within the Emperor’s Banner surged into Jiang Die’s soul, unleashing a shrill scream filled with hatred and dissatisfaction, maintaining her own consciousness.

Yet, she was like the most loyal puppet, forever subservient to Lu Ye’s control.

Clearly, she should be above Lu Ye.

This contrast was an immense psychological torment for someone with ambition.

With a sudden swing of the Emperor’s Banner, a torrent of purple energy surged toward the remaining Jiang family members.

A group of Return to One Realm folks watched the purple mist and the golden banner, with expressions as tight as if they could crush a fly—was this…

Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

No, that’s wrong!

Whose Ten Thousand Souls Banner is golden?

Whose Ten Thousand Souls Banner unleashes a purple tempest?

The regular Ten Thousand Souls Banner should billow black smoke; how could yours emit purple smoke?

This is outrageous!

In the Third Heaven, as the last Jiang family member fell to the ground with just a shell left, it undeniably marked the family’s total obliteration.

Lu Ye had effectively uprooted the Jiang family.

It didn’t matter.

After all, he and the Jiang family were now mortal enemies.

Lu Ye’s gaze shifted to the other Return to One Realm stronglings, who had scattered far away, their eyes filled with wariness and goodwill, none held malice.

Given their decent performance this time, Lu Ye waved his hand.

“You may leave!”

As soon as the words left his lips, the Return to One Realm crowd scattered like rabbits.

Lu Ye wasn’t sure if this incident would truly end, or what these Return to One Realm folks would think of him.

But it didn’t matter.

As long as the Three Valleys Abyss formation remained intact, this Third Heaven had nothing he couldn’t annihilate.

Fishing and baiting was simply too exhilarating!

With a single flick, he set the Jiang family ablaze.

The shadow of the Vermilion Bird lightly soared over, and the entire Jiang family began to ignite.

Next, he could take some time to settle down.

Having acquired all the Jiang family’s foundations, Lu Ye hadn’t begun to fathom just how much this would aid his cultivation.

He now grappled with a point of tension.

That is, should he make a move against the Wang family and the Eternal Order Sect?

This time, they had been rather obedient…

Forget it, based on Lu Ye’s understanding of them, this matter was definitely not over.

The Jiang family in the Fourth Heaven and even in the Fifth and Sixth Heavens wouldn’t rest in peace.

Time to cultivate!

Lu Ye’s figure returned to the Three Valleys Abyss, immediately entering a state of closed-door cultivation.

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In the Fourth Heaven!

Upon hearing the news from the Heavenly Fragrance, the Jiang family exploded in anger.

They couldn’t even believe their ears—what do you mean all the strong ones are dead?

What the heck do you mean by “all the strong ones are dead?”

So many Return to One Realms, so many Three-Life Realms, and now you’re telling us all the strong ones are dead?!!!

Was the entire Jiang family in the Third Heaven left with only a handful of weaklings?

These weaklings survived just because they were slower than the others?

The horrific news of the Jiang family’s destruction in the Second Heaven had yet to be digested when another disaster struck in the Third Heaven!!!

“Get the Eternal Order Sect, the Wang family, and all strong allies of the Jiang family to rescue them! Quickly, inform them to save anyone left from the Jiang family!”

Then, they received the news.

There was no one left alive in the Jiang family of the Third Heaven.

The Jiang Ancestral Ground was reduced to ashes by fire!

Now, this news shook even the Fourth Heaven, not just the Third Heaven.

The Jiang family! That colossal family! Now, they were completely annihilated!

They heard that even the ancestral artifact had been shattered!

What a ridiculous situation! The Void Pendant, even if damaged, is still an ultimate treasure.

This kind of treasure, in the Third Heaven, would be considered invincible; even if its defenses weren’t strong, it could still escape, right?