"If there is no darkness, then he creates darkness, creates fear, and thus achieves his ultimate goal."
"You and I have merely become victims of his transformation, shields for his deception of Yang Tiandao," Yu Tang said. "Moreover..."
He suddenly remembered what those cultivators said when he saved Wei Yuan 100,000 years ago.
He is the final sacrifice; when he is completely consumed by demonic energy, the Great One will return to the world.
However, later, Yu Tang drew Wei Yuan's demonic energy onto himself and then used a lightning tribulation to help Wei Yuan cleanse his sins, which is why...
He hurriedly asked Wei Yuan, "You said you've seen Yin Tiandao, did you touch his body? Are you sure he's really Yin Tiandao?"
Wei Yuan was still analyzing Yu Tang's previous words when he heard the other party's question, and he was also stunned for a moment.
He frowned and said, "He was completely wrapped in a black robe. I've seen his face; it looks just like the one I saw in the forest."
I attacked him, but only severed the illusory image; when I looked for him again, he had vanished.
“No wonder he wanted to kill me.” Yu Tang had already guessed most of it in his mind, and said in a deep voice, “Because I ruined his plans.”
“And you…” Yu Tang looked at Wei Yuan in front of him, her heart aching terribly.
"Let's go to the Mutian Palace." He didn't say anything more and led Wei Yuan directly to the Mutian Palace.
Standing outside the majestic hall, they were stopped by the disciples guarding the entrance: "What are you two doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?"
Yu Tang made a hand seal to restore his original appearance, holding the Crimson Sun Sword in his hand. Without wasting any more words with them, he directly cleaved open the gate of the Mu Tian Palace with a single sword strike. Amid the exclamations of the disciples, he led Wei Yuan into the palace.
Upon stepping through the threshold, one sees intricate blood-red array diagrams drawn on the ground, as well as a scroll resembling the Yin Heaven Dao hanging on the wall.
"Yuan'er, what we're about to do is going to be very dangerous."
Yu Tang pulled Wei Yuan close and whispered in his ear, "I need you like this..."
Wei Yuan listened to Yu Tang's plan, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
They stood frozen in place, barely able to make any effective response.
"Master, are you sure you want to do this?" Wei Yuan held his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly. "I'm afraid, I'm afraid you'll get hurt."
“Believe me…” Yu Tang just stared at him and smiled, “And believe in yourself too.”
"The worst that can happen is death," Yu Tang said. "Have you forgotten what you said?"
"Though we cannot live together, we wish to die together."
"This is a gamble we're taking, and it's worth it regardless of success or failure."
After saying that, he took Wei Yuan's hand and kissed the straw ring with reverence.
"Don't forget what I said before."
"We'll get married once this is over."
Wei Yuan's eyes widened and then turned red. He answered Yu Tang.
"Okay, I understand."
As he ran his fingers over the ring, Wei Yuan gave himself a profound mental plea.
No matter what happens, he absolutely cannot hurt his master!
Hearing the sound of something breaking through the air outside, Yu Tang understood immediately. He tore open Wei Yuan's clothes and pressed several acupoints on his mind, neck, heart, and lower abdomen.
Then he struck Wei Yuan in the back with a palm strike.
boom--
The demonic energy rippled outwards from Wei Yuan in an instant!
The main hall resounded with a loud rumble.
Then the seal on its back dissipated, and the patterns continued to climb upwards.
At the same time, the diamond-shaped pattern gradually appeared on Wei Yuan's forehead.
"Form a hand seal..." Yu Tang cut Wei Yuan's wrist.
Wei Yuan desperately tried to calm himself down, recalling the hand gestures he had seen from the masked cultivators in the forest, and quickly formed a hand seal.
The blood-stained formation on the ground was stained red. At the same time, someone broke into the hall. It was the sect leader and elders of the Qingcang Sword Sect.
They were all shocked to see Wei Yuan and Yu Tang's true colors.
"How did you end up here?!"
Yu Tang raised his sword to block the crowd, but his gaze fell on the illusory figure formed by the formation.
Sure enough, unlike what we saw in the forest before, this time the phantom was much more solid.
Moreover, it landed on the ground and walked in front of everyone.
"So you did find out my plan after all." Yin Tiandao's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, which was extremely inconsistent with his face, which resembled Wei Yuan's. The temperature in the room dropped to freezing point as soon as he appeared, and the space itself seemed to be distorted.
He said to Yu Tang, "If I had known, I should have killed you when you were born."
"That way, these unnecessary troubles won't arise in the future..."
“But you can’t kill me,” Yu Tang said. “You can only do things through the help of others, and you have to avoid Yang Tiandao so that he doesn’t become suspicious.”
"Your original purpose was to create a physical body and make it your vessel."
Then you'd win over followers and deal with Yang Tiandao, and my appearance became a variable in your plan.
“You fooled Yang Tiandao, you fooled Wei Yuan, but you can’t fool me.” Yu Tang said, “Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see clearly. I’ve fallen into your trap once, and I won’t fall into it a second time.”
"You created your clone 'Cong' in Wei Yuan's last world, hoping that Wei Yuan would make me who I am, and that when he willingly falls into depravity, you would seize his body and become the supreme being of all things."
Yin Tiandao's eyes were filled with gloom, and he smiled sinisterly: "Yu Tang, I don't know whether to say you're stupid or smart."
He took a step forward and was beside Wei Yuan in the blink of an eye.
Then it burrowed directly into the diamond-shaped pattern on Wei Yuan's forehead!
The next moment, the demonic energy emanating from Wei Yuan's body instantly returned to its original form, and the rhombus pattern solidified completely.
When Wei Yuan opened his eyes again, his expression had changed.
His smile was sinister and eerie.
"Since you've guessed what I'm planning to do, isn't acting like this just courting death?"
He took a deep breath, looking quite relaxed.
At the same time, the sect leader and elders of the Qingcang Sword Sect had a fanatical light in their eyes. In an instant, they regained their previous memories, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly, "Welcome, Lord Yintiandao!"
Yin Tiandao glanced at them and simply waved his finger dismissively.
In the blink of an eye, those people's bodies exploded, splattering blood all over the entire hall, even onto Wei Yuan's head and face.
Yin Tiandao wiped the blood from his face with his fingers, smelled the stench of blood in the hall, and finally burst into laughter.
He held the souls of the dead in his hands, and they struggled to escape, only to be swallowed up by Yin Tiandao's body.
This made his aura even stronger.
"Not enough..." Yin Tiandao made a hand seal, his eyes flashing with greed and excitement.
A deafening rumble resounded—
The entire Mutian Palace shook violently, and a huge hole suddenly appeared in the top of the palace. The phoenix clouds outside the palace changed color, and a beam of light descended from the sky and shot straight into the palace.
Yu Tang looked up and saw that the beam of light in the sky was connecting to the Tower of Heaven in the God Realm!
Yin Tiandao then followed the beam of light and ascended into the air.
With his hands forming a mudra and his mouth reciting incantations, in the next instant, the souls of all the cultivators from the human and divine realms who had once driven Yu Tang and Wei Yuan to their deaths floated to Yin Tiandao's side and were devoured by him in the blink of an eye.
This process lasted for a full quarter of an hour.
The sheer number of souls is astounding.
Everything was just as Yu Tang had imagined. This last world was originally a new divine realm left to him by Wei Yuan, and these souls were all gods who had experienced reincarnation.
However, Yin Tiandao took advantage of this loophole and turned it into the enemy's supply depot.
Because the human realm simply cannot withstand the power of the Yin Heaven Dao.
Therefore, after absorbing the final Yin Tian Dao, he returned directly to the God Realm through the pillar of light.
Yu Tang followed closely behind.
At this time, the realm of gods was in chaos. The gods of the Tower of Babel died suddenly without cause, and the reason could not be found, causing panic among the people.
Yin Tiandao arrived at the Tongtian Divine Palace, sat down on the throne in the main hall, and sneered: "Yang Tiandao, you have finally lost. As long as I kill that brat Yu Tang, I will become the only faith of all living beings in this world."
"What righteousness? What goodness? All nonsense! This world is inherently filthy and rife with evil thoughts. I am the one they should respect!"
Meanwhile, Yu Tang had already caught up to the entrance of the main hall and saw a figure gradually becoming clearer in the air. The figure was dressed in a white robe and looked somewhat similar to him.
The man merely glanced indifferently at Yin Tiandao on the throne, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes.
Did you really think I never knew?
His gaze fell on Yin Tiandao's blood-stained body, he sighed softly, and shook his head, saying, "Foolish..."
After saying this, he arrived in front of Yu Tang in the blink of an eye, took Yu Tang's hand, and after a long while, let go.
“Yutang, the way of heaven is divided into yin and yang. No matter how many times it reincarnates, it can never escape the opposition.”
"But I hope that this time, it can be you and that child who break through."
"Please..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Tiandao completely vanished.
At the same time, the number of light gold lines on the back of Yu Tang's hands increased from nine to ten.
Even though the tenth world wasn't finished yet, he already possessed all the power, and was even several times stronger than before!
"Yu Tang, you don't know this yet, do you? The final stage for the Path of Ruthlessness to truly achieve mastery is having feelings."
Only by enduring ten lifetimes of emotional tribulations can one forge a Heavenly Body, solidify their Divine Spirit, and enjoy the inheritance.
Yin Tiandao watched this scene from his throne and sneered, "This Yang Tiandao is no different from me. In order to make you the next Heavenly Dao, he also used you and Wei Yuan, and deceived you completely."
"But you only hate me. Don't you think that's a bit too much?"
Yu Tang quietly processed the memories and power that Yang Tiandao had given him the moment he came into contact with him.