Chapter 1731: Heaven's Domain Changes Hands

At the Demon Lord's command, the people of the Brahma Heaven Realm—and even the devils themselves—froze for a moment.

Then, Yan San let out a shriek so piercing it seemed to tear at the soul. He lunged down, both claws extended, instantly ripping apart miles of space and annihilating countless bewildered Brahma Heaven disciples.

As a Yama Ancestor, a supreme being before whom even the Northern Region's First Imperial City would kneel and call "Ancestor," engaging in combat with profound practitioners below a Divine Master was beneath him. Slaughtering the remaining beings of the Brahma Heaven Realm was as easy as slicing melons and dicing vegetables.

But for the current Third Yama Ancestor, Yun Che's words were an inviolable divine decree, and dignity meant nothing.

Rumble, rumble, rumble... The world, which had just calmed for a short while, suddenly erupted with countless dark storms.

Blood mist, screams, slaughter, wails... relentlessly pushed the Brahma Heaven Realm, which had thought it could finally breathe, into a deeper abyss of destruction.

The eagerly awaited rescue was long overdue. When all the guardians and Brahma Heaven elders were annihilated, and only a few arbiters and Divine Sovereigns remained, not a glimmer of light could be seen anywhere in the Brahma Heaven Realm. Under the shroud of extreme darkness, even escape became an unattainable luxury.

In contrast, on the Burning Moon side, while the Burning Moon Divine Envoys and Burning Moon Guards suffered losses, the core Moon Eaters were largely unscathed. Thanks to the blessings of the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and the existence of the Third Yama Ancestor, powerful as a heresy, most Moon Eaters, except for Ji Daopian who suffered severe injuries, did not even sustain minor heavy wounds.

Clearly perceiving the other half of the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space being occupied, and then witnessing the Brahma Heaven Realm once again devolve into a living hell the very next moment, the Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit's phantom image trembled violently as if caught in a storm.

“Yun Che, you—!!”

“Hahahaha... Hahahahahahaha!”

Its answer came in the form of Yun Che's wild, unbridled laughter. As he laughed, his eyes showed no remorse for publicly breaking his word; instead, they gleamed with violent pleasure and mockery: “What about me!?”

“I am the Demon Lord of the Northern Region, the sovereign of all devils! The vile, malicious, inhuman devils in your eyes and on your lips! You actually believed a devil's promise so easily!”

“I thought the Pearl Spirit of the Brahma Heaven Pearl would be so astute. Turns out, just like that old Brahma Heaven dog, you're both utterly idiotic, hahahahahahaha!”

The phantom image trembled more and more violently. Perhaps it had never imagined that, having transformed into the Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit, it could still be emotionally stirred to such an extent.

Even in its 'lifetime' before becoming the spirit, it had never been so enraged.

“Yun Che,” its voice was no longer ethereal but deep and stagnant like dead water: “You could still have had a way out. Now, not only are your hands stained with sinful blood, but you've also broken your word and ruined your reputation in front of all the beings of the Eastern Region. Do you... truly intend to force yourself into a state where heaven and earth cannot tolerate you?!”

“Hmm?” Yun Che squinted, a grin spreading across his face: “That's strange. I'm merely treating you the way Brahma Heaven treated me back then. Why are you getting angry?”

“Why is it 'intolerable by heaven and earth' now?”

The circulation of the pale mist within the Brahma Heaven Pearl became agitated and chaotic. The phantom image was, after all, merely a projection; its 'true body' within the Brahma Heaven Pearl was clearly enraged to the extreme.

“Yun Che,” its voice grew even deeper, tinged with a compassionate sigh: “I trusted you before because I believed your true nature, beneath the darkness, was still that of the... 'God Child' from back then.”

Whether intentionally or not, its words omitted the two characters 'Salvation' before 'God Child'.

Back then, the title 'Salvation God Child' was bestowed upon Yun Che by Zhou Xuzi, who also used it most frequently and fervently.

And now...

“In just a few short years, has the goodness in your heart truly been eroded to this extent?!”

“Goodness?” Yun Che chuckled as if he had heard the biggest joke, his cheeks trembling: “Are you even worthy of speaking those two words to me? Is your Brahma Heaven Realm worthy of speaking those two words to me?!”

The Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit: “...”

“Goodness, that's something I had so much of back then, it was practically laughable,” Yun Che said with a cold, low chuckle: “It was all of you, under the guise of righteousness, who used the most despicable and vile methods to erase it from me, little by little, completely!”

“Now, I've been forced by you all into becoming a devil, and you actually turn around and ask where my goodness went?” Yun Che's dark eyes widened: “I want to know too, where did it go? Where did it go!?”

“...Further talk is useless! And you're being arrogant too soon!”

The phantom image of the Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit slowly faded, its voice now carrying a faint hint of sarcasm: “Do you truly believe I would completely trust your words so easily?”

“If you had retreated then, I would have kept my promise. But your conscience is extinguished, and you have broken your word, so don't blame me... for being ruthless!”

As its voice fell silent, its consciousness rapidly returned. Within the Brahma Heaven Pearl, white mist immediately surged... The Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit's will suddenly transformed into an incredibly terrifying soul storm, lunging towards the soul that had just occupied the other half of the will-space.

The Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit had existed for hundreds of thousands of years. Even with all the beings of the Eastern Region as witnesses, how could it truly trust Yun Che completely without reserving a contingency—especially when it concerned something as crucial as the Brahma Heaven Pearl itself?

The most important reason it agreed so quickly was that Yun Che's 'condition' actually played right into its hands!

Because the Brahma Heaven Pearl was its 'home ground,' where it had existed for hundreds of thousands of years.

Even if the other half of the will-space were occupied, with its powerful soul energy and the affinity it had developed with the Brahma Heaven Pearl over the years, it had absolute confidence it could forcibly expel and devour any foreign will at any time.

It could even use this opportunity to invade the opponent's main will... thereby severely injuring or even completely destroying Yun Che's soul.

However, when its will surged violently towards the other half of the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space, it suddenly discovered that it wasn't Yun Che's soul at all.

Instead, it was a strangely pure, incredibly pristine soul, completely devoid of any impurities or defilement.

Previously, when it had 'appeared' and confronted Yun Che, its consciousness was detached from the Brahma Heaven Pearl. Although it could sense that the other half of the will-space it had vacated was occupied by another soul, its detached consciousness couldn't ascertain what kind of soul it was, nor was there any need to investigate.

Because only Yun Che had been near the Brahma Heaven Pearl. And for a supreme divine object like the Brahma Heaven Pearl, he would surely want to possess it himself; how could he possibly use someone else's soul?

After a moment of surprise, what followed was an even deeper horror.

This soul had only just entered the vacant will-space of the Brahma Heaven Pearl, yet it had already completely fused with it, forming a... or rather, half of a soul space so stable that the Pearl Spirit found it utterly unbelievable for a moment.

Because even after existing within the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space for hundreds of thousands of years, it had never achieved such a degree of fusion or stability.

“Wood Spirit soul...” After a low murmur, came an even more trembling gasp of astonishment: “A Royal Wood Spirit!?”

Its vast knowledge immediately allowed it to recognize that the soul occupying the other half of the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space was, astonishingly, the soul of a Royal Wood Spirit, a race thought to be extinct!

A soul rarely seen in records, bearing the life and soul aura of the Life Creation God Lisha, the purest life and purest soul, inherently harmonious with all things in the world!

Its soul collided with a frighteningly stable will-space, and the incredibly violent soul impact couldn't penetrate it in the slightest.

In that instant, it suddenly realized it seemed to have made the most foolish decision of its entire existence!

It had actually led a Royal Wood Spirit's soul into the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space!

It suddenly recalled the strange glint that had faintly flickered in Yun Che's eyes when his hand touched the Brahma Heaven Pearl.

It had thought it had used Yun Che's greed to scheme against him.

It turned out that behind his exorbitant demand lay an even deeper scheme.

And then, He Ling's counterattack arrived!

Her soul went directly into the other half of the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space. In terms of soul strength, she was naturally far inferior to the Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit. However, she didn't confront the Pearl Spirit's soul at all; instead, she flowed and spread slowly and continuously, like countless tiny trickles, towards the other half of the will-space.

Compared to her incredibly pure soul, the Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit's powerful soul was so tainted. Upon contact with He Ling's soul, the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space, like wood parched by a long drought, almost unhesitatingly abandoned the soul it had originally clung to, then greedily fused and assimilated with He Ling's soul.

He Ling's previous assessment was correct; it was not the Brahma Heaven Pearl's source spirit at all!

Yet, ironically, it had introduced a soul that was almost perfect for the Brahma Heaven Pearl... the only perfect soul in the current world!

The will-space it occupied was gradually taken over. Slowly, but utterly irresistibly.

Its soul was gradually abandoned, squeezed, and repelled... Finally, its roar echoed through the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space: “Who are you?! As the King of the Purest Wood Spirits, why... would you help an utterly evil devil?!”

He Ling offered no reply. In just a hundred breaths, her soul had already occupied nearly seventy percent of the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space.

The remaining thirty percent of the will-space also instinctively stirred upon sensing He Ling's soul approaching.

With its source spirit extinguished, the Pearl could truly be reborn by acquiring a complete and perfect new soul, allowing it to recover its strength more quickly.

As a creation god residing within an artifact, this longing was undoubtedly its strongest instinct.

“As the King of the Wood Spirits, the inheritor of the Life Creation God, why would you help a devil... why would you help a devil!” It cried out in incomprehension, each sound a sorrowful accusation.

Eighty percent... ninety percent...

He Ling finally projected her soul voice: “I have long been utterly disappointed with this world. Whether it's destruction or rebirth... as long as it is my master's will, I will help him accomplish it!”

Her soul voice reverberated through the Brahma Heaven Pearl's will-space, and the original Brahma Heaven Pearl Spirit... its soul, had been utterly expelled from the Brahma Heaven Pearl.

The entire process took only a mere fifteen minutes.

Yun Che extended his hand, and the Brahma Heaven Pearl flew to him of its own accord, settling gently and slowly into his palm.

Amidst the swirling white mist emanating from the pearl, He Ling's figure slowly appeared. Her face was flushed with excitement: “Master, I... I succeeded.”

“Very good,” Yun Che smiled, slowly raising his arm to display and declare to the despairing Brahma Heaven disciples and all the Eastern Region profound practitioners that the Brahma Heaven Pearl now belonged to him, Yun Che.

It had belonged to the Brahma Heaven Realm for hundreds of thousands of years, yet it took only a fleeting fifteen minutes for ownership to transfer from the Brahma Heaven Realm to Yun Che.

What defined despair within despair... The Brahma Heaven disciples who had fought and struggled until now articulated this perfectly with their pale, lifeless eyes.

When the Brahma Heaven Realm lost the Brahma Heaven Pearl, the two characters 'Brahma Heaven,' which they had prided themselves on, instantly became a joke.

“Watch out!” Qianye Ying'er suddenly moved, stepping to Yun Che's side at that moment.

BOOM— From above, a thundering roar suddenly erupted, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth caving in.

The thirty-thousand-mile Brahma Heaven Tower swayed and trembled, seemingly causing the entire firmament to quake violently.

Suddenly, a crack burst open from the base of the tower, shooting upwards like lightning, piercing through the entire Brahma Heaven Tower in an instant.

With an earth-shattering boom, the Brahma Heaven Tower—the highest tower in the God Realm—split down the middle, collapsing outwards in two halves, scattering debris across the sky as it fell.

From the shattered Brahma Heaven Tower, a white light shot skyward. Within the white light was an ancient figure, dressed in white with white hair, bathed in peculiar divine radiance.

Though her face was incredibly aged, it was still discernible that she was a woman.

However, when the Brahma Heaven disciples and the various Eastern Region Realm Kings saw her face beneath the white radiance, they were all instantly struck with terror.

For this figure, this face, was deeply etched into the ancestral records of the Brahma Heaven God Realm, and countless other records within the God Realm.

And the texts inscribed alongside her radiated an invisible majesty that commanded reverence and worship with every word.

The Brahma Heaven Grand Ancestor!