With the ancient heavenly book in hand and being a soul rather than a physical body, Ye Jin easily entered Wan Jiao's formation.
When he entered, Wan Jiao was already on the verge of death. But even so, the Great Venerable Gu Yan had no intention of letting her go and was about to perform the "Nine Unparalleled Deeds" on her.
As night falls, the Netherworld Divine Sword is drawn, its target being the Ancient Venerable Gu Yan!
Like the ancient heavenly book, the Netherworld Divine Sword is also the companion sword of the Netherworld God, possessing immense power.
With the divine sword drawn, how could the Great Venerable Gu Yan possibly gain any advantage? His already unremarkable face was wounded by the divine sword, and dark green blood flowed incessantly.
Ordinary wounds could be healed with a simple wave of his hand by the Great Venerable Gu Yan. But the wound caused by this divine sword was beyond repair no matter how many times he waved his hand.
Then, the Great Venerable Gu Yan became enraged.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his body gradually reverted from human form back to beast form. He bared his teeth and stared at the ethereal and immortal Ye Jin. Just as he was about to pounce on him and tear him apart, he realized that he was the legendary ancestor of gods: Ming Jin.
"You...you are Ming Jin?" The Ancient Venerable Gu Yan, more shocked than angry, spoke with a hint of uncertainty in his voice, "Didn't you perish long ago?"
Nightfall: "You beast, Runze was merciful back then, only sealing you away. Now it seems he was wrong."
The former Lord of the Underworld, who in the Three Realms and Six Paths did not fear him?
Who wouldn't respectfully address him as "Divine Lord" upon seeing him?
Now, times have changed, and the Great Venerable Gu Yan can clearly feel that the divine power in Ye Jin's body is not as strong as before.
As Ye Jin finished speaking, the Great Venerable Gu Yan gradually recovered his composure from his shock. As he returned to human form, he looked at Ye Jin with disdain and said, "If you had said these words to me ten thousand years ago, I would have been afraid. But Ming Jin, ten thousand years is but a blink of an eye, and you are no longer what you once were."
"Your gentle touch can still seal me away, but what about you now..."
The Great Venerable Gu Yan hesitated, then laughed wildly.
Ye Jin opened his palm, revealing the ancient celestial book. His deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke slowly and deliberately, "Even if I am incompetent, I am still the master of this celestial book. You wicked beast, I will surely kill you today!"
"Oh? So confident?" Ancient Venerable Gu Yan's palm surged with demonic energy as he once again moved towards Wan Jiao. "Then I'll wait and see."
Ye Jin unleashed a torrent of divine power, shielding Wan Jiao from the demonic energy of the Ancient Venerable Gu Yan. At the same time, his divine power rapidly formed a shield, protecting Wan Jiao within it.
Not only was Gu Yan Dazun not angry at what Ye Jin had done, he laughed even more heartily, "Ming Jin, you are just a mere soul body with not much divine power to begin with, yet you spared it to protect a female sorcerer. You really don't take me seriously at all, and you are truly 'benevolent,' proving 'divine love for humanity' through your actions..."
"Haha, today I'll see if you, the master of this Heavenly Book, the Ancestor of Gods, Ming Jin, can truly protect her and also kill me."
A major battle is about to break out.
Even with the divine sword and the ancient heavenly book in hand, Ye Jin was indeed no match for the Great Venerable Gu Yan and suffered repeated defeats!
After being struck hard and thrown to the ground by the Great Venerable Gu Yan for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Ye Jin leaned on his sword and stood up, his gaze fixed on Wan Jiao, who was unconscious and encased in his shield.
She seemed to be in a lot of pain; her little face was all scrunched up.
He once vowed to protect her for all eternity. Although things went wrong along the way, fortunately, things have come to this point, and it is time for us to reach the same goal by different paths.
He must win this battle against the ancient Yin Beast.
It was for the promise he had made to her, and also for his innate mission: to protect all living beings.
Ye Jin closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again, and amidst the mocking smile of the Great Venerable Gu Yan, he made a resolute decision, like a moth drawn to a flame…
**
Wan Jiao had a very long dream. The Ye Jin in her dream was completely different from the Ye Jin she knew. He descended from the sky like a god and saved her from danger.
Wan Jiao couldn't remember anything that happened afterward, only that he kept saying "Wait for me" in her ear over and over again.
"Why should I wait for you? Nightfall, what are you talking about?"
No one answered.
And then the world in my dream suddenly fell silent.
The suffocating silence was enough to drive anyone to despair, and it was during this moment of collapse that Wan Jiao awoke. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Si Yue. Seeing that she was awake, Si Yue said excitedly, "Master, you're finally awake."
This scene seems familiar.
It seems that she had returned to the capital from the Immortal Stele Clan before, and...
Wan Jiao was only halfway through her thoughts when Si Yue spoke again, "Master, I know you and Master's husband were deeply in love, but Master's husband sacrificed himself for the country, which was a noble cause. Please accept this in your grief."
Wan Jiao: "???"
What does Si Yue mean by this?
"What happened to Ye Jin?" Wan Jiao asked with great difficulty.
Si Yue was stunned for a while by Wan Jiao's question, "Master, have you forgotten? Master's father sacrificed himself on the battlefield and was buried three days ago."
"Master, you..."
"..."
Si Yue said a lot of things, including how Wan Jiao led the first, second, and seventh teams to Ji Family Village to handle the case of the ghost servants, and how, after the case was closed, she learned that Ye Jin had an accident on the battlefield outside the domain, so she personally went to bring his body back to the capital city, and even arranged his funeral and buried him herself, etc.
Wan Jiao heard it clearly, but she was completely confused.
Didn't they encounter the ancient evil beast Gu Yan Dazun, who broke the seal, in Ji Family Village? Why didn't Si Yue mention it at all? And when did Ye Jin die on the battlefield outside the realm? She really had no recollection of it.
"Si Yue, you're not joking with your teacher, are you?"
Si Yue: "Master, what kind of person do you take your disciple for? How can you joke about something like this?"
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