Chapter 337: Chapter 337: Replacing Ye Cangqian, Becoming the Celestial Mandate Divine Son

"Tianling, only now can the inheritance that is rightfully yours be truly given to you...

Remember to live a life unrestrained and indulgent. That’s the only way I can be as happy as you... If you’re in pain or sad, since we are one, I will be in great pain and very sad too..."

The Little Dragon Girl’s elf-like body enveloped Ye Tianling, completely replacing the Seven-Colored Flame on his body.

At the same time, freed from its shackles, the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower began to tremble violently, shooting out a terrifying beam of blood-red light.

The blood-red light shot toward the heavens.

The Blood Moon in the sky suddenly descended, piercing into the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower in an instant.

BOOM—

Inside the Blood-Colored Crystal Coffin, Ye Cangqian let out an agonized howl, his body twisting in pain. He finally melted into a pool of blood that flowed quietly within.

The Fiery Sun Bloodline he had devoured from Ye Fengyang began to re-emerge, bit by bit, transforming into an incredibly pure Fiery Sun Sword Body Bloodline.

Meanwhile, his Taotie Divine Blood was completely refined by this energy, transforming into a latent Devouring Talent that merged into the bloodline.

BOOM—

The Seven-Colored Celestial Fire engulfed the Little Dragon Girl, and at the same time, the Celestial Fire once again swept over Ye Tianling’s physical body.

But the powerful Elf Power that originated from the Little Dragon Girl emanated a cyan Vitality Power, which directly stripped away Ye Tianling’s bones and instantly pulled them into the Blood-Colored Crystal Coffin.

At that very moment, Ye Tianling’s bones reclaimed Ye Fengyang’s bloodline, truly seizing Ye Cangqian’s Qi Fortune and Life Chart, replacing everything that belonged to the Celestial Mandate Divine Son.

Only then did Ye Tianling understand why the Little Dragon Girl had insisted he keep Ye Cangqian alive—it was all to complete this swap of destinies! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He went from being an existence targeted for Celestial Dao Erasure to one ’favored’ by the Celestial Dao!

BOOM—

The Space-Time Soul-locking Tower suddenly shuddered, then transformed into a streak of Flowing Light. It shot directly into the black-hole-like Teleportation Ancient Array and vanished.

The Little Dragon Girl burned fiercely within the Flame.

She had taken the place of Ye Tianling’s bones. And just like that, she was incinerated by the Celestial Fire, burned to nothing but ash.

The commotion between Heaven and Earth grew louder, but the destructive Celestial Fire did not sweep through again.

The terrifying blood-red clouds in the sky also vanished.

The Blood-Colored Crescent Moon also disappeared completely.

"Senior Brother Tianling... did he... did he undergo Transformation Dao?"

Standing beside the Celestial Secret God Master, a Saintess asked with a pale face and a trembling voice.

"He underwent Transformation Dao... Even the Profound Yellow Ancient Qi from the Donghuang Bell couldn’t faze that seven-colored Divine Fire. It was completely unstoppable..."

Another Saintess had tears in her eyes, utterly heartbroken.

Ye Tianling was their Celestial Secret Divine Son, their senior brother.

Even though they had barely interacted with him, their hearts ached at the fall of such a peerless genius.

"He used some miraculous method to pull off a great escape and survive."

An indescribable shock filled the Celestial Secret God Master’s eyes, and his voice trembled.

He couldn’t see the Little Dragon Girl and didn’t know what had happened—but he knew that Ye Tianling had taken the Celestial Secret Order with him, and that he had survived.

"Alive? He survived?"

The two Saintesses cried tears of joy, their voices trembling.

"Yes, but I fear he paid an enormous price. Still, he survived in the end. I just never imagined the Celestial Dao Punishment would merely be a ball of Celestial Fire... a ball of Celestial Fire capable of annihilating all creation..."

Speaking of that terrifying, Seven-Colored Celestial Fire, the Celestial Secret God Master was still incredibly wary, his expression grim.

"That Celestial Fire... It was too terrifying..."

One of the Saintesses had just begun to lament when she suddenly let out a pained cry, clutched her head in agony, and dropped to her knees.

"Qingyun, what’s wrong?"

The other Saintess cried out in alarm and immediately reached out to support her.

But at that moment, she too let out a pained cry, her body convulsing as she collapsed to her knees in agony.

"AH—"

Inside her body, the once-complete order of the Laws and the Dao Marks of the Celestial Dao seemed to be savagely tearing themselves apart, exploding.

It was a scene of utter destruction.

"It’s happening... It’s happening..."

The Celestial Secret God Master let out a sorrowful sigh. His body also began to tremble violently, the pain so intense he was powerless to endure it.

His Realm as a Nine Source Sword Saint began to plummet.

TZZZ—

TZZZ—

The Dao Marks within his body shattered one after another.

In the end, this terrifying expert—a Nine Source Sword Saint at the Half-step Divine Dao level—saw his Realm plummet to the Half-step Sword Ancestor Realm after the rules of Heaven and Earth were rewritten. His once-flawless Realm was now in shambles, riddled with countless Dao Injuries.

To recover from such injuries, he would likely have to cripple his own Ancestor Dao Realm and undergo the Ninth Layer Celestial Tribulation all over again.

A full half an hour later, the Celestial Secret God Master came to his senses. He saw that Zhuge Qingyun and Zhuge Qingling, their auras extremely weak, had already woken up as well.

"Divine Master..."

Zhuge Qingyun coughed up blood, her voice trembling.

"We... we’ve all fallen to... the Sword Spirit Third Heaven Peak Realm... And our Sword Spirits aren’t even complete."

Her eyes were dim. The drop in their Realms was terrifying, far beyond what she could have imagined.

For them, this was a devastating blow.

"So in the end, we’ve become sacrifices for the Ancient Era... nothing but stepping stones for their return..."

The Celestial Secret God Master muttered to himself, then nodded lightly. "Don’t be anxious. The entire world is like this. You are still the top geniuses of the younger generation."

"Divine Master, what about... what about you?"

Zhuge Qingling didn’t feel any more at ease. Instead, she asked with some apprehension.

"I’ve dropped to the One Path Sword Ancestor Realm. To repair the flaws in my Realm, I’m afraid I’ll have to cripple my Cultivation and undergo Tribulation again. However, we should be thankful—thankful that this calamity occurred before we stepped into the Divine Realm, giving us a chance to make corrections.

Those who had already stepped into the Divine Spirit Realm are the truly tragic ones. Their Realms won’t regress, but the gap between them and a true Divine Spirit will be as vast as heaven and earth. This broken World has created a batch of Pseudo-Gods."

The Celestial Secret God Master sighed with emotion, then said, "Alright, this has happened to you, and it has happened to everyone. There is no need to panic. The Celestial Secret Divine Land will be sealed off for the time being. You should seize this opportunity to immediately pursue Enlightenment Dao. It’s best to repair the flaws in your Realms as quickly as possible and step into the Void Realm again. An era where the greatest geniuses of Heaven and Earth clash has arrived! And it will all begin from the true Void Realm."

"Yes, Divine Master."

A chill ran through the two Saintesses’ hearts, and they immediately responded with reverence.

「...」

In the endless void, it was dark and profound.

Ye Tianling lay in the Blood Coffin, refining the Taotie Devouring Talent that had belonged to Ye Cangqian. His North Nether Divine Skill and Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique instantly reached the pinnacle of Perfection.

BOOM—

Inside the Blood Coffin, his whole body trembled. Instead of falling, his Realm advanced, and he stepped into the Sword Spirit First Heaven Realm.

After being tempered by the Celestial Fire, his Samadhi True Fire Celestial Dragon Sword Soul finally completed its transformation, fully becoming the Celestial Dragon Sword Spirit.

His Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique also underwent a complete transformation, reaching the Third Layer.

Ye Tianling felt that he was in better condition than ever before. He felt an indescribable intimacy with Heaven and Earth!

It was a feeling he had never experienced before.

’I’ve replaced Ye Cangqian... I’ve become the new Celestial Mandate Divine Son... But Little Dragon Girl traded her life in this world for it...’

’Is she in some Secret Realm? Then I’ll search every last Secret Realm in this world. I’ll find her, awaken her memories, and make her my Daoist partner!’

Ye Tianling murmured, his eyes filled with unshakable resolve.