"Human, I will not rest until I am your enemy!"
Seeing that the Demonic Soul Pool was completely devoid of energy, the Demonic Soul King was almost driven mad.
However, despite his roars, he dared not seek trouble with Ning Beichen and the others.
Dealing with Ning Beichen alone had been difficult enough previously, and now that his master had become a Heavenly Venerate, he was even more formidable. Thus, the Demonic Soul King could only accept his misfortune.
He hoped these two scourges would disappear as far as possible and that he would never see them again.
"Master, we should head back. They must be waiting impatiently," Ning Beichen said to Chen Xingyun after they emerged.
"Alright, let's go back."
"Huh? Where's A Pang?"
After Chen Xingyun spoke, he noticed that only he and his disciple had come out, and A Pang was nowhere to be seen.
"Could he have run back into the well?"
"Never mind him. He's not on the same path as us, and as a demonic soul, he can't travel with us. Letting him stay here is the best option," Ning Beichen said.
Chen Xingyun nodded in agreement. Demonic souls naturally belonged here, and if they were to leave, they might not have a place to survive elsewhere.
Unbeknownst to Ning Beichen and Chen Xingyun, A Pang, whom they could not find, was currently hiding somewhere, emitting a fierce aura, his body more than three times its original size.
Furthermore, his power was visibly growing stronger.
"Hehehe... Demonic Soul King, your position will soon be mine, A Pang's."
The giant demonic soul chuckled slyly.
"Pah! I'm not called A Pang! I'm the next Demonic Soul King."
A Pang put on a fierce display.
However, the thought of his "joyful" time being dominated by Ning Beichen sent a shiver down his spine.
No, that human couldn't be provoked.
Ning Beichen and Chen Xingyun, on the other hand, never dreamed that in the not-too-distant future, the timid A Pang they saw would replace the Demonic Soul King and become the new king of this realm, thriving with great success.
Meanwhile, Ning Beichen and Chen Xingyun had already left the black sphere and returned to the outside.
The women who had been worried about them naturally had a lot of affectionate reunion.
"Beichen, you mean we can go back?" Luo Yingying and the others said excitedly.
"Yes, Master has become a Heavenly Venerate, so we no longer need to fear Yu Huaxue," Ning Beichen told them.
"That's wonderful! Beichen, after we go back and deal with Yu Huaxue, I want to visit home," Liu Yilin said to Ning Beichen.
Her home, as she spoke of it, was their home world, not the Mortal Realm.
"Alright, when the time comes, we'll all go back together with Master," Ning Beichen said.
Soon, under Ning Xiaoling's control, the spacecraft successfully left the dimensional space and returned to the original location in the Mortal Realm where they had disappeared.
However, before they could even exit the spacecraft, they heard Yu Huaxue's voice.
"I've finally waited for you to come out. I've set up a net here. Let's see where you can escape this time?"
"Escape? Master, do we need to escape?" Ning Beichen said as he emerged from the spacecraft.
"Of course not," Chen Xingyun replied as he also exited the spacecraft.
"Chen Xingyun... You, you've become a Heavenly Venerate?" Yu Huaxue's pupils contracted in disbelief upon seeing Chen Xingyun.
"You never expected this, did you, Yu Huaxue?" Chen Xingyun said proudly.
This time, Yu Huaxue's expression changed repeatedly. He had calculated everything, except for the possibility of Chen Xingyun becoming a Heavenly Venerate.
Becoming a Heavenly Venerate was no easy feat. There were no more than three Heavenly Venerates in the entire Mortal Realm, and he was one of them, which showed how difficult it was to achieve such a status.
"Chen Xingyun, even if you've become a Heavenly Venerate, you've only just ascended. Do you think you can defeat me?" Yu Huaxue said with feigned composure.
"Yu Huaxue, we'll know if I can defeat you after we fight. Today is the day to settle our grievances," Chen Xingyun told Yu Huaxue.
"Chen Xingyun, it was all a misunderstanding back then. I never intended to force the Lady Luo to her death. She chose to commit suicide. There's no need for us to fight to the death over a woman who is no longer alive, don't you think?" Yu Huaxue suddenly explained.
"Master, why bother talking to him? Let's fight," Ning Beichen egged on from the side. At this point, could their conflict be resolved peacefully?
"My disciple is right. Yu Huaxue, accept your fate!" Chen Xingyun unsheathed his sword from behind him and lunged at Yu Huaxue with a graceful leap.
Yu Huaxue hastily moved to defend himself.
The two battled from the ground to the mountaintops, from day to night, attracting many people to investigate.
Ning Beichen did not intervene, as this was his master's battle, his master's pride.
Although Chen Xingyun had only recently ascended to Heavenly Venerate, his experience might not be inferior to Yu Huaxue's.
Bang! Bang!
With two thuds, both Yu Huaxue and Chen Xingyun were forced back. Chen Xingyun's lips were bleeding, and Yu Huaxue was not faring any better.
"Chen Xingyun, do you really want us both to be injured!" Yu Huaxue seemed to be backing down.
He had finally reached this point and did not want to lose it all now.
"Enough talk. Today, it's either you die or I die!" Chen Xingyun attacked again, his sword aimed at Yu Huaxue.
This was Chen Xingyun's Sword of Rules, and Yu Huaxue had nowhere to dodge, so he could only use the power of rules to defend himself.
Soon, the two resumed their fierce battle, shaking the heavens and earth. Mountains and forests were destroyed in their wake.
Once towering mountains were leveled, and lakes turned into oceans.
"Chen Xingyun, you're forcing my hand!" Yu Huaxue roared, unleashing a barrage of rule-based attacks that left Chen Xingyun covered in wounds.
"Forcing your hand? You were the one who made the mistake from the beginning. You have no one to blame," Chen Xingyun flicked his sword, severing one of Yu Huaxue's arms, causing Yu Huaxue to scream in agony.
"Chen Xingyun, I admit defeat! Spare me, and I'll give you whatever you want!" Yu Huaxue cried out in panic.
He had never expected Chen Xingyun to be so powerful. He was no match for him at all.
"Do you give me your life too?" Chen Xingyun had no intention of sparing Yu Huaxue from the beginning. Yu Huaxue had been a thorn in his heart, tormenting him for decades.
"Chen Xingyun, are you truly so heartless!" Yu Huaxue roared like a vengeful spirit.
"It is you who are heartless, Yu Huaxue!" Chen Xingyun struck Yu Huaxue's other arm with his sword, saying fiercely.
He could have killed Yu Huaxue with a single blow, but he wanted Yu Huaxue to suffer before meeting his end, to honor Lady Luo.