"There's nothing to lose in trying," Ye Tian Yun smiled, "I will give it a try when I meet the younger you in the next few days."
Wang Yao let out a sigh, "Indeed, there isn't."
Ye Tian Yun nodded and took out a sword from his spatial ring, "Well then, Wang Yao, it was nice meeting you."
Just as Ye Tian Yun was about to behead him, Wang Yao suddenly called out, "Wait!"
"Hm? Any last wishes?" Ye Tian Yun smiled.
This was the Nine Heavens Painting. Everything was under his control.
"You will also die if you kill me." Wang Yao said.
"Oh? How so?" Ye Tian Yun was intrigued.
"Don't forget that the space outside is under my command. If I were to die, not only will you be forever trapped in this space, you will also end up losing everything."
Seeing Ye Tian Yun's frown, Wang Yao added, "I have a deal for you. You take me out of this white space, and once we're out, I will remove the separate space. And then, both of us will go our separate ways."
Ye Tian Yun frowned, "Hm, this is an interesting offer. And I will agree if you answer my one last question. Where is Xiao Ming?"
Wang Yao smiled, "Take me out of here first. I will give him to you after that."
Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "Wang Yao, this is not a negotiation."
"Hm, he's… outside the space. Unconscious. But he's hidden. You will have to trust me on this; only then will I trust you." Wang Yao replied.
Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "Sigh, such a waste of time."
*siu*
"Ugh!"
Wang Yao opened his eyes wide in shock, stunned by Ye Tian Yun's sudden actions.
Ye Tian Yun stared at him with an expressionless face.
In his hand was his sword, and it stabbed its sharp end through Wang Yao's throat.
His biggest enemy was dead, just like that.
Ye Tian Yun smiled at him, "Wang Yao, I never once had a thought of sparing you or any of your God's Legion comrades. At least not the one from the future."
"Unfortunately, you already killed them, and now I have to satisfy myself with just your blood."
"You- ugh!" Blood spurted from Wang Yao's mouth, and he breathed his last.
His eyes remained open in shock.
Ye Tian Yun stared at the corpse and then touched the space between Wang Yao's eyebrows.
Suddenly -
*siu!*
The skin that was in contact began to glow!
Seeing this reaction, Ye Tian Yun smiled.
And in the next moment, an octagonal-shaped plaque flowed out of Wang Yao's forehead.
It remained floating in the air for a good long minute, and suddenly -
*siu!*
It went into Ye Tian Yun's forehead!
"Ugh!"
Intense pain struck Ye Tian Yun, and he collapsed on the ground. Even though he had expected this pain, it was still far beyond his expectations.
The pain began to spread throughout his body, starting from his head, shoulders, arms, chest, and subsequently the rest of the body.
*bam!*
Ye Tian Yun convulsed on the ground, feeling as if someone repeatedly stabbed thousands of needles all over his body.
*plop!*
After a long endurance test, Ye Tian Yun's eyes closed as his body gave up.
He had lost consciousness.
With two bodies lying in the seemingly endless white space, it was as peaceful as it could get.
…
While everything inside the painting was peaceful, the world outside was in shock!
Out of nowhere, dark clouds started to gather on the whole Lower Heavens. In a blink of an eye, the sky was completely covered!
Before anyone could react, everything fell into darkness! It was impossible for anyone even to see what was in front of him!
It was just two hours before noon, yet it was pitch black!
Almost everyone under the heavens got terrified of the sudden change.
…
Silver Mist City.
In the ruined half of the city stood two men staring at the pitch-black sky.
The moment the sky had turned black, both of them had perceived something and immediately looked up at the sky.
"Brother Ye… is this because of what I think it is because?" Butler Liu spoke in a trembling voice.
Emperor Ye stared at the sky for a long time before saying, "We can't know which one of them has appeared, but I am sure this is the dawn of a new era."
….
Crimson Bay City.
Heavenly King Wang and his wife Mrs. Wang stared at the sky with a steeled expression.
"So it begins."
"The quest for the Heavens."
….
Not only in the Lower Heavens, but in the sky of the Middle Heavens at the same time also became dark!
The top clans and sects of the Middle Heavens only had one thought in their minds.
"The world is about to change. The battle shall begin. Be it Crown Prince Ye Tian Yun or any other talent; everyone will be swept up in this chaos. We must pass through this."
…
Heaven Oracle Sect.
This was the only sect with no sect leader; instead, there were four Grand Elders.
And right now, they were staring at the pitch-black sky, some in fear, others in excitement.
"An Emblem had appeared. The quest for the Heavenly Throne had officially begun."
"Even though this phenomenon appeared a few months prior, it is now up to the new generation to battle for the Heavens."
"We need to make connections with Wang Yao. He's still young and can be manipulated.
...
The world was in shock. Almost every sect, clan, organization, be it big or small, were going to have a meeting as soon as the sky returns to normal.
The first Emblem had appeared in the new generation!
With the prophecy already known, everyone knew that it was just a matter of time before they saw the rise of this era's Heavenly Emperor!
Ye Tian Yun was still in the Nine Heavens Painting, unconscious and unaware of the phenomenon he had caused. He did not know that because he decided to kill Wang Yao, the wheels of fate had turned in a new direction.
In an unknown and unpredictable direction.