<h4>Chapter 2602: Submission</h4>
In the sleeping quarters of Ziwei Imperial Pce, Ye Futian sat alone, seemingly deep in contemtion.
Hua Jieyu came to his side and sat down quietly behind him, not disturbing him. She could tell that Ye Futian had something on his mind, so she merely sat there silently and kept himpany.
The news that Mei Ting brought made Ye Futian restless.
First of all, he had to determine the truth of the news that thetter had brought.
He spected that the news should be true. There was no need for Mei Ting to lie to him. If this was a scheme by the Devil World against Ye Futian, it was unnecessary. If the Devil Emperor wanted to deal with him, it would be child’s y for the former to do so.
Moreover, Ye Futian had witnessed Yu Sheng’s position in the Devil World before. If no harm hade to Yu Sheng, it was even more unlikely for Mei Ting to use Yu Sheng as an excuse to trick Ye Futian.
He hoped that the news was fake, yet he had to fundamentally eliminate this possibility.
If so, the next question he needed to ponder was what he would do about it?
What Mei Ting said was true. With Yu Sheng’s character, he couldn’tpromise with the Devil Emperor. Ye Futian did not know what sort of person thetter was for now, but the master who ruled over the Devil World would certainly be extremely imposing. The demonic techniques that he cultivated would also be extremely domineering. One could imagine the character of such a person.
Would the Devil Emperor tolerate Yu Sheng notpromising?
“Fool!” chided Ye Futian in a low voice. He seemed to havee to a decision. He let out a long breath and then turned to look at Hua Jieyu. He saw her smiling sweetly at him. She extended her hand and pushed the white hair in front of his head away. Her eyes shone with gentleness.
Ye Futian sensed the tenderness in her actions and felt greatlyforted. He asked softly, “Jieyu, how long have we known each other?”
“It has been 137 years since we first met, and this is our 133rd year together,” Hua Jieyu replied gently. It was now Year 10,133 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar. They decided to be a couple during the firework celebration, which marked the arrival of Year 10,000 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar.
“It has been more than 100 years.” Ye Futian stared at the beauty in front of him, smiled, and said, “At that time, Yu Sheng and I were both still youths. You were the top beauty of Qingzhou Academy. When you fell in love with me, most likely everyone in the academy thought that you had gone blind.”
“They were certainly the blind ones,” Hua Jieyu responded with a sweet smile.
Ye Futian shook his head. He cupped her face in his hands, dering, “The luckiest things I have encountered in life are meeting you and bing brothers with Yu Sheng.”
Hua Jieyu’s eyes glistened with joy. However, she asked softly, “Did something happen to Yu Sheng?”
Ye Futian was momentarily stunned. Then, he smiled and said, “I can’t hide anything from you.”
“Aside from Yu Sheng, there’s no one else who can make you so emotional,” Hua Jieyu exined with a smile. “Are you nning to go to the Devil World?”
“Hmm.” Ye Futian did not dare to look Hua Jieyu in the eyes as he replied.
“Go ahead,” Hua Jieyu said directly.
Ye Futian was stupefied. He looked at Hua Jieyu with puzzlement.
They were talking about the Devil World now. Moreover, Yu Sheng was imprisoned by the Devil Emperor.
One could imagine how perilous his trip would be.
“We’re talking about Yu Sheng. Why would I stop you?” said Hua Jieyu while staring into Ye Futian’s eyes. Her gaze was cheerful as before. She assured him, saying, “Don’t worry. I will not go with you. I will wait for your return in Ziwei Imperial Pce.”
She knew very well what Ye Futian was thinking.
As she had said, they were talking about Yu Sheng. What could stop Ye Futian from rescuing him? How could she stop him?
If she were the one in danger, Ye Futian would do the same for her. Would Yu Sheng stop him? No. He would join Ye Futian in the rescue.
However, she knew that Ye Futian would not agree to let her tag along. Hence, she would wait patiently for his return here.
Ye Futian’s heart felt warm as he stared at her beautiful face. Hua Jieyu was most likely the person who understood him best in the world.
…
In the Taishang Domain of the Divine Prefecture.
The Taishang Domain was a powerful region in the Divine Prefecture. In terms of ability, Taishang Domain Chief ranked in the top three among the 18 Domain Chiefs. Moreover, there were two giant forces in the domain. One of them was the Jiang Ancient God n.
The other giant force was the Shen n.
The surname of the Shen n members was “Shen.” Their ancestors were deity-level figures and Great Emperors. Unfortunately, their ancestor’s inheritances were not passed down. In spite of that, their abilities were formidable.
Currently, the Shen n only minded their own business. Before this, they had been attacked once by Ye Futian. Even up until now, there were still many Shen n cultivators who were trapped in the Ziwei Segmentum. As a result, the Shen n did not even dare to participate in the series of wars against the Ziwei Segmentum.
Up until today, the Shen n was still worried whether or not Ye Futian would choose to settle the score with them.
Shen n lord had been training in seclusion with the intention of bing stronger. He needed to advance half a step more before he could rest his worries of being defeated.
On this day, the Shen n lord was training in the n.
All of a sudden, terrifying ripples of the Great Path were stirred up around him. Shen n lord opened his eyes, and his will scanned the surroundings. Then, a silhouette suddenly appeared in front of him. The visitor had white hair and was dressed in white robes. His temperament was extraordinary.
Shen n lord’s expression turned ugly when he saw the visitor. He had finallye here after all.
The visitor was none other than Ye Futian.
“From the looks of it, it’s inevitable for us to fight,” Shen n lord said as he looked at Ye Futian. This figure before him had killed two giant-level figures from Celestial Worthy Mountain and Mo n. His ability went without saying. However, Shen n lord felt that his own ability would not be weaker than that of the two deceased cultivators.
Nevertheless, he still did not have much confidence. Being able to put up a fight and kill the opponent were two very different concepts. The difference between the two was huge.
“It depends on you whether or not we will fight,” Ye Futian said calmly with his hands behind his back.
Shen n lord frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”
Ye Futian said, “The incident in the past resulted in my vendetta against Shen n of the Lower Worlds. Even though you joined inter on, I do not have a strong reason to annihte you. I can give you a choice.”
“Please speak your mind.” Shen n lord could naturally feel Ye Futian’s arrogant attitude. Even though the former was annoyed, he did not dare to speak up against thetter because he was weaker.
Many things went without saying for Ye Futian to be able to show up in front of him without a sound or trace. If Ye Futian attacked them, the territory of the Shen n would be reduced to t ground immediately.
“From today onwards, Shen n will obey mymands,” Ye Futian proposed with a domineering tone. He wanted a giant-level force to submit to him and work under hismand.
Otherwise, why would he spare them?
The Shen n lord’s expression was ugly. The Shen n was the descendent of Gods. They had a rich heritage and were one of the overlords. They were one of the forces which stood at the peak among all forces of the Divine Prefecture.
Now, Ye Futian demanded them to submit to him.
“This is your way of humiliating Shen n,” Shen n lord said coldly.
“If you can’t swallow this humiliation, then do you ept being annihted?” Ye Futian said as he stared into the eyes of the other party. “It is a simple choice.”
Would the Shen n choose submission or destruction?
“You have killed two top figures, but you might not necessarily be able to defeat me,” said Shen n lord.
“Prior to our fight, Celestial Worthy Mountain Master also thought the same thing. In the end, he died,” Ye Futian stated. Shen n lord’s expression turned exceptionally ugly.
“Moreover, even if you want to push your luck and take a chance, how about the other members of Shen n?” Ye Futian continued to pressure the Shen n lord.
The gaze of Shen n lord was deadly fixed on Ye Futian. The former was struggling fiercely internally.
This was indeed a very simple choice to make. However, such a simple choice would decide the fate of all the Shen n members.
Would the Shen n choose to live at the mercy of Ye Futian? Or would they choose to die with dignity?
Or perhaps, could they pretend to agree to Ye Futian’s request? They would endure the humiliation and kill him when the chance arose in the future.
Ye Futian silently stared at Shen n lord. His deep and dark gaze caused thetter to feel that all his thoughts were exposed in front of Ye Futian. Even though Ye Futian was still young, both his abilities and his schemes were terrifying.
“Have you decided? I don’t have much time to waste here,” Ye Futian urged.
The muscles on the Shen n lord’s face twitched as he held his fists tightly. He clenched his teeth and said, “I agree. From this moment forth, the Shen n will submit to your rule. However, if you order Shen n to go die, I will not do it.”
“Since you agree, you are my subordinates. It’s impossible for me tomand you to go to your deaths,” Ye Futian assured him. “From today onwards, Shen n is under Ziwei Imperial Pce. However, do not reveal this news to others for now. Just carry out your day-to-day business as usual.”
“Yes, sir,” Shen n lord responded while lowering his head. It was as though he had epted his new position.
Ye Futian continued to order, “Give me all the teachings of Shen n. Besides that, I will lead a group of Shen n core members to cultivate in Ziwei Imperial Pce.” Shen n lord’s expression turned stiff upon hearing his order.
This b*stard.
Right after he yielded to Ye Futian, thetter immediately asked for the teachings of the Shen n from him. Shen n’s teachings were the foundation of their n. Furthermore, Ye Futian wanted to hold the core members of the Shen n hostage in the Ziwei Segmentum.
“Pce Lord, you ordered someone toe and take away a group of cultivatorsst time. Those Shen n members are still in the Ziwei Segmentum now,” Shen n lord said.
“I know. But it was quite rushedst time. This time, I will examine whether or not there are still talented core members among you. I will bring them to the Ziwei Segmentum for better training,” Ye Futian replied. Shen n lord was fuming inside, but he still nodded his head and said, “Alright.”
“n Lord, go and prepare what I said,” Ye Futian concluded nonchntly.
Before he left for the Devil World, he needed to set up a hidden chess piece in the Divine Prefecture in case of emergencies. Of course, it would be best if he didn’t need to use them.
However, if any changes were to arise, this hidden chess piece would at least be somewhat useful.
Shen n lord was very cooperative in making sure that Ye Futian’s request was met. After that, Ye Futian left with the group of selected Shen n members. However, he didn’t go back to the Ziwei Segmentum with them. Instead, he entrusted Blind Tie to lead them back. He hade to the Shen n with Blind Tie.
Ye Futian himself went to the North Cliff Region, the border of the 18 domains of the Divine Prefecture.
The North Cliff Region was far removed from the other ces. It was situated at the far north of the Divine Prefecture. However, currently, the troops of the Divine Prefecture were gathered there. Countless cultivators headed to the region too.
The troops of the Devil World invaded the Divine Prefecture through the North Cliff Region.
Currently, the entire North Cliff Region was already thrown into war.
Ye Futian made his way north. Along his journey, he saw the troops making their way towards the battlefield. Many cultivators were enlisted too. However, he ignored them and pressed on with Celerity. He moved across the battlefield and moved further up north.
Ye Futian arrived at a sky river. The water was ck in color and was apanied by terrifying storms. It looked like the river was hanging from the sky.
This was the ck River, the border which separated the Divine Prefecture and the Devil World. After one crossed the ck River, they would arrive at the gates, which would lead them to the Devil World.
In the past, Ye Futian had no idea about this.
After he had a better understanding of the worlds, only then did he know that the Devil World and the Divine Prefecture were neighboringnds. Thends of the two major worlds were connected!