Chapter 2449: The Realm of Ten Marks!

Amidst a serene and beautiful mountain range, pavilions and towers stood, exuding an aura of spiritual energy.

Ye Yuan followed Yuan Xiao to this place and couldn't help but be greatly surprised.

Here, there was actually spiritual energy!

Seeming to notice Ye Yuan's astonishment, Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "Demon miasma and spiritual energy are both forms of heavenly energy. In fact, they can be transformed into each other. This isn't something only you can do."

Ye Yuan nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

Yet, who could know the shock within Yuan Xiao's heart?

It was easy to say, but among the divine race, only a few of them, the progenitors, could do it.

However, he had noticed earlier that Ye Yuan was constantly refining demon miasma to cultivate!

That is to say, Ye Yuan's understanding of heavenly energy had already reached the level of their progenitors!

This was too terrifying!

This Azure Saint was full of mysteries, so much so that even he, a progenitor, could not see through him!

The two sat down amidst the landscape. Ye Yuan sat calmly across from Yuan Xiao, without a trace of fear.

For others, being so close to a progenitor was equivalent to seeking death.

But for him, Yuan Xiao was no different from an ordinary person.

If Yuan Xiao harbored any ill intentions, he could leave with a mere thought.

Within his domain, he was in control!

"What is different about Li'er and the others?" Ye Yuan asked directly.

Instead of answering, Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "Azure Saint and Xiao Li are outstanding figures, a match made in heaven. As long as you join our divine race, you can rekindle your bond. Why suffer for those petty men?"

The "petty men" Yuan Xiao referred to were naturally the Nine Dao Ancestors.

Ye Yuan knew that this matter could not be hidden from the divine race's progenitors.

Ye Yuan's achievements were unparalleled, shaking the world and surpassing all ages, yet in the end, he was framed by the Nine Dao Ancestors and branded a traitor to the human race.

Who could tolerate such a thing?

For ordinary people, the divine race would naturally disdain to recruit them.

But Ye Yuan was different; he was the Azure Saint!

And to recruit Ye Yuan, now was the best time!

If Ye Yuan defected to the divine race, the human race would surely be defeated!

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said indifferently, "Put away your little schemes! I, Ye Yuan, do not work for anyone; I only seek a clear conscience! Those few are not qualified to make me risk my life!"

Yuan Xiao was not offended and smiled, "But the world is vast, and there is no place for you! The fall of the human race is not far off!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Even if the human race loses, I will one day drive you back into the abyss!"

The smile on Yuan Xiao's face froze, feeling that the conversation was becoming difficult to continue.

This guy was truly impervious to persuasion!

He couldn't understand why someone abandoned by his race would be so stubborn.

"You are very confident, but... you probably don't know how strong Tianqing is. And in the near future, we will have another powerhouse at Tianqing's level!" Yuan Xiao said.

Ye Yuan's gaze darkened slightly, and he frowned, "You mean... Li'er?"

Yuan Xiao nodded, "Correct! Didn't you ask what makes her different from others? She, like Tianqing, is a unique innate Dao body! Heh, you human Dao Ancestors think we fear their strength, but that's not it at all! We are merely waiting for Xiao Li to rise! Then, with two Tianqings, what can your human race do to stop us?"

Even Ye Yuan couldn't help but draw a cold breath.

He hadn't expected Li'er's talent to be so formidable!

No wonder when he saw her last time, she gave him a sense of danger.

Keep in mind, at that time he had already broken through to the Creation Realm!

Ye Yuan frowned, "She isn't cultivating in the Heavenly Battle Hunting Grounds; where is she cultivating?"

"The Ancestral Land! Now, Tianqing is personally teaching her! With her rate of progress, it won't be long before she becomes the second person of our divine race to reach the Realm of Ten Marks!" Yuan Xiao said.

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "The Realm of Ten Marks?"

Yuan Xiao nodded with a smile, "We seven progenitors are all at the Great Perfection of the Nine-Mark Dao Realm. Only Tianqing has broken through the shackles of nine marks and reached the Realm of Ten Marks! He is immortal and indestructible! Heh, Ye Yuan, I know you are strong, but facing Tianqing, you still have no chance of victory! How formidable was the Time and Space Ancestor back then? Yet he couldn't do anything to him, right? I know your talent surpasses even the Time and Space Ancestor, but at best, you can only fight him to a draw! However, the human race has only one Azure Saint, while our divine race... has two Tianqings!"

Even with the emergence of a talent like Ye Yuan in the human race, the divine race had not given up on fighting back to the Tongtian Realm.

They were still full of confidence!

Where did their confidence lie?

Tianqing!

The Realm of Ten Marks!

This was an existence that could not be surpassed!

This was the myth of immortality and indestructibility!

Even the Azure Saint could at most fight Tianqing to a draw.

The divine race was not afraid!

Yuan Xiao looked at Ye Yuan with a smile, laying out the stakes, hoping Ye Yuan would change his mind.

After all, there was nothing left for him to cherish in the human race.

He believed Ye Yuan was smart enough to know how to choose.

This war of annihilation had been a battle without any suspense from the moment the divine race obtained Li'er!

However, after the initial shock, Ye Yuan slowly raised his head, looked at Yuan Xiao meaningfully, and smiled, "In your understanding, can I only fight Tianqing to a draw?"

Yuan Xiao chuckled, "I know what you want to say. Those few have gone mad, actually believing such a thing. Or do you truly believe you can become a master above the Dao Ancestors? No one in this world can transcend!"

In Yuan Xiao's view, this rumor was merely a wishful thinking of the Nine Dao Ancestors.

But he didn't know how much research Lin Chaotian had done on Ye Yuan.

If Ye Yuan were an ordinary genius, how could he have caught his attention?

The spiritual energy revival in the Tongtian Realm, the phantom of Tongtian Mountain, and the unusual realms all proved his conjecture!

Otherwise, why would Lin Chaotian risk universal condemnation to target Ye Yuan?

The temptation to break through the shackles was simply too great!

Especially for them, the Dao Ancestors, this temptation was irresistible.

Ye Yuan smiled, "I don't know if I can transcend, but I will not let the divine race enslave the human race again! This is my bottom line! If you want to return to the last era, you will have to step over my dead body!"

With that, he slowly stood up and said indifferently, "Alright, we have nothing in common. It seems we have nothing more to discuss. I want to see Tianqing!"

Clearly, Yuan Xiao could not convince Ye Yuan, and Ye Yuan could not convince Yuan Xiao either.

The life-and-death struggle between the two races would not change because of Ye Yuan alone.

And Ye Yuan's stance would never change.

Even if Li'er were to become the second Tianqing, it could not change Ye Yuan's determination to protect the human race.

However, Ye Yuan's purpose in coming to the Abyss World was to understand the reason for Li'er's transformation.

He needed to see Tianqing!