Chapter 967: The Initiative Shifts Hands!

Ye Yuan finally realized that the ancestors of the Zhou and Yue families, who had obtained the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye earlier, had probably long been aware that there was something wrong with it.

Thus, before their deaths, they set up this Bright Sun and Luminous Moon Realm to seal the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye.

But they never expected that the advent of the Age of Dharma Decline would change everything.

Without divine path powerhouses, no one could control the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye anymore. Over time, it developed its own spirit and cultivated to an extremely high realm.

The terrifying ocular arts of the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye left even Divine King powerhouses powerless!

Ye Yuan's face darkened as he asked, "In the past hundred thousand years, countless powerhouses have entered here. Why was I chosen?"

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye chuckled lightly. "Heh, although their realms were higher than yours, their mental states were far inferior! Without an extremely high mental state, one simply cannot withstand my powerful ocular power! Once I erase your consciousness and inherit your mental state, combined with my ocular arts, the Divine Realm will be our domain in the future!"

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye had cultivated here for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, its strength unfathomable.

Even if it hadn't reached the Divine Realm, its ocular arts had likely reached perfection.

What it lacked was merely a suitable physical body.

To be precise, the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye's method of seeking a host differed from ordinary possession. It merely erased the martial artist's original consciousness while perfectly retaining all other abilities.

Insufficient realm could be cultivated, but mental state cultivation was far too difficult. That was why it had never acted until Ye Yuan appeared.

"What if I say no?" Ye Yuan said darkly.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye showed no surprise, only smiling faintly. "You will agree! Because aside from me, no one can undo her illusion!"

Its gaze fell on Yue Mengli, a smug smile spreading across its face.

Ye Yuan fell silent, a conflicted expression appearing on his face.

"You don't have much time. Your breakthrough to the Unity of Heaven and Man mental state in just two days truly surprised me. But that young lady has at most two hours left. Once the time is up, even I can do nothing," the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye said with a half-smile.

Ye Yuan's expression changed. "Unless you swear a Heavenly Dao oath, why should I believe you?"

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye smiled faintly. "I won't swear a Heavenly Dao oath. Whether you believe me is your business, not mine. But I think you have no choice but to trust me."

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye seemed to relish the feeling of having someone in its grasp, a smug expression on its face as it quietly waited for Ye Yuan's choice without urging.

Finally, Ye Yuan took a deep breath, looked at the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye, and said, "I hope you keep your promise. Come on!"

With that, Ye Yuan completely opened his mind, as if resigned to his fate.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye laughed. "Haha, a wise man submits to circumstances. Rest assured, I will help her undo the illusion."

Of course, it wouldn't tell Ye Yuan that once these people were fully trapped in the illusion, they would become its slaves, subject to its control.

Letting Yue Mengli go? Impossible!

On this Yellow Millet Mountain, there were plenty of Divine King powerhouses alone. Once such a force emerged, it would likely immediately become the ninth great super holy land!

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye chuckled lightly, turned into a stream of light, and instantly entered Ye Yuan's body.

Ye Yuan shuddered, feeling his eyes swell and crack as if about to explode.

"Heh, the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye is domineering, not so easy to endure! Now, let me take control of this body... Ah... Damn it! The Soul-Calming Pearl! How do you have something like the Soul-Calming Pearl!" The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye suddenly screamed.

Just as it was about to erase Ye Yuan's consciousness, a faint light emerged from the Soul-Calming Pearl.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye felt a terrifying power, one capable of utterly annihilating it.

At that moment, Ye Yuan's soul suddenly stood in front of it, and the faint light, as if sentient, directly retreated back into the Soul-Calming Pearl.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye, still shaken, looked panicked and terrified, its gaze toward Ye Yuan filled with horror.

It had long anticipated that Ye Yuan wouldn't submit so easily, but it never expected his trump card to be the Soul-Calming Pearl!

Its spirit body, also of a soul attribute, could be annihilated by the Soul-Calming Pearl in an instant.

"I didn't expect you to recognize the Soul-Calming Pearl either. That makes things easier. Now, can we have a proper talk?" Ye Yuan said with a half-smile, looking at the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye's expression changed. "You... how can you have something like the Soul-Calming Pearl!"

Ye Yuan said casually, "I just picked it up. That's not the point. The point is, when will you undo Li'er's illusion?"

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye's expression shifted. "Let me leave first, then we'll talk! Otherwise, I won't undo the Mystic Illusion Heavenly Mirror!"

It wasn't that the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye didn't want to leave, but after entering Ye Yuan's body, it had already modified Ye Yuan's eyes, forming a bond with his body.

If it had succeeded in possession, everything would have been fine.

But now, unless Ye Yuan voluntarily dissolved that bond, its spirit would be bound within Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness, unable to break free!

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye was now caught in a dilemma.

With the Soul-Calming Pearl present, possession was utterly impossible. Yet escaping Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness required Ye Yuan's consent.

Thus, the initiative had completely shifted to Ye Yuan's hands.

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye's only bargaining chip now was Yue Mengli.

"Heh, do you really take me for a fool? I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't agree, I'll have the Soul-Calming Pearl erase your consciousness and return you to your origin! It'll be a bit troublesome, but then your over a hundred thousand years of cultivation will be destroyed in an instant!" Ye Yuan bluffed.

He couldn't actually activate the Soul-Calming Pearl; he was just bluffing the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye.

But Ye Yuan guessed that the Soul-Calming Pearl possessed extremely powerful abilities over souls, so erasing consciousness was likely no challenge for it.

Sure enough, the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye's expression changed. "If you do that, that young lady will die too!"

Ye Yuan shrugged nonchalantly. "There are still two hours. I think that's enough time for me to inherit the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye."

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye gnashed its teeth in hatred but could do nothing against Ye Yuan.

Now, the initiative was entirely in Ye Yuan's hands.

Just then, Han Tong suddenly opened his eyes, sat down on the ground, drenched in cold sweat as if he had suffered a severe illness.

"Huff, huff..."

Han Tong gasped heavily, then was startled, stunned by the scene around him.

When he looked at Ye Yuan, he was shocked to find blood flowing from Ye Yuan's eyes, his expression changing drastically!

"This kid... has obtained the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye? How... how is that possible?" Han Tong said incredulously.