# Chapter 1760: Pardon and Blood
Leaving the Fan Di God Realm and flying far away, Yun Che halted amidst the vast star domain, then took out the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal.
Having left the "Fan Emperor Heaven-Shaking Array," even its jade-white radiance had completely vanished. Holding it in his hand, it felt like an utterly ordinary jade plate, with no unusual aura whatsoever.
If not for the living Qianye Wugu and Qianye Bingzhu, as well as the faint reactions from the Heavenly Poison Pearl and Zhou Tian Pearl, he would surely find it impossible to believe that this was the legendary artifact of eternal life, one that seemed like an illusory myth.
Yun Che raised his hand and placed it upon the jade seal, furrowing his brows and concentrating his mind, releasing his soul force... However, his perception passed straight through without detecting any independent world or special soul aura, as if he had merely swept over an ordinary piece of jade.
Withdrawing his hand, Yun Che pondered for a moment, then said: "He Ling, do you have any way to enter the world of the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal?"
After a short pause, He Ling spoke softly: "Controlling both the Heavenly Poison Pearl and the Zhou Tian Pearl is already the limit of my spiritual power. If I forcibly split my spirit further, it might collapse... it would... be very difficult. However, after I recover, I will try my best to give it a shot."
The "recovery" she spoke of referred to the soul weakness caused by overdrawing the Heavenly Poison's power when her emotions had lost control in the Fan Di God Realm.
"Additionally, I just tried to probe several times. The will-space and independent world of the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal seem very special. My perception cannot intrude for now. I will try again a few more times after I recover."
The direct force that caused the complete annihilation of both the Divine Clan and the Demon Clan came from the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel—its terror could be imagined. And the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal ranked right after the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel among the Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures.
Its level was undoubtedly higher than the Zhou Tian Pearl and Heavenly Poison Pearl.
But if there truly existed a power in this world that could make it "revive"... it could only be He Ling.
"Rest and recuperate well. This thing... there's no need to pay it too much attention." Yun Che showed no excitement or urgency, either in expression or heart. He directly put away the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal.
"Master is concerned about that voice just now, isn't he?" He Ling said.
Yun Che's gaze sharpened: "You heard it too?"
"Mm. That voice called out... 'Ni Xuan.'"
"..." Yun Che stared ahead and murmured softly: "So it wasn't an illusion."
Was that voice calling out the Evil God's name... or was it just a coincidence?
If it was the former, could it be that a faint ancient soul dwelled within the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal?
Because in the present era's records of the Evil God, there existed his former name as the Elemental Creation God, but his true name had long been forgotten.
Taking out the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal again, Yun Che probed with his soul force several more times, but still found nothing. He had no choice but to give up and leisurely headed back to the Zhou Tian Realm.
...
As one massive profound ark after another descended, the Jiehun Demonesses, Yan Emperor Yan Tianxiao, and half of the Yan Mo had already arrived at the Zhou Tian Realm—the core stronghold in the Eastern Domain they had chosen from the very beginning.
The Eastern Divine Region was settled. Over a hundred strongholds connecting the lifelines of the Eastern Domain had all been seized, so there was no need for them to remain stationed any longer. Arriving at the Zhou Tian Realm, it was time to start preparing the next step.
Outside the Zhou Tian Realm, numerous profound arks with vastly different auras had already arrived. These arks came from various upper star realms of the Eastern Divine Region, but all were kept outside. One by one, the Upper Realm Kings entered the now entirely unfamiliar Zhou Tian Realm with uneasy hearts, and under the vast dark pressure that descended upon them, their souls shrank and their footsteps gradually wavered.
"The humble Can Genzi, Realm King of the Chongxu Realm, has come specifically to request an audience with the Demon Lord."
An arriving Upper Realm King steadied his mind and bowed in greeting.
Before him, a stationed Burning Moon Divine Envoy did not even turn his gaze toward him, and coldly uttered a single word: "Wait."
No one received him, nor did anyone tell him where to wait or until when.
Ahead, faint auras swept over him one after another, each one so powerful that it sent chills through his entire body.
As an Upper Realm King with a Divine Lord cultivation, he was undoubtedly among the highest existences in the God Realm.
But who were the figures currently gathered in the Zhou Tian Realm? The Demon Empress, the Yan Emperor, the Demonesses, the Yan Mo, the Moon Devourers...
Upper Realm Kings, who normally strutted with arrogance and dominance, became like jackals stepping into a land of lions and tigers upon entering Zhou Tian. The pride and majesty that came with being an Upper Realm King were crushed into nothingness in an instant.
One Upper Realm King after another arrived. No one received them; even the guards did not deign to spare them a glance. In their entire lives, they had perhaps never experienced such cold neglect.
But no one dared to show anger or complaint, and no one turned to leave. They all restrained their auras as much as possible, waiting in silence and oppression.
How could a loser have any dignity?
Finally, at a certain moment, the sky seemed to darken faintly. A figure approached from afar and in an instant arrived above the Zhou Tian Realm.
As if all the dark souls were stirred at the same instant, the Burning Moon guards fell to their knees in unison, bowing their heads and shouting: "Hail the Demon Lord!"
These four words, carrying devout and vast demonic might, startled the arriving Upper Realm Kings so much that they almost couldn't help but kneel and bow along with them.
When they looked up again, the dark figure had already vanished from sight, but the residual might lingered, shaking their souls for a long time.
As Realm Kings, they were long accustomed to being worshipped by myriad beings. But the ones who knelt to them were mostly eighty percent afraid and twenty percent respectful—never this kind of faith and devotion that seemed to transcend life itself.
When they had knelt to welcome the Demon Lord just now, their postures, expressions, and gazes... all seemed as if they were welcoming a true god.
They had ruled their respective star realms for the longest time—twenty or thirty thousand years. And Yun Che? In the Northern Divine Region, at most, he had only been there for four years. How could he have earned such reverence from the Northern Domain demon people!?
When Yun Che returned, Yan Tianxiao hurried far out to greet him, performed a grand salute, and then laughed heartily: "How exhilarating! This so-called Eastern Divine Region, it turns out, is nothing more than this! In just over ten days, it has become something beneath our feet!"
Fen Daoqi chuckled and said: "The power of the Yan Mo Realm, personally led by Yan Emperor, naturally crushed everything throughout the Eastern Divine Region. And the four core King Realms of the Eastern Domain were all resolved by the Demon Lord himself. The Demon Lord's might is not only unmatched in the Northern Divine Region but throughout the entire God Realm—unprecedented and unequaled. With the Demon Lord leading the way, how could the mere Eastern Divine Region not be easily taken?"
Half of the core forces of the Zhou Tian God Realm had been lured away, and Yun Che, leading the three Yan Ancestors and the Burning Moon Realm's power, had descended with a bloody massacre. The Moon God Realm and the strongest Fan Di God Realm—one was blown up, the other was poisoned throughout. Both were taken without a single drop of blood being shed. As for the Star God Realm, just tossing out Xing Juekong had been enough to deal with it.
These were King Realms that had stood for at least hundreds of thousands of years! In Yun Che's hands, they had been destroyed so easily... As a Divine Emperor, Yan Tianxiao was undoubtedly appalled at the thought.
Yan Tianxiao nodded heavily and bowed again to Yun Che: "Demon Lord, on the day we left the Northern Divine Region, Tian Xiao was still filled with a thousand anxieties, but now—"
"Spare me the useless nonsense." Yun Che waved his hand and asked Chi Wuyue: "How many have arrived?"
"Half," Chi Wuyue replied with a smile. "The rest should be arriving soon. Of course, there will also be those who swear to die rather than submit."
"How do you plan to 'welcome' these people?"
Her enchanting eyes gazed at Yun Che, as if she was very much looking forward to his answer.
Yun Che had no mercy or goodwill toward the Realm Kings of the Eastern Divine Region. He rather wanted to plant slave marks on each of them, but in the end, it was impractical.
He gave a low, cold smile and said: "I need your demon soul."
"Soil Plunder won't work very well," Chi Wuyue said slowly and softly. "My Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul can only plunder the souls of up to ten people at once. The one on Qianye Zixiao has already been retrieved, and there's still a wisp on Zhou Xuzi. That means I can at most plunder nine more souls."
"And these mere Upper Realm Kings—I'm afraid even my demon soul would feel wronged."
Chi Wuyue's voice, which melted the heart and softened the soul when speaking to Yun Che, caused Yan Tianxiao and Fen Daoqi's heartstrings to tremble and their blood to surge, forcing them to concentrate on guarding their souls.
"There's no need for Soul Plunder," Yun Che said. "I only need one example and one corpse."
Chi Wuyue was momentarily stunned, then broke into a gentle smile: "Very well."
On the wreckage-strewn Zhou Tian Divine Seal Platform, Yun Che floated down and landed. The projection array was also activated at this moment. Clearly, this "ceremony" of allegiance from the Upper Realm Kings of the Eastern Divine Region was being conducted before the eyes of the entire Eastern Domain.
As Yun Che arrived, three stooped black figures appeared silently behind him. Under the demonic might of the three Yan Ancestors, the already tense souls of these Upper Realm Kings felt as if gripped by demon claws. Uncontrollable cold fear surged through their bodies.
Yun Che swept his gaze over the arriving Upper Realm Kings, smiled faintly, and spoke directly: "Good. Since you have come here, it means you have chosen to accept this Demon Lord's grace."
"Hmph. Before the eyes of all beings in the Eastern Domain, I am giving you a chance to contend for the lead. So... who will be first?"
The Upper Realm Kings' hearts shook violently. Yun Che's meaning was clear—he wanted them to come forward one by one.
And such a humiliating, dignity-shattering surrender, under the gaze of myriad beings, who would be willing to be the first?
As Yun Che's voice fell, Chi Wuyue's gaze flickered eerily for a moment.
"I will!"
A tall, unusually burly man stepped forward from among the Realm Kings and came directly before Yun Che. He clasped his hands and said with neither humility nor arrogance: "I am Quan Hongyu, Realm King of the Kui Tian Realm. From today onward, I am willing to lead the Kui Tian Realm in pledging allegiance to the Demon Lord, obeying the Demon Lord's commands, and will never again contend with the demon people."
Yun Che stared at him, and his response was only two faint words: "Kneel."
Quan Hongyu's expression clearly stiffened, and the other Realm Kings' eyes shifted slightly.
They were accustomed to receiving kneeling obeisances, but as supreme Divine Lords, as Upper Realm Kings, how could they kneel to another?
Throughout their careers as Realm Kings, even when meeting a King Realm's Divine Emperor, they would only bow at the waist... at most, kneel on one knee. But kneeling with both knees and bowing the head—that had only happened when facing Jie Tian Mo Di back in the day.
Faced with Quan Hongyu, who suddenly froze in place, Yan San raised his head, his old eyes flashing with cold light: "The master told you to kneel. Are you deaf?!"
The Yan Ancestor's pressure—how terrifying was it? Quan Hongyu clenched his fists, his body slowly lowering, until finally he knelt on both knees before Yun Che, though his body trembled uncontrollably.