The Yama Emperor's solemn speech and determined stance rallied the other Yama Devils. They cast aside their hesitation and stepped forward, standing behind him as they drew their weapons and unleashed their profound energy, shaking the entire Yama Imperial District.
Even though they were facing their venerable ancestors and the leader of the Yama Devils, Yan Wu, they were all prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their realm! Even Yan Jie was no exception.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"Hahaha! What great determination! Listening to your great speech, I almost sympathized with you all," Yun Wuji said as he clapped his hands and laughed loudly. Shaking his head, he continued, "But it seems you've misunderstood something... I never intended to take over the Yama Realm. From the beginning, my goal was the Yama Devils themselves. Only they can help me in my war, and I've already gathered the four strongest among them."
His eyes turned cold as he looked at them, "Since you've all refused my offer, then even if it's a bit of a waste, I'd rather kill you all and look for new inheritors."
Although, unlike the Burning Moon Realm, there was a high chance the Yama Realm might agree to join the war, neither Yun Wuji nor Chi Wuyao trusted them. Once the war began, mobilizing them would be a struggle, and when it came time for a decisive battle, they might shrink back, afraid of losing their forces.
This had always been the flaw in coalitions. Throughout history, many had lost despite having superior numbers, all because of mistrust and poor coordination.
"Royal Father, wh… what…" Yan Jie spoke in a clearly panicked voice. The courage he had just managed to gather popped like a balloon after Yun Wuji's words. And it wasn't just him; the other eight Yama Devils were the same.
Yan Tianxiao's chest rose and fell heavily. He clenched the spear in his hand until a cracking sound rang out. A cruel and decisive light flashed in his eyes, "Even if you force the ancestors and Wu'er to fight us, this king will make sure to take your life before we fall!"
He had finally understood; he had walked right into Chi Wuyao's trap! That poisonous woman never intended to cooperate with them. From the very start, her goal was to use this man to take over the Yama Realm!
He thought he had been cautious enough not to fall for her tricks, but it seemed he was still far too naive!
In the end, the most dangerous and terrifying thing in the world isn't something that is unknown. It's something that 'transcends all common sense'.
"Hahahahahaha." Yun Wuji laughed loudly before shooting him a condescending look. "Yan Tianxiao, you still don't understand your situation, do you? Why would I need anyone's help to get rid of all of you?"
Yun Wuji's body suddenly flashed with dark light after he was done speaking. His black hair rose into the air, and a terrible storm gathered behind him before rising all the way to the heavens.
At the center of the storm was the entrance to the Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness. One… ten… a thousand… ten thousand… innumerable storms of darkness started surging into the sky like abyssal dragons, howling and screeching until they filled up the sky of the entire Devil Palace of Eternal Darkness, and even the Yama Imperial District itself.
When the sky was completely blocked, all that was left on the ground was eternal darkness.
In that moment, every living being, every plot of land, and every inch of space in the entire Yama Imperial District was clutched by the invisible, choking, inescapable pressure of death, darkness, and despair.
It was as if the apocalypse was just seconds away from destroying them all.
"Ah… ah… ahhhh…" Yan Tianxiao subconsciously walked backward as he stared at the sky. His pupils were stretched about as wide as his eyes would allow. An instant ago, he still looked like the mighty Yama Emperor. Now, he was bending under an overwhelming emotion of shock and terror, and whimpering from the bottom of his soul.
"Wh… wh… wha… ahhhh!"
The same screams and terror of despair could be heard throughout the entire Yama Imperial District as well.
It was because the darkness that had blotted out the blue sky itself… contained enough power to annihilate the entire Yama Imperial District instantly!
The familiar sensation informed everyone that the dark aura was the yin energy from the Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness… Somehow, Yun Wuji had summoned it from the depths of hell and blotted out the sky of the entire Yama Imperial District with it!
Forget the Yama Devils, this amount of power was enough to suffocate and terrify even the Three Yama Ancestors.
"Do you understand now?" Yun Wuji whispered. All he needed to do was wave his arm downward, and the giant sea of power would crash to the ground and bury everything in eternal darkness. "All of this struggling is nothing more than a sad and pathetic joke to me."
Yan Tianxiao turned his head toward him with great difficulty, still clutching the Yama Devil Spear in a death grip. "What do you mean when you say you only want the Yama Devils and not the Yama Realm?"
In this moment of total despair, the Yama Emperor clung to the tiniest hope to protect his realm.
"It's just as you heard. I have absolutely no interest in this tiny Yama Realm. My goal is the throne that stands above all creation," Yun Wuji declared with a serious expression. "I want all fourteen of you Yama Devils to submit to me, fight for me, and win for me! When I become the ultimate ruler of this universe, I will free you all and break the eternal shackles of this sad, pathetic Divine Region!"
After showing them true despair, it was time to offer a clear path toward hope.
Yan Tianxiao and the denizens of the Yama Realm stood there with blank expressions on their face.
First, he had forced them into a corner, driving them to the brink of despair. But now, he suddenly showed them a way out and offered them new hope. Yun Wuji had done this to the Dragons, the Star God Realm, the Glazed Light Realm, and now he was doing the same to the Yama Realm.
"Royal Father…" Yan Wu muttered. She was usually the coldest, most stubborn, and arrogant of the Yama Devils. But after watching her ancestors' pride and dignity crumble before her eyes, she too lost her resolve and could barely speak, fearing that she might provoke Yun Wuji into activating that dreadful Soul Mark. The three Yama Ancestors were the same; they remained silent the whole time, afraid to provoke him.
"Your Majesty," the Yama Devil Yan Tu whispered, feeling most of the tension in his heart fade the moment he heard Yun Wuji's words.
If they had at least a ten percent chance of winning this battle, more than half of the Yama Devils might have chosen to fight to the death.
However, if they ended up dying for nothing, destroying their home for nothing...
Furthermore, submission seemed to be a far better option than it had been before...
Yan Tianxiao's chest heaved violently as his eyes wavered. All the other sounds in the world gradually grew silent, and he could soon only hear the sound of his own ragged breathing.
The three ancestors, the Yama Devil Nether Crossing Cauldron, the fact that Yun Wuji could instantly summon the power of the Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness, the choice to die in vain defiance, the survival of the Yama Realm...
With an ashen face, his body slowly slumped to the ground as he fell to his knees, "I, Yan Tianxiao, Emperor of the Yama Realm, am willing to submit and follow your orders, Master Jiao Heng." As he spoke, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"We are willing to submit to your might and follow you, Master Jiao Heng!" The Yama Devils and Yama Ghosts began withdrawing their profound energy, their fighting intent already gone. One by one, they sank to their knees beside Yan Tianxiao.
"Good. You won't regret this," Yun Wuji said, his gaze sweeping across each of the kneeling figures.
He added, "My name isn't Jiao Heng. It is Yun Wuji. Remember it."
...
Taking over the Yama Realm took only about half a day, from the moment Yun Wuji left the Soul Stealing Realm to the Yama Emperor's surrender. When Chi Wuyao and the Witches learned of this, even though they already knew his genius was frightening, they were still deeply shocked.
Chi Wuyao set out immediately for the Yama Realm to help him organize the new forces he had taken over.
At the same time, due to the massive commotion he caused, the Burning Moon Realm also learned of what had happened. After all, the Yama Devils' auras surging into the sky and the terrifying eruption of the Bone Sea of Eternal Darkness, which nearly destroyed the Yama Imperial District, were far too large to conceal. Not that Yun Wuji or Chi Wuyao made any effort to block the news either.
When the news that the Yama Realm had fallen into the hands of the Soul Stealing Realm spread, the Burning Moon God Emperor nearly passed out! He immediately summoned all the Divine Envoys and Moon Eaters back to the Burning Moon Realm and ordered a full lockdown of the realm!
However, just a few days later, something extremely shocking and completely outside everyone's expectations occurred. Even Yun Wuji and Chi Wuyao were caught by surprise.
Fen Daoqi had actually managed, in just a few days, to overthrow the Burning Moon God Emperor, Fen Daojun, with the support of nine other Moon Eaters, including the imperial uncle, Fen Daozang.
After killing Fen Daojun, his adoptive son, and the youngest Moon Eater, Ji Daopian, Fen Daoqi ascended the throne as the new Burning Moon God Emperor. The next day, he set off for the Soul Stealing Realm to pledge loyalty to the Devil Queen.
Yes! Instead of just agreeing to her proposal, the man was smart enough to realize that the offer was already in the past. He pledged loyalty to her and promised eternal allegiance to Chi Wuyao and Yun Wuji.
This chance was far beyond their expectations. Originally, they expected that if Fen Daojun refused to join them, Fen Daoqi would either pressure him or start a war against him. They didn't expect that, in just a few days, Fen Daoqi would actually convince nine Moon Eaters to join his cause and overthrow the emperor. Most amazingly, he even managed to convince Fen Daozang, the strongest Moon Eater and the emperor's uncle!
With this, in just a few days, Yun Wuji had managed to bring all three King Realms completely under his banner.
...
A few more days passed, and Yun Wuji and Luo Guxie left the Moon God Realm.
They were both heading to the Snow Song Realm to bring Xia Qingyue to see her mother.
Yue Wugou had been missing her terribly and had asked him many times to bring her over.
It had been only two weeks since Yun Wuji started wiring into Yue Wugou's emotions, but he had already succeeded in transferring all her feelings toward her daughter. It seemed she harbored great guilt toward her.
At the same time, while she loved the two men, she also felt guilty and extremely ashamed of both, which made her subconscious want to forget about them, making it much easier for Yun Wuji to succeed.
It seemed even Yue Wugou wanted to be brain-fucked.
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