Chapter 126: The Fifty-Year Pact
After five years of restraint, Ye Wushang unleashed himself. His women were all peerless beauties, radiant as jade, flawless as flowers.
For several nights in succession, he waged relentless battles of passion.
Even when his wives surrendered in exhaustion, he would teleport to Da Xia’s imperial capital, rousing Xia Zixuan from her sleep to continue his conquest.
At Emperor Realm, his speed surpassed imagination; instant travel across domains was effortless.
This campaign lasted three months, until Sikong Mingyue, Xia Zixuan, and Su Xiaoxiao were once again pregnant. Only then did he relent.
As for Yue Rushuang, Zhao Qingge, and Mo Sijun the earliest companions he deliberately refrained from letting them conceive.
Time passed swiftly. Mid-Autumn approached.
Ye Wushang nearly forgot the matter until the Ye Clan of the Eight Desolate Domain sent an invitation.
They planned a God-Slaying Ceremony. Intrigued, Ye Wushang accepted.
With no pressing matters at home, he departed with Ye Zilan toward the Eight Desolate Domain.
Since slaying two Emperor-level demons, lesser demon clans had sought trouble with the Ye Clan. But none could breach the grand formation.
Thus, Ye Wushang’s journey was peaceful.
At the Eight Desolate Ye Clan, he was greeted not by ordinary members but by the Great Elder Ye Chao, a Deification Eighth Heaven expert.
“Ha ha ha! Clan Master Ye, your fame resounds across Tianluo Daozhou. Such talent at your age is truly enviable!”
His tone was warm, but his manner carried the air of a senior addressing juniors. Ye Zilan bristled.
Yet when Ye Chao approached and realized he could not see through Ye Wushang’s cultivation, his smile froze.
This aura is already Yin-Yang Realm, a Sealed Emperor.
Shock rippled through him. Even I may not be his match.
Ye Wushang returned the courtesy calmly. “No, Great Elder, you are vigorous and strong. At your age, such cultivation shames us juniors.”
Ye Chao flushed. He knew Ye Wushang was rebuking his earlier condescension.
At six or seven hundred years old, his realm was respectable. But Ye Wushang was barely fifty and already a Sealed Emperor.
If we fought I would likely lose.
Still, Ye Chao’s thick skin carried him through. “Ha ha, Clan Master Ye, your talent surpasses even Ye Zhen of old!”
Ye Wushang sighed inwardly. Is he praising or mocking?
Led into the grand hall, Ye Wushang was stunned.
A breathtaking woman awaited.
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He opened the Eye of Destiny:
Ye Wushang was shaken. Such destiny even Ye Zhen cannot compare.
Ye Chao introduced her: “This is our Clan Mistress, Ye Wanqiu.”
Her phoenix eyes met his. “I have long heard of Clan Master Ye. Today, I see the truth.”
Ye Wushang touched his nose. Am I truly so famous?
He replied politely: “I did not expect the famed Clan Mistress to be such a peerless beauty.”
Wanqiu smiled. “We share the same surname. Once, our clans were one. If you do not mind, let us speak as equals.”
Ye Wushang nodded. “Then I thank you, Wanqiu.”
After some talk, Wanqiu spoke directly: “Would you consider merging your Canglan Ye Clan into ours?”
Ye Wushang smiled. “In truth, I have thought the same.”
Wanqiu’s eyes narrowed. “On what grounds?”
Ye Wushang rose, aura surging, domineering, sovereign, unrivalled.
“Let us make a pact. Fifty years hence, you and I shall duel. The loser’s clan merges into the victor’s. Two branches become one. What do you say?”
The hall fell silent.
Wanqiu was famed across outer states, undefeated in every realm. To challenge her was madness.
Yet Ye Wushang’s confidence was unshaken. In fifty years, she will not reach the God Realm. And I will be invincible within Deification.
Wanqiu studied with him. Arrogant? No resolution. He has achieved feats I had not at his age.
She nodded. “Good. One word, one bond.”
“One word, one bond.”
Wanqiu smiled faintly. “The time has come. Wushang, come witness how I slay a god today.”
Ye Wushang blinked. “Today?”
Her aura flared, confident beyond doubt.
“Merely a demon who stumbled into the God Realm. To kill him is trivial.”
Ye Wushang believed her.
Together, they walked to the rear of the mountain.
Before them loomed a black stone gate, cracks spilling demonic qi.
The imprisoned demon’s escape was imminent.