535: Left by an old friend

He had never heard such rude words before.

Moreover, he hadn't even said anything, yet he was immediately pointed at and berated? And by a junior, at that!

For a moment, the man's expression was uncertain, and he said in a deep voice, "Junior, do you know who I am?"

"I don't give a damn who you are!"

Cheng Dezhu gave the man absolutely no Face and continued in an aggressive tone, "This is my Master Lin. It's one thing for you to act like a riddle-monger in front of me, but how dare you act like a riddle-monger in front of my Master Lin."

"I'm warning you now: either explain things clearly to me, or I'll beat you until your Divine Soul is completely destroyed!"

"Heh..."

The man was so angry he laughed. If he weren't in a state of a remnant soul right now, a single breath would be enough to kill the junior before him completely. Where on earth did he get the courage to speak like that?

Hum...

Suddenly, an Aura burst forth from the man's body, and that Aura directly enveloped Cheng Dezhu.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, the ground beneath Cheng Dezhu's feet instantly shattered, and the small beasts nearby, hearing the loud noise, all turned and fled into the distance.

Crack, crack, crack, crack...

The bones throughout Cheng Dezhu's body let out sounds of distress. His legs kept buckling, as if he would kneel to the ground the next moment, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.

Boom!

Just at this moment, purple blood-Qi shot straight into the sky. Xiang Tiange's entire body burned with purple flames, and he threw a punch toward the man. Accompanied by the raging purple flames, the man's phantom was engulfed within.

Meanwhile, Lin Ye arrived beside Cheng Dezhu and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. Cheng Dezhu instantly felt his whole body lighten. The Aura that had been suppressing him there disappeared.

Boom, boom, boom...

The entire ground kept trembling. A moment later, when the dust settled, Xiang Tiange stood in place with a hint of confusion in his eyes. His punch just now had smashed into the ground, creating a deep pit, but there had been absolutely no sensation of hitting a body. In other words, that punch hadn't landed.

"Is it really because he is a remnant soul?"

Hum...

The man's figure reappeared before everyone, his eyes filled with a hint of coldness. "Juniors, I have already told you not to be rude. I am merely a remnant soul right now; if my true body were here..."

Swish!!!

Before the man could finish speaking, a white figure appeared before him. The man's pupils constricted, for his body had been grabbed!

A hand filled with black spiritual power had directly grabbed his neck. Through the black spiritual power, one could see Lin Ye's indifferent and ruthless Face.

"What did you say would happen just now if your true body were here?"

Crack, crack, crack...

Lin Ye's hand gripped the man's neck like an iron pincer and continued to apply force. Although the man was a remnant soul, his Face flushed red at this moment, and he kept prying at Lin Ye's hand with both of his own, attempting to struggle free. But clearly, he simply couldn't do it.

As a remnant soul, other than possessing a portion of his former might, he had absolutely no ability to fight back. But to Lin Ye, that might was completely useless.

Lin Ye held the man by the neck and said indifferently, "I will only ask once: where is the Opportunity here? Nod if you understand."

Hearing this, a hint of conflict appeared on the man's Face. Clearly, Lin Ye had already made him lose so much Face; if he were to obediently listen now, wouldn't it be like letting Lin Ye trample his Face into the ground and rub it frantically?

Just as he was hesitating, Lin Ye's hand increased its strength, and the black spiritual power spreading out was like the most terrifying black mist, constantly eroding the man's remnant soul.

Feeling the abnormality in his body, the man nodded frantically!

Bang!

Lin Ye released his grip and threw the man directly onto the ground. The man, lying on the ground, looked at Lin Ye with a hint of fear.

He never imagined that, as a remnant soul who had actively hidden his remnant soul body, there would actually be someone in this world capable of touching him! It was simply unreasonable!

What was that black spiritual power? It seemed as if it wanted to completely devour him. It really is him!

The man took a long time to recover before speaking to Lin Ye, "The Opportunity here is beneath a jade tree in the distance. It was left specifically for you; it was left by Yuee... Once you see what she left behind, you will understand everything."

When mentioning Yuee, the man's gaze seemed to carry a hint of unwillingness and a trace of adoration.

As expected.

Hearing the man's words, Lin Ye nodded. He had said that the familiar Aura was the same as Yuee's; now it matched—it was something left by Yuee.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Lin Ye did not linger and walked directly toward the distance. Xiang Tiange followed closely behind, but Cheng Dezhu alone spoke to the man with a look of disdain, "I told you that you deserved to die, you little punk. How dare you act wild in front of my Master Lin? You should go and ask around—no matter how chaotic the Ten Thousand Domains are, my Master Lin has the final say!"

"..."

The man did not respond to Cheng Dezhu's mockery. Seeing that the man was like a mute, Cheng Dezhu secretly remarked that it was boring, and then walked toward the distance.

The man watched Lin Ye's back, his expression slightly complex.

"Fairy Yuee, is this the person you were waiting for? You should know that he is the greatest anomaly at the end of time!"

"Even if you want him to save the Ten Thousand Domains, are you not afraid of playing with fire? And why do you have those feelings for him! I have guarded you for countless epochs, yet I have never received a single glance from you!"

"Sigh..."

A faint sigh resounded through the heavens and earth. But clearly, the three of them—Lin Ye and the others—had no intention of paying any attention to the man.

Not long after walking, they looked ahead, and the scene before them suddenly changed. If the area behind them was a vibrant, green world, then this place was a cold and desolate wasteland. It was filled with darkness everywhere, and only those trees, which looked like ice and jade, emitted a fluorescent light, illuminating the darkness.

In the center of countless jade trees stood a towering jade tree. From its trunk to its branches, it was the color of mutton-fat jade, crystal clear and translucent. Wisps of cold light flowed over the entire jade tree, making it look cold yet magnificent.

"The person must have been talking about this tree, right?"

Cheng Dezhu began to circle around the jade tree, seemingly wanting to see if there was anything miraculous about it, but after circling it three times, he didn't find anything unusual.

Xiang Tiange went even further, directly igniting purple flames and raising his fist to strike at the jade tree.

"Wait! You brute!"

Cheng Dezhu said irritably, "Besides using your fists to think, what else can you do? If you destroy Master Lin's Opportunity, will you pay for it with your own head?!"

Hearing Cheng Dezhu's words, Xiang Tiange sheepishly retracted his fist. At this moment, Lin Ye was also observing the jade tree.