Chapter 717 Clearing the Field

In the Heavenly Realm, within the Yan Clan's Royal Palace.Yan Boyue couldn't help but let out a sneer.Things had come to this point entirely because the Shura Clan and the Zuo Clan were too foolish.The self-proclaimed evil Zuo Clan had glaring weaknesses. Zhuge Tianming knew they were going to use underhanded tactics, yet their Grand Preceptor was captured, and now they'd been conveniently killed by Ying Zheng.The Shura Clan was even more difficult to judge. One could only say that people's joys and sorrows are not shared; it was incomprehensible why a nascent Heavenly Dao could drive their entire nation into a frenzy.Currently, the Yan Clan was the only one of the three royal clans present who still retained some rationality.Yan Boyue held a dark yellow scale, the exclusive weapon of the Yan Clan's Grand Preceptor, known as the Perfect Scale.This scale allowed the Yan Clan to withdraw at the perfect moment time and again.The two sides of the scale represented the Yan Clan's gains and risks.Currently, the risks are minimal while the gains are substantial, meaning they have no reason to stop and can continue reaping the benefits of the Ghost Realm's fortune.The Ghost Realm's layout differs from the Demon Realm and Immortal Realm, which are continents. It's divided into three major regions: Upper, Middle, and Lower.The Heavenly Ghost Realm, the Wandering Ghost Realm, and the Vengeful Ghost Realm are divided according to the strength of the ghost race.Currently, the Yan Clan's main army has only reached the central part of the Heavenly Ghost Realm, but that's nearly enough. Only the ghosts of the Heavenly Ghost Realm have the ability to resist. If the Heavenly Ghost Realm falls, the Wandering Ghost Realm and the Vengeful Ghost Realm will perish.Moreover, several detachments are currently taking a detour to harvest the Wandering Ghost Realm and the Vengeful Ghost Realm.At a rough glance, they've already harvested 26% of the Ghost Realm's fortune, which is actually a good figure. Stopping now would be a huge profit for the Yan Clan.But suddenly.The Demon Realm continent appeared in the lowest level, the Vengeful Ghost Realm, bringing some pressure to Yan Boyue.His gaze fell upon Crown Prince Yan Sheng, and he immediately ordered, "Immediately collect all the harvested fortune and hand it over to the national treasury." Unexpectedly, Yan Sheng did not obey the order.Unlike Yan Boyue and the King, members of the ancient Yan clan, he had never experienced the charm of contentment; his heart was filled only with utter greed.He saw the vast demon realm continent, which, in the eyes of Yan Sheng and his brothers, was a piece of fat meat he wanted to devour."After we have harvested the demon realm, we will report back!"This was Yan Sheng's reply. Yan Boyue looked at the emperor, his eyes darkening slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate." Unexpectedly, Emperor Yan's gaze fell on Li An, and he suddenly asked a question, "Boyue, what do you think would happen if I devoured Li An and became a newly ascended Heavenly Dao?""Compared to that, how much of the Ghost Realm's fortune would there be?"Upon hearing this, Yan Boyue was startled and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!""The greatest obstacle to ascending to the Heavenly Dao has never been the mortal realm, much less Li An!""I believe now is not the right time."If the Holy Spirit were to ascend to the Heavenly Dao, the thirteen kings would join forces to stop him.If the Yan clan were to attack Li An, the other kings would certainly follow suit.In everyone's eyes, Li An was the biggest piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh in the world; whoever devoured him would become the master of this world.Any king, any kingdom, strong or weak, whoever swallowed Li An would become the strongest.But everyone tacitly chose to remain silent, pretending not to know, while secretly plotting their next move. Yan's eyes were hidden behind the beaded curtain of his imperial hat. His voice was soft, tinged with amusement: "But Li An is currently within our territory.""What harm is there in letting Yan Sheng try?""Your subject obeys." Yan Boyue bowed his head.He gazed at the image reflected in the Heavenly Eye, his heart filled with mixed emotions.Li An.The Heavenly Dao?To devour him and become the strongest?Such a thing, Yan Boyue had always considered too distant, unattainable, and therefore had no hope.But today, His Majesty's words had ignited the volcano of greed in people's hearts, its lava churning.Did Li An himself understand his situation?Xiao Zhantian was the source of destiny; he was not. The human race had already revealed their hand, but this was no longer of great importance.Devouring a human's source of destiny and devouring the Heavenly Dao Soul to become the Heavenly Dao were not matters of the same magnitude. Li An remained at the center of all the contradictions, burdened by the killing intent of the fourteen kings of the Heavenly Realm.Regarding this... Li An, speeding through the Ghost Realm, knew perfectly well.He had arrived, his entire being like a white sun, incomparably bright, a guiding star, shining in the eyes of all the ghosts.Brilliant and dazzling, full of hope.The fists of humanity are fighting for us.While the people of the Ghost Realm were churning with conflicting emotions, Li An's words stunned them."Ghost Realm, all ghosts retreat to the Demon Realm.""You can't help in a battle of this level. Hide, survive, and come out again after the war.""I will end all of this."This title suited Li An quite well.A solitary figure, after all, his household registration only included himself and his wife.If you were to call him a heartless person, that would be close enough. The debts of the dead in this great calamity of heaven and earth—if Heaven doesn't bear them, who will?Now, the human warriors are experienced and have received a great deal of luck, their average strength steadily increasing, so Li An doesn't need to worry about many things.As soon as the portal opened, massive numbers of human troops entered to aid the Ghost Realm and Demon Realm.However, this was an undertaking spanning an entire realm—an immense undertaking. Even with everyone being cultivators and moving at a high speed, ensuring the orderly evacuation of all the ghosts from the entire Ghost Realm was not something that could be accomplished overnight.Li An had come to terms with this.He had been anxious, hoping to save everyone, but the reality was impossible. Some would refuse to follow his lead, others couldn't keep up, and the Yan Clan wouldn't show mercy.He wasn't strong enough; he couldn't even participate in the battle in the Heavenly Ghost Realm yet, as he still needed to decipher the "land deeds" of the Demon Realm continent.Fortunately, the Holy Envoy Qianjun and Carlo had already arrived at the main battlefield through the portal, followed by nearly ten thousand Holy Angel legions.The magnificent, holy legions floated orderly in the air, inspiring longing in the hearts of all beings on the ground.They flew towards the Heavenly Ghost Realm to carry out Li An's orders.Li An stood at the juncture of the Demon Realm and the Ghost Realm, his left hand tearing apart the Demon Realm's land deed to prevent the continuation of the Day of Destruction, while his right hand assisted the beings of the Ghost Realm in resisting the fierce onslaught of the Yan Clan's army.Two Yan Clan armies, each led by an eleventh-level Saint Realm expert, were present.They had ravaged countless villages and destroyed many mountains and rivers of the Ghost Realm, but when that giant finger, separated by billions of miles, pointed towards their ranks, they felt as if the heavens had sentenced them to death. The entire army collapsed within minutes; even the eleventh-level Saint Realm experts could not escape.20 minutes.Not a single Yan Clan warrior remained in the entire Ghost Realm.Li An looked back at the Demon Realm; it would probably take another day to tear off this land deed.