In the depths of the Sole Heavenly Sect's great hall, the Sole Heavenly Sect Master summoned the sect masters and clan leaders of the top forces of the Central Continent!

He informed them of Yang Yan's return.

"How could he have returned, how could he have completed the task trial?"

"Indeed, the ambush in the South Continent was set so tightly, he should have perished!"

*"Did he obtain the Demon God Pearl without even entering the South Continent?"*

The crowd speculated endlessly, and the Sole Heavenly Sect Master initially remained silent, then said,

"I am also very puzzled by this matter, which is why I have gathered you all here.

I wish to collaborate with everyone and execute a Daoist skill to contact the powerful individuals ambushing at the South Continent's border," he said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the others immediately chimed in.

"Yes, yes, contact them immediately!"

They supported the Sole Heavenly Sect Master's words.

Everyone wanted to know how Yang Yan could complete the task trial and return unscathed!

"In that case, let's begin!" said the Sole Heavenly Sect Master.

He first summoned an array map!

The others immediately followed, channeling their Profound Qi into the array map.

Soon, a series of illusory figures appeared on the array map.

These phantasmal figures were nebulous, seemingly on the verge of vanishing at any moment!

"I am the Sect Master of the Sole Heavenly Sect. What happened at the South Continent's border? How did Yang Yan complete the task?" the Sole Heavenly Sect Master demanded.

All the illusory figures in the array map shifted, then exchanged glances, and after one stick of incense, someone finally responded.

"Yang Yan completed the task?" the voice was full of surprise.

"Indeed, he completed the task and has already returned, handed over the Task Scroll, and drew a Number Jade Plate!" explained the Sole Heavenly Sect Master.

The other side fell into silence, and after a while, someone responded.

"We have not seen him come to the South Continent, nor has any cultivator sensed his arrival in the South Continent!"

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master furrowed his brow.

"Then how did he complete the task? Did he truly not go to the South Continent?"

"I guess he must have been here!" said the illusory figure on the array map.

"Been here?"

"Indeed, although it's speculation, there is eighty percent certainty in its truth.

Because we were attacked by the Demon Clan!"

The Demon Clan's attack?

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master and the sect masters and clan leaders of many top forces in the Central Continent were visibly surprised.

"The Demon Clan's attack? Were they not in alliance with us?

Had we not decided to unite to deal with Yang Yan and eliminate him?

Did you have a conflict with them? Did they attempt to slay the geniuses who went to the Central Continent, and you stopped them?" asked the Sole Heavenly Sect Master urgently.

"No, we had no conflict; they suddenly attacked us!

It was without any warning!

At first, we didn't understand why, but you mentioned Yang Yan completed the task and returned.

So we speculate that it might have been Yang Yan's arrangement!"

Yang Yan's arrangement?

The Demon Clan reneging, attacking the top force powerhouses from the Central Continent ambushed at the South Continent's edge!

Was it orchestrated by Yang Yan?

"Yang Yan has always been the kind to repay blood debt with blood, grievance with vengeance!

Upon learning from elsewhere of our ambush, he would certainly not let us off!

Moreover, we had reached an agreement with the Demon Clan beforehand to eliminate Yang Yan!

If not Yang Yan, who else would cause the Demon Clan to turn back?"

Someone within the array map provided a reason, giving an explanation.

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master and the sect masters and clan leaders of top forces in the Central Continent pondered for a moment.

"Indeed, besides Yang Yan possessing such abilities, who else could?" the Sole Heavenly Sect Master couldn't help but say.

"What about you?"

"Not well, not well at all!

The Demon Clan's surprise attack came too quickly, too fiercely!

We were entirely focused on Yang Yan, without the slightest notice!

As a result, our casualties were heavy, now with only one in ten surviving!"

Hiss!

Every sect master and clan leader from the top forces in the Central Continent present turned pale.

The powerhouses they sent out were pillars of each major sect, future pillars!

Though few in number, each was elite.

Now, they suffered heavy casualties, with only one in ten surviving...

The loss was too great!

"Then you should quickly withdraw, since Yang Yan has returned, it's meaningless for you to stay there!" said the Sole Heavenly Sect Master.

However, as soon as he spoke, several figures on the array map vanished.

The remaining figures were fleeing in disarray, clearly under another attack by the Demon Clan, with no time to respond to them.

Whether they could return or not depended on their luck!

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master retracted the array map.

"This time, our plan not only didn't allow us to kill Yang Yan but also cost us dearly!" he lamented with bitter regret.

The sect masters and clan leaders of other Central Continent forces fell silent.

The plan was so meticulous!

So many powerhouses deployed, so many sects involved!

It should have succeeded in theory!

They all thought Yang Yan would die, yet the result was their plan collapsed, and the powerhouses they sent were nearly wiped out!

Yang Yan remained unscathed!

They were utterly devastated!

"Who exactly is Yang Yan, and why is he so formidable!" a Central Continent sect master murmured after a moment.

He couldn't comprehend!

Neither could the others!

Half a year ago, they hadn't even heard the name Yang Yan.

Half a year later, he had already shaken the human world!

Even these sect masters of the top forces in the Central Continent couldn't suppress him!

"A True Dragon has emerged in the human world!" someone among them sighed.

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master glanced over the sect masters and clan leaders of the top forces in the Central Continent present.

"Do you wish to wait for Yang Yan to rise and stand over us,

or do you intend to let him grow unchecked?" he said coldly.

"Is there any way to suppress him?" someone asked.

"There is, it's just a matter of whether you're willing to act.

And I must remind you, he already knows we are opposing him.

Given his tactics and results against the Heavenly Star Building, between us and him, it's undoubtedly a situation of mutual destruction, so I advise you to think carefully!"

There was a brief pause of silence!

"We are willing to act, tell us what can be done!"

The Sole Heavenly Sect Master gazed at the Heavenly Dome.

"No one in the human world can suppress him; let's have the saints above act.

I do not believe he can withstand all the saints!"

At noon, above the Sole Heavenly Sect in the center of the Central Continent,

a massive golden gate manifested above the Heavenly Dome and slowly opened.

A beam of azure light shot forth, piercing through the clouds to the ground!

A series of silver steps assembled in the air, extending all the way into the golden gate above the Heavenly Dome.

"The Heavenly Gate has opened!"

"The Heavenly Ladder has manifested, and the second test of the Heaven Ascending Qualification Battle has commenced!"

"This means someone has completed the task trial and returned!"

"Who is it? Is it Ling Yu?"

"It must be him!"

At this moment, at the Inner Sea Coast of Dongzhou, Ling Yu's moving figure suddenly paused, looking up at the sky over the Central Continent.

"The Heavenly Gate has opened, someone has completed the task trial ahead of me!

Who could it be?

Could it be him?" Ling Yu's mind conjured an image.

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