In the Ninth Restricted Area, Yang Yan was already quite familiar with his surroundings.

The last time he had come, he had memorized all the paths.

So he knew exactly where the entity in the river was.

As he proceeded, many mindless spirits flew over to cause him trouble.

Including some ignorant Asura, who also wanted to challenge him.

He killed them all effortlessly, even capturing an Asura to ride on forward.

With an Asura as his mount, there were far fewer trying to cause trouble for him, saving him many fights!

"Unfortunately, I am about to ascend to heaven, so I can't leave right now.

Otherwise, I would certainly capture a bunch of Asura here and take them out to bolster my army!" Yang Yan thought.

The Asura King, along with a few Asura Generals, he handed over to Tang Zhenyuan and the others.

He had heard that once the Asura were on the battlefield, they were incredibly formidable.

Their huge and undying bodies led the army, almost bulldozing through.

They helped the Holy Dynasty conquer much territory, establishing remarkable achievements.

"Next time, when I can freely enter the Ninth Restricted Area, I'll gather the Asura then!" Yang Yan thought.

Then, he chuckled freely.

"Is there really a chance to come in again?"

Now he was about to ascend to heaven, and once ascended, there should be no need to return.

"There may not be another chance. It should be time to do that task!"

Yang Yan sat cross-legged on the Asura's head, closing his eyes.

Inside him, he once again activated the Cultivation Technique the entity in the river had passed on to him, the Evil God Demon Scripture!

This was a Cultivation Technique the river entity used to trap him and control him.

However, Yang Yan had already reinterpreted and modified it, so after cultivating it, the Devil Seed and Little Evil God birthed in his heart.

They would only obey his commands, not anyone else's!

He now operated the reinterpreted Evil God Demon Scripture, using the Small Burial Immortal Technique to bury and hide away the vast Profound Qi cultivated from other techniques.

In an instant, his body became void, and then as the Evil God Demon Scripture operated, it drew Demonic Qi from within a kilometer into his body.

Yang Yan's body now resembled a vortex.

He absorbed the overwhelming Demonic Qi into his body, circulating along his meridians in a small cycle and grand circulation.

Moments later, the massive Demonic Qi enveloped him, making this area resemble a black hole.

In a short time, his body was filled with Demonic Qi.

*"No wonder people chose to cultivate the Demon Path techniques, no wonder once an Evil God appeared, its Cultivation would continuously break through, able to reach Emperor Cultivation levels in no time."*

*It was all because cultivating the Demon Technique was too simple and fast!*

If Yang Yan cultivated the Demon Technique, he would quickly reach the Saint Realm.

*But he found no need for it!*

*This Realm's Cultivation was too superficial!*

*He could easily be killed by someone of a lower Realm, and within the same Realm, he could not dominate.*

*Especially breaking through to the Emperor Realm, it was exceptionally difficult.*

"It's just a side path!"

Yang Yan cultivated along the way, quickly reaching the depths of the Ninth Restricted Area under the Asura's lead.

"Halt!" a cold voice called from a distance.

The Asura halted, and naturally, Yang Yan did too.

He opened his eyes, looking at a spot a kilometer away.

There stood a figure!

Yang Yan recognized it!

Half-Saint Dao Shi!

He held a stone blade, standing serenely.

Since the last time he saw him, some clear patterns had emerged on the once vague face of Half-Saint Dao Shi.

One could make out some of its features now!

Yang Yan knew that the mysterious stone statue's Cultivation had further advanced!

He was not far from breaking into the Saint Realm!

"Half-Saint Dao Shi!" Yang Yan spoke.

The Demonic Qi black hole surrounding him gradually retracted, entering his physique.

Yang Yan's appearance was fully revealed.

Formerly looking like a scholar, after cultivating the Demon Technique Evil God Demon Scripture, he now looked extremely sinister.

Even without any expression on his face, he exuded the feeling of a demon!

"It's you. Why have you come?" Half-Saint Dao Shi recognized Yang Yan.

Yang Yan's eyes flickered.

*"Did it not know? Or is it pretending not to know?"*

He leaped down from the Asura's head.

"I encountered a problem in the Heaven Ascending Qualification Battle, so I wanted to ask the senior in the river to send me to heaven!"

Half-Saint Dao Shi's form slid through the air.

"Did you complete the task you were supposed to do for the master? And now you want the master to help you again?" it asked.

That day, Yang Yan had made a deal with the entity in the river.

Yang Yan was to kill the Human Clan's Genius for the entity in the river.

Especially those two, one having the Supreme, Emperor King's Abnormal Phenomenon, and the other having the Ten Suns in a Row's Abnormal Phenomenon.

However, these two people were Yang Yan himself.

He would never kill them!

"I have already handled the task of eliminating the Human Clan's Genius for the senior in the river.

As for those two geniuses, I only met one.

The other one... I can't say!

I need you to take me to see the senior in the river before I can reveal it!" Yang Yan was well aware the other party would make things difficult for him.

He was well prepared!

Half-Saint Dao Shi's form rotated.

"Since you've done something for the master, the matter of ascending to heaven will be decided by the master.

Follow me!"

Its figure floated through the air, moving as if gliding.

Yang Yan moved his feet and followed.

Just like last time, under the guidance of Half-Saint Dao Shi,

Yang Yan moved through the gray mist, reaching the edge of the Wangchuan river!

As he stood by the river, his expression remained calm, without any disturbance.

Half-Saint Dao Shi slightly bowed, speaking toward the river.

"Master, I have brought the person!"

Yang Yan instantly understood that his entry into the Ninth Restricted Area was known.

And the events during the Heaven Ascending Qualification Battle were likely also known by the river entity.

Even if not entirely, at least by forty percent!

*"Fortunately, I had anticipated this!"* He was well prepared.

After Half-Saint Dao Shi finished speaking, the normally calm waters of the Wangchuan river suddenly surged with waves.

As if a fierce beast stirred within.

The terrifying aura made the Void tremble for miles around.

"Do you realize your guilt!!!"

Boom!

A dull sound echoed in Yang Yan's ears.

It exploded abruptly in his ears.

If Yang Yan hadn't had the Emperor Body, just that alone might have already shattered his form.

"What fault does I have?" Yang Yan calmly retorted.

He was not anxious at all!

"You seem calm, do you think your wings are strong enough to contend with me?

Do you think I am unaware of the events outside?

You are mistaken!

I know everything!

You are that person, the genius with the Supreme, Emperor King's Abnormal Phenomenon!

You dare to meet me, believing I am unaware!

Thinking I will not kill you, is that so!"

Bang!

The water of the Wangchuan river suddenly surged skyward, the heavy Ruishui within.

It transformed into a massive tornado shape, creating a vortex in the sky above.

Within the vortex, a gray hand resembling claws appeared.

It suddenly descended, with fingers like a forest, piercing into the ground around Yang Yan.

It was like a prison, trapping Yang Yan.

*"So it really is him!"*

Gray Hand Clutching Heart!

Yang Yan had seen this in a great pearl, witnessing a future scenario of great danger he would face!

"Since it's him, this should be manageable!" Yang Yan smiled. "Senior, where did you hear that the genius with the Supreme, Emperor King's Abnormal Phenomenon is me?

I didn't even know my talent was so unrivaled, so how could he know?"

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