Chapter 459: Fulfilling the Promise

The life-and-death duel between the Western Mausoleum Holy Land and Ye Linyan is just like the life-and-death duel between the protagonist and the villain in a novel—the villain must make a big scene and invite all the major powers to come watch.

Kamikawa Chie even said that Ye Linyan truly fits the protagonist template.

The truth, of course, is not that Ye Linyan is a protagonist template. If it were simply a life-and-death duel, and a duel with a fallen genius at that, the Western Mausoleum Holy Land would have no need to make it known to everyone—doing so would only make them look like the losers.

After all, if a mere Holy Son dueling a waste were made into a grand affair, what would that imply? That they think they're rolling in money? It would just make the Western Mausoleum Holy Land look vulgar.

The reason the Western Mausoleum Holy Land invited all the major powers to watch lies with Ye Linyan.

One must understand that Ye Linyan was someone the Western Mausoleum Holy Land could marry into. It wasn't only because Ye Linyan's talent was outstanding, and that her union with the Holy Son could produce excellent offspring—there was another reason as well.

Ye Linyan's background was special: she came from a fallen clan.

That clan had once been even more glorious than the Western Mausoleum Holy Land.

The Western Mausoleum Holy Land coveted the inheritance of Ye Linyan's clan, which was why they arranged the engagement with her, and also why they arranged the duel with her—the wager was precisely that inheritance.

Then the major powers of the Great Wasteland Greater Realm, having received invitations, headed to the Western Mausoleum Holy Land.

No one favored Ye Linyan beforehand; they were certain she would lose, even though her reputation had risen again over the past year.

Regarding the matter of the Forbidden Beast Forest, Ye Linyan had not come away empty-handed. Kamikawa Mitsu had helped her—not only restoring her talent but also elevating her potential, causing her strength to advance by leaps and bounds.

It was only her reputation rising again; no one actually favored Ye Linyan.

The major powers saw things clearly.

On the surface it was a life-and-death duel between Ye Linyan and the Western Mausoleum Holy Son, but in truth it was a powerful Holy Land plundering a fallen clan.

To obtain the important inheritance of the fallen clan, the Western Mausoleum Holy Land must have prepared the Western Mausoleum Holy Son thoroughly, using every good thing they had to ensure the Holy Son could win, and even added a second layer of insurance.

Inviting the major powers to bear witness—there was certainly some behind-the-scenes manipulation by the Western Mausoleum Holy Land.

These powers had long been in cahoots with the Western Mausoleum Holy Land, and would give the Holy Land full face, turning white into black if needed.

In the end, Ye Linyan looked exactly like a novel's protagonist, a typical protagonist template, but that didn't mean she actually was the protagonist.

This is reality.

It is a different world of true deceit and survival of the fittest.

The Western Mausoleum Holy Land's rise to becoming a top-tier power of the Great Wasteland Greater Realm was not achieved through mere talk, nor through brain-dead behavior, but through genuine strength. They would not be careless enough to let benefits within easy reach slip away.

Yet everything changed after Kamikawa Mitsu and his sister arrived together with Ye Linyan.

It was only seen that Kamikawa Mitsu and his sister had arrived.

The next second.

On the guest seating of the dueling platform built by the Western Mausoleum Holy Land, everyone shot to their feet in shock, faces full of horror, eyes filled with disbelief.

Some even rubbed their eyes hard, thinking they had been placed under an illusion.

"I'm not seeing things, is that Kamikawa Mitsu!" An elder of a great teaching, stroking his beard, nearly yanked the beard clean off with one hard pull.

It was simply too shocking, utterly unexpected.

With the myriad realms connected, information from the Initial Realm spread throughout the worlds. The Great Wasteland Greater Realm, as a world that had witnessed the Long River of Ages, quickly accepted the information from the Initial Realm and was shaken by it.

Kamikawa Mitsu, the strongest prodigy of the present generation in the Initial Realm, bar none—his information spread along with the Initial Realm throughout the myriad realms.

Even if one had never seen a pig run, one has eaten pork. The major powers of the Great Wasteland Greater Realm had never laid eyes on Kamikawa Mitsu in person, but they had seen his portrait.

"It's really Kamikawa Mitsu?"

"This... that girl from the Ye clan knows Kamikawa Mitsu?!"

Inexpressible shock.

The major powers nearly thought they had seen wrong, confirming again and again, and finally determined that the brother and sister who had arrived with Ye Linyan looked exactly like the Kamikawa siblings of the Kamikawa clan in the Initial Realm.

Even the Western Mausoleum Holy Land was terrified.

Then, to confirm the situation, the Western Mausoleum Holy Land's master took the initiative to step forward and chat with Ye Linyan. Nominally, it was to ask about her duel, and to casually inquire who the outstanding individuals she had brought were—they looked extraordinary, very much like Kamikawa Mitsu. He advised the Kamikawa siblings not to impersonate the Kamikawa siblings, as the consequences would be very serious.

With the Kamikawa siblings' consent, Ye Linyan revealed the Kamikawa siblings' identity, saying they were indeed the Kamikawa siblings.

At first, the Western Mausoleum Holy Land and all the major powers present simply did not believe it, except for the power to which Ye Linyan's familiar companions belonged, who did believe.

Until one power arrived, and the Western Mausoleum Holy Land and the other major powers finally believed that they truly were the Kamikawa siblings.

The arriving power had not been invited by the Western Mausoleum Holy Land, but neither had it come uninvited.

It was a power invited in Ye Linyan's name—one of the forbidden zone powers of the Great Wasteland Greater Realm, the "Forbidden Beast Forest"!

As one party to the life-and-death duel, Ye Linyan had the right to invite other powers to bear witness. This was a practice the Western Mausoleum Holy Land permitted in order to avoid leaving a stain on their reputation in the eyes of the world. Ye Linyan's clan was, after all, fallen, and could not possibly invite any particularly formidable power.

However.

Reality slapped them in the face.

One of the overlords of the Forbidden Beast Forest, Tian Tian Ao, brought a group of fierce beasts flowing with ancient bloodlines to back Ye Linyan.

That momentum and presence shook the entire venue.

Looking from afar, on the horizon was a massive, ferocious ancient beast radiating the aura of a pure-blooded ancient fierce beast, its breath swallowing the eight wastes, capable of devouring the sun, moon, heaven, earth, and stars. Behind it came one after another ferocious, savage ancient great evils.

Those who didn't know would have thought an ancient beast tide had erupted.

One could imagine that if these ancient great evils were enraged, a bloodbath spanning thousands of miles would be inevitable, with rivers of blood.

Tian Tian Ao's appearance, and his friendly greeting toward the Kamikawa siblings, was by itself enough to prove everything.

That brother and sister were indeed the Kamikawa siblings.

The Forbidden Beast Forest, one of the forbidden zones of the Great Wasteland Greater Realm, was a power that the Western Mausoleum Holy Land and other powers could not compare to; they possessed the strength to look down upon every power present.

And Tian Tian Ao only greeted the Kamikawa siblings and Ye Linyan, ignoring the Western Mausoleum Holy Land the entire time—his stance made crystal clear.

The wind shifted in an instant.

The major powers began to reassess whether they should stand on the Western Mausoleum Holy Land's side.

If Ye Linyan lost, it would be fine, but if Ye Linyan won, and they were still standing on the Western Mausoleum Holy Land's side—leaving aside the Kamikawa clan, the Forbidden Beast Forest alone would be enough to give them a massive headache, let alone those Kamikawa siblings.

Kamikawa Mitsu was at the very least an Immortal-Devil existence, on par with the Western Mausoleum Holy Land's Laozu Sect ancestor.

They did not know that Tian Tian Ao's appearance was entirely arranged by Kamikawa Mitsu; Ye Linyan did not yet have that much face.

The Heaven-Devouring Tian Tian Ao came out of the Forbidden Beast Forest after ten thousand years, out of respect for Kamikawa Mitsu.

It had to be said, Kamikawa Mitsu summoning the Heaven-Devouring Tian Tian Ao, along with his own presence, threw the West Ridge Holy Land side into a panic.

That was Kamikawa Mitsu, a peerless figure of the First Realm, whose future achievement at minimum would be Immortal — who knew whether, after the West Ridge Holy Son defeated Ye Linyan, the other party would, like them, plan to turn hostile and disavow everything.

Whether it was the Other Realm or the First Realm, it was all the same.

As long as you were rich and powerful enough, you were the boss — whatever resistance, damn it all; the Chen family ancient clan was a living example.

If Kamikawa Mitsu had not said openly before everyone, "Go ahead and fight, regardless of win or loss, as long as it's fair I won't interfere," the West Ridge Holy Land would have considered canceling this life-and-death duel.

Compared to Ye Linyan's family inheritance, offending the Forbidden Beast Forest and the Kamikawa clan — two terrifying powers — the former seemed insignificant.

Fortunately, Kamikawa Mitsu's words gave the West Ridge Holy Land a reassuring pill.

They only needed to defeat Ye Linyan and nothing would happen. Kamikawa Mitsu, as the future heir of a major transcendent power, could not go back on his word — especially in front of all the powers of the Other Realm.

Unless Kamikawa Mitsu wiped out every power present.

Immediately after.

The life-and-death duel between Ye Linyan and the West Ridge Holy Son began.

Unexpectedly, Ye Linyan won, slaying the well-prepared West Ridge Holy Son — something no one had anticipated.

One must understand, Ye Linyan came from a fallen family, while the West Ridge Holy Son had the backing of the West Ridge Holy Land, currently at its peak — the two were incomparable, and the key point was Ye Linyan still had trash talent.

The West Ridge Holy Son dying on their own turf was a disgrace of the highest order.

Unfortunately, they did not dare flare up at all — and the reason was neither the Kamikawa clan nor the Heaven-Devouring Tian Tian Ao.

It was a piece of news.

When Ye Linyan slew the West Ridge Holy Son, a piece of news came through.

It was news about Kamikawa Mitsu — information came from the Jixia Academy side: the Immortal Record Stele's record had been broken. Kamikawa Mitsu, at nineteen, ascended to Immortal, breaking the record and creating a new one.

Immortal!!

The West Ridge Holy Land's arrogance instantly vanished; they had no thoughts left.

Don't joke — the Kamikawa Mitsu standing before them was not some god or demon, but an Immortal who had never appeared in the Great Wasteland Greater Realm!

A being of that level, if angered even slightly, could slap them down with one palm — not to mention the West Ridge Holy Land, every power present would be done for.

Who would dare act arrogant?

No one. Not a single power present dared speak up for the West Ridge Holy Land; they all switched sides, praising the Kamikawa siblings and lauding Ye Linyan — beyond that, they didn't even dare fart.

Kamikawa Mitsu did not choose to leave the Great Wasteland Greater Realm immediately, but chose to stay.

He had promised Kamikawa Chizue that he would bring her to attend Ye Linyan's life-and-death duel, and to tour the Other Realm along the way.

This was also why Kamikawa Mitsu had only now come to the location of the mysterious fog.

"Protect Chizue well. If anything happens to her, you all know what the consequences will be."

Kamikawa Mitsu stared at the mysterious fog, as if speaking to the mysterious fog, and as if muttering to himself.

"Yes."

"Young Master need not say more. If we cannot protect the Little Young Master, we will die to atone."

A distant voice faintly came from the heavens, as if from all directions, and as if from a single direction.

Kamikawa Mitsu was not surprised by these two voices — they were two Immortal beings he had refined, having spent points and, through the Jixia Academy, issued corpse-collection quests to gather numerous immortal and demon corpses. These were the two Immortals among the Twenty-Eight Mansions who had followed Kamikawa Mitsu to the Great Wasteland Greater Realm.

With a slight nod, Kamikawa Mitsu finished arranging matters and, without a moment's hesitation, entered the mysterious fog.

"What did you say? Kamikawa the Immortal entered the mysterious fog?!"

Tokyo, Japan — the Transcendent Response Department. Director Takahashi, hearing the intelligence agent's report, nearly fell off his seat.

At the same moment.

The Transcendent Response Departments of every country received reports that Kamikawa Mitsu had entered the mysterious fog.

No one failed to jump in shock.

The mysterious fog was incomparably mysterious, and any god, demon, immortal, or demon entering it could die. Not long ago, they had invited the recently ascended immortal-demon Void Lord to enter the inner world of the mysterious fog for exploration.

The Void Lord, having achieved immortal-demon status, was somewhat inflated, thinking that with his new immortal-demon achievement, entering should not be a big problem — at the very least he could preserve his life.

The result was that he reached the end of the Other Shore Bridge, saw the Yin Earth World, and immediately chickened out.

From then on, every country raised the danger level of the mysterious fog's inner world to yet another new height.

Now that Kamikawa Mitsu had entered the mysterious fog, how could every country not be shocked.

"Give me twenty-four-hour, around-the-clock personnel to monitor the mysterious fog. Any movement, notify me immediately — human eyes for surveillance, and don't neglect the satellites either."

In an instant, every country issued the same order.