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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"Bai Ze…" Fang Shui'er called out. Choosing to trust Bai Ze's judgment, she drew back her bow and made ready for support fire.

　　"What is it?" Fu Bo stopped waving his arms in excitement when he noticed that Tian Yan did not seem to be rejoicing. A closer look at the crowd and he noticed that all of the sages, Fang Shui'er, Li Huaibei, Sai Gao, and Bai Ze did not partake in the celebration.

　　"Is it not him?" Li Huaibei was skeptical.

　　"It's him alright," Bai Ze answered. Sharing the same spirit with Li Yiming, she could tell that he was not possessed. However, she felt a strange animosity coming from him.

　　"He's complete… I never would have thought." Tian Yan slowly let go of Fu Bo's hand. She still could not see Li Yiming's fate, but the aura of death he carried with him was clear as day.

　　"Submit or perish." Li Yiming declared as he cast down his glare at all of the guardians.

　　"What?" Most of the guardians still looked at him with reverence as they were under the impression that he was speaking to the ghosts hidden within the clouds. Only when they looked at the sages did they realize that something was terribly wrong.

　　"What happened? Is it that soul fragment?" Bai Ze's eyes widened.

　　"Him? No. I killed him. I've found myself back, that's all." Li Yiming raised his hand and stared at it.

　　"What if I refuse?" Li Huaibei took a step forward.

　　"Submit or peris.h.!.+" Li Yiming repeated loudly. The black mist beneath him swelled up, ready to attack at Li Yiming's command.

　　"Are you going to kill all of us?" Li Huaibei took another step forward.

　　"Kill you? I'm not interested in that," Li Yiming said.

　　"Then what are you up to?" Sai Gao said as he slowly began shapes.h.i.+fting back to his beast form. Sharing the same sensitivity to auras as Bai Ze, he could feel Li Yiming's growing antagonism, and he knew that a fight could not be avoided.

　　"I will destroy the Heavens!" Li Yiming suddenly cried out. The mist behind him dissipated, revealing columns after columns of ghosts, specters, and demons.

　　"Destroy the heavens?" Tian Yan's knuckles turned white from clenching Fu Bo's hand. She knew that the first step in Li Yiming's plan would be to deal with the guardians.