I Have A Sword-Chapter 1388: Yes!

The expressions of the nearby elites turned grim.

The black-robed elder looked down at the people below with a face full of disdain. Mere ants.

The smile on Ruler Yong's face had already disappeared. He turned to look at Ye Guan and saw Ye Guan laughing to himself.

Ruler Yong fixed his gaze on Ye Guan. "Why are you laughing, Supreme Emperor Guan?"

Ye Guan looked at the common people and smiled. "I just remembered something my aunt once told me. She said, 'If I treat all beings with kindness, they will treat me kindly in return...'"

Ruler Yong glanced at Gu Chen and the others down below. Then, he chuckled. "Do you really believe that they can change the course of the battle for you?"

"Ruler Yong, how is your cultivation base? Isn't it being suppressed here?" Ye Guan asked.

Ruler Yong's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of unease rose in his heart.

Schwing!

A sword burst out of Ye Guan—the Qingxuan Sword!

A terrifying sword force instantly locked Ruler Yong in place! Ruler Yong's pupils constricted. This sword's Dao lineage had already been established... How was this possible?!

He clenched his hands tightly, and a terrifying aura surged from him. But in an instant, that aura was crushed to nothingness by the overwhelming sword force of the Qingxuan Sword.

Squelch!

The Qingxuan Sword pierced Ruler Yong's forehead.

Boom!

Ruler Yong was defeated in an instant!

The world fell into a deathly silence, and everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them. Even Ruler Yong's eyes were wide open, filled with utter shock.

Ye Guan stared at Ruler Yong, now only inches away from him.

"You were very cautious and meticulous, but you ultimately overlooked one thing, and that is the fact that..." Ye Guan's eyes narrowed into slits as he said, enunciating each world clearly. "I, Ye Guan, am... invincible against those in the same realm as me!"

Invincible against those in the same realm as him!

Each word echoed like thunder, shaking the very souls of everyone present.

The air itself seemed to freeze, and all eyes remained fixed on Ye Guan and Ruler Yong. The experts from the Ten Desolate Universe and the Forbidden Wildlands turned deathly pale as if they had seen a ghost.

Shock and terror surged like a tidal wave from the depths of their hearts. No one had expected Supreme Emperor Guan to turn the tables so quickly! And with just one sword attack!

How could someone from the Suiming Civilization be so weak?

"Outrageous!" the black-robed elder near Ruler Yong roared. He flew into a rage, pointing angrily at Ye Guan. "How dare you attack Ruler Yong?!"

Ye Guan casually pointed at him.

Boom!

An overwhelming sword force crushed down on the black-robed elder, forcing him to his knees! The elder's face was full of horror. Just as he was about to resist, a streak of sword light flashed across his throat.

Shing!

His head flew off, and he was dead.

His eyes remained wide open and were as large as lanterns. He had never imagined that he, a so-called superior being, wouldn't be able to put up a fight against this "ant" before him...

"I truly underestimated you," Ruler Yong said calmly. As someone who had been wielding great power for years, he had mastered the art of remaining composed under any situation.

Ye Guan looked at Ruler Yong.

Ruler Yong smiled faintly. "I never expected that your sword had already established its Dao lineage. But even so, that alone shouldn't have been enough to defeat me. Your sword is quite unique; it can actually break my Old Lands' Dao techniques."

Ye Guan remained silent, opening his palm. Ruler Yong's storage ring flew into his hand. He glanced at it briefly before putting it away. Then, his gaze shifted to the Bronze Guards behind Ruler Yong.

These Bronze Guards emitted an incredibly powerful aura, several times stronger than those inside Ye Guan's pagoda. They were truly invincible beings beneath the Supreme Emperor Realm.

Seeing Ye Guan's eyes linger on them, Ruler Yong immediately understood his goal. "These Bronze Guards were refined using the secret techniques of the Suiming Civilization. Even if you bring them back to the Old Lands, you won't be able to use them."

Ye Guan looked at Ruler Yong. "Then what do you suggest?"

Ruler Yong stared at Ye Guan in silence for a long time before finally saying, "You won't let me live."

If the roles were reversed, he wouldn't let Ye Guan live either.

The young swordsman had been feigning weakness all along, just to lure them into underestimating him, and it worked.

Even though Ruler Yong had never once underestimated Ye Guan from the start, he still misjudged him. His plan was to dismantle Ye Guan's power from the ground up, leaving him isolated and alone.

However, Ye Guan countered him with a simple strategy of capturing the leader first. Still, Ruler Yong was unwilling to die here. Even if he were to perish here, he would become a laughingstock in the Old Lands.

Ruler Yong looked at Ye Guan. "Do you know what will happen if you kill me here?"

Ye Guan nodded, and his face was as calm as still water. "A great figure's death here will undoubtedly draw attention from the Old Lands."

Ruler Yong stared at Ye Guan. "Right now, time is what you need the most, isn't it?"

"Haha." Ye Guan chuckled. "You don't need to remind me of that. What you should do now is give me a reason not to kill you."

Ruler Yong fell silent. He did have other plans, but the strength of that sword was far beyond his expectations. He knew that even the slightest resistance would result in instant death.

After a moment, he looked at Ye Guan and said, "I can give you these Bronze Guards. You can also take my storage ring."

Ye Guan fixed his gaze on Ruler Yong. "You do understand that if I kill you, all of those would still belong to me. You only have one last chance now, don't waste it by spouting nonsense about what will happen to Old Lands if you die. Got it?"

Ruler Yong, however, merely smiled. "No matter what I say, you won't let me live. And you wouldn't dare to do so, either. Am I right?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

Ruler Yong's smile never faded. "Supreme Emperor Guan, my identity is far more terrifying than you imagine. If I die here—"

Ye Guan waved dismissively. "There's no point in discussing identities. I have a powerful background as well, and if I were to flaunt it, everyone would die."

Ruler Yong stared at Ye Guan, and his gaze shimmered coldly as if he wanted to drag Ye Guan into the depths of hell. "I'll be waiting for you on the road to reincarnation."

With that, his fleshly body burst into flames.

Ye Guan raised his right hand and pressed down.

The Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, forcibly suppressing all of Ruler Yong's power into a tiny space.

Before everyone's eyes, Ruler Yong was reduced to ashes, and then his soul was devoured by the Qingxuan Sword!

Ye Guan inwardly said, "Little Soul, absorb his memories."

Little Soul responded, "Master, I can absorb his memories, but they may be incomplete."

"That's fine. Just absorb as much as you can."

"Understood."

Upon witnessing the death of Ruler Yong, the powerful figures from the Ten Desolate Universe and the Forbidden Wildlands trembled uncontrollably. At this moment, they were utterly consumed by fear.

No matter how they thought about it, they could never have imagined that such a high-ranking figure from the Suiming Civilization would be slain in an instant.

Ye Guan paid no attention to the stunned powerhouses standing frozen in place. With a wave of his right hand, he collected the three hundred Bronze Guards into his Little Pagoda.

Each of these three hundred Bronze Guards was terrifying; they were absolutely invincible below the Supreme Emperor Realm. However, the problem was that Ye Guan himself was now a Supreme Emperor.

The Qingxuan Sword directly suppressed them, leaving them with no chance to resist.

Of course, this was also because these beings from the Old Lands were already sealed and suppressed by Beixin Ci. Otherwise, even Ye Guan would have been helpless against so many Bronze Guards at his current level of strength.

Ye Guan had profited immensely.

Ye Guan collected all the Supreme Emperor Origin Essences that Ruler Yong had previously taken out. Then, he turned his gaze toward the crowd of powerhouses.

As soon as Ye Guan's eyes swept over them, every single one of them trembled in fear. A suffocating aura of death enveloped them all.

Resist? That thought never popped up in their minds.

The strength of Ruler Yong and his subordinates was unfathomable. Moreover, both Ruler Yong and the black-robed elder were Supreme Emperors. Despite that, they were utterly powerless against Supreme Emperor Guan.

They had miscalculated the strength of the Suiming Civilization! No! They had gravely underestimated Supreme Emperor Guan's strength!

Supreme Emperor Guan appeared harmless, as he had no cultivation base. He appeared to be just an ordinary person indulging in romantic pursuits. Who could have imagined that he was so terrifying?

The Qingxuan Sword hovered above everyone's heads. Ye Guan remained silent, yet an invisible pressure, as heavy as a mountain, weighed down upon all of them.

A suffocating despair filled their hearts, and many had already turned pale, awaiting their inevitable deaths.

Ye Guan slowly closed his eyes and pressed his right hand downward gently. The Qingxuan Sword began to descend. In an instant, the bodies of everyone present became illusory, as if they were on the verge of fading from existence.

At that moment, those who had chosen to stand on the left side felt nothing but utter despair, their eyes filled with hopelessness.

Facing Ye Guan, they had no power to resist. They could only wait for the slaughter. The breath of death loomed closer and closer.

Everyone closed their eyes, awaiting their fate.

But just then, Ye Guan suddenly opened his eyes. He extended his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword flew back into his hand.

A wave of relief swept through the crowd. They immediately opened their eyes and looked at Ye Guan. Their faces were filled with confusion.

Ye Guan gazed at them, his eyes sweeping over each person. As his gaze landed on them, none dared to meet his eyes; they all quickly lowered their heads.

Ye Guan remarked, "I have treated you as esteemed allies, yet how did you treat me in return? With the actions you have taken today, even dying ten thousand times would not be enough to atone for it. But though you may be faithless, I, Ye Guan, am not wicked.

"From this moment on, conduct yourselves well. If you betray me again, perhaps the heavens will spare you, but I will not."

With that, he turned around and disappeared from sight.

Everyone was in a daze. He wasn't going to kill them? Everyone was utterly dumbfounded, and they stood there like lifeless statues in a temple.

***

Ye Guan arrived at the Guanxuan Hall. At this moment, the vast hall was completely empty, silent, and desolate. Ye Guan walked to the desk where Diyi Jingzhao usually worked. He sat down and leaned back in the chair.

Little Pagoda suddenly said, "You... I thought..."

Ye Guan calmly asked, "Master Pagoda, you thought I was deliberately setting a trap, intending to execute them all?"

"Yes."

"Master Pagoda, do you really see me as someone that cruel?"

Little Pagoda remained silent, thinking to himself. You're even more ruthless than I expected.

Ye Guan slowly closed his eyes. "Master Pagoda, this world is not just about virtuous and evil. There is also yin and yang, existence and nonexistence, strength and softness, beauty and ugliness, fortune and misfortune, difficulty and ease, lightness and weight.

"These opposing forces do not just contradict each other; they also depend on one another. Existence gives rise to nonexistence, difficulty and ease shape each other, length and shortness contrast each other, front and back follow one another...

"Do you understand what I mean, Master Pagoda?"

Little Pagoda replied, "No, keep it simple, please."

"Simply put, one must look at things from a broader perspective. You can't just see the disadvantages of a situation; you must also recognize the advantages. It was inevitable that they would betray me because, in the first place, I used Supreme Emperor Origin Essences to attract them.

"Since I could lure them with Supreme Emperor Origin Essences, naturally, others could also use Supreme Emperor Origin Essences to sway them. That is normal. After all, they are human beings, and everyone wants to live a better life."

Little Pagoda said, "I get it now. It's like employees, if another employer offers a higher salary, they'll naturally quit their job and work for the employer with a higher offer for them."

Ye Guan nodded. "Those willing to share hardships with me, to stand with me through thick and thin. I will cherish them. But those who aren't willing, I can't force them. If someone helps me, it is a kindness; if they don't, that is their right."

Little Pagoda was puzzled. "Then what is your true goal?"

Ye Guan said calmly, "Think about it, I could have killed them, but I chose not to... I wanted to grant them grace, to make them grateful, to make them regret their choice so that in the future, they would never dare to make that choice again.

"From now on, they would devote themselves wholeheartedly to serving me."

Ye Guan stood up and walked toward the entrance. When he stepped outside, he saw a crowd kneeling before him.

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"Supreme Emperor Guan!"

They bowed deeply, and countless strands of pale golden faith energy emerged from them.

Little Pagoda murmured, "All of this... was part of your plan?"

"Yes!"

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