Chapter 197: The Downfall of the Night Sky Sect
When Ye Ling left the Eastern Sea military headquarters, Su Rou was still not up, and naturally, Ye Ling would not go wake her.
Ye Ling drove alone towards the coastal area of the Eastern Sea.
The entrance to the sect of Night Heaven was along the coast.
Not to mention that the experts of Night Heaven had all died above the Eastern Sea, even if the powerful members of Night Heaven were still alive, Ye Ling's strength would be sufficient to easily annihilate Night Heaven, so there was no need to bring Chen Dao and the others along.
Before long, Ye Ling had already arrived outside the gates of the Night Heaven sect.
There were two disciples guarding the gate, and seeing a vehicle approaching, they immediately moved towards the vehicle.
Ye Ling stepped out of the car, his gaze sweeping over the two men, and said indifferently, "Who is now in charge of Night Heaven?"
"Go call out the person in charge."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the two disciples instantly changed.
One of them said coldly, "Are you here to cause trouble?"
"Yes!"
Ye Ling uttered a single word, making no effort to hide his intentions.
As soon as his voice fell, Ye Ling's hand was already gripping the throat of the one who had spoken.
"Crack!"
A jarring sound of bones breaking immediately rang out, and the other disciple, witnessing this scene, was scared out of his wits.
He fell to the ground on his rear end, his mouth repeatedly uttering pleas for mercy: "Don't kill me, don't kill me…"
"Go call out the person in charge of Night Heaven now, or he will be your fate," Ye Ling said coolly.
The disciple scrambled and rolled as he ran into Night Heaven.
Ye Ling stood like this outside the gate of Night Heaven, waiting for the people of Night Heaven to come out.
It wasn't long before a dozen or so people were led out of the gate by the disciple.
The person at the front was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, whose aura was only at the Grandmaster realm. Enjoy more content from empire
He looked at Ye Ling with a bad expression and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, and why have you come to Night Heaven?"
"You are not yet qualified to know who I am, you just need to know that I have come to destroy your Night Heaven," Ye Ling glanced at him and said indifferently.
As the words fell, Ye Ling had already appeared in front of the middle-aged man.
Without giving the man any chance to speak, Ye Ling's fist had already landed on the middle-aged man's chest.
"Crack!"
Continuous sounds of bones shattering echoed.
The middle-aged man was sent flying backward, spewing blood in the air.
By the time he landed, a long line of bright red blood had already been drawn on the ground.
"You…"
After landing, the middle-aged man lifted his head to look at Ye Ling with unwillingness, but he did not even finish speaking before losing his final breath.
Ye Ling did not hold back, and in a few breaths' time, he had already dealt with the people of Night Heaven in front of him.
Then, Ye Ling strode into Night Heaven, feeling faint traces of life deep within the sect.
Beyond that, there were no other signs of life in the entire Night Heaven; it was like a land of the dead.
Without much thought, Ye Ling went deep into Night Heaven.
This was a place like a prison, where many people were imprisoned in cell after cell.
There were the old and the young, men and women.
When they saw Ye Ling, each of them instantly revealed an uncontrollable fear in their eyes.
"I'm not from the Night Sky Sect."
"The Night Sky Sect has been destroyed, I've come to rescue you."
Looking at the ordinary people before him, Ye Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of cold light, then he spoke softly.
Ye Ling's heart was filled with murderous intent, but now that the Night Sky Sect had been destroyed by him, his brimming rage naturally had no outlet.
"You... you really aren't from the Night Sky Sect, but have come to save us?"
An elder asked with a trembling voice.
Ye Ling nodded slightly, smiling as he said, "Why don't you come out with me and see for yourself?"
After speaking, Ye Ling made a sword with his fingers, and with forceful energy, managed to break the iron cage apart directly.
The ordinary people imprisoned in the cage walked out one after the other, following Ye Ling with faces filled with unease.
Ye Ling didn't say much else and led the people out of the dungeon towards the outside of the Night Sky Sect.
Most of these people were from the vicinity of the Night Sky Sect and had been captured and imprisoned there.
When the group walked out of the Night Sky Sect and saw the bodies strewn across the ground, there was no fear in the eyes of these ordinary people; some even felt gratification that their great vengeance had been exacted.
Even many were silently wiping away tears, muttering words about vengeance being served.
"Benefactor! Can you tell us who you are?"
"After I return home, I will set up an eternal memorial for you and pray for you day and night!"
The elder who spoke before now looked at Ye Ling with an excited expression.
In the midst of speaking, the elder actually bent his knees and knelt down directly.
Seeing this, Ye Ling immediately reached out to support the elder, then smiled and said, "I am just an ordinary person like you."
"There is no need to set up an eternal memorial for me; hurry home!"
Yet the elder shook his head and said seriously, "Since you, benefactor, do not wish to reveal your identity, then I will establish an eternal memorial in honor of the 'benefactor'."
"You have saved us from a dire situation, and we have no way to repay you other than to express our gratitude in this manner."
The others also appeared to agree that it was the right thing to do.
Looking at the honest and expectant gazes before him, Ye Ling did not refuse any longer.
Instead, he smiled and said, "My name is Ye Ling."
Having said that, Ye Ling turned and boarded the carriage, departing into the distance.
Not a single person left immediately; instead, they all watched Ye Ling's carriage as it drove away.
Only after Ye Ling's carriage had completely disappeared from view did the people slowly withdraw their gazes.
"The benefactor has both avenged us and saved us. Now, with the people of the Night Sky Sect dead here, this might expose the benefactor's identity."
"Shouldn't we burn the beasts of the Night Sky Sect along with the sect itself, to obliterate all traces?"
The elder, looking at the dozen or so bodies nearby, spoke with a voice filled with deep-seated hatred.
No one opposed the idea; in fact, many stepped forward to kick the bodies a few times and spat on them.
After that, the people moved all the bodies of the Night Sky Sect members inside the sect.
Moments later, a massive fire blazed fiercely, turning the Night Sky Sect and the bodies of its members to ashes.
After triple-checking that nothing was overlooked, the people finally left the place.
It was from this time on that a legend about Ye Ling began to spread along the coast of the Eastern Sea.
Meanwhile, Ye Ling, who had already dealt with the Night Sky Sect, had returned to the Eastern Sea military headquarters.
The round trip had taken only three to four hours.
Although the Eastern Sea King had said they should return before sunset, it was only just past midday now.
Upon learning of the destruction of the Night Sky Sect, the Eastern Sea King hosted another banquet in honor of Ye Ling and the others.
However, this time the Eastern Sea King did not drink, and even the several commanders of the Eastern Sea army who dined together also abstained from alcohol.