Elsewhere in the cave.
Yang Wudi pulled the Soul Breaking Spear from the top of the Cave Spider Emperor's head, then gave it a flick, shaking the blood off the long spear. After a series of twitches, the Cave Spider Emperor ceased all signs of life, and a dark black Spirit Ring floated up.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Niu Gao let out a breath of stale air, tore off his tattered, hole-ridden shirt, pulled a new set of clothes from his Spatial Soul Tool, and put them on while grumbling.
"This Death Canyon is truly poisonous enough; even the Cave Demon Spiders that are usually non-toxic have become venomous from being raised here."
Yang Wudi turned his head toward the direction where the loud noise had just come from and said casually.
"After all, they've lived in this place filled with poison for so many years; they must have been influenced by the environment."
Seeing that Niu Gao had finished dressing, he continued.
"Let's go, it's time to find them."
Niu Gao nodded, and the two hurried toward Yun Ming's direction.
On Yun Ming's side.
Ya Li heard the term Yun Ming had used and asked in confusion.
"Necromantic Essence? What is that?"
Yun Ming explained.
"A high-purity death energy on the same level as the Gold of Life."
Hearing that it was on par with the 'Gold of Life', Ya Li was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected them to encounter such a thing on this trip.
It wasn't just Ya Li who hadn't expected it; Yun Ming hadn't either. This Necromantic Essence was extremely pure death energy, with birth conditions equivalent to the Gold of Life, yet even harder to achieve. The fine, dust-like 'Necromantic Essence' Yun Ming sensed likely relied on the attributes of the Death Spider Emperor itself, having been initially generated in this gloomy environment after its death, and finally purified into existence by Ya Li's Purification Power.
Sorting out his thoughts, Yun Ming said to Ya Li.
"Lily, in a moment I will open a gap to let the poison gas leak out, and you use your Purification Power to help me extract the Necromantic Essence."
Ya Li had no objections and nodded in agreement.
"Alright!"
Afterward, the two began the extraction work. While Ya Li focused on the purification, Yun Ming simultaneously channeled his Back Armor to absorb the fine, dust-like Necromantic Essence.
As the amount of Necromantic Essence absorbed by the Back Armor increased, the patterns on the armor began to evolve further, becoming increasingly magnificent, while its aura also grew slowly.
Ten minutes later, when Yang Wudi and his companion arrived, they saw Ya Li purifying the poisonous mist, and the Spiritual Power on Yun Ming was exceptionally active (as he was using it to transport the essence and assist the Back Armor in absorption). Sensing that his Grandfather had arrived, Yun Ming spoke up.
"Grandfather, please wait a moment; we still have work to finish."
Seeing that both of them seemed quite busy and had no time to attend to him, Yang Wudi had no choice but to wait silently on the side. Yet, as he waited, he suddenly felt a strange sensation, a thought crossing his mind.
Busy, they're both busy—it's good to be busy!
Niu Gao, standing to the side, felt his old brother's temperament suddenly become somewhat fragile and couldn't make heads or tails of it, not knowing what was wrong with him. Fortunately, Yang Wudi was quite resilient, and before long, he returned to his usual self.
And so, this 'wait a moment' turned into an hour.
Once the poisonous mist had been fully refined by Ya Li, the Battle Armor on Yun Ming's back finally ushered in a new change. The originally increasingly powerful aura began to converge, and the silver-gold Battle Armor components were now covered in a layer of silver-gray light, making it impossible to see the full appearance of the armor, as if it were undergoing a nirvana-like rebirth, waiting for the stage of breaking out of the cocoon to become a butterfly.
This put Yun Ming slightly at ease; if the materials hadn't been enough, he truly wouldn't have known where to find replacements. After sensing the state of the Battle Armor and confirming there were no issues, he retracted it. As soon as Yun Ming opened his eyes, he saw the three people waiting nearby.
Seeing that Yun Ming was finished, Ya Li asked.
"How is it?"
Yun Ming nodded at her, signaling that it was done.
Yang Wudi and Niu Gao on the side didn't know what riddle the two were speaking in, so Yang Wudi asked aloud.
"Ming Er, what is this?"
Yun Ming didn't quite know how to explain the matter of the Battle Armor now. The last time he used the Battle Armor in front of everyone, it had been mistaken by clever people as a Spirit Bone transforming into armor, so naturally, he could only continue to use that explanation, saying only that 'Gu Li felt guilty toward him and gave him some benefits conducive to the evolution of his External Spirit Bone.'
This field was too niche, and Yang Wudi knew nothing about it, so he could only remind Yun Ming to be careful, and was thus fooled by Yun Ming. However, mentioning Gu Li, Yang Wudi hurriedly asked again.
"Then where is that scoundrel Gu Li now?"
When he asked, his expression was quite calm, and his tone was very flat, but beneath that flatness, what Yun Ming sensed was a coldness like a frigid northern gale. It was evident how deeply etched into his heart the memory was of his daughter and son-in-law dying before his eyes because of Gu Li.
Hearing his Grandfather's inquiry, Yun Ming retracted the Atlas Divine Spear in his hand, and the white protective barrier formed by the Anti-air Power shattered into white light particles, dissipating into nothingness.
By the soft holy light from Ya Li's Holy Spirit Scepter, Yang Wudi saw a humanoid corpse not far away, corroded beyond recognition by the Death Spider Emperor Poison. It was fortunate that he had taken an antidote earlier, giving the corpse some resistance to the poisonous mist; otherwise, there wouldn't even be scraps left now.
Yun Ming looked at Yang Wudi and spoke.
"Before he was poisoned to death, I killed him with my own hands."
Yang Wudi walked to the corpse, heard what Yun Ming said, and replied casually.
"I see."
After saying that, he just stood there, saying nothing more, not knowing what he was thinking.
Niu Gao walked up and patted Yang Wudi on the shoulder. He understood his old brother's feelings; when he learned that his own enemies in Star Luo had been dealt with by Bibi Dong, he had also felt a sense of loss, but the result was ultimately for the best.
Yun Ming and Ya Li also accompanied them silently on the side.
After a long while, Yang Wudi's eyes reddened, and he looked toward the sky, whispering.
"A Ying, Yun Huang, the scoundrels who caused you both to pass away all those years ago have been killed by Ming Er's own hands; you can rest in peace now!"
Although it was not Yang Wudi who struck the blow himself, this was a result he had long anticipated, and it was fitting for Yun Ming to do the deed; he only felt a slight regret that he could not witness the scene of Gu Li's death with his own eyes.
Following this, Yang Wudi turned and walked toward the exit of the cavern, speaking to the group with his back turned.
"Let's go! Our clansmen are still waiting for our good news."
Seeing this, Yun Ming and the others quickly followed.
More than an hour later, the four of them returned to Martial Soul City to rendezvous with Yang Wutian and the others.
Watching them return, Yang Wutian asked Yun Ming.
"How did it go? Was that person taken down?"
Yun Ming nodded at Yang Wutian and said.
"He is dead; I killed him."
Having received a definitive answer, the last of the unease in Yang Wutian's heart dissipated, which also meant that the matter between Martial Soul Hall and the four clans had officially come to an end.
Yang Wutian thought back to the aftermath of the great battle, the heavy casualties of the Breaking Clan, and the sight of them searching for a new home; he then thought of Yun Ming's Spirit Awakening, followed by his time traveling the continent with Yun Ming, stirring up storms and causing chaos, from Tang Hao, Tang Yuehua, the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Xiao, all the way to the total eradication of their enemies today.
Watching Yun Ming as he chatted with his clansmen, Yang Wutian murmured.
"It's truly wonderful."
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