On Dragon God Mountain, Ye Ling and Ye Feng faced each other, the atmosphere becoming incredibly oppressive.
Although Ye Ling's strength far surpassed Ye Feng's, Ye Feng was confident in his One Life, One Body contract, and thus wasn't overly afraid of Ye Ling killing him.
After calming his emotions and accepting that Ye Ling was far stronger than him, Ye Feng sat down on the spot and began meditating to recover from his injuries.
Since he couldn't win a fight, he might as well do something to mess with Ye Ling's state of mind.
Seeing Ye Feng's current demeanor, Ye Ling's gaze grew colder, yet he hesitated to make a move.
Earlier, when he had attacked Ye Feng, he had specifically scanned Ye Feng's entire body with his divine soul. He discovered that Ye Feng's soul had a seal, and was also linked to someone else's soul.
He couldn't trace the other linked person through the contract, but if he were to attack Ye Feng, the other person whose soul was linked would also die!
Ye Ling had now basically confirmed that Ye Feng possessed the One Life, One Body contract, and it was the same contract as the ancient legend from the Eastern Profound Continent!
Ye Feng's contract was likely linked to Ye You. Currently, Ye Ling didn't know how to break the One Life, One Body contract, and thus didn't dare to kill Ye Feng.
Thinking of this, Ye Ling became agitated, demonic energy swirling around him.
He took a step forward, and a colossal demonic image materialized behind him, crushing the entire mountain range!
The Blood Slaughtering Qilin behind him, upon seeing the colossal demonic image, felt its body go limp with fear!
The pressure was simply too immense!
"Even if I can't kill you, I can still make you wish you were dead!" Ye Ling said coldly to Ye Feng, the giant image behind him reaching out, grabbing Ye Feng, and lifting him into the air.
Ye Feng, enduring the pain of his bones being crushed, stared at Ye Ling and smiled weakly, "Ye Ling, you still don't know the specific effects of the One Life, One Body contract, do you? Cough, cough..."
Ye Ling looked indifferently at the constantly spitting blood from Ye Feng, not replying.
Indeed, the specific effects of this ancient One Life, One Body contract were sparsely recorded in the major secret texts of the Eastern Profound Continent.
Ye Ling only knew that those linked by the One Life, One Body contract would share life and death. He was unsure if there were any other effects.
Seeing Ye Ling's lack of response, Ye Feng continued to laugh to himself, "That's right, if you knew the effects of this contract, why would you be so ruthless towards me?"
"Let me tell you... cough, cough!"
Ye Feng spat out another mouthful of blood, "The so-called One Life, One Body not only means sharing life and death and synchronized cultivation, but also that any injury or pain I suffer, Su Xue'er will also suffer!"
"In other words, all the torment you are inflicting on me now, somewhere in this world, Su Xue'er is enduring the same pain!"
Ye Feng said with a laugh, his eyes full of smugness.
He knew that after saying this, Ye Ling would no longer dare to lay a hand on him.
He had done many things previously just to find Su Xue'er and break this One Life, One Body contract.
He never expected that one day he would need to rely on the One Life, One Body contract to survive.
Ye Ling: "..."
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, he fell silent.
Although he couldn't verify the truth of Ye Feng's statement, he dared not gamble...
If there was even a one in ten thousand chance it was true, he couldn't bear to see Xiao You suffer such pain.
In the silence, Ye Ling sighed softly. The demonic image behind him dissipated, and Ye Feng fell from the air, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Ye Feng's skull had just been crushed by Ye Ling, and now his limbs were also broken. Ye Feng lay on the ground like a puddle of mud, unable to move.
Looking at Ye Feng's pained state, Ye Ling flicked a ball of spiritual energy towards him, healing all his injuries.
"My lord..."
Seeing that Ye Ling did not kill Ye Feng, but instead healed him, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's eyes flickered with hesitation, and it tentatively asked Ye Ling.
In its opinion, one should cut the grass by the roots!
Ye Feng's threat was undoubtedly immense, and only by eliminating him could one sleep soundly.
If he wasn't going to kill him, why bring Ye Feng back?
Ye Ling did not respond to the Blood Slaughtering Qilin. He slowly walked up to Ye Feng, demonic energy surging from his palm, covering Ye Feng's head.
Seeing Ye Ling intending to search his soul, Ye Feng sneered again, "It's useless... I've placed a death knot in my divine soul. If you want to pry into my memories, you'll have to kill me!"
"What if your strength is great? You can at most imprison me, but you can't harm me in the slightest."
"However, if the arrangements in the Red Dust Pavilion are not managed by me, all the Sky-Reaching Towers in the world will soon collapse. At that time, half the world's population will die in the riots of the Sky-Reaching Towers. Can you truly stand by and watch the mortal world become an inferno?"
Ye Ling ignored Ye Feng, instead proceeding to infiltrate Ye Feng's entire body with his demonic energy, covering his soul.
Earlier, he had discovered that Ye Feng's soul contained a seal, locking away all his crucial memories within it.
Without a special method, no one could see the sealed memories, including Ye Feng himself.
No one would engrave such a seal on themselves, meaning this seal was placed on Ye Feng by someone else.
Furthermore, the person who placed this seal on Ye Feng had absolute control over him.
That person could guide Ye Feng step by step to execute the next plan. In front of that person, Ye Feng was no different from a puppet.
After scanning Ye Feng's soul, Ye Ling couldn't find a way to unlock the memory seal while also preserving Ye Feng's life, and ultimately gave up on the idea.
It was clear that the person who placed this death knot seal on Ye Feng intended to prevent a situation like this from occurring.
However, with Ye Feng's strength, even in the Immortal Realm, he would be considered a top-tier expert. On Earth, there were basically no one who could capture him alive and search his soul.
Placing such a seal on Ye Feng's soul was actually not very meaningful.
"Could it be... someone knows my true identity? And is deliberately guarding against me?"
Ye Ling's eyelids drooped, his thoughts drifting back to the Eastern Profound Continent, wondering if it was one of his past enemies who had come to Earth.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Ling shook his head again, dismissing the hypothesis.
Although he had spent sixty thousand years in the Eastern Profound Continent and offended countless enemies, after becoming the Supreme of the Eastern Profound Continent, all his past enemies had been eradicated. It was unlikely that any stragglers had escaped.
Moreover, the fact that his homeland was Earth was known only to himself and the ten divine weapons who had returned to Earth with him. No outsiders knew.
Even if there were stragglers, they couldn't possibly traverse the stars and find their way to Earth.
If it wasn't an enemy from the Eastern Profound Continent... then who was the one who did this?
Suddenly...
Ye Ling thought of Zhang Xiao Ling.
According to the database of the Red Dust Pavilion, Zhang Xiao Ling was much stronger than Ye Ling and also much more mysterious.
If anyone on Earth had the ability to control Ye Feng from the shadows, Zhang Xiao Ling would be one of them.
"Never mind, I'll investigate slowly..."
Ye Ling temporarily put the matter aside, bypassed the seal, and read through Ye Feng's other memories.
After all, Ye Feng still had tasks to perform. If all his memories were sealed, he would be completely useless.
"Need the blood of the Five Sacred Beasts, to break into the ancient ruins and obtain the core energy of the Sky-Reaching Tower. After completing these tasks, the next stage of memories will be unlocked..."
"Also need to find Su Xue'er to break the contract with her..."
"As expected, this guy knows how to break the contract... but the methods are sealed. If I want to find the 'key' to unlock the seal, I need to control the person who truly controls Ye Feng..."
Reading Ye Feng's fragmented memories, Ye Ling's eyes grew deeper.
He hadn't expected that Ye Feng was merely a puppet.
After contemplating for a moment, Ye Ling still placed his own mark on Ye Feng and decided to release him.
Imprisoning Ye Feng now was meaningless.
Only by letting him go back and continue his tasks could there be a possibility of breaking this situation and finding the true...
Mastermind!