"They?"
Upon hearing Bai Lan's warning, Ye Ling's heart tightened. "Are you referring to… the beings within the Overseer faction that are not to be mentioned lightly?"
"That's right… besides the Seven Pillars, the 'Brain' commands a group of powerful beings who campaign beyond the Primordial Chaos. The Singer is one of them."
Seeing that Bai Lan actually knew information about "them," Ye Ling immediately pressed further, "How much do you know about 'them'?"
"I don't actually know much… When the Overseers invaded the Primordial Chaos back then, 'they' didn't make a move. The Seven Pillars alone defeated the Seven Primordial Kings."
"The reason I know about the Singer's existence is because once, when a Chaos Space-Time Beast awakened, the 'Brain' seemed to have other matters to attend to and dispatched a Singer to suppress the Chaos Space-Time Beast."
"The Singer's strength is not comparable to the Seven Pillars at all. Even the strongest among the Seven Pillars, Tian Ji, and my father, are no match for the Singer!"
Bai Lan, having merged with the Chaos Space-Time Beast and inherited its memories, was very clear about the gap between the Singer and the Seven Pillars.
"So the singing is that troublesome?"
Hearing Bai Lan's explanation, Ye Ling's brow furrowed.
Even the representative of the Primordial Chaos Will didn't know specific details about "them," only that one Singer was very powerful…
And from Bai Lan's words, the Singer had been campaigning outside the Primordial Chaos before. This endless darkness was equivalent to the Singer's home turf…
Ye Ling was currently fighting an unknown enemy in an unknown location. The situation could be described as extremely dire.
While Bai Lan and Ye Ling were conversing, the Singer seemed to have locked onto their location, and the beautiful, melodious singing grew louder.
"Master! The Singer has targeted me. She shouldn't know about your existence yet. You should escape quickly! I won't die. At most, she'll reseal me in the Chronos Void!"
Bai Lan heard the Singer's song growing louder and realized their location had been exposed. She quickly said to Ye Ling.
She had only recently broken free from her seal and had just taken Ye Ling's angry punch. She was still heavily injured and was in no condition to confront the Singer!
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my disciple, and I am your master. When has a master ever abandoned their disciple and run?" Ye Ling unhesitatingly refused Bai Lan's words, still standing by her side.
"But Master, you…"
"I told you, don't underestimate your master…" Ye Ling grinned at Bai Lan. "You rest behind me and recover. I'll handle that Singer."
"Master…"
Bai Lan, who had transformed into a Chaos Space-Time Beast, stared blankly at Ye Ling. Her massive eyes suddenly became moist.
"Good child, don't worry about your master."
Ye Ling patted Bai Lan, then activated his Source Text to completely conceal Bai Lan's aura. He then used the Ink Between to alter his attributes to match Bai Lan's, and subsequently moved away from Bai Lan, disappearing into the endless darkness.
The Singer seemed to sense Ye Ling's movement, and her song became slightly more urgent as she began to approach Ye Ling rapidly.
"Singer, is it… Let me see if you're as formidable as Bai Lan said!"
Ye Ling sensed the Singer rapidly approaching him, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes as he also accelerated his pace.
In fact, Ye Ling wasn't acting impulsively, wanting to face death heroically!
The Lord of the Upper Realm had provided him with intelligence regarding "them." Absorbing the Heavenly Secrets of four of the Seven Pillars placed him in the middle ranks among "them."
Ye Ling had fought Tian Ji. Although Ye Ling's strength was slightly inferior to Tian Ji's, the difference was not significant.
In other words, Ye Ling also possessed the strength to contend with "them," ranking in the lower-middle tier.
If the Singer was at the bottom among "them," Ye Ling might even have the opportunity to kill the Singer here and obtain more intelligence about "them."
And if the Singer was a mid-tier or even top-tier powerhouse among "them," Ye Ling could use his Source Text to teleport back to the Primordial Chaos, thus avoiding being killed by the Singer.
All in all, this battle between Ye Ling and the Singer, while extremely risky, was worth a try!
In the darkness, Ye Ling could not discern spatial orientation, but the Singer seemed unaffected by the darkness. As time passed, the Singer gradually approached Ye Ling from behind.
The beautiful singing grew louder and louder, eventually becoming incredibly piercing, as if every note struck directly at Ye Ling's soul, causing him spiritual damage.
"What a troublesome ability."
Ye Ling found that even covering his ears with runes, he could still hear the Singer's voice. He decided to stop defending and transformed into a Chaos Space-Time Beast, fleeing through the darkness.
He possessed Bai Lan's information and had been in close proximity to a Chaos Space-Time Beast for a while. Now, transformed into a Chaos Space-Time Beast, even the Singer would be unable to distinguish him.
Ye Ling fled further into the darkness for a while before finally being caught up by the Singer.
The soul-shattering song formed a solid wall in the darkness, blocking all of Ye Ling's escape routes.
An immense pressure bore down on Ye Ling. At this moment, besides the singing, he could hear nothing else.
"The singing is coming from all directions. I can't pinpoint the Singer's location, and my soul is continuously being damaged. If this singing continues for too long, I will surely be annihilated!"
Surrounded by the deafening singing, Ye Ling remained calm, analyzing the situation.
"However… although the Singer's song can damage my soul, my power of creation can also repair the soul. The Singer's power is not as strong as I imagined. As long as I can find the Singer's location, it's not impossible to win!"
Ye Ling stopped fleeing and stood amidst the singing, constantly searching for the Singer's position.
However, the Singer seemed to be inherently cautious. After trapping Ye Ling, she did not reveal herself, merely using her singing to continuously erode Ye Ling's soul while simultaneously using some method to seal his body.
She mistook Ye Ling for a Chaos Space-Time Beast. Believing she couldn't kill him, she did not intend to waste energy using killing moves, opting instead for sealing.
For her, sealing a Chaos Space-Time Beast was merely a routine task. Based on her understanding of Chaos Space-Time Beasts, sealing was a sure thing.
But… the Singer did not realize that the target she was currently sealing was actually a human disguised in the skin of a Chaos Space-Time Beast…
Crucially, this human harbored murderous intent towards her.
As powerful seals were continuously applied to Ye Ling, he gradually found the source of the sealing power, pinpointing the Singer's location!
"Singer, is it…"
After confirming the Singer's location, Ye Ling's killing intent surged. His runes condensed into chains, the Devouring Domain and Ink Between merging within them. Simultaneously, a hidden rune materialized at the Singer's location.
The next moment, Ye Ling vanished within the heavy seals, and the surrounding singing instantly ceased!
The Singer stared at the disappearing Chaos Space-Time Beast in front of her with disbelief, not understanding where it had gone!
*Screech!*
A torrent of rune chains appeared out of thin air, entwining the Singer's body and binding her tightly!
"I am behind you."
Ye Ling instantly appeared behind the Singer, one hand gripping the rune chains, the Devouring Domain and Ink Between erupting.
"You are nothing more than this."