In the endless darkness, Ye Ling fell into thought.
He was now struggling with his next move, but he also knew that he had no perception of the outside world and didn't have much time to hesitate.
Tian Ji could kill him at any moment.
"I can't hesitate... I'll use 'World' to break free from this predicament. Even if I die from exhaustion, it's better than falling into Tian Ji's hands."
If he died from exhaustion, Ye Ling could still be resurrected by his life and death energy. However, if he were killed by Tian Ji, and if Tian Ji possessed some kind of sealing technique, then Ye Ling would have no chance of turning the tables.
Having made up his mind, Ye Ling no longer hesitated. He began to activate "World," using special characters to write his own story.
In the darkness, a large number of special characters manifested. However, Ye Ling could not perceive their existence at all, relying entirely on his own feelings to transcribe them.
"I've done all I can, now it's up to fate... Whether I can break through this situation depends on what happens next..."
Ye Ling took a deep breath. After writing a short passage with special characters, he injected his power into it.
Outside, Tian Ji had already set up a barrier around Ye Ling and was preparing to completely seal Ye Ling, who had transformed into a data worm, thus taking away Ye Ling's hope.
But just as he was about to act, special characters flashed around Ye Ling, and then Ye Ling's aura rapidly declined, making him appear as if he were about to die.
"What is this?"
Seeing Ye Ling's current state, a flicker of confusion flashed in Tian Ji's eyes. He didn't understand why Ye Ling's aura was rapidly declining.
"I haven't even made a move against him, and he's already dying on his own?"
Seeing Ye Ling's current state, Tian Ji should have been delighted, but for some reason, he felt a vague sense of unease, as if something was about to happen.
"This pressure... something is wrong. This guy Ye Ling must have done something. Were those source characters that flashed just now?"
"Yes... Ye Ling has also operated in the virtual world created by the Primal Wisdom King. He may have also glimpsed the secret of the source characters. With Ye Ling's talent, it's not impossible for him to master the source characters..."
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Thinking of this, a fierce light flashed in Tian Ji's eyes. He immediately accelerated the sealing, unwilling to give Ye Ling any chance.
"This child must not be allowed to live!"
Thump thump!
But the moment Tian Ji acted, his heart suddenly clenched. He seemed to see a black-robed man entwined with chains appearing behind Ye Ling.
"Shan?"
Tian Ji was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, his aura scattering instantly. He didn't even bother with sealing Ye Ling.
His fear of Shan was deeply rooted in his heart.
"Was that... a hallucination just now?"
Tian Ji looked at Ye Ling, who was still sealed by him, his forehead covered in sweat, his limbs trembling slightly, and even the chain imprint on his body began to ache with phantom pain.
"I can't forget that terrifying man anymore?" Tian Ji muttered, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. He prepared to seal Ye Ling again, only to find that his hands were still trembling uncontrollably, and he couldn't use his power at all!
He was stunned by fear...
"No, it shouldn't be like this... That guy has already left with what he wanted. He won't come back here. I can't scare myself."
Tian Ji calmed his trembling mind and prepared to seal Ye Ling again. But when he looked at Ye Ling, he found that Ye Ling, who should have had his six senses stripped away, had already disappeared!
"This is!"
Seeing Ye Ling disappear, Tian Ji's pupils contracted sharply.
Screech!
Before he could react, a large number of dark chains condensed out of thin air and, following the imprints on his skin, bound him.
"Shan is back?"
Seeing the chains that bound him, Tian Ji's first reaction was that the man had returned with a surprise attack. However, when he felt the power of the Devouring Domain from the chains, he realized it was Ye Ling.
"Ye Ling?"
Tian Ji turned around and saw Ye Ling, his face pale, holding a chain in one hand and continuously using the Devouring Domain to seize power.
Tian Ji felt his internal power flowing towards Ye Ling, and his expression became grim. He asked Ye Ling, "The hallucination I just had, was that your doing?"
"That's right... I just took a gamble, and I didn't expect you to be so afraid of Shan... I thought I could at least slow down your attack, giving me a chance to escape, but this effect is way too good!" Ye Ling grinned at Tian Ji and took a large gulp of Tian Ji's power.
"You fellow..."
Tian Ji realized he had been tricked by Ye Ling, and his face became extremely ugly.
Infinite power surged from his body, and the chains entwined around him shattered instantly.
Tian Ji easily broke free from the Devouring Domain.
Ye Ling himself didn't expect to drain Tian Ji solely with the Devouring Domain, but his surprise attack had essentially compensated for the consumption of using "World."
"You're still so energetic even after I absorbed so much of your power. You're simply a monster." Ye Ling retreated, creating distance between himself and Tian Ji. "You truly are the strongest of the Seven Pillars."
"You have no right to call me a monster..." Tian Ji looked at Ye Ling coldly. "You, who had your six senses stripped away, how did you make me hallucinate?"
"Yeah? How did I do it?" Ye Ling shrugged. "Perhaps it was just a coincidence!"
"Hmph! You're so glib! But this time, I won't fail again!" Tian Ji snorted coldly, his hands transforming into garbled code swords, and he attacked Ye Ling again!
"I won't fall for the same trick twice!"
Seeing Tian Ji attack him, Ye Ling decided not to foolishly resist as he had before. He directly transformed himself into countless data worms, dispersing into this virtual space filled with code.
"Your hiding is just a waste of time!"
Tian Ji didn't care about Ye Ling's ability to reassemble his body. His divine soul instantly covered the entire space, and then the scarlet garbled code that formed his lower body began to infect all the data in this virtual space!
A part of Ye Ling's body was infected by Tian Ji once again.
And this time, the part of Ye Ling's body that was infected directly became a part of Tian Ji. Ye Ling could clearly feel that a part of his body was missing.
If this trend continued, as long as Tian Ji infected the entire virtual space, Ye Ling would completely become a part of Tian Ji!
"This monster... his strength is terrifyingly powerful... If I hadn't mastered 'World' from Mu Bai, with just Bai Di Yan and life and death energy, I would be no match for him..."
Ye Ling hid in the endless code, looking at Tian Ji, who was infecting the virtual space, and sighed inwardly.
"How could such a monster be scared out of his wits by Shan?"