Ye Ling brought Nuo Ying down to the high platform, and for a moment, all the eyes of the Winged God clan members were focused on them.
The Great Elder looked at Nuo Ying and Ye Ling on the stage, a smile reappearing on his face. He asked Nuo Ying, "Little Ying... when did you return? You didn't even notify me in advance."
As he spoke, the Great Elder glanced at Ye Ling beside Nuo Ying and asked with a smile, "Could it be that this friend is the reinforcement Little Ying found from the Three Thousand Universes?"
"Great Elder, my sealed memories have been unlocked," Nuo Ying said, looking coldly at the Great Elder. "You don't need to pretend anymore."
"You..."
Upon hearing Nuo Ying's words, the Great Elder's pupils constricted slightly.
He quickly scanned the Winged God clan members below, then let out a heavy sigh and said, "Since you already know, then I have nothing to hide."
"In the past, I wronged you all... but I was also forced. Little Ying, you've been out and about, opened your eyes, and you know how powerful Supreme God Tian Yi and the Overseers are."
"Our gods are cooperating with external invaders. I couldn't change anything on my own."
"I didn't come here to listen to you say this!"
Nuo Ying couldn't listen to the Great Elder's words at all. "Where are Nuo Kong and the others?"
The Great Elder glanced at Ye Ling, then said, "I'll take you there. Let's settle these matters privately; there's no need for the clan members to know the truth."
Nuo Ying refused, "Why can't we clarify things here? I can't let you..."
"Nuo Ying." At this moment, Ye Ling placed a hand on Nuo Ying's shoulder and said softly, "Let's go with him. Don't you not want to involve innocent people?"
"I..."
Nuo Ying opened her mouth, then looked back. She saw a large number of Winged God clan members below staring at her with hostility.
It was clear that those Winged God clan members all saw her as an unwelcome guest.
Seeing the look in the eyes of the Winged God clan members, Nuo Ying understood that if they fought here, the clan members would definitely not stand idly by.
It was true, she had been away from the Tian Yi Universe for a long time, and her companions from the Golden Generation had all been poisoned. Now, there wasn't a single member of the Winged God clan who recognized her.
Perhaps, the Winged God clan members would even mistake her for a Fallen God.
Thinking of this, Nuo Ying calmed down and said to the Great Elder, "Take us, let's settle old grievances privately."
"Alas... follow me."
The Great Elder sighed heavily, then soared into the air and fled into the distance.
Ye Ling and Nuo Ying followed immediately, leaving behind a group of Winged God clan members who were bewildered about what was happening.
Soon, the Great Elder flew away from the Dragon Wing Continent and arrived at a barren planet outside the Dragon Wing Continent.
"Where is this?"
Nuo Ying stepped onto the yellow sand, glanced at the desolate land, and asked the Great Elder.
"This is one of my secret bases, known only to a few Winged God clan members. Nuo Kong and the others' souls are all here."
As the Great Elder spoke, he formed a hand seal and activated a formation buried underground.
Rumble...
The ground began to shake, and soon a massive steel fortress rose from beneath the earth.
"This fortress was commissioned by me from the Baizhi star people. It contains the crystallization of wisdom from the entire Tian Yi Universe. This was originally meant to be the final fortress against the Overseers, but I never expected it to become a breeding ground for sin," the Great Elder said to Nuo Ying, looking at the steel fortress ahead.
Nuo Ying glanced at the steel fortress and then asked the Great Elder, "Why are you telling me this?"
The Great Elder took out an iron disc and threw it to Nuo Ying. "Nuo Kong and the others' souls are protected by me in the deepest part of the earth. Their bodies have all been corrupted, and only here can they barely survive."
Nuo Ying said in a deep voice, "According to you, you are still protecting Nuo Kong and the others?"
The Great Elder replied, "I told you, everything I did before was under duress from Supreme God Tian Yi. I had no choice."
"This steel fortress was secretly built by me, and even Supreme God Tian Yi doesn't know about it."
"Little Ying, I know you hate me, but the kindness I showed you before was also genuine. I think you should be able to feel it."
"The reason I sent you to the Three Thousand Universes was to help you completely escape Supreme God Tian Yi's control..."
"Great Elder..."
Nuo Ying looked at the Great Elder blankly, clearly somewhat swayed.
After all, apart from her sealed childhood memories, in all her other times, the Great Elder had been the person she trusted the most.
Although she had now seen the Great Elder's true colors, perhaps even she herself didn't realize that deep down, she was still unwilling to believe that the Great Elder was a devil.
Ye Ling, standing by, remained silent, watching quietly, not at all worried that things would get out of hand.
After arriving on this barren planet, Ye Ling had sensed the soul aura of Nuo Kong and others within the planet.
Since their souls were found, Nuo Kong and the others wouldn't die.
The Great Elder saw the change in Nuo Ying's expression and knew that Nuo Ying was softening. He was about to press his advantage and continue persuading Nuo Ying, but at this moment, Nuo Ying's expression suddenly changed, and a cold killing intent surged in her beautiful eyes!
"Old man, I've wanted to kill you for a long time!"
Nuo Ying's demeanor changed drastically. She immediately gripped her greatsword and slashed fiercely at the Great Elder!
"It seems the second personality can't hold back anymore..."
Ye Ling saw Nuo Ying transform into her second personality and chuckled, appearing completely unconcerned about Nuo Ying's condition.
After obtaining the Death Core of the Primordial Underworld King and becoming the Primordial Underworld Emperor, he already had a way to resolve Nuo Ying's dual personality issue.
Until then, letting Nuo Ying vent her anger was fine.
"The dark personality has awakened?" Seeing Nuo Ying's drastic change in demeanor, the Great Elder immediately realized what was happening and stopped trying to persuade her, quickly retreating backward!
The gate of the steel fortress opened and sucked the Great Elder in, blocking Nuo Ying outside!
Clang!!!
Nuo Ying's greatsword struck the steel fortress fiercely. The deafening sound echoed all around, and even on the Dragon Wing Continent, the impact of the force was felt. However, not a single white mark was left on the steel fortress!
"This damned turtle shell!"
Nuo Ying looked at the undamaged steel fortress, her hands feeling numb, and her expression turned grim.
The next moment, Nuo Ying looked at Ye Ling and said, "Hey! Ye Ling, help me flip this turtle shell over!"
"Can you be a little more polite when you ask for help?" Ye Ling shook his head and smiled at Nuo Ying, having grown accustomed to the second personality's attitude towards him.
The next moment, Ye Ling raised his hand and beckoned. The steel fortress standing on the ground was instantly flipped over!