Wrapped in the death qi expelled by Ye Ling, the souls of Nuo Kong and others transformed from infant forms to children, then grew into adults, and finally returned to the same age as before being enveloped by the death qi.
However, unlike before, Nuo Kong and the others' souls were now free of chaos, and their eyes had become clear.
After Ye Ling cleansed the impurities from their souls, the death qi enveloping Nuo Kong and the others gradually transformed back into a physical form, providing a vessel for their souls to inhabit.
In less than a minute, Nuo Kong and the others, who had only been lingering souls, were revived.
Seeing Nuo Kong and the others resurrected, Nuo Ying looked at Ye Ling in disbelief and asked, "How did you do this?"
The Heavenly One Universe was different from the Three Thousand Universes; it lacked the law of reincarnation and any means to revive the dead.
Even if some dark arts existed, reviving a person would require a price far exceeding a hundred or even a thousand times more.
Yet, Ye Ling had merely exhaled a breath...
Ye Ling smiled and replied, "What I just expelled is Life and Death Qi, a power obtained after devouring the original Underworld King's strength. It allows me to manipulate life and death at will, whether it's granting life to the inanimate or causing life to perish, all in the blink of an eye."
As he spoke, Ye Ling blew another breath towards the Mechanical God as a demonstration for Nuo Ying. The mecha, larger than a planet, instantly came to life, and Nuo Ying could even hear the Mechanical God's heartbeat.
"This method is truly astonishing..."
Nuo Ying stared at the revived Mechanical God, her face filled with incredulity.
Although this Life and Death Qi did not appear as offensively powerful as Bai Di Yan's, Nuo Ying could perceive its infinite potential!
If it could grant life to inanimate objects, could Ye Ling's domains and runes also come alive?
Runes and domains manipulated by Ye Ling were entirely different from those possessing independent consciousness.
"Also... I have another surprise for you."
Ye Ling exhaled another breath of Life and Death Qi towards Nuo Ying. The hazy energy quickly enveloped Nuo Ying's entire body before disappearing.
"What is this now?"
Seeing the Life and Death Qi vanish after entering her body, Nuo Ying asked Ye Ling.
"That Life and Death Qi is a life-saving skill I've given you. Until the Life and Death Qi is depleted, you will be immortal."
"Immortal?"
"Yes... However, your body can only withstand a limited amount. That power will at most allow you to endure nine fatal attacks. After the Life and Death Qi is depleted, come back to me for a refill."
"Nine times is too exaggerated..." Nuo Ying pursed her lips. "Doesn't this mean I have nine extra lives?"
The original Underworld King, standing nearby, said enviously, "Kid... my death qi back then didn't have as many functions as your so-called Life and Death Qi. Are you unkillable now?"
"As long as the Life and Death Qi isn't depleted, I shouldn't die," Ye Ling chuckled, making no attempt to hide it.
Currently, unless he encountered an enemy far stronger than him who possessed great divine abilities to seal his escape routes, he was practically unkillable!
Even if all his escape routes were sealed, it would take a considerable amount of time for an enemy to kill him.
The Life and Death Qi within him was almost infinite, and the Death Cores he absorbed would continuously generate Life and Death Qi.
"Just the original Flame King and Underworld King have given me Bai Di Yan and Life and Death Qi... If I gather the strength of all Seven Kings, how powerful will I become?"
Ye Ling was now immensely eager to devour the power of the original Wisdom King.
The original Underworld King sized up Ye Ling, clicking his tongue and sighing, "Back then, Tian Ji couldn't kill you. It's likely he'll never have the chance to kill you in the future..."
The original Underworld King wasn't flattering; he was genuinely impressed.
The strength Ye Ling was now displaying far exceeded his expectations!
Ye Ling did not remain immersed in his own power for too long. He turned the Mechanical God back into an inanimate object and then proceeded to draw Nuo Ying's soul out of her body.
"Ye Ling?"
Nuo Ying looked at Ye Ling with confusion, not understanding what he was doing.
"It's too crowded for two personalities to share one body. I'll separate them for you."
As Ye Ling spoke, he enveloped Nuo Ying's soul with Life and Death Qi, awakened Nuo Ying's dormant main personality, and then separated Nuo Ying's second personality from her soul. Afterward, he used Life and Death Qi to grant life to the second personality.
Soon, Nuo Ying's second personality, just like Nuo Kong and the others, transformed from an embryo into an infant, then grew from an infant into an adult, ultimately becoming a complete individual with her own body and personality!
Two identical Nuo Yings, with vastly different personalities, appeared before Ye Ling.
"Ye Ling!"
Nuo Ying's main personality awakened and, seeing her exact double before her, her eyes were filled with shock. She didn't understand what had happened.
While her second personality controlled her body, she had been asleep and had no idea what was happening outside.
Ye Ling briefly explained the preceding events to Nuo Ying, then said to Nuo Ying's second personality, "You are now an independent individual. To distinguish you, how about I give you a new name?"
"Call me Nuo Ye. I don't really trust your aesthetic sense." Before Ye Ling could name her, Nuo Ying's second personality gave herself a new name, much to Ye Ling's slight disappointment as he had been eager to do so.
Nuo Ye examined her new body and exclaimed, "I thought only one of me and the main personality could survive. I never expected to live on in this form, and my body is exactly the same as before!"
Ye Ling said, "Don't underestimate the Life and Death Qi, and don't underestimate yourself. You are now an independent individual, and it's time to break free from Nuo Ying and truly become Nuo Ye."
Although Nuo Ye was Nuo Ying's second personality, in reality, Nuo Ye and Nuo Ying had entirely different thoughts. If one had to differentiate, Nuo Ying inherited more of the Winged God race's traits, while Nuo Ye leaned more towards the Hundred-Quality Star race.
As for why Nuo Ye hadn't inherited the Hundred-Quality Star race's superior intelligence, Ye Ling could only attribute it to individual differences.
After all, the Hundred-Quality Star race was a collective. Even if the average intelligence of this collective was high, there would always be those who were averaged down.
This was perfectly normal.
Nuo Ye was unaware of Ye Ling's thoughts; she was contemplating his words.
In fact, although she had verbally looked down on Nuo Ying before, she had always seen herself as Nuo Ying's shadow, clumsily imitating her.
She had never considered being herself.
Now, Ye Ling's words seemed to have enlightened her, giving her a true sense of being alive.
Nuo Ye pondered for a moment, then seemingly made a decision. She looked at Ye Ling with a serious expression and said, "I've decided..."
"From now on, I'm going to pursue you!"
Ye Ling: "?"