In the Origin Upper Realm, a spatial rift.
Ye Ling brought Zhou Wen's body and soul into the spatial turbulence.
However, Ye Ling did not immediately soul-search Zhou Wen. Instead, he used runes to bind Zhou Wen's separated body and soul to himself, and then shielded all his senses.
"Like this, I'll wander aimlessly in the spatial rift for a while, letting myself get completely lost. That way... even if something goes wrong, Destiny won't be able to find the World-Destroying Spirit Fire and Tian Xing."
Ye Ling murmured, directly taking Zhou Wen's body and soul into the spatial turbulence, allowing the spatial turbulence to sweep him into the unknown.
After an unknown period of time...
Ye Ling's self-imposed seal automatically unlocked.
He gradually recovered his five senses and slowly opened his eyes.
"Where... is this?"
Ye Ling looked at the countless giant characters floating in the sky, and found himself lying on a continent made of various characters. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"This shouldn't be the Origin Upper Realm, right? Was I swept into some peculiar lower realm by the spatial turbulence?"
"This world is actually composed of characters, truly miraculous!"
Ye Ling muttered to himself, got up, and checked his surroundings. Finding Zhou Wen's body and soul lying not far from him, he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, no matter where I land, as long as Zhou Wen doesn't escape."
Ye Ling smiled, no longer dwelling on this world made of characters, and walked towards Zhou Wen.
What he cared about most now was resolving the matter of Destiny.
If this matter was successfully resolved, it wouldn't be too late to find a way back. If he failed, then no matter what kind of place this was, it would be meaningless.
Ye Ling walked to Zhou Wen's soul and removed the runes that sealed Zhou Wen's soul.
However, to Ye Ling's surprise, when he removed the rune seal, Zhou Wen's soul actually began to turn into characters. His soul... became composed of readable text!
The string of characters was dense, and as Ye Ling read them, he discovered that the meaning conveyed by these characters was Zhou Wen's memories!
"What kind of hellish place is this? It can turn souls into characters?"
Seeing this, Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly, realizing that his unconscious drifting had brought him to another formidable place!
This place was probably even more significant than Tianyun Island!
"No... now is not the time to investigate this strange world. I need to deal with Destiny first!" Ye Ling shook his head fiercely, suppressing the shock in his heart, and then enveloped Zhou Wen's soul with his soul power, preparing to personally search Zhou Wen's memories.
However, when Ye Ling's soul power came into contact with Zhou Wen, all the characters that made up Zhou Wen's soul turned into the words "Destiny" at that moment!
"This is!"
Seeing the change in Zhou Wen's soul, Ye Ling's pupils constricted sharply. Before he could detach his soul power from Zhou Wen's soul, his consciousness space was directly opened.
Destiny rushed out of the consciousness space and, with lightning speed, drilled into Zhou Wen's soul, rapidly replacing Zhou Wen's thoughts.
The next moment, the power of all the Heavenly Cloud Sacred Spring within Ye Ling's body, beyond his control, surged into Zhou Wen's body!
"Main body, what exactly are you doing? Destiny has escaped!" In the consciousness space, Ye Ling's inner demon questioned Ye Ling.
"There's been a slight problem. I can handle it. You just stay in the consciousness space and don't cause any trouble!" Ye Ling quickly sealed his consciousness space to prevent his inner demon from escaping and distracting him.
Soon, Zhou Wen's body absorbed all the power of the Heavenly Cloud Sacred Spring, and his aura began to surge rapidly!
"This is really a big mess... not good!"
Seeing Zhou Wen gradually transforming into Destiny, a hint of anxiety flashed in Ye Ling's eyes.
Once Destiny controlled Zhou Wen's body, Ye Ling knew without thinking that his first target would be him.
Although he could still be resurrected with the soul fragments and life origin held by the World-Destroying Spirit Fire, his cultivation would be lost.
"Destiny... Destiny... How should I deal with him? Is there anything in this world I can use?"
Ye Ling did not panic. His mind began to work rapidly, pondering countermeasures.
If all of this was a trap set by Evil, then Evil would never set a dead end for him. He had come to this special world, and there must be a way to break through!
"Evil... Rune inheritance... Characters... Characters?"
Ye Ling murmured, a flash of inspiration striking his mind. He suddenly realized that this world was composed of characters, and Zhou Wen's soul had also turned into characters!
"If Zhou Wen's soul was tampered with by Evil, causing it to be assimilated by this world, then Destiny, who has taken Zhou Wen's soul, should also be assimilated by this world!"
Ye Ling's thoughts raced. Seeing the sky filled with characters like "sky" and "white clouds," and the ground with characters like "soil" and "flowers and grass," a bold and crazy idea suddenly formed in his mind!
"If characters are the rules of this world... and Destiny is bound by these rules, then if I do this, it should work!"
"Although this is somewhat crazy, I can't care about that anymore!"
With these thoughts, Ye Ling no longer hesitated. He immediately used runes to simulate a passage and forcibly inscribed it into Zhou Wen's soul!
And the characters Ye Ling wrote with runes actually merged with Zhou Wen's soul, becoming a part of his soul!
"Holy crap! It actually works!"
Seeing the change in Zhou Wen's soul, Ye Ling exclaimed, his face filled with joy!
And just as Ye Ling exclaimed, his soul power completely detached from Zhou Wen's soul, and Destiny, controlling Zhou Wen's soul, retreated into Zhou Wen's body!
Boom!!!
A powerful aura erupted from Zhou Wen's body, sweeping outwards and directly blasting Ye Ling away!
"Hahaha! Ye Ling, you didn't expect this, did you? I broke through your consciousness space so quickly and became an independent individual!"
"Ye Ling, I have an independent body and soul, inherited your Emperor Ancestor's potential, and possess supreme power. Now you are no longer the protagonist... I am the true Destiny!"
Destiny laughed heartily, his ferocious aura shaking this world.
"This power... is truly outrageously strong..." Ye Ling stood on the continent of characters, looking at Destiny, who looked exactly like him in the sky, and murmured, his heart filled with shock.
Before, he didn't feel how strong he was, but now, facing Destiny, who possessed all the power of the Heavenly Cloud Sacred Spring, he realized how insignificant he was at the moment!
Even though he had broken through the selfless realm and entered the supreme realm with the help of the Heavenly Cloud Sacred Spring, he still saw no chance of victory when facing Destiny at this moment!
The current Destiny was an absolute crushing force against him!
Destiny stood high in the sky, looking down at Ye Ling, pointed a finger at Ye Ling, and grinned, "Ye Ling, you should die."
Supreme power condensed at the tip of Destiny's finger, and then a beam of light shot out from his finger towards Ye Ling!
Whoosh!
A white light flashed through this world of characters, shooting towards Ye Ling.
However, the white light did not hit Ye Ling. Instead, it grazed Ye Ling's cheek and pierced through the text-based ground behind him.
"This is?"
Seeing that his attack had missed, Destiny was also stunned.
Ye Ling, who hadn't even seen Destiny's attack clearly, discovered that Destiny's attack had missed and he was unharmed. The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"It seems... my gamble really paid off..." Ye Ling chuckled and exhaled.
"It's over."
He had written this passage in Zhou Wen's soul:
"Destiny can never harm Ye Ling!"