Ye Ling felt his scalp tingle as the black spike appeared out of nowhere, and he immediately dodged.
The black spike grazed past Ye Ling, actually plundering some of his life energy.
Parts of Ye Ling's skin and muscle tissue vanished into thin air!
"This thing is this bizarre?"
Seeing that a piece of flesh and even a portion of his soul were missing from his arm, Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly, and a tempestuous wave surged in his heart.
Only then did he understand how this Origin Lower Realm had perished…
If these black spikes could plunder his life energy, let alone the native inhabitants of the Origin Lower Realm…
This world was simply not suitable for living beings?
"Do Shan and Shan know about this world? Did I stumble into a dangerous place?"
Ye Ling murmured to himself, using his creation power to replenish the life energy that had been plundered and to restore the missing part of his arm.
Realizing that he was not facing an enemy, Ye Ling no longer dared to be careless. He tensed his mind, lest he be struck by those black spikes again.
This time, it was only a part of his arm that was taken, which was harmless to Ye Ling. But if the black spike had taken a portion of his brain and heart, the loss would have been immense.
If Ye Ling had lost consciousness for a period, in such an extreme environment, he might have even lost his life!
Not long after Ye Ling became alert, two more black spikes materialized out of thin air in the space, shooting silently towards Ye Ling!
Having been prepared, Ye Ling easily avoided the two black spikes, but his expression became solemn. He said in a deep voice, "The attack frequency and the number of black spikes have increased… things aren't as bad as I thought, are they?"
Ye Ling muttered to himself, unwilling to stay in this desert any longer. He immediately soared into the air, leaving the continent and entering space.
However, as soon as Ye Ling left the desolate continent, more spikes appeared in the surrounding space, shooting fiercely towards Ye Ling!
"Damn it! It really is like this!"
Ye Ling shattered those spikes, confirming that their numbers would only increase and their attack frequency would only quicken!
"This world is not to be lingered in; people will die here!"
At this moment, Ye Ling no longer cared about investigating the secrets of this Origin Lower Realm. He immediately transformed into a beam of light and escaped this world before the number of black spikes exploded.
Since the black spikes had not fully formed, Ye Ling did not expend much effort to easily escape this Origin Lower Realm and reach its outer periphery.
"This Origin Lower Realm only has the residual aura of Tian Xing. I didn't find Tian Xing. I estimate they wouldn't linger in this bizarre world either. I need to search in other worlds…"
Ye Ling stood in the void at the outer edge of the Origin Lower Realm, looking at the slowly dying Origin Lower Realm ahead, preparing to leave.
However, just as Ye Ling was about to leave, the scarred phantom of Nuo Ying flashed by within the dying Origin Lower Realm.
"Is that Nuo Ying?"
Ye Ling keenly captured Nuo Ying's image and couldn't help but blink hard, looking in the direction where Nuo Ying's phantom had flashed, but he couldn't sense any of Nuo Ying's aura.
"Illusion?"
Ye Ling frowned, then carefully recalled the image he had just captured, and found that Nuo Ying was looking in his direction, with a hint of a plea for help in her eyes!
Noticing Nuo Ying's gaze, Ye Ling's eyes sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "No… this isn't an illusion. Nuo Ying and the others must be trapped somewhere in that Origin Lower Realm!"
Now that there were black spikes in this Origin Lower Realm that Ye Ling couldn't see through, it wasn't entirely incomprehensible that Nuo Ying's aura was hidden by this world.
"Hoo… it seems I still have to go and invite trouble."
Realizing that he had to go back, Ye Ling let out a long sigh, shook his head, and smiled. Then, he left a rune on the outside of this Origin Lower Realm as a locator.
After doing all this, Ye Ling tensed his mind again and plunged into the Origin Lower Realm without hesitation.
Not long after Ye Ling entered the Origin Lower Realm, the black spikes reappeared and shot towards Ye Ling.
Perhaps it was because Ye Ling frequently entered and exited this Origin Lower Realm, angering something, the black spikes condensed around him without interruption. As one batch was shot out, the next batch would materialize out of thin air.
Ye Ling erected numerous barriers around himself, blocking the black spikes while flying towards the place where Nuo Ying's phantom had appeared.
"Since Nuo Ying asked me for help, she should have left some clues to help me find them, right?"
Ye Ling arrived at the spot where Nuo Ying's phantom had disappeared, but unfortunately, reality proved Ye Ling to be too naive… Nuo Ying had left no information at all!
At this moment, around Ye Ling, apart from the continuously generated black spikes, there was nothing else!
And to make matters worse, as the black spikes continued to condense, a black film began to appear at the edges of the Origin Lower Realm, like cling film, about to envelop the entire Origin Lower Realm.
"Are they trying to trap and butcher me?"
Seeing the film condensing at the edges of the Origin Lower Realm, Ye Ling no longer held back. He laid down a vast number of runes around the Origin Lower Realm, preparing to completely destroy it.
Since he couldn't find Tian Xing and the others anywhere in this Origin Lower Realm, he would first completely destroy the Origin Lower Realm and then slowly search for Tian Xing in the void.
As Ye Ling prepared to destroy this dying Origin Lower Realm, the scene within the Origin Lower Realm changed.
Those black spikes stopped attacking Ye Ling and instead attacked the runes that Ye Ling had scattered throughout the Origin Lower Realm.
However, Ye Ling was now a supreme being who had devoured the Source of the Origin Upper Realm Seed. His spiritual energy was nearly inexhaustible. No matter how many runes the black spikes destroyed, more runes would materialize in their place.
Soon, Ye Ling's runes covered the entire Origin Lower Realm. All the runes glowed with a white aura, turning the originally dark Origin Lower Realm into a vast expanse of white.
"The runes have enveloped the entire Origin Lower Realm. Let's deliver the final blow to this world…"
Ye Ling's preparations were complete, and he was about to destroy this Origin Lower Realm. However, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him, giving him an idea!
"Right! Why didn't I think of it sooner? I can use Ink Domain to modify this world!"
Ye Ling slapped his forehead. After making his decision, he quickly transformed the world-destroying runes into a Devouring Domain and Ink Domain, and began to transform the entire Origin Lower Realm into a text-based world.
Although Ye Ling's Devouring Domain couldn't seize the power of those black spikes in this Origin Lower Realm, and the text transformed by Ink Domain would be pierced by those black spikes, Ye Ling was, after all, a man who possessed the Source of the Origin Upper Realm Seed. The spiritual energy he possessed at this moment was comparable to the total sum of the Origin Upper Realm. Now, relying solely on his own strength, he could forcibly complete the modification of this Origin Lower Realm.
Not long after, Ye Ling transformed the entire Origin Lower Realm into text with his own power.
And the spaces that were not modified by Ink Domain, but completely overlapped with the Origin Lower Realm, were now fully exposed!
Seeing the space that perfectly coincided with the text world, Ye Ling couldn't help but mutter to himself, "So there's a layered world hidden within this Origin Lower Realm… Tian Xing and Nuo Ying are both in that layer, aren't they?"
Upon noticing the layered space within the Origin Lower Realm, Ye Ling erased all the text-based worlds, leaving only that layered space in the void.
However, although Ye Ling had found the layered space, his Ink Domain had failed to modify that layer. As Ye Ling removed the text-based worlds, the black film that was about to envelop the entire Origin Lower Realm now completely sealed Ye Ling within the layered space.
Endless spikes materialized out of thin air, all aimed at Ye Ling, and Ye Ling didn't even have a place to condense runes!
This time, the situation seemed to have reversed. No matter how many runes Ye Ling condensed, they were offset by those spikes!
Ye Ling, relying on the power of the Source of the Origin Upper Realm Seed, could no longer keep up with those spikes!
"Damn it… the energy of this layered space is even stronger than the Origin Upper Realm? What kind of hellish place is this?"
Ye Ling looked at the dense spikes around him, his scalp tingling. He immediately condensed a shield on the surface of his body, gathering all his power, preparing to defend against the attack of those spikes!
Boom!!!
After the endless spikes condensed, those black spikes shot towards Ye Ling like a torrential downpour, continuously striking Ye Ling's shield and plundering Ye Ling's power!
The spiritual energy within Ye Ling, and even the power of the Source of the Origin Upper Realm Seed, was decreasing at a visible rate!
Fortunately, this attack lasted for less than a quarter of an hour before it subsided, giving Ye Ling a chance to breathe.
However, after expending one wave of spikes, the layered space began to condense the next round of attacks. In the blink of an eye, the entire layered space was once again filled with dense black spikes.
"No… my spiritual energy recovery speed is not as fast as the condensation of these spikes. I won't be able to withstand a few more waves of attacks at this rate!"
Seeing the massive spikes condensing again, Ye Ling knew that if he didn't do something, he might perish here!
"Ye Ling! We are here!"
Just as Ye Ling was thinking of a way to resolve his current predicament, Nuo Ying's voice suddenly echoed around him.
Ye Ling looked around and saw that in the distance, the dark space slightly distorted, and Nuo Ying poked her head out from within!
"Nuo Ying?" Seeing Nuo Ying appear, a flicker of joy flashed in Ye Ling's eyes.
Nuo Ying beckoned to Ye Ling and said, "Hurry over, I won't be attacked by black spikes here!"
"Okay!"
Ye Ling didn't think much of it and flew towards Nuo Ying, intending to enter the space where Nuo Ying was.
However, just as Ye Ling was about to approach Nuo Ying, he suddenly felt an extremely strong sense of crisis, frantically preventing him from moving forward!
The ominous premonition in Ye Ling's heart made him pause. At this moment, Nuo Ying, who had poked her head out, curved her lips into a sinister smile. Her entire face transformed into that of a ferocious ghost, and she drew a cleaver from the distorted space, stabbing fiercely towards Ye Ling's head!
Seeing the cleaver stabbing towards him, Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply!
"Not good! I've been tricked!"