The Moon Wheel Saintess sat by the bedside, gazing at the soft light in the room, her beautiful eyes still holding a hint of confusion.
"Where am I?"
In her memory, the Emperor's Hall was still struggling to resist the Seven Star Pillars' assault, and she was fighting against dark creatures with her fellow disciples!
She only remembered being ambushed by a wisp of black mist, and then she completely lost consciousness.
Until now.
Creak—!
Suddenly, the room door was pushed open. The Moon Wheel Saintess immediately became vigilant, quickly condensing a long sword in her hand and instantly appearing before the door. She placed the sword at Ye Ling's throat and asked coldly, "Who are you?"
Ye Ling immediately raised his hands and urged the Moon Wheel Saintess, "Don't be agitated, I saved you!"
"You saved me?" A flicker of suspicion flashed in the Moon Wheel Saintess's eyes. She immediately swept her divine soul over Ye Ling's body and discovered the boundless dark power surging within him!
"Are you one of the Seven Star Pillars?"
Sensing the dark power surging within Ye Ling, the Moon Wheel Saintess's gaze turned cold, and she swung her sword down without hesitation!
Clang!!!
The long sword struck Ye Ling's neck and immediately snapped against his skin. The Moon Wheel Saintess was also sent flying back, falling to the ground.
Ye Ling looked speechlessly at the disheveled Moon Wheel Saintess and said, "I told you not to be agitated... See, you're the one who got hurt."
At this moment, the Moon Wheel Saintess glared at Ye Ling with a resolute expression and said coldly, "Kill me or flay me as you wish, I will not surrender to you!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said to Ye Ling, "Kid, she already thinks you're one of the Seven Star Pillars. You'd better explain it to her. I know the people of the Emperor's Hall quite well; they are all resolute and would rather shatter than be intact. If you push her any further, she might commit suicide on the spot!"
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow, "You know the Emperor's Hall?"
World-Destroying Spirit Fire: "Of course. Otherwise, who do you think the people fighting against the dark forces in the chaotic battlefield are? The Emperor's Hall is the Demon Emperor's faction. After the destruction of the Nine Heavens Realm, they have been fighting against the dark forces in the chaotic battlefield. Moreover, every Chosen One, after entering the chaotic battlefield, is arranged for training by people from the Emperor's Hall."
Ye Ling exclaimed, "The Chosen Ones who can enter the chaotic battlefield are all Creation Gods. Can the Emperor's Hall still train Creation Gods?"
World-Destroying Spirit Fire replied, "Kid, don't underestimate the Emperor's Hall. Although I don't know how strong the Emperor's Hall was during the Nine Heavens Realm era, the fact that they can fight against darkness in the chaotic battlefield for endless years indicates that the Emperor's Hall has countless powerful individuals. In this Emperor's Hall of the Nine Heavens Realm era, besides the Demon Emperor, there might be experts not weaker than you."
"I understand..." Hearing the World-Destroying Spirit Fire's words, Ye Ling's perception of the Emperor's Hall was refreshed, and he began to take this matter seriously.
Ye Ling used runes to conceal all the dark power within his body and said to the Moon Wheel Saintess, "Don't be afraid. I am an enemy of the Seven Star Pillars. By rights, we should be friends."
The Moon Wheel Saintess said coldly, "Nonsense! No matter how eloquent you are, you cannot hide the fact that you possess endless dark power within you!"
Ye Ling replied, "If I were truly one of the Seven Star Pillars, do you think you would still have the chance to speak with me here?"
"You have also clashed with the Seven Star Pillars and know their ability to erode the mind. If I wanted to get anything from you, I could have used dark power to erode your mind and control you completely."
Moon Wheel Saintess: "..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the Moon Wheel Saintess fell silent.
Indeed, if Ye Ling were truly one of the Seven Star Pillars, she would not have had the chance to wake up, nor would she have the right to have an equal conversation with Ye Ling.
Moreover, after waking up, the first thing she did was check her own body and found no trace of dark energy, which meant Ye Ling had indeed helped her eradicate the hidden danger.
Thinking of these, the Moon Wheel Saintess slightly lowered her guard, and her expression gradually softened.
However, she did not completely let down her guard and asked Ye Ling, "Since you are not one of the Seven Star Pillars, what is that terrifying dark power within you? I've never heard of anyone in this world who can control dark power."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "The situation is a bit complicated and difficult to explain in a moment. You can understand it this way: I am equivalent to an undercover agent."
"Undercover agent?" The Moon Wheel Saintess was confused.
Ye Ling explained, "I can disguise myself as the Eighth Star Pillar, easily approach the Seven Star Pillars, and when the time is right, I will take them all down."
"Take down the Seven Star Pillars?" The Moon Wheel Saintess looked at Ye Ling in disbelief, not believing his words.
She had personally witnessed how powerful the Seven Star Pillars were!
When the Seven Star Pillars descended upon the Nine Heavens, they broke through the Emperor's Hall's defenses with overwhelming force. If it weren't for the Hall Master and the elders rushing back from outside the Nine Heavens Realm in time to withstand the Seven Star Pillars' attack, the Emperor's Hall would have been annihilated that day!
It should be known that the Emperor's Hall was the strongest faction in the Nine Heavens Realm, with countless Great Dao Immortal Lords and Chaotic Rulers within the sect. Yet, even with so many powerful individuals, they were still slaughtered by the Seven Star Pillars!
Even now, the Moon Wheel Saintess shuddered with fear whenever she recalled the mountains of corpses and seas of blood from that day.
Ye Ling replied, "This matter is not related to you. The more outsiders know, the easier it is for my identity to be exposed. You just need to know that we are friends."
The Moon Wheel Saintess did not press further and instead asked, "Alright, I will believe you for now. You saved me, is there anything I can do to repay you?"
Ye Ling said, "It's like this, the Seven Star Pillars and I are actually both from the future. During a battle between them and me, the river of time collapsed, and both the Seven Star Pillars and I were blown to the era of the Nine Heavens Realm."
"However, the Seven Star Pillars seem to have arrived in an earlier era than me and invaded the Nine Heavens Realm first. I only woke up three months ago, and when I woke up, the Seven Star Pillars seemed to have almost completely eroded the Nine Heavens Realm."
"You and the Seven Star Pillars are both from the future..." The Moon Wheel Saintess was a bit stunned, unable to comprehend Ye Ling's words.
The Emperor's Hall had many powerful individuals who controlled the Great Dao of Time and Space. They would predict future calamities and make corresponding preparations.
However, neither Ye Ling nor the Seven Star Pillars had ever been foreseen by the time-space masters in the Emperor's Hall!
Ye Ling continued, "It's normal that you can't understand. I come from a new era born after the destruction of the Nine Heavens Realm. By rights, your era no longer exists in the river of time, and I don't know how I got here."
"The Nine Heavens Realm was destroyed? How is that possible!" The Moon Wheel Saintess's expression changed drastically, and a storm of shock surged in her heart!
She simply couldn't imagine what had happened in the future!
Ye Ling then asked, "That is the truth. I came to you this time to ask how I can return to my era."
"Wait a moment, let me process this... What you're saying is too shocking."
The Moon Wheel Saintess sat down, trying to digest the amount of information she had just received.
Her Emperor's Hall had countless powerful individuals, and their ancestor was the supreme expert, the Demon Emperor. What kind of enemy could destroy the Nine Heavens Realm, which was protected by the Emperor's Hall?
The Seven Star Pillars?
"Impossible!" The Moon Wheel Saintess shook her head.
Although the Seven Star Pillars were powerful, they alone were far from enough to shake the foundation of the Emperor's Hall!
If Ye Ling was telling the truth, it would mean... that in the future, enemies countless times stronger than the Seven Star Pillars would descend upon the Nine Heavens Realm!
"This matter... must be reported to the Hall Master!"