"Kill the Lord of the Upper Realm, or kill the World-Ending Spiritual Fire..."
Ye Ling repeated the words heavily, his brow furrowed, and asked Tian Xing, "Is there no other way?"
Tian Xing shook her head, "I'm sorry, there might be other ways, but judging by my shallow knowledge and experience, there is no other way."
Ye Ling took a deep breath and said, "I understand, thank you for telling me."
Tian Xing continued, "Ye Ling, although this may sound cruel, I advise you to make a decision as soon as possible. The longer you delay, the stronger the World-Ending Spiritual Fire will become, and the harder it will be for him to turn back."
"In the end, the World-Ending Spiritual Fire will become the new body of the Lord of the Upper Realm, and the Lord of the Upper Realm can occupy the body of the World-Ending Spiritual Fire at any time."
"Finally becoming the new body of the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
A sharp glint flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He glanced deeply at the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, then asked Tian Xing, "How much time will it take for the World-Ending Spiritual Fire to transform into the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
Tian Xing replied again, "This depends on how much dark energy the World-Ending Spiritual Fire comes into contact with. Even if you seal him completely and block his contact with dark energy, as long as he remains in the Chaos Battlefield, the Lord of the Upper Realm can complete the transformation within a month at most."
"Only a month..."
Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then said, "Although this time is shorter than I imagined, it is enough."
Tian Xing was taken aback and asked, "Do you have a solution?"
Ye Ling replied, "It's not exactly a solution, just an idea. Since the World-Ending Spiritual Fire and the Lord of the Upper Realm have formed a connection, all we need to do is sever this connection, right?"
"There is more than one supreme expert in the Origin Upper Realm. The Lord of the Upper Realm's influence there should be far less than his influence in this Chaos Battlefield. If we take the World-Ending Spiritual Fire to the Origin Upper Realm, we should be able to completely sever their connection."
Tian Xing carefully considered the possibility of Ye Ling's statement and then nodded, "What you said does make sense. The Origin Lower Realm and the Origin Upper Realm are completely separated. No matter how powerful the Lord of the Upper Realm's divine abilities are, he cannot affect the Origin Upper Realm. Moreover, there are supreme experts in the Origin Upper Realm who are stronger than the Lord of the Upper Realm, and there should be a way to cure the World-Ending Spiritual Fire."
"But is one month enough for you to travel to the Origin Upper Realm?"
Ye Ling said, "If it's not enough, it has to be enough. I can't bring myself to harm the World-Ending Spiritual Fire."
"Besides, we don't have much to do in the Chaos Battlefield. After we get the Heart of Darkness, we'll go to the Emperor's Hall to find the key. If we hurry, a month should be enough."
"Alright."
Seeing that Ye Ling did not wish to kill the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, Tian Xing said no more and turned to say, "In that case, everything will proceed according to your plan. Let's head to Tian Xing City now to seek the Heart of Darkness."
"Mm."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, tore open space, and fled towards Tian Xing City.
...
Tian Xing City, the most magnificent and heavily guarded city on the side of the dark creatures.
This city was located in the deepest part of the dark creatures' territory, and even the Emperor's Hall, which had been fighting in the Chaos Battlefield for many years, had never seen this city.
Tian Xing City was divided into three parts. The castle suspended in the air was Tian Xing's palace and the brain of the dark creatures; all administrative orders were issued from this floating castle.
The city on the ground was ten thousand times larger than the aerial castle, housing countless dark creature armies and serving as a place for high-ranking generals of the dark creatures to recuperate.
The Seven Star Pillars and the Pillar of Shadow, who had previously fought Ye Ling, also had their headquarters in this place.
The third part of Tian Xing City was underground, where the Heart of Darkness was stored, guarded by the Hundred-Armed God.
Even among the dark creatures, only a very small number knew of the existence of the Heart of Darkness, and even fewer had seen it.
Outside Tian Xing City, space slightly distorted, and Ye Ling emerged from it. He looked at the magnificent floating castle in the distance and sighed, "This is Tian Xing City... As expected of the core of your dark creatures. Just a cursory glance, and I've sensed at least ten Creation Gods."
Tian Xing flew out of Ye Ling's small world and said to him, "Tian Xing City is ahead. The Heart of Darkness is in the underground of Tian Xing City, guarded by the Hundred-Armed God."
Ye Ling scanned the underground of Tian Xing City with his divine soul and said, "Yes, I can sense a powerful aura underground. Its power is not much different from mine. If we were to fight head-on, it would cost me dearly to kill him."
Tian Xing closed her eyes and sensed the internal movements of Tian Xing City, then said, "My identity should not have been exposed yet. To attract the attention of the Hundred-Armed God, should we act now?"
Ye Ling said, "Let's act. We are pressed for time, the sooner we resolve this, the better."
"Alright! Then I'll begin."
Upon receiving Ye Ling's command, Tian Xing no longer hesitated and flew towards Tian Xing City.
This time, Tian Xing did not restrain her aura. As soon as she returned to Tian Xing City, many high-ranking generals from the dark creature side flew out to greet her, saying, "Lord Tian Xing, you have finally returned!"
"Lord Tian Xing, we heard that something major happened in Luofeng City and the army there was wiped out. Is the news true?"
"Lord Tian Xing, did you kill Wang Liren?"
Tian Xing returned to her floating castle, and the surrounding high-ranking dark creatures swarmed around her, asking about the specific situation in Luofeng City. Among them were dark creatures like the Pillar of Shadow and the Seven Star Pillars, who had been granted names by the Lord of the Upper Realm.
The dark creatures here had already sensed the demise of the Pillar of Shadow and the millions of dark troops.
Tian Xing knew that it would not be long before her betrayal was exposed, and she could not waste time here. With a cold expression, she said to the dark creatures, "All of you, get out!"
As soon as Tian Xing uttered these words, all the high-ranking dark creatures present were stunned. They stood awkwardly in place, not understanding why Tian Xing was so angry.
One of the Pillars of Shadow broke the deadlock first and asked Tian Xing, "Tian Xing, did something happen?"
Tian Xing glanced coldly at that Pillar of Shadow and directly intimidated him with her gaze, scaring him away!
That Pillar of Shadow realized that Tian Xing was currently in a fit of anger and did not want to be a scapegoat. He could only say, "Then I'll leave first. If you need anything, just summon me!"
With that, the Pillar of Shadow turned into a beam of light and departed, leaving the floating celestial sphere.
As one Pillar of Shadow left, the other high-ranking beings also stopped seeking trouble and dispersed like birds and beasts.
After dispersing all the dark creatures, Tian Xing took another deep breath and proceeded underground through the two-way teleportation array of the floating castle.
This was the only way to reach the underground of Tian Xing City.
As the light of the teleportation array flashed, Tian Xing landed in a spacious square.
The place had a sky made of rock above and a floor as smooth as glass below, appearing incredibly transparent.
And in the center of this square, a mass of dark mist was suspended, surging with extremely powerful energy.
However, before Tian Xing could approach the black mist, a giant palm emerged from the smooth floor, grabbed the black mist, and pulled it into the floor.
The next moment, a giant head emerged from the smooth floor and asked Tian Xing, "Tian Xing, what brings you here?"