As the head of the Hundred-Armed God fell from the sky, the entire Star City was in an uproar.
All the dark creatures looked at Ye Ling in terror, wanting to know who Ye Ling was.
Ye Ling ignored the uproar of the dark creatures, turned to look at the headless body of the Hundred-Armed God, and, not intending to give the Hundred-Armed God a chance to revive, activated his Devouring Domain hidden within the Hundred-Armed God's body, consuming all the power within it.
The Hundred-Armed God's aura rapidly declined. Its headless body soon became a headless corpse, plummeting heavily from the sky and crashing onto the ground!
BANG!!!
As the Hundred-Armed God's massive body crashed into Star City, it instantly kicked up a storm of dust. The vast Star City instantly collapsed by nearly half, and countless dark creatures died as a result.
Tian Xing flew out from underground. Seeing the Hundred-Armed God, which had turned into a dried corpse, she licked her dry lips and asked Ye Ling in disbelief, "What… did you just do?"
Ye Ling smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Tian Xing said, "The Hundred-Armed God. His aura was clearly at its peak, but as soon as he attacked you, his arms lost their power… How did you do that?"
Ye Ling smiled, "That… it's simple. I just infused my Devouring Domain into his body. Whenever he used an arm to attack me, I would use the Devouring Domain to drain the power from that arm."
Tian Xing was stunned, "It's that simple?"
Ye Ling replied, "It's that simple."
Tian Xing still found it somewhat incomprehensible and hesitated, "But you planted the Devouring Domain inside the Hundred-Armed God's body, and he didn't notice anything at all?"
After all, the Hundred-Armed God's power was not much weaker than Ye Ling's; they were practically at the same level. Yet, when she watched them fight, the Hundred-Armed God's confusion and fear were evident.
Ye Ling smiled, "I simply wrapped the Devouring Domain in runes, disguising it as dark energy. The Hundred-Armed God never had a chance to thoroughly examine his own body, so it's normal that he couldn't detect my Devouring Domain."
Tian Xing then asked, "What if the Hundred-Armed God had discovered your Devouring Domain?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "It wouldn't matter if he discovered it. My Devouring Domain was already planted within him. Before he could purge it from his body, I could have absorbed all his power. It's a shame that the Hundred-Armed God's body was filled entirely with dark energy, and my Soul Suppressing power couldn't neutralize so much of it. This power had to be wasted."
Saying this, Ye Ling released the power of the Hundred-Armed God he had absorbed, spreading it across the heavens and earth. After experiencing so much, Ye Ling had come to understand that dark energy was a unique power created by the Lord of the Upper Realm. Using dark energy would turn one into a slave of the Lord of the Upper Realm. Previously, Ye Ling thought he could control dark energy, but in the end, he was also being manipulated by the Lord of the Upper Realm. If he hadn't found a substitute, he would have been directly intercepted and killed. Learning from his mistakes, no matter how powerful this dark energy was, Ye Ling would not touch it until he had completely purified it with his Soul Suppressing power!
Seeing Ye Ling release all of the Hundred-Armed God's power, Tian Xing remarked, "Ye Ling, even if you scatter this dark energy across the land, it will converge. Once it accumulates enough power, the Hundred-Armed God will likely revive."
Ye Ling was unconcerned. He smiled, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the Lord of the Upper Realm can create dark creatures like the Hundred-Armed God at any time. Whether we kill him or not is not very significant. The most important objective of this trip is the Heart of Darkness."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Tian Xing nodded slightly and took out the Heart of Darkness. "You're right. The life or death of the Hundred-Armed God is irrelevant to us. Obtaining this Heart of Darkness is the most important thing."
Ye Ling curiously asked, "How is this Heart of Darkness used?"
Tian Xing replied, "This Heart of Darkness is equivalent to the Lord of the Upper Realm's second heart. As long as spiritual energy is injected into the Heart of Darkness, it will continuously generate dark creatures. The stronger the injected spiritual energy, the stronger the dark creatures it generates."
Ye Ling inquired, "Is there an upper limit to the strength of the dark creatures produced by the Heart of Darkness?"
Tian Xing shook her head, "Theoretically, there is no upper limit. With sufficient power, it can birth not only high-level dark creatures like the Seven Star Pillars and the Shadow Pillars but even the Lord of the Upper Realm himself. From the memories shared by the Lord of the Upper Realm, I learned that the Lord of the Upper Realm's brother, the Shadow of the Upper Realm, was generated by the Lord of the Upper Realm through the Heart of Darkness."
Hearing Tian Xing's words, Ye Ling exclaimed in surprise, "The Shadow of the Upper Realm was created by the Heart of Darkness?"
Tian Xing asked curiously, "You know the Shadow of the Upper Realm?" After all, the Shadow of the Upper Realm was slain by the Lord of the Upper Realm in extremely ancient times. Only a very few dark creatures knew the name of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, let alone humans like Ye Ling who came from the primal lower realm.
Ye Ling nodded slightly and said, "Yes, and I've even met him."
Tian Xing was startled, and a tempestuous wave surged in her heart, "You've met the Shadow of the Upper Realm? Wasn't he already killed by the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
Ye Ling replied, "The residual consciousness of the Shadow of the Upper Realm survived and hid in the inheritance land left by the Lord of the Upper Realm. When I went to the inheritance land with the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire to steal the Lord of the Upper Realm's inheritance, I encountered the Shadow of the Upper Realm, had a bit of a disagreement with him, and then killed him."
"You… you killed the Shadow of the Upper Realm? Oh my heavens… what have you been through?" Tian Xing looked at Ye Ling with utter shock, never imagining that Ye Ling had done such earth-shattering deeds! That was the Shadow of the Upper Realm, a supreme being on the same level as the Lord of the Upper Realm! Even if the Shadow of the Upper Realm was just a residual consciousness, it was still a supreme being! Ye Ling had already killed a supreme being? Tian Xing's brain almost stopped functioning.
Ye Ling, however, did not think such a feat was worth boasting about. "However, the Shadow of the Upper Realm said some things before he died. Judging by his appearance, he could probably revive. I don't think I completely killed him."
Tian Xing sighed, "Being able to kill a supreme being once is already an extraordinary achievement. According to the Lord of the Upper Realm's memories, even in the primal Upper Realm, many supreme beings have never killed another supreme being. Moreover, a supreme being can only be completely killed by another supreme being. It's normal that you couldn't completely kill the Shadow of the Upper Realm."
"Is that so…" Ye Ling pondered for a moment, seemingly displeased that he hadn't completely killed the Shadow of the Upper Realm. However, Ye Ling suddenly thought of something. His eyes lit up slightly, and he asked Tian Xing, "You said that as long as enough spiritual energy is injected into the Heart of Darkness, any level of dark creature can be generated. So, if we inject the Shadow of the Upper Realm into the Heart of Darkness… could it generate a new supreme being?"
"Ah?" Tian Xing was completely bewildered. She stared blankly at Ye Ling, "Are… are you serious?"