The Chaos Battlefield, within some ruins.
No one had set foot here for hundreds of millions of years. The surroundings were deathly silent, devoid of any living creature.
Ye Ling, accompanied by the Shadow of the Upper Realm, arrived at this location. He glanced at the environment and asked the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "I've reached the place you mentioned. Where is the origin inheritance of the supreme being?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm replied, "So many years have passed, the geology must have changed. Back then, the Lord of the Upper Realm and I sealed that origin inheritance together. I haven't found the mark I made at the time. You should search carefully. It should be around here, perhaps it has sunk into the ground."
"Alright."
Ye Ling nodded slightly and then used his divine soul to search the surroundings for the mark mentioned by the Shadow of the Upper Realm.
However, Ye Ling's divine soul had already extended ten thousand miles underground, and he still hadn't found the origin inheritance mentioned by the Shadow of the Upper Realm. Doubt began to arise in his heart, and he asked the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "Is the origin inheritance really here? Why do I feel like you're lying to me?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm stated firmly, "It's definitely here. My memory won't be wrong. Why don't you release me, and I'll help you find it?"
Ye Ling replied, "I'm practically the ancestor of trickery. Do you really think your few words can make me release you?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm paused for a moment, then said to Ye Ling again, "If you don't believe me, you can seal all my power and just release my consciousness. Otherwise, with your current method of searching, you'll never find it, even if you search until the end of time."
Ye Ling chuckled, "Don't waste your breath. You are a supreme being, and I have no idea what trump cards you still have hidden. If I release you and you escape, wouldn't I be at a total loss?"
Seeing that Ye Ling was unyielding, the Shadow of the Upper Realm became somewhat annoyed and said in a deep voice, "Wang Li Ren, don't push it too far. The fact that I agreed to help you find the origin inheritance of the supreme being is already my greatest concession. If you continue like this, I'll quit, and neither of us will benefit!"
Ye Ling laughed, "Fine. Anyway, I'm not very interested in that so-called supreme being's inheritance. If you quit, I don't have to take any risks. It's much simpler to just kill you, isn't it?"
As he spoke, Ye Ling directly began to shrink the rune cage, appearing as though he truly intended to kill the Shadow of the Upper Realm.
The Shadow of the Upper Realm did not expect Ye Ling to actually try to kill him and quickly said, "Wait, wait! We can continue to cooperate! You stop first! I was joking earlier!"
Although the Shadow of the Upper Realm conceded, Ye Ling showed no signs of stopping. Instead, he continued to increase the force with which he was shrinking the rune cage, while saying to the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "I was serious earlier. The origin inheritance of the supreme being you mentioned doesn't hold much attraction for me. Since I couldn't find the origin inheritance you spoke of after searching around, I have reason to believe you are lying."
"In that case, I think it's safer to kill you."
After saying that, Ye Ling continued to increase the force, directly erasing half of the Shadow of the Upper Realm's consciousness fragments.
"You, you lunatic! Stop!!!"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm did not expect Ye Ling to be so ruthless. He could no longer hold back and said to Ye Ling, "I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything! The origin inheritance of the supreme being is not here. It's another three thousand light-years to the north, in a deep valley!"
Ye Ling still didn't stop and asked the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "You must have had a motive for guiding me here. What is here?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm felt like he was dying and dared not lie to Ye Ling anymore. He hurriedly replied, "I was killed by the Lord of the Upper Realm here. My residual spiritual energy is here, and I want to absorb that power!"
Ye Ling continued to ask, "Where is your residual power?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm said anxiously, "I really don't know about that. The geological conditions of the Chaos Battlefield are constantly changing. I originally wanted to use you to find my power and then seize the opportunity to escape!"
"So that's how it is..."
Upon hearing the words of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, Ye Ling stopped shrinking the rune cage, allowing the Shadow of the Upper Realm to catch his breath.
Seeing Ye Ling stop, the Shadow of the Upper Realm let out a long sigh of relief and then complained to Ye Ling, "Wang Li Ren, I'm convinced by you this time. From now on, I will tell you the truth. I only hope that after you obtain the origin inheritance, you will let me go!"
Ye Ling replied, "Whether I let you go depends on your cooperation."
With that, Ye Ling expanded his Devouring Domain to cover this land, searching for the residual power of the Shadow of the Upper Realm.
The Devouring Domain expanded rapidly and soon found the residual power of the Shadow of the Upper Realm more than a hundred thousand miles underground.
The power of the Shadow of the Upper Realm was similar to the Rage of the Ruins, but it was much gentler than the power of Good and Evil or the Lord of the Upper Realm, lacking lethality.
"Found it!"
Ye Ling found the power of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He immediately used his Devouring Domain to absorb it and then injected it into the Heart of Darkness.
The powers of the supreme beings each had their own unique properties. After being tricked by the power of darkness, Ye Ling no longer dared to randomly absorb unknown powers with his Devouring Domain.
By injecting the power of the Shadow of the Upper Realm into the Heart of Darkness to create dark creatures, Ye Ling could not guarantee that he could fully control those newly born dark creatures, but he could control their inherent personalities after birth.
With proper manipulation, those newly born dark creatures could also bring him immense benefits.
The Shadow of the Upper Realm watched helplessly as Ye Ling injected all his power into the Heart of Darkness, feeling immense heartache. He said to Ye Ling, "Wang Li Ren, aren't you cooperating with me? Why are you still helping the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
In the eyes of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, Ye Ling injecting his power into the Heart of Darkness was essentially helping the Lord of the Upper Realm expand his power.
Ye Ling's actions also made the Shadow of the Upper Realm completely believe that Ye Ling was a traitor who had descended to the lower realm.
Ye Ling didn't explain too much to the Shadow of the Upper Realm, chuckling, "I haven't even seen a shadow of the origin inheritance you mentioned. To be safe, I naturally have to make preparations."
"Don't worry, I only care about profit. As long as your offer is higher than the Lord of the Upper Realm's, you won't end up with the Lord of the Upper Realm."
The Shadow of the Upper Realm said solemnly, "Don't worry, I'm not lying to you this time. Just go to the coordinates I gave you."
Ye Ling lightly chuckled, "Don't blame me for not warning you. If I go there this time and still don't find the origin inheritance you mentioned, I won't give you any chance to explain."
The Shadow of the Upper Realm's eyes flickered slightly, then he said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't lie to you this time. Just go."
Ye Ling gave the Shadow of the Upper Realm a deep look, then smiled and said, "Alright."