Ye Ling stood on the black ladder, no longer moving, and simultaneously released his soul power, covering the sides of the black ladder.
Soon, Ye Ling's soul power merged with the surrounding black mist, and the structure of the black ladder gradually took shape in Ye Ling's mind.
"It seems this ladder is just a trick of illusion. By climbing this ladder, I've fallen into the trap of the Overlord of the Upper Realm."
Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, confirming that the black ladder had no value for exploration. He immediately stepped onto the ladder, directly shattering it!
Boom!!!
The black ladder suddenly broke, and then the endless black ladder, under Ye Ling's gaze, turned into a sky full of black mist and completely dissipated.
Rumble...
With a loud roar, a magnificent gate condensed in front of Ye Ling.
"My subject, you have done well. You have seen through the illusion and completed the first trial."
"My trial gate will open for you."
A loud and deep voice echoed in the dark space. Then, the tightly shut gate in front of Ye Ling slowly opened, and a large amount of black mist emanated from within.
Ye Ling saw the claw holding the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire behind the gate again. However, the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire only appeared in Ye Ling's sight for a moment before being dragged back into the black mist by the black claw and disappearing once more.
"What exactly is that thing?"
Ye Ling looked at the place where the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire had disappeared, his brow furrowed slightly.
He did not sense any aura of a living being from the claw that grabbed the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, but he could clearly feel that the claw was deliberately luring him by snatching the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire.
"Forget it. I can't figure out the origin of that claw in a short time. I'll proceed with the trial step by step."
Ye Ling did not dwell on investigating the origin of the black claw. After collecting his thoughts, he flew directly into the gate!
Bang!
The moment Ye Ling flew into the gate, the gate slammed shut. Then, ten experts at the Seven-Star Pillar level appeared around Ye Ling, surrounding him.
The loud and deep voice spoke again: "To inherit my abilities, you must not only see through illusions but also possess extraordinary strength... I have used your abilities as a blueprint to create ten puppets of the same level as you. If you can defeat them, you will proceed to the next stage."
Ye Ling glanced at the Seven-Star Pillar puppets around him, his eyes lowered, and he muttered to himself, "It seems that only things like artificial intelligence exist in this inheritance ground. They truly recognize me as the Eighth Star Pillar, and the puppets created are only at the Seven-Star Pillar level, not based on my true strength."
With his current strength, dealing with Seven-Star Pillars was effortless, requiring no exertion whatsoever!
"Come at me all at once!"
Without wasting time, Ye Ling shouted at the Seven-Star Pillar puppets surrounding him. The puppets simultaneously lunged at Ye Ling, using their full strength from the start!
"Devouring Domain!"
Ye Ling flung out a large number of black chains, instantly entangling the ten Seven-Star Pillar level puppets. The Devouring Domain erupted within the black chains, absorbing the ten Seven-Star Pillar level puppets completely!
The chains dissipated, and the surrounding puppets turned into dust.
Rumble...
After Ye Ling dealt with the ten puppets, another huge gate appeared in front of Ye Ling and slowly opened.
"Kid, save me!"
The moment the gate opened, the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire excitedly shouted at Ye Ling. Ye Ling looked over, and before he could make a move, the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire was once again dragged into the black mist by the claw and disappeared.
Ye Ling was accustomed to such events and did not rush to save the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire. He leisurely flew into the gate!
Bang!!!
The gate closed again, and then a black stone platform rose in front of Ye Ling.
The loud and deep voice spoke again: "You have passed two of my trials. This is the final one. As long as you pass, it means you are qualified to inherit my power."
As the voice fell, the top of the black stone platform recessed, and a blood-red pill appeared from within.
Ye Ling walked to the stone platform and looked at the blood-red pill, asking in confusion, "The final trial is this pill?"
While Ye Ling was confused, the blood-red pill flew out of the stone platform and hovered in front of Ye Ling.
"It is time to prove your resolve... Eat it, my child."
This time, the loud and deep voice echoed in Ye Ling's mind. Then, Ye Ling suddenly felt a strong desire to swallow the pill!
Ye Ling's eyes became hazy. He began to reach out to grab the pill.
"If I eat it, I can inherit the Master's power..."
Ye Ling murmured to himself, reached out and grasped the blood-red pill, about to put it into his mouth.
"Kid, stop!!!"
At this moment, the roar of the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire reached Ye Ling's ears, instantly waking Ye Ling up.
"What's going on?"
Ye Ling came back to his senses, immediately put the blood-red pill back on the stone platform, and quickly retreated.
Just now, after hearing the mysterious voice, he had lost consciousness. If the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire hadn't woken him up in time, he would have swallowed the blood-red pill!
Coming back to his senses, Ye Ling immediately used runes to condense a barrier, protecting his consciousness and preventing himself from fainting again.
After completing a series of protective measures, Ye Ling focused his gaze on the blood-red pill on the stone platform, observing it carefully.
He didn't realize the shock until he looked closely!
After careful observation, Ye Ling discovered that the seemingly round pill was actually formed by countless small red insects. If he had swallowed the pill just now, his entire body would have been devoured by those insects!
Seeing the insects clearly, Ye Ling felt a surge of fear and began to look around, shouting, "World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, where are you now? How are you doing?"
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire did not reply.
"Strange, I clearly heard the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire's shout just now. Could it be my imagination?"
Without receiving a response from the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, a hint of hesitation flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He spread out his soul power, searching for the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire.
However, even after searching all around, there was only dense black mist, no sign of the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, nor could he sense its aura.
"This is an independent space. Do I have to pass the trial to get out?"
Unable to find the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, Ye Ling had no choice but to shift his attention back to the blood-red pill on the stone platform and pick up the blood-red pill again.
"This trial ostensibly asks me to eat this blood-red pill, but looking at the sinister nature of the pill, if I swallow it, something will surely go wrong. This trial should not be so simple!"
Ye Ling muttered to himself and tried to squeeze the pill with force!
Hiss!
As Ye Ling applied pressure, the pill instantly dispersed into red mist and attacked Ye Ling!