"What is this?!"
Seeing the red mist suddenly attack, Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately retreated, dodging the assault of the red mist.
The hand Ye Ling had used to crush the blood-red pill was already gnawed down to the bone by those small insects!
"Is this the legendary 'no good deed goes unpunished'?"
Ye Ling looked at his hand, which had been reduced to bone, and forced back the pain as he mocked himself. He immediately used runes to repair his physical body.
The red mist, having missed its attack, was not about to let Ye Ling go and lunged at him once more.
Wherever the red mist passed, it even devoured the darkness power completely!
Each time the insects consumed a portion of the darkness power, they would split into more insects, and the red mist would grow stronger!
Within a few breaths, the area covered by the red mist had nearly doubled!
Fortunately, the red mist was not fast enough to catch Ye Ling, leaving him temporarily out of danger.
However, at the rate the red mist was expanding, it was estimated that it would not be long before the entire space was engulfed by the red mist. By then... Ye Ling would truly have nowhere to escape.
"What is the origin of these insects? They feel even more ferocious than my Devouring Domain!"
Ye Ling retreated to a distance, watching the red mist chasing him, his eyes extremely grave.
To eliminate those insects, he had not only tried using runes but even his Devouring Domain. However, no matter what method he used, those insects could devour all the energy he released and then use that energy to split into more insects!
As Ye Ling dodged and weaved, the red mist had already occupied half the space, leaving him with less and less room to evade.
"Damn it... If the World-Ending Spiritual Fire were here, it would be great if it could tell me what this thing is."
In this situation, Ye Ling had insufficient time to analyze what these red insects were and how to deal with them!
He needed more intelligence!
"No! The current situation requires me to find the World-Ending Spiritual Fire. Otherwise, relying on myself alone, I will absolutely not be able to overcome this difficulty!"
Ye Ling realized the severity of the current situation and immediately changed his strategy. He released his Devouring Domain and absorbed all the remaining darkness power in the space with all his might!
Since the World-Ending Spiritual Fire had previously warned him not to consume the pill, it meant that the World-Ending Spiritual Fire was nearby and had some understanding of this blood-red pill!
Now, Ye Ling's search for the World-Ending Spiritual Fire meant he was placing his hope on it!
Boom!!!
The Devouring Domain was at full power, and the remaining darkness power in the space was rapidly absorbed into Ye Ling's body. As a result of over-absorbing the darkness power, Ye Ling's internal strength became unbalanced, with the darkness power gaining the upper hand within his body!
The Soul Suppressing power within Ye Ling was no longer sufficient to counteract the darkness power. Deep within his consciousness, the second personality began to regenerate!
Ye Ling could also see the dire state of his body. If this continued, he might completely turn into a dark creature. However, there was no turning back once the arrow was shot; he could no longer retreat!
As the Devouring Domain devoured power without regard for the cost, all the remaining darkness power in the space was completely absorbed by Ye Ling. At this moment, Ye Ling's skin had turned dark red, and a large amount of black mist emanated from his entire body, making his aura extremely cold and sinister!
Ye Ling gasped for breath. One of his eyes had turned scarlet, filled with ferocity.
After absorbing a large amount of darkness power, Ye Ling's internal strength was completely unbalanced. The second personality also seized this opportunity to revive and control half of Ye Ling's body.
"I don't know if coming here to obtain this inheritance was the right choice... The price paid is too great."
Ye Ling dragged his heavy body, glanced back at the red mist that was attacking him, and smiled self-mockingly. Then, he used his remaining consciousness to search for the whereabouts of the World-Ending Spiritual Fire.
After he had absorbed the darkness power in the space, the black mist that permeated the space dispersed, and his vision cleared considerably.
Soon, he found the weakest point in the space and, without hesitation, used the power he could control to blast at that spot!
Boom!!!
The golden Soul Suppressing power struck the weak point of the space, directly blasting a large hole. The World-Ending Spiritual Fire, caught by a black claw, appeared in his sight.
"World-Ending Spiritual Fire!" Ye Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of joy upon seeing the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, and he immediately flew towards it.
However, before he could get close to the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, a giant scythe materialized out of thin air and slashed fiercely at him!
Ye Ling had to retreat. He looked at the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, held by the black claw, and shouted, "World-Ending Spiritual Fire, how are things on your end?"
The World-Ending Spiritual Fire looked at the red mist relentlessly approaching Ye Ling from behind and hurriedly shouted, "Kid, don't worry about me first. Deal with the Upper Realm Insects!"
Ye Ling glanced back at the red mist and asked the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, "Those things can even devour my runes and Devouring Domain. How should I deal with them?"
The World-Ending Spiritual Fire said, "The Upper Realm Insects are parasitic worms on the Upper Realm Lord. They feed on the Upper Realm Lord's aura and can devour all things in the world. Their power is unfathomable!"
Ye Ling impatiently interrupted, "It's an emergency now, I don't have time to listen to you brag about how powerful those fleas are. Get to the point!"
"Oh, oh..." The World-Ending Spiritual Fire reacted and quickly said, "These Upper Realm Insects have extremely short lifespans. You can directly accelerate time and let them age to death!"
"Alright!"
Upon hearing the World-Ending Spiritual Fire's words, Ye Ling immediately covered the entire space with his Nameless Void Realm and began to accelerate the aging process of those Upper Realm Insects!
As Ye Ling unleashed the Nameless Void Realm, the vast red mist seemed to sense the threat and suddenly accelerated its speed, lunging towards Ye Ling. Ye Ling was about to be engulfed.
And because the second personality was fighting for control of his body, Ye Ling could no longer pay attention to the incoming red mist. He could only watch helplessly as the Upper Realm Insects bit towards him!
In an instant, Ye Ling's body was mostly gnawed by the Upper Realm Insects, and his body and soul suffered greatly.
However, before those Upper Realm Insects could split into new ones after devouring half of Ye Ling's body, the acceleration of the Nameless Void Realm had brought them to the end of their lifespan.
A large number of Upper Realm Insects turned to dust before Ye Ling's eyes and scattered in all directions.
And the vast red mist, due to the end of the lifespan of a large number of Upper Realm Insects, completely dissipated.
In a very short period, the entire space became calm.
Ye Ling looked at his half-skeletal body and let out a long sigh of relief.
If it had been any slower, he would have been completely eaten!
However, Ye Ling did not have much time to lament his narrow escape. After dealing with the Upper Realm Insects, he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground and fought with the second personality that had emerged in his consciousness.
In order to find the World-Ending Spiritual Fire, he had absorbed excessive darkness power, leading to an imbalance in his internal strength.
Now, he had encountered a huge problem.