"The Lord of the Upper Realm has locked onto us?"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire exclaimed in shock, as if hearing something utterly unbelievable. "This is wrong. If the Lord of the Upper Realm had locked onto us, why wouldn't he just come and deal with us directly?"
"With the strength of you and me, I fear even a mere avatar sent by the Lord of the Upper Realm could easily eliminate us."
Ye Ling speculated, "Perhaps the Lord of the Upper Realm has some limitations. After all, we have the two existences of Good and Evil on our side, so the Lord of the Upper Realm shouldn't be able to do as he pleases."
"But looking at the ever-expanding chaotic battlefield, I estimate that it won't be long before the Lord of the Upper Realm's true form or one of his avatars descends."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire grew anxious. "If what you say is true... then we should quickly return to the main timeline. That is the territory of Good and Evil, and the Lord of the Upper Realm's hand definitely cannot reach there!"
Ye Ling, however, shook his head. "We cannot go to that temporal rift now!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire questioned, "Why not? We will be protected by Good and Evil in the main timeline. Do you want us to wait here in this subordinate timeline to die?"
Ye Ling shook his head, then said, "Not to die. If the Lord of the Upper Realm has indeed locked onto us, then he will definitely seal off the path to the main timeline. If we go to the temporal rift now, it would be like walking into a trap, and we would surely perish!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire continued, "Are you being too suspicious, kid? We weren't caught by the Lord of the Upper Realm when we traversed temporal rifts before."
Ye Ling replied, "That's because the temporal rifts we used before were not the passage to the main timeline, which is why we escaped... Otherwise, we would have died in the temporal rifts long ago, without even having to deal with the Pillar of Shadows!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire still found it hard to believe Ye Ling's speculation and anxiously asked, "Even if your guess is true, and we are locked onto by the Lord of the Upper Realm, and the path to the main timeline is sealed, aren't we then completely trapped like fish in a barrel? Are we finished?"
Given the rate at which the chaotic battlefield was expanding, it was only a matter of time before chaos devoured this entire timeline. If they didn't head to the main timeline soon, they would inevitably be pulled into the chaotic battlefield.
Once in the chaotic battlefield, given the enmity they had incurred with the Lord of the Upper Realm, it was likely that the Lord of the Upper Realm would obliterate them instantly!
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire could not accept their destined demise.
Ye Ling said, "Calm yourself. I have an idea. If my guess is correct, not only will we escape this calamity, but we will also gain an unprecedented opportunity!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire was stunned. "What idea do you have now, kid?"
Ye Ling replied, "Just watch!"
With that, Ye Ling returned to the main hall of the Demonic Palace, hiding within the spatial rift, silently observing the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace.
Ever since Ye Ling met the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace here, the Palace Master had also become suspicious and began investigating Ye Ling's appearance, constantly assigning tasks to the disciples of the Demonic Palace.
Seeing the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace meticulously assigning tasks to his subordinates, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire couldn't help but sigh, "This Palace Master of the Demonic Palace is just like you. If he had your strength, the Lord of the Upper Realm would probably be even more troubled."
Ye Ling said softly, "He is me. No... strictly speaking, he should be my substitute."
"Substitute?" The World-Destroying Spirit Fire was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
Ye Ling explained, "It means what it says. Although this is somewhat unethical, if we want to survive, we can only sacrifice him."
After saying that, Ye Ling separated all the dark energy within his body and poured it into the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace.
Boom!
The Palace Master of the Demonic Palace suddenly received a large amount of dark energy, and his aura surged dramatically. The violent power caused the entire Demonic Palace to tremble violently!
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly start giving power to the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was also startled. "Kid, what are you doing? Why are you giving your power to that guy?"
"This timeline will eventually be devoured by darkness. Even if you give your power to that guy, you can't save him!"
Ye Ling said solemnly, "If we want to survive, we have to do it this way!"
As he spoke, Ye Ling separated part of his soul power to strengthen the soul of the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace.
Boom!!!
Nourished by Ye Ling's dark energy and soul power, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's cultivation surged at an extremely terrifying speed. His body could not even withstand his own rapidly increasing power and was on the verge of collapsing!
However, just as the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's body was about to collapse, Ye Ling sent the Upper Realm Pearl into the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's body to strengthen his physique.
"What, what is going on?"
The Palace Master of the Demonic Palace saw his cultivation soaring wildly. Not only was he not surprised, but he also felt a sense of unease.
"Could it be the work of that person who looks exactly like me from earlier?"
Realizing this, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace immediately looked in the direction from which the power was flowing and shouted, "Who are you? What is your purpose?"
Ye Ling did not reveal himself, but simply transferred all his power to the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace, not leaving a single drop of dark energy within himself, giving it all away!
As the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's power grew stronger, Ye Ling's cultivation weakened.
Seeing Ye Ling's strange actions, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was completely bewildered, its eyes filled with confusion. "Kid, what exactly are you doing? That dark energy was painstakingly tamed by you. Why are you giving it up?"
Ye Ling said solemnly, "This dark energy is probably the fundamental reason why the Lord of the Upper Realm is targeting us. Not a single bit can be kept!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire was shocked!
Ye Ling did not continue to explain. He then picked out a few body and soul tempering techniques from Bai Qing's medicinal formulas and forcibly strengthened the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's body and soul, making the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's power as close to his own as possible.
After receiving Ye Ling's power, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace gradually embarked on the path of Emperor Ancestor cultivation, breaking through to Emperor Ancestor, and then to逍遥仙 (Xiaoyao Xian), reaching the same realm as Ye Ling!
After receiving Ye Ling's complete inheritance, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace finally discovered Ye Ling's existence. He immediately teleported in front of Ye Ling and asked, "Brother, what do you mean by this? Why are you giving me this power?"
Facing the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's inquiry, Ye Ling remained silent. He simply took out the World-Destroying Spirit Fire, separated the core consciousness of the World-Destroying Spirit Fire without a word, and then used a portion of the dark energy to foster a second personality for the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. He then pushed the World-Destroying Spirit Fire with its newly formed second personality towards the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace, saying, "Brother, this fellow is called the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. From now on, he will follow you."
The Palace Master of the Demonic Palace subconsciously took the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. Before he could even figure out what the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was, he saw it merge into his wrist. His eyes grew more confused, and he asked Ye Ling again, "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Ye Ling took a deep breath and then copied all of his memories to the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace.
Suddenly receiving Ye Ling's vast memories, the consciousness of the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace froze for a moment before recovering. He stared at Ye Ling in disbelief and exclaimed, "Why are you giving me your memories? Are you trying to have me replace you?"
"Why do this?"
Facing the string of questions from the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace, Ye Ling finally spoke and said to him, "I'm sorry, brother. Although you don't know me, between you and me... only one can live!"
"I have already recorded your reincarnation information. When I deal with the Lord of the Upper Realm in the future, I will repay you a hundredfold!"
As his voice fell, Ye Ling vanished from his spot.
The next moment, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace found Ye Ling appearing outside the Demonic Palace and flying towards the temporal rift leading to the main timeline!
"Hey! What exactly do you want to do? Explain it clearly!"
The Palace Master of the Demonic Palace's confusion deepened as Ye Ling suddenly fled. However, to understand the situation, he unhesitatingly chased after Ye Ling, wanting to catch him and get to the bottom of things.
Ye Ling's appearance and his series of actions were too bizarre!
The Palace Master of the Demonic Palace was completely bewildered!
Ye Ling flew into the temporal rift under the watchful eye of the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace. Seeing Ye Ling enter the temporal rift, a hint of hesitation appeared in the eyes of the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace. Ultimately, he could not suppress his curiosity and also rushed into the temporal rift.
He wanted to understand everything!
After the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace entered the temporal rift, the void suddenly became quiet.
A moment later, the space in front of the temporal rift distorted slightly, and Ye Ling slowly reappeared.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire, now only a conscious entity, couldn't help but curse Ye Ling, "Kid, are you crazy? Giving your power to that guy is one thing, but why did you also give away my body? Have you considered my feelings?"
Rumble...
As the World-Destroying Spirit Fire roared, this entire subordinate timeline suddenly began to shake violently. Large amounts of dark energy surged out from the chaotic battlefield, devouring all dark creatures that invaded this universe.
This timeline began to collapse!
Ye Ling turned around and saw that in the center of the chaotic battlefield, which was about to swallow half the timeline, two eyes larger than star fields appeared.
Within those pupils, it was as if all the wisdom in the world was contained, possessing endless power, surveying everything in this timeline.
"As expected..." Ye Ling looked at those eyes, took a deep breath, then sealed all his power with runes, concealing all his aura, and let himself float in the void.
At this moment, Ye Ling was like a lifeless stone.
Seeing those eyes, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire instantly forgot everything that had happened before and stammered, "The The The Lord of the Upper Realm? He he he's really here?"
Boom!
An unimaginably large arm shot out from the chaotic battlefield, crossing billions of light-years, traversing endless star fields, and sweeping past Ye Ling from above, reaching for the temporal rift leading to the main timeline!
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire watched the arm of the Lord of the Upper Realm above in terror, closing its mouth tightly, daring not to make a sound, for fear of being discovered by the Lord of the Upper Realm.
In the instant the arm of the Lord of the Upper Realm descended, this vast subordinate timeline completely collapsed, and all life within the timeline was annihilated in an instant.
Ye Ling was swept into an endless spatial storm and devoured by the void!
And the moment Ye Ling and the World-Destroying Spirit Fire lost consciousness, they vaguely saw the Lord of the Upper Realm capture the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace from within the temporal rift.
Under the crushing pressure of the Lord of the Upper Realm's supreme might, the Palace Master of the Demonic Palace could barely resist before disappearing into the darkness along with this subordinate timeline!