Chu was initially drawn by the infant's cries and was about to rush into the grand formation, but then heard Ye Ling's shout and stopped.
Chu, transformed into a nine-tailed fox, stood in the void, blinking its large eyes and gazing at the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation in the sky. A flicker of reluctance flashed in its eyes, but it ultimately decided to obey Ye Ling's command, turned its head, and flew towards Ye Ling.
Seeing Chu flying back, Ye Ling also breathed a sigh of relief, muttering, "What exactly is going on? Why was Chu drawn by the infant's cries?"
Chu was a creature born at the beginning of chaos, its inherent rules incomplete. Heaven and Earth could not define Chu's existence, and only Ye Ling could suppress Chu. If Ye Ling hadn't been controlling this peculiar creature and allowing Chu to develop freely, Earth might have long ago collapsed completely under Chu's influence.
Yet, this Chu, which even the Heavenly Dao feared and wished to eliminate as quickly as possible, was now being drawn by the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation. This also caused Ye Ling's heart to fill with doubt!
Seeing Chu return, Ye Ling was about to reach out to embrace Chu when the infant's cries within the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation became exceptionally loud, causing the ground around the Dragon Division to shatter from the cries!
Upon hearing the infant's cries, Chu's eyes rapidly became dazed. It immediately abandoned Ye Ling and turned to fly towards the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation!
In the blink of an eye, Chu flew into the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation, and the infant's cries, at this moment, turned into laughter, causing the heavens and earth to tremble!
The Sky Annihilation Evil Formation, upon receiving Chu's power, became even more powerful. The blood energy it emitted even caused the surrounding space to shatter!
"Damn it!"
Seeing the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation absorb Chu, a shadow flashed in Ye Ling's eyes, and he directly charged towards the formation.
At this moment, the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation seemed to realize that Ye Ling was a troublesome individual. A large amount of blood energy surged out from the formation, condensing into a barrier in the air to block Ye Ling's path!
These blood energy barriers were formed based on the absorbed blood of the gods, combined with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They were strong enough to block even a saint and were indestructible!
However, those barriers did not impede Ye Ling in the slightest, and he tore through them with ease!
"A mere evil formation dares to snatch this Emperor's pet?" Ye Ling snorted coldly, rushed to the bottom of the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation, his palm enveloped in demonic energy, and directly reached into the formation!
Soon, Ye Ling pulled Chu out of the grand formation!
Pulled out of the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation along with Chu was also a remarkably handsome young man. The young man was tightly hugging Chu, his eyes filled with fear.
"A young man?"
Seeing that he had pulled a young man out of the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation, Ye Ling couldn't help but be stunned, his reaction somewhat delayed. The Sky Annihilation Evil Formation had absorbed a large amount of divine blood and had continuously emitted an extremely inauspicious aura. Ye Ling had expected the being nurtured within to be an ugly monster. However, he had now pulled out a young man whose eyes were filled only with fear from the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation...
Ye Ling was quite surprised by this sudden turn of events, feeling that the situation was not in line with common sense!
Upon seeing Ye Ling, the young man's fear intensified. He immediately let go of Chu and tried to escape back into the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation. However, how could Ye Ling give the young man a chance to escape?
The moment the young man released Chu, Ye Ling ensnared the young man's feet with demonic energy and flung him to the ground!
Holding Chu, Ye Ling stood in front of the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation and looked at the terrified young man on the ground, asking, "Were you born from the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation?"
The young man, fearing Ye Ling, did not answer. He quickly found a piece of cover and hid, seemingly fearing everything in the world.
Seeing the young man's timid demeanor, Ye Ling frowned. He glanced again at the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation behind him, feeling that something was amiss.
Ye Ling could tell that although the young man possessed an extremely powerful bloodline, his blood did not originate from any of the gods present who had been sacrificed. Furthermore, none of the power absorbed by the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation was reflected in the young man. The young man's power was innate, not from the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation.
An ancient evil formation, after absorbing the power of the gods, had nurtured an innocent young man. This defied all logic. The young man was a living being with flesh and blood, and the power absorbed by the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation could absolutely not have given birth to a young man. The young man's appearance was more like the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation had constructed itself and coincidentally opened a spatial seal, releasing the person within the seal. The Sky Annihilation Evil Formation was the key to releasing the young man!
"Someone wanted to use the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation to release this young man?"
Ye Ling realized the potential purpose behind the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation's appearance. He turned to look at the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation swirling with endless blood energy above. He noticed that after the young man was pulled out, the entire formation had become purer, emitting an increasingly evil aura. There were no longer any beings being nurtured within. The infant's laughter had turned back into cries, becoming increasingly piercing, with a sinister tone that caused annoyance.
"This formation has become pure energy; it has no reason to exist."
Looking at the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation at this moment, Ye Ling thoroughly inspected the internal space of the grand formation with his divine soul and discovered that the formation had transformed into a pure aggregate of energy. Without anyone to preside over the grand formation, if such a formation were to continue to exist, it would only serve to destroy the world. Ye Ling would naturally not let such an evil formation persist.
No longer holding back, Ye Ling enveloped the entire formation with demonic energy, erasing the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation along with the power of the gods it had absorbed!
Boom!
In an instant, the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation collapsed and vanished!
The barrier Ye Ling had set up dissipated, and sunlight shone down from the thick, heavy clouds. The blood energy that had permeated the surroundings gradually disappeared. In the process of its construction, the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation had absorbed the energy of the gods completely, leaving nothing behind. Now that Ye Ling had erased the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation, the Dragon Division base was left with only ruins, with no other divine corpses or blood, which saved Ye Ling the trouble of cleaning up the battlefield.
After quickly disposing of the evil formation that could have threatened the three realms, Ye Ling quickly put the Sky Annihilation Evil Formation out of his mind and focused his attention on the young man hiding in the ruins. The mysterious origins of this young man who emerged from the evil formation were enough to pique his strong interest.
Ye Ling rubbed Chu's head and asked Chu, "Do you recognize that young man?"
Chu had now sobered up. It nodded at Ye Ling, then shook its head, saying, "I'm not entirely sure... I don't recognize him, but for some reason, I feel like I should know him, and have known him for a long time."
Hearing Chu's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but be taken aback, saying, "You mean... you know him, but you've lost your memory?"
Chu shook its head, "I, I don't know... that feeling is very strange, I can't describe it, but when I rushed out just now, I couldn't suppress the impulse to save that young man."
"An instinctual urge to save him..."
Ye Ling murmured the phrase and looked at the young man in the ruins, his gaze gradually becoming deeper. The young man in the ruins might be the key for him to investigate Chu's origins.
Ye Ling placed Chu on his shoulder and said, "Let's go down and have a good chat."
Just as Ye Ling descended with Chu, the gate to the Immortal Realm opened in the sky again. A solemn voice emanated from the gate: "Emperor Ye Ling, please wait!"