Ling Mo stood high in the sky, gazing at the collapsing volcano below with a sinister grin.
"Heh heh heh... too weak, truly too weak."
After striking Ye Ling down with a palm, Ling Mo burst into laughter. Not intending to give Ye Ling any chance to breathe, it rapidly elongated its arms and swiped downwards!
*Boom!!!*
Ling Mo's tentacles lashed fiercely against the ground. The already cracked earth shattered into even more pieces, spewing forth vast amounts of lava. The entire consciousness space was engulfed in flames!
"Hahaha! Too weak, too weak! Turn into dust for me!"
*Bang bang bang!*
Ling Mo cackled maniacally in the air. Its arms moved faster and faster, even stirring up fierce winds that filled the world with fire.
The consciousness space was on the verge of collapse!
"Hey, are you only capable of flailing around like this?"
Suddenly, Ye Ling's voice echoed from behind Ling Mo, startling it. Its swiping arms abruptly halted.
"When did you escape?" Ling Mo turned around in shock, only to see Ye Ling's right fist enveloped in runes, shimmering with a light that made it uneasy!
"You don't even know when I broke free from your restraints?" Ye Ling narrowed his eyes into a smile, then delivered a powerful punch to Ling Mo's face.
*Bang!*
Taking the heavy blow, Ling Mo was sent hurtling towards the ground like a cannonball, plunging into the lava and creating a tidal wave! A large portion of its face vanished instantly!
Ye Ling watched the churning lava below, then raised his hand. Numerous dark chains materialized around him and shot towards the lava with incredible speed!
*Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!*
The dark chains pierced the lava, precisely impaling Ling Mo's limbs. The Devouring Domain spread out, beginning to siphon Ling Mo's power.
A vast amount of soul force flowed from Ling Mo's body into Ye Ling's soul, and Ye Ling's control over this consciousness space grew stronger.
Ye Ling gradually usurped Ling Mo's position within the consciousness space.
Ye Ling savored the power he had seized from Ling Mo, taking a deep breath. He looked at Ling Mo struggling within the lava and chuckled softly, "It seems you no longer have the means to turn the tables."
"No, impossible... How could you touch me?" Ling Mo thrashed wildly in the lava, roaring hoarsely, its expression contorted in extreme ferocity. It simply could not accept its current predicament.
This was its domain, and its cultivation was still superior to Ye Ling's. It couldn't understand why it was being suppressed so miserably by Ye Ling!
It was not only losing its power but also control over this consciousness space!
And just ten seconds ago, it had held absolute dominance!
"Why!!!"
Listening to Ling Mo's roars, the World-Ending Spirit Fire on Ye Ling's wrist couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect your white runes to deal double damage to spiritual bodies. That Ling Mo is truly unlucky to have run into you!"
Logically, Ling Mo was virtually invincible within a consciousness space. If it were anyone else here today, they would likely have perished.
However, the runes Ye Ling possessed were the natural nemesis of Ling Mo.
Even if Ye Ling's strength were reduced by several more notches, Ling Mo would still be no match for him.
Ye Ling looked at the white runes appearing on his palm and smiled, "Actually, I didn't expect its tentacles to melt upon contact with my runes. I even treated it as a formidable enemy and dealt with it seriously. It was quite a waste of my emotions."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire said, "Since Ling Mo is no longer a threat, don't just stand here. Finish it off quickly and get out of this consciousness space."
"Yan Zu was able to place Ling Mo in Tian Ling's consciousness space, which indicates he's not a fool. He chose your manor as a wine cellar, likely with the intention of luring you in. The outside world is not as safe as you think."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, "I know that, but before I kill it, there's one more thing I need to do."
With that, Ye Ling grabbed the chains piercing Ling Mo with one hand and pulled upwards, yanking Ling Mo out of the lava and suspending it in mid-air.
Ling Mo was wrapped entirely by the dark chains, its internal power completely drained by Ye Ling. The rage on its face transformed into fear.
It stared at Ye Ling in terror and stammered, "Wh-what did you do to me?"
Seeing the utterly panicked Ling Mo, a hint of amusement flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He chuckled softly, "I'll give you something."
Saying that, Ye Ling conjured a rune out of thin air and flung it towards Ling Mo.
The white rune struck Ling Mo's chest, melting a large hole through it. A blue crystal flew out from its body.
"My Spirit Crystal!"
Seeing its chest melt, Ling Mo's fear intensified. It shrieked, "No, impossible! My body should be immune to all attacks. How did you manage this?"
Ye Ling did not answer Ling Mo. He drew the blue crystal into his palm and infused it with his soul force. He soon discovered Tian Ling's consciousness, locked within.
"As expected, Tian Ling's autonomous consciousness was imprisoned within here."
Sensing Tian Ling's consciousness locked inside the blue crystal, Ye Ling hesitated no longer and crushed the crystal!
"No!!!"
The moment Ye Ling shattered the blue crystal, Ling Mo let out a piercing scream. Cracks appeared all over its body, and dazzling blue light shot out from within.
Filled with despair, it stared intently at Ye Ling and roared, "Ye Ling, you killed me! You will definitely regret this!!!"
*Bang!*
As soon as Ling Mo finished speaking, its body exploded into pieces, dissipating into points of light.
Ling Mo's aura completely vanished.
Ye Ling didn't even spare a glance at the fallen Ling Mo. After crushing the blue crystal, he guided Tian Ling's imprisoned consciousness towards Tian Ling, who was slumbering on the Xuan Bing bed.
The World-Ending Spirit Fire saw Ye Ling preparing to let Tian Ling regain control of the consciousness space and reminded him, "Kid, don't forget, Tian Ling saw Xuan Xiao die right before her eyes. She must hate you to the bone now. If you let her consciousness recover, you might fall into danger again."
"Tian Ling is not Ling Mo after all. You won't melt her with runes, will you?"
Hearing the World-Ending Spirit Fire's reminder, Ye Ling still showed no hesitation and returned Tian Ling's consciousness to her.
"This is something that must be faced. Regardless of what kind of person Xuan Xiao was, I consider Tian Ling my junior sister. Moreover, with Xuan Xiao dead and the Shadow Hall fallen, Tian Ling has only me to rely on now."
"But we could do this outside! In this consciousness space, we're always on the defensive."
"If I can save her here, and I believe Tian Ling won't be ruthless towards me."
"Sigh... You stubborn fool, I'll be killed by you one day!"
Seeing that his persuasion was useless, the World-Ending Spirit Fire could only sigh heavily, helpless, and watched as Tian Ling merged with her own consciousness.
*Rumble rumble...*
The instant Tian Ling regained her consciousness, the entire consciousness space began to shake violently. The surrounding sea of fire instantly turned into an icy world, a blizzard began to fall from the sky, and Ye Ling's limbs were frozen by the ice!
The churning lava was instantly frozen into ice.
The entire world underwent a cataclysmic transformation!