The man in black looked at Ye Ling, whose face was as cold as ice, and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to come so quickly. Since you've caught me, do as you please, whether it's to kill or torture me."
"You've resigned yourself to fate so easily?"
Ye Ling sneered, and with a single hand, he pulled the man in black's head into his grasp, ruthlessly searching the man's soul.
However, to Ye Ling's surprise, most of the memories in the man in black's head had already been deleted. He only managed to obtain a small portion of irrelevant information.
This man in black was from the future outer domain, and he had come back specifically for Ye Ling.
Beyond that, Ye Ling could not obtain any other useful information.
The man in black did not care about Ye Ling's soul search. He gave a tragic smile and said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, you will pay the price!"
With that, the man in black self-destructed!
Bang!
An extremely powerful explosion rippled outwards. The entire avenue was destroyed, and even Qing Shi City was half-collapsed by the shock!
The next moment, a golden light shone from the burning sea of flames. All the heat waves generated by the explosion were swallowed by the golden light, and peace was instantly restored outside Qing Shi City.
Ye Ling glanced at the corpses on the avenue, which had been protected by his spiritual power. He tried to revive them using the Dao of Reincarnation, only to discover that all of them had had their reincarnation erased and could no longer be resurrected.
"Their reincarnation has all been erased..." Ye Ling frowned deeply.
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire sighed, "That guy was too ruthless, wiping out all traces of his kill so thoroughly! But what are they trying to cover up?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "I don't know... These men in black from the future appeared too suddenly. I have no idea what they are trying to do."
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire then said, "It's a pity that you've forgotten all your insights into the Dao of Time and Space, and can't intercept information from the future. You can't deal with those guys effectively. What do you plan to do next?"
Ye Ling looked at Lian Yin's corpse, whose heart had been crushed by the man in black. "Although I don't know their objective, since they killed Lian Yin's grandfather, it means her grandfather possessed important information about us."
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "So what? Her grandfather's reincarnation has been erased. Even if he knew something, it's meaningless."
Ye Ling said, "Lian Yin might know something. I managed to recall some of her reincarnation information just now, and since she has no cultivation, I should be able to revive her."
With that, Ye Ling summoned the Dao of Reincarnation, mending Lian Yin's body while also repairing her reincarnation information.
Fortunately, the man in black was the last to kill Lian Yin and did not pay too much attention to her, not having had time to completely erase her reincarnation. This gave Ye Ling an opportunity.
Lian Yin revived at a visible speed.
"Young... Young Master?"
Lian Yin slowly opened her eyes and saw Ye Ling standing beside her. A trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, as she did not understand what had happened.
Hadn't she been killed?
Ye Ling glanced at the Qing Shi City army that had fled the city due to the explosion and said to Lian Yin, "This is not a place to talk. Let's move somewhere else."
With that, Ye Ling placed a hand on Lian Yin's shoulder and took her away from the scene.
The Qing Shi City army arrived late, only to see a ground full of corpses.
For a moment, Qing Shi City was in an uproar.
...
Outside Qing Shi City, by a wooden cabin in the dense forest.
Ye Ling brought Lian Yin back here.
Lian Yin was still somewhat dazed and did not understand the current situation. She asked Ye Ling with confusion, "Young Master, wasn't I dead?"
Ye Ling said, "I revived you using the Dao of Reincarnation, but your grandfather's reincarnation has been erased by someone, and I can do nothing more."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, a trace of despair flashed in Lian Yin's eyes, and she collapsed onto the ground, "How... How could this happen?"
Ye Ling comforted Lian Yin, "Please accept my condolences. Although I didn't know your grandfather, I believe he wouldn't want you to be like this."
Lian Yin still couldn't accept reality and asked, "Why did they kill my grandfather? Why?"
Ye Ling said, "Perhaps your grandfather possessed some crucial secret. Do you know anything? This is related to whether we can successfully avenge him."
"A crucial secret?" Lian Yin's eyes were still filled with grief and indignation. "My grandfather and I are insignificant figures in Qing Shi City. Even the City Lord can easily crush us. How could we possibly have a crucial secret?"
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "It seems this girl knows nothing. Oh well... letting those guys achieve their goal."
Ye Ling was unwilling to give up. He said to Lian Yin, "Think carefully again. If you discover anything important, please tell me immediately. Although I saved you this time, it doesn't mean they have completely given up on you. Only by revealing the secret will they lose interest in you."
"I... I..."
Lian Yin had clearly never experienced such things. After hearing Ye Ling's words, she was completely stunned and couldn't react at all.
She never imagined that she would be embroiled in a shocking conspiracy!
Ye Ling knew that Lian Yin wouldn't be able to recover her composure immediately, so he didn't rush her. Instead, he focused his gaze on the stone platform by the pond.
Although the warehouse in the outer domain had been torn apart by the Lord of Demonic Corruption, this stone platform still retained the aura of that time and space. Ye Ling could vaguely sense the situation in the outer domain through the stone platform.
With two major events happening so suddenly, Ye Ling couldn't determine if they were related.
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "Kid... all the corpses in your Demonic Palace have been completely destroyed by the Lord of Demonic Corruption. Don't think about going there. If the Lord of Demonic Corruption makes a surprise return, you'll be dead."
Ye Ling said, "I won't go there, but I'm wondering why the Lord of Demonic Corruption came so quickly?"
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire replied without hesitation, "He is a creator god. He can travel billions of miles in an instant. Isn't it normal for him to find you so quickly?"
Ye Ling, however, said, "But last time I went to the outer domain universe to save you, the Lord of Demonic Corruption took some time to arrive. It was definitely not as fast as this time."
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said, "Then what you're implying is that the Lord of Demonic Corruption knew in advance that you would go to that outer domain warehouse, and therefore ambushed you outside? Was this a trap set by the Lord of Demonic Corruption?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "It doesn't seem like it... If this series of events was orchestrated by the Lord of Demonic Corruption, then he wouldn't have needed to destroy my clone in a fit of rage. He would have waited for my main body to appear before making a move."
"His actions just now were as if someone had told him that I would appear in a certain place in the outer domain. However, he didn't know it was my clone."
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire realized, "In other words, the person who informed the Lord of Demonic Corruption is the one who orchestrated all of this?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Exactly... most likely!"
The World-Extinguishing Spiritual Fire said solemnly, "Then this is going to be troublesome... Anyone who can converse with the Lord of Demonic Corruption, even if not a creator god, is an existence infinitely close to a creator god. An entity of that level setting such a large scheme in the inner universe means that guy can interfere with the inner universe at any time!"
"Kid... you've gotten yourself into big trouble!"