After the Lords of the Savage Chaos and others departed, Chu Yun, who had been standing by, couldn't help but pull Ye Ling aside and ask him in a low voice, "Ye Ling, why did you take all those Lords under your command instead of eliminating them directly... Even if you can suppress them now, won't there be many variables in the future?"
"The Lords of the Spiritual Heaven Chaos and the Frost Realm clearly fear your strength, which is why they are helping you... If they encounter a stronger opponent, they might betray you immediately, which would likely be disadvantageous for us."
"What's more, I can't understand... why are you recruiting so many contestants?"
Chu Yun bombarded Ye Ling with a string of questions, her eyes filled with great confusion. She was the one who trusted Ye Ling the most among them, and she could usually understand most of Ye Ling's actions. However, Ye Ling's recruitment of the Lords of the Spiritual Heaven Chaos and the Frost Realm was something she couldn't comprehend.
Facing Chu Yun's inquiry, Ye Ling smiled slightly and said, "Didn't you also feel that this ranking competition was different from previous ones, and seemed very strange?"
Chu Yun: "That's true... but what does that have to do with what you're doing? If you take all the contestants under your command, then everyone will want a high ranking, so what will happen then?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Since this ranking competition is abnormal, why should we accept this ranking system?"
Chu Yun's pupils constricted slightly, "You mean... you want to subvert this ranking competition?"
"Yes," Ye Ling nodded. "Since someone wants to weaken the overall strength of the Void by manipulating the ranking competition, then we will use our own methods to preserve the overall quality of the Void. As for the subsequent ranking matches... after we uncover the truth behind this ranking competition, we can have the Void organize another one."
Ye Ling didn't have grand ambitions, nor did he believe he had enough power to bring about universal peace for the entire Void. However, Ye Ling was confident enough to bring about localized changes in the Void.
After hearing Ye Ling's words, Chu Yun was utterly shocked. After a long while, she regained her senses and asked Ye Ling, "Do we really have the ability to change this ranking competition?"
"Trust me, we do," Ye Ling smiled at Chu Yun and tapped his head with his finger, "I have plenty of bad ideas in here!"
Hearing Ye Ling's answer, Chu Yun burst into laughter and replied, "Since you say so, then I can only give you my full support. Tell me, what do you need me for?"
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Ye Ling beckoned Chu Yun closer and whispered something in her ear. Chu Yun, who had been curious about Ye Ling's plan, began to change her expression upon hearing Ye Ling's subsequent plan, looking at Ye Ling with disbelief, "You... are you sure you want to do this?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Yes... this matter is crucial and concerns the success of the entire plan. I can only feel at ease entrusting it to you."
"Before the operation begins, do not tell Die the full scope of the plan. It's not that I don't trust her, but Die's strength is not yet sufficient, and she might be spied upon by a powerful entity, leading to our complete defeat."
Seeing that Ye Ling was serious, Chu Yun's expression turned solemn, "I understand... I will do my best to accomplish this. However, this means I won't be able to accompany you to the other three dangerous places. Can you manage?"
Ye Ling: "Don't worry, as long as there's nothing too strange in those three dangerous places, I can manage alone."
Chu Yun shook her head, "No... I'm not worried about your strength, but you are still bringing the World-Ending Spirit Fire and Little Jade. Although my words might not sound pleasant, they will ultimately distract you."
"Furthermore, Long Yu is also a potential threat. The First Ancestral Dragon harbors great animosity towards you. Although Long Yu is also an Ancestral Dragon, he is likely a subordinate of the First Ancestral Dragon. Perhaps the First Ancestral Dragon's attitude towards you will affect Long Yu, which is also a problem."
Ye Ling: "Don't worry about the World-Ending Spirit Fire and Little Jade. My original intention was to train them in those three dangerous places. Now that I am no longer the Lord of Primordial Chaos, and Primordial Chaos is lacking a strong guardian, the World-Ending Spirit Fire is quite suitable."
"As for Long Yu..."
Ye Ling glanced at Long Yu not far away and then said, "I will be careful... However, Long Yu might be the key to completely changing Long Zheng's perspective. Keeping him by my side is more beneficial than detrimental."
Chu Yun: "Since you have your own plans, I won't say any more. After I finish my part, we'll regroup. I wish our plans great success!"
After saying that, Chu Yun found Die, told her a few things, and then left with Die.
As Chu Yun and Die departed, only Ye Ling, Long Yu, and Little Jade remained at the scene. Long Yu and Little Jade were not very familiar with each other, and Long Yu's inherent dragon might naturally exerted great pressure on Little Jade. After everyone dispersed, Little Jade felt extremely uncomfortable.
Ye Ling noticed Little Jade's awkwardness and shared some of his origin energy with Little Jade to help alleviate the pressure. Then, he said to Long Yu, "Long Yu, it will be up to us to go to the other three dangerous places. Do you have any suggestions?"
Long Yu replied, "Boss, based on my understanding of the Hidden Ruins, among the current three dangerous places – the Sea of Deathly Silence, the Star Devouring Abyss, and the Tomb of Buried Gods – the Tomb of Buried Gods is the most mysterious and perilous. Very few of the countless strong individuals who have explored it have returned alive, and even those who did return were mostly driven mad. Only one or two retained their sanity, but their memories were significantly incomplete."
Ye Ling: "That place is so sinister?"
Long Yu nodded, "That's right... So I suggest we make the Tomb of Buried Gods our last stop. As for the Sea of Deathly Silence and the Star Devouring Abyss, these two dangerous places are about equal. The strength of the fierce beasts guarding them is similar to mine. Boss, you can choose one of these two places to start with."
"The Sea of Deathly Silence and the Star Devouring Abyss, then..."
Ye Ling reviewed the map and then said, "Let's go to the Sea of Deathly Silence first. It's the closest to us and is located on the edge of the Hidden Ruins Continent. Perhaps we'll make some special discoveries there."
Long Yu: "Alright, I'll listen to you, Boss... However, before we go to the Sea of Deathly Silence, we need to catch some Spirit-Awakening Jellyfish."
Ye Ling was taken aback, "Spirit-Awakening Jellyfish? What is that?"
Long Yu: "The Sea of Deathly Silence is perpetually shrouded in thick fog, which contains many things that can befuddle the mind. Spirit-Awakening Jellyfish can help us drive away those things, allowing our exploration in the Sea of Deathly Silence to be twice as effective with half the effort."
Ye Ling: "Where can we find the Spirit-Awakening Jellyfish?"
Long Yu: "In the Sea of Deathly Silence, on the shallow shores."