"Great, great lord... kill me!"
After consuming the Undying Pill, the Gate of Rebirth endured endless torment in a very short period, its sanity completely shattered!
Now, the Gate of Rebirth had no desire to live. It only wished for Ye Ling to grant it death, to be released from its suffering.
However, Ye Ling merely watched the Gate of Rebirth in silence, with no intention of acting.
Although the Undying Pill was tormenting the Gate of Rebirth's body and soul, Ye Ling could clearly feel that both its physical and spiritual strength were growing at an incredible rate.
If this trend continued, the Gate of Rebirth might truly become an immortal and indestructible existence.
But that was only if the Gate of Rebirth could endure it.
"Gate of Rebirth, hold on a little longer... your body and soul are being strengthened. Once you get through this, a bright future awaits you!"
Ye Ling also wanted to see what the Gate of Rebirth would ultimately become, so he began to encourage it to persevere.
"No! I can't hold on! It's too painful! Kill, kill me!!!"
The Gate of Rebirth wailed in agony. It finally couldn't bear it any longer and began to self-destruct its life origin, erasing its own consciousness.
However, as the Gate of Rebirth moved to harm itself, the black energy emanating from the Undying Pill restrained it, causing the Gate of Rebirth to lose control of its body and preventing it from self-destructing its life origin.
Seeing the Undying Pill tormenting the Gate of Rebirth's body and soul, yet protecting its life origin, Ye Ling's thoughts drifted to something.
"Could it be... this Undying Pill intends to possess the Gate of Rebirth, to take over its body and soul?"
At this thought, Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly as he carefully observed the flow of the Undying Pill's power within the Gate of Rebirth.
Having experienced so much, even witnessing cultivation techniques manifesting sentience, Ye Ling was no longer surprised by the Undying Pill's intention to possess the Gate of Rebirth.
However, Ye Ling preferred the Gate of Rebirth's consciousness to survive rather than being controlled by the unknown consciousness of the Undying Pill.
After all, the Gate of Rebirth was easier to control, while the Undying Pill's consciousness was a pure variable.
As expected, as Ye Ling focused on the flow of the Undying Pill's power within the Gate of Rebirth, he discovered a continuous stream of black energy attaching itself to the Gate of Rebirth's soul.
While the black energy seemed to be tormenting the Gate of Rebirth's soul, upon closer inspection, it was gradually invading the soul, encroaching upon the Gate of Rebirth's consciousness.
"Indeed, the person who refined this evil pill had malicious intentions. Consuming either the Undying Body Pill or the Undying Soul Pill alone has minimal side effects, but taking both simultaneously comes at the cost of one's life!"
Once Ye Ling discovered the Undying Pill's attempt to possess the Gate of Rebirth, he no longer stood by. He directly enveloped the Gate of Rebirth's soul with his own Origin Energy, isolating the black energy.
The Undying Pill seemed to sense Ye Ling interfering with its plans and began to divert some of its power to erode Ye Ling's Origin Energy. Unfortunately, the Undying Pill was merely a pill, while Ye Ling's Origin Energy was one of the highest forms of power in the Void. The vast difference in their power levels meant the Undying Pill could not affect Ye Ling's power at all!
With Ye Ling's assistance, all the black energy emanating from the Undying Pill was forced out of the Gate of Rebirth's soul.
At this point, the Gate of Rebirth was on the verge of madness from the torment of the Undying Pill. Upon regaining its freedom with Ye Ling's help, it did not hesitate to ignite its life origin, seeking to end its own life.
Having tasted the extreme pain brought by the Undying Pill, the Gate of Rebirth had lost all attachment to life. Its only fear now was the Undying Pill's power returning, plunging it into endless suffering, making life worse than death.
However, the Gate of Rebirth's current attempt to die clearly did not receive Ye Ling's support. As the Gate of Rebirth ignited its life origin, Ye Ling personally intervened to protect its life origin, suppressing its suicidal action.
"Lord! Please! Spare me! I don't want to live anymore. I'll serve you as your beast of burden in my next life!" The Gate of Rebirth looked at Ye Ling in terror, pleading desperately.
"I gave you the Undying Pill, and you consumed it. Now that the Undying Pill is gone, you want to die? Do you think such a good thing exists in this world?"
Ye Ling said mercilessly, "Gate of Rebirth, your life belongs to me now. No matter how much pain you endure, you must grit your teeth and bear it... I have suppressed the Undying Pill's consciousness. As long as you persevere, you will become truly immortal and indestructible!"
Gate of Rebirth: "Lord... I really can't hold on anymore! I'm sorry! Please take back the Undying Pill! I don't want it anymore!"
"There are no second chances in this Void."
Ye Ling snorted coldly and directly suppressed the Gate of Rebirth with his Origin Text, rendering it immobile, forcing it to be continuously tempered by the Undying Pill's power!
Thus, amidst extreme agony, the Gate of Rebirth underwent a rebirth through fire. A dark shield radiating immense power slowly took shape before Ye Ling.
The aura emanating from the Gate of Rebirth now caused the entire Star Devouring Abyss to tremble.
Even Long Yu, at the entrance of the Star Devouring Abyss, could clearly feel the pressure emanating from the Gate of Rebirth.
An immortal artifact was about to be born before Ye Ling!
As Ye Ling watched the Gate of Rebirth nearing completion, he began to engrave his Origin Text onto its body, ensuring it would be completely under his control.
"The strongest sword is already in my hand. Now that I have the strongest shield, traversing the Void is no longer a fantasy!"
Ye Ling meticulously tempered the Gate of Rebirth, excitement flashing in his eyes.
After the events involving Fu Shu and Zun, Ye Ling deeply realized the importance of becoming stronger... he had to obtain this Shield of Immortality!
As time passed, the last trace of the Undying Pill's potency was absorbed by the Gate of Rebirth. The Gate of Rebirth had transformed entirely. Its obsidian shield was now inscribed with dark golden Origin Text, and the surrounding black energy even caused spatial distortions within the Star Devouring Abyss.
The Shield of Immortality in the Void was thus born!
Ye Ling grasped the Shield of Immortality. It felt weightless, yet he could sense a blood-like connection between himself and the shield.
The moment he held the Shield of Immortality, Ye Ling knew... the power of this shield was comparable to the Mirror of Karma Domain!
Ye Ling held the Shield of Immortality in his left hand and condensed the Void Sword in his right. He then fiercely struck the Shield of Immortality with the Void Sword!
Clang!!!
The surrounding space, along with the Star Devouring Abyss, exploded!
However, not a single white mark was left on the surface of the Shield of Immortality!
"Good! A fine shield!"