"You mean, Long Yao and the other world are plotting to weaken the Void's living forces?" Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly as he heard the red-haired elder.
The red-haired elder was completely panicked now and quickly said, "Yes, yes. The strength of the barrier between the Void and the Void's dark side depends on the overall quality of the Void's living beings. The Sovereigns participating in the ranking competition are the elites from all major ordered worlds. As long as the Sovereigns die, the barrier between the Void and the Void's dark side will become incredibly fragile and can be easily broken."
Listening to the red-haired elder's statement, Ye Ling questioned again, "You are a Chief Arbiter belonging to the Void, aren't you? You're colluding with forces from the Void's dark side to trick the Void's Sovereigns?"
The red-haired elder replied tremblingly, "I, I have no choice. Long Yao is the spirit of the Ancestral Dragon, and she has a large group of congenital immortal spirits with her. If I don't obey her, I'll only have death waiting for me!"
Ye Ling then asked, "This ranking competition is completely different from previous ones, and the Void's presence is very low this time. Have you done something else?"
The red-haired elder said, "Th, this ranking competition is fake."
"Fake?" Ye Ling frowned.
The red-haired elder explained, "Yes, yes. There's still some time before the real ranking competition begins, but Long Yao, using some unknown means, obtained the authority of the Void and issued false news of the ranking competition's commencement to all worlds in the Void, causing the world consciousnesses of various worlds to send their Sovereigns to the Hidden Ruins."
"And we arbiters are responsible for assisting Long Yao in setting the rules for the ranking competition, making the Sovereigns of various worlds slaughter each other in the Hidden Ruins."
Ye Ling stated, "So, even if a Sovereign emerges victorious from this ranking competition, there will be no rewards, right?"
The red-haired elder replied, "Yes, yes... The authority Long Yao possesses is limited to fabricating false information. She cannot yet decide the distribution of Void Origin Power or the overall rankings of the major ordered worlds. This is all a scam!"
After hearing the red-haired elder's words, Ye Ling's expression didn't change much, and he simply nodded slightly, "That's about it."
The red-haired elder was taken aback, "About it?"
Ye Ling ignored the red-haired elder and used his spiritual power to store the recording of his conversation with the elder, handing it to Chu Yun. He said, "Chu Yun, please transmit the recording of the conversation between me and the Chief Arbiter to all Sovereigns participating in the ranking competition. I want them to know the truth."
"Okay."
Chu Yun nodded slightly, took the recording Ye Ling made, and transmitted it to Die, who then distributed it to all Sovereigns in the Hidden Ruins.
Seeing that Ye Ling intended to reveal the truth of this ranking competition, the red-haired elder's expression changed drastically. He quickly said, "No, my lord! This truth cannot be disclosed! Otherwise, Long Yao will absolutely not let me go!"
"You won't have to wait for Long Yao to deal with you."
Ye Ling put away the Book of the Void. The Shield of Immortality attached to his arm suddenly transformed into a giant axe above the red-haired elder and then slashed down fiercely!
Boom!!!
The red-haired elder, along with this Hidden Ruins platform, was directly split in half. The elder's soul was also annihilated in this heavy blow!
After dealing with the red-haired elder, Ye Ling looked at the remaining red-robed arbiters who were already scared stiff.
As Ye Ling's gaze fell upon them, the red-robed arbiters' legs went weak, and they all knelt before Ye Ling, trembling, "Good, good sir, spare our lives! We were merely following the Chief Arbiter's orders and had no knowledge of the inner workings! We beg you to let us go!"
Ye Ling looked at the red-robed arbiters crying their hearts out, but no trace of sympathy appeared in his eyes.
"Your companions have already paid the price for their crimes. If I let you go, it would be unfair to them, so..."
Ye Ling raised his arm, and the Shield of Immortality once again hung above the heads of the red-robed arbiters!
"No, don't!"
The red-robed arbiters were all terrified. They scrambled to their feet in a panic and fled outwards in a desperate attempt to escape Ye Ling's grasp.
However, no matter how fast the red-robed arbiters were, the giant axe transformed from the Shield of Immortality remained steadily suspended above their heads, not deviating by an inch!
Ye Ling watched the retreating figures of the red-robed arbiters and pressed his palm down slightly.
Boom!!!
The giant axe descended, and all the red-robed arbiters present were executed by Ye Ling!
The Hidden Ruins platform fell silent.
At this moment, Chu Yun walked up and said, "Ye Ling, the conversation between you and the Chief Arbiter has been distributed. All the Sovereigns now know the truth about this ranking competition."
"But Ye Ling... I don't quite understand. What was your intention in letting those Sovereigns watch your conversation with the Chief Arbiter? Honestly, to those Sovereigns, they only saw a recording. They don't know if it's true or false. I doubt more than thirty percent would believe us."
Ye Ling chuckled, "Whether they believe it or not is not important. What's important is that the people who should see this recording see it."
Chu Yun was stunned, "Are you implying... Long Yao?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Exactly. In fact, I didn't deduce much information with the Book of the Void. What I said to the Chief Arbiter earlier was mostly intimidation..."
"Long Yao is currently hiding in the dark of the Hidden Ruins with people from the other world. We need to find a way to lure them out."
Chu Yun asked, "But... can a mere recording really lure them out? Aren't they the masterminds of this conspiracy?"
Ye Ling replied, "The content of the conversation alone won't lure them out. What's important is what I was holding when I was talking to the Chief Arbiter."
"What you were holding?" Chu Yun pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up, "You mean... the Book of the Void!"
"Yes," Ye Ling nodded. "The Book of the Void possesses the power to alter the Void. If the other world truly wants to break the barrier between the Void and the Void's dark side, they will definitely want to obtain the Book of the Void!"
"As long as the Book of the Void is in my hands, I'm not afraid that Long Yao won't come looking for me."
With that, Ye Ling smiled and extended his hand to Chu Yun, "Let's go, Chu Yun. The bait has been cast. Now, we just need to go to the Hidden Ruins Continent and wait for the big fish to take the bait."
Chu Yun looked at Ye Ling's smile and also smiled slightly, placing her hand in his palm, "Then let me see just how spectacular the play you've staged will be?"
"Let's wait and see."
Ye Ling chuckled, activated Absolute Divine Speed, and the two of them instantly teleported to the sky above the Hidden Ruins Continent.
Shortly after Ye Ling and Chu Yun left the Hidden Ruins platform, a rift suddenly appeared in the space here, and a parasitic worm from the dark side army squeezed out from the spatial rift!