Ye Ling looked at Long Yao and Chan Si Tian who surrounded him, his eyes still showing no trace of fear, as if everything was within his grasp.
Seeing Ye Ling’s calm demeanor, Long Yao couldn’t help but say, "Ye Ling, sometimes I have to admire you. You can remain so composed in such a dangerous situation. If you weren't my master's enemy, I would gladly be your friend and witness your future."
"It's a shame fate is against us. I can only defeat you here. Chan Si Tian, make your move."
"Understood!"
Chan Si Tian grinned, his ten fingers shooting out numerous silken threads that swiftly entangled Ye Ling, wrapping him up like a zongzi.
As the fine threads touched Ye Ling's skin, he felt his soul being ensnared as well. Any slight movement would cause excruciating pain.
"Ye Ling, my soul threads can ignore all your external defenses and inflict damage upon your soul… Now that your soul is entangled by me, you have become my puppet."
Chan Si Tian gripped the threads in his hand and grinned at Ye Ling, "With a slight flick of my fingers, you will be utterly annihilated."
Ye Ling ignored Chan Si Tian's words and looked at Long Yao, asking, "I heard from the chief judge that you've tamed many Innate Immortal Spirits. Why are you and this good-for-nothing ganging up on me now?"
Long Yao narrowed her eyes slightly, "Ye Ling, are you perhaps too arrogant? Without the Book of Nothingness and with your karma techniques shielded, we have the upper hand now."
Chan Si Tian was also enraged by Ye Ling's words. His face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "You scoundrel, how dare you call me a good-for-nothing? You're asking for death!"
Without further hesitation, Chan Si Tian tugged on his soul threads, directly tearing Ye Ling's soul apart!
However, just as Chan Si Tian thought he had shredded Ye Ling, he suddenly realized that Ye Ling's soul, along with his body, had instantly dissolved into countless particles!
The next moment, Ye Ling appeared before Chan Si Tian!
"What is this!!!"
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly appear before him, Chan Si Tian's pupils contracted sharply, and a tempestuous wave surged in his heart!
"I'm not just capable of karma techniques."
Ye Ling smiled faintly at Chan Si Tian and suddenly unleashed his Devouring Domain, engulfing him within it!
"Not good!!!" Long Yao's expression changed drastically upon seeing Ye Ling activate his Devouring Domain. Just as she was about to pull Chan Si Tian out of Ye Ling's domain, Ye Ling's domain had already siphoned off all of Chan Si Tian's power.
In the next moment, a large amount of Creation Power transformed into soul threads, coiling around Chan Si Tian's entire body.
"You're called Chan Si Tian, right?" Ye Ling, holding the soul threads with his five fingers, looked at the terrified Chan Si Tian with a smile, "I'm very sorry… there isn't much of a role for you on my stage."
"W-wait! I..."
*Chii!!!*
Before Chan Si Tian could finish speaking, he was directly torn apart by the soul threads, his soul scattering into nothingness on the spot!
Long Yao, standing nearby, watched in stunned silence.
Chan Si Tian… one of the Twelve Spirit Venerables of the Otherworld, was instantly killed just like that?
"Miss, losing focus during a battle is not a good habit."
At this moment, Chu Yun, who had maintained a low presence, quietly appeared beside Long Yao. She reached out and grabbed the prismatic crystal in front of Long Yao, directly injecting her power into it, disrupting the energy within the crystal.
"Not good!"
Seeing that the treasure she used to shield her karma techniques was sealed by Chu Yun, Long Yao's pupils contracted sharply. Just as she was about to snatch it back, she found herself seeing from Ye Ling's perspective!
"Realm Demon Heart?"
Seeing herself enter Ye Ling's body, Long Yao was startled again. She saw Ye Ling currently controlling her body and smiling at her.
"Sister Yao, you lost."
Ye Ling smiled at Long Yao and then directly shattered all of Long Yao's meridians before using the Realm Demon Heart to switch back to his own body.
"Cough!!!"
Returning to her own body, Long Yao coughed up a mouthful of blood. With all her meridians severed, she was now completely unable to move!
Before she could even catch her breath, the Shield of Immortality wrapped around her like rubber. Then, the Sword of Void attacked from a distance, striking directly towards Long Yao's forehead!
In Long Yao's sight, she could only see a black light approaching, unable to offer any resistance!
"It's over!"
At this moment, endless despair surged in Long Yao's heart.
However, just as Long Yao thought she was certain to die, the Sword of Void stopped in front of her head, its tip already piercing the skin of her forehead.
Long Yao looked at the Sword of Void before her in terror, her body trembling slightly.
In that moment, she had personally experienced the fear of death.
"Sister Yao, I told you… I'll spare your life this time." Ye Ling retracted the Sword of Void, looked at Long Yao, who was bound by the Shield of Immortality and unable to move, and narrowed his eyes with a smile.
"You..."
Long Yao stared at Ye Ling, her pupils trembling slightly.
It was only now that she understood that after their last encounter, Ye Ling had undergone a complete transformation, his strength surpassing hers by a level.
How long had it been since they last parted?
Is this… the true Emperor Ancestor?
Does master intend to contend for the Emperor Ancestor's destiny with such a person?
For a moment, Long Yao felt an unprecedented sense of despair regarding Bai Yue's future.
Long Yao's thoughts raced, her gaze dimmed, and she said to Ye Ling, "You win… I withdraw this time."
"But Ye Ling, my arrangements in the Hidden Ruins are complete. My coming to find you was completely outside the plan. Even if I died here, it would have no impact on the overall situation."
Hearing Long Yao's words, Ye Ling smiled faintly, "The overall situation you speak of, could it be joining forces with the Otherworld and the Dark Side Legion to launch a massive invasion of the Hidden Ruins, and then using the Hidden Ruins as a springboard to completely destroy the barrier between the Void Dark Side and the Void?"
Long Yao: "It seems that good-for-nothing has told you everything… but it doesn't matter, what can you do even if you know?"
"Last time in the Primordial Realm, you saw the insect tide of the Dark Side Legion, didn't you? Back then, a single nest was already difficult to resist… This time, the Dark Side Legion is deploying its entire force. You won't be able to stop them alone."
"Ye Ling… you actually still have a chance to back out now. Take yourself and your friends and leave the Hidden Ruins. Leave everything that follows to us."
Ye Ling looked at the earnest Long Yao and smiled, "Thank you for your kindness, but at this point, neither of us has any room to retreat."
*Boom!!!*
As soon as Ye Ling finished speaking, a deafening roar erupted from the Hidden Ruins. A massive rift suddenly tore open in the sky, and a large number of parasitic insects rained down from the crack, soon covering the entire land!
Ye Ling looked at the rift in the sky, and through it, he could see countless insect nests!
Seeing this, Long Yao couldn't help but smile, "Ye Ling… they've arrived."