Ye Ling met with the Residual Evil Tribe and successfully tricked the Lord of Residual Evil into agreeing to enter the inner universe. Ye Ling then personally helped the Lord of Residual Evil create a hole in the cosmic barrier and sent him through.
However, to prevent any accidents, Ye Ling planted a rune seal within the Lord of Residual Evil, sealing ninety percent of his strength and allowing him to track the Lord of Residual Evil's location at all times. After all, the Lord of Residual Evil was working for the Lord of the Upper Realm, and if anything unexpected happened, Zhang Xiaoling could resolve it in time.
Although the Lord of Residual Evil had some reservations about Ye Ling's actions, Ye Ling and Tian Xing were both stronger than him. Despite his dissatisfaction, he dared not say anything and could only accept it silently, flying towards Earth with less than a tenth of his cultivation.
After Ye Ling set some "necessary" trials for Ye Feng and Huang, he and Tian Xing used the Key of Chaos to find the inheritance ground of the Lord of the Upper Realm.
This time, Ye Ling had learned from experience that the Shadow of the Upper Realm would launch a sneak attack the moment the inheritance ground opened. Therefore, when opening the inheritance ground, he kept a safe distance from the door and set up a rune barrier around the inheritance ground to prevent the Shadow of the Upper Realm from escaping.
Tian Xing also stood at a distance, watching the inheritance ground slowly open, feeling inexplicably nervous. She asked excitedly, "The Shadow of the Upper Realm is hiding inside the inheritance ground, right?"
Although Tian Xing was the marshal of the Dark Army, she had never seen the Shadow of the Upper Realm herself. She only knew of its existence from the memories of the Lord of the Upper Realm, knowing that the Shadow of the Upper Realm was the brother of the Lord of the Upper Realm.
As a supreme powerhouse on the same level as the Lord of the Upper Realm, Tian Xing believed that the Shadow of the Upper Realm must possess formidable strength. Now that Tian Xing was about to capture the Shadow of the Upper Realm with Ye Ling, it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.
Ye Ling showed no emotional fluctuation and nodded, "Yes, it's inside. Be careful yourself later, don't let him possess you. Although he doesn't have much strength left, he is cunning by nature, so who knows what tricks he might use."
"Okay!" Tian Xing nodded seriously. "I'll do everything you say."
Boom!
As Tian Xing finished speaking, the gate of the inheritance ground burst open, and a large amount of dark power emanated from within.
Seeing the inheritance ground opened, Ye Ling's eyes immediately became serious. His divine soul spread out instantly, searching for the Shadow of the Upper Realm hiding behind the door.
Soon, Ye Ling locked onto the Shadow of the Upper Realm's location and said to Tian Xing, "I've found him! You wait here for now, and let me take care of him first!"
With that, Ye Ling transformed into a beam of light and charged into the inheritance ground, simultaneously using runes to set up a barrier within the inheritance ground, blocking the exit and cutting off the Shadow of the Upper Realm's escape route.
Hiding behind the gate of the inheritance ground, preparing to ambush, the Shadow of the Upper Realm felt himself suddenly being locked onto. He panicked and quickly fled deeper into the inheritance ground.
"Shadow of the Upper Realm, you can't escape!" Ye Ling's light laughter echoed, and the Shadow of the Upper Realm slammed hard into a rune barrier, becoming dizzy and disoriented.
"Damn it! Who is it?"
Seeing his path blocked by the barrier, the Shadow of the Upper Realm's face turned extremely grim. He didn't have time to think about how he was discovered and quickly turned around, attempting to merge into the darkness.
But before he could escape, rune barriers also rose from all directions, completely trapping him! The rune barriers from all sides transformed into a golden rune cage, confining the Shadow of the Upper Realm within.
"I hid so well, why was I still exposed? Does the Lord of the Upper Realm truly want to hunt me down?"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm mistook Ye Ling for an assassin sent by the Lord of the Upper Realm, becoming enraged. He frantically rammed against the rune barrier, trying to break free.
However, with the Shadow of the Upper Realm's current state, only having residual consciousness fragments and his strength not even matching that of a Chaos Master, no matter how he impacted the rune barrier, not a single ripple appeared on it! As the Shadow of the Upper Realm continued to collide with the rune cage, the cage gradually shrank, quickly squeezing the Shadow of the Upper Realm into a palm-sized cube, rendering him unable to move.
After capturing the Shadow of the Upper Realm, Ye Ling transmitted a message to Tian Xing, "You can come in now."
Tian Xing, who had been preparing for battle outside, was surprised to hear Ye Ling's transmission. She immediately flew into the inheritance ground and saw a mass of black mist trapped within the rune cage. She was a bit dumbfounded and asked Ye Ling in astonishment, "You've captured the Shadow of the Upper Realm already?" She had expected Ye Ling and herself to go through an extremely fierce battle to barely capture the Shadow of the Upper Realm. After all, the Shadow of the Upper Realm was a supreme powerhouse. Even if he was ambushed by the Lord of the Upper Realm and was on the verge of death, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. No matter what, the Shadow of the Upper Realm shouldn't have been captured so easily.
Ye Ling smiled at Tian Xing, "The Shadow of the Upper Realm doesn't have much strength left. With one party being prepared and the other caught off guard, capturing him is not difficult."
Tian Xing looked at the sealed Shadow of the Upper Realm and murmured, "Is that so..." Even though Ye Ling said so, she still found it incredible.
Seeing Tian Xing and Ye Ling, the Shadow of the Upper Realm mistook them for dark creatures. His pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted sternly, "You were sent by the Lord of the Upper Realm to kill me, weren't you? Where is the Lord of the Upper Realm? He doesn't dare to show himself to me?"
"The Lord of the Upper Realm is not here."
Ye Ling drew the Lord of the Upper Realm into his hand, and then applied several more seals around the outer perimeter of the rune cage, completely sealing off the Shadow of the Upper Realm's escape route. Only then did he smile and ask the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "Shadow of the Upper Realm, you don't recognize me anymore?"
Hearing Ye Ling's question, the Shadow of the Upper Realm within the cage was first stunned, then he carefully examined Ye Ling and asked, "Have we met before?"
Hearing the Shadow of the Upper Realm's answer, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, "It seems you've even forgotten your memories through reincarnation, you don't remember me. This is interesting..."
The Shadow of the Upper Realm didn't understand what Ye Ling was saying, but he was more concerned about his own life. He tried to sow discord with Ye Ling, saying, "Kid, you were sent by the Lord of the Upper Realm to kill me, weren't you? Let me tell you, the Lord of the Upper Realm is a hypocritical and despicable fellow. If you help him kill me today, he'll kill you tomorrow! He cannot tolerate anyone who poses a threat to him!"
"Kid, if you let me go, I can guarantee that you will become a Creation God!"
Hearing the Shadow of the Upper Realm's words, Ye Ling's lips curved slightly. He didn't deny being associated with the Lord of the Upper Realm and asked the Shadow of the Upper Realm with a smile, "How will you make me a Creation God?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's response, the Shadow of the Upper Realm thought Ye Ling had been persuaded by him and quickly said, "There is a Pearl of the Upper Realm in this inheritance ground. It can help me recover my strength. As long as you help me retrieve the Pearl of the Upper Realm from this inheritance ground, once my strength is restored, making you a Creation God will be easy!"
Ye Ling smiled, "But I am already a Creation God. This condition of yours makes it difficult for me to let you go."
"You are already a Creation God?"
Hearing Ye Ling's answer, the Shadow of the Upper Realm froze for a moment, then said, "That doesn't matter. Once I recover my power and kill the Lord of the Upper Realm, I can give you anything you want!"
Ye Ling said, "Your promises are meaningless. You should know that your life is in my hands right now. If you don't offer some tangible benefits, I still think it's better to hand you over to the Lord of the Upper Realm. At least the reward the Lord of the Upper Realm gives me is something I can see and touch."
"You want tangible rewards..."
The Shadow of the Upper Realm murmured Ye Ling's words, then as if he had thought of something, he said to Ye Ling, "Kid, if you let me go, I can make you a supreme powerhouse!"