"This, this is..."
The Shadow of the Upper Realm blinked hard upon seeing Bai Qing, thinking he was mistaken.
Why were there two Bai Qings?
Ye Ling looked at the bewildered Shadow of the Upper Realm and chuckled, "It seems you, like your brother, couldn't completely eliminate your enemies, always leaving behind trouble."
"See? You've brought this upon yourself, haven't you?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the pupils of the Shadow of the Upper Realm constricted. He immediately realized the gravity of the situation and dared not confront Ye Ling or Bai Qing, turning to flee!
But as soon as the Shadow of the Upper Realm turned, he collided with the rune barrier.
Ye Ling, once again employing the same tactic, condensed a cage around the Shadow of the Upper Realm, trapping it within.
"You won't trap me this time!"
Seeing the rune cage begin to shrink, the Shadow of the Upper Realm's expression turned fierce. It unleashed its accumulated power, determined to shatter the rune cage in one go.
This time, the Shadow of the Upper Realm had possessed the body of Bai Qing, a supreme expert. Although its power had not yet recovered to its peak, the quality of its power was a level higher than Ye Ling's. Shattering Ye Ling's rune cage was not a difficult feat.
Ye Ling knew this, but his intention in using the rune cage this time was not to trap the Shadow of the Upper Realm, but rather... to stall for time.
Boom!
As the Shadow of the Upper Realm shattered the rune cage, green light shot out from within Bai Qing, rapidly entangling the Shadow of the Upper Realm.
"No, no..."
Seeing itself entangled by Bai Qing's green light, the Shadow of the Upper Realm's eyes filled with terror, and it began to struggle frantically!
Although the Shadow of the Upper Realm had occupied the body of a supreme expert and obtained its core inheritance, the prerequisite for it to gain the supreme expert's power was that the supreme expert must have perished!
Now that Bai Qing was still alive, it meant that the body of the supreme expert occupied by the Shadow of the Upper Realm was not ownerless.
With its current strength, it was impossible for it to claim Bai Qing's power as its own.
And the consequence of this was...
The Shadow of the Upper Realm was completely enveloped by the green light, unable to move in the air.
The next moment, the Bai Qing beside Ye Ling transformed into specks of green light and merged back into her original body.
The Shadow of the Upper Realm, which had occupied Bai Qing's body, was forced out by Bai Qing's original power. Even all the strength it had recovered by leveraging Bai Qing's healing power was completely absorbed back by Bai Qing!
Seeing the Shadow of the Upper Realm revert to a mass of black mist, Ye Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, and he taunted the Shadow of the Upper Realm, "It seems in the end, you still fall into my hands!"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm, having been forced out by Bai Qing, no longer cared about Ye Ling's taunts. It knew it might be completely killed by the awakened Bai Qing and began to burn all its life force, fleeing into the distance at all costs.
In an instant, the Shadow of the Upper Realm tore through space and escaped to hundreds of light-years away!
"Trying to escape?"
Ye Ling's aura had been locked onto the Shadow of the Upper Realm. Seeing it escape, he was about to make a move to capture it when Bai Qing, who had returned to her body, suddenly surged in power, causing Ye Ling to freeze in surprise.
Ye Ling looked over and saw Bai Qing enveloped in dazzling green light. Flowers bloomed in the valley, and the towering tree began to grow rapidly, soon reaching ten thousand meters high. Its soft green radiance illuminated the dark sky of the chaotic battlefield.
Bai Qing slowly opened her eyes, her power soaring at an incredible speed, soon surpassing Ye Ling's to a level he couldn't comprehend.
Ye Ling watched Bai Qing in shock and murmured, "This... this is a supreme expert?"
Having interacted with the Shadow of the Upper Realm extensively before, Ye Ling had thought there wasn't a significant gap between himself and a supreme expert. But now, seeing Bai Qing's recovered strength, Ye Ling finally realized that the gap between himself and a supreme expert was like a chasm!
The reason he had previously had the illusion of being capable was entirely due to how weak the Shadow of the Upper Realm was!
Bai Qing, having instantly recovered to her peak, looked towards the direction the Shadow of the Upper Realm had fled. With a mere flick of her hand in the void.
The void rippled, and the Shadow of the Upper Realm, which had already fled thousands of light-years away, was directly pulled back by Bai Qing and confined within her palm.
Tian Xing stared blankly at the struggling Shadow of the Upper Realm in Bai Qing's hand, swallowed hard, and said tremblingly, "This, this is a supreme expert?"
Although she was personally created by the Lord of the Upper Realm and was the marshal of the dark army, it was the first time she had felt the pressure of a supreme expert so closely.
As a creation god, she suddenly felt incredibly insignificant.
The Shadow of the Upper Realm struggled in Bai Qing's palm, frantically pleading with Bai Qing, "Bai, Bai Qing! Spare my life! Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding! I was deceived by my brother! Spare my life, and then you and I will join forces to deal with the Lord of the Upper Realm!"
"I'll give you the Seed of Origin from the lower realm, and I'll work for you for free!"
This time, the Shadow of the Upper Realm was completely terrified.
Only a supreme expert could completely kill another supreme expert.
Therefore, no matter how weak it had been before, even if it had been killed by Ye Ling, it only needed to accumulate power and spend enough time to revive.
Although that time might be tens or even hundreds of billions of years, for someone with an infinite lifespan, it was only a matter of time before it could revive.
But now it was different. It had fallen into Bai Qing's hands. If Bai Qing wished, she could completely erase it, leaving no chance for revival!
If it were a little stronger, it might have been able to escape with luck, but in its current state, it absolutely wouldn't survive!
"This is it, I'm finished!"
The Shadow of the Upper Realm wailed internally, while continuously begging Bai Qing for mercy, trying to persuade her.
Bai Qing looked at the Shadow of the Upper Realm calmly and said faintly, "I believed the two of you brothers back then, which is why I was harmed. If not for Shan'e's rescue, I would have perished long ago."
"Now that I have been reborn, how can I continue to believe you?"
Seeing that Bai Qing was truly going to kill it, the Shadow of the Upper Realm's fear intensified. It began to beg Ye Ling for mercy, "Wang Li Ren, save my life! I'll give you my core inheritance! I don't want power anymore, I just want to live!"
Hearing the Shadow of the Upper Realm's words, a hint of amusement flashed in Bai Qing's beautiful eyes. She looked at Ye Ling and said, "He says he wants to give you his core inheritance. I can help you inherit his core inheritance and become a supreme expert. What do you think?"
Ye Ling asked, "If I inherit the Shadow of the Upper Realm's core inheritance, does that mean I inherit all of the Shadow of the Upper Realm's power?"
Bai Qing nodded, "Yes... If you inherit the Shadow of the Upper Realm's core inheritance, you will naturally possess the Shadow of the Upper Realm's power and become the Shadow of the Upper Realm."
Ye Ling then asked, "Then, what's the difference between becoming a supreme expert through this method and becoming a supreme expert by devouring the Seed of Origin?"
Bai Qing replied, "It depends. When you become a supreme expert by devouring the Seed of Origin, the power you gain depends entirely on yourself; whether you become strong or weak is uncertain. However, if you inherit the Shadow of the Upper Realm's core inheritance, you will become the Shadow of the Upper Realm."
"The Shadow of the Upper Realm is considered upper-middle tier among supreme experts. Inheriting its power is not a loss."
"Upper-middle tier..."
Ye Ling murmured the phrase and then smiled at Bai Qing, "Then, never mind. I don't think it's necessary."