"I found you!"
The Pillar of Shadows tore through the barrier Ye Ling had condensed with dark power and rushed into the independent space. Just as it was about to attack Ye Ling, it saw Ye Ling, who had already donned a silver mask, holding Chu by the neck.
The dark power Ye Ling unleashed was devouring Chu.
At this moment, Ye Ling, like the Pillar of Shadows, was enveloped in dense black energy, his aura causing the surrounding space to distort.
Ye Ling glanced indifferently at the Pillar of Shadows that had barged into the independent space and said coldly, "What business do you have with me?"
Seeing that Ye Ling was also a Pillar of Shadows, the Pillar of Shadows froze on the spot, feeling rather awkward.
Ye Ling devoured Chu with his dark power, then flung Chu into the darkness. With his hands behind his back, he coldly appraised the Pillar of Shadows before him and said in a chilling tone, "Are any stray cats and dogs now considered Pillars of Shadows who can give orders? Acting so rashly, you're still alive to this day!"
Facing Ye Ling's oppressive aura, the Pillar of Shadows retreated two steps, trembling, "Senior, this is all a misunderstanding!"
He was the newly appointed Pillar of Shadows and had never hunted a Creation God before. He had been searching for Chu, intending to make Chu his first prey.
Now, seeing Ye Ling hunt Chu with his own eyes, he dared not dispute Ye Ling stealing his prey. He immediately treated Ye Ling as a senior, placing himself in a very low position.
The Pillar of Shadows suppressed his fear and said to Ye Ling, "Senior, this is my first time as a Pillar of Shadows, and I'm still not proficient in my duties. I apologize for disturbing you this time."
Ye Ling said coldly, "Useless! Get lost!"
"Yes! Yes! I'm leaving!"
That Pillar of Shadows dared not offend Ye Ling and immediately withdrew from the independent space, simultaneously ordering all the dark creatures that had rushed over to retreat.
Following that, the Pillar of Shadows dared not linger in the First Heaven and immediately flew towards the Second Heaven.
Within the independent space, after the Pillar of Shadows left, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ye Ling with a smile, "Kid, your acting is good. You even managed to fool that Pillar of Shadows!"
"But I never expected that the famous Pillar of Shadows, the hunter of Creation Gods who strikes fear into the hearts of the Emperor Hall, would be such a coward!"
Ye Ling chuckled, "It's also thanks to Chu's timely data. That Pillar of Shadows just now was a greenhorn, and he was a bit timid, not daring to meet my gaze."
"There were still some parts of my disguise that weren't perfect. If that guy had confronted me, he probably would have seen through me immediately!"
"I was sweating bullets just now!"
Saying that, Ye Ling withdrew the dark power he had arranged in the independent space, welcomed Chu back, and said to Chu with a smile, "Thank you, Chu. You helped us out a lot."
Chu smiled and said, "We're all friends, so this help is only right. However, from now on, it's up to you. I've now become the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Heavens Realm and cannot leave it."
Ye Ling nodded, "Alright, take care of yourself. We'll part ways here."
Chu smiled, "May we meet again!"
As his words fell, Chu dissipated into light spots and merged with the Nine Heavens Realm.
Seeing Chu also leave, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire said to Ye Ling again, "Kid, we should hurry too. That greenhorn just now was only intimidated by you. I estimate that once he calms down, he'll realize something is wrong. We need to enter the spatial rift before he reacts."
"Yes, let's go!"
Ye Ling nodded slightly, then destroyed the independent space he had constructed and flew out of the Nine Heavens Realm.
Outside the Nine Heavens Realm at this moment, dark creatures were swarming everywhere. The dense dark power had already eroded more than half of the vast Nine Heavens Realm, and it was estimated that it would not be long before the Nine Heavens Realm was completely conquered.
Ye Ling flew to the outside of the Nine Heavens Realm and watched the dark creatures flying out from the entrance of the Chaos Battlefield, sighing, "This is truly spectacular... In such a short time, the number of dark creatures flying out of the Chaos Battlefield has exceeded a billion. Are there really so many dark creatures?"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "Kid, your perspective is too narrow... These dark creatures are all derived from the aura of the Lord of the Upper Realm, and they are practically endless... In the Chaos Battlefield, even during small-scale daily battles, over ten billion dark creatures are deployed!"
"These billion dark creatures are just a drop in the bucket."
"I really can't imagine that scene..." Ye Ling clicked his tongue, unable to imagine what kind of situation the small-scale battles mentioned by the World-Destroying Spirit Fire were like.
If even daily battles involved tens of billions of dark creatures, how many would large-scale battles have?
After all, the entire Earth only had seven billion people.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "You'll know when you enter the Chaos Battlefield later. That place is a meat grinder. Whether it's for the Emperor Hall or the dark creatures, the Chaos Battlefield is hell!"
Ye Ling said, "Thinking about it this way, the ancestors of the Emperor Hall are truly great... If they hadn't fought valiantly in the Chaos Battlefield, the main spacetime would have been swallowed by the Chaos Battlefield long ago."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "Kid, the horrors in the Chaos Battlefield cannot be described by words alone. You'll understand later. For now, let's head to the spatial rift. Returning is the priority!"
"Mm."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, confirmed the coordinates of the spatial rift, and flew towards it.
"Senior!"
Just then, the voice of the Pillar of Shadows from before reached Ye Ling's ears. Ye Ling looked back and saw that the Pillar of Shadows had also flown out of the Nine Heavens Realm and was heading towards him.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire cursed, "What the hell! Is this guy cursed? Why is he so persistent?"
Ye Ling looked at the approaching Pillar of Shadows with a calm expression and asked coldly, "What business do you have now?"
The Pillar of Shadows said, "I've thought about it carefully just now. It was my mistake to have rudely disturbed you."
Ye Ling said coldly, "I don't intend to pursue it further. You don't need to come specifically to apologize to me."
"No! Apologizing is necessary!" the Pillar of Shadows said firmly, "And to show my sincerity, I've decided to give you a great gift!"
Ye Ling frowned, "A great gift?"
The Pillar of Shadows nodded repeatedly, "That's right! This time, the Master sent us here for two reasons: one is to hunt the Chosen One, Ye Ling, and the second is to find the remains of the Seven Star Pillars who died in the Nine Heavens Realm. I've found the remnant soul of the First Star Pillar!"
Ye Ling's eyes changed slightly, "The First Star Pillar?"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire exclaimed, "Kid, what's going on? Didn't you only leave the remnant soul of the Third Star Pillar? Shouldn't the First Star Pillar have been utterly annihilated?"
Ye Ling said in a deep voice, "I'm not sure... How did this First Star Pillar survive?"
He hadn't erased the First Star Pillar's memory. If the First Star Pillar had been rescued, then he would be completely exposed!
The Pillar of Shadows said excitedly, "That's right! I've located the coordinates of the First Star Pillar, but I haven't gone to find it yet. I'll leave this credit to you, Senior!"
Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then stared into the Pillar of Shadows' eyes and asked, "Has anyone else discovered the First Star Pillar?"
The Pillar of Shadows said, "No, I just discovered it in a secret realm in the Second Heaven!"
Ye Ling took a deep breath and said, "Take me there!"