"What in the world is happening?"
The Eighth Star Pillar never expected to be devoured upon getting close to Ye Ling.
Confused about the current situation, the Eighth Star Pillar's face clearly showed panic. He began to struggle desperately, trying to distance himself from Ye Ling.
However, before he could escape, golden chains flew out from the Soul Suppressing Ladder, quickly wrapping around the Eighth Star Pillar and pulling him closer to Ye Ling!
Boom!
As the Eighth Star Pillar approached Ye Ling, his power surged towards Ye Ling at an even faster rate!
And no matter how much dark power flowed towards Ye Ling, the Soul Suppressing Ladder would release an equal amount of scorching power to neutralize it!
Golden light and dark energy continuously intertwined and merged within Ye Ling's consciousness space!
The Eighth Star Pillar had become a battery charging Ye Ling!
The World-Ending Spirit Fire behind watched, completely stunned, and said in disbelief, "What, what in the world is happening?"
He had initially thought the Eighth Star Pillar approaching Ye Ling was a major crisis, possibly even leading to the destruction of the Soul Suppressing Ladder. But from the current situation, all his worries were unnecessary!
The Eighth Star Pillar, after approaching Ye Ling, didn't even have the qualification to struggle!
"Why, why is my power being drained?"
The Eighth Star Pillar was filled with terror. He stared intently at Ye Ling lying on the Soul Suppressing Ladder, unable to comprehend why his power was being completely absorbed by Ye Ling, while Ye Ling seemed completely unfazed!
However, the Eighth Star Pillar no longer had the time to ponder this matter.
After being bound by the golden chains of the Soul Suppressing Ladder, all the dark power within him was drained, and even his consciousness began to dissipate!
He was essentially Ye Ling's second personality. Now that Ye Ling's main consciousness had gained the upper hand, he could no longer exist within Ye Ling's consciousness space!
"I, I am not reconciled! The Venerable Lord will definitely avenge me! Ye Ling, you just wait!!!"
Knowing his demise was certain, the Eighth Star Pillar let out a mournful roar.
His form began to dissipate, and then his very consciousness scattered into dark energy, which was absorbed by Ye Ling!
As a large amount of dark power flowed into the Soul Suppressing Ladder, half of it was stained black. However, the Soul Suppressing Ladder did not seem to care about the erosion of the dark power, releasing its own power without reservation to clash with the dark energy.
And at the center of the collision of these two forces was Ye Ling!
The World-Ending Spirit Fire sighed, "A miracle! Truly a miracle! What Ye Ling does is always more astonishing than the last!"
Just as the World-Ending Spirit Fire was marveling at Ye Ling creating another miracle, Ye Ling's consciousness space suddenly began to contract. Subsequently, the World-Ending Spirit Fire felt a powerful repulsive force.
Before the World-Ending Spirit Fire could even resist, it was pushed out of Ye Ling's consciousness space and into the subspace.
"What does this mean? I'm not allowed to observe?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire looked at Ye Ling's main body, who was sitting cross-legged in the subspace, and grumbled with dissatisfaction. However, it could not squeeze back into Ye Ling's consciousness space and could only wait obediently outside!
The World-Ending Spirit Fire circled around Ye Ling and finally settled on Ye Ling's wrist, attaching itself there.
"It's comfortable in the old place. Now I just have to wait for the result."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire stretched lazily and began to rest on Ye Ling's wrist, even actively applying a seal to itself to prevent its aura from leaking.
Although it had escaped the control of the Upper Realm Lord with the help of the Soul Suppressing Ladder, its emitted aura could still easily attract dark forces, making it inadvisable to be exposed.
Time trickled by.
Meanwhile, Bai Ling, at the bottom of the Heavenly Nether Prison, had investigated every corner of the prison but found nothing.
"There are no traces of my sect elders in this place. Who captured them?"
Bai Ling frowned. After thinking for a long time without finding an answer, she remembered Ye Ling and began looking around for him.
"Strange? Where did Ye Ling go? Did he go out?"
Bai Ling scanned the bottom of the Heavenly Nether Prison with her divine sense but found no trace of Ye Ling, her brow furrowing slightly.
Just as she thought Ye Ling had left the Heavenly Nether Prison and was about to leave the area, she suddenly noticed a spatial rift appear where the subspace was located!
"A spatial rift? Didn't that subspace already collapse? What's going on?"
Seeing the sudden appearance of the spatial rift, Bai Ling was also stunned. She curiously approached the rift, wanting to investigate what was inside!
The moment Bai Ling entered the spatial rift, she witnessed a scene she would never forget...
At this moment, Ye Ling was sitting cross-legged in the subspace, exuding an aura so powerful that it could cause the void to collapse!
"Such, such a powerful aura!"
Bai Ling looked at Ye Ling in terror, suddenly feeling incredibly insignificant!
At this moment, the dark power that struck fear into all beings was swirling around Ye Ling, intertwining with an intensely scorching golden energy. Even a trace of either of those two forces could scatter her soul!
And the dark golden power generated by the fusion of these two forces was beyond her imagination!
The current Ye Ling was an existence Bai Ling had never seen before.
Ye Ling's power was thousands upon thousands of times greater than the strongest person she had ever encountered!
"This, this..."
Feeling the aura emanating from Ye Ling, Bai Ling involuntarily knelt down, a desire to worship Ye Ling surging in her heart!
Such a powerful being was undoubtedly at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens Realm!
However, this moment did not last long. The two forces surrounding Ye Ling were completely absorbed into Ye Ling's body.
The aura emanating from Ye Ling also retracted to its extreme, and he returned to normal.
The collapsing void returned to peace.
Ye Ling slowly opened his eyes and saw Bai Ling kneeling before him. He was slightly surprised and asked, "Why are you kneeling?"
Bai Ling was still somewhat dazed and asked Ye Ling, "Your, your aura just now?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "You mean just now... That was just a small breakthrough I had. It's nothing significant."
"A small breakthrough?"
Hearing Ye Ling's answer, Bai Ling's lips twitched. She really didn't know how to describe her feelings...
That was a small breakthrough?
Without exaggeration, based on the aura Ye Ling had just released, it would have been as easy as flipping a finger to destroy the entire First Heaven!
Ye Ling did not elaborate on his specific changes to Bai Ling. Instead, he said, "Let's not talk about me for now. Did you find any clues in the Heavenly Nether Prison?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling mention this, Bai Ling managed to regain her senses somewhat and shook her head, "I didn't find any clues... The missing elders of my sect did not come to this place."
"Is that so..."
Ye Ling murmured, then said to Bai Ling, "Then let's go back to the First Heaven. I'll help you rewind time."
"Rewind time?" Bai Ling was surprised. "Weren't you corrupted by dark power and unable to rewind time?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "That was before. Didn't I just say? I had a small breakthrough."
"My injuries have completely healed now, and that dark power has been turned to my use. Rewinding time is a piece of cake."