"I can never leave this world? What kind of joke is this!"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Tian Ming became hysterical. He immediately gathered terrifying power and attacked Ye Ling fiercely!
Bang!!!
Tian Ming's fist grazed past Ye Ling and smashed heavily into the textual continent behind him, splashing countless garbled codes.
"This, this is impossible..."
Seeing that he still couldn't harm Ye Ling, Tian Ming was on the verge of collapse.
Clearly, he was now an independent entity, and his strength far surpassed Ye Ling's. Yet, he couldn't harm Ye Ling in the slightest...
This deep sense of powerlessness made him incredibly frustrated.
"Useless Tian Ming, as long as you are in this world, you can never harm me."
Ye Ling smiled at the hysterical Tian Ming, then made the textual world condense a large amount of sword energy and stab fiercely at Tian Ming!
Sensing the power of those sword energies, Tian Ming felt threatened and no longer dared to target Ye Ling. He turned to defend himself with all his might, resisting the endless sword energy.
"As expected of Tian Ming, even fighting this textual world alone, he's not at a disadvantage... If I hadn't come to this world, I'm afraid I would have fallen into Tian Ming's hands already?"
Seeing that Tian Ming was still unharmed under the endless sword energy attacks, Ye Ling was increasingly shocked by Tian Ming's strength.
He had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation with Tian Ming!
"However... my arrival in this world should not be a coincidence..."
Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then scanned his surroundings and said, "E, if you're watching nearby, I think you can come out now."
"I've done so much for you, and you're still unwilling to call me Master."
At this moment, a magnetic voice sounded around Ye Ling. Then, a handsome man dressed in a black robe, with flowing hair like a waterfall and a faint smile on his lips, emerged from the distorted void, looking at Ye Ling with a smile.
The moment this handsome man appeared, the entire textual world, which had turned into garbled code, quickly reformed into runes. However, the runes only existed for a moment before reverting to garbled code again.
Seeing E actually appear, Ye Ling subconsciously clenched his fists, feeling quite nervous.
Before him stood the true pinnacle of strength, the ultimate evil of good and evil, Xie Wu Shuang.
Although he had seen E before, it was a phantom. This time... it was the first time he was facing this man directly.
Xie Wu Shuang's presence gave him a different kind of pressure compared to Tian Ming's immense power!
Ye Ling felt as if merely looking into Xie Wu Shuang's eyes allowed his soul to be seen through!
He seemed to have no secrets in front of Xie Wu Shuang!
"Kid, how do you like this domain I created for you? Isn't it better than the Devouring Domain?" Xie Wu Shuang asked Ye Ling with a smile.
"Do, Domain?"
Ye Ling was stunned by Xie Wu Shuang's words, and his expression changed slightly. He exclaimed in surprise, "Are you saying this textual world is a domain you created?"
"Of course, this is a domain developed based on runes. I call it 'Mo Zhi Jian' (墨之间). All the rules within this domain are entirely composed of text."
"For example, turning Tian Ming into a small dog."
As he spoke, Xie Wu Shuang snapped his fingers. Tian Ming, who was struggling to resist the textual sword energy nearby, instantly transformed into a small dog made of garbled code.
Then, Xie Wu Shuang beckoned slightly towards Tian Ming, directly drawing the transformed Tian Ming towards him and holding him in his arms.
"This!!!"
Seeing Xie Wu Shuang change Tian Ming's life form with a snap of his fingers, Ye Ling's heart was thrown into turmoil!
What kind of joke was this?
Tian Ming possessed all the power of the Tian Yun Holy Spring and could kill supreme experts like Zhou Wen as easily as killing chickens. Tian Ming himself should be an existence beyond supreme experts...
Yet now, Tian Ming had been turned into a dog by Xie Wu Shuang's snap of his fingers?
What were supreme experts in front of Xie Wu Shuang?
Moreover, this world was currently composed entirely of unregulated garbled code. Even Ye Ling, who personally created this garbled code, had to rely on his memory to manipulate the world. How could Xie Wu Shuang manipulate this world?
Seeing Ye Ling's shocked expression, Xie Wu Shuang smiled and explained, "Kid, your move to use unregulated garbled code to prevent Tian Ming from controlling Mo Zhi Jian was indeed very clever. But the most fundamental basis for constructing Mo Zhi Jian is runes. As long as Mo Zhi Jian operates based on runes, no matter what text you change it to, it's just a change of skin."
Hearing Xie Wu Shuang's explanation, Ye Ling pursed his lips and looked at Tian Ming, who had turned into a small dog, still finding it incredible.
Xie Wu Shuang continued to smile at Ye Ling, "Kid, don't overthink it. What do you think of my domain? As long as you call me Master, I'll give you this domain."
Ye Ling came back to his senses and asked Xie Wu Shuang, "Why are you helping me like this?"
"I find you pleasing to the eye. How about that reason?" Xie Wu Shuang replied.
Ye Ling shook his head, then said to Xie Wu Shuang, "When I entered the spatial turbulence, I inexplicably arrived at Tian Yun Island. There, I involuntarily spawned Tian Ming, this second personality. Then, you seemed to have known beforehand that I would spawn Tian Ming, and had already placed a restriction on Zhou Wen, using Zhou Wen to absorb Tian Ming..."
"Going back a bit further, when I arrived at the Origin Upper Realm, I happened to land in Dao State. The Dao Sect that came to intercept me happened to be connected to the 'One Life, One Body' contract. And Zhou Wen, who had a grievance with the Dao Sect, had also been sealed in Dao State..."
"Everything I've encountered since arriving at the Origin Upper Realm has had your shadow in it, as if it were all arranged... Could it be that you manipulated all these events?"
"Let me think... you arranged these things to make me go to Tian Yun Island to spawn Tian Ming, then use Zhou Wen to make Tian Ming independent, and then you would reclaim Tian Ming?"
"Oh my... it's not good for young people to be too smart. Anyway, I haven't harmed you, and you've gained quite a lot. We all get what we need, don't we?"
Xie Wu Shuang suppressed the small dog Tian Ming with runes, stroking Tian Ming's head as he smiled at Ye Ling. He neither admitted nor denied Ye Ling's speculation in his words.
Seeing that Xie Wu Shuang did not answer him directly, Ye Ling narrowed his eyes slightly and asked Xie Wu Shuang again, "What do you want Tian Ming for? What is your and Shan's purpose?"
"You'll know in the future," Xie Wu Shuang smiled.
Ye Ling continued to ask, "Are you collecting Tian Ming, which was spawned from my consciousness, related to the eyes we saw in the Book of Origin?"
"Stop!"
Seeing Ye Ling's questions multiplying, Xie Wu Shuang's mouth twitched. He quickly stopped Ye Ling, then sighed, "Fine! I'm not asking you to call me Master anymore. Take this Mo Zhi Jian and get lost!"
"Wait! You don't need to answer me!" Ye Ling pressed on, "You created this Mo Zhi Jian not just to give it to me, but to facilitate your next plan, right?"
"Did you and Shan create the Origin Upper Realm together, targeting those eyes? Is the existence of Mo Zhi Jian also a step in your plan?"
"Are those eyes your enemies? Did you let me operate in the Origin Upper Realm to attract their attention? Is Mo Zhi Jian their nemesis?"
"Is Tian Yun Island in the Origin Upper Realm a stronghold for those eyes in the Origin Upper Realm? Are there any other strongholds in the Origin Upper Realm?"
"You brat! I don't know, get out!!!"
Xie Wu Shuang was exasperated by Ye Ling's questions. With a roar, the entire textual world instantly collapsed!
Ye Ling's vision went black!
The next moment... Ye Ling found himself back in the Origin Upper Realm.
And his cultivation had returned to the Wu Wo Realm.
All the influence of the Tian Yun Holy Spring on his strength had vanished.
However... within his body, the Mo Zhi Jian domain had completely merged with the Devouring Domain.
He had obtained a new domain.