In Yue Qingning's anxious gaze, the chaotic energy accelerated its erosion of Ye Ling's skin, quickly consuming more than half of his body.
"How can this be? It shouldn't be!" Yue Qingning's brows furrowed deeply. Seeing Ye Ling's current state, her eyes were filled with anxiety and confusion.
Although the process of absorbing the Seed of Chaos was extremely dangerous, with only one out of ten Supreme beings successfully advancing to Heavenly Void Emperor, the other nine often degenerating into beasts, Ye Ling was undoubtedly an existence unparalleled among the Supreme beings. Logically, Ye Ling should not have encountered any accidents while absorbing the Seed of Chaos!
However, judging by his current condition, Ye Ling was clearly suffering a backlash from the Seed of Chaos. If it were severe, Ye Ling might completely turn into a beast, never to regain his sanity!
Seeing Yue Qingning flustered for Ye Ling, Tai Yuan quickly said, "Fairy Ying, Ye Ling's current state is very dangerous. If we don't extract the Seed of Chaos from his body soon, Ye Ling will be completely finished!"
Hearing Tai Yuan's words, Yue Qingning quickly collected herself. She looked at Ye Ling, forcing herself to calm down, and murmured, "Right... the immediate priority is to separate the Seed of Chaos from Ye Ling's body. As for why he failed, we can discuss that after we save him!"
As Yue Qingning spoke, she swiftly withdrew her protective barrier, suppressing the turbulent chaotic energy around Ye Ling. Simultaneously, she reached out and placed her hand on Ye Ling's head, searching for the Seed of Chaos within him.
However, Yue Qingning's divine sense swept through Ye Ling's body, but she found no trace of the Seed of Chaos!
"This!!!"
Yue Qingning's pupils contracted sharply, and a tempestuous wave surged in her heart!
Tai Yuan quickly asked, "What happened?"
Yue Qingning's face was filled with disbelief. "I... I couldn't find the Seed of Chaos in Ye Ling's body."
Tai Yuan: "That's impossible! Ye Ling's current state is clearly the sign of erosion by the Seed of Chaos. How can there be no Seed of Chaos in his body?"
Yue Qingning gritted her teeth, "I also think it's impossible, but that's the reality... I couldn't find any trace of the Seed of Chaos in Ye Ling's body, even though that Seed of Chaos was derived from my heart of chaos..."
"This..."
Tai Yuan staggered back two steps, looking at Ye Ling with the same incredulity, unable to understand what had happened.
He had lived for billions of years and was a Chaos Master. He could be said to understand the Seed of Chaos intimately, yet he had never encountered such a situation!
How could the Seed of Chaos vanish into thin air?
While Yue Qingning and Tai Yuan were in shock, the erosion of Ye Ling by the chaotic energy did not stop. Soon, more than half of Ye Ling's body turned black, and he was on the verge of complete assimilation.
Seeing Ye Ling being devoured by the chaotic energy, Yue Qingning could no longer focus on searching for the vanished Seed of Chaos. She hurriedly channeled her own chaotic qi source into Ye Ling's body, suppressing the turbulent chaotic energy.
However, Yue Qingning's action was merely a temporary fix.
Ye Ling's body could not withstand the power of the chaotic qi source. Yue Qingning dared not let the chaotic qi source remain in Ye Ling's body indefinitely, and could only slow down the rate at which the chaotic energy eroded Ye Ling's body.
Without finding the root cause of the Seed of Chaos's mutation, Ye Ling would eventually be consumed by the chaotic energy!
Just as Yue Qingning was examining what was happening inside Ye Ling's body, another terrifying anomaly occurred within him!
Yue Qingning discovered with horror that the power of the Great Dao of Void flowing through Ye Ling's meridians was disappearing at a visible rate, and Ye Ling's aura was rapidly declining!
The current Ye Ling was continuously losing his comprehension of the Great Dao of Void, and he would likely fall back from Supreme Immortal to Supreme being very soon!
"Wh-what is happening? His Dao power is also disappearing?"
Yue Qingning was completely bewildered. She had never seen such a situation, nor had she ever heard of it. At this moment, she had no idea what to do!
On the other hand, Tai Yuan's brows were tightly knitted. He stared intently at Ye Ling, as if confirming something...
"Fairy Ying... I think I have a clue about Ye Ling's current state."
Yue Qingning immediately looked at Tai Yuan. "Do you know what happened to Ye Ling?"
Tai Yuan said, "Ye Ling's current state seems to be recorded in my clan's secret scrolls. However, whether it is exactly the same or not, I need to verify it myself. Please, Fairy Ying, step aside."
Yue Qingning quickly moved aside and said to Tai Yuan, "I'll leave Ye Ling to you. His talent is rare in my life, and perhaps he is the only hope to overthrow the rule of the Remnant Evil Clan. You must not let him perish here!"
"Mmm..."
Tai Yuan nodded solemnly, stepped forward, placed his hand on Ye Ling's head, and his divine sense entered Ye Ling's body to examine the situation within.
Soon, fine beads of sweat appeared on Tai Yuan's forehead. He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with shock. "It-it's actually true... Ye Ling's state is exactly as recorded in the secret scrolls!"
Yue Qingning quickly asked, "What exactly is Ye Ling's current situation?"
Tai Yuan immediately withdrew his hand, quickly retreated two steps, and knelt down towards Ye Ling, kowtowing three times. He said loudly, "Ancestral Emperor above, please accept Tai Yuan's three bows!"
Seeing Tai Yuan's actions, Yue Qingning was completely stunned, not understanding what Tai Yuan meant by this.
Tai Yuan was, after all, a Chaos Master and the head of his clan. Yet now he was kneeling and kowtowing to Ye Ling. If others saw this, it would be a disgrace to the face of the Chaos Divine Clan!
Tai Yuan, however, felt no shame. He stood up and said excitedly to Yue Qingning, "Fairy Ying, you don't know, Ye Ling is the only Ancestral Emperor body in the world, and his future is limitless!"
"Ancestral Emperor body?" Yue Qingning frowned. "What is that? Why have I never heard of it?"
Tai Yuan said, "It's normal that you don't know. This is a secret recorded in the secret scrolls of my Chaos Divine Clan. Even within the Chaos Divine Clan, only successive clan leaders have the qualification to read those secret scrolls."
"Fairy Ying, you may not know, but the strongest Creation God-Demon Emperor possesses half of the bloodline of my Chaos Divine Clan. And our Chaos Divine Clan has had an intricate connection with the Demon Emperor since ancient times, always guarding a large number of secrets for the Demon Emperor."
"And this Ancestral Emperor body is recorded in a manuscript of the Demon Emperor, which is entirely filled with secrets personally written by the Demon Emperor!"
Yue Qingning exclaimed, "There's such a thing?"
Tai Yuan nodded excitedly, "That's right! It's indeed hard to believe. Even I myself have doubted whether that secret scroll was actually written by the Demon Emperor... but now that I see Ye Ling's state, I am immediately certain... that secret scroll is the Demon Emperor's manuscript!"
"Ye Ling is the legendary Ancestral Emperor body!"
Yue Qingning asked, "What is the Ancestral Emperor body?"
Tai Yuan said, "The Demon Emperor once said that the Ancestral Emperor is unique in the world. He cannot follow the path already paved by the masses, but his enemies will be as numerous as stars. For the Ancestral Emperor... trials more difficult than the Dao Heart will descend at any time!"
"And the existence of the Ancestral Emperor... will pave an unprecedented path, bringing the only dawn to this world that will be shrouded in darkness!"