Ye Ling saw the shadow use Custom Future and realized he hadn't successfully dealt with it. He immediately acted, intending to stop Custom Future from activating.
However, Ye Ling's action was too late. Custom Future had taken effect. The black sword, previously plunged into the shadow's chest, returned to Ye Ling's hand. The shadow's injuries vanished rapidly, and its aura returned to its peak.
"This guy just returned to his prime?"
Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly as he saw the shadow's aura restored to its peak, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.
Custom Future was a causal technique he had created himself, and no one understood its effects better than he did.
While Custom Future could achieve anything desired, it required an equivalent price. Ye Ling wasn't surprised that the shadow used Custom Future to heal its injuries, but he couldn't comprehend how the shadow used it to restore its strength to its peak.
Where did the energy for Custom Future come from?
However, the shadow didn't seem inclined to explain this confusion to Ye Ling. After recovering to its peak, it once again condensed runes around itself, using their power to suppress Ye Ling!
Boom!
Ye Ling reacted too slowly and was directly crushed by the runes, his entire strength suppressed.
"This is bad!"
Ye Ling was very familiar with runes himself. Now that he was suppressed by them, he understood how dire his situation was.
As expected, the moment Ye Ling was suppressed by the runes, layer upon layer of runes pressed down on him, attempting to seal him completely!
"Rune power has extremely strong sealing abilities. If this continues, that guy might turn the tables!"
Ye Ling watched as layer upon layer of runes pressed down on him. He immediately used Custom Future, instructing it to pull him out of the rune's confinement!
"This is..."
The moment Custom Future activated, Ye Ling sensed something was amiss!
A large amount of spiritual energy appeared out of nowhere in his consciousness space to power Custom Future. Ye Ling, without any personal expenditure, escaped the rune's suppression.
"Custom Future didn't use my power?"
Ye Ling murmured, recalling the situation when he used Custom Future. He realized that the spiritual energy that appeared out of nowhere in his consciousness space was the same as the power generated by the source text running the Great Evolution Heavenly Art! Da Feng Novel Network.
"It seems Custom Future directly drew power from the source text running the Great Evolution Heavenly Art... That makes sense. My consciousness is currently in the consciousness space, but my body and soul are still functioning normally. That shadow is my 'potential.' So, it's understandable that he uses Custom Future to draw energy from the source text."
"But if this is the case, both I and the shadow can draw power from the source text without limits, and the source text running the Great Evolution Heavenly Art can produce infinite power. Doesn't this mean we can both use Custom Future freely?"
"How can a victor be decided then?"
Ye Ling, holding the divine sword imbued with the power of the Seven Kings, looked at the shadow enveloped by runes in the distance, his brow furrowed.
The only solution he could think of at the moment was to recall the source text and stop it from running the Great Evolution Heavenly Art to produce energy. This way, the shadow could no longer use Custom Future without limits, and he could completely slay the shadow.
However, he couldn't even leave his consciousness space without dealing with the shadow, let alone stop the source text.
Furthermore, there was the "Brain" lurking outside. If he stopped the source text, how to deal with the "Brain" was still a problem.
For a moment, Ye Ling found himself in a dilemma.
The situation had reached a stalemate.
On the other side, the shadow also seemed to understand that killing Ye Ling was not an easy task. It stopped its reckless attacks and began to accumulate strength in the shadows.
Seeing the shadow motionless, Ye Ling had no intention of guessing its current plans. All his attention was focused on how to break this deadlock.
"To leave my consciousness space, I need to enter the third stage of the Void Sword. To enter the third stage of the Void Sword, I need to unleash all my potential. But to unleash my potential, I need to kill that shadow... But to deal with the shadow, I need to leave my consciousness space and stop the source text..."
"Damn it, this seems completely unsolvable. Am I going to be stuck in this consciousness space forever? The 'Brain' won't wait for me!"
At this moment, Ye Ling was unaware that the "Brain" had been swallowed by a sword. He was still anxious to kill the shadow, leave his consciousness space, and confront the "Brain"!
"No... calm down first. There's no absolute deadlock. There must be a way to break through this, I just haven't thought of it yet."
Ye Ling quickly calmed himself, clearing all distracting thoughts from his mind. He endlessly calculated all possible future events in his mind, searching for that one possibility.
Thus, the consciousness space suddenly fell silent. Neither Ye Ling nor the shadow attacked each other, but their pause made the atmosphere in the consciousness space extremely oppressive.
At their current stage, the difference in strength held little significance. The outcome of their confrontation could be decided in an instant.
Ye Ling simulated countless action plans for himself and found that in the end, he couldn't break this deadlock.
"The situation has reached this point. The shadow and I must be trapped in a vicious cycle. To break this cycle, I need some external force."
Ye Ling pondered, his gaze unconsciously falling on Chu Yun, who was lying unconscious in a corner of his consciousness space. A thought struck him.
"Right! I still have Chu Yun here. I'm so stupid... Why should I fight him one-on-one? Isn't a two-on-one better?"
Ye Ling and the shadow were using the same methods, and even their power sources were the same. It was almost impossible for them to decide a victor in a short period.
And what Ye Ling lacked most right now was time!
Having decided to ask Chu Yun for help, Ye Ling wasted no more time. He used Absolute Divine Movement to instantly teleport to Chu Yun's side and directly used Custom Future to wake Chu Yun up.
Chu Yun regained consciousness, and before she could figure out what was happening, Ye Ling directly transmitted his voice to her, telling her about the current situation and his plan.
Chu Yun, still a bit groggy after waking up, was bombarded with information from Ye Ling and looked at him in confusion, "Y-you speak slower? I can't quite process it."
Ye Ling: "We'll talk about processing information after we get out. Can you leave my consciousness space now?"
Chu Yun nodded: "I entered using a divine ability, so of course I can leave!"
Ye Ling: "That's good. Time is short. You should leave my consciousness space and then slowly execute my plan. Everything from now on depends on you!"
"Wait, I..."
Chu Yun was about to say something when she felt a powerful external force pushing her out!