"Only twelve hours left?"
Upon hearing the Void Spirit's reply, Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly as he fell into thought.
The Void Spirit was also feeling a bit apprehensive. The reason it had chosen Ye Ling as the master of the Book of Void was precisely because of Ye Ling's potential, believing Ye Ling could hold onto the Book of Void for a sufficient amount of time.
Yet, Ye Ling had barely obtained the Book of Void before he began consuming its power, and now only a day remained... The Void Spirit never imagined that it would regain its freedom so soon after finding a master.
"Master... haven't you consumed too much? After these twelve hours pass, the Book of Void will begin to devour everything about you. Once you are consumed by the Book of Void, the entire Void will forget you, and there will be no trace of you left in existence."
Ye Ling nodded. "I know."
The Void Spirit had expected Ye Ling to at least feel a little anxious, but it was surprised by Ye Ling's incredibly calm response, as if he didn't care about his own life or death at all.
"M-Master?" The Void Spirit found it difficult to comprehend Ye Ling. "Don't you feel even the slightest bit of anxiety?"
"Why should I be anxious?" Ye Ling looked at the Void Spirit in surprise.
The Void Spirit: "You only have twelve hours left! In these final moments of your life, do you truly not feel even a shred of anxiety?"
Ye Ling: "To me, whether it's three months or twelve hours makes little difference. Until I find a way to imbue the Book of Void with eternal energy, I will eventually be consumed. I have already accepted this fate."
"Furthermore, when I was using the Book of Void for this series of deductions, I thought my life would only last for one or two hours. These twelve hours are actually more than enough for me."
Ye Ling smiled at the Void Spirit, then used Absolute Divine Movement to instantly teleport outside the Tomb of Buried Gods and flew above Yin Xu.
Looking down from above Yin Xu, one could see that the entire Yin Xu continent was a large, square landmass, surrounded by an endless ocean.
At the edge of the ocean, there was a massive spatial rift. The seawater cascaded into the spatial rift like a waterfall, and was then teleported back to the shallow waters near the Yin Xu continent.
The entirety of Yin Xu was an independent space. Although it belonged to the Void, it was impossible to enter Yin Xu through conventional means within the Void.
"From up high, this place is quite beautiful. What a shame..."
Ye Ling sighed softly, then contacted Chu Yun. "Chu Yun, how is it on your end?"
Chu Yun replied, "Everything is proceeding smoothly. Nearly ninety percent of the Sovereigns have been brought under our control, and all the referees have been captured. There is no more fighting in Yin Xu, and the ranking matches are nearing a standstill."
Ye Ling: "Excellent. We can proceed to the next step. Give me your coordinates, and I'll come directly."
"Okay."
Chu Yun agreed and then shared her location coordinates with Ye Ling.
Upon receiving the coordinates, Ye Ling immediately activated Absolute Divine Movement and teleported to the platform in Yin Xu.
However, unlike the bustling scene Ye Ling had witnessed when he was forcibly teleported to the Yin Xu platform by the Primordial Chaos Consciousness, the Yin Xu platform was now vast and empty.
In the center of the platform, Chu Yun was guarding several bound referees in red robes.
"Ye Ling."
Chu Yun, who had taken control of the referees for the ranking matches, greeted Ye Ling as he arrived.
Ye Ling nodded to Chu Yun and walked up to the struggling referees, glancing at them. He then asked Chu Yun, "Where is Die?"
Chu Yun: "She entered Yin Xu with Long Yu and the others. They are searching for the remaining Sovereigns who have not yet been controlled by us."
Ye Ling: "Tell them to stop their actions and go into hiding. Our enemies will reveal themselves soon, and the remaining uncontrolled Sovereigns are no longer important."
"Alright, I'll contact them."
Chu Yun nodded and became quiet, seemingly using her divine abilities to contact Die.
Ye Ling, meanwhile, paid no mind to Chu Yun. He calmly looked at the bound referees in red robes and casually picked one up.
The referee Ye Ling held up glared at him with intense anger and shouted, "Primordial Chaos Sovereign, you are disrupting the progress of the ranking matches! The Void will surely punish you and Primordial Chaos! If you release us now, you still have a chance to redeem yourselves!"
Facing the referee's fury, Ye Ling remained unfazed. Origin energy flowed from his palm, penetrating the referee's body.
The next moment, the referee let out a piercing scream, causing the other bound referees to show fear.
The referees in Yin Xu were all elites directly selected by the Void from various realms. They had lived in Yin Xu for countless ages, and their strength surpassed that of the Sovereigns from various realms.
In every ranking match, these referees represented the Void and had the power to decide the fate of every large, complete, and orderly world.
Therefore, even if some Sovereigns were stronger than them, those Sovereigns treated them with immense respect. Many Sovereigns would even secretly bribe them to manipulate the ranking matches.
For these referees, the start of the ranking matches was when they lived most lavishly. With just a flick of their fingers, they could reap immense rewards!
However, they never imagined that a participant in the ranking matches would dare to kidnap them. Their audacity was truly astounding!
Ye Ling ignored the screams of the referee in his hand. He was using Origin energy to analyze everything about the referee in his hand, recording it into the Book of Void. Only then did he look at the remaining referees and smile, "It seems you have a boss... Where is your chief referee?"
The remaining referees exchanged glances, all remaining silent, none intending to answer Ye Ling.
"It seems my image in your hearts is not as terrifying as I thought."
Seeing that the referees were not going to answer him, Ye Ling smiled slightly and directly shattered the referee in his hand. He then said to the remaining referees, "This ranking match has been in an abnormal state from the very beginning. You referees should all know this, and you are all accomplices."
"Think carefully. The Void has not saved you yet. If I kill you, will the Void resurrect you?"
Ye Ling's words caused the expressions of the remaining referees to change drastically.
"My patience is limited."
Ye Ling said calmly and randomly shattered another red-robed referee, terrifying the other referees into paleness!
They truly never expected that in this ranking match, a devil had entered!
"I'll give you another chance," Ye Ling said, looking at the pale-faced referees. "Where is the chief referee?"
"Ye Ling, do not trouble them. I am here."
At this moment, an aged voice came from the other side of the platform. Ye Ling and Chu Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man with red hair, dressed in black, slowly appearing. He looked at Ye Ling calmly. "I am the chief referee."