Ye Ling swept the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land with his divine soul. He discovered that the entire fierce land was shrouded by a mysterious barrier, making it impossible to probe the interior with his divine soul. He then said to Chu Yun and Die, "You two hide yourselves around here. I and the World-Ending Spirit Fire will go in to investigate. If anything happens, contact me immediately."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire hurriedly said, "Kid, I was inexplicably pulled into a hallucination by the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land just now. It's definitely not friendly to me in there. How about I wait outside too? You can handle those matters alone anyway, and I'd just be a burden."
Ye Ling shook his head, "No, you've lived too comfortably in the Three Thousand Universes for too long, and you've basically lost your combat ability. So, this time, I need to temper you well. If I encounter a crisis later that I can't attend to you, you'll at least have the ability to protect yourself."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Ending Spirit Fire was somewhat moved and was about to say something when Ye Ling added, "Besides, I'm very interested in the white dragon that appeared in your hallucination. Since the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land can pull you into a hallucination alone, it means that white dragon is something you're particularly fond of. Using you as bait might lure that white dragon out."
As soon as Ye Ling said this, the last trace of emotion in the World-Ending Spirit Fire's heart vanished. It grumbled at Ye Ling, "I can't believe I thought you genuinely cared about me. Just say you want me as bait, and I thought you were my brother."
Ye Ling chuckled, "These two things don't conflict. Let's go... Don't delay outside for too long. If the Savage Chaos Overlord dies inside, it would be a loss for us."
With that, Ye Ling grabbed the World-Ending Spirit Fire and walked directly towards the canyon entrance.
Chu Yun and Die also vanished from their positions and hid nearby.
As Ye Ling entered the canyon with the World-Ending Spirit Fire, he heard a massive dragon's roar echoing from the depths of the canyon, followed by a strong gust of wind blowing out from within.
"This is interesting... Before entering the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, I couldn't feel any wind, nor hear any dragon's roar. The moment I stepped into the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, everything appeared."
Listening to the dragon's roar, Ye Ling took out the bounty order he got from Chu Yun. "Looking at the Savage Chaos Overlord's location, he should have entered the depths of the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land. He's more than three hundred li away, not too far. Let's move forward."
As Ye Ling spoke, he turned to look at the World-Ending Spirit Fire, only to see it floating motionlessly in mid-air, its eyes somewhat vacant.
"Again?"
Seeing the state of the World-Ending Spirit Fire, Ye Ling immediately realized it had been pulled into a hallucination again. Just as he was about to wake it up, he noticed small white sparks swirling around the World-Ending Spirit Fire.
"Huh? Those don't seem to be the World-Ending Spirit Fire's power."
Noticing the presence of power that didn't belong to the World-Ending Spirit Fire around it, Ye Ling immediately dismissed the idea of waking it up. Instead, he enveloped the World-Ending Spirit Fire with his own primordial energy and separated those white sparks.
Although Ye Ling didn't know why the World-Ending Spirit Fire was being specially treated by the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, Ye Ling believed this could very well be an opportunity for the World-Ending Spirit Fire. Even if the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land harbored ill intentions towards the World-Ending Spirit Fire, Ye Ling possessed sufficient ability and means to transform that malice into the World-Ending Spirit Fire's power.
As Ye Ling separated the white sparks, he vaguely saw a blurry illusion. Within that illusion, a white dragon was making eye contact with the World-Ending Spirit Fire.
"I must be seeing the hallucination the World-Ending Spirit Fire is currently experiencing... Judging by the appearance of that white dragon, it doesn't seem to have much ill will towards the World-Ending Spirit Fire."
Peeking into the World-Ending Spirit Fire's hallucination through the white sparks, Ye Ling suddenly had an inspiration and an interesting idea popped into his mind.
"I wonder if I can enter the World-Ending Spirit Fire's hallucination by using the Demonic Heart Realm on it?"
Once the thought occurred, Ye Ling didn't hesitate and put it into action, using the Demonic Heart Realm on the World-Ending Spirit Fire.
Soon, Ye Ling's vision rapidly shifted, his perspective becoming that of the World-Ending Spirit Fire, making eye contact with the white dragon above the canyon.
The white dragon had been staring directly at the World-Ending Spirit Fire, about to do something. But when it saw the change in the World-Ending Spirit Fire's eyes, a hint of panic clearly flashed in its own.
The white dragon turned and fled.
"Did it realize I swapped bodies with the World-Ending Spirit Fire?"
Seeing the change in the white dragon's eyes, Ye Ling immediately chased after it, shouting, "Wait! Didn't you just give the World-Ending Spirit Fire power? Why are you running now?"
As soon as Ye Ling uttered these words, the white dragon trembled even more and ran faster and faster, soon disappearing into the depths of the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, leaving Ye Ling standing alone in the sky above the canyon.
"Why is it running? I don't like eating dragon meat."
Seeing the white dragon disappear without a trace, Ye Ling couldn't help but mutter.
It was a pity that Ye Ling was currently using the soul and power of the World-Ending Spirit Fire. If the white dragon was determined to run, he truly had no way to catch up.
With no other option, Ye Ling had to cancel the Demonic Heart Realm and return to his own body.
"Kid! The hallucination is back!"
The moment the World-Ending Spirit Fire regained consciousness, it immediately said to Ye Ling, "Not only did I see that mysterious white dragon, but I was also inexplicably pulled into your body and couldn't move!"
"I know all about it." Ye Ling smiled at the World-Ending Spirit Fire and then told it about using the Demonic Heart Realm earlier.
"So, you swapped bodies with me just now and entered my hallucination?" The World-Ending Spirit Fire was stunned, looking at Ye Ling with disbelief.
Entering someone else's hallucination as a substitute... He had never heard of such a thing.
Ye Ling: "The Demonic Heart Realm is a karma skill. It's not that exaggerated to achieve this level. What's important now is that white dragon... It doesn't seem to be a hallucination, but a real creature with self-awareness. Otherwise, it wouldn't have fled in panic after seeing me."
World-Ending Spirit Fire: "A dragon living in a hallucination... This is quite fantastical. If Vivian were here, perhaps she could find that dragon."
Ye Ling: "It's a pity Vivian isn't here. This time, we'll have to catch that dragon using a crude method."
"Crude method?" The World-Ending Spirit Fire was startled.
"Let's go. First, we'll find the Savage Chaos Overlord, and then we'll deal with that dragon... This Hidden Dragon Fierce Land is getting more and more interesting."
Ye Ling didn't say much, smiled at the World-Ending Spirit Fire, and then directly used Absolute Divine Movement, instantly teleporting with the World-Ending Spirit Fire to the Savage Chaos Overlord's side!
At that moment, the Savage Chaos Overlord was struggling fiercely against a black dragon with his three companions. The battle was incredibly intense.
Ye Ling and the World-Ending Spirit Fire suddenly appeared between the Savage Chaos Overlord and the black dragon, causing both sides' attacks to falter.
The aura in the air instantly became subtle.
The Savage Chaos Overlord saw Ye Ling, his pupils contracting slightly, "It's you?"