Ye Ming looked at the unconscious people in his domain with a solemn expression. Recovering their lost soul power would be an extremely taxing endeavor for him.
"Reverse!"
Ye Ming raised his hands, manipulating the laws within the Samsara Domain. The sacred power of Samsara gradually transformed into ancient runes, interlocking with the domain's edge, making the space within profoundly mysterious.
At this moment, those within the domain seemed to be completely detached from the world, separated from this reality.
Only by escaping the constraints of worldly laws could he reverse time and restore their bodies to their original state.
What Ye Ming intended to do now was to reverse their bodies back three minutes, to the state before their soul power was stripped away.
"Open... for me!"
Ye Ming moved his hands alternately, a black and white twin fish pattern manifesting before him, infused with countless streams of Samsara power.
Upon the infusion of Samsara power, twelve tiny pointers appeared within the pattern, corresponding to different directions.
At a glance, it resembled an ancient clock.
The twelve pointers corresponded to the twelve hours of the day.
At the center of all the pointers, a cone of light, like an hour hand, emerged, pointing towards the zenith, imbued with infinite power.
"Re-reverse!"
Ye Ming controlled the Samsara hour hand before him, moving his hands in the reverse direction. Yet, this simple action seemed to drain him entirely. His hair was already soaked with sweat.
Even blood had begun to seep from the corners of his mouth.
It appeared that for him alone to reverse everyone in the domain back to their state three minutes prior was proving to be too strenuous.
From afar, Nangong Qianyu, with her current vision, could clearly observe Ye Ming's state.
She gritted her teeth, watching the blood dripping from his lips and her misty eyes filled with heartache and helplessness.
She could only watch silently.
Finally, within Nangong Qianyu's sight, the previously unmoving cone of light shifted by a minuscule angle in the counter-clockwise direction.
And it was precisely this subtle shift that caused the bodies of all the people within the Samsara Domain to bathe in a sacred radiance, their functions, senses, and even imperceptible cellular changes undergoing transformation.
Around these individuals, strands of milky white energy could be clearly seen converging, eventually returning to their bodies.
This mysterious energy was precisely their soul power that had been forcibly plundered.
Shortly after their soul power returned, all those who had been in a comatose state began to open their eyes, looking around at everything with confusion and bewilderment.
"What... what happened to me?"
"What happened before, and what's happening now?"
"I only remember feeling like my body was suddenly drained of strength, and then I collapsed. Wh-what happened afterwards?"
"I don't know! My head feels so fuzzy!"
"..."
Upon waking, everyone stood up and exchanged glances, still not understanding what had occurred.
However, now was not the time for them to understand the truth of the matter.
"Everyone! Leave here immediately! Quickly!"
Ye Ming, hovering in the air, looked somewhat pale. With a forceful wave of his hands, the Samsara Domain that had enveloped them instantly vanished, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the exhaustion he had just experienced would not be easily recovered from.
Especially now, the black hand that attempted to use everyone's soul power for revival had not yet appeared.
If that individual struck again and took their soul power, Ye Ming would truly be helpless.
Fortunately, everyone heard his voice.
"Th-that's... Teacher Ye!"
"Why is Teacher Ye here? What happened?"
"Right! Didn't Goddess Qianxun say earlier that danger was coming and we should leave quickly? Now it seems Teacher Ye saved us."
"Exactly! I clearly remember passing out earlier! But now I'm completely unharmed!"
"Let's go! Everyone hurry! We can't cause more trouble for Teacher Ye."
"Quick! Let's get out of here first!"
"..."
The title "Teacher Ye" was enough. Without hesitation, everyone fled the scene at their fastest pace.
Of course, it was also possible that the lingering memories of the earlier event had reawakened their fear, and their bodies instinctively urged them to leave this place as quickly as possible.
"Now it's easier!"
Seeing that there were no longer any people lingering around, Ye Ming felt he had no more reservations. The most important thing now was to find the manipulator behind the scenes.
In fact, it seemed he didn't need to search.
For at this moment, in the sky opposite him, a figure was already approaching.
And this person's appearance was not unfamiliar to Ye Ming.
"Luo Fu!"
Ye Ming spoke his name in a low voice, but the next second, he shook his head, "You're not Luo Fu."
Staring at the figure's hollow, vacant eyes, Ye Ming's tone gradually turned cold. "So that's it! Rebirth through a borrowed body, possessing a person."
As Ye Ming said, the person before him was not Luo Fu, but at best, Luo Fu's husk.
As for who was inside, he did not yet know.
"A mere mortal! How dare you disrupt my plans!"
At this moment, two strange, deep blue flames flickered in "Luo Fu's" pupils. A chilling aura emanated from his body, making one feel uncomfortable and suppressed.
"Heh! Mortal?"
Hearing this address, Ye Ming smiled sinisterly.
Those who knew him well understood that when he displayed such an expression, it foreshadowed misfortune for some individuals.
"Judging by your tone, you're not human, are you?"
Ye Ming's voice was light, as if he found the person before him quite interesting.
At the same time, from the other party's appellation, Ye Ming had gleaned some unexpected intelligence.
However, it still required time to verify.
"Human? Hahaha! Ignorant ants!"
"Luo Fu" looked at Ye Ming with disdain, his arrogant gaze as if he were looking down on lesser beings, his tone filled with contempt.
"I am an immortal! Do you not kneel and pay homage upon seeing this immortal?"
As his words fell, the surroundings of "Luo Fu" suddenly churned. Countless bizarre energies surged from his body, and a massive, terrifying phantom manifested behind him.
"Hahaha! You mortals! Tremble! Fear! And then worship!"