Ye Ling’s brow furrowed as he looked at the Heart Demon that reappeared. The divine sword, about to strike, paused in mid-air.
“Ye Ling, what are you hesitating about? Isn’t that your own Heart Demon?” The Heavenly Dao urged, seeing Ye Ling stop, “Cut him!”
The altar was constantly draining the Heavenly Dao’s power. The longer Ye Ling hesitated, the weaker the Heavenly Dao would become!
The Heavenly Dao wanted Ye Ling to act more than anyone else!
“Something is not right…”
Ye Ling murmured. His Heart Demon seemed to be bound above the altar, as if deliberately waiting for him to strike.
“What’s not right?” The Heavenly Dao, unable to think of much else, asked anxiously, wishing Ye Ling would destroy the Tongtian Tower and his Heart Demon immediately!
“My Heart Demon seems to be controlled. You’ll have to endure for a while longer. I’m going to investigate!”
Ye Ling retracted the divine sword condensed with the Heavenly Dao’s power and flew towards the Tongtian Tower, wanting to get closer and observe his Heart Demon.
“Ye Ling!”
Seeing Ye Ling’s determination, the Heavenly Dao cried out. Then, feeling that its anger was inappropriate, it pleaded in a gentle tone, “Ye Ling, I can’t hold on much longer… Please, destroy the altar quickly. If this continues, Earth will wither!”
“I don’t want this world to be destroyed in my generation!”
Upon approaching and seeing the Heart Demon’s condition, Ye Ling said gravely, “Don’t rush. If I strike down the Heart Demon and the altar now, it might be truly over.”
The Heavenly Dao asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”
Ye Ling replied, “This altar seems to be using my Heart Demon as a sacrifice. My Heart Demon is currently resisting the altar’s erosion with all its might.”
“If I were to strike with my sword, whether the altar would be destroyed is unknown, but my Heart Demon would definitely be sacrificed.”
The Heavenly Dao exclaimed in shock, “Impossible… This altar can only sacrifice inheritors. You are not…”
Halfway through, the Heavenly Dao seemed to realize it had spoken out of turn and immediately fell silent.
“Inheritor? What do you know about this sacrificial ritual?” Ye Ling’s sharp ears caught the Heavenly Dao’s words, and he quickly pressed further.
The Heavenly Dao changed the subject, “Since you say your Heart Demon is the target of the sacrifice, then you should…”
“Don’t change the subject,” Ye Ling interrupted. “Since you understand this situation, tell me the full picture of this sacrificial ritual honestly. Otherwise, if something goes wrong later, I can still take my family to the Dongxuan Continent. You and Earth will be destroyed today.”
The Heavenly Dao: “…”
Hearing Ye Ling’s words, the Heavenly Dao knew it could no longer hide anything and confessed, “This sacrifice is actually aimed at the inheritor of the ultimate power.”
“Inheritor of the ultimate power?” Ye Ling frowned. “What does that mean?”
The Heavenly Dao explained, “The so-called ultimate power is the supreme inheritance left behind by the three creation gods who created the current universe in the ancient era, after they went into seclusion.”
“The ultimate power will choose its inheritor. The inheritor will receive the inheritance left by the creation gods. As long as the inheritor can fully unlock the power contained within the creation gods’ inheritance, they will be qualified to accept the creation gods’ trial and become a creation god.”
“Throughout history, there have been countless geniuses and prodigies who have obtained the ultimate power, but no genius has yet fully unlocked the creation gods’ power.”
Ye Ling asked, “Is it difficult to unlock the creation gods’ power?”
The Heavenly Dao replied, “For ordinary people, it is almost impossible to fully unlock the creation gods’ power. However, those chosen by the ultimate power are all top-tier geniuses of their era. With their talent, as long as they have enough time, fully unlocking the creation gods’ power is not a difficult task.”
“But outside the universe, there is a force coveting the creation gods’ power. They desire the creation gods’ power and specifically target the inheritors of the ultimate power, seizing the ultimate power within them.”
“This sacrificial ritual is actually the work of that extraterrestrial force, aiming to seize the ultimate power contained within the inheritors by sacrificing them.”
“Seizing the creation gods’ power…” Ye Ling’s expression shifted, and he exclaimed, “So you mean that Xiao You and Ye Feng both inherited the creation gods’ power?”
“That’s right… I don’t know why, but in this era, two creation gods chose people from Earth. Ye Feng inherited the power of ultimate evil, and Ye You inherited the power of initial good.”
“Ye Feng’s ability to grow to a point where he could roam the Immortal Realm in just a century was due to unlocking the power of ultimate evil. Unfortunately… when you entered the ancient ruins of the Tongtian Clan, Ye Feng was sacrificed by that extraterrestrial force, and the ultimate power within him was already seized.”
“Fortunately, you appeared in time and saved the power of the other creation god within Ye You.”
At this point, the Heavenly Dao asked again in confusion, “However, although that extraterrestrial force is accustomed to being overbearing in the various worlds of the universe, they only act against inheritors. Why would they sacrifice your Heart Demon?”
“So that’s how it is…” Hearing what the Heavenly Dao said, Ye Ling finally understood the situation.
Ye You inherited the power of a creation god, which is why she was so special, able to travel to the past and interact with Ye Feng, another inheritor of a creation god’s power.
Now that the altar was sacrificing Ye Ling’s Heart Demon, it was because Ye Ling had inherited the power of the last creation god and had also become an inheritor.
Ye Ling and his Heart Demon were originally one. Now that Ye Ling was an inheritor, his Heart Demon naturally held the same status.
The altar sacrificing Ye Ling’s Heart Demon was naturally aimed at seizing the ultimate power within Ye Ling.
“What do you understand?”
Seeing Ye Ling’s enlightened expression, the Heavenly Dao was also confused and asked curiously.
It still couldn’t figure out why the altar was targeting Ye Ling’s Heart Demon!
Ye Ling didn’t have time to explain to the Heavenly Dao now. He said quickly, “You’ll have to endure for a while longer. Anyway, the main part of the Heavenly Dao’s origin is with me. This altar can’t draw much power from you. I need to rescue my Heart Demon first.”
“Rescue your own Heart Demon?” the Heavenly Dao exclaimed. “Are you crazy?”
“Saving my Heart Demon is saving myself. I can’t explain these things clearly right now, so let’s not talk about it!”
With that, Ye Ling directly cut off communication with the Heavenly Dao and rushed into the Tongtian Tower.
At this moment, the Heart Demon was suspended above the altar, surrounded by black energy, with a large amount of power being continuously drawn from its body by the altar.
“Main body…”
The Heart Demon saw Ye Ling enter and a wry smile appeared on its lips. “To think you’d see me in such a sorry state.”
“Did you save Xiao You?”
Ye Ling looked at the Heart Demon deeply and said, “She’s already been rescued. But as my Heart Demon, falling into such a pathetic state, aren’t you embarrassing me a bit?”