"Treating me like a warehouse... you truly have some nerve!"
Seeing the Yan Wang disciple openly state their intention of using him as a warehouse, Ye Ling couldn't help but chuckle. "You want to use me as a warehouse, but the key to this warehouse is with me. If I don't return the power to you, aren't you afraid you won't be able to retrieve it?"
"Why should I be afraid?" the Yan Wang disciple said indifferently. With a wave of his hand, the surging flames around him all rushed towards the disciple and were absorbed.
A great saber, condensed from flames, slowly formed in his hand.
"As long as I kill you, Yan Wang's power can naturally be reclaimed."
The moment the Yan Wang disciple finished speaking, he instantly appeared before Ye Ling and swung his saber down.
Ye Ling vanished from his spot and reappeared behind the Yan Wang disciple, smiling. "With the power you currently possess, wanting to defeat me is still a bit of a stretch."
Even though the Yan Wang disciple now held thirty percent of the Original Yan Wang's power, Ye Ling also commanded thirty percent of the Original Yan Wang's strength.
Furthermore, aside from the Soul King's power that had already been lost, Ye Ling also possessed the Original Wisdom King's power.
Not to mention the Ink Chamber and Devouring Domain that Ye Ling himself commanded.
With the current Yan Wang disciple, his strength was less than half of Ye Ling's.
The Yan Wang disciple hadn't expected to land a blow on Ye Ling with a single strike. His expression remained calm as he turned to Ye Ling and said, "I can see that besides Yan Wang's power, you also possess the power of an Original King."
"But do you know why Yan Wang spared your friend's life and placed him in the Original Yan Domain?"
"Why?" Ye Ling played along with the Yan Wang disciple and asked.
The Yan Wang disciple replied, "Because Yan Wang knew that you might not rescue him according to plan, and allowing you to possess Yan Wang's power carried too many uncontrollable factors. Therefore, to eliminate this uncontrollable factor, Yan Wang had to ensure you came to the Original Yan Domain."
"Your friend is merely bait to lure you here."
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow. "Luring me to the Original Yan Domain... is there something special about this place?"
"The Original Yan Domain is Yan Wang's domain."
The Yan Wang disciple patiently replied, then formed a triangle with his hands in front of his chest, drawing the Yan Wang Core from his chest.
The flames within the Original Yan Domain surged towards the Yan Wang Core, condensing a new body around it.
The space outside the Original Yan Domain solidified, completely sealing Ye Ling within the Yan Domain.
"A second body..."
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes as he saw the Yan Wang Core condense a second body before the Yan Wang disciple, a sudden bad premonition striking him.
The World-Ending Spirit Fire, watching from the small world, seemed to recall something and quickly said to Ye Ling, "Kid, act fast, don't let that Yan Wang Core take shape!"
"The Original Yan Wang can bestow another thirty percent of his power to his disciple, and through the Yan Wang Core, he can separate another thirty percent of his power from the seal!"
"At that point, you'll be facing the Original Yan Wang with sixty percent of his strength!"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire roared, and Ye Ling jolted.
"Damn it! You should have said something sooner!"
Realizing that the Yan Wang Core was for the Original Yan Wang to condense a body, Ye Ling no longer hesitated. He immediately unleashed runes to seal the Yan Wang Core, attempting to force the Original Yan Wang's power back in!
However, the Yan Wang disciple had been guarding against this move. The moment Ye Ling acted, he also unleashed the Original Yan Wang's power, melting all of Ye Ling's runes.
Not only that, but the entire Original Yan Domain began to shake violently. The flames within the domain continuously heated the Yan Wang Core, making the form coalescing around it increasingly perfect.
"It seems they planned all of this..."
Seeing that the Yan Wang disciple could use the Original Yan Wang's power to melt his runes, Ye Ling realized he couldn't stop the Original Yan Wang's descent. He ceased trying to seal the cracks on the Yan Wang Core and instead focused his power on a small number of runes, transforming them into flames and subtly hiding them around the Yan Wang Core, becoming a part of the Original Yan Wang's body.
These runes, transformed into flames, were indistinguishable from the flames in the Original Yan Domain and would cause no harm to the Original Yan Wang.
However, these runes could play an unexpected role at a crucial moment.
After subtly hiding his runes, Ye Ling shifted his attention from the Yan Wang Core and launched an attack on the Yan Wang disciple.
The Yan Wang disciple moved the Yan Wang Core aside and met Ye Ling's attack head-on.
*Bang!!!*
There was a clear disparity in power between the Yan Wang disciple and Ye Ling. His great saber of flames was directly shattered by Ye Ling's fist, and his entire body was largely disintegrated by Ye Ling's fist wind!
However, soon, flames from the Original Yan Domain surged towards the Yan Wang disciple, reassembling his body.
"It's useless, Ye Ling. Within the Original Yan Domain, I am immortal. Even if your strength surpasses mine, you cannot kill me."
The Yan Wang disciple looked at Ye Ling calmly, the great saber of flames reforming in his hand.
"The Yan Domain is sealed. Until Yan Wang returns, I can play with you indefinitely."
"What if I don't want to play anymore? Your Original Yan Domain can't trap me!"
Ye Ling said quickly, then used Myriad World Insight to tear open a spatial rift within the Original Yan Domain, preparing to escape the area.
However, the moment Ye Ling tore open the spatial rift and prepared to return to the Original Chaos to assess the situation, he saw a large group of watchers milling about on the other side of the rift.
Upon seeing the situation outside the Original Yan Domain, Ye Ling silently closed the spatial rift and returned to the Original Yan Domain.
At this moment, the Original Yan Wang's consciousness had already attached itself to the Yan Wang Core. Seeing Ye Ling walk back from the spatial rift, he couldn't help but be surprised. "Youngster, why did you come back? I was planning to go out and find you..."
Ye Ling said with a serious expression, "I believe it's better to resolve you honorably within the Original Yan Domain. This way, you'll be convinced of your defeat."
"Oh ho! You have some backbone, youngster!"
The Original Yan Wang chuckled and said to Ye Ling, "Youngster, I truly admire you. Why don't you return my power and become my disciple?"
"Then, when I recover ninety percent of my strength, I'll be no different from my peak. I'll then go to the watchers and release my main body. This Original Chaos will once again be our dominion!"
"I have no interest in being a subordinate," Ye Ling shook his head, refusing the Original Yan Wang's invitation. "Let's just have a fight..."
"Combined, you only have sixty percent of your strength now. I might not lose."
"If we fought in the Original Chaos, with the three within your body... hmm?" The Original Yan Wang paused. "Why is only the Wisdom King's and my power left? Youngster, where is the Soul King's power?"
"It was used to kill a Seven Pillar named Jiu Yuan," Ye Ling replied frankly.
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the Original Yan Wang's pupils contracted sharply. He looked at Ye Ling in disbelief and asked, "You... killed Jiu Yuan?"