"Nuo Kong is under the Golden Sacred Tree?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Nuo Ying was stunned. "But I just searched around the Golden Sacred Tree, and I didn't sense Nuo Kong's presence!"
Ye Ling explained, "To be precise, it's in another space beneath the Golden Sacred Tree. According to the intelligence I've obtained, the roots of the Golden Sacred Tree connect to many different spaces. Besides the main space that seals a mysterious entity, there are also other smaller, independent spaces used to imprison other important prisoners."
"The base of this Golden Sacred Tree is equivalent to a dungeon for the Winged God Clan."
"As a member of the Winged God Clan, I didn't even know there was a dungeon beneath our sacred Golden Sacred Tree!" Nuo Ying exclaimed, her face filled with disbelief. "But why would they set up a dungeon beneath the Golden Sacred Tree? Doesn't the Winged God Clan have dedicated prisons?"
"Perhaps it's to avoid suspicion... After all, very few people would think that people are imprisoned beneath the sacred tree of the Winged God Clan."
Ye Ling feigned ignorance, subtly hinting that the Grand Elder of the Winged God Clan was acting strangely. After guiding Nuo Ying a bit, he said, "Let's go. I don't know what the situation is inside, let's go take a look!"
"Alright!"
Nuo Ying no longer cared about the taboo of desecrating a sacred object. She used Ye Ling's rune to conceal her aura, then followed Ye Ling around the Winged God Clan members surrounding the Golden Sacred Tree, and teleported into another space beneath the Golden Sacred Tree.
This was a sealed space, resembling a cave. Numerous roots of the Golden Sacred Tree were present, and the entire space was filled with a sacred aura.
However, strangely, within this space filled with a sacred aura, there was a faint smell of blood.
In the center of the space stood several giant golden cocoons, their surfaces entwined with tree roots.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a human figure within each cocoon.
As soon as Ye Ling entered, his gaze fell upon the giant golden cocoons, his brow furrowed.
"Nuo Kong's aura is here!"
After entering this space, Nuo Ying sensed Nuo Kong's aura from one of the golden cocoons. She was about to break the cocoon, but the roots entwined around it seemed to come alive and lashed out at Nuo Ying.
Nuo Ying summoned her greatsword, intending to sever the roots, but the roots were harder than divine gold. They directly snapped Nuo Ying's greatsword and sent her flying back fiercely!
*Bang!!!*
Nuo Ying slammed heavily against the stone wall, causing the entire space to tremble.
"Are you alright?" Ye Ling asked Nuo Ying with concern.
"I'm fine... a few ribs are broken, but rescuing Nuo Kong is more important!"
Nuo Ying wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, got up from the ground, and conjured another greatsword in her hand, walking towards the golden cocoon again.
"Let me do it."
Seeing Nuo Ying's determination, Ye Ling stepped forward to stop her. "The strength of those roots can withstand the full force of a peak expert's attack. Even if you tear apart this space, you probably won't be able to touch the cocoon."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Nuo Ying did not insist further. She put away her greatsword and said to Ye Ling, "Then I'll leave it to you."
"Breaking open the cocoons is a small matter..." Ye Ling hesitated before continuing, "However, I hope you are mentally prepared."
"What do you mean?" Nuo Ying was startled.
Ye Ling said, "I cannot sense any soul aura from that golden cocoon."
Nuo Ying's pupils constricted sharply, and she looked at Ye Ling with disbelief, her voice trembling as she asked, "Wh-what did you say?"
Ye Ling sighed slightly and summoned a ball of White Emperor Flame, tossing it onto the Golden Sacred Tree roots.
The White Emperor Flame burned quietly, quickly spreading throughout the space and incinerating all the roots within.
*Crack...*
With the roots gone, cracks began to appear on the surface of the golden cocoons. A foul odor emanated from the fissures, polluting the space.
As the golden cocoons shattered, decaying corpses pierced by tree roots appeared before Ye Ling and Nuo Ying.
"Nuo Kong!"
Seeing Nuo Kong's tragic state, Nuo Ying's eyes turned red, and she cried out.
Ye Ling's brow was also tightly furrowed, his eyes filled with gloom.
He had actually anticipated that Nuo Kong might be dead, but he hadn't expected such a gruesome death for Nuo Kong!
The cruelty of Tian Yi Shang Shen and the Grand Elder of the Winged God Clan was somewhat beyond his expectations.
The current situation's impact on Nuo Ying's psyche was likely no less than if Ye Ling had directly unsealed her repressed memories.
In other words... Ye Ling had been worried for nothing.
"Nuo Ying..."
Ye Ling looked at Nuo Ying, who had knelt on the ground, with a complex expression and softly called her name. Just as he was about to offer some comfort, he felt a power far exceeding Nuo Ying's own surging from the depths of her soul!
"This is!"
Sensing the power erupting from Nuo Ying's body, Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly. Before he could understand what was happening, eight wings reappeared behind Nuo Ying!
However, this time, Nuo Ying's pure white, flawless wings had turned pitch black.
Nuo Ying's aura also became dark and sinister, as if she had transformed into someone else!
*Boom!!!*
In the next moment, Nuo Ying unleashed a terrifying aura, directly shattering the surrounding space.
A beam of black light shot out from Nuo Ying's body, piercing through the earth and engulfing the entire Golden Sacred Tree!
The Winged God Clan members still on the surface were all consumed by the dark, cold aura.
"Nuo Ying... actually has another personality?"
Ye Ling's heart was churning with immense shock as he looked at Nuo Ying's transformation!
Nuo Ying's second personality was buried too deeply, so deeply that even Nuo Ying herself was unaware of it... This led Ye Ling, despite having seen Nuo Ying's memories, to not notice the existence of her second personality.
Upon witnessing Nuo Ying's current state, Ye Ling suddenly realized why the Grand Elder of the Winged God Clan had allowed Nuo Ying to go to the Three Thousand Universes...
With the power Nuo Ying was now unleashing, she could rival a Watcher.
It was likely that she alone could slaughter the entire Tian Yi Universe!
For the Winged God Clan, keeping Nuo Ying in the Tian Yi Universe was a ticking time bomb!
"It seems the Winged God Clan has truly cultivated a monster that even they fear..."
Ye Ling murmured, preparing to step forward to suppress the rampaging Nuo Ying. However, he suddenly sensed the aura of a Watcher from above the Dragon Wing Continent. He immediately withdrew his hand and quickly concealed his own aura.
Ye Ling had now become a thorn in the side of the Watcher organization, and since the Watchers shared an intelligence system...
If the Watchers discovered that Ye Ling was still alive, he would likely be hunted by several Seven Pillar powerhouses again.
The moment Ye Ling concealed himself, Nuo Ying also opened her eyes, stretching her body to its fullest, and laughed, "Hoo... Finally free! That foolish girl... she was suffocating me!"
Saying this, Nuo Ying looked at Nuo Kong's corpse, her brow still slightly furrowed. She then casually disintegrated Nuo Kong and the other Golden Generation corpses with a wave of her hand. With a flap of her eight wings, she transformed into a black streak and soared into the sky.
She stood high in the sky, looking down at the Golden Sacred Tree and the sacred land of the Winged God Clan below. Her eyes filled with increasing disgust, she said in a deep voice, "This cursed place... it should be destroyed!"