Hearing the words of the World-Destroying Spirit Fire, Ye Ling did not dare to be careless. He quickly used runes to conceal his aura and hid in the clouds, quietly observing the unfolding events.
After splitting the golden light, Ji Ning placed several more seals around the origin inheritance of the green bamboo. Once he confirmed that the origin inheritance would not easily escape, he then flew towards the village.
"Hmph! Despicable thief, you dare set foot in the Sword Fiend Domain?"
From within the village, the village chief let out a cold snort. Immediately, a torrent of sword rain condensed and shot towards Ji Ning.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire, hiding in the clouds, exclaimed in shock upon seeing the sword rain, "Damn! Is that village chief that ruthless? These moves could kill a Creation God!"
Ye Ling said solemnly, "The village chief must have borrowed the power of some special formation. However, although those sword energies are powerful, they are still somewhat difficult to injure an ultimate expert. If the village chief has no other means, he is undoubtedly doomed."
As soon as Ye Ling finished speaking, Ji Ning flicked his hand. A large number of ice needles flew out from his sleeve, instantly destroying the torrent of sword rain. Ji Ning then arrived above the village without any obstruction.
Ji Ning's eyes were icy cold as he stared down at the village, saying, "You are all people who deserve to die, so do not think of living any longer."
"This origin inheritance belongs to us, the Dao Sect. This time, you shall all perish completely!"
As Ji Ning spoke, the ice needles that had destroyed the sword rain rapidly gathered together, condensing into a giant ice pillar in the air, its emitted chill freezing space.
The vast land was instantly frozen, and even Ye Ling, who was miles away, felt the chill.
"What astonishing coldness, I feel like even my runes are about to freeze!"
Ye Ling found frost forming on his runes, and his expression changed slightly. He quickly condensed new runes, creating an insulating layer on the outside to prevent his aura-concealing runes from failing!
On the village's side, Ji Ning condensed a giant ice cone and fiercely hurled it towards the village!
However, before the ice cone could approach the village, a golden giant sword flew out from the village and shot towards the ice cone at extreme speed!
*Bang!!!*
The golden giant sword collided with the ice cone, and a violent force swept outwards. Golden sword energy and icy air intertwined, and the rampant energy even spread for miles, forcing Ye Ling to retreat another hundred thousand miles!
Ye Ling retreated over a hundred thousand miles away and looked at the shattered land ahead, as well as the sects and towns annihilated by the ultimate experts' energy. He murmured, "The space in the Origin Upper Realm is far more robust than in the lower realms. Even Creation Gods might not be able to shatter the space of the Origin Upper Realm... The destructive power generated by those two is so immense!"
"If the village chief and that ultimate expert were fighting within the lower realm, the entire lower realm would likely turn to dust in an instant!"
Previously, when Ye Ling fought with the ultimate expert, he had used the Devouring Domain, which was a clever instant kill, and the destructive power was not very significant.
But now, with two ultimate experts clashing head-on, their destructive power had already affected countless living beings!
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire sighed, "Now I understand why Shan E didn't kill the Upper Realm Lord. If our Origin Lower Realm were to become a battlefield for ultimate experts, no one in the Origin Lower Realm would survive!"
Ye Ling, watching the village chief and Ji Ning fighting tens of thousands of miles away, was still somewhat uneasy. He retreated another million miles, coincidentally hiding behind a large sect, using the sect's protective mountain formation to withstand the might of the ultimate experts.
If Ji Ning's outburst of power became even stronger, Ye Ling would have a buffer and a chance to escape.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire complained, "The battle is happening a million miles away, and we can still feel it here. Isn't anyone going to manage it?"
Ye Ling replied, "They are all ultimate experts, who can manage them? From the looks of it, their battle will continue to escalate. We need to retreat further. It seems we won't be able to enjoy this spectacle!"
If Ye Ling were still at his peak cultivation, he could even observe the battle within the village. But now, Ye Ling's meridians were broken, and the spiritual energy he was using was from the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. He could not withstand even the slightest shock.
If he were to get severely injured by seeking excitement, it would be a loss.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "Alas... what a pity. If that ultimate expert and the village chief were to fight to a mutual destruction, we might be able to pick up some scraps."
Ye Ling responded, "There's nothing to regret. The danger level of this Origin Upper Realm is higher than we imagined. It seems we need to be more cautious in our actions from now on."
Even with immense power, if he were to be mutually destroyed with someone else, other ultimate experts might seize the opportunity.
If he were to be ambushed and killed then, there would be no one to cry to.
Just as Ye Ling and the World-Destroying Spirit Fire were sighing, the large sect in front of Ye Ling also sensed the aura of the ultimate experts. They began to raise their protective mountain formations, shielding their sect tightly in order to survive the battle between the ultimate experts.
And at the center of the battle, Ji Ning also became angry. She stared intently at the village below, which was emitting golden light, her eyes extremely solemn.
Something was not right.
She was already going all out, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break through the village's defenses. Instead, her own energy was being consumed.
"It's not entirely strange... The origin inheritance of Qing Zhu is still in my hands. By rights, she shouldn't be able to withstand my attacks. Why can't I break through the golden light?"
Ji Ning murmured to herself, her beautiful eyes scanning the village back and forth, feeling that something was amiss.
And after Ji Ning stopped her attack, the village chief, who was hidden in the village, also did not attack. The battle between the two sides ceased.
Seeing Ji Ning suddenly stop, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire asked Ye Ling, "Kid, what's going on? Why did they stop?"
Ye Ling replied, "You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? Currently, the only ultimate expert I am familiar with is Tian Xing, and Tian Xing himself has not yet figured out the methods of the Upper Realm Shadow. What other ultimate experts have as their methods, I know even less."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire added, "Kid, in my opinion, since we can't gain anything here anyway, let's take Da Zhuang to a safe place and then slip away."
"I have a bad feeling that staying here will lead to trouble."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, "Mm... I also have an ominous premonition. Let's slip away first!"
With that, Ye Ling prepared to grab Da Zhuang and escape. However, before he could act, he suddenly felt his entire body become scorching hot.
A golden light lit up on Ye Ling's palm and then quickly spread throughout his body.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire's pupils contracted sharply upon seeing the abnormality on Ye Ling's body, and it asked in shock, "Kid, what's your situation now?"
"I don't know either! World-Destroying Spirit Fire, quickly give me your spiritual power!"
Ye Ling was also unsure of what was happening, but seeing the mysterious mark appear on his palm, he felt it was not a good thing and tried to erase the mysterious mark!
"Alright! Take it!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire did not dare to hesitate and immediately transferred its power to Ye Ling.
However, before Ye Ling could make a move, a golden cavern suddenly appeared beneath his feet, sucking him and Da Zhuang into it!
Then, a beam of golden light shot out from the golden cavern and struck the large sect nearby, directly destroying the sect's protective mountain formation and absorbing the souls of all the cultivators within the sect!
As the golden cavern disappeared, Ye Ling was devoured, and the large sect that had stood on the earth for ten thousand years turned to dust.