After hearing Ye Ling's words, the Pillar of Shadow was completely plunged into an internal struggle.
Although he was loyal to the Lord of the Upper Realm and his power originated from the Lord of the Upper Realm, what he wanted more was to survive!
Indeed, if what Ye Ling said was true, then the plan Ye Ling was offering him was his best chance of survival!
Seeing the Pillar of Shadow waver, Ye Ling continued to persuade him, "Actually, after you join me, you don't have to worry about your future and safety at all. Don't think about the Lord of the Upper Realm from the Chaos Battlefield coming to retaliate against you. We have two great figures here, Good and Evil, and they are not inferior to the Lord of the Upper Realm at all. If you join our side, your future will be bright!"
The Pillar of Shadow pursed his lips and asked Ye Ling, "Can you guarantee that Good and Evil won't kill me?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "I am the successor of Good and Evil. If you pledge allegiance to me, why would they kill you?"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire scoffed, "Shameless fellow, you haven't even met Good and Evil, and you dare to fool the Pillar of Shadow here?"
Ye Ling ignored the World-Destroying Spirit Fire's complaint and continued to coax the Pillar of Shadow, "What do you think? Do you want to join us?"
The Pillar of Shadow was tempted, but he still had some reservations. He said to Ye Ling, "It's not impossible to join you, but I have a few conditions."
Ye Ling chuckled, "Speak, I will try my best to satisfy you."
The Pillar of Shadow said, "First, I need to know how you will help me break free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm. After all, my origin is from the Lord of the Upper Realm. Once I return to the Chaos Battlefield, every move and thought of mine will be controlled by the Lord of the Upper Realm. If you cannot solve this problem, then asking me to defect is nonsense."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "This is simple. You've seen the situation of the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. I will make you like him, completely free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm. Moreover, I can guarantee that once successful, your strength will not be affected."
"Alright, I believe you on this point!" the Pillar of Shadow replied. "I have a second condition. I need to fight you."
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow, "Fight me?"
The Pillar of Shadow nodded, "That's right... You instantly killed me before, which might have been a coincidence. I want to truly witness your full power. To make me loyal, your strength can be less than the Lord of the Upper Realm, but it must be far beyond mine, otherwise my loyalty will still be meaningless."
"Won't pledge allegiance to the weak..."
Ye Ling murmured softly, then smiled at the Pillar of Shadow, "Alright, I agree. Let's start now and finish quickly. I need to obtain the inheritance of the Lord of the Upper Realm later."
The Pillar of Shadow glanced at the inheritance site sealed by his power, a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes. However, he also knew that the inheritance of the Lord of the Upper Realm now... had nothing to do with him anymore.
Quickly tidying up his lost emotions, the Pillar of Shadow retreated a short distance, unleashed his full power, and said to Ye Ling, "Come on, Ye Ling, let me get a good look at your strength!"
Ye Ling looked at the fully unleashed Pillar of Shadow, his lips curving slightly, and once again unsealed the power within his body.
Boom!!!
An unusually powerful pressure emanated from Ye Ling's body, and the surrounding space began to distort.
At this moment, Ye Ling was like a dazzling sun, while the fully unleashed Pillar of Shadow was like a firefly's glow.
"What, what kind of aura is this?"
The Pillar of Shadow felt the aura Ye Ling unleashed head-on, and reverence involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
At this moment, the Pillar of Shadow suddenly had an illusion in his heart...
Although Ye Ling's pressure on him was not as strong as the Lord of the Upper Realm, he seemed to see a more brilliant future for Ye Ling than the Lord of the Upper Realm.
"This Ye Ling might be the true chosen one of legend... Following him might not be a bad thing!"
Truly feeling Ye Ling's terrifying aura, the Pillar of Shadow pursed his lips, and his fighting spirit suddenly disappeared, his entire aura vanishing without a trace.
Seeing the Pillar of Shadow suddenly deflate, Ye Ling asked, "What's wrong? Not fighting anymore?"
The Pillar of Shadow shook his head and chuckled, "No more fighting... I already understand your strength. If we fight, it will only cost me another life, which is not worth it."
"That's fine too."
Hearing the Pillar of Shadow's answer, Ye Ling also quickly reined in most of his aura and resealed his cultivation.
To be honest, Ye Ling could not fully control the new power generated by the fusion of the Soul Suppression power and the Dark power. If he fought the Pillar of Shadow, he might accidentally kill the Pillar of Shadow, which was something he could not control at the moment.
Now that the Pillar of Shadow consciously stopped fighting, Ye Ling was happy to avoid trouble.
After confronting Ye Ling directly, the Pillar of Shadow's attitude towards Ye Ling became much more respectful. He flew back in front of Ye Ling and said, "Your strength is enough to make me loyal, so the next step is for you to help me break free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm."
"This is simple!"
Ye Ling chuckled, directly summoned the Devouring Domain, and absorbed all the power within the Pillar of Shadow's body, then extracted the Pillar of Shadow's origin!
"Ye Ling, what are you doing!"
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly attack him, panic appeared in the Pillar of Shadow's eyes, and he instinctively wanted to snatch back his origin.
However, before the Pillar of Shadow could make a move, Ye Ling suppressed him with runes and stripped away his consciousness!
"What do you want to do?"
The Pillar of Shadow still didn't understand why Ye Ling suddenly attacked him, and roared fiercely, his eyes filled with ferocity.
He felt deceived!
Ye Ling comforted him, "Don't be nervous, this is just a necessary method for me to help you break free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm. Relax, don't resist... otherwise, if anything goes wrong on my end, you will be utterly destroyed!"
"Believe me, if I really wanted to kill you, I wouldn't go through so much trouble."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the Pillar of Shadow took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, saying, "Alright! I believe you!"
"It's right to believe me."
Ye Ling smiled slightly, protected a wisp of the Pillar of Shadow's consciousness with runes, and then completely destroyed the Pillar of Shadow's origin!
The moment his origin was destroyed, the Pillar of Shadow's eyes went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
Seeing Ye Ling's series of actions, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was also a bit confused and asked curiously, "Kid, what exactly are you up to? How are you going to help the Pillar of Shadow break free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
Ye Ling said frankly, "I don't know."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire exclaimed, "Kid... are you deceiving the Pillar of Shadow?"
Ye Ling replied, "Not exactly deceiving. I have a guess, I don't know if it will work... If it succeeds, this Pillar of Shadow should be able to break free from the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm. If it fails, then it can only be said that this Pillar of Shadow doesn't have that fortune, and deserves to die."
"Moreover, this guy decided to surrender only because his life was threatened. If he is threatened by someone else in the future, he will betray me just as easily. Such loyalty... is meaningless to me."
"So..." Ye Ling absorbed the Pillar of Shadow's consciousness into his palm and said softly, "I'm going to transform this Pillar of Shadow."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire clicked his tongue and sighed, "Kid, you... you're truly black-hearted to the extreme!"