"This power..."
Ye Ling looked at the surging spirit-devouring energy erupting from within the Forgetful Soul Tree, then glanced at the black stone in his hand. The corner of his mouth twitched, unsure how to describe his current feelings.
The amount of spirit-devouring energy bursting from the Forgetful Soul Tree far surpassed that contained within the stone in his hand!
If the Forgetful Soul Tree still held so much spirit-devouring energy within it, what was the point of him painstakingly draining all the Nether Qi from the Hundred Thousand Nether Mountains?
"Could it be that I misjudged, and the Forgetful Soul Tree's life core is still within its body?"
For a moment, Ye Ling began to doubt himself.
When he had previously ventured inside the Forgetful Soul Tree, he had used his divine soul to examine it from top to bottom, but found no source of spirit-devouring energy. The sudden eruption of such immense power from the Forgetful Soul Tree was completely against common sense!
The grade of spirit-devouring energy was far superior to Earth's power, and he had encountered this energy several times before, becoming quite familiar with it. If there was spirit-devouring energy within the Forgetful Soul Tree, he couldn't have missed it!
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"I couldn't detect the spirit-devouring energy within the Forgetful Soul Tree with my divine soul before, and now the spirit-devouring energy is appearing from within the Forgetful Soul Tree... and this guy has been restrained by my demonic energy, unable to cause any disturbance outside. Where did he get this spirit-devouring energy from?"
Ye Ling murmured, then a flash of inspiration struck him. He looked sharply at the Forgetful Soul Tree and said, "Within the Forgetful Soul Tree, and not belonging to the Forgetful Soul Tree itself, there is also Wu Xue!"
"When I entered the Forgetful Soul Tree before, I didn't have time to thoroughly check on Wu Xue's condition before the Forgetful Soul Tree's attack drew my attention. Now that the Forgetful Soul Tree has obtained such powerful spirit-devouring energy, it's likely closely related to Wu Xue!"
Thinking of this, Ye Ling couldn't help but glance at Chu Yuan behind him and said in a low voice, "Chu Yuan... if things are truly that dire, I might have to kill your wife..."
Chu Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged in the valley, seemed to have sensed Ye Ling's killing intent. His fingers twitched, his aura surged, and he suddenly opened his eyes!
Having absorbed the Nether Qi within him, Chu Yuan opened his eyes to see the Forgetful Soul Tree erupting with a large amount of spirit-devouring energy. His expression changed slightly, and he quickly got up and called out to Ye Ling, "Your Majesty, please stop!"
Seeing Chu Yuan wake up at this moment, Ye Ling's brows furrowed. He looked at the approaching Chu Yuan and asked, "Do you know what I'm about to do?"
Chu Yuan said quickly, "Your Majesty's killing intent is almost tangible, and it's not directed at me. If I didn't know what Your Majesty was about to do, I would be too dull-witted."
Ye Ling asked again, "Then do you know what the power the Forgetful Soul Tree is currently unleashing is?"
Chu Yuan replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, it is spirit-devouring energy."
Seeing that Chu Yuan recognized spirit-devouring energy, Ye Ling realized something. He gave Chu Yuan a deep look and said coldly, "Since you know about spirit-devouring energy, you should also know the dangers of this power. Compared to the power the Forgetful Soul Tree is unleashing now, the Nether Qi in the Hundred Thousand Nether Mountains is like child's play."
"Moreover, if you are trying to stop me, it cannot be for the Forgetful Soul Tree, but only for Wu Xue. This also indicates that you know Wu Xue possesses spirit-devouring energy, but you have been concealing this information..."
As he spoke, Ye Ling's gaze gradually turned icy, "You don't think I would kill you, do you?"
Feeling Ye Ling's bone-chilling killing intent, Chu Yuan shivered and quickly said, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! I am absolutely not trying to stop you from eliminating the spirit-devouring energy, but I have a way to help Your Majesty deal with the spirit-devouring energy more effectively!"
Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Ye Ling's surging killing intent subsided considerably. He asked, "What method do you have?"
Chu Yuan glanced at the stone in Ye Ling's hand, composed himself, and replied, "The Wu Yuan Stone that Your Majesty is holding is a treasure of the Wu clan. Their spirit-devouring energy is also the reliance of the Wu clan's dominance in the Great Desolation."
"The Wu clan?" Ye Ling frowned. "I want to hear how to deal with spirit-devouring energy, not listen to you talk about the secrets of the Great Desolation era."
Ye Ling had vaguely heard about the Wu clan from their casual conversations with the Black and White Impermanence. It was said that the Wu clan was an extremely powerful race during the Great Desolation era, and their Twelve Ancestral Witches alone crushed all the gods in the world.
If it weren't for some unknown reason that caused the Wu clan to vanish overnight, the Tongtian clan wouldn't have had the chance to wreak havoc on the Great Desolation, leading to the continuous weakening of Earth's spiritual energy.
Being interrupted by Ye Ling, Chu Yuan was not annoyed and continued, "Your Majesty, please do not be impatient. Since the Wu clan could use spirit-devouring energy, they naturally knew how to deal with this power."
Ye Ling said, "Regardless of how the Wu clan obtained this spirit-devouring energy, the Wu clan has been extinct for hundreds of thousands of years, right? Where would you find descendants of the Wu clan?"
"Even if they could be found, there isn't enough time."
Although Ye Ling was also eager to meet the so-called Wu clan, the spirit-devouring energy erupting from the Forgetful Soul Tree was truly exaggerated. If it wasn't eliminated in time and allowed to escape the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, then even without the Shadow Hall's schemes, the entire Earth would fall under the control of the Outer冥 Palace.
Chu Yuan replied, "Your Majesty, you may not know this, but my wife, Wu Xue, is a descendant of the Wu clan."
Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Ye Ling was quite surprised, "Your wife is a descendant of the Wu clan? Isn't she an ancient Chaos God?"
Although Ye Ling had not thoroughly examined Wu Xue's condition, he could still sense that Wu Xue's bloodline, like Yuan's, was that of an ancient Chaos God.
Moreover, if Wu Xue were not an ancient Chaos God, those saints wouldn't have attacked Wu Xue for her bloodline back then.
Chu Yuan gave a bitter smile and then said, "This matter is a bit complicated... but Wu Xue is indeed the child of a Wu clan member and a Chaos God. She is both a descendant of the Wu clan and a member of our Chaos God lineage."
Ye Ling sighed, "Fine, I can't manage your relationships. Even if Wu Xue is a descendant of the Wu clan, you still haven't told me how to deal with the spirit-devouring energy."
"There isn't much time left. If you continue to beat around the bush and don't tell me the method, don't blame me for obliterating both the Forgetful Soul Tree and your wife."
"Spirit-devouring energy shall not exist in this world."
Ye Ling glanced at the Forgetful Soul Tree. The erupting spirit-devouring energy was increasing, and within the surging energy, a vague silhouette was condensing.
Seeing that Ye Ling had lost patience, Chu Yuan dared not hesitate and quickly said, "Your Majesty! Wu Xue knows how to control spirit-devouring energy. As long as you can awaken Wu Xue's consciousness, even if only a trace can be awakened, this rampaging spirit-devouring energy can be controlled!"
As he spoke, Chu Yuan actually knelt down before Ye Ling, "Your Majesty! I have waited for this day for too long. I just want to see Wu Xue one more time! I implore Your Majesty to grant me this wish!"
"As long as Your Majesty can save Wu Xue, I am willing to be your beast of burden!"
As his words fell, Chu Yuan kowtowed heavily to Ye Ling three times, his emotions reaching an extreme.
Seeing Chu Yuan's current demeanor, Ye Ling also sighed slightly, "Very well, seeing your deep affection, I cannot bear to destroy such an ancient love... I will try it for now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Chu Yuan was overjoyed and was about to kowtow to Ye Ling again!
"No need!"
Ye Ling waved a stream of spiritual energy, pulling Chu Yuan up, and said, "I am only trying. But if it really doesn't work, I will not hesitate to kill.
"At that time, you and I might become enemies. There is no need for you to put on such an act for me now."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Chu Yuan trembled. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Soon, his eyes became firm, and he replied, "I understand..."
"Your Majesty will surely not fail!"