The Blood Lotus Fire Valley was utterly silent. The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman stared fixedly at Ye Ling, her entire body drenched in cold sweat.
Just standing before her, Ye Ling made her feel an endless dread. The aura, like that of a demon god, was something she had never encountered in her life!
Ye Ling briefly appraised the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman, then unleashed a ball of demonic energy into her head to search her memories.
The moment the demonic energy invaded, the restriction within the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s soul automatically activated, beginning to erase her memories at the fastest possible speed. However, as soon as the restriction initiated, white runes appeared within Ye Ling’s demonic energy, imprinting themselves upon all the restrictions etched into the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s soul, rendering them instantly ineffective!
White runes were an advanced form of runes, their power far exceeding that of ordinary runes. Furthermore, after years of research in the Unnamed Void, Ye Ling had become intimately familiar with white runes, to the point where he could wield them with effortless ease!
According to Zhen Hun’s previous words, Ye Ling was now a Spiritual Absolute Emperor…
No, he should be an existence beyond the Spiritual Absolute Emperor!
Under the power of white runes, all restrictions in the world became ineffective. No seal or restriction could stop Ye Ling.
The restrictions within the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s head were no exception.
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman had not expected the restrictions in her soul to fail. She tried to resist Ye Ling’s soul-searching herself, but her own soul power was far too inferior to Ye Ling’s. Her resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, easily crushed by Ye Ling’s soul power!
Soon, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s memories flooded into Ye Ling’s mind like a tide!
“So, it’s people from the Shadow Hall. It seems the mastermind behind this is the Shadow Hall…”
Ye Ling withdrew his power, ignoring the limp Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman, and muttered to himself, “I remember that bastard who forcefully gave me the inheritance wanted me to compete with another inheritor. From the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s memories… that inheritor should be Ye Feng of the Shadow Hall…”
“I didn’t expect to face that guy again.”
Ye Ling chuckled, spreading his palm. A ball of demonic energy appeared in his palm, directly breaking through the barrier above the Blood Lotus Fire Valley and exploding in the sky of the Immortal Realm, transforming into an eye.
The eye, condensed from demonic energy, displayed runes in its pupil. All restrictions in the Immortal Realm became ineffective under the gaze of this demonic eye, and everything in the Immortal Realm came into Ye Ling’s view.
Following the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s memories, Ye Ling sought out the headquarters of the Shadow Hall and soon found a palace situated on a floating island.
However, the palace was already deserted, with only a few servants left to guard it.
“Did they leave in advance to avoid me?”
Upon discovering that the Shadow Hall’s headquarters was abandoned, Ye Ling frowned, withdrew the demonic eye from the Immortal Realm sky, and turned his attention back to the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman.
At this moment, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman had just recovered from the pain of Ye Ling’s soul-searching. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Ling staring at her. The fear in her eyes intensified, and she quickly retreated a few steps, exclaiming, “What do you want?”
After experiencing Ye Ling’s overwhelming power, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman no longer dared to confront him.
Ye Ling looked at the fearful expression on the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s face and thought she could be of use. He then smiled and said, “Do you know that you have been abandoned by the Shadow Hall?”
“I’ve been abandoned?”
Hearing Ye Ling’s words so suddenly, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman was still somewhat confused, not reacting immediately.
Ye Ling continued, “Ye Feng sent you to test me, which means you were destined to be a disposable pawn. No one would care about your life or death.”
“No, that’s impossible… you must be lying to me!” The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman did not believe Ye Ling and shook her head repeatedly.
“You don’t believe me?” Ye Ling raised an eyebrow. “You can go and see for yourself at your headquarters. See if Xuan Xiao, Ye Feng, and the others are still there.”
As he spoke, Ye Ling stepped aside, clearing a path for the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman.
Seeing Ye Ling’s action, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman asked incredulously, “You’re letting me go?”
Ye Ling: “Uh-huh.”
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman did not believe Ye Ling would be so kind as to let her leave. However, she was now like fish on a chopping board, at his mercy.
Her only hope now was to escape back to the Shadow Hall headquarters!
“I’ll risk it!”
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman gritted her teeth fiercely, immediately got up, bypassed Ye Ling, and fled into the distance.
A streak of bloody light flashed through the Blood Lotus Fire Valley. The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman casually took some heavenly treasures from the suspended coffins in the valley, then rushed out of the barrier and fled towards the Shadow Hall headquarters.
Since Ye Ling had already searched her soul, she was no longer afraid of him following her to find the Shadow Hall headquarters.
In the Immortal Realm, to the east, over the boundless sea, was a floating island.
Using the treasures taken from the Blood Lotus Fire Valley and a special forbidden technique, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman directly passed through the mist of the boundless sea and the restrictions on the outer perimeter of the floating island, arriving before the Shadow Hall’s palace.
However, what greeted her eyes was only an empty palace. Inside, apart from some old, weak, sick, and disabled individuals, there were no strong cultivators left.
This place had become an empty city!
“H-how could this be?”
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman looked at the empty palace before her, her eyes filled with confusion, unable to believe what she was seeing.
“I told you, you’ve been abandoned by the Shadow Hall.”
At this moment, Ye Ling’s voice sounded from behind the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman, startling her greatly!
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman quickly turned around, looking at Ye Ling, who had appeared behind her silently, and exclaimed, “How did you follow me?”
The mist and barriers outside the floating island were enough to make a saint lose their way, and the forbidden technique the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman had used only allowed her to enter alone.
Logically, Ye Ling should have been blocked outside the floating island and could not have appeared here!
Ye Ling smiled and said, “All restrictions in the world are ineffective against me. Didn’t you experience that before? The restriction in your soul to prevent others from prying also had no effect.”
“How is this possible… how can there be someone like you in this world?”
Endless despair appeared in the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s eyes. At this moment, she felt like a puppet toy of Ye Ling, her every move controlled by him, and she was completely incapable of escaping his grasp!
Ye Ling was like a mountain, pressing down on her, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Ye Ling looked at the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s despair, a slight smile curving his lips. He flew forward, gently caressing her cheek with his hand, and whispered, “Since the Shadow Hall has already abandoned you, why don’t you join me?”
Hearing Ye Ling’s words, the Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman trembled!
“Join… join the Emperor Lord…”
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman stammered, her breathing gradually quickening, her chest heaving significantly…
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, “I’m giving you a way to survive. Whether you want to live depends on your own choice.”
“I… I…”
The Blood Lotus Mysterious Woman’s mind was a mess, but she ultimately could not resist the temptation of survival and agreed, “I am willing!”