As the mushroom cloud dissipated in the Star Devouring Abyss, the bottom of the abyss was leveled. Apart from the two karma mirror domains, nothing else remained. Even the spiritual pressure that had permeated the abyss floor was gone.
The vast Star Devouring Abyss was swallowed by a deathly silence.
Xiao Yu stared blankly at the scene outside the karma mirror domain. Just as she was overwhelmed by the immense power of Ye Ling, she felt sand slipping through her fingers.
"Ancestor?"
Xiao Yu looked down and saw the skull she was holding gradually dissipating, her connection with her ancestor weakening by the moment.
"Ancestor? Ancestor!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yu tried to connect with her ancestor using her bloodline, but no matter how she called out, her ancestor remained unresponsive.
"No need to waste your efforts. Over the long years, he had merged with the negative tree's root tendrils here. The moment I destroyed the negative tree, he also vanished into thin air."
Ye Ling landed before Xiao Yu and said softly.
He had foreseen this outcome before taking action against the negative tree.
In fact, Ye Ling had also tried to revive Xiao Yu's ancestor, otherwise, he wouldn't have asked for his name.
Alas, it was too late. Even if Ye Ling used his creation power to create a new ancestor for Xiao Yu, it would only be a new being. The original ancestor had completely perished.
"My lord..." Xiao Yu's eyes welled up with tears, and she asked Ye Ling, "Don't you know resurrection techniques? You even resurrected the First Ancestral Dragon, so can you resurrect my ancestor? I don't even know his name!"
Ye Ling shook his head slightly. "I'm afraid not. He has forgotten too much. I can no longer find any reincarnation information from him. Even if I were to create someone from memory, it wouldn't be your ancestor."
"Xiao Yu, accept reality."
"Is there really no way... How could this happen?" After receiving Ye Ling's definitive answer, the light in Xiao Yu's eyes dimmed, and she lowered her head.
However, Xiao Yu quickly composed herself and said to Ye Ling, "My lord, please allow me to follow you from now on. I will always be by your side."
Ye Ling was somewhat surprised by Xiao Yu's change in attitude and asked, "Why?"
Xiao Yu did not hide anything from Ye Ling. "Actually, when you were contemplating how to deal with the negative tree, my ancestor taught me many things... At the same time, I also learned about the past between my ancestor and you, as well as the ambitions you and your dependents hold."
"I never knew my parents since I was young. I used to live aimlessly, doing whatever my brother told me to do... But now, for the first time, I have my own thoughts."
"I want to inherit my ancestor's will and assist you in fulfilling your wishes."
Seeing Xiao Yu's determined gaze, Ye Ling knew she was serious. He couldn't help but sigh, then said to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, you should know that your ancestor was a dependent of Sin. The Sin he followed was not me."
Xiao Yu replied, "I understand that I am not following Sin, but you, my lord... Therefore, you don't need to dwell on these matters. Whether it's Sin or something else... I only follow you, my lord."
"So, please accept me."
After speaking, Xiao Yu knelt directly before Ye Ling and kowtowed three times.
Ye Ling was caught off guard by Xiao Yu's actions. Just as he was about to explain his relationship with Sin to Xiao Yu, he suddenly froze, his pupils constricting!
"Wait! Something is not right."
Ye Ling suddenly realized something. "When did I start to care so much about the distinction between myself and Sin?"
Before coming to the bottom of the Star Devouring Abyss, Ye Ling actually disdained to debate whether he was Sin or not... But after arriving at the bottom of the abyss, especially after dealing with the negative tree's root tendrils, he found that he now cared about the difference between himself and Sin.
He seemed to want to prove that he was not the same person as Sin.
Realizing this, Ye Ling recalled what his ancestor had told him: "The negative tree is adept at subtly altering people's minds."
"Could it be... I've been influenced by the negative tree?"
Ye Ling looked incredulous and meticulously checked his body, soul, and even his consciousness space, but he found nothing unusual.
Everything seemed normal.
"Am I being too cautious?" Ye Ling calmed himself and re-examined his behavior from another perspective. "It seems I need to be more vigilant in the future."
"My lord?"
Xiao Yu, who had decided to follow Ye Ling, saw him suddenly stand still and couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. You will follow me from now on." Ye Ling snapped back to reality, suppressing the subtle changes he had experienced. He then used his spiritual power to lift Xiao Yu, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, my lord! I will definitely work hard from now on!" Xiao Yu, having received Ye Ling's reply, beamed with joy and immediately followed Ye Ling like a little follower.
Seeing Xiao Yu's cute demeanor, Ye Ling felt much of the gloom and doubt dissipate. He used Absolute Divine Movement to instantly teleport Xiao Yu to the side of the Sickle Beast.
The Sickle Beast, who had been waiting in the karma mirror domain, knelt before Ye Ling upon seeing him return. "Master, you are too formidable! You actually cleared the negative tree's root tendrils!"
The Sickle Beast's perception of Ye Ling's strength was renewed.
However, he dared not ask Ye Ling about the runes. He even dared not connect Ye Ling's runes with the runes of the supreme powerhouses who underwent great purges in the Void Dark Side at regular intervals.
He feared that knowing too much would cost him his right to live.
Ye Ling did not explain much to the Sickle Beast. He also waved a gust of wind to lift the Sickle Beast. "The stone tablet has been found, and the negative tree's root tendrils here have been dealt with. We should leave the Star Devouring Abyss and head to the next perilous location."
Sickle Beast replied, "No problem! I will follow you to the death, Master!"
After the three of them rested at the bottom of the Star Devouring Abyss, Ye Ling followed the hidden route provided by the Gate of Rebirth to return to its vicinity.
The Sickle Beast stood in the darkness, gazing at the bronze gate suspended in the darkness, and exclaimed, "I never expected such dangerous things to be hidden at the bottom of the Star Devouring Abyss. It's truly not easy for this gate to have survived until today."
As he spoke, the Sickle Beast looked at Ye Ling and asked, "Master, since we are leaving, should we say hello to the Gate of Rebirth? After all, it gave us the hidden route to the bottom of the Star Devouring Abyss, so it's considered..."
"Fall back!"
Before the Sickle Beast could finish speaking, Ye Ling interrupted him sharply. He then instantly teleported in front of the Sickle Beast and deployed the karma mirror domain.
The Gate of Rebirth suddenly exploded, and Unit 057 rushed out, crashing directly into the karma mirror domain!
Boom!!!
The Gate of Rebirth, along with the treasury it guarded, turned into dust under the immense impact. Unit 057 was sent flying and disappeared into the darkness.
The Sickle Beast behind Ye Ling was stunned. He stared in shock at the spot where Unit 057 had vanished and trembled, "The Sin-Slaying Machine from another world... How could it be here?"
"Could it be... another world has locked onto Master?"