The red phantom, after crushing Ye Ling, completely ignored the roaring World-Ending Little Fire. It meticulously examined the Devouring Star Abyss with its divine soul, ensuring that Ye Ling, along with his reincarnation information, had been utterly erased. Only then did it turn its gaze towards the enraged World-Ending Little Fire.
It carefully observed the black and white energies swirling around the World-Ending Little Fire, a hint of apprehension in its eyes. It then spoke to the World-Ending Little Fire, "Today, I came only to eliminate Sin. You are fortunate; I shall spare your life this time!"
With that, the red phantom vanished from its spot, ignoring the World-Ending Little Fire's attack, and left the Devouring Star Abyss.
The World-Ending Little Fire, unable to even touch the red phantom, could only rage impotently within the Devouring Star Abyss, its roars hoarse and desperate.
After a long while, the Devouring Star Abyss was gradually consumed by darkness, and the World-Ending Little Fire's cries grew increasingly hoarse until they finally faded.
The exhausted World-Ending Little Fire stopped, but there was no trace of sadness or anger on its face.
It scanned its surroundings, confirming that the red phantom had completely departed. With a sigh of relief, it muttered to itself, "Phew… that guy's finally gone. It seems I really do have the talent to be an actor…"
"That red phantom hated me so much, could it be the Venerable from the other world?"
"World-Ending Little Fire" mused to itself, then immediately used its creation power to manifest Ye Ling's body. Afterward, it employed the law of reincarnation to revive itself.
It was clear that the consciousness now inhabiting the World-Ending Little Fire's body belonged to Ye Ling.
The revived World-Ending Little Fire looked at its body and immediately asked with concern, "Uncle Ye! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine… thanks to you this time, otherwise we would have been in real trouble!" Ye Ling smiled at the World-Ending Little Fire, then swapped bodies with it using the World Demon Heart.
Having regained its own body, the World-Ending Little Fire looked at Ye Ling with admiration and excitedly asked, "Uncle Ye, you're amazing! To think of such a '狸猫换太子' trick!"
"It's 'Li Mao Huan Tai Zi'," Ye Ling corrected the World-Ending Little Fire, while using the law of reincarnation to revive the World-Ending Spirit Fire. He continued, "It was easy to guess. That guy wouldn't let me break free easily, and he would have killed me before I could, even erasing all my reincarnation information to prevent my revival."
The World-Ending Little Fire exclaimed, "So! Uncle Ye, you swapped bodies with me using the World Demon Heart. He killed Uncle Ye's physical body and my consciousness, but Uncle Ye was actually still alive. So, erasing Uncle Ye's reincarnation information was completely meaningless, and I could still be revived!"
"This is simply incredible! Why don't you become my dad, Uncle Ye! My dad seems a bit… not very bright!"
As soon as the World-Ending Little Fire uttered these words, the just-revived World-Ending Spirit Fire heard them, nearly causing it to spit blood in anger!
"You little brat, what are you saying? You're not even fully grown and you're already thinking of changing fathers? You unfilial little rascal! You're asking for a beating!"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire roared, making a move to strike the World-Ending Little Fire. The World-Ending Little Fire, seizing the opportunity, hid behind Ye Ling and said, "Uncle Ye, quickly stop my dad!"
Ye Ling looked at the cunning World-Ending Little Fire hiding behind him and couldn't help but shake his head and smile. While marveling at the rapid progress of the World-Ending Little Fire's intelligence, he said to the World-Ending Spirit Fire, "World-Ending Spirit Fire, Little Fire was just joking. Little Fire played a crucial role in our escape this time, so please spare him for now."
"Why are you protecting that little brat now? Fine… it's not the time to talk about that little brat. I want to talk about you!"
"Kid, what's going on with you? Were you possessed earlier? I burned my own life, and I still couldn't wake you up!"
Upon hearing the World-Ending Spirit Fire bring this up, Ye Ling's expression turned serious. "It should have been the Venerable who acted."
"The Venerable?" The World-Ending Spirit Fire was momentarily stunned, then exclaimed in shock, "You mean that boss from the other world, the Venerable?"
"Yes." Ye Ling nodded. "Although I don't know how that guy found me, my feigned death probably won't fool him for long. This was merely an avatar. If he personally intervenes next time, and we're still at our current strength, we won't survive."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "No… the Venerable's enemy is Sin, and you've already expelled Sin from your body. Is that guy out of his mind, why is he fixated on you?"
Ye Ling shook his head. "In the eyes of outsiders, I am Sin, and Sin is me… I've always emphasized that I am not Sin to outsiders, but after this ordeal, I've come to understand. There's no need to distance myself from Sin."
"No matter what Sin did, or what sins he committed, I will bear them all. If someone wants me to make amends, I will compensate within my capabilities. If someone wants to kill me, then I will fight back. Sin's dependents are my dependents… I will use everything I have now to ascend to the peak as quickly as possible."
"Danger won't wait for us. Instead of dwelling on things that yield no answers, it's better to use all of this to become stronger!"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Ending Spirit Fire looked at him deeply. "Kid… I suddenly find you a bit different."
Ye Ling: "How am I different?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "In the past, you were always passively getting stronger. I couldn't really feel your obsession with power. But now it's different… your obsession with becoming stronger has intensified significantly."
"However, I can't quite say whether this is good or bad… but what you said is right, danger won't wait for us. Reality isn't a game where enemies appear according to our level. The final boss could completely slaughter us in the beginner village."
"Only by becoming stronger as quickly as possible can we survive better… So, kid, go ahead and do whatever you need to do. My fate is already tightly bound to yours. No matter what you become, whether you want to save the world or destroy it, I will unhesitatingly stand by your side!"
The World-Ending Little Fire behind Ye Ling immediately raised its hand and chimed in, "Me too! Me too!"
"You two…" Ye Ling looked at the World-Ending Spirit Fire and the World-Ending Little Fire, then shook his head and smiled. "Alright then… I promise you, I will stand at the pinnacle of the void. I will be strong enough that no one… can dictate our fate."
"What happened today will not happen again."
"The Venerable… will definitely die!"