"You mean you've seen the Origin Force on that girl?"
Ye Ling's expression, which had been indifferent until now, finally changed. He looked at Xiao Yu with disbelief and probed her body with his divine soul.
However, he couldn't sense any trace of Origin Force from Xiao Yu.
The Savage Chaos Overlord also knew Ye Ling was examining Xiao Yu and said, "My lord, I have no reason to deceive you on this matter. The power within Xiao Yu appears out of nowhere. We originally intended to use her as our trump card in Savage Chaos."
"However, since you, my lord, also possess the same power as Xiao Yu, you should understand Xiao Yu's current situation better than we do, right?"
"Indeed..." Ye Ling withdrew his divine soul and nodded subconsciously.
Before he had manifested the Origin Force, he also couldn't sense any power related to it within his body.
However, that dark Origin Force was exclusive to sin, and could be said to be Ye Ling's alone. If Xiao Yu also had the same power, how could that be possible?
For a moment, countless questions flooded Ye Ling's mind.
The Savage Chaos Overlord bowed to Ye Ling again and asked, "Then, my lord, do you agree to keep Xiao Yu by your side?"
In fact, the Savage Chaos Overlord was taking a gamble. He was betting that Xiao Yu truly had a connection with Ye Ling. If that were the case, then Savage Chaos could also latch onto Ye Ling's influence.
After interacting with Ye Ling, the Savage Chaos Overlord understood that Ye Ling, who hailed from the Primal Chaos, possessed the strength to win this ranking competition. If Ye Ling was willing to support them, then even if Savage Chaos's ranking was low, as long as Primal Chaos was willing to spare some scraps in the future, it would be enough to benefit Savage Chaos immensely.
Of course, the Savage Chaos Overlord also feared that Ye Ling might be a psychologically twisted pervert. If that were the case, he would undoubtedly be pushing Xiao Yu into a fiery pit.
Regardless of the truth, the moment the Savage Chaos Overlord pushed Xiao Yu in front of Ye Ling, he had already forfeited his right to be Xiao Yu's brother.
Ye Ling glanced at the Savage Chaos Overlord, not exposing his thoughts, and said, "Very well, Xiao Yu will stay with me. The three of you go and do as I've instructed."
"Yes."
The Savage Chaos Overlord bowed to Ye Ling, then cast a somewhat apologetic glance at Xiao Yu before saying to Ye Ling, "Please escort us out of the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land."
"Mm."
Ye Ling nodded slightly and used Absolute Divine Movement to teleport the three of them away.
After the Savage Chaos Overlord left, the World Annihilation Spirit Fire, who had been standing by, couldn't hold back and transmitted a message to Ye Ling, complaining, "I really suspect you have some kind of special trait. No matter where you go, as long as there's a pretty girl, you always find a way to lure her back."
Ye Ling replied helplessly, "Are you blaming me for this? I didn't even have that intention. The Savage Chaos Overlord offered her himself. And if what the Savage Chaos Overlord said is true, then Xiao Yu is indeed a very important person to us."
The World Annihilation Spirit Fire then said, "Let's not talk about that. Can you really let the Savage Chaos Overlord re-enter the competition? You're not the biological son of Void, are you? Can you just violate the competition rules as you please?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "Otherwise, do you think I managed to get the Savage Chaos Overlord to stay? I've read the competition rules. It only states that Overlords who lose their mark will be eliminated, but it doesn't prohibit eliminated participants from re-entering."
"So, what I did just now, which looked like forcibly keeping the eliminated Savage Chaos Overlord in the Hidden Ruins, was actually me secretly recreating their Savage Chaos marks using my Creation Force at the moment of their elimination."
"They are actually still in the competition state, but I used my Origin Force to shield their perception of Void, making them mistakenly believe they had already been eliminated."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the World Annihilation Spirit Fire complained, "You're still the sly one. The competition has just begun, and you've already found a loophole in the rules and completely fooled them."
"If that's the case, then I have a rather dark idea... Can we repeatedly eliminate the Savage Chaos Overlord to farm points?"
Ye Ling laughed, "I tried that too. When I was recreating their Savage Chaos marks, I also erased them once. However, Void didn't give me any feedback. I suspect each Overlord from every world can only be eliminated once."
The World Annihilation Spirit Fire was silent for a moment. He recalled Ye Ling's benevolent demeanor towards the Savage Chaos people just now, and then said to Ye Ling, "You're amazing."
It was likely that the Savage Chaos Overlord didn't even know he had been sold out, and was even helping Ye Ling count his money.
After a brief exchange with the World Annihilation Spirit Fire, Ye Ling looked at the somewhat flustered Xiao Yu and asked gently, "Are you scared?"
Xiao Yu didn't answer, but her action of stepping back clearly conveyed her attitude.
Ye Ling was not surprised by Xiao Yu's attitude towards him. After all, they had been enemies before, and they were not exactly partners now, but more like master and servant.
Given Xiao Yu's attitude, Ye Ling knew that his primary goal was to gain Xiao Yu's trust and then proceed slowly.
And for the battle-hardened, cunning, and already old fox like Ye Ling, dealing with a naive and innocent girl like Xiao Yu would be incredibly easy.
Ye Ling displayed a gentle demeanor and smiled at Xiao Yu, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Since you're following me, I will naturally treat you as a companion."
"World Annihilation Spirit Fire, help me look after this girl. We'll go to the depths of the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land first to meet that strange Overlord."
The World Annihilation Spirit Fire understood Ye Ling's intentions perfectly. He patted his chest in cooperation and said to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, don't worry! Your safety is my responsibility! I guarantee no one will harm you!"
Seeing that Ye Ling wasn't immediately probing the hidden power within her, Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "Aren't you... afraid that my brother lied to you? Perhaps I don't have that special power at all."
Ye Ling smiled, "Whether you have that power or not, your impression of me is already very good just because you spoke up for me before. Relax and follow me."
"Don't worry, with me here... no one in this Hidden Ruins can threaten you. Just keep up with us."
With that, Ye Ling flew directly towards the depths of the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, with the World Annihilation Spirit Fire closely following.
Xiao Yu looked at the backs of Ye Ling and the World Annihilation Spirit Fire. After a moment of hesitation, she finally followed Ye Ling.
After being pushed out by the Savage Chaos Overlord, she understood that she could no longer return to Savage Chaos. Now, her fate...
was in Ye Ling's hands.