As Ye Ling and Chu Yun conversed, the semi-transparent giant wall began to emit an eerie red light. The parasitic creatures on this side of the void, along with the invading army from the dark side, all stirred at this moment.
"They're here!"
Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. He immediately used runes to conceal his and Chu Yun's aura and rapidly approached the giant wall!
*Crack!*
A faint sound of the wall shattering echoed through the heavens and earth. Subsequently, the semi-transparent giant wall became covered in runes, and the entire void and its dark side began to tremble violently.
The large, ordered worlds scattered throughout the void, like magnets drawn by the dark side's magnetism, started to move rapidly towards the Hidden Ruins. Inside each of these worlds, earth-shattering changes occurred.
The heavens and earth underwent a drastic transformation, spreading throughout the void.
Somewhere in the void.
Shan stood in the void, gazing at the giant wall in the distant darkness, his eyes unfathomably deep, pondering something unknown.
"Xie Wushuang, the disruption of the balance between the void and its dark side will undoubtedly bring disaster prematurely. Yet, neither Bai Yue nor Ye Ling... are prepared. This impatient, all-or-nothing approach is not something I'd expect from you."
"Or perhaps... you have restarted that plan we abandoned?"
Shan seemed to recall something, then sighed softly and murmured to himself, "I should have known... you don't care who becomes the Emperor Ancestor; you trust no one."
"It's a pity that you, I, and Bai Yue are all relics of the past. Ye Ling is the protagonist this time. You alone will never succeed."
"Or perhaps you are certain I will help you? You despicable fellow."
Shan shook his head and then vanished from his spot, his destination unknown.
...
The Hidden Ruins, the barrier separating the void and its dark side, was completely shattered under the attacks of You and the Insect Emperor.
The invading army from the other world surged into the void, and the void's dark side began to make contact with the void.
However, contrary to the expected fusion of the void and its dark side, the moment they touched, they annihilated each other. The invading army, upon stepping into the void's territory, vanished along with the space of annihilation.
"Why is this happening?"
Seeing the void and its dark side annihilate each other, the Insect Emperor's eyes filled with boundless terror. "Why haven't the void and its dark side merged? This is not what was said!"
In the Insect Emperor's shock, the space of annihilation had already reached him, and a large portion of his body instantly disappeared!
Terrified by the horrifying space of annihilation, the Insect Emperor dared not remain in place. Before he was completely consumed, he retreated rapidly.
On the other side, You clearly had not anticipated this situation either, his eyes filled with astonishment... However, You's reaction was evidently faster than the Insect Emperor's. When the space of annihilation reached him, he had already retreated to a safe distance.
However, although You and the Insect Emperor narrowly escaped, the invading army and the insect nests were not as fortunate.
In a very short time, both sides suffered heavy losses.
If this trend continued, let alone invading the void, the entire void's dark side would perish together with the void!
Within the Hidden Ruins, Chu Yun watched the continuously annihilating space in the distance, her eyes also filled with shock. She said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, the void and the dark side are annihilating each other!"
"I know! The void and its dark side are two sides of the same coin. The void exists by drawing matter from the dark side, and the dark side was formed precisely because matter was drawn from it. Now, with the void and its dark side combining, the void is returning the drawn matter to the dark side, causing both the void and its dark side to disappear, and a brand new dimension will form!"
Ye Ling said quickly, taking out the Void Book and enveloping himself and Chu Yun with its power.
Chu Yun exclaimed, "According to what you're saying, won't everything in the void and its dark side disappear!"
"I will stop it before that happens. Follow me!"
Ye Ling said rapidly, grabbing Chu Yun's hand and charging directly into the space of annihilation.
Unlike others, Ye Ling and Chu Yun did not disappear upon entering the space of annihilation. Instead, protected by the Void Book, they advanced rapidly!
In an instant, Ye Ling crossed the center of the Hidden Ruins and entered the territory of the void's dark side.
At this moment, Ye Ling was still within the space of annihilation. There was nothing around him, but Ye Ling had a clear target within this space of annihilation, flying directly in one direction.
Chu Yun, following behind Ye Ling, was afraid of affecting him and dared not make a sound, following Ye Ling tensely.
Soon, Ye Ling saw two people within this space of annihilation.
Bai Yue, wearing a mask, and Ye Ling's inner demon... or rather, Sin.
At this moment, a certain law was faintly revolving around Bai Yue, and a faint light was shining on Sin's chest.
The reason those two were safe within the space of annihilation seemed to be due to those two peculiar powers protecting them.
"Void Law and Void Heart... It seems Bai Yue and Sin both possess artifacts from the Void series. To be able to move within this space of annihilation, Void artifacts are essential!"
Ye Ling glanced at the laws surrounding Bai Yue and Sin's chests and instantly concluded that they were artifacts from the same series as the Void Book.
When Ye Ling saw Bai Yue and Sin, they also saw Ye Ling. A flicker of surprise flashed in both their eyes, clearly not expecting Ye Ling to appear here.
Ye Ling quietly handed the four stone slabs that formed the Void Stone, which he had collected from the Four Great Fiend Lands, to Chu Yun. Then, he took Chu Yun and flew towards Bai Yue and Sin, smiling, "What a coincidence! To meet you in this place."
Bai Yue looked deeply at Ye Ling and said, "Ye Ling, it truly surprises me that you could come to this place."
Sin smiled at Ye Ling and said, "My reincarnation, we meet again... I'm truly sorry for occupying your inner demon, but I also have things I must do."
Facing Bai Yue and Sin, Ye Ling glanced around and asked, "Why don't I see E? Where is he?"
Bai Yue said, "E's mission is complete. This should have been a competition between Sin and me, but since you and that young lady have also entered, you may join."
Chu Yun asked, "What are you competing for?"
Bai Yue was quite frank and hid nothing, saying, "Void Immortal."
"Void Immortal?" Ye Ling raised an eyebrow slightly. "The last treasure of the Void series?"
Bai Yue: "Strictly speaking, Void Immortal is not an item or anything else, but a realm, the ultimate realm that only Emperor Ancestors can reach."
Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. "So, you went to all this trouble, even at the cost of annihilating the void and its dark side, just to break through to that realm of Void Immortal?"