As Long Yao's words fell, a dragon's roar emanated from within her, and a powerful aura spread from her body, sweeping towards Ye Ling and Yin Guo.
A white dragon, faintly visible behind Long Yao.
Long Yao stared at Ye Ling and said, "Ye Ling, I'll remind you out of goodwill, since you come from the Primal Chaos... the matter of 'The Brain' is not something you can participate in. In the grand scheme of good and evil, you are merely a pawn. If you withdraw now, you can still escape the fate of being manipulated."
"The vastness of the Void is enough for you to live freely. You don't need to leap into a quagmire and become deeply mired in it."
Facing the oppressive aura of Long Yao, Ye Ling did not flinch. He spoke directly, "I cannot agree with your words."
"Whether I am a pawn or the one holding the chess pieces... I do not know about the grand scheme of good and evil, nor will I comment. But what I am certain of is... half of the abilities and divine powers I possess come from them. My life... was also saved by them. For this reason alone, they deserve to be my masters. You don't need to try so hard to sow discord between me and them."
Long Yao scoffed, "Masters? Saved your life? Ye Ling... you are too naive. While they are powerful, you have only learned a fraction of their knowledge."
"They haven't even taught you their true abilities, yet they dare to be your masters?"
"As for saving your life, that's even more laughable! Ye Ling, do you know how many times the three thousand universes, and even the Primal Chaos, have been restarted? Let alone you, even the Overseers and the Primal Chaos are just pawns they play with at will."
"As the Emperor Ancestor, do you remember how many times you died before reaching this point? Your survival here is purely by luck. The path ahead is even more perilous, and you are facing a near-certain death!"
"Ye Ling, to good and evil, you are merely an experimental subject? They saved you only to allow the experiment to continue, and all you see is that they saved you."
"But... what if, amidst the many dangers, they failed to save you?"
As Long Yao spoke, she looked directly into Ye Ling's eyes and continued, "You will lose everything, but to them, it will merely be a matter of restarting the three thousand universes and selecting a new Emperor Ancestor."
"Ye Ling, what we are doing now can help you break free from the pathetic cycle of the Emperor Ancestor. What you need to do now is to withdraw immediately, take your family and friends, and flee far away... With your current strength, as long as you sever ties with good and evil, no one in the Void can threaten you!"
After Long Yao finished speaking, Yin Guo beside them also became complex in his emotions. He looked at Ye Ling and called out, "Master..."
He had been swayed by Long Yao.
Ye Ling, however, remained silent, calmly looking at Long Yao.
Seeing Ye Ling fall into silence, Long Yao added, "Ye Ling, the reason I'm telling you all this is because you are Bai Lan's master and treat Bai Lan well. If it weren't for Bai Lan, I could have simply ignored you and let you continue to your death, allowing the Primal Chaos and the three thousand universes to fall into cycles once more."
"Your life and death have nothing to do with us Skywalkers. I hope you will think carefully."
After saying this, Long Yao put away "Xin" and called out to the stunned Xu Ling Shen Zi not far away, "What are you still spacing out for? Come with me to capture those two demons. The Curse Worm alone cannot stop them!"
Called out by Long Yao, Xu Ling Shen Zi also jolted awake and quickly replied, "Yes!"
Saying that, Xu Ling Shen Zi immediately flew north!
However, before Xu Ling Shen Zi could fly far, Ye Ling blocked his path.
Seeing Ye Ling blocking him, Xu Ling Shen Zi couldn't help but curse, "Brat! Sister Long told you so much, and you didn't listen at all, did you?"
When Long Yao saw Ye Ling blocking Xu Ling Shen Zi, her brow furrowed slightly. She said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, are you really going to stop us? Do you think I'm lying to you?"
Ye Ling smiled at Long Yao and said, "Even if what you say is true, I will still make this choice."
Long Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, "Why? Do you enjoy being manipulated?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "It's not manipulation... I have walked my path with a clear conscience, and the choices I make now come from my heart, unrelated to others."
"Whether it's Bai Yue or good and evil, regardless of whether their grand scheme includes me, in my heart, the Overseers are invaders of the Primal Chaos, and 'The Brain' is a hidden danger to the Primal Chaos."
"No matter what the consequences are after 'The Brain' dies, I will strike him down. It doesn't matter who tries to stop me!"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Long Yao sighed heavily, "Alas... you are indeed as the Master said. Although according to the Master's wishes, I should let you go to your death, I have my own ideas."
"Ye Ling, I want to see if your strength... supports you in continuing this path!"
"Xu Ling Shen Zi, prepare for battle!"
"Sister Long! I'm ready!"
Seeing that the conversation between Ye Ling and Long Yao had broken down, Xu Ling Shen Zi immediately distanced himself from Ye Ling, rubbing his fists in anticipation!
Ye Ling looked directly at Long Yao and said to Yin Guo, "Yin Guo, you go deal with Xu Ling Shen Zi. Long Yao is mine."
Seeing Ye Ling's resolve, Yin Guo's face lit up with a smile, "Master, don't worry! No matter what happens, I will be the one who supports you the most!"
With that, Yin Guo looked at Xu Ling Shen Zi and provocatively said, "Old geezer, I heard from my sisters before that you were plotting against me while Master and I were breaking through. I haven't settled the score with you yet. Let's go settle it slowly on the side!"
"Old geezer..."
Hearing Yin Guo's address, Xu Ling Shen Zi's mouth twitched. He angrily said, "You little brat who hasn't even grown any hair, let me teach you what manners are!"
Saying that, Xu Ling Shen Zi flew out of the Chuyuan Realm and stood in the Void, shouting at Yin Guo, "Little brat, come out and fight!"
"Who's afraid of you?"
Yin Guo was not intimidated at all. He directly used Absolute Divine Movement, teleporting to face Xu Ling Shen Zi and confronting him.
As Yin Guo and Xu Ling Shen Zi departed, Long Yao placed "Xin" back in its original position and said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, use your full strength... I have already killed more than ten world masters. If you perform too weakly today, I cannot guarantee you won't become another master soul under my command!"
Ye Ling chuckled, unfurled his Domain of Karma, and said to Long Yao, "I am returning your words to you now, word for word."
"Perhaps... the pawn you perceive now already possesses the strength of a chess player."