"You truly are another me... When did you realize my existence?"
As Ye Ling finished speaking, a man identical to Ye Ling, but with a slightly more sinister aura, slowly emerged from the shadows.
"After you modified Tian Ji's trap, I guessed about eighty to ninety percent."
Ye Ling smiled and sized up his inner demon. "You've become much stronger. I absorbed five Primal Kings, yet my strength hasn't pulled too far ahead of yours."
The inner demon chuckled, "You have your opportunities, and I have my methods. But speaking of which, you are me, and I am you. If we switched places, we'd probably be about the same."
Ye Ling remained noncommittal to the inner demon's words. "So, what did you find out at the Overseer headquarters during this time? Is the Primal Soul King truly with Tian Ji?"
"Yes, I've temporarily placed the Primal Soul King with Tian Ji." The inner demon did not deny it, then added, "However, I don't think Tian Ji is something you need to worry too much about. I can deal with him anytime, and I can reclaim the Primal Soul King's power whenever I want. What we should be most concerned about right now is Mr. Bai... Bai Yue."
"Bai Yue... Mr. Bai..."
Ye Ling murmured the name softly, then asked the inner demon, "Why should we pay attention to him?"
"I led you to Bai Yue's residence. You should have seen the chessboard there and guessed Bai Yue's identity, right?"
"A member of the Skywalkers?" Ye Ling raised an eyebrow slightly.
"That's right. Based on my investigations here, I've confirmed that Bai Yue is a member of the Skywalkers. Not only that... he's their leader, an existence on par with 'The Brain,' the Prophet."
"The Prophet?"
Upon hearing the inner demon's words, Ye Ling was somewhat surprised. "You mean Bai Yue, one of 'The Brain's' Seven Pillars, is the leader of the Skywalkers?"
The inner demon nodded. "Yes. I previously noticed two black shadows, one fat and one thin, frequently active at the Overseer headquarters. They were also using the name 'Luo Yun' to subvert Overseers, so I used some 'little tricks' to obtain some information about the Skywalkers from them."
"Outside of the Primal Chaos, the Skywalkers' influence is already on par with the Overseers, and even showing signs of surpassing them... I estimate that it won't be long before the Skywalkers completely defeat the Overseers in the Primordial Realm and then launch a full-scale invasion of the Primal Chaos."
"At that time, the Primal Chaos will once again erupt in a war that engulfs the entire Chaos, and its ferocity will likely surpass that of the Seven Kings War."
Ye Ling's brow furrowed slightly, and he said solemnly, "But according to my intelligence, Bai Yue is a native being of the Primal Chaos, and he was even bestowed blessings by the will of the Primal Chaos as the Eighth King. How could he become the leader of the Skywalkers?"
"The answer to this can be found in the Three Pure Universes."
The inner demon had investigated everything thoroughly. "When you went to the Void Realm to seize the Primal Time King's power, I went to the Three Pure Universes and discovered the ruins of the Skywalkers there."
Ye Ling: "I saw this in the Overseers' contribution files. The Skywalkers used the Three Pure Universes as a bridge to invade the Primal Chaos but were repelled by Bai Yue."
The inner demon: "The Overseers' files are not wrong. I rewound time and watched past footage. At least on the surface, that's how it happened. However, I still found some clues from the Skywalkers' ruins."
"What did you find?" Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.
The inner demon said, "In those ruins, there was a damaged bronze gate. That was the portal the Skywalkers built to invade the Primal Chaos. Near that bronze gate, I found traces of a temporal array."
"Temporal array..." Hearing the inner demon's words, Ye Ling instantly understood something and said quickly, "Meaning, someone had severed time there?"
"That's right..." The inner demon nodded. "I suspect that before Bai Yue went to the Three Pure Universes to intercept the Skywalkers, he was still one of the Overseers' Seven Pillars, the Eighth King of the Primal Chaos."
"After he went to the Three Pure Universes, something happened between him and the Skywalkers, and then Bai Yue left the Primal Chaos through that bronze gate and stayed outside for a period of time."
"It's likely that during that period, Bai Yue became the Skywalkers' Prophet, and then returned through the bronze gate, leaving the temporal array... Outside the Primal Chaos, there is no concept of time and space. In other words, no matter how long Bai Yue spent outside, when he returned to the Primal Chaos, it would have only been an instant."
Ye Ling: "If that's the case, then the Seventh Pillar, Bai Yue... perfectly concealed himself from everyone in the Primal Chaos and became the Prophet, Bai Yue. But what is his purpose in continuing to hide his identity in the Primal Chaos?"
"With Bai Yue's current strength, he should be able to confront 'The Brain' head-on, right? Moreover, 'The Brain' doesn't know Bai Yue's identity, so with forethought against the unprepared, Bai Yue should be able to easily deal with 'The Brain' and dismantle the Overseers. The Skywalkers have no need to engage in a direct conflict with the Overseers in the Primordial Realm."
The inner demon shook his head. "This is also what puzzles me. Although I've discovered that Bai Yue is the Skywalkers' Prophet, I have no idea about his motives. That's why I found you, to share intelligence."
"Bai Yue's daughter, Bai Lan, the Daughter of Chaos, isn't she your disciple? Can you get some information about Bai Yue from her?"
"She's my disciple, don't even think about targeting her." Ye Ling refused the inner demon's request without hesitation.
"Don't be so serious! I was just joking." The inner demon smiled at Ye Ling. "Don't worry, Bai Lan is your disciple, which also makes her my disciple. I know my limits."
"You'd better be clear about what you're doing." Ye Ling warned the inner demon again.
Ye Ling's inner demon possessed all of Ye Ling's intelligence and memories. More importantly... the inner demon was more ruthless and unscrupulous in his actions than Ye Ling.
Once Bai Lan was targeted by the inner demon, she would have absolutely no power to resist.
Therefore, Ye Ling had to give a preemptive warning and prevent the inner demon from approaching Bai Lan.
The inner demon sensed the killing intent in Ye Ling's eyes and did not continue the topic. "Let's change the subject. Actually, I also found the dungeon where 'The Brain' imprisoned Bai Yue. Bai Yue should still be in prison now. Why don't we go take a look?"
"Currently, Tian Ji and the Overseers' attention is being held by Bai Lan, so no one will expect us to go look for Bai Yue."
"What happens after we find Bai Yue?" Ye Ling asked. "Even if he is the Prophet, what can we ask him?"
The inner demon said, "We don't need to ask too much. We have to make contact and test his depth, right? Otherwise, before the Primal Chaos can escape the Overseers, it will be targeted by the Skywalkers, and we know nothing about their leader. Won't we be in a passive position again?"
"My other self, are you going?"
Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then added, "After this matter is resolved, the Primal Soul King's power will be mine."
The inner demon chuckled and said, "No problem!"