Outside the Rune World, the World-Ending Spirit Fire circled the rune barrier, its anxiety palpable.
"This brat, building a barrier, how could he even block me out? This is a huge problem now!"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire muttered to itself, glancing towards the entrance of the Chaos Battlefield, its eyes growing more anxious.
Although the dark creatures that had descended into the domain were not strong, all of them were scum that the World-Ending Spirit Fire could handle. However, as the Chaos Battlefield continued to expand, the descent of stronger dark creatures was only a matter of time.
Judging by the current expansion trend of this Chaos Battlefield, it was estimated that it would not be long before the scale of this Chaos Battlefield expanded to be equal to the Chaos Battlefield that had previously appeared in the Nine Heavens Realm!
"Brat... you better hurry. The current situation is beyond my ability to resolve. If you delay any longer, this entire space-time might cease to exist."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire murmured, silently praying for Ye Ling to hurry.
Now, all he could do was pray.
Within the Rune World, after the Shadow of the Upper Realm turned to dust, his body rapidly shrank, transforming into the Orb of the Upper Realm.
The Shadow of the Upper Realm had originally gained its physical form through the power of the Orb of the Upper Realm. Now that the Shadow of the Upper Realm had perished, and Ye Ling's second personality had also been extracted, the Orb of the Upper Realm could no longer maintain its human form. It reverted back to an orb and fell into Ye Ling's hand.
After resolving the Shadow of the Upper Realm, Ye Ling did not immediately erase his second personality. Instead, he concealed his aura.
Seeing that Ye Ling had dealt with the Shadow of the Upper Realm without attacking him, the second personality asked Ye Ling, "Why didn't you kill me? Wouldn't it be good to exchange my life for information about the Lord of the Upper Realm?"
"Why should I kill you?" Ye Ling chuckled, weighing the Orb of the Upper Realm in his hand. "When dealing with the Lord of the Upper Realm, we are allies. As my dark personality, you should have inherited all my memories. Have you ever seen me betray a companion?"
The second personality asked doubtfully, "But you and I are in an adversarial relationship. Now that the physical body of the Shadow of the Upper Realm is gone, I need to contend with you for control of the body again. If you don't kill me now, when my strength recovers, there will still be a battle between us. Only one of us can survive."
"There's no need for a battle."
Ye Ling smiled and tossed the Orb of the Upper Realm to the second personality.
The second personality merged with the Orb of the Upper Realm, instantly gaining a physical form and its strength soaring!
"Main body, what are you doing!" The second personality looked at Ye Ling in shock, never expecting that Ye Ling would not only not kill him but also give him the Orb of the Upper Realm!
He couldn't understand Ye Ling's actions.
This was equivalent to the main body directly abandoning a powerful energy source!
Ye Ling smiled and said, "I always repay kindness with kindness and vengeance with vengeance. If it weren't for you this time, the World-Ending Spirit Fire wouldn't have survived, and I probably would have been killed by the Shadow of the Upper Realm. My journey might have ended at that inheritance land."
"Regardless of your origins, the reality is that you saved my life. How could I not repay you?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the second personality's mind was still blank, greatly shocked.
He still couldn't quite understand.
Seeing his second personality's shocked expression, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, saying, "Now that you have escaped the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm and have your own body, becoming an independent individual, you should have your own name. Have you decided what to call yourself?"
Hesitation flickered in the second personality's eyes. "I..."
In fact, Ye Ling's second personality was a twisted personality derived from the power of darkness. Its purpose of birth was to replace Ye Ling and serve the Lord of the Upper Realm.
However, due to the appearance of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, it had escaped the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm through the Soul Suppressing Ladder. Now that it had obtained the Orb of the Upper Realm and become an independent individual, it couldn't find its purpose in life for the time being.
Ye Ling said, "Looking at you, you probably need some time to accept reality. This Rune World can exist forever. You can rest here for a while. The World-Ending Spirit Fire is still waiting for me outside, so I won't accompany you."
"Wait!" The second personality suddenly called out to Ye Ling.
Ye Ling turned back and asked, "Is there anything else?"
A trace of struggle appeared in the second personality's eyes, and then he asked Ye Ling, "I have one last question for you. Answer me truthfully."
Ye Ling chuckled, "Ask away."
The second personality said, "You left me the Orb of the Upper Realm, and you spared my life. What is your true purpose?"
Ye Ling looked deeply at the second personality and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
The second personality said solemnly, "Don't forget, we are essentially the same person. If you say you were being kind, I won't believe a single word."
"Haha... As expected of another me, it's truly troublesome."
Ye Ling shook his head and laughed, spreading his hands. "Fine, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, I still have some doubts about the effect of this Orb of the Upper Realm. If absorbing the power of this Orb of the Upper Realm leads to me being controlled by the Lord of the Upper Realm, then the gains would not outweigh the losses."
The second personality: "So, I'm your experimental rat?"
Ye Ling: "If you really want to think of it that way, then so be it."
The second personality: "Are there any other reasons?"
Ye Ling: "Also, I had already eliminated a second personality before, but due to the imbalance of dark power within me, a new you appeared. Even if I deal with you, it's inevitable that other dark personalities will arise in the future. Rather than letting new dark personalities cause trouble for me in the future, it's better to keep you here... at least you won't be loyal to the Lord of the Upper Realm now, right?"
After hearing Ye Ling's words, the second personality actually burst into laughter. "Hahaha... Hearing you say that, I feel much more at ease. To be able to do something like this, you truly are my main body, I'm impressed!"
"However, I still have another idea."
Ye Ling was stunned. "Another idea?"
The second personality said, "Although I have escaped the control of the Lord of the Upper Realm, given the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Chaos Battlefield engulfs the main space-time. At that time, neither you nor I will have anywhere to hide. Without sufficient strength, we will surely become the souls of the dead under the Lord of the Upper Realm's blade."
"As I am also the Eastern Xuan Emperor, how can I endure such humiliation?"
Ye Ling asked, "So, what do you want to do?"
The second personality's entire body glowed with a dark light. He looked directly into Ye Ling's eyes and said solemnly, "Main body... only one of us needs to exist in this world... Our powers separated will only become fish on the chopping block for the Lord of the Upper Realm!"
"Your answer just now pleased me greatly, so I have decided to return all my power to you, main body... Let me see how far you can go!"
As the second personality's voice fell, he dispersed into points of light and surged towards Ye Ling!
Ye Ling felt the vast power flowing into his body, his pupils contracting sharply, and he exclaimed, "You are..."
The second personality laughed heartily, "Don't worry! I will not perish. My consciousness will transform into power and be with you... I have not perished, so you don't have to worry about new second personalities arising in the future!"
"From now on, we will only be one person!"