"Could this be another soul of yours?"
At this moment, the Eternal Life Spirit thought of another possibility. Its previously arrogant tone became cautious.
Originally, it had believed that Ling Yuxian was a descendant of Ling Yuling, left behind in the mortal world.
But from the current situation, the connection between the two was deep, as if they shared one body with two souls.
After all, Ling Yuling could directly borrow the energy and power transmitted from Ling Yuxian, using her as a bridge and medium.
"I also didn't expect Yuxian to succeed."
"Your time of death has come."
Ling Yuling's voice remained gentle, but now it carried a hint of mockery.
Her true soul was gathering, and specks of light dust rose in the darkness, continuously reforming into a faint silhouette, about to manifest once more in this space.
"Sister."
Seeing this, Ling Yuxian's voice was filled with joy and excitement.
At this moment, her true soul wasn't in great condition either, as she hadn't fully recovered to her peak strength.
It was only by coincidence that she had accessed the fragments of the Great Dao hidden deep within her soul and borrowed some of the remnants of her past life's Dao fruits to break through the barrier and come here to help her sister.
"Wait until I suppress and destroy its lingering consciousness. Then, we sisters can catch up."
"This is only a fragment of the Eternal Life Spirit's consciousness. The true Eternal Life Spirit was sealed within the Gate of Eternal Life when I fought it using various means. Its current strength can't threaten me."
More and more specks of light dust gathered, each one a fragment of her true soul that had scattered here.
Now, her true soul was becoming more solid, glowing brilliantly, with Dao patterns swirling around her flawless face. She looked like a divine goddess reappearing in the mortal world, pure and transcendent, ready to eradicate all evil.
Her current state was naturally no match for the Eternal Life Spirit.
But the consciousness before her wasn't the complete Eternal Life Spirit.
This was something she had figured out over countless years.
Moreover, if the Eternal Life Spirit had the power to deal with her, why would it allow her to exist here for so long?
"Ling Yuling, aren't you being too presumptuous? Do you really think you're the only one with tricks up your sleeve? I have means beyond your imagination. Even with your current strength, you can't erase me, even if I'm just a fragment of consciousness."
The Eternal Life Spirit had regained its composure, its tone becoming arrogant once more, filled with deep confidence.
It could see that Ling Yuxian's condition wasn't good, and her strength wasn't great. She couldn't lend much power to Ling Yuling.
Moreover, as a bridge and medium, she couldn't hold on for long. Her true soul would soon collapse.
Ling Yuling's true soul couldn't return to her body.
So, the means she could employ were limited.
A vast force, like a hurricane, swept out as the Eternal Life Spirit's consciousness began to act.
The dark energy filling this space seemed to boil, continuously surging toward Ling Yuling's true soul.
At the same time, another terrifying force emerged. The boiling dark energy formed a massive black hand, aiming to scatter Ling Yuxian's true soul with a single strike.
If her true soul were scattered, Ling Yuling would lose her bridge and medium to borrow power for recovery.
However, Ling Yuling had anticipated this move. The specks of light dust gathered, forming a radiant white hand that clashed with the Eternal Life Spirit's attack.
The impact was terrifying.
Even a fraction of the residual force was enough to annihilate an entire world.
This place seemed to turn upside down in an instant, with vast and surging forces threatening to destroy everything.
Fortunately, although this wasn't the mortal world, the power of the Gate of Eternal Life stabilized the space.
Otherwise, the shockwaves from the clash would have broken through the dimensional barriers and alerted the outside world.
The dark energy surged again as the Eternal Life Spirit attacked once more, unwilling to let Ling Yuling continue to recover.
Ling Yuling, however, resisted fiercely. Her true soul grew more solid, and her strength increased.
At the same time, she tried to connect with the power of her physical body, hoping to use it to suppress and destroy the Eternal Life Spirit.
This place seemed to be experiencing the birth of a new world. The originally chaotic and void-like dimensional space continuously cracked and reformed due to their battle.
Over countless years, the two had clashed countless times, each familiar with the other's methods.
But as the Eternal Life Spirit had said, it had its own tricks, and Ling Yuling naturally had her own hidden means.
At this moment, the spring-like light mass trembled slightly.
Then, a golden phoenix-winged hairpin flew out, resembling a divine phoenix spreading its wings. It was surrounded by the true flames of the Great Dao, carrying unparalleled divine might.
The true flames spread across the sky, mixed with the supreme aura of the Great Dao, continuously burning this place.
The Eternal Life Spirit's consciousness, nearly fused with this space, began to dissipate under the phoenix's flames, showing signs of being reduced to ashes.
It was shocked and terrified, not expecting Ling Yuling to be able to wield a Dao Realm-level weapon.
This was clearly a treasure she had refined and nurtured over countless years, far surpassing ordinary Dao Realm weapons. Its power was astonishing and could truly harm it.
Ling Yuling had never used such a method before, clearly saving it for this moment.
"If I can't deal with you, then I'll deal with your sister!"
Its voice suddenly turned icy cold as it chose to ignore its own fragment of consciousness and focus entirely on attacking Ling Yuxian.
Its true consciousness had always been sealed within the Gate of Eternal Life. So, even if this fragment of consciousness were destroyed, it wouldn't be a significant loss.
Moreover, it could sense that the consciousness it had left in the Jing Clan's ancient ancestor was approaching.
This meant that its backup plan in the Jing Clan had already taken effect.
"You have no hope at all."
Although this fragment of the Eternal Life Spirit's consciousness was being continuously destroyed, it continued to sneer.
The surging dark energy, dense to the extreme, rushed toward Ling Yuxian like a tidal wave, threatening to completely engulf her.
Although Ling Yuxian was protected by her sister, she still felt immense pain, as if her true soul were about to shatter, enduring a torturous ordeal.
The dark energy seeped into every pore, carrying a corrosive force capable of turning all matter in the mortal world into decay and nothingness.