The color drained from Feng Lingyi's face in an instant. She stared in disbelief at Ye Chen on the ground, her body trembling with fear as she involuntarily took two steps back, crashing directly into Qin Xiao's arms.
“He’s insane…he’s gone mad! He’s completely gone mad!” she murmured incoherently, her voice trembling.
Her meticulously crafted revenge script, every link, every detail, should have led to a perfect ending that would free her. Ye Chen's breakdown, his death, should have been the final chapter she wrote herself. But now, the script has been torn to shreds, and a monster she doesn't recognize, a creature she herself created, has risen from the stage.
Her revenge, her humiliation, instead of destroying him, actually... fed him something far more terrifying! This feeling of unleashing a demon with her own hands was more frightening and nauseating than any direct threat.
Qin Xiao supported Feng Lingyi's cold, trembling body, shielding her behind him, his gaze fixed on Ye Chen, who was leaning against the coffee table, trying to get up from the ground.
This former "chosen one" is now in an extremely bizarre state. His body is still swaying due to weakness, but the sinister, pitch-black aura emanating from him is rising at a visible speed, as if countless vengeful spirits are awakening within him.
"Host, the 'Luck Plundering Auxiliary Analysis' module has been activated!"
Yun Yiyi's voice, though still tense, was much clearer than before, carrying a hint of mechanical professionalism: "Analysis results: Target Ye Chen, current state 'Reverse Cultivation Demonic Embryo'. His cultivation technique 'Yin Yang Divine Skill' has undergone a malignant mutation, transforming into 'Reverse Yin Yang Reincarnation Skill'."
The core logic of this technique is to absorb negative emotional energy, especially 'humiliation,' 'pain,' and 'hatred,' and transform it into a special 'yin-attribute demonic energy.' The higher the target's 'humiliation luck,' the faster their strength will increase! Host, conventional physical attacks and mental humiliation will only make him stronger!"
I see.
Qin Xiao understood. Ye Chen, that fool, in his desperate situation, had stumbled upon a wicked path of gaining power through self-torture and being tortured. This technique was practically tailor-made for someone like him—self-righteous, repeatedly defeated, and with a mentally fragile constitution.
"Feng Lingyi..."
Ye Chen, who was lying on the ground, finally managed to stand up shakily, holding onto the edge of the coffee table. He didn't look at Qin Xiao; his dark, abyss-like eyes were fixed on Feng Lingyi, who was hiding behind Qin Xiao. The sickly smile on his face became increasingly distorted, like a mask about to crack.
“I…should…thank you…” he said as he took a step. His steps were slow and unsteady, as if he might fall at any moment, but each step was unusually firm, as if he were stepping on Feng Lingyi’s heartbeat.
"It was you... who made me understand... the true meaning of suffering... the source of strength..."
That "thank you" sent chills down Feng Lingyi's spine more than any vicious curse. She felt like someone who had opened Pandora's box, and the demon that crawled out was smiling and thanking her for giving her a new life.
"You...you stay away!" Feng Lingyi shouted sharply, but everyone could hear the underlying weakness in her voice.
Ye Chen seemed not to hear. He stretched out a hand, fingers spread, revealing a hand covered in bluish-black veins, like twisted earthworms coiled beneath the skin. His target was none other than Feng Lingyi's face, pale with fear.
"Let me... properly... thank you..."
His speed suddenly increased, and he transformed into a black afterimage, carrying a nauseating stench of decay, as he lunged at Feng Lingyi!
Feng Lingyi's pupils contracted to their maximum size instantly. The intense sense of crisis made her mind go blank, and she didn't even have time to react!
At this critical moment, Qin Xiao made his move.
Instead of retreating, he took a step forward, completely protecting Feng Lingyi behind him.
"System skill, 'Absolute Territory (Prototype)'!"
"Buzz!"
An invisible and powerful repulsive force field instantly unfolded around Qin Xiao, forming a transparent sphere with a radius of three meters!
Ye Chen, who was halfway through his lunge, suddenly felt as if he had crashed into an invisible glass wall. His body froze abruptly, and then he was violently thrown back by a tremendous force!
"Bang!"
Ye Chen fell heavily onto the carpet with a thud. But he showed no signs of injury. Instead, he lay on the floor and let out a low, pleasant laugh, which echoed in the luxurious suite and sounded particularly eerie.
“Interesting…really interesting…Qin Xiao…you smell even better…” He stuck out his tongue, licked his chapped lips, and looked at Qin Xiao with the greed and longing of a child seeing a new toy.
Qin Xiao maintained his "Absolute Domain," a skill that consumed a tremendous amount of mental energy; in his current state, he could only sustain it for a maximum of ten seconds. He had to finish the battle quickly!
However, before he could figure out his next move—
"Boom—!"
With a loud bang, the door of the luxury suite, made of a special alloy, was kicked open from the outside with brute force! The heavy door panel deformed like a cannonball and flew inward, grazing the edge of Qin Xiao's domain, before crashing heavily against the wall with a deafening thud, and plaster fell off the wall in a shower.
Two aged but incredibly powerful figures, like two moving hills, strode in.
The elderly man at the head of the group had short, gray hair, a simple and honest face, a hooked nose, and a pair of eyes that shone brightly when he opened and closed. He was dressed in a simple Tang suit and was none other than Shi Wei, one of the four guardian elders of the Dragon King Palace, known as "Elder Qingshan".
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