"Why, why!" Meng Jinhe cried out in despair as she watched her beast soul being devoured bit by bit.
The last claw was swallowed by the Gu Diao, which let out a roar like an infant.
A black aura swirled around the Gu Diao. Meng Jinhe's eyes widened because... the Gu Diao, which had just been at the Earth Rank, now possessed a much more powerful aura, clearly having evolved into the Heaven Rank.
Meng Jinhe then realized that the Gu Diao had swallowed her beast soul to complete its advancement.
This is a ferocious beast! In a flash, Meng Jinhe remembered that Feng Wan's beast soul was the Golden Crow Divine Bird.
She had seen Feng Wan summon beast souls before, but this was clearly not the case! This was clearly a ferocious beast.
Roar! The Gu Diao Beast roared and returned behind Feng Wan, shaking its fur. Then—it transformed into a golden divine bird, exactly the same as the divine bird Meng Jinhe had seen when they first met.
*Pfft!* The beast soul was devoured alive, and Meng Jinhe also suffered an irreversible backlash.
"Why, why did this have to happen..."
"Feng Wan, as a princess of the Azure Dragon Kingdom, how could you do such despicable things!"
How could she... how could she have previously regarded Feng Wan as an object of her admiration?
When she first met Feng Wan, she told Sheng Yang that she wanted to be as strong as the Princess in the future!
It's so lucky that the Azure Dragon Kingdom has a genius like its eldest princess; she is my role model.
Now, when Meng Jinhe recalls her naive remarks from back then, she only finds them laughable.
"Is Mother referring to her face?"
"Not bad, although it's not as smooth as my son's skin, let's use it for now."
Nalan Yao said indulgently.
"Someone come here."
A man dressed in a black robe emerged from the shadows.
"What are you doing...what are you trying to do! Ah..."
Meng Jinhe had nowhere to retreat; her face had been brutally ripped off.
Her beautiful face was instantly turned into a bloody mess.
"It is your honor to be my son's stepping stone. Throw her into a mass grave."
Nalan Yao, holding the brocade box containing the face skin, said with a smile, "Originally, the Empress Dowager had prepared a half-demon blood for you, but she was lucky to escape this calamity."
Meng Jinhe's painful screams echoed in the dungeon, then suddenly stopped.
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The Wuwang Mountains cut through the Canglan Continent in two.
A roar resounded through the sky, and an overwhelming pressure instantly spread out.
The young spirit beasts in the forest scattered in all directions, startling the birds and beasts.
Boom! A towering ancient tree was uprooted from the ground, and a wild beast crashed into it—it was an enormous demonic deer.
Crack! The sound of bones breaking rang out, and the demonic deer staggered to its feet, its blood-red eyes fixed on the person who appeared not far away.
Wu Yan remained expressionless as he charged at the demonic deer beast as it pounced.
Tear! The already exhausted demon deer was torn to shreds by the witch's flames.
He took out the demon core.
"good."
The girl in scarlet clothes descended from the sky, looking with satisfaction at the demon core in Wu Yan's hand.
Wu Yan's dantian was shattered beyond repair, but with his power... he might not necessarily lose against a level-eight demon beast.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yao and Sheng Yang also returned with a full load.
During this month of training, all three of them experienced a qualitative leap in strength. Xiao Yao advanced to become a level-elemental demon beast! Sheng Yang's cultivation broke through to the Spirit Saint Realm.
"Spirit Saint Realm? Not bad." Jun Liuyue nodded in satisfaction: "I can repair your Qi Sea now."
"Thank you, Miss," Sheng Yang said gratefully.
"However, the pain of repairing the Qi Sea is much more intense than you imagine. Once you start, you cannot give up halfway."
Jun Liuyue said calmly that she had been cultivating in the space for the past month. The time flow in the space was several times faster than in the outside world. In addition to cultivating to the third level of the Qin Technique, her cultivation level had also increased. She was now at the peak of the Spirit Emperor realm and was just a little short of breaking through to the Spirit Venerable realm.
If word got out about such a cultivation speed, it would probably cause a sensation across the entire continent. In less than a year, he has already achieved such a feat.
But Jun Liuyue felt it was still too slow; she still couldn't reach the fourth level of the Qin technique.
She almost went mad from practicing qi cultivation, which left her with some psychological trauma.
"I am willing!" Sheng Yang said firmly. He would do anything to become stronger.
"Let's begin now."
Jun Liuyue summoned the Fuxi Qin and used the third level of the Qin technique. Combined with the marrow-cleansing medicine she had refined, it was enough to rebuild Sheng Yang's physical constitution.
With a clang, the moment the zither music rang out, Sheng Yang, who was sitting cross-legged, contorted his face, his fists clenched so tightly in pain that they cracked.
The bloody scenes I witnessed that day seemed to reappear before my eyes, my former family members lying in pools of blood.
Crackling sounds came from the dantian.
Several times, the torment nearly caused Sheng Yang to die from the pain.
It was like a blazing flame that dragged him into an endless abyss, and just when he was about to give up, it pulled him out of the sea of fire.
Upon hearing the music, Wu Yan raised his head, a slight ripple flashing in his eyes as he looked at Jun Liuyue.
In her previous life, she was just as composed.
Just then, a chilling aura, like the Siberian wind, enveloped him.
Wu Yan hurriedly looked away.
Looking back.
Some places only have endless dense forests.
Clang—! The small animals in the woods couldn't help but stealthily move closer.
A pair of adorable eyes looked toward the woman in the bright red dress.
I can't help but want to get closer... even closer.
As the Yellow-Rank Spirit Beast listened to the beautiful sound, it seemed as if it were surrounded by spiritual energy, desperately and greedily absorbing the spiritual energy in the air.
Then...they advanced at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Spirit beasts do not possess intelligence; only when they advance to the level of demon beasts do they acquire intelligence.
But they have an instinctive reaction, knowing that they are advancing and becoming stronger.
The surrounding monsters clearly sensed that their rank was increasing.
The piano played by this human woman actually has this kind of effect?
With a thud, a rather bold Xuan-rank demonic beast ran to within three meters of the girl and lay down.
It greedily absorbed the spiritual energy of the air, whoosh whoosh whoosh...
*Pfft!* Sheng Yang spat out a mouthful of blood. The moment he opened his eyes, the excruciating pain in his body disappeared. To his surprise, he had actually advanced!
Peak of the Spirit Saint realm! Just a moment ago he was only at the initial stage of the Spirit Saint realm, and in such a short time he has jumped two stages.
This is absolutely amazing!
If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't have believed it was real.
"Thank you so much, Miss." Sheng Yang cried tears of joy. If it weren't for meeting Miss, she would have been devastated.
Even if he died, he would never be able to avenge himself, but now—he saw hope.
A month ago, his choice was not wrong; it was perhaps the most correct choice of his entire life.
"I don't need thanks, I need absolute sincerity."
"Your subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for you, Miss."
Sheng Yang raised his hand to wipe away the moisture from the corner of his eyes.
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