The unfortunate protagonist's little brother—the red-skinned fox demon—had his heart ripped out and taken by the protagonist, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Yu Ling could only escape the fox's murderous rage and win the heart of this unfortunate red fox by offering her true heart and urging the love-struck protagonist to quickly turn back into a human and start dating.
The demon's heart contains a great deal of demonic power. If used properly, it can give the original owner's half-dead body a chance to live again.
—The opening kill has come to an end.
Inside the cave, Yu Ling, having received the memories, was leaning against the cave wall, her eyes closed, healing her injuries. Her chest was being slowly healed by the Longevity Turtle Breathing Technique.
However, it was still a drop in the ocean for the original owner's broken body, and the effect was not good.
The world is teeming with demons and monsters, and there are far too many dangers. It's impossible to survive without the ability to protect yourself, especially for someone like Yu Ling who has just had her heart transplanted. She needs to take extra care to protect herself.
After thinking it over carefully, Yu Ling, seeing that it was a desolate mountain wilderness and there was no one around, came up with the idea of using the red fox's heart to transform herself, so that she could use her more powerful demon body to heal her terrible injuries.
"However, after this demonic transformation... I need to survive temporarily in the form of a red fox. The heart of a weak fox demon isn't enough for the original owner, a pure human, to directly transform into human form..."
That red-skinned fox demon was quite pretty, it's just a pity she was with a love-struck guy and lost her heart to someone else.
[Host, um...]
The system wanted to give a hint, but because it felt guilty, it spoke haltingly.
Yu Ling was getting impatient. What kind of situation was this? She was still in a bad state, and if she wasn't careful, the infection from the hole in her chest would cause her to collapse. What was all this trouble!
So she decisively ignored the system's warning and began to transform into a demon.
The original owner's cold and ruthless face slowly grew fox fur, and then her body began to fade away... After she completely transformed into a small, fiery red fox, Yu Ling licked her paws and asked the system what it had been trying to say.
[Um, host, you forgot something. That red fox was male. Now that you've fused with its heart... you've become a little male fox too...]
"What???" That beautiful fox demon is actually male?!
Yu Ling looked down towards the direction of the tail and, sure enough, she really had become a male fox! The original owner was a woman! What was she doing now?! (Except for using the alias "her" after transforming into a fox demon, Yu Ling still uses "her" in other situations, such as when she is in her fox form.)
"Never mind, it's alright anyway. I didn't really intend to walk around as a demon in this world where celestial masters are everywhere. Once I've recovered my strength and regained my health, I can use magic to seal my demonic power and return to my original appearance." Yu Ling could only comfort herself in this way.
The laws of this world are extremely harsh on demons. As long as they have taken human lives, they will be struck half to death by lightning when they transform into human form. However, if they do not transform into human form, they will be suppressed and die young, and they will also be targeted by the chivalrous demon hunters from all directions.
Normally, a fox demon like the protagonist, who is love-struck and doesn't kill, would be subject to strict rules when using her magic. After transforming into human form, she would at most be ostracized, and generally no one would care about her. However, she couldn't take action against someone like the original owner who was determined to fight to the death.
Just like this time, the karma of the original owner having her heart ripped out would have been attributed to her, but after she obtained Yu Ling's true heart from the transmigrated world and truly transformed into a human, she escaped it. Now, looking back, she can be considered to owe Yu Ling a debt of karma.
As for that red fox? It's a monster, it has no human rights, so it doesn't matter if you take its heart out.
"So what if it's male? I don't need to transform, it's no big deal! By the way, how were the profits in the last world? Let me see."
[Oh, okay, host!] Upon hearing this, the system quickly unfolded a semi-transparent panel for Yu Ling.
Name: Yu Ling
Gender: Female (variable)
age:? ? ?
Race: Demon
Rank: Intermediate Survivor
Main quest: Survive!
Side Quest: Eliminate the Red-Named Evil Monster (Progress 0/20).
System Level: Level 1
Skill slot: Longevity Turtle Breathing Technique
System Backpack: Savior Badge, Blood Clotting Gem*6, Concealing Breath Necklace, 100 cubic meters of storage space, Magic Affinity Badge.
System Shop: Now Open
Survival Points: (+100*100-50)
"What is this Magic Affinity Badge? Isn't it a bit of a waste? My soul is already compatible with water and wood energy in any world, so I can just focus on cultivating water and wood elements. Adding more affinity won't make much difference."
[It's not just about increasing magical affinity! In all worlds where magic is the main focus, as long as the host wears the badge, regardless of the type of magic learned, the learning progress will increase by an additional 10%. If the host already has affinity, it will stack as well!]
This means that when Yu Ling studies magic in the future, she will receive an extra day's reward for every ten days she studies.
“That looks pretty good, but it’s not needed in this world… Let’s open the shop and take a look first,” Yu Ling said.
Yu Ling was so rich when she was a merman in the previous world that she didn't spend any money in the system shop, saving a lot of survival points. She just wanted to see if she could find any good treasures in this world.
【Okay, host~】The system opened the shop.
Skip the cultivation techniques category, as Yu Ling knows more about them than this world does. Move on to the magic weapon category!
The items this time all look pretty good. There are pills that can temporarily transform a demon, spiritual water to wash away sins, clothes that can change with the body's appearance, and accessories such as hairpins, bracelets, and pendants that can store up a powerful attack in advance.
"Wait a minute!" Yu Ling suddenly realized that something seemed off about this amazing shop. After thinking about it again, she indeed discovered the problem and said, "The God's shop is clearly designed for demons! But the original owner of this body... seems to be a human exorcist!!!"
Is the Supreme God really going to go this far?
[Well, this just made it easier for the host to survive by accident, hahaha...] The system was also shocked by the stingy god, but it dared not provoke the host at all.
"That's true. Now, even if I only use my demon form to survive, it's not impossible."
Yu Ling now has plenty of survival points and is quite wealthy. Looking at the intermediate world mall, most of the goods are still priced at only a few hundred survival points, so she doesn't think the prices are expensive at all.
Moreover, her experience of the extravagant lifestyle of the last world broadened Yu Ling's thinking. What's wrong with surviving? Can't you enjoy life at the same time?
Now, in her eyes, the quality of the process is also very important!
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