Ling? No, It's IF Ling

The Duke's Mansion Late's Mansion Heavenly Soul Empire.

The annual Duke's Banquet is in full swing, and at this moment, half of the nobles of the Heavenly Soul Empire have gathered here.

"Your Late Duke Raat, it's been a long time! You're as dashing as ever!"

Duke Late patted his 500-pound frame, enjoying the compliments around him.

"Haha, Xier Sir, you're getting more and more mentally sharp these days. Looks like you've been making quite a bit of money lately."

"Your Grace is too kind. Things aren't as good as they used to be; business is tough these days."

These words immediately drew echoes from half of the evening's audience.

"If it weren't for those commoners in the Tianshu Tower, how could we have cowered like this? Look at all this flesh on my body, I've lost several pounds."

"That's right! The Heavenly Soul Empire is our country! We should all expel them! Those lowly people not only don't help us, but they dare to rebel against us! They're utterly lawless!"

"Besides..."

The scene was one of perfect "harmony".

Just then, a loud crash was heard, and the gate of the Duke's Mansion flew up.

"What's going on?! Protect the Duke! Protect the Duke!"

The scene was only briefly chaotic before the guards quickly brought it under control.

"Tsk, escorting you, Miss Vina. It seems your father really has no authority."

Vina's face turned extremely ugly; the other party was practically saying to her, "I can sit on your throne."

"Miss Ling, please stop mocking me. I know very well how rotten the Heavenly Soul Empire is."

Ling shrugged. In her opinion, people in this world could still live, at least they wouldn't be subjected to human experiments.

Suffering is suffering; it is not something to be glorified.

"Who are you?! Do you know where you are? This is the Duke's Mansion of Late's Mansion! I am a duke of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Is your Body Sect planning a rebellion?"

Late didn't recognize the leader, Bell, but he recognized the Du Busi behind Bell.

As a key figure in the Heavenly Soul Empire's strength, he had tried to recruit the other party, but was simply "rejected."

Now, the other side has brazenly barged in and even destroyed their own gate; this doesn't seem like the behavior of someone surrendering.

"Rebellion? What a joke! Who do you think you are to dare slander us?"

Just as the Golden Body Douluo was about to remove the other party's head, he was stopped by Du Busi.

"Metropolitan?"

"Miss Ling hasn't replied yet, what's the rush?"

We are now an affiliated sect of the other side, and in fact, we are at the bottom of the list among their affiliated sects.

Miss Ling is a princess appointed by the Tianshu Tower. She should be the one to speak first. Don't you know the rules?

For the first time, Du Busi felt that the people in his sect were a bit too stupid. Did military generals really not need brains?

(Golden Body Douluo: Sect Master, it seems you don't have much of a brain either.)

"Rebellion? What an interesting word."

Ling ignored the weapons pointed at her and went to the banquet on her own.

"Look at these dishes, they're so exquisite, and they look delicious too."

With a gentle lift of the tablecloth, all the delicious food on the table was knocked to the floor.

Who are you?!

Duke Late sensed something was wrong. He thought he saw Princess Vina, but... she and the Du Busi were behind that girl. Surely no one in this world could subdue them... Wait! There's one more!

Late Rattle broke out in a cold sweat. If what he thought was true, things were probably not going to end well today.

"Didn't you already guess? Weren't you just saying bad things about me? Go on, keep going!"

"Misunderstanding... Misunderstanding... This king did not know he was a distinguished guest of Tianshu! Guards! Bring the finest wine and food, and serve this envoy well!"

"No need for that. I just wanted to borrow something from you."

"What? Anything is fine as long as I have it."

"Oh, anything is fine with me~ Then... I'll borrow your head, okay?"

Duke Late's fleshy face immediately darkened.

"Sir, I salute you, but don't take yourself too seriously. My guards are not to be trifled with."

Late Rat did not make a direct move. Du Busi was a level 98 Super Douluo, while his side only had two Titled Douluo, and they were only beginners. If they really fought, he would still die, but the other party would definitely not have an easy time either.

Are you threatening me?

"No..."

"Hahaha! You dare threaten me?"

An eerie color kept appearing in Ling's pupils, which was a manifestation of Hollow.

"Let's see who the final winner is!"

As Ling opened her arms, a distorted wave spread out, and a huge Hollow slowly rose, enveloping the entire Duke's Mansion.

Ling's figure appeared directly in front of Duke Late, startling him so much that he instinctively took several steps back. Despite his size, he was still a level 82 Soul Douluo.

Before he could make a further move, a strange wave entered his body, and the next second, he was completely unable to move.

"That's impossible!"

"Impossible? Why do you have to resist? This is the first task A-Lin has given me, why won't you let me complete it properly?"

Bell's body twisted slightly before she was quickly pressed down.

The people the system brings in are never from the normal timeline. Xingbao is like that, Ying is like that, so... how normal can you expect Ling to be?

"Come on, sweet puppy, tell me~"

Duke Late's eyes widened instantly. Under everyone's horrified gaze, his body began to twist and deform. His face was filled with fear and pain, but his distorted face could not utter a sound. Then, a twisted creature slowly emerged.

Its back was covered in silver-gray bone armor, and beneath it was a gray body. Its head was a black, empty Hollow, while the original Late Rat's head had moved to its abdomen, its distorted face constantly changing shape.

"Oh, my little darling, Bannileike, I think you wouldn't mind clearing away the ants blocking my way, would you?"

"Roar!"

A ferocious roar echoed throughout the space, and before anyone else could react, Bannileisi had already charged toward his guards.

"No! Your Grace! I am your most loyal servant, please don't kill me! Ugh!"

"No! Father! I'm your son! Wake up! Ugh!"

The slaughter began. Under the influence of the Hollow, the dead did not return to the underworld, but were left behind and, under the corrosive influence of the Ether, transformed into Ether Mutant and Corrupted.

Ordinary people became Vicious Thug and Greedy Gunner, while those with some strength turned into Maniac, Bully, Ruffian, and so on...

Meanwhile, Ling sat on the throne formed from Ethereal, quietly watching the massacre unfold.

"Gurgle!"

The Golden Body Elder swallowed hard. Who exactly was the Evil Soul Master? He thought he had seen many horrific scenes in his life, but this was something he had never witnessed before!

Ethereal, the Ether would then transform those people into Ethereal. He could even see the faces that remained of those people, those... twisted pains.

The girl who had done all this simply stared indifferently at the scene below, as if it had nothing to do with her, or perhaps... she was watching an ordinary movie...

"Sect Leader... is this right?"

Du Busi felt like he had twisted his neck and couldn't move it at all.

"I think... right."

His voice even trembled slightly.

He remembered what Wei Lin had said before he left.

"Leave all this to Ling; just keep an eye on her."

The Du Busi soul was screaming madly inside.

Why the hell do I need to protect her? I'm terrified she'll get so enraged that she'll turn herself into one of those monsters!

The people of the Duke's Mansion also tried to save themselves, but... the Hollow blocked everyone's escape route, and if they wanted to deal with Rin first, they would be stopped by Ethereal.

Those two Titled Douluo could easily break through Ethereal's defenses, but what would happen after that? They would face the bell, the very essence of Ether. If the opponent had Ether resistance, that would be fine, but... where on the Douluo Continent could one find Ether resistance?

The result was that two more people were added to Ling's "cute little ones".