Great Upheaval

Two black-bean-like eyes suddenly popped out on the side facing her, making little whimpering sounds.

So it had a front and back... She reached out and touched it without thinking. It actually felt pretty nice.

An item description appeared before her eyes: [Somersault Cloud—Spirit Item (Pirated—Growth Type), beginner level can fly 23,000 li, intermediate level can fly 56,000 li, advanced level 108,000 li]

Shen Ranxi's eyes lit up. It was actually another Great Sage original! She was so, so, so happy... Hahaha, heaven really hadn't treated her badly.

Suddenly, a soft little body crashed into her arms.

"Sister Xi, I missed you so much!" A chubby little face lunged forward and kissed Shen Ranxi's cheek.

This was Auntie Pang's younger daughter, Little Bell.

She was only two years old and had only recently learned to walk.

The way she spoke was clingy and sweet enough to make one's teeth ache.

Putting away her Martial Soul, Shen Ranxi struggled to scoop the little sloth on her lap into her arms.

She wiped away her Cold Sweat. Luckily, once she had been able to move, she had started training and picked up the Staff Technique from her Previous Life again.

Every day before dawn, she ran laps around the Village, then practiced horse stances and basic body-strengthening exercises.

Otherwise, there was no way her five-year-old body could have carried this little fellow.

"Have you eaten, Little Bell?" Shen Ranxi asked as she took her to sit by the river.

"I ate, quack. Little Bell's tummy is all full."

Shen Ranxi quietly felt the breeze brush across her face.

There was another difference between this world and the one from her previous life: the environment.

The warm orange sunset radiated an enchanting beauty, especially brilliant as it spilled over the Exotic Charm wooden houses.

As the sunlight faded, the plants around them began to emit fluorescent glows in every color.

A gentle breeze drifted by, carrying unknown seeds that landed on their faces like starlight.

Waves of fragrance filled the air.

It was utterly dreamlike.

"Sister Xi, are you going to school? What are you going to do afterward?" Little Bell still did not understand what being a Soul Master meant...

Shen Ranxi smiled faintly as she watched the babbling Little Stream.

"First, Sister will learn how to become a stronger Soul Master. Then I'll come back to protect Little Bell and everyone else."

"Little Bell wants to become a Soul Master too, so I can protect Sister Xi!"

Shen Ranxi burst into laughter at the little girl's sudden declaration. Little Bell did not understand why, but she grinned along with her.

It was as if time had stopped at that moment.

Only later did Shen Ranxi learn that this world had never been reasonable. Weakness was the greatest original sin!

"Little Bell, time to go home." Auntie Pang's voice drifted over from afar.

Night came quickly, and everyone set up a huge table in the Village clearing.

It was piled with a dazzling array of food, contributed by every household. Everyone had brought out their signature dishes, along with the fine wine brewed by Fat Aunt.

Though it was rough, Shen Ranxi felt that it was the best wine she had ever tasted.

The moonlight that night was truly beautiful—so beautiful that every moon she saw afterward seemed veiled by a layer of gloom.

Everyone sang and danced around the bonfire. At that moment, they were no longer insignificant ants among Ordinary People.

They were living, breathing people, overflowing with joy.

Fat Aunt's graceful dance revealed just how charming she must have been in her youth.

Uncle Chen, usually such a silent man, now had eyes brimming with affection as he danced along with Fat Aunt.

"Sister, I'm so dizzy. Eh, why are there two Sisters? Stop moving." Little Bell staggered over.

Shen Ranxi put down the food in her hand and quickly pulled her into her arms. She touched her forehead, and her whole face was flushed red.

Shen Ranxi leaned closer and sniffed. "You little rascal, you actually dared to sneak some wine!"

She had repeatedly warned Little Bell not to drink, but the girl had still gotten curious and secretly Licked some.

Not wanting to disturb everyone, Shen Ranxi greeted Village Chief Grandpa and took Little Bell home first.

Shen Ranxi carried the little chubby girl on her back, walking down a road bright enough that no lamps were needed.

Just as she neared Auntie Pang's house, a considerable commotion came from the forest.

Her gaze sharpened. She had a wolf's instinct for danger.

Something is Wrong. In an instant, the vast Village had fallen completely silent. The chirping insects and croaking frogs had all vanished.

She hid Little Bell inside a water vat, weighed down the lid with a stone, then raced toward the feast, hoping to warn everyone.

Her heart pounded like a drum as she urged herself on. Faster. Faster. Even faster.

When she arrived, before she could even cry out, the sight before her left her stunned.

It was a scene of utter devastation. The scent of blood permeated the air, and not a single survivor could be seen.

She hid in a corner, covering her mouth as she watched the scene before her with reddened eyes.

Severed limbs lay everywhere, and blood had soaked the entire clearing.

She saw Uncle Chen, who had been so happy just moments ago, now lying on the ground with his head separated from his body. Terror and reluctance remained in his eyes.

His arms were wrapped tightly around Auntie Pang. Fat Aunt, who had been dancing so nimbly before, lay on the ground drenched in blood.

The elders who had watched her grow up—Aunt Matt, Grandma Ollie, Aunt Philly, Uncle Ollie...

The Companions she had played with—Sister Jasmine, Sister Laura...

The Aunts who always brought her food, the Uncles who often checked the roof of her house, the children who resented her Parents for treating her better than them but still brought her sweet berries...

It felt as if a pair of hands had seized her heart tightly, nearly suffocating her.

"Hehehe, Skull Head, you still got to hell before me! Hahaha!"

Hearing the sound, she looked up. On the rooftop stood a person dressed in a black cloak, surrounded by an ominous Aura, his voice harsh and raspy.

Opposite the unidentified man, someone knelt on one knee with his Head Drooping.

Under the moonlight, the man in the black cloak let out a soft laugh. A massive wolf claw mercilessly pierced through the other man's chest.

Blood sprayed out, but none of it fell to the ground. It all surged into the Cloaked Person's body.

"The rest can't go to waste either~"

The man with a gaping hole in his body struggled weakly, grunting through his mouth. The Cloaked Man slowly drained all the blood and flesh from his body until he resembled a twenty-year-old mummified corpse that scattered at the slightest gust of wind.

Thump, thump, thump...

Shen Ranxi's heart beat as if it were pounding against her eardrums.

Too terrifying. How could this Soul Master absorb human blood and flesh? Was he even a Soul Master? He was more like one of those Evil Cultivators from cultivation novels.

His body was shrouded in an ominous, chilling Aura.

Just when she thought he was about to leave, the Cloaked Person turned toward the dead on the ground, raised a twig-like hand to his mouth, and extended a snake-like tongue to lick away the blood.

Unease rose within Shen Ranxi. No...

The next second, the Cloaked Person leaped down to the ground and looked at the corpses around him. "They're quite fresh~"

Shen Ranxi's pupils suddenly contracted. What should she do? How could she stop him...

Just then, the system suddenly came online:

[Host, you have one lottery draw available. Would you like to use it now?]

Shen Ranxi had no time to deal with it, but then an idea flashed through her mind. Maybe she could draw something that would stop him?

"System, I want to draw!"