Yaolan Resurrects, System Upgrades

Fang Yueyu's body trembled, and then he saw a tall, handsome, and extraordinary young man appear before him.

However, this young man was currently unconscious, floating quietly in the void, like a phantom, not quite real.

"Master, disciple, disciple—"

As Fang Yueyu spoke, his figure suddenly moved, and his body began to swell.

But at this moment, Yaolan's figure directly manifested a bloody hand and grabbed fiercely at Fang Yueyu.

"Buzz—"

Fang Yueyu's body trembled as if struck by lightning, freezing him in place.

His swelling body also completely froze at this moment, locked down entirely.

"You really have a trick up your sleeve! Do you think this will succeed? Fang Yueyu, you want to use Fang Yueheng's 'born from death' ability to counter-refine and kill me, then blood sacrifice the holy sword 'Qingshuang' on the spot?

And then truly rise up, becoming the one who laughs last?

You're thinking too much.

Your brother, the other dark Soul, reacted as soon as you arrived here and made arrangements in secret!

If I die, your fate will be even more tragic!

Unfortunately, I gave you a chance, and you didn't seize it!

And I hate people who are outwardly loyal but inwardly malicious, with rebellious hearts the most!

Such people truly deserve to die a thousand times, ten thousand times!"

As Yaolan spoke, she struck out with her bloody palm, and instantly, Fang Yueyu's Soul was directly shaken out by this palm.

Then, a large amount of bloody malevolent energy gathered and instantly surged towards Fang Yueyu's body.

In an instant, within Fang Yueyu's body, on his Golden Core, the dark, thick, and twisted spectral aura of Fang Yueheng appeared.

However, this time, Yaolan was prepared and had used ultimate means, transforming the endless bloody malevolent energy into Infant Soul blood flames that burned fiercely, completely refining and killing Fang Yueheng's 'born from death' Soul of Demise.

After this tempering and devouring, Yaolan's Infant Soul finally underwent an ultimate transformation!

The entire Nine Desolations Altar seemed to be dyed with a layer of blood-red light, becoming extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Even more terrifying was that when this light enveloped Fang Yueyu's Soul, Fang Yueyu's Soul immediately began to melt rapidly, like snow under the scorching sun.

Strands of Soul turned into pure gray energy essence, continuously flowing towards Yaolan's spectral form.

In just a few breaths, Fang Yueyu's Soul completely vanished into smoke and was utterly annihilated.

The blood-red light on the entire altar also gradually disappeared and seeped bit by bit into Yaolan's spectral form.

After a while, that holy artifact Short Sword 'Qingshuang' suddenly emitted an incomparably brilliant white light.

Within the white light, the holy artifact Short Sword actually began to change bit by bit, gradually forming a very sacred and incredibly beautiful body in the air.

This body had no clothes, completely exposed to the air.

And at this moment, the young man who had appeared in the void, seeming unreal, finally opened his eyes slowly.

Su Li opened his eyes and then saw a scene that made his eyeballs nearly pop out.

His heart pounded wildly.

But he quickly realized what had happened.

At this time, within the white light, Yaolan's spectral form had merged into that naked, radiant white body.

Then, Yaolan truly revived.

She was not only extremely sacred, extremely alluring, and incredibly beautiful, but also extremely powerful!

Just her aura made Su Li feel as if he were facing an unparalleled Goddess.

It was a nobility stemming from bloodline, even from the Soul—even though Yaolan hadn't actively revealed any aura, Su Li felt that the other party was truly awe-inspiring.

Facing such a person, Su Li couldn't help but feel a sense of inferiority and self-abasement stemming from his very bones.

But Su Li quickly discarded these chaotic thoughts.

He calmly looked at Yaolan, his gaze falling on her face.

Although, her perfections and flaws were actually even more beautiful and captivating.

"Does it look good?"

"It looks good."

"Then do you want to take a closer look?"

"Is this okay?"

"Isn't this okay?"

"Alright, but can you help me take care of it first?"

"Is taking care of it just once enough? Do you want to do it a few more times? A few more strokes? It's very comfortable."

"Fairy Yaolan--"

"I don't like the name 'Yaolan'. I'm Xinxin, your little sweetheart, Young Master. Besides, I'm not a fairy, I'm a Witch."

"..."

Su Li didn't know what to say.

His feelings for Yaolan were complicated.

To say he hated her was not quite right, but to say he had any good feelings for her would be a joke--this woman was ruthless and vicious, killing Fang Yueyu without batting an eye.

And Fang Yueyu was her direct disciple, though Fang Yueyu wasn't a good person either.

But, by the same logic, he, Su Li, was not a good person in Yaolan's eyes either.

Seeing as how this kind of scumbag woman meeting him, another scumbag man, was truly a match made in heaven.

"My name is 'Qingshuang', and 'Xinxin' is my nickname."

Yaolan, or Qingshuang, suddenly gazed at Su Li, her tone softening and carrying a hint of seriousness.

"Xinxin, are you... going to make a move?"

Su Li's heart tightened slightly.

When Qingshuang was gentle, she was truly captivating, making one wish to die for her on the spot.

But this kind of woman was deadly poison; touch her and you die!

Su Li was self-aware enough to realize that when Qingshuang was this gentle, it likely meant she was about to make a move.

Su Li glanced at his system panel--the Heavenly Secrets Value had exploded.

The system had also been upgraded.

But he didn't have time to process this information--because he had neither the time nor the opportunity.

From the beginning, he had been suppressed by Qingshuang, with no chance to 'resist' at all, not even a chance to control the system.

"Make a move? Young Master, do you really think so little of Xinxin?"

Qingshuang said pitifully.

Heh, what kind of person are you? Don't you know yourself? Su Li thought to himself.

Of course, outwardly, Su Li said nothing.

He had learned his lesson several times now--the more he spoke, the worse he died.

At this moment, Qingshuang took a light step forward and gently embraced Su Li.

Then Su Li realized that he himself was just an illusion?

Qingshuang's embrace missed, but she clearly didn't care, because she had already known this would be the outcome.

"The Frost Space can last for about three more days. After that, the space's concealment and sealing effects will disappear. By then, Young Master, you must seize the opportunity and escape quickly!

Qingshuang has already been locked by the 'Soul Locking Mark' and must escape quickly. Otherwise, when that old thief Hua Lingshang arrives, Qingshuang will only be refined to death and devoured.

Even though she gained an unexpected harvest this time, obtaining a portion of the 'Born from Death' ability, it's far from enough to contend with that old guy."

"Young Master, you dummy, this is all Qingshuang can help you with. In the future, for divination, just give a 'good or bad omen' result and be cautious with everything else."

"Also, that Yun Qingxuan has already discovered you in that 'void'. Her eyes seem to be able to see through nothingness. You need to be careful of this woman, don't be fooled by her sweet talk."

"Alright, I have to go. If I survive this time, next time, I'll let you truly have a good time! So, Young Master, you must strive to survive! When that time comes, Qingshuang will let you taste the flavor of a supreme Witch."

As Qingshuang spoke, she reached out and caressed Su Li's face, her figure disappearing at that moment.

Outside the Nine Desolations Tower, a large number of ferocious and bone-chilling demonic auras had appeared.

And Su Li, in the void, also had his figure suddenly shatter.

The next moment, Su Li's mind jolted, and he found himself reappearing in the Yunxiu Courtyard on Yunxiu Peak in Wanli Holy Land.

However, this place had already turned into a dark ruin, with blazing, blood-reeking flames burning within.

He seemed to be in a transparent cage, colorless and formless, and he lay quietly within it, floating silently above the dark ruins.

Su Li looked around, then brought up his Life Archive, but he couldn't locate Qingshuang.

He took out the Six Cold Stems and performed a divination for Qingshuang, the result being a greatly ominous hexagram.

This indicated that Qingshuang was likely beyond saving.

Su Li reached out and pushed the cage, but couldn't move it at all.

He was completely locked within the cage, trapped in the unknown 'Frost Space'.

Su Li brought up his system panel.

Then, he flipped through the dense information displayed there.

[Hua Ziyan's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 3000 Heavenly Secrets Value (Karmic Connection - Destiny Tribulation Anomaly).]

[Yun Qingxuan's Life Archive has undergone a drastic change, gaining 13000 Heavenly Secrets Value (Karmic Connection - Destiny Tribulation Anomaly).]

[Hua Yunxiao's Life Archive has undergone a huge change, gaining 20,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (direct connection).]

[Mu Yuxi's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 3,200 Heavenly Secrets Value (direct connection).]

[Yun Wanchu's Life Archive has undergone a drastic change, gaining 30,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (causal connection - demise) (extreme).]

[Yaolan's (Qingshuang's) Life Archive has undergone a drastic change, gaining 50,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (causal connection - Destiny Tribulation bestowed) (extreme).]

[Yun Yifan's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 13,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (indirect connection - avoiding tribulation) (upper limit).]

[Fang Yueheng's Life Archive has undergone a drastic change, gaining 20,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (causal connection - demise) (extreme).]

[Fang Yueyu's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 3,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (causal connection - demise) (extreme).]

[Que Xinyan's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 1,000 Heavenly Secrets Value (causal connection - Destiny Tribulation mutation) (lower limit).]

Su Li looked at the Heavenly Secrets Value with a sense of helplessness. This system was no longer human.

This time, he had reaped a total of 177,300 points of Heavenly Secrets Value!

Adding the original 66,151 points of Heavenly Secrets Value, the total came to 243,451 points of Heavenly Secrets Value!

243,451 points of Heavenly Secrets Value!

A lot, right?

Even with the system's automatic upgrade, there would surely be enough Heavenly Secrets Value left to buy a Latent Dragon Pill, right?

Then, buy the Latent Dragon Pill, consume it, and immediately transform from a golden scale into a dragon, soaring into the sky, right?

The thought was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

In reality, Su Li only had 43,451 points of Heavenly Secrets Value left!

Still not enough to buy a Latent Dragon Pill!

And the 200,000 points of Heavenly Secrets Value had been automatically used by the system for two things.

First, the system level increased from Level 3 to Level 4, automatically deducting 100,000 points of Heavenly Secrets Value.

Second, the system unlocked the new function 'True Void Experience' and automatically deducted another 100,000 points of Heavenly Secrets Value.

Su Li's heart sank completely.

But when his gaze fell upon the fifth function of the system, 'True Void Experience', his heart couldn't help but pound wildly, his expression filled with shock, awe, and utter disbelief!