Yulin Manor

The old woman was still pretending, "Hehe, I don't quite understand what the immortal means, but this sashimi doesn't suit your taste..."

Ling Liuying then picked up the egg, saying, "No, look, this egg carries a heavy burden of evil karma, it's clearly contaminated by malevolent energy, it looks like it's about to develop into Devil Embryo, it can't be eaten..."

"Alright, Liu Ying, no one else can see this," Ling Bingyu pulled her back. "Grandma, we don't know where this egg came from. It might be from Devil Embryo's womb. Please take us to see it."

Grandma listened in silence for a moment, smiling without saying a word, probably unable to tell whether the two were truly crazy or just pretending.

Li Kun was caught off guard by this sudden change and was momentarily lost in thought.

Then a waiter carrying food walked by and stepped on his foot.

I'll blanch it!

Li Kun was furious! He whipped the creature with his tail, sending it crashing through the screen and flying into the hall.

The three people in the hall were all startled.

Ling Liuying glanced at the servant, only to see that the servant's head was split open, and tentacles of Shatentacle were protruding from its mouth and nose. She was immediately startled and jumped out, "Eh! Devil Embryo!"

When Grandma realized her plan had been exposed, she turned hostile and said, "Hmph! You actually saw through my scheme! Seize them!"

Then the four maids serving them opened their mouths at the same time and spat out a patch of grayish-white tentacles that wrapped around the two men's hands and feet!

Ling Liuying hurriedly dodged, "What! So you've all been possessed by the Devil Embryo! Damn it! How could I not have noticed!"

"What! How cunning! Let me go!" Ling Bingyu was still sitting when, caught off guard, tentacles sprayed from the mouths and noses of the maids wrapped around her arms, thighs, waist, and neck, binding her tightly so she could not move.

"Damn it! Let go of Bingyu!" Ling Liuying immediately raised her fiery fist and attacked the maids.

"Hmph! Nonsense! Pretending to be crazy!" The old woman also made her move, unleashing tentacles... well, she didn't spit them out of her mouth, but rather with a flick of her wrist, sending out seventeen or eighteen enormous tentacles, as thick as pythons, straight towards Ling Liuying!

"Blazing Flowing Fist!" Ling Liuying wrapped her Dao Breath in flames and unleashed a barrage of punches.

But as Li Fan could see, their Daoist skills were far from up to par. Although they had learned the true teachings of Penglai, it was of no use. Moreover, the tentacles that this so-called old woman had unleashed were clearly tainted with a large amount of intense malevolent energy, which instantly extinguished the surrounding spiritual energy and greatly reduced the power of ordinary Daoist techniques, even rendering them ineffective!

Whoosh! In a single blow, Ling Liuying was swept away and sent flying, slamming into the wall!

Grandma laughed loudly, "Hahaha! Is this all Penglai is capable of?!"

"Liu Ying! Devil Embryo, don't be so arrogant! We're just poisoned and can't use our strength!" Ling Bingyu was still being defiant. "Release us now, or you'll be dead when the Inner Sect senior brothers arrive!"

"Hehe! Don't you understand yet! The Tai Chi True Qi within your body has been corroded by my Tai Su Evil Qi! Let alone your two mediocre skills! Even a true master's flying sword would be tainted by the evil qi! What is there to fear!"

Yuepo, who was watching the scene unfold, chimed in, "That's true. Pharmacist, please don't let me touch those things; they're disgusting."

Li Kun rolled his eyes. Okay, he saw it too. Although it looked like a simple physical attack using tentacles to bind people, it was actually more than that. As soon as those tentacles appeared, they were converting the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment into malevolent energy!

Although cultivators at the True Person realm can harness the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for their own use, and their magical power is practically inexhaustible, they still need spiritual energy to operate. Now, the surrounding spiritual energy has turned into malevolent energy, so they can only use the Dao Breath within their Inner Landscape Sea to activate Daoist techniques. As for Ling Bingyu, who is bound and whose meridians are being further polluted by tentacles, the power she previously cultivated has also been transformed into malevolent energy, making it impossible for her to mobilize, rendering her as powerless as an ordinary person.

However, the visual effects of these special effects are so familiar; haven't there been several movies with a similar style before...?

"Don't underestimate us! The Fiery Pillar! The Heart of Flame!"

Unexpectedly, Ling Liuying suddenly unleashed her inner power, bursting into flames and breaking free from the tentacles' restraints!

"What! How is this possible!" Grandma and Li Kun exclaimed in shock!

But Ling Liuying actually broke free. Well, Li Fan took a closer look; she must have used the monstrous strength of the Spirit Race to tear those tentacles apart. Those flames were actually useless; they just burned the Dao Breath within her body to dye it...

"Impossible! You can actually resist the erosion of the evil energy! Heavenly Demon Soul Seduction!!" The old woman's eyes suddenly changed color. While continuing to send out tentacles to track and attack, a dazzling purple light flashed from her eye sockets!

"Don't underestimate us, Ice Jade Liu Ying!" x2

Yes, Ling Liuying could break free, and so could Ling Bingyu. She even had a hidden trick up her sleeve, secretly freezing the tentacles wrapped around her body with icy energy. When the old woman's attention was drawn to the darting Ling Liuying, she shattered the tentacles and unleashed a side kick—something like a frost and snow—striking the old woman's chin! It broke her neck, sending her spinning through the air!

Then Liu Ying joined in, and the two of them together knocked all four maids away.

But after their initial success, the two of them didn't pursue the pursuer; instead, they jumped together and struck a pose!

"The Two Beauties of True Glory! Ice Jade Liu Ying!" x2

What's wrong with you guys? Is it obsessive-compulsive disorder...?

"Hmph... I really underestimated you..." From her broken neck, Grandma extended numerous tentacles to grab her head and straighten it. Her eyes flashed with purple light as she stared intently at the two people in front of her. "I didn't expect your Dao hearts to be so firm. Even the Heavenly Demon's Soul-Seizing Technique had no effect on you!"

"Hmph! Of course! I dare not say anything else, but even the Divine Lord has praised us for our Daoist heart!" Ling Liuying's nose was practically pointing to the sky.

Ling Bingyu restrained herself slightly and said seriously, "Yulin Aunt! You are also a highly respected senior cultivator from the East Sea. We two juniors have heard of the reputation of the Yulin Manor. We are all descendants of the Marquis of Ren, and Penglai has treated the Spirit Race well. Why do you have to fall into the demonic path! I think your evil deeds are not too deep yet. Turn back while you still can!"

"Hmph! You've treated the Spirit Race well! How dare you say such a thing! Bah! You're truly unfilial descendants!" Yulin Aunt seemed to have been broken by those words, and she angrily cursed, "Since the time of the Immortal Venerable, the Human Race has oppressed our Spirit Race generation after generation! They've seized the beautiful lands of the Central Plains! They've driven us to the desolate overseas, breaking our backs and making us slaves and livestock! Is this what you call treating our race well?! Bah! You treacherous little hussy! You've disgraced your parents!"

Ling Liuying and Ling Bingyu were so shocked by her scolding that their faces turned pink, and they were speechless for a moment, stunned on the spot. They didn't even notice the tentacled pieces of flesh around them, or the Shatentacle that the maids were talking about, which was secretly crawling out and gathering under the skirt of the Yulin Aunt, clearly taking the opportunity to merge and enter the second stage. The evil aura around them was also getting heavier and heavier, and there was almost no spiritual energy left!

These two were so lacking in martial arts experience that they were completely unaware of the danger they were in, just waiting for their opponents to cast a spell and transform. Li Fan was speechless. However, Penglai had probably taught them some interesting things, so he wasn't in a hurry to make a move and could wait and see.

Finally, Yu Lin Lao kept calling them traitors and slaves, cursing them relentlessly until the two sisters couldn't hold back anymore and started talking back.

"Hey, you've had your fill of cursing! That happened so many years ago, and how is it us who lost face? It's just that you older generations couldn't win against others..."

"Even if you say that Human Race are oppressing you, Penglai hasn't done anything to the East Sea Spirit Race. On the contrary, your disciples have clearly been sacrificed to some demon god for you, haven't they?"

"Fools! Penglai kept us alive to make medicine!" Yu Lin sneered, seemingly furious. "Ha, fine, you two have been tamed by them, no matter what I say, it's useless. But don't compare my family's children to you! They are all Renhou's fine sons, each one of them voluntarily consuming the Heavenly Demon Eggs to evolve into Heavenly Demon Children for the great cause of the revival of my Spirit Race!"

"Pah! Who are you kidding! Who would willingly become like this?! It's disgusting!"

"Ah! So you were just trying to trick us into eating that demon egg so these Devil Embryo could possess our bodies! How wicked!"

"What! So that's how it is! How cruel!"

Jade Lin snorted coldly, "Hmph! I've figured it out. You two are probably indeed somewhat intellectually deficient, but you have some kind of destiny protecting you. Fine, today I'll make things clear to you two juniors!"

My Yulin Manor is different from you who are willing to be slaves. The humiliation of Marquis Ren being betrayed by the Immortal Palace and my clan being oppressed by the Xuanmen has been etched in our hearts for generations, and we have always thought of revenge! Now, the False Moon high in the sky, and the times have changed dramatically! The era of the revival of my Spirit Race has arrived!

Although there are many masters in Penglai, they remain cautious and unwilling to pass on their true teachings to me. But there is always a way out!

As she spoke, Yulin Aunt stretched out both hands, her left hand holding a Shatentacle, and her right hand also harboring another one.

"This Heavenly Demon Egg is a great opportunity for my Spirit Race! If a mortal eats it, he will give birth to this Heavenly Demon God's child within his body, and be parasitized and controlled, becoming a corrupted Devil Embryo."

However, the essence and bones of my Spirit Race far surpass those of mortals. Although we may give birth to Heavenly Demon Children who are inserted into our skulls and have some spiritual essence absorbed, it does not pose a significant threat to our lives. On the contrary, we can take this opportunity to awaken our divine sense, enhance our comprehension, and absorb malevolent energy to assist Moon Worship's cultivation! Our cultivation will advance greatly!

Those of us who have cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage, as long as our cultivation is solid, our Daoist practice is profound, and our will is resolute, will not only avoid being devoured by the Heavenly Demon Child after consuming the Demon God's egg, but will also transform it into a powerful magical artifact! Our cultivation will greatly increase! Our power will surge! It will provide a tremendous boost to our Daoist aptitude! Moreover, it will not be easily detected by Human Race cultivators!

Old woman, I think you two are indeed foolish and stupid, but since you are fortunate enough to become disciples of the Supreme Zhenzhen Palace, you might be of some help to the great cause of the revival of our Spirit Race!

If you still have any sense of shame, you should understand whose descendants you are! If you are willing to abandon darkness and embrace the light, then you should consume this demon egg yourselves. That would be best, and I will help you cultivate the Heavenly Demon Technique and accomplish great things together! If you are not willing, hehe!"

"Pah! Who would want to look like that!"

"Enough with the nonsense! We're here on the orders of the Divine Lord to vanquish the demon! Let's go!"

"Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so here comes the punishment! Fine, I'll feed you myself! You'll have to eat whether you like it or not!"

After finishing their nonsense, the three finally started fighting.

However, at this time, Yulin Aunt was already a well-known rogue cultivator. Not to mention that she had now merged with the Shatentacle, allowing the Shatentacle that had crawled out of the mouths of the four maids to use its needle-like mouthparts to pierce her spine and absorb her bone marrow. As a result, the severed tentacles also regenerated, along with the one on her right arm, giving her a total of twenty tentacles, which were used as whips to strike!

This was probably the second stage of Yulin Aunt's power. Not only did she maintain a constant barrage of spiritual attacks, her eyes gleaming, but she could also unleash sticky tentacles resembling internal organs to whip and bind people. With a few sweeps, she overturned the entire Yulin Manor! Once trapped by these tentacles, one would be enveloped by malevolent energy, suppressing the Dao Breath within a cultivator's body, rendering them unable to resist. If an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was caught off guard, they could indeed be ambushed.

Bingyu and Liu Ying, who were clearly newly cultivated into humans, possessed some special Cultivation Method that could resist attacks from evil energy and Divine Sense, but that was all. Their moves were mostly punches and kicks, and they didn't even have any decent, handy, junk weapons. At most, they had some powerful combination techniques and joint locks.

But honestly, where do tentacles get their joints?

After only a few rounds of fighting, the two were rendered powerless and forced to retreat by the tentacles, unable to get close.

At first, they could use fire and ice effects, along with the superhuman strength of the Spirit Race, to break free from the entangled tentacles. However, the tentacles would continuously regenerate with the evil energy, and the servants of the Yulin Manor around them would also spew tentacles from their mouths and noses to interfere with and entangle them.

Finally, their Dao Breath was exhausted and could not be replenished. They were still bound by countless tentacles, their legs were tied up and stretched into a pair of 'fire' characters, and they were brought down into the air and brought under control.

Li Kun was speechless. What? No other moves? Is that really all? Do you have some kind of ultimate technique? Are you guys from the Spirit Race? Give us a second-stage transformation! All you do is pose all day. A transformation would at least increase your combat power by a million!

"Hmph! You haven't even mastered the true form of a sacred beast! How could the Zhenzhen Palace accept two pieces of trash like you! It seems Penglai has also fallen! Hahaha! The day of my Spirit Race's great prosperity is just around the corner! Wahahahaha!"

While laughing loudly, Yulin Aunt took the two demon eggs filled with yellowish-white pus and tried to stuff them into their mouths.

"Help! Help me!" Ling Bingyu seemed to burst into tears.

"Huh!! Red, where are you, red-haired one?! Come save us, please!" Ling Liuying was on the verge of collapse.

... Well, it seems these two have really run out of ideas. Although Li Fan was still quite interested in seeing what happened next, it would probably trigger a suppressive force stronger than that of a Heavenly Demon, so he decided against it.

Then, Yulin Aunt's vision turned red, and she could see nothing at all.

Li Fan launched a sneak attack from behind, flanking the enemy leader and decapitating him.

Otherwise, everyone here practices the Tai Su Dao Body. Does this kind of weakling even deserve to survive to the second round against him?

"Alright, alright, you're all fine now."

Li Fan speared his trophies onto his harpoon, then grabbed Shatentacle, pulled them off, and hung them on the barbs of the spear shaft. He casually ripped off the surrounding tentacles and lowered the two men down.

"Hey, do you guys have a clearer understanding of your own abilities now? You should have learned a little lesson by now, right?"

This time, they finally didn't have to pose with "Ice Jade! Liu Ying!" The two of them shivered and sat dazed in the tentacle fragments and slime, not yet able to recover.

"What happened? Are you alright?"

In the short time it took Li Fan to extricate himself, he killed all the other Devil Seed in the Yulin Manor. When he returned, he saw the two of them still standing there, dumbfounded. He waved his hand in front of their eyes.

"Don't worry, smash all these scum to pieces."

"Redhead, why are you taking so long?!" "Ugh! How disgusting!"

The two girls finally calmed down and immediately threw themselves into Li Fan's arms, crying. Even a gentle and honest man like Li Fan couldn't do anything about it. Oh well, a hug wouldn't hurt them.

Hmm, but it smells pretty good. Ahem, don't get me wrong, he wasn't talking about those two sweaty girls, he was referring to the fish roe...