Qiling Holy Lotus

The Purple-Backed Bear King was a genuine Humanoid Demon, and his strength far surpassed the Red Blood Snake King's. Unfortunately, before Su Yi, he didn't even have the strength to resist.

Hearing the Purple-Backed Bear King plead for mercy, the demons looked at Su Yi with feverish eyes.

Su Yi had displayed pure, unadulterated strength—something they could see for themselves. It made them feel he was even stronger than Old Lord Qiyang!

Su Yi slowly lifted his foot and said, "From now on, you and all your subordinates will serve me as your king. Do you understand?"

"This little one understands... This little one understands..."

The Purple-Backed Bear King hurriedly replied. The feeling of having survived a calamity nearly brought him to tears.

Su Yi's strength was absurdly powerful. Even Old Lord Qiyang didn't possess such might, leaving no room for resentment in his heart—only awe.

When an enemy was far stronger than you, it was hard to feel anger or hatred. All you could feel was fear.

Boom!

A tremendous explosion came from the direction of Xiwan City. Even the grassland trembled, making Su Yi turn his head in alarm.

His first thought was Nan Xiaopao. He tossed out a sentence and ran toward Xiwan City. "Help me subdue the demons of Qiling Land. Old Lord Qiyang has already fled. From now on, I'm king of Qiling Land!"

Su Yi had already practiced the Heaven and Earth Boundless Carefree Steps, and he was fast to begin with. In less than five seconds, he disappeared into the forest at the edge of the grassland.

The Purple-Backed Bear King struggled to his feet, spat out a mouthful of bloody spittle, and cursed, "Didn't you hear? The king wants to subdue Qiling Land's demons. Why aren't we helping?"

Though Su Yi had just badly wounded him, he wasn't playing any tricks. After all, he was a demon born and raised in Qiling Land. This was his home, and he had no desire to leave.

And so, led by the Purple-Backed Bear King, they began sweeping across Qiling Land in Su Yi's name.

Meanwhile, in the city center of East District, Xiwan City.

The once-prosperous streets had become ruins. Two skyscrapers had been half-destroyed, their surfaces charred black as smoke billowed from them.

Countless cars lay overturned in the streets, smoke and soot filling the air.

In the middle of the street, between the two skyscrapers, there was a huge pit. Golden light shone from within, rising like golden flames beneath the blazing sun.

People gradually emerged around the pit, wanting to approach and investigate.

Soon, a bold man in a tank top walked to the edge and peered down. His eyes widened at once.

"This is..."

Following his gaze, they saw a huge blue lotus blooming at the bottom of the twenty-meter-deep pit. Its petals were crystalline, and faint red lines like veins could be seen running through them. It floated above the pit's floor, spinning like a top.

The moment the man in the tank top saw the blue lotus, his breathing grew ragged. For some reason, an inexplicably powerful urge arose in his heart: he wanted to possess it.

Then, as if bewitched, he stepped forward and fell into the pit.

The sight terrified many people. More and more gathered, and just like the man in the tank top, they seemed possessed and tumbled into the pit.

It was utterly bizarre!

The citizens who had just arrived were startled and didn't dare approach, yet curiosity made them yearn to rush over and take a look.

Just then, the Four Elders of Great Wei arrived. Riding a giant fan, they looked down from the sky.

"Is that... the Qiling Holy Lotus?"

"How is that possible? The legend was true?"

"A Strange City descended from the heavens, and now the Qiling Holy Lotus has appeared too. Could this really be a coincidence?"

"Only when someone with the Qiling Holy Body appears does the Qiling Holy Lotus emerge!"

The Four Elders of Great Wei cried out in shock. As they spoke, they steered the giant fan away, not daring to look at the Qiling Holy Lotus again.

Not long afterward, Wu Qingyao and Mo Haosheng arrived with the other Luoshui Sect disciples.

"Don't go near it! That's the Qiling Holy Lotus. It'll devour you!"

The goat-bearded cultivator warned them. Wu Qingyao and the others stopped in alarm, their faces deathly pale.

They had heard the legends about the Qiling Holy Lotus too. They hadn't expected them to be true.

The Luoshui Sect disciples panicked.

After all, the Qiling Holy Lotus was an omen of evil. They even wanted to leave Xiwan City immediately.

More and more citizens approached. The Luoshui Sect disciples hurried to keep order and stop them from getting any closer, while also recounting the legend of the Qiling Holy Lotus.

According to legend, in ancient times, there had been a Fierce Immortal who slaughtered all living beings. No one could do anything to her. In the end, the powerful people of that era joined forces and defeated her. As she fell, she transformed into the Qiling Holy Lotus, which protected descendants who shared her constitution. Anyone with the Qiling Holy Body who survived to adulthood could become a mighty being capable of roaming unchecked beneath the heavens.

However, people with the Qiling Holy Body could easily stray onto an evil path and become fiends.

Generation after generation, those with the Qiling Holy Body slaughtered all living beings, their bodies burdened with karmic sin. This caused the Qiling Holy Lotus to become corrupted by evil. Aside from those with the Qiling Holy Body, any living being that approached would be bewitched and then absorbed, leaving no corpse behind.

"That terrifying?"

"Oh heavens, we'd better get out of here. What if someone with that Qiling Holy Body suddenly shows up? Wouldn't we be done for?"

"When did Xiwan City get something like this?"

"Could the Xuanyuan Human Emperor have left it behind?"

The citizens chattered among themselves. Looking at the pit ahead, they felt their scalps crawl. Even their immense curiosity was swallowed by fear.

Just then, Nan Xiaopao arrived too, leaping over a Wuling minivan.

She headed straight for the pit, her gaze slightly vacant, her steps growing faster and faster.

"Stop! Don't go over there!"

When the goat-bearded cultivator saw Nan Xiaopao rushing toward the pit as if she had a death wish, he immediately shouted angrily.

But Nan Xiaopao paid him no heed. Instead, she sped up.

The goat-bearded cultivator glared in fury, but he didn't make a move. Since the girl wanted to die, he would let her!

The Luoshui Sect disciples were even less willing to intervene, afraid the Qiling Holy Lotus might set its sights on them.

"It's her!"

Mo Haosheng recognized Nan Xiaopao, and his heart immediately filled with delight.

He had never forgotten the pain Su Yi had inflicted on him. Now that Su Yi's woman had been bewitched by the Qiling Holy Lotus and was about to die, he secretly rejoiced.

Wu Qingyao furrowed her brows and wanted to intervene, but Nan Xiaopao was too fast. She quickly leaped into the pit.

Rumble—

The street began to shake violently. One vine after another smashed through the ground, rampaging through the district like giant serpents.

"Fall back!"

The goat-bearded cultivator shouted. As soon as he finished, the Four Elders of Great Wei were the first to retreat.

Though their cultivation was high, they were nothing compared to an ancient evil like the Qiling Holy Lotus.

People began fleeing in panic, including the Luoshui Sect disciples.

Bang!

A figure bounded over from the far end of the road, flying hundreds of meters before landing beside the pit and stomping a thick vine in two.

It was Su Yi!

His brows were tightly furrowed, his heart burning with anxiety.

After becoming a demon cultivator, his senses had improved tremendously, especially his sense of smell. He could tell that Nan Xiaopao's scent ended here.

Could she have fallen in?

As the thought crossed his mind, Su Yi walked to the edge of the pit and looked down. His expression changed dramatically.

Nan Xiaopao's lower half was wrapped in the petals of the Qiling Holy Lotus, and her body was slowly sinking. From where he stood, it looked as if the Qiling Holy Lotus were eating her.