Deep in the cave, a muffled moan escaped Xiaomeng. Her jade-like body trembled, and she lost focus for a moment before her eyes cleared again.
"So that's your trick?" She glanced coldly at the mass of black liquid. The faint blush on her ears hadn't faded, but her tone remained disdainful.
Jiang Ce smiled. "As expected of the leader of the Taoist Heavenly Sect. This makes things more interesting."
Several Yan Lingjis gathered nearby, their fox tails swaying gently, amusement filling their peach-blossom eyes.
"Heehee, she's short on practical experience~"
"With the Great King here, she won't be short on experience~"
"Last night, you were enjoying yourself so much, you took all three at once~"
"Tch, who was the one who peed and stank the whole place up like a fox yesterday?"
"This concubine is a fox spirit, you know~ As long as the Great King likes it, that's all that matters~"
The little demons exposed one another's secrets, trading one outrageous remark after another.
Xiaomeng shot them a cold glance, like icy water poured over their heads.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Several tentacles sprouted from Xiaomeng and whipped the demons across their pert bottoms.
The Yan Lingjis jumped up, clutching their backsides, their watery eyes filled with embarrassment and reproach.
"All right, stop fooling around. Little demon, test her Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power."
"Yes, Great King."
Yan Lingji took out the Awakening Stone and a crystal ball.
Xiaomeng closed her eyes and sensed her surroundings. The Qiuli Sword on the ground glowed brilliantly and rang out with a clear chime before flying into her hand.
"Top-grade weapon-type Martial Soul. Here, test your Innate Soul Power."
Xiaomeng grasped the crystal ball. A pure white light instantly filled it—Innate Full Soul Power.
"Congratulations, big sister~ Your inner strength will soon be converted into Soul Power."
Xiaomeng looked at the ample breasts swaying before Yan Lingji and frowned. "Shameless. You still haven't put on any clothes."
Yan Lingji lifted her chin and chest, giving her ample bosom a boastful little lift. "Are you jealous, big sister? Don't worry. With the Great King's help, you'll develop again someday, too."
"Shameless."
"In front of the Great King, I'm just a little demon. What do I need to be ashamed of?"
"Let's go. Back to the city."
The Yan Lingjis tucked away their fox ears and tails, then got dressed using clothes from their Soul Tools. Though their faces and figures were identical, each wore a different outfit, and together they were a riot of beauty.
"Have the clones put on masks. Nine identical faces will draw too much attention."
The eight clones summoned flames in their palms, shaping them into crimson-gold masks that covered half their faces. They looked mysterious and alluring.
Venom surged over Xiaomeng's body. A black bodysuit formed beneath an ink-wash-colored robe, its hem swirling with flowing patterns. She looked aloof and ethereal.
In the forest, a bird-type Soul Beast several meters across swooped down, its talons gleaming.
In an instant—Colorless World. Ink-wash hues shrouded everything.
The bird-type Soul Beast froze in midair, unable to move.
Xiaomeng formed a sword with her fingers, and water turned into a sharp blade that pierced its skull.
The Soul Beast crashed to the ground, leaving a crater.
"How's my Great King's boost?" Yan Lingji approached with graceful steps.
"A boost in every way. The range and duration of Colorless World, as well as its control, have all tripled." Xiaomeng stared coldly at the purple Soul Ring. "You're rather useful."
A threefold boost to all attributes meant her combat power had risen by far more than three times.
When masters fought, the slightest difference meant life or death.
If the Qin World found out, everyone would go mad.
"So that's why you dared to bring me here. You knew you had nothing to fear."
"Kekeke—The stronger you are, the more I gain. Conquering you boosts me, too. Besides, I get a marvelous body out of it."
The black bodysuit suddenly tightened. Xiaomeng raised an eyebrow. "...You're still as blunt as ever. You only want my body."
Yan Lingji hugged Xiaomeng from behind, resting her chin on her shoulder as two fox tails wound around Xiaomeng's lower legs. "The Great King and this little Taoist nun are getting along so well. This concubine's jealous~"
"Let go."
"No~ Great King, look, her face is red~"
"Be quiet." Xiaomeng's ears reddened, though her expression stayed cool.
Venom's tentacles devoured the Soul Beast's corpse, converting its eight thousand years into eight hundred.
Added to the beasts he had hunted earlier, Jiang Ce's accumulated years had now reached one hundred thousand.
The Venom bodysuit churned violently. Jiang Ce's excited voice rang out. "I've evolved again. The boost has gone from threefold to fivefold."
"Fivefold?!" Yan Lingji's eyes gleamed. "That's absolutely wonderful!"
Xiaomeng's brow twitched. This thing could still grow?
Terrifying.
"But this concubine isn't wrapped up by the Great King, so I feel so empty~" Yan Lingji rubbed her cheek against Xiaomeng's, her voice aggrieved.
For over a month since she'd arrived, she'd spent every day with Phantom Dragon in her mouth. Today, she felt so hollow.
The clones hurriedly nodded along.
"Exactly. The Great King used to train us all the time~"
"We feel so empty now~"
Xiaomeng watched coldly, the corner of her mouth twitching. This lot was beyond saving.
"...A whole pack of little demons."
As soon as she spoke, the black liquid on Xiaomeng's clothes began to ripple—
A mass of Venom separated from Xiaomeng and completely enveloped Yan Lingji, who was hugging her.
A black bodysuit took shape in an instant, with a black-and-red skirt layered over it.
At the same time, two Phantom Dragon tails were directly "assembled" onto Yan Lingji.
At that moment—
Nine snowy-white fox tails swayed behind Yan Lingji, and she had two more tails inside her body.
She sighed in satisfaction.
"Ah~ I feel so full~"
The other Yan Lingji clones sighed one after another, too.
"That's so satisfying~"
After all, the clones could synchronize their senses with Yan Lingji's true body—
Doing it with Yan Lingji's true body meant doing it with all of them.
Of course, they could block this sensory link or connect to it.
"Great King, I want some, too~"
"That's right, Great King. You can't play favorites~"
The fox spirits started wheedling.
Then—
The Venom clothes on Yan Lingji rippled again, splitting into eight masses of black liquid that completely enveloped the remaining eight Yan Lingji clones.
The same black bodysuits, the same black-and-red skirts, and the same two Phantom Dragon tails.
In an instant, throughout this patch of forest—
A whole pack of fox spirits in heat began to cry out.
"Ah~"
"Mmm~"
"Great King~"
Their voices rose and fell through the forest, soft and seductive, enough to make a listener's bones melt.
Xiaomeng felt as though her ears had been defiled.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
She had fallen into... a silver den.
A whole pack of lustful foxes.
"Looks like this pack of fox spirits still needs a lot more practice."
There was a teasing note in Jiang Ce's voice.
"It's only been a little while, and you're already this..."
Jiang Ce's original hundred thousand years split into two masses of fifty thousand.
One was on Xiaomeng.
One was on Yan Lingji.
The fifty thousand years on Yan Lingji were then divided equally into nine portions.
A small clump of Venom tissue covered each Yan Lingji clone. Each one had around five thousand five hundred years.
In any case, this splitting ability let him divide his body into multiple pieces and merge them again at will.
At that moment—
All the fox spirits had gone from nine-tailed fox spirits to eleven-tailed fox spirits.
Nine snowy-white fox tails swayed behind them, while two black tails rested safely elsewhere.
"Let's go, little demons."
Jiang Ce's voice held a note of satisfaction.
"Back to Heaven Dou City. We'll begin the first step of our plan."
He paused, his voice brimming with absolute confidence.
"The Empress Cultivation Plan!"
Just then, all the Yan Lingjis wrinkled their delicate noses, catching the extremely repugnant scent of blood.
"Great King, there's something nearby."
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