"Master!"
When the Ten-Thousand-Year Yin Soul Tree appeared, its trunk covered in human faces and the faces of Yin Spirit Beast Kings, Jin Feng sensed something before anyone else. Fear flashed across her face.
Golden Light Divine Flame instinctively flared around her body as she stared fixedly at the tree.
"Save me—"
"Heh heh. Become one of us."
"Come closer—"
Pain twisted the faces. Then they began to emit voices that seemed to bewitch the soul, and Jin Feng's pupils widened.
Though terrified, she could only watch helplessly, unable to control her own body.
Green Ox fared no better. Lin Chang'an felt his Divine Sense reel, but in the next instant, the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine within him bloomed with azure light, jolting him awake.
"Fall back!"
The moment Lin Chang'an came to his senses, Sword Servant's expression changed. She barked a warning too—it was clearly Red-Clothed who now controlled her body.
The two seized the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse by the shoulders and, without a moment's hesitation, dragged it backward.
"Master!"
Even as they retreated, they conjured great hands of mana to snatch up Jin Feng and Green Ox and pull them back.
As Lin Chang'an poured Mystic Heaven Mana into them, Jin Feng and Green Ox shuddered and finally regained control of their bodies.
"Master, what happened?"
Jin Feng and Green Ox still looked shaken by their narrow escape. Lin Chang'an was no less frightened.
Not only had he nearly fallen victim—the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse had almost slipped beyond his control.
Under that unseen influence on the soul, the External Incarnation suppressed within the corpse's Sea of Consciousness had likewise fallen dormant and lost control.
If the power had not struck indiscriminately and caught the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse as well, it might have released the real