Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
Ghostly qi and evil qi continuously gnawed away at each other. Amid this struggle, streaks of black lightning unexpectedly surged from the dense evil qi around Zhi You.
The lightning ran rampant. Bolstered by the ghostly qi, it seemed to have found an outlet, relentlessly wrecking Zhi You's flesh. Meanwhile, his bones began to emit streams of dark radiance.
It felt as though the bones had developed a will of their own and were fighting over the seal Zhi You had originally placed.
Bai Yu's eyes lit up at the sight. As expected, the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had refined her consciousness during this evolution. While contending with Zhi You for control of the body, she had exploited the weakness of his having only just refined the Evil Emperor's corpse, leaving his foundation unstable. Using the power inherent in the Black Thunder Evil Emperor's corpse, she wreaked havoc without restraint!
This also meant that the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had developed an independent combat instinct!
If she were nurtured properly, her intelligence would surely evolve to completion in the future!
For a species like Heavenly Ghosts, possessing independent intelligence was their greatest fortunate opportunity.
After all, Heavenly Ghosts were innately powerful, but their ghostly qi was too tyrannical, suppressing their intelligence beneath instinct with an iron grip.
To wield their power, they had to abandon reason. To retain reason, they had to cut themselves off from their identity as Heavenly Ghosts, reducing themselves to a level they could bear.
Thus, it was a dead end from the very beginning.
But now, the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother showed signs of breaking free from her shackles. All she lacked was an opportunity.
Black lightning and ghostly qi continuously eroded Zhi You's body. Before long, his flesh began to tear