Devouring

An awkward atmosphere permeated the magic tower. Sandrew chuckled strangely, and Li Ziran laughed along, not because of Sandrew's unauthorized interference, but because of Sandru's calm demeanor.

Stuffing a soul into your mouth is like giving your own child a steamed bun when they're hungry on the way.

That's too willful.

"Is there a way?" Sandrew asked with great concern.

Li Ziran shook his head. He didn't know, but there must be something wrong with that soul. Although Demon could devour souls, he couldn't figure out what was going on with this undeveloped Embryo.

Now he has to get rid of that extra soul; if he causes the Embryo to burst, it will be a huge problem.

Even though it was Sandrew who was causing trouble, he himself was the one who lost the opportunity.

Carefully reopening the Butterfly Girl's belly, the internal organs were all functioning, which was good news; at least these organs were still providing energy to the uterus.

The three Magic Organ are still in good condition and can retain their basic abilities. However, the unmodified organs, such as the stomach and liver, have shrunk considerably and are even on the verge of dying.

Li Ziran's gaze fell on the Butterfly Girl's uterus; the most dazzling organ had now become a wilted eggplant.

I couldn't help but frown; this phenomenon was very abnormal.

The heart, lungs, and uterus are all showing the same signs of weakness, indicating an energy deficit according to normal energy laws. Something is definitely absorbing energy.

Moreover, it is excessive absorption.

Previously, the Butterfly Girl's organs were depleted because her uterus was plundering them, but now it seems that her uterus has also been added to the category of being plundered.

It should be Embryo.

Sandrew nourished the soul, accelerated Embryo development, or rather, amplified the Embryo's predatory nature.

The current organs are simply insufficient to guarantee the energy needed by the Embryo. This frantic gluttony can probably only be satisfied by completely replacing the organs.

But that's not what Li Ziran needs; he wants a steady, long-term relationship.

After all, there's no guarantee that if all the internal organs are replaced, Sandrew will still keep his promise and teach the Corpse Witch.

Considering Sandrew's attitude yesterday, Li Ziran could almost guess the outcome.

If we can't transplant all the organs, then we can only cleanse the soul.

Cleansing a soul is not as easy as he imagined. He wanted to ask Sandrew for help, since Sandru was Necromancer and had some knowledge of souls. But just as he looked up, a crazy idea suddenly popped into his head.

Devouring Curse!

He currently lacks effective soul-transformation spiritual power, and what Sandrew fed him must be no ordinary thing, so why not devour this soul himself?

But the prerequisite is that the Embryo inside the uterus must be transformed into a snake so that he can see the souls of snakes.

Li Ziran glanced at Sandrew and cautiously advised, "Master, don't stuff things indiscriminately like that in the future. He's just an Embryo; the organs provide enough nutrition. I need to try it now. There might be some changes during the process, but that's normal."

Li Ziran would do his best to leave himself a backup plan, so that if he failed, it wouldn't damage his relationship with Sandrew.

Sandrew nodded, indicating that they could proceed.

Li Ziran took a deep breath, his spiritual power enveloped the uterus, and gradually condensed into Snake Transformation Array.

The curved array pattern gradually took shape, and the array began to be divided into three levels by mental energy. Everything was under Li Ziran's careful control.

After two days of constantly transforming into Frog, his Snake Transformation progressed rapidly. However, it required great care to fix the magic circle in the small area of the uterus, or to penetrate the Embryo inside the uterus.

He decided to transform the Embryo into a Green-Tailed Snake, which was the most stable Serpentine Magic Array he had mastered so far.

With the outline complete, Li Ziran began adding the Snake Script, which was crucial and required a lot of patience.

Fortunately, it was quiet enough for Li Ziran to focus entirely on controlling the Transformation Spell. As he added one Snake Script after another, a black mucous membrane gradually began to cover the surface of the uterus, and the mucous membrane was penetrating inward through the surface of the uterus.

Li Ziran was overjoyed; everything was under control. But then...

Bang!

A strong rebound came, and the entire uterus suddenly began to swell like an inflated balloon.

Sandrew frowned instantly, a bad feeling creeping over him; the Butterfly Girl seemed about to explode.

He couldn't help but look at Li Ziran. At this moment, the other party was very calm, his eyes fixed on the uterus, as if it were really as he said, that everything was normal.

Li Ziran very nervous. The Embryo was resisting his transformation, just like the giant elephant captain had resisted the Transformation Spell with his strength.

That's the downside of the Transformation Spell; any being with overwhelming power can always manage to survive the transformation phase.

Li Ziran kept adjusting his breathing, steadily filling the Snake Script. He knew very well that once the Snake Script were completely filled, the Transformation Spell would take shape.

The more Snake Script are filled, the more stable the Transformation Spell becomes.

Bang! Bang!

Another wave of resistance erupted, the sounds growing more intense, like drumming inside the womb.

Sandrew's expression was completely off. He could sense the Embryo resisting and raised his hand to stop Li Ziran, but seeing Li Ziran's focused expression, he could only forcefully control his impulse.

One by one, each one is like climbing stairs high in the air; the more you fill it, the greater the resistance becomes.

Each time, Li Ziran felt as if his heart was being ripped out; he had never imagined that an Embryo's resistance could be so strong.

Fortunately, it was a familiar Azure-Tailed Snake; if it had been another type of snake, the attempt would have failed long ago.

[Transformation Spell - Serpent]

As the last Snake Script was inserted, layers of dark light penetrated the thick uterine wall. The uterus, which had completely expanded like a balloon, slowly deflated within the black mucous membrane.

"It worked!" Li Ziran breathed a sigh of relief. His entire back was soaked with sweat. Fortunately, Goddess of Fortune was on his side.

He smiled at Sandrew, then focused his gaze intently on the uterus.

Transformation is secondary; devouring is just the beginning.

He needed to see the soul of the white serpent he knew best.

Time ticked by, and Li Ziran kept questioning himself: what would happen if he failed?

Obviously, it won't be good.

Fortunately, Goddess of Fortune was on his side.

After a tense half-minute wait, a thin, pale line, resembling a rubber band, appeared in sight.

Li Ziran delighted, but he didn't rashly use the Transformation Spell. According to his deduction, there were at least two souls involved.

The wait was undoubtedly the most agonizing part, but less than a minute after the first soul appeared, the other soul followed.

Unlike the first one, which was small, this one was extremely long and thin, like an adult water snake, drifting aimlessly inside the womb.

"No wonder they resisted so fiercely!"

Such a powerful soul is worthy of a High Mage; truly a genius, so strong even as Embryo.

Now that you can see the soul clearly, as long as you devour that short soul, the Butterfly Girl's body will return to normal.

After clearing his mind, Li Ziran began to take action.

The mental energy directly locked onto the weakest soul, and with the pull of the mental energy, that slender soul was pulled directly out of the womb.

[Devouring Curse - Serpent]

Perfect!

Li Ziran was overjoyed; everything went smoothly.

But the instant the soul left the womb, the Demon soul that had been swimming inside suddenly lunged forward, as if it wouldn't allow anyone to hold its toy, and struck out with lightning speed, biting into the soul's tail.

However, she clearly underestimated the power of the Devouring Curse. The moment it bit her, she was pulled out of the uterus and burrowed into Li Ziran's head.

In an instant, a powerful spiritual force appeared in his mind, surging into his Spirit World like Tide. In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a Spirit Crystal. After the power of the Devouring Curse completely dissipated, ten crystals the size of grains of sand were floating in his Spirit World.

His mental strength increased dramatically in an instant.

Everything happened too fast, too intensely, there was simply no time to react.

He... he didn't just devour the soul of Demon Embryo, did he?

Li Ziran couldn't believe it, nor had he ever thought of it; it was entirely that Demon's own doing.

What do we do now?

Without a soul, the Embryo may develop normally, but the child will be born mentally challenged.

Sandrew was adamant that he would make the other man his successor.

An idiot, a promising successor to the Necromancer —if Sandrew knew this outcome, this...

"Ha ha!"

At that moment, Sandrew suddenly laughed strangely, his eyes fixed on the uterus, as if they were shining.

"He noticed?"

Li Ziran looked down at his abdomen. Without the interference of his soul, his uterus had returned to its normal luster, and his lungs and heart were gradually recovering. In such a short time, he had basically reached his peak condition, but his soul...

"Haha, Li, well done!" Sandrew excitedly patted Li Ziran on the shoulder.

Li Ziran was extremely embarrassed. "Ah... oh..." he could only manage a weak smile and say, "Master, do you think she's alright?"

"No problem, she's great, even better than I imagined!" Sandrew made no attempt to hide his excitement. "You know what? She was just playing games with me again. I asked her about the text arrangement of the Bone Dragon Core Array, and she told me without even thinking. She's amazing, a true genius."

Li Ziran rolled her eyes. "No way," she thought, looking closely inside the uterus, "There's absolutely no soul there."

But how can we communicate without a soul?

"Master, are you sure there's no problem?" Li Ziran had absolutely no confidence. He didn't want to cover up his mistake, even though it might anger Sandrew, but it was necessary to explain things clearly.

If you fail, just accept the consequences.

"For example, in terms of the soul."

"Soul? What did you say? Her soul is so pure! It's too perfect, Li, how did you do it? You don't know, I've been trying to communicate with her, but she stopped liking me half a month ago and started ignoring me. Now, it's all right, the old her is back." Sandrew laughed non-stop, like a child who had received a favorite toy.

Li Ziran very troubled; this simply didn't make sense. But Sandrew was Undead, so there was no need for him to deceive himself.

Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him.

Soul regeneration.

Although it seems unbelievable, this is Demon, and this is a fantasy world. Losing one's soul and becoming an idiot is just Li Ziran's own perception, and perhaps that's actually possible.

If Demon souls can regenerate indefinitely, then perhaps he could save some money.