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The Ghost Mother's figure continued to grow taller, her rotting flesh falling off like rain. She didn't care, because what was festering was merely a piece of her clothing. The vengeful girl's plan, meticulously crafted over hundreds of years, had indeed taken effect, but the poison she had concocted with her own life had only damaged her physical body, a body that could be slowly mended later.
The Ghost Mother became light, floating into the Sky. A wisp of black smoke billowed, and mental Pollution instantly filled the entire city. Inside an abandoned building, the outsiders, before they even realized what was happening outside, instantly lost consciousness, even the A-Rank geniuses among them. In the city, none of the illusionary figures still clad in armor fell; though they didn't, they were stuck, as if they had lost their mobility. In the garden, a monster with long, dark red hair and deep, dark eyes stared silently at the Ghost Mother above.
Ye Jiang saw that the Ghost Mother had basically separated from the host's body. Her entire body was composed of ethereal black smoke. She was extremely large, with a round head and a smooth face, as if a smooth mask was placed on it. In contrast, her torso appeared disproportionately long and thin, slightly bent, with many protrusions and swellings on her chest and abdomen, making her look like a shrimp carrying eggs.
Ye Jiang was momentarily dazed, remembering another monster. The memories of the "Nurse" she had forgotten returned, completely returned, including how she tore open the Sky to send the "Nurse" back to the Monster Realm.
Compared to the "Nurse," Ye Jiang didn't appreciate the Ghost Mother's appearance as much; she was rather ugly.
Pollution was everywhere, and terrifying high-level monsters looked down from the sky, but Ye Jiang was distracted for a moment and couldn't help but comment on the appearance of the high-level monsters.
The Ghost Mother was unaware that she had been evaluated; she was very hungry.
The tiny Polluted did not fill her stomach; instead, they aroused her hunger.
She needs delicious food, such as...
The monster's gaze sharpened, its intensity radiating as it shot towards the dark red humanoid creature on the ground.
For example, this one.
A delicious counterpart.
A crack appeared on the monster's smooth face, like a gaping mouth, from which a wisp of black smoke, like a snake's tongue, licked at the corner of its mouth.
I really want to.
I really want to eat her.
She endured it, waiting for all the rotting flesh to fall off. Each piece of that poisonous human flesh was a constraint to her.
On the ground, Ye Jiang noticed the gazes fixed on her, and those offensive looks made her fists clench.
We still have to fight.
It's not over yet, we still have to fight.
She thought to herself, her fists are itching even more.
Suddenly, a figure stood in front of Ye Jiang. The young man who had been silently standing behind Ye Jiang stood in front of her for the first time.
"This one, this time, please let me do it." The young man said, slightly raising his head, his gaze fixed on the monster above him, his eyes cold and piercing.
He could not tolerate a monster casting such an unreasonable gaze upon the dark red monster.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jiang looked at him and saw the coldness and suppressed anger in his eyes.
The young man seemed even angrier than she was.
Ye Jiang thought of something. She remembered something the young man had said in the Toy Mall: he said he was a fanatic of the Sky.
What exactly is the "Sky," which is unanimously considered supreme by the monsters?
Ye Jiang understood from the anger in the young man's eyes at that moment.
"Sky" is her.
She was once a supreme being, but now...
Ye Jiang stared silently at the young man. Noticing her gaze, the young man's coldness vanished before he looked at her.
"Rong Yin," Ye Jiang called the young man's name.
The young man's eyes flickered slightly, and he lowered his head slightly as he faced her.
Ye Jiang said, "No, I want to fight it myself."
She rejected him.
Rong Yin: "..."
He tried to change her mind, lowering his head even further. "Please let me..."
But he was interrupted, Ye Jiang asked him, "Why?"
The young man remained silent. Ye Jiang asked again why, but he still didn't answer. So Ye Jiang gave the answer herself, saying, "Because you think I can't beat her."
She was once a supreme being, but for some reason she has forgotten, she has now weakened, so weak that the young man believes she is incapable of defeating the Ghost Mother. That is the young man's reason.
In fact, Ye Jiang herself felt it; compared to the version of herself who first tore through the barrier and descended into the human world in her memory, she had become much, much weaker.
Rong Yin remained silent for a long while before finally saying, "You... you've suffered very serious injuries."
This was his explanation and his answer; he genuinely believed that Ye Jiang in her current state was no match for the transformed Ghost Mother.
Ye Jiang's bloodshot eyes were deep and lonely.
In the Sky, countless tendrils shot out from the crack in the face of the Ghost Mother, licking at the target she had chosen like scraping bone. She had completely materialized, so—she couldn't wait even a second!
She was so hungry!
On the ground, Rong Yin stood still, a black hole appeared above his head, swallowing the root into it.
The Ghost Mother suddenly stopped attacking.
Black hole! Black hole!
He's that madman who wreaked havoc in the Monster Realm!
The Ghost Mother stared down below, undeterred by the infamous Slaughter God of the Monster Realm; instead, she grew even more excited.
Several cracks appeared on her smooth face, as if her face was covered with mouths, with snake tongues moving inside.
More than a hundred years ago, the Ghost Mother descended to earth and, after barely managing to subdue the people of a city, the Mud Monster appeared.
The Mud Monster told her that because she had devoured humans, the Monster Realm's Slaughter God was on his way to kill her, and that Slaughter God had now become a human's lackey.
The Mud Monster told her that if she wanted to live, she should hurry and come with him.
When the Mud Monster spoke of the Slaughter God, his face turned gloomy and twisted, clearly showing his extreme hatred for that Slaughter God.
The Ghost Mother followed the Mud Monster, though she didn't care at all; she wasn't afraid of that Slaughter God.
She left because she saw food that tasted even better than humans.
An ambitious monster, wanting to establish its own throne on human territory and become the master of the world—that's... delicious!
The Ghost Mother was drawn to her fellow demon playing in the mud; she planned to devour him the moment he ascended the throne.
That's why she followed him!
The Slaughter God, the Slaughter God has appeared again! He even came to her face in person!
She's really lucky.
Then--
Let's eat together!
Together with that blood-red monster!
Thick roots sprouted from the crack, and the target changed from one to two.
One after another, they shot towards the ground, and the Ghost Mother was so excited that she could hardly contain herself.
Food!
Food!
Delicious food!
One by one, black holes appeared, intercepting the dense barrage of root-like attacks and protecting the peace of the area. Rong Yin manipulated the black holes, blocking all the attacks.
A dark red figure flashed past him, disappearing from his protective circle in the blink of an eye. Rong Yin paused, looked up at the sky, and saw the figure heading straight for the monster, the Ghost Mother. His Sky had still refused his protection.
"..."
How could you be so willful?
That Ghost Mother is no ordinary high-level monster...
Rong Yin used the black hole to ruthlessly sever the roots of the Ghost Mother, then raised his head and stared upwards.
The Ghost Mother was no ordinary high-level monster; Rong Yin only realized this after she materialized into her true form.
Rong Yin once killed two such high-level monsters.
Ordinary monsters wouldn't know that the number of high-level monsters in the Monster Realm is fixed, and will not exceed 10.
The power of high-level monsters is also finite, like buckets with a set capacity; there's a limit to how much can be put into them.
But three hundred years ago, two high-level monsters broke this limitation.
Because the Sky disappeared.
Because the constraints have disappeared.
Rong Yin raised his head, looking at the high-level monster in the Sky, his eyes cold, those eyes that were usually filled with indifference were now filled with killing intent.
He absolutely would not allow such a monster to exist.
Let some capricious monster play around for a while.
Once she's had enough fun, then...
Rong Yin raised his head, a cold glint in his eyes.
Above the Sky, Ye Jiang rushed towards the materialized Ghost Mother at great speed, her dark red hair appearing illusory.
The image was blurry, but the Ghost Mother welcomed her warmly, her roots excitedly shooting at her as Ye Jiang dodged left and right.
"Child, why don't you manifest your true form? Is your true form too weak and ashamed to show itself?"
"Child, you can't do this."
With a feigned sigh, the Ghost Mother's root suddenly stabbed, nearly hitting Ye Jiang Ye Jiang, but grazing past her collar.
Then another thorn came, aimed at Ye Jiang's ear.
Another thorn came, its target Ye Jiang's hair.
Another strand of tendrils pierced through the air, attacking Ye Jiang's neck.
Ye Jiang dodged, avoiding contact with the roots, but... she still couldn't get close to the Ghost Mother.
She could no longer get close to the Ghost Mother as she had before. And the Ghost Mother was repeating her attacks and toying with her.
"..."
With a calm gaze, Ye Jiang suddenly spoke to the Ghost Mother, her voice light and ethereal, carrying only a slight chill. "You really want to see my true form?"
The Ghost Mother laughed, "If you're truly ashamed to show yourself, I won't force you."
She explained understandingly, "For a gourmet, the mood of food is also important; it affects the taste."
Ye Jiang paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Whom of that Polluted did you eat?"
"Who?" The Ghost Mother slowed her attacks slightly, seemingly surprised. "You mean my daughter, Xiao Yu? Weren't you going to kill her? Why are you concerned about her now? She's a bad child."
"It's not out of concern," Ye Jiang said calmly, dodging the roots, "Just curiosity."
Because the girl pushed her away, and because she saw her last look in her eyes, she felt a little curious about her.