Inside the Spider Nest, shriveled, thin, and dry men lay scattered on the ground, already dead.
Du Niangzi crawled on the last young man like an octopus, hugging him tightly. Her Demon Power circulated, draining the man’s last bit of Yang Energy.
The man had clearly seen how his companions were drained dry by Du Niangzi, but under the effect of the Extase Grand Formation, he was still driven by intense physiological impulses.
His lower head ruled his upper head as he threw himself into Du Niangzi’s embrace without hesitation, voluntarily being drained into a human husk.
Du Niangzi cast aside the breathless man, who had already become a withered corpse, and let out a comfortable sigh.
Her body was filled with the man’s Primordial Yang.
She would not be subjected to Yin-Yang Harvesting by the Hei Pi Yao Wang, and she didn’t actually need to use the Yang-Sucking Technique to drain these men’s Yang Energy.
She did this purely out of a twisted psychology; seeing these young men sucked into dry corpses beneath her gave her a different kind of thrill.
She patted her abdomen with satisfaction, then put on her clothes and reached out to pack up the Spider Nest, preparing to go out and see how Lin Xue was being tortured by Zong Biao.
In her plan, Lin Xue would ideally be suffering terribly under Zong Biao’s torture.
Then, she would go out, kill the frenzied Zong Biao, snatch the Obsidian from his neck, take the Nine-Leaf Crimson Pearl Flower Nectar inside, and “save” Lin Xue, her Master, to show her loyalty and earn Lin Xue’s gratitude.
In two days, when they left the Secret Realm, if the Hei Pi Yao Wang was already dead and Hei-Feng had taken over, that would be for the best.
If the Hei Pi Yao Wang wasn’t dead, she would report that Zong Biao might have been affected by the Array, losing his mind and killing the men before trying to ravage the Nüyao.
She couldn’t stop him and, in order to protect the Yao Wang’s Absorbing Demon Concubine, she had no choice but to kill Zong Biao.
After all, there were plenty of men with two legs, but a Transformation Nüyao at the Late Body Tempering stage was not easy to find.
Young virgins could be snatched from human Villages and Zhen, but if these eight Nüyao from Xixia Mountain were gone, where would they find several Late Body Tempering Nüyao who had learned the Yang-Sucking Technique on such short notice?
She would push all the responsibility onto the dead Zong Biao. Since dead men tell no tales, whatever happened would be whatever she said.
This Secret Realm and the Extase Grand Formation were left behind by Human Cultivators; who could guarantee there wasn’t something wrong inside that might cause male Demons to go mad?
With Du Niangzi acting under the banner of protecting the Yao-Fei for the Yao Wang, even if Zong-Lie was suspicious, he wouldn’t dare do anything to her right under the Yao Wang’s nose.
Simply perfect.
Du Niangzi happily put away the Spider Nest and looked out toward the field.
She saw Lin Xue and Hong Yanzhi sitting cross-legged facing each other.
Lin Xue was pressing a finger to Hong Yanzhi’s forehead.
Hong Yanzhi had her eyes tightly shut in a state of meditation, with Demon Aura flowing around her as if she were practicing some Gongfa.
The other six Yaojing were huddled together, each with a worried look on their faces.
A wild boar lay on the ground with its belly ripped open, as dead as could be.
Du Niangzi was stunned.
Zong Biao was actually dead?
Lin Xue killed him?
How was that possible?
A majestic Grand Demon at the Core Condensation Middle Stage had actually died at the hands of someone at the Early Core Condensation and a group of Body Tempering Lesser Beasts?
Did Lin Xue not get affected by the Soulsnare Softbone Fragrance?
While Du Niangzi was in a daze, she saw Lin Xue cast a cold glance in her direction.
Her hair immediately stood on end as a bad premonition rose in her heart.
Sure enough, in the next moment, she suddenly felt the sensation of ten thousand arrows piercing her heart.
She immediately screamed and collapsed to the ground, howling in agonizing pain as she rolled back and forth.
Lin Xue didn’t even spare her a glance, continuing to operate the Beast Refinement Codex to refine the Serpent Core for Hong Yanzhi.
Just after Lin Xue finished digesting Zong Biao’s Serpent Core, Hong Yanzhi proposed trying to ascend to a Grand Demon within this Secret Realm.
Lin Xue naturally agreed.
If Hong Yanzhi became a Grand Demon, the difference in her self-preservation ability compared to a Body Tempering Lesser Beast would be like night and day.
She would also have an additional helper at the Grand Demon realm.
Hong Yanzhi took out a Serpent Core from the Chu Wu Kong Jian in her teeth and swallowed it, originally planning to refine it herself using the Beast Refinement Codex.
Lin Xue stopped her and said, “Let me help you. My realm is higher than yours, so I can refine the Serpent Core more effectively and help you absorb more Cultivation.”
Hong Yanzhi was filled with joy, and the two sat facing each other.
Just as Yu Honglian had refined a Serpent Core for her back then, Lin Xue reached out and touched Hong Yanzhi’s forehead, injecting Demon Power to help her digest that Body Tempering stage Serpent Core.
Midway through, Lin Xue saw Du Niangzi pack up the Spider Nest, leaving behind a ground full of men who had been sucked into dry corpses.
Without a word, she multi-tasked, helping Hong Yanzhi digest the Serpent Core while using Punishment on Du Niangzi, severely punishing this treacherous spider.
Du Niangzi screamed while pleading loudly, “Master, have mercy! This Nuli will never dare again!”
Half an Incense Stick of time passed.
The Serpent Core inside Hong Yanzhi’s body had been completely digested.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and faint rumbles of thunder sounded.
A terrifying aura descended upon the Hehuan Valley.
Using the upgraded Beast Refinement Codex and her own higher Cultivation, Lin Xue converted the Demon Power in the Serpent Core more thoroughly.
Hong Yanzhi had actually reached the Condensed Core Realm directly and was about to begin her Thunder Tribulation.
Huā Yíngyíng and the other five Yaojing looked up in shock at the dark cloud where electric snakes danced wildly.
As Demons, they all knew that for Hong Yanzhi, who had fallen in realm, trying to rise back to a Grand Demon was much harder than the first time.
They didn’t expect that in just a few short days, Hong Yanzhi had already condensed a Serpent Core again and was about to begin her ascension.
They all saw that after Hong Yanzhi spoke with Lin Xue, she swallowed a Serpent Core, and with Lin Xue’s help, she had reached this point in only the time it takes for an Incense Stick to burn.
Then they saw Du Niangzi rolling all over the ground, howling and pathetically begging Lin Xue for mercy.
They all looked at Lin Xue with eyes full of reverence.
Hong Yanzhi finished absorbing the Demon Power in her body.
She opened her eyes and looked at the dark clouds slowly pressing down on her from the sky, her face showing some nervousness.
She was about to undergo the Thunder Tribulation again.
This time, there was no suitable Cave in the Luoyun Cave to reduce the damage of the Tribulation Lightning for her; she would have to endure it on her own.
Hong Yanzhi had no confidence in her heart, unsure if she could survive this tribulation.
She stood on the ground, tilted her head back, squinted at the flashes of electricity in the clouds, and clenched her fists, prepared to face it.
Lin Xue glanced at the screaming Du Niangzi.
To prevent her pig-like shrieks from disturbing Hong Yanzhi’s Thunder Tribulation, she lifted the Punishment.
The pain on Du Niangzi’s body faded, and she finally caught her breath.
She lay on the ground, her face covered in tears and snot, her expression full of terror.
She turned over and prostrated herself on the ground, crawling on her knees toward Lin Xue.
Her forehead touched the ground, and she trembled all over, showing her submission.
Lin Xue ignored her, only looking at Hong Yanzhi with concern, wondering if she could successfully endure it and achieve her ascension.