"Get lost! All of you, get lost!"
For the first time, panic appeared on Situ Aoshi's face. He frantically channeled his true qi, desperately trying to shake off the vengeful spirits clinging to his body.
But the power he had just absorbed originated from them in the first place.
The stronger his power grew, the heavier the resentment of these souls became, and the tighter they clung to him.
Lin Mo watched this scene with great interest, even crossing his arms.
"Stop struggling," he reminded him kindly.
"Look, your clansmen miss you so much. They've all come to see you off on your final journey."
"Enjoy this... family reunion."
Pfft!
Situ Aoshi's body swayed violently as he suddenly spat out a mouthful of boiling hot blood.
The blood was not bright red, but carried a bizarre, dark hue. As it hit the ground, it hissed, emitting bursts of white smoke and corroding a small pit into the hard floor.
Unable to hold on any longer, he fell heavily to one knee. The collision of his kneecap against the ground produced a muffled, heavy thud.
It wasn't an external injury.
An indescribable burning sensation violently detonated from deep within his dantian. Like bursting magma, it instantly surged through his limbs and bones!
The blood essence of the Situ family, which he had just refined and was supposed to be his source of power, had now turned into a body-incinerating flame, frantically crashing and burning within his meridians!
"How is it? Tastes pretty good, right?"
Lin Mo's voice drifted over at a leisurely pace, carrying the relaxed tone of someone enjoying a show.
He stepped closer, looking down at the agonizing Situ Aoshi from above.
"You used your own clansmen as fuel to ignite your pathetic ambition. Did you ever think that if the fire burned too brightly, you yourself would become the firewood?"
Lin Mo spread his hands, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "I didn't make too many changes to your array. I just added a tiny little price at the final step. Absorbing so much blood essence filled with resentment, you have to pay something in return, right?"
"I originally wanted to design a spectacular explosion for you. What a pity, the power was just a bit lacking. However, watching you slowly burn away by the very power you devoured seems far more entertaining."
"Ho ho..."
A beast-like roar squeezed out of Situ Aoshi's throat. His eyes were as crimson as blood, and he actually tried to struggle and lunge at Lin Mo.
But as soon as he lifted his body, the surrounding air remained piercingly cold.
Countless twisted souls continued to spread. Every single face belonged to the Situ family! They glared venomously at Situ Aoshi. There was no trace of familial love in their eyes, only the endless, bone-deep hatred born from being betrayed by their closest kin.
"You killed us!"
"Patriarch... how cruel of you!"
"Give me back my life!"
The mournful shrieks were enough to pierce eardrums. The souls swarmed forward like a tidal wave, tightly entangling Situ Aoshi and tearing at his flesh with their phantom fingers.
"Get lost!"
Situ Aoshi erupted with his final surge of might, violently shaking the qi around him.
Bang!
The foremost circle of souls was blasted to pieces, but a dark red flame suddenly flared up on his own body!
Situ Aoshi caught on fire.
He caught on fire in the truest sense of the word.
The flame was no ordinary fire, but karmic hellfire ignited by blood essence. It burned directly from the depths of his flesh, carrying the foul stench of roasting meat.
More souls rushed in wave after wave. No matter how he struggled, they clung onto him like a vice, as if trying to drag him down into the infinite hell alongside them.
Lin Mo stood with his hands behind his back, watching quietly.
Watching Situ Aoshi's flesh sizzle in the flames, gradually turning charred and melting away to reveal the ghastly white bones beneath.
The blood essence that could once allow him to regenerate severed limbs had now become a deadly poison, only destroying, never healing.
Situ Aoshi's movements grew slower and slower. He looked at Lin Mo from afar, the madness in his eyes finally replaced by the terror of death.
"Save me! I am willing to be your slave, your servant, please save me!" he screamed with the last ounce of his strength, his voice hoarse and desperate.
Hearing this, Lin Mo actually chuckled softly, then shook his head.
"I'm not an idiot. Why would I save someone who wants to kill me?"
"I just want to watch you die."
These two light, airy sentences acted like the sharpest of knives, thoroughly shattering Situ Aoshi's final hope.
"You!!! You will die a horrible death!" Situ Aoshi spat out his final curse.
Lin Mo acted as if he had heard a joke, even picking his ear with a look of utter indifference.
"Sorry, but I won't die, so I guess what you're saying is technically correct."
As his voice fell, Lin Mo's patience also ran out.
He could clearly see, within that burnt and ruined chest, a heart that was still beating stubbornly.
He casually grabbed the Void-Rending Arrow nearby. Without using any spiritual energy, relying purely on his physical strength, his arm muscles tightened, and he violently hurled it forward!
Swish!
The Void-Rending Arrow turned into a streak of black light, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle, and flawlessly pierced right through Situ Aoshi's heart.
"Pfft!"
The heart burst upon impact. All of Situ Aoshi's sounds came to an abrupt halt, the light in his eyes completely extinguished. His massive body crashed heavily to the ground, and in an instant, he was burned into a charred skeleton by the karmic hellfire.
With his death, the sky full of souls let out a chorus of relieved wails.
However, they were not meant to be freed just yet.
Because Lin Mo raised the Human Emperor's Banner, and in the next second, all the souls were swept away by it.
What a joke. Lin Mo had absolutely no intention of letting the people of the Situ family go.
A person has to be environmentally friendly! One cannot be wasteful.
That included souls.
At this very moment, a dark red soul emerged from Situ Aoshi's corpse.
But in the very next second, it was pulled into the Human Emperor's Banner.
"Oh, it even dropped a red item. Looks like you successfully became a slave and servant after all."
The Third Elder's soul was also collected, though there was nothing special about it; it was just slightly more solid, nowhere near as unique as Situ Aoshi's.
Putting away the Void-Rending Arrow and the Human Emperor's Banner.
Lin Mo didn't bother with the surviving outsiders with different surnames. Whatever their outcome would be, leaving it to the people of Yanhuang Awakening was fine.
His upcoming trip to Tianjing probably wouldn't have too many minor troubles anymore.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo had already started looting.
As for heavenly materials and earthly treasures, although Lin Mo didn't know much about them, he had all the souls of the Situ family.
Who had treasures, what kind of treasures they were, and what their functions were, he could know it all.
Even what secrets each family held, Lin Mo could know crystal clear.
Alex Mercer (Brother A) was nothing more than this.
After all, once the dungeon boss is defeated, it's time to loot.
Otherwise, how could he claim to be a disciple of Li Sanguang.
Having done all this, Lin Mo tore open a spatial channel and stepped through.
After passing through, he saw Liu Zheng and Old Bai sitting on the side, playing on their phones.
There were corpses all over the ground, yet they were still eating peanuts and drinking beer.
Seeing Lin Mo walk out completely intact, Liu Zheng stood up abruptly.
"That fast?!"
Liu Zheng and Old Bai had already prepared themselves to wait until morning.
But for Lin Mo to come out so quickly was truly surprising.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
