Youyoufan Balletine raised a single finger and lightly tapped Xu Mu's forehead. "What a lowly ant. Even your primal desires are so cheap. I'll send you on your way."
She did not have the mindset of an inexperienced girl; after all, she was no longer young.
Of course, the most important thing was that she believed the mind of the Xu Mu before her had been completely destroyed.
He had become an animal driven only by instinct, and a dying one at that, so she paid it no mind.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, Youyoufan Balletine let out a sound.
Then she flew into a rage born of humiliation. How dare this ant...
Bang!
Her finger instantly morphed into a thorny vine, originally intended to pierce right through Xu Mu's forehead.
But Xu Mu suddenly tilted his head, dodging her attack.
"You..."
Seeing this, Youyoufan Balletine finally realized something was wrong. She remembered that earlier, when this man introduced himself, he had mentioned the Abyss Chapel.
She hadn't even noticed. It seemed she was still far too confident in her mental attacks.
Boom!
Boundary-breaking power instantly erupted from her body, effortlessly blasting the cave apart.
A deep pit appeared within a dozen meters around Youyoufan Balletine.
Xu Mu jumped onto a distant tree branch and smiled down at the woman.
Name: Youyoufan Balletine
Character: Devouring Bishop of the Abyss Chapel, female lead of "Evil God Out of Prison".
Favorability: -20
Destiny Level: 9 (Max Level 10)
Xu Mu couldn't help but feel surprised. It was another member of Brother Evil God's harem, and the Devouring Bishop no less.
However, this woman looked far too young. He wondered what kind of upheaval had occurred within the Abyss Chapel.
"You brat! You tricked me! I'm going to skewer you and roast you like barbecue!"
Youyoufan Balletine was furious, her eyes practically shooting fire.
Ignoring the wounds on her body, she charged at Xu Mu like a madwoman.
Just as she was about to reach Xu Mu, he used a shape-shifting technique to swap places with her.
"I knew it!"
Youyoufan Balletine sneered repeatedly.
Xu Mu raised his eyebrows in surprise. He noticed a vast number of fine threads appearing around him, weaving into a net that began to shrink.
"There must be a limit to the distance you can swap. Standing this far away, you definitely can't teleport."
Youyoufan Balletine was now floating high in the air, and the net woven from the fine threads flashed with light.
Just as it was about to explode, all the fine threads vanished.
And Youyoufan Balletine, who was floating up high, suddenly exhausted her Qi and fell from the sky.
She immediately adjusted her posture in mid-air, finally landing steadily on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Youyoufan Balletine raised her hand. She was merely injured and hadn't been fighting for long. How could she be out of Qi?
Xu Mu smiled. This was the reason he had tried to compress the natural treasure, the Fire Jujube, just now.
Because a little pain in that area would draw all her attention.
And the Spirit-Devouring Holy Gu in his hand took the opportunity to enter her body through the wound on her front.
This was why Xu Mu hadn't panicked from the beginning until now.
"Beauty, you must have injured your meridians, and then you released your power with full force just now. You're crippled, aren't you?"
Xu Mu chuckled. "What a pity. You were just one step away from killing me, but now, you're mine."
"Impossible!"
Panic filled Youyoufan Balletine's dark green eyes.
How could she be crippled so easily?
She still had so many things to do!
Youyoufan Balletine clenched her fists, constantly trying to mobilize the Qi in her body, but she couldn't use it at all.
The little bit of Qi she managed to generate would vanish the very next moment.
"Where is my Qi? Come out! Come out!"
Boom!
Xu Mu's figure instantly flashed in front of Youyoufan Balletine, and he punched her in the chest.
Youyoufan Balletine's body flew backward uncontrollably, breaking two large trees in succession before crashing into the hillside behind her.
"Ugh!"
Youyoufan Balletine spat out a mouthful of blood.
She looked down at her previous wounds, which were starting to bleed again.
Swish!
With one hand in his pocket, Xu Mu had already arrived in front of Youyoufan Balletine. "Beauty, according to standard procedure, you answer whatever I ask you..."
"Bah!"
Youyoufan Balletine snorted coldly. "Kill me if you want. I won't tell you a single word."
"Straightforward! I like your personality. However, I definitely can't kill a beauty like you."
Xu Mu smiled and approached Youyoufan Balletine. "You're so young yet so strong. Your genes are still very useful. Since you've become a cripple anyway, I must definitely make use of the waste."
"You... what are you going to do?"
"Do!"
Xu Mu smiled and shrugged. "I'm going to cripple your arms and legs too. From now on, your only task is to bear my children."
"I won't let you get what you want!"
Youyoufan Balletine pulled out a dagger and aimed it at her own heart.
Xu Mu immediately flashed over, but Youyoufan Balletine's eyes suddenly turned fierce as she spun around and stabbed at Xu Mu's body instead.
Crack!
The blade of the dagger snapped.
Youyoufan Balletine looked at Xu Mu in shock. "You..."
Slap!
Xu Mu slapped Youyoufan Balletine across the face.
"You dare hit me..."
Slap!
Xu Mu slapped her again and then delivered a kick.
"Stop hitting me, I was wrong."
Youyoufan Balletine begged while covering her face, tears of frustration streaming down.
In all her life, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
"Tell me your purpose for coming here, and I won't get rough with you. Otherwise, I'll have my fun first, and when I'm tired of playing with you, I'll throw you to the Abyss Chapel."
Xu Mu revealed a kind smile. "I believe that when they see you've become a cripple, they will definitely try their best to treat you."
"No..."
Hearing this, Youyoufan Balletine's beautiful face was filled with fear.
Clearly, to her, even death was not as terrifying as being thrown into the Abyss Chapel.
She didn't even dare to imagine what inhuman torture she would suffer after becoming a cripple.
"You clearly hold a high position, so why are you afraid of returning to your home base? It seems you're not very satisfied with that place either."
Xu Mu decided to try some psychological communication. "If you answer my questions, I can try to heal you."
"Heal me? Don't make me laugh. Do you really think I'm a three-year-old?"
Youyoufan Balletine sneered.
Xu Mu didn't say anything more. Instead, he grabbed Youyoufan Balletine's shoulders and laid her down on the ground.
He took out silver needles and natural treasures, then completely tore her clothes open to fully expose the wounds.
Earlier, even through the barrier, Xu Mu had felt her lightning power.
It was very weak, probably about the same as Meng Wanyue, just barely reaching the average level.
However, after Xu Mu's probing, the natural treasure, the Fire Jujube, was growing well and should yield a lot of essence in the future.
He used the silver needles to stop the bleeding first, then refined the natural treasures.
Xu Mu was highly skilled, barely pausing for a single second.
He poured the refined essence into the wounds and applied the remaining herbal residue over them.
He pulled out the silver needles and wrapped the areas with bandages.
Youyoufan Balletine was full of surprise. She gently touched her wounds; the previous stinging pain had completely vanished, and the bleeding had thoroughly stopped.
"What incredible medical skills. This is the first time I've ever experienced anything like it."
"If everything goes as expected, you'll be fine by tomorrow. As for your wounds, it will take about a week for them to fully heal."
Xu Mu's expression was calm. "As long as you answer all my questions, I will try to repair your meridians. I am seventy percent confident I can do it."
"You are... still lying to me. You have absolutely no reason to save me, unless you can give me a convincing one."
Youyou Fan didn't believe him, but her body still couldn't stop trembling.
She truly didn't want to become a cripple.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
Xu Mu's voice was deep and magnetic.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
