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.

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"

iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”