Methods of Absorbing the Xuanwu's Essence

The Leng Family.

Inside the study.

Leng Qingqiu, who was knitting a scarf, suddenly sensed the presence of her subordinate.

After a moment of contemplation, she continued with her knitting.

The next second.

A butterfly flew in through the window and landed on the desk.

It conveyed a message to Leng Qingqiu.

Her hands, which had been knitting, gradually came to a halt.

A few seconds later.

A cold, murderous intent flashed across Leng Qingqiu's face.

She softly ordered, "Kill them all."

*Snap!*

The butterfly dissipated.

Leng Qingqiu put down the scarf, her expression far from calm.

What exactly was going on? First, there was the imposter of the Night King...

And now, a group of inexplicable Demonic Martial Artists had appeared at Jianghai High School, claiming to follow the Night King? They even planned to take action tomorrow morning?

What kind of nonsense was this?

But never mind... Since she knew about it.

And since it involved Ling'er's school, then... these people had to die!

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At the entrance of an unused sports equipment room at Jianghai High School.

Bai Lian crossed her arms and glared at Gu Yan with a malicious look. "Hey, what are you doing here?"

"If you have nothing to do, leave quickly. Don't say I didn't warn you—this place is dangerous right now!"

What a fool.

Did he not know how complicated the situation here was? There were already three members of the Night Organization present.

Murong Ci monitored the anomalies at Jianghai High School every day.

Yesterday, there were only Deng Feng and another member of the Black Tortoise Gate on campus.

But today.

Over a dozen martial artists of varying strength had mysteriously appeared on campus.

According to the message delivered by Jun Zilan's butterfly, these people had replaced various staff members on campus and were hiding in plain sight.

Even the cafeteria food had been tampered with, though the threat in Ling'er's meal had already been neutralized.

Bai Lian didn't know what these Demonic Martial Artists were planning, and frankly, she didn't care.

After all, their only tasks were to ensure Ling'er's safety and complete the mission of eliminating the Black Tortoise Gate!!

But now, there was an unexpected variable on campus.

Gu Yan, that despicable man who had stolen her master's attention, was nothing more than a mere pawn.

Yet he enjoyed the privilege of being called "the husband of my master in the mortal world"!

Even death wouldn't be enough to atone for this scoundrel's sins!

Gu Yan already knew about Bai Lian's nasty personality from the original story, but he couldn't deny her loyalty to Leng Qingqiu.

So, as Leng Qingqiu's husband, he felt it was only right to speak to her politely. "No need to be so hostile, Miss Bai."

"After all, during our first meeting, you tried to seduce me."

"But I already have a wife. You're a good person, so I'm sorry~"

!!

Bai Lian's eye twitched. Was this guy... mocking her on purpose?

And he even had the audacity to say things that made her seethe with envy.

What a detestable man! But it didn't matter...

Bai Lian took a deep breath and glared at Gu Yan through clenched teeth.

Just imagining the look of utter despair on this smug man's face when he realized he was nothing but a pawn made her chuckle. "Hmph! I've already warned you! Don't blame me if something happens later!"

Gu Yan already had a rough idea of what was going on.

When he entered the campus, he had sensed the chaotic and malevolent energy.

He quickly deduced that these people were members of the [Black Flame], a Demonic Martial Arts organization from the original story.

It seemed their plan to act was imminent, if not tomorrow, then very soon.

The cafeteria food had likely been tampered with long ago.

It contained [Illusion Worms], a species bred by the Black Flame organization.

These Demonic Worms weren't particularly deadly; they simply caused those who ingested them to hallucinate and fall into their most blissful dreams.

In the original story, the Black Flame organization had used this method to offer the entire school as a sacrifice to the Night King.

After all... everyone knew the Night King had a particular fondness for souls.

Thinking this, Gu Yan smiled at Bai Lian, who had come to warn him. "Alright, thank you, Miss Bai."

It seemed Leng Qingqiu had informed her subordinates about him.

Otherwise, Bai Lian would never have bothered to warn him.

Despite her nasty personality, she was still obedient.

But... he wondered if Leng Qingqiu, upon learning about the enemies hidden in the school, would take actions that deviated from the original story.

He would find out soon enough.

With that in mind, Gu Yan subtly sensed a certain energy approaching. The corner of his mouth curled up. Since Bai Lian was already involved with Deng Feng...

He might as well make use of this!

The best outcome would be to force Deng Feng to reveal his Black Tortoise True Form!

Bai Lian also sensed Deng Feng's energy drawing closer.

The Love Seal she had planted was still unstable.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the mark wasn't very deep.

If something were to disturb his mind now, all her previous efforts might go to waste.

Moreover...

She was somewhat surprised that an "Heaven's Chosen One" had been so easily marked by her.

It made her think that perhaps the so-called "Heaven's Chosen" weren't all that impressive after all.

*Hehe~* Her innate charm truly was unmatched. Even an "Heaven's Chosen One" was no match for her!

Bai Lian flipped her hair and snorted lightly. "Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Don't question why I came to warn you."

"Take care of your business and leave as soon as possible. I have my own matters to attend to."

"That's all."

With that, she put on a sweet, innocent expression and skipped around the corner.

Gu Yan watched her go and smiled knowingly before following.

In the original story, aside from the concept of Dragon Energy, there was also the notion of the "Heaven's Chosen One."

It was said that Heaven's Chosen Ones were destined by fate, possessing the ancient [Divine Energy] passed down through the ages!

Deng Feng's Black Tortoise Energy was one of these Divine Energies!

Moreover... once a Divine Energy chose a successor, it would remain within that person until their death.

Upon their death, the Divine Energy would vanish and seek out the next successor.

In other words, Deng Feng's Black Tortoise Energy had already been inherited by several individuals.

Each successor bore their own destiny!

Deng Feng's destiny was to protect Xiao Lin!

And Gu Yan's ability was to devour others and turn their power into his own.

However, directly devouring Deng Feng wouldn't allow him to absorb the Black Tortoise Energy, as the energy itself was intangible and never manifested.

It would only abandon its host if the successor was unworthy or in grave danger, seeking the next inheritor.

But! There was one way for Gu Yan to devour the Black Tortoise Energy!

That was... to force Deng Feng to manifest his Black Tortoise True Form!!!

In doing so, the Black Tortoise Energy would be exposed, and by devouring Deng Feng at that moment...

Gu Yan could absorb the Black Tortoise Energy!

In the original story, Leng Qingqiu had done exactly this, though she used her own secret technique.

And there was only one way to make Deng Feng manifest his Black Tortoise True Form.

That was to provoke him to the point of extreme rage, causing him to unleash his full power!

In other words... to make him go berserk!!