Translator: CinderTL
The Spirit Binding Belt evaded the yin fire, climbing up Xu Sanyan's leg and securing itself around his waist.
Junior Sister Chu pressed her index and middle fingers together, channeling her Spiritual Power. The belt lifted into the air, gradually pulling Xu Sanyan's body outward.
Unbeknownst to them, even if they dragged Xu Sanyan away, it wouldn't help. Once the flames of desire entered the body, only he could break free.
Xiang Tan's face lit up. "Junior Sister, keep going! If we save Senior Brother Xu this time, we'll definitely make it out alive once he becomes the Holy Son."
Junior Sister Chu nodded, inwardly scoffing. We?
You're just standing there cheering. What are you even doing?
Suddenly, a cold glint flashed from the side, shooting straight toward Junior Sister Chu. Xiang Tan's expression changed drastically as she shoved her aside. "Watch out!"
With that, she swung her palms, unleashing a torrent of Spiritual Power.
Bang!
The residual energy shattered nearby trees, sending them crashing to the ground in a cloud of dust.
Xiang Tan squinted, recognizing the Demoness from Joyous Harmony Mountain!
Reinforcements had arrived.
Footsteps echoed as most of both sides converged on the scene.
Xu Sanyan was still lost in his own world, unable to find a way to escape.
Perhaps only by satisfying his desires could he truly break free?
Xu Sanyan lay on the bed, his body limp, lost in thought. His gaze fixed on Tang Huanhuan beside him, who was gulping down wine, droplets spilling from her lips and tracing a path down her curves onto the bedding.
Clothes lay scattered across the floor, and Xu Sanyan huddled on the bed, feeling utterly helpless.
To be violated in his own mental world—where could he even seek justice?
Xu Sanyan twitched his nostrils. Tang Huanhuan's slovenly habits had left her with a faint, unpleasant odor—a mixture of blood, sweaty feet, and body odor that was slightly irritating.
Tang Huanhuan rose naked, pulled on her clothes, and tossed Xu Sanyan his own. "What's your name?"
"Xu Sanyan."
Tang Huanhuan nodded slightly. "From today on, you'll be tending the horses. The village doesn't keep idle hands."
"Understood."
Xu Sanyan nodded. He was very familiar with raising horses. When he first arrived in this Martial World, he had started by working as a horse groom. Back then, he had endured endless humiliation and barely survived. Now, reborn, he would never again suffer the same miserable fate.
As time passed, a month quickly flew by. Xu Sanyan's memories remained intact, so he remembered all the Cultivation Methods. Cultivating felt natural and effortless. In just one month, he had already broken through to the Qi Refinement Realm, nearly catching up to Tang Huanhuan.
Xu Sanyan realized that in this mental Martial World, nothing unexpected ever happened. Every event unfolded exactly as he remembered.
One evening, Tang Huanhuan summoned Xu Sanyan. She wanted him again.
Ever since Xu Sanyan's arrival, Tang Huanhuan's affection for him had grown stronger. This affection wasn't romantic love but rather a possessive fondness—treating him as an object, a source of pleasure.
Xu Sanyan sighed, a hint of impatience stirring within him. He wondered what was happening outside. Had a month also passed in the real world during his month in this mental realm?
No matter what, he had to escape this situation quickly. He would start by trying to kill Wu Jue and seize the position of Great Chieftain for himself.
Wu Jue was in the Inner Qi Realm, while Xu Sanyan had just reached Qi Refinement. They were separated by an entire realm. How could he possibly succeed?
Xu Sanyan pondered the Mystical Arts he knew. Most required Spiritual Power, but one didn't: the Lu Clan's Spirit Refining Force.
This art could be activated solely with divine soul energy. However, without the Soul Condensation Technique to complement it, its power would be significantly diminished.
The Soul Condensation Technique had been taught by the old gentleman during his Soul Realm days. It was part of the Six Arts of the Gentleman: corpse, gu, soul, fate, calamity, and slaughter. The soul art represented the Soul Condensation Technique.
Xu Sanyan hadn't delved deeply into the other five arts, focusing solely on mastering the Soul Condensation Technique to its Peak Stage.
This technique paired perfectly with the Lu Clan's Spirit Refining Force.
Xu Sanyan closed his eyes, lay on the bed, cleared his mind, and silently focused on his divine soul energy. Tang Huanhuan busied herself nearby.
"Slap!"
Tang Huanhuan slapped Xu Sanyan's butt, slurring drunkenly, "Get moving, you dead weight!"
"Oh..."
At the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain ruins, the two sides were already locked in fierce combat. However, the Crimson Heart Faction had more manpower than Joyous Harmony Mountain, allowing them to maintain the upper hand.
Within the Deep Blue Realm, Gong Niang's pale eyes gradually regained a spark of life. Her pupils shifted, and her gaze sharpened.
The discipline ruler had struck her directly on the crown of her head, nearly shattering her divine soul. Even though she had narrowly escaped death, she was severely injured and ensnared by yin fire. It took her considerable effort to break free.
The yin fire could stir up the deepest desires within the human heart, causing people to become lost in their own worlds and lose all sense of friend or foe.
Fortunately, Gong Niang was familiar with the nature of yin fire, allowing her to break free more quickly. Glancing at Xu Sanyan, who remained with his eyes tightly closed, Gong Niang gritted her teeth. It was this man who had ruined her grand scheme! She wanted nothing more than to tear him limb from limb!
"Senior Sister is awake!" a young girl exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Gong Niang rise.
Xiang Tan turned sharply, her heart immediately sinking. Though Gong Niang ranked only seventh among the Ten Great Talents, placing her in the middle-lower tier, her strength far surpassed theirs.
Once she killed Xu Sanyan, the Crimson Heart Faction would lose all chance of survival, and they would all eventually meet their deaths!
As these thoughts raced through her mind, Xiang Tan found an inexplicable surge of confidence and began issuing orders. "Quick, Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Brother Liu, protect Junior Sister Chu!"
Then she shouted to Junior Sister Chu, "Junior Sister Chu, hurry and bring Senior Brother Xu out!"
"Yes!"
The others snapped back to their senses, instinctively following Xiang Tan's command. Junior Sister Chu clasped her hands together, and the Spirit Binding Belt wrapped around Xu Sanyan's waist suddenly tightened, pulling him toward her at lightning speed.
As Gong Niang rose to her feet, a tearing pain erupted in her head, nearly making her collapse. But she gritted her teeth and forced out an order, "Stop them! Don't let them take him away!"
Gong Niang had never imagined that the power of that one-foot strike would be so devastating, leaving her divine soul unstable and the surrounding space seeming to invert. Even walking was a struggle, let alone fighting.
The good news was that she had awakened. With her awake, the Joyous Union Lineage finally had a pillar of support, their confidence soaring. Meanwhile, the Crimson Heart Faction grew even more panicked.
Xiang Tan, desperate to survive, fought with reckless abandon, shielding Junior Sister Chu from every incoming attack.
If Xu Sanyan succeeded in awakening and ultimately claimed the Holy Son position, Xiang Tan would likely be granted a position as a loyal follower due to her meritorious service.
Gong Niang watched Xu Sanyan retreat further and further. If she didn't stop him now, he would surely escape. Growing increasingly desperate, she gritted her teeth so hard that her gums bled, revealing a gruesome display of exposed bone. Reaching into her storage pouch, she pulled out a porcelain bottle and smashed it on the ground.
As the bottle shattered, a thick, pungent stench of blood instantly filled the air.
Everyone gasped in shock. "Beast blood? Are you insane?!"
The blood of a Sixth-Tier Demonic Beast was lethally attractive to lower-tier demonic beasts.
And as it happened, tens of thousands of Bloodthirsty Demon Bats were slumbering nearby!
(End of the Chapter)
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