"Tsk! Not enough energy." Honda looked at the dozen or so insect crystals in her hand, some from Red-Crested Beetles, some from Sickle Beetles. The bio-energy in the insect crystals gave a sense of vitality. But Honda frowned helplessly, saying, "It seems I need to go into seclusion to cultivate before I can do without insect crystals. The current insect crystals are simply not enough for me to break through to the third layer of 'Taiji Xuanqing Dao' and 'Mahavairocana Sutra'."
"I was so busy digging for insect crystals that I forgot about Li Jiayu."
Suddenly remembering Li Jiayu, who was facing a crisis, Honda picked up her steel spear and ran in Li Jiayu's direction. "Hang in there! Chrysanthemum-maniac Li Jiayu!"
In another battlefield, Li Jiayu watched in agony as the Flying Dragon Louse flew towards him.
"Is it coming for me... So, Nüluo Vine's final mental storm wasn't an attack on Granny Rong, but a call for this Flying Dragon Louse to assist, and coincidentally there was the smell of clay bombs here, so it really came..."
A wave of despair surged in Li Jiayu's heart. He had fought with all his might until the very end, but he didn't get the best outcome... It was truly unwilling, even after paying such a heavy price, he couldn't win?
Damn it, man proposes, God disposes. Am I just going to watch myself be eaten and then regret it for the rest of my life in hell? How can this be? Even if it's a struggle, I have to fight one last time!
"The insect crystals don't matter anymore... Burn as many as there are! Random summon, this might be my last random summon in my life! No matter what, please don't disappoint me! Absolutely do not disappoint me!"
Li Jiayu, as if electrocuted, fumbled for the last seven insect crystals from his embrace and threw them all at his feet. At the same time, his eyes were wide with rage, and he roared resentfully. The sensation coming from the depths of his mind was no longer dizziness, but a feeling of collapse. He felt as if his entire mind was about to undergo a nuclear explosion, chaotic beyond measure, yet he maintained absolute clarity and finished the incantation at the fastest speed!
In an instant, enlightenment struck him, and an indescribable warmth flowed through his heart. In a flash, Li Jiayu opened his eyes, disregarding his broken leg and wrist, and forced himself to bend down into a half-kneeling position, pressing one hand on the ground, and roared:
"Thank you for your arrival! I will forever remember your glory! Come forth, Hellfire Ox!"
As soon as Li Jiayu finished speaking, the Flying Dragon Louse, which had been posing majestically on the roof of the stadium, grew impatient. It suddenly flapped its wings and dove down from mid-air. Its front claws were like two great horse-chopping sabers, gleaming with cold light in the winter night!
Closer, closer, it would soon be able to cleave Li Jiayu from head to crotch with one strike. The Flying Dragon Louse's favorite thing to do was to cut people in half, splitting them into left and right, just like slicing a watermelon!
Li Jiayu looked up at the demonic-eyed, mad saber rushing towards him, his pupils constricting!
This was a race against time!
Please! Be faster!
"Whoosh!" Just as Li Jiayu was about to be decapitated, a silver light suddenly streaked across the sky, shooting towards the Flying Dragon Louse. In that moment of life and death, the silver light, carrying a furious power, directly blew up the upper half of the Flying Dragon Louse. Li Jiayu was stunned... Chu Xiang, who arrived late from a distance, was also stunned! But before Li Jiayu could look towards the source of the silver light, immense pain consumed his head! This was due to being too surprised; distraction during a summoning was the most dangerous thing. Thus, Li Jiayu's Hellfire Ox was not summoned, and instead, he suffered a backlash.
"Don't worry! It's nothing!" Looking at Chu Xiang's strange expression, it was unclear whether he was surprised by Honda's combat power or Li Jiayu's severe injuries. Honda scanned her surroundings and saw the Dark Octopus playing dead. She went to check it and found it wasn't as severely injured as described in the original novel, merely in a state of suspended animation. 'It seems this calamity was destined for you.'
"Honda sister... tear open the Nüluo Vine's flower... extract the Life Core, and let Master eat it... it might be beneficial for Master's body..." The feigning-unconscious Dark Octopus 'woke up' at this very coincidental moment and also coincidentally knew how to save Li Jiayu. 'You've already messed with your Master like this, what more can I say? Also, don't call me sister.'
Honda walked to the frozen corpse of the Nüluo Vine, quickly extended her hands, and grabbed both ends of the frozen flower bud. Like tearing clothes, she ripped apart the frozen flesh of the bud.
Inside was a nearly formed blue transparent female torso, but without the nourishment of its life essence, it began to revert to chaos, turning into a viscous liquid. At its center was a glowing gem.
Honda glanced at it curiously and was immediately captivated by the gem in the heart area. The key to Li Jiayu's feminization rests with you!
Reaching out again, she plunged her hand into the female body's heart, pulling out the glowing gem. Honda could feel the gem emitting a warm energy, as comfortable as a spring breeze!
A Level 2 Mid-tier, half-psychic, half-life-element crystal core!
Just as Honda was about to feed the gem to Li Jiayu, suddenly! The liquid that had been brewing in the body flew towards Honda! Because there was no malice, Honda didn't stop it. The liquid slowly flowed along Honda's skin and integrated into her body. Then, Honda felt a surge of vitality begin to nourish her body. A small part of the gem's energy also started entering Honda's body, which greatly surprised her! 'Damn, this is incredible.'
But what happened next made Honda sigh in relief; not much energy was lost from the gem. 'It should be enough for Li Jiayu's feminization, right!'
The entire incident took less than two seconds, so Chu Xiang and the others didn't notice. Only that Dark Octopus, with its silly eyes, flashed a hint of brilliance! 'Is it you? Goddess of Light, is this another pawn you've planted?' Suppressing its thoughts, the Dark Octopus resumed its foolish act!
Honda came before Li Jiayu and directly put the gem into his mouth. She tapped an acupoint on his neck, and Li Jiayu instinctively swallowed the gem!
Li Jiayu's feminization plan, step one, was officially complete!
"Go! Everyone has been rescued, right! I'll guard him!" Looking at the still worried crowd, Honda reminded them!
"Yes!" Although they were worried about Li Jiayu, they still understood what was important. By the time Honda called a classmate to carry Li Jiayu up to the thirteenth floor, Chu Xiang and the others had also rescued the unconscious Xiao Wanqing and others from the ballroom—a total of eighty-eight females. Of course, they also found fifty-six male corpses drained of blood!
This night would be the longest night the survivors on the thirteenth floor would endure. The stormy winds and rain lashed against the dilapidated glass like whips, emitting a piercing, terrifying sound. Who knows how many people were startled awake from nightmares, and who knows how many spent a sleepless night in fear!
Their 'invincible' spiritual pillar, Li Jiayu, was severely injured, and their sense of security was completely gone! Apart from the Dark Octopus, that idiot, Honda's entire focus began to shift to cultivation. Tonight, she estimated she could break through to the third level.
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