251: This is outrageous!

Lanterns filled the sky like headless flies, flying around chaotically. But no matter which direction they fled, they were whipped and exploded one by one.

Hundreds more lanterns were whipped into extinction.

An angry voice rang out.

"You are going too far!"

All the lanterns entered a vibration mode, then with a 'whoosh,' they merged into the center, becoming one, finally forming a primitive-looking lantern.

With bronze for its frame, silk sewn for its body, and gold thread for the handle and tassels, it was held up by a golden rod, looking incomparably luxurious.

The light inside was bright, and the tiny lantern directly illuminated half the village.

"Tell me, how do you want to die? I'll give you a quick end!"

The primitive lantern floated in the air, its domineering aura swallowing mountains and rivers. The air was further permeated with the terrifying pressure belonging to the Blazing Sun Realm.

The Souls of Xu Huan and Wang Xueting trembled, as if they had encountered a predator at the top of the food chain; their legs were shaking.

The Golden Dragon and the Snowman, due to desperately resisting the Rank pressure, consumed their Mental Energy frantically. In less than a second, they faded and disappeared, returning to the Ancestral Spirit Space.

The two women stared stubbornly at the lantern in the sky.

A whip appeared out of thin air and struck the lantern. The lantern trembled for a moment but managed to withstand it.

"What kind of thing are you? Do you think I'll still be afraid of you?"

Crack crack crack... The whip fell continuously, faster and faster. Eventually, only the dense sound of whipping could be heard, and the shape of the whip could no longer be seen.

Inexplicably, the two women felt that the entity wielding the whip was in a very pleasant mood, and they even wanted to shout, "That feels great."

Xu Le could testify that Ghost actually did shout it!

After all, with the word 'Demon' in its name, doing bad things—no, protecting its master—made it incomparably joyful!

The lantern initially tried to hold on, but later, unable to endure, it let out continuous screams of agony.

"Ahhh... you forced me... ah, erupt!"

The flame inside the lantern suddenly flared up, igniting the silk covering the outside. The entire lantern began to burn violently, and the bright red, blood-like lamp oil inside plummeted!

Boom!

The fire burned brighter and brighter, directly illuminating the entire village. A terrifying heatwave hit, and the surrounding weeds instantly withered.

Xu Le: "Ghost, stop playing around!"

"Mm!" Ghost obediently complied.

The sky full of whip shadows vanished, and a pale, transparent arm reached out, punching the raging flames.

Poof!

The arm and the flames disappeared simultaneously.

Xu Le's head throbbed—this was an experience he hadn't felt in a very long time: his Mental Energy was completely depleted.

His Mental Energy was too weak; just now, Ghost had merely extended a phantom of an arm possessing a sliver of its power.

The veil between heaven and earth vanished. Xu Le saw the starlight in the sky, heard the chirping of insects in the distance, and felt a rich aura drilling into his body.

He instinctively took a breath and immediately felt his mental fatigue ease significantly.

"Good stuff, you guys should try taking a breath too."

There was no response.

Xu Le looked back and saw the two women sitting cross-legged on the ground with their eyes closed, looking fully concentrated as if they were Cultivating.

Sensing Xu Le's gaze, a red cloud drifted onto Wang Xueting's cheeks, and she explained softly, "This is the Spiritual Qi dissipated after an evil spirit dies. Absorbing it helps with Cultivation."

After saying that, she immediately resumed her Cultivation.

Absorb? How do I absorb it?

From beginning to end, Xu Le only knew one meditation technique, but every time he reached the final critical moment, it would inevitably fail.

With nothing else to do, he also closed his eyes and began to meditate. Just like before, every step was perfect and meticulous, but when he visualized the final detail of his own appearance, the entire figure suddenly collapsed.

Xu Le opened his eyes and found himself full of energy. Although there was no progress, his Mental Energy was fully restored, which could be considered a form of progress.

Ghost's joyful voice came from his mind: "Master, I feel like I've become a tiny bit stronger."

??!

Xu Le was shocked.

One must know that Ghost was Divine-Grade. An entity that could be easily destroyed by just condensing a sliver of its power could actually make its strength progress.

"Could it be that the way to promote to a max-level deity is to eliminate the evil spirits of this world? Should I also go to the Spirit Realm? Then why did it make me start over instead of just throwing us directly into the Spirit Realm?"

While Xu Le was thinking, he heard the sound of a car driving in the distance. Knowing that officials were coming and not having decided how to respond, he ran straight out of the village.

Xu Huan glanced at Xu Le running out of the village and the motorcycle parked to the side, and her lips immediately curled up: "Still trying to pretend, hmph~"

...Dong Congnan was the Director of Bureau 714 in C City. After his subordinates reported that Wu Xing had taken people to Huangshan Village for a mission and had not responded for two hours, he immediately rushed over with the bureau's elites.

Before reaching the village entrance, he saw a motorcycle roaring away rapidly along another road.

Running away upon seeing him—there was definitely a problem!

He immediately drove the official car in pursuit. Seeing that even with the accelerator floored, the distance was getting further, he deployed his spirit Domain without any hesitation.

Unless they were also a Blazing Sun level expert, no one could escape the spirit Domain.

Just as he was about to go and catch the person, a sudden pain hit his brow, and he perceived that his spirit Domain had been forcibly torn open with a crack.

Too strong!

When did an expert of this level appear in C City?

He couldn't help but be secretly alarmed. Fortunately, he was driving an official car; if he had really chased after them, he would have been finished!

"Director Dong, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, let's enter the village first!"

Just as they reached the village entrance, they saw the two women Cultivating. The remaining Spiritual Qi in the air was almost gone, but its quality was so high it must have been left behind by the death of another Blazing Sun level entity.

Dong Congnan once again felt lucky. The other party's identity was unknown; if they really clashed, he didn't think he could win.

When the two women opened their eyes, he hurriedly asked, "Who was that person who just left?"

"Don't know," the two women said in unison.

"Then do a facial sketch."

"Can't do it, he was wearing a motorcycle helmet."

"..."

A flash of displeasure crossed Dong Congnan's eyes. "Recording his height and clothing will do as well."

Xu Huan: "He's 165 cm tall."

Wang Xueting: "He's 1... 65 cm tall."

With Wang Xueting lagging by half a second, their answers were identical. Others didn't notice, but Dong Congnan was highly experienced and immediately spotted the problem, staring fixedly at Wang Xueting.

Wang Xueting suppressed her guilt and looked back "calmly"... The next day.

Morning.

As soon as Xu Le got out of bed, he saw a somewhat charred egg, a few slices of bread, a few steamed and disinfected vegetable leaves, and a cup of hot milk placed on the table.

Xu Huan said in a cutesy voice, "Brother, please enjoy the breakfast I personally cooked for you."

"Where's Aunt Zhang?"

"I specifically gave her the morning off!"

Xu Le was speechless, certain he had no appetite for that breakfast. "We don't have a grudge, do we?"

"Mwah! You are my most beloved brother."

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Then I'm going out to eat."

"Xu Le!!!" Xu Huan was furious. "You don't have to pretend anymore. It was you last night. That build, that motorcycle, and those habitual movements of yours—even Xueting couldn't be fooled, and you thought you could fool me?"

"I didn't intend to hide it from you either! Just don't tell anyone else." Xu Le shrugged.

Xu Huan stomped her foot angrily. "Then why won't you eat my breakfast of love?"

"Forget it, if you're so capable, eat it yourself!" Xu Le had no intention of giving her Face.

"You—I'll eat it myself then!" Xu Huan grabbed the egg and started eating, then chewed, and chewed some more.

Xu Le: "Stop pretending, you put too much salt. My eyes are like a ruler!"

Within one meter, his eyes were like magnifying glasses; he could easily see that the egg was not only burnt but also had too much salt.

Xu Huan: "..."