71: Chapter 71: Corpse Burned in Flames! Thanks to nature's bounty! The strange movement of the divine beast egg!

"Boom—!!!"

The Samadhi True Fire Talisman did not produce a violent shockwave like ordinary explosives the moment it touched the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa.

Instead, it was like a drop of cold water falling into boiling oil, instantly triggering a chain reaction.

The golden-red flames seemed to possess their own spirit.

They spread wildly along the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa's body, which was stitched together from countless human skins.

"Ah—!!!"

The Thousand-Faced Rakshasa let out a scream a hundred times more miserable than before.

But this sound was not just pain; it was more of a fear that originated from the depths of its Soul.

The Samadhi True Fire is the fire refined from the essence, energy, and spirit of the Dao, specifically designed to break through all falsehoods and evil spirits!

For a monster like the Painted Skin Madam, which was built upon resentment and vanity, it was simply the most lethal nemesis.

One could see the human skins, which were originally pale, tough, and impervious to blades, beginning to sizzle and ooze oil under the burning flames, emitting a nauseating, burnt stench.

One by one, painfully twisted human faces emerged in the flames, then dissipated into blue smoke.

Those were the resentful Souls imprisoned within the skin bags, finding release in the raging fire.

"No! No!!!"

"My skin! My beauty!!!"

The head bearing Mary's face roared frantically, trying to use its hundreds of arms to extinguish the fire on its body.

But the fire was like a bone-eating maggot; the more it tried to put it out, the more it raged.

Even the poisonous mist it spat out was burned away clean the instant it touched the flames.

"Stop struggling."

Su Yang stood in the distance, the firelight reflecting on his face, flickering.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth."

"Since it's borrowed, it must be returned sooner or later."

"Look, isn't it clean now?"

As Su Yang's voice fell, the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa's massive body finally gave way and collapsed with a crash.

Countless layers of human skin melted and disintegrated rapidly, like snow exposed to the scorching sun.

In less than a minute, the terrifying giant that had been so arrogant just a moment ago was burned into a pile of ash.

Only the bronze ancient mirror at its core remained, struggling to hold on amidst the raging fire.

"Crack—"

Finally, the ancient mirror, having lost the sustenance of human skin, could not withstand the high temperature of the Samadhi True Fire, and a huge crack appeared on its surface.

"I am not reconciled..."

"I am not reconciled..."

Accompanied by the final venomous curse, the ancient mirror completely shattered.

A plume of extremely dense pink smoke drifted out from the broken mirror.

The smoke did not dissipate but condensed in the air into a fist-sized pink bead, emitting an alluring yet dangerous glow.

This was the demon core of the Painted Skin Madam's thousand years of cultivation, and also the crystallization of the desires of this entire city.

"Hum—!!!"

The moment the demon core appeared, Su Yang felt the golden egg in his System space, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly erupt with unprecedented, violent vibrations!

Hungry!

Want to eat!

Give it to me!

That intense craving even caused a slight sense of dizziness in Su Yang's mind.

"Alright, alright, here you go."

Su Yang shook his head helplessly; this little ancestor was truly a picky eater.

It didn't look at ordinary fierce ghosts; it would only stir for the inner core of such a thousand-year-old great demon.

With a wave of his hand, a suction force emerged, grabbing the pink demon core, which he then quickly tossed into the System space.

The next second, Su Yang felt a faint, almost imperceptible chewing sound coming from the space.

Immediately after, a warm current flowed back from the space, instantly replenishing the spiritual power he had consumed from drawing the talisman, and even improving it significantly.

"Ding! The Divine Beast egg has absorbed one high-level demon core!"

"Hatching progress increased to: 10%!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully killing [Painted Skin Madam] (both Clone and original body destroyed)!"

"Mission [Thousand-Faced Phantom] completed!"

"Rewards are being calculated..."

"Congratulations to the Host for receiving: 800 points!"

"Congratulations to the Host for receiving: [Spirit Field Blueprint (Level 1)] x1!"

"Congratulations to the Host for receiving: Special item [Thousand Illusion Mask]!"

Listening to that series of pleasant notification sounds, Su Yang could not suppress the smile on his lips.

This was a huge profit!

Not only was the trouble resolved, he obtained the Spirit Field Blueprint, the Divine Beast egg was fed, and he even got a piece of equipment!

"Phew..."

With the death of the Painted Skin Madam, the surrounding illusion also shattered.

Those pink veils and flesh walls all disappeared, reverting to the original, magnificent yet empty clubhouse hall.

"Is this... it?"

Lin Bing looked at the pile of black ash on the ground, still unable to believe it.

The monster that had been suppressing and beating Su Qingcheng and the others just a moment ago was burned away by a single talisman?

"Otherwise what? Keep it for the New Year?"

Su Yang clapped his hands and recalled his three subordinates back into the Soul-Nurturing Bag.

"This is what they call 'brine sets the tofu'; everything has its nemesis."

"Right, Officer Lin."

Su Yang pointed to the pile of ash on the ground.

"I'll leave the cleanup work to you."

"Also, for the unconscious women in the gymnasium, the demonic source has been removed, so the evil arts on their faces should also be lifted."

"But there might be some aftereffects, like... sagging skin or something."

"Sagging skin?"

Lin Bing's mouth twitched, "That's probably more painful for them than being killed."

"That's not something I can manage."

Su Yang shrugged, "It's good enough that their lives were saved; one shouldn't be too greedy."

Just then, Lin Bing's walkie-talkie suddenly rang.

"Static... Team Leader Lin! Team Leader Lin! There's a situation at the gymnasium!"

"What's wrong? Did the victims wake up?" Lin Bing asked quickly.

"No... it's not that..."

The voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie sounded somewhat panicked.

"It's those human skin masks that fell on the ground..."

"Just now... they all melted! They turned into pools of blood!"

"And... and we found something... strange in the blood."

"What kind of thing?"

"It seems to be... some kind of insect egg."

"And those insect eggs withered and died within seconds of contacting the air!"

Hearing the words "insect egg," Su Yang's originally relaxed expression tightened slightly.

Insect eggs?

Although the Painted Skin demon is wicked, it has nothing to do with insects.

Unless... this so-called "Painted Skin Madam" was not simply a demon born of heaven and earth.

But was "raised" artificially!

"Interesting."

Su Yang narrowed his eyes, looking at the pile of ash on the ground, lost in thought.

Someone is using this evil art to collect the skins and resentment of beautiful women, even going so far as to raise a thousand-year-old great demon.

The person behind this has quite a scheme.

"Su Yang, these insect eggs..." Lin Bing clearly realized the severity of the problem, "Does this mean there is a mastermind behind this?"

"Nine times out of ten, yes."

Su Yang said casually, but there was not much worry in his tone.

"But since the insect eggs are all dead, the trail is broken."

"Whoever it is, if they dare to extend their claws into Jiangzhou, I'll chop them off."

Su Yang stretched, interrupting Lin Bing's thoughts.

"Alright, stop looking so worried; if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."

"Now, take me home."

"Ah? In such a hurry?"

Lin Bing was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you going to stay and help analyze the case?"

"Analyze my foot."

Su Yang waved his hand, strode into the elevator, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

"I have more important things to do now."

"More important things?" Lin Bing asked subconsciously.

"Of course, it's..."

Su Yang touched the [Spirit Field Blueprint] he had just obtained in his pocket, his eyes shining.

"Going back to farm!"

"My yard is empty, so I might as well take advantage of these few free days to cultivate a few acres of Spirit Field and plant some spirit melons and fruits."

"I'll treat you to watermelon when the time comes."

Lin Bing: "..."

Watching the elevator door slowly close, Lin Bing was speechless.

Having just solved such a shocking major case, instead of thinking about accepting honors and rewards, he was actually thinking about going back to grow watermelons?

This Great Master... truly has a unique train of thought!