185: Chapter 185 Yu Lingwu's Scheme and Planning

The cause of all these events dates back to a few days ago.

Not long after Ye Wuji and Elder Ying were defeated and fled, White Empress opened her closed, beautiful eyes.

She had completely awakened.

In terms of strength, she had undoubtedly improved by more than a notch.

However, compared to before, a mass of black evil seemed to be raging in her eyes, and her entire graceful body appeared like a walking enchantress.

Compared to her previous gentle and Dual Cultivation-focused personality and temperament, there was now a hint of cold ruthlessness and murderous intent.

In her eyes, the common people of the world were nothing more than chess pieces that could be utilized, albeit with varying degrees of value.

"This Secret Realm is truly extraordinarily powerful."

White Empress felt the portion of power her Divine Soul had recovered and couldn't help but feel inexplicably delighted.

The Devil King's soul beneath the altar had long been trapped in a state of slumber, its Divine Soul and physical form shattered and broken over time due to being sealed.

This was the main reason why she had so easily stolen the other party's power.

As for the intimacy between Gu Qingge and Yu Lingwu, although White Empress had been busy refining that powerful Divine Soul energy, she had still managed to observe it all.

As a woman with an absolute desire for control, how could she tolerate Gu Qingge slipping out of her grasp?

She had even sacrificed her own purity.

Wasn't it all for the sake of reaping the final fruits of victory?

Moreover, the evolvable Heavenly Demon Emperor Body was a matter of great importance; it absolutely could not become a meal for a predator other than herself!

"Let me ask you, have I been too good to you during this time?"

"Has it given you the illusion that you can completely escape my control without suffering the slightest punishment?"

"You want to avoid me? Hmm? Hmph!"

"Life and death are like a sharp sword hanging over your head; it seems you are not the one who gets to make the choice."

"Isn't that right? My undying lover?"

White Empress's elegant and noble posture, paired with that pure white gauze dress, gave her the temperament of an ethereal and stunning fairy.

Furthermore, her previous schemes were now surfacing.

The Legacy power of the Pill Emperor residing within Gu Qingge was indeed a potential threat to Gu Qingge.

But was it not also a massive hidden danger to White Empress?

If she wanted to fully control Gu Qingge, she naturally could not allow her soon-to-be-obtained prey to be disturbed by other external forces, causing her plans to fail.

The most pressing of these was the mark of the Pill Emperor's Legacy.

Tricking Gu Qingge into stepping into the Spring of Ten Thousand Demons for purification was the most important step in removing her concerns.

Now, everything had been accomplished.

She no longer had anything to worry about!

She had reached a level of power that was effectively unrestricted.

"However, that being said. As long as you are obedient, how could I treat you poorly?"

"But if you are determined to resist and go against me, then you shall have a taste of my methods."

White Empress moved her lotus steps forward, stretched out her fair and tender hand, grabbed Gu Qingge's belt, and cast a sidelong glance at Yu Lingwu nearby.

This gesture seemed to be a declaration of her sovereignty.

Amidst her soft words, her beautiful body once again exuded the unique, alluring charm of a succubus.

In an instant, the look in White Empress's eyes as she gazed at Gu Qingge was filled with nothing but schemes and trickery, hidden beneath a veneer of deep affection.

"Is the cat-and-mouse game fun?"

Suddenly, this rich, magnetic, and extremely pleasant tone caused White Empress's movements to stall.

Consequently, in the next breath, White Empress looked at Gu Qingge with a puzzled expression.

Did that sentence come from him?

What White Empress never expected was that even though it appeared he had reached a dead end, Gu Qingge did not seem to accept his position as a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Up to this point, I truly cannot distinguish which side of your humanity is your true nature."

"Or perhaps, have you been hiding your true heart all along? Just so that you wouldn't show the slightest flaw in front of me?"

For a moment, Gu Qingge did not offer the expected compromise or plea for mercy; instead, he was counter-attacking, intending to strike at the heart of the matter!

"I must say, woman, you have successfully piqued my interest."

"Then, next, I wish us both a good time playing this game."

The next moment, Gu Qingge's figure vanished!

Yes, that's right, he vanished into thin air.

"How could this be?"

A look of surprise instantly covered White Empress's stunning, peerless face.

She had not expected Gu Qingge to possess a trump card he had not yet revealed to her; she had miscalculated this step.

"Is it a Spatial Breaking Talisman?"

"It feels a little bit similar in terms of aura, but in reality, it is vastly different."

"Could it be Heaven's will? That you are not destined to die just yet?"

However, she did not become frantic because of this.

Instead, she revealed a mysterious smile as if everything were under her control, as if the overall situation had already been decided.

As for a reversal?

That was an almost impossible thing to happen!

Gu Qingge's life and death were tied to her every thought.

Any other ideas were destined to be nothing more than wishful thinking.

"Hmph! Do you think that just by running away, you can escape from my palm?"

"This intimacy of ours is not just for pleasure, you know."

By relying on her senses, she could identify Gu Qingge's location.

It could be said that even if the other party fled to the ends of the earth, if White Empress was determined to hunt him down, she could still easily drag him out.

"Senior Sister, he ran away. It seems that sometimes, you aren't infinitely charming after all. Even your beauty trap didn't work."

"That said, your plan couldn't have fallen through, could it?" Yu Lingwu appeared completely innocent, no different in appearance from those pure female cultivators who had never experienced the ways of the world.

In fact, with her looks and temperament, she was even more outstanding.

"Put away your little schemes. The man who possesses the Heavenly Demon Emperor Body can be yours, but it depends on my mood after I have enjoyed him. Not on you stealing him away and using underhanded methods."

"If there is a next time, you certainly won't have a good outcome."

Although White Empress's intuition strongly suggested that it was highly likely Yu Lingwu had sabotaged her temporary plan.

She had no concrete evidence, so she could only let it go for now.

Moreover, Yu Lingwu's own strength was extremely high, and she was not someone she could easily kill.

Falling out now would offer no benefits and would instead be full of drawbacks.

"Senior Sister is absolutely right!"

Yu Lingwu looked at White Empress, who had recovered a portion of her Divine Soul power, and instead of feeling any complex emotions, she revealed a smile of delight.

White Empress's strength was what she was most urgently and eagerly waiting to see.

Because only then could she devour the power on White Empress and make it her own, thereby reaping a bountiful harvest.

In other words, she had given Gu Qingge a chance to use space teleportation to escape.

All of this was purely for the sake of her layout.

To let her take the initiative in this group hunting game.

In this way, it would be convenient for her to plot for herself and seize the upper hand!