57: triple kill — Triple kill (Part 1)

Shang Wan Ning's lips curled up slightly as she said softly, "Mhm! It's good that you understand."

[Sigh! The Little Daoist has extraordinary talent and a unique constitution. She's practically a hidden corporate slave prepared for the Underworld! Capturing demons and catching evil ghosts while alive, then after death, once her merits are complete, she'll be promoted to a Ghost Messenger.]

[And then—she'll tirelessly catch ghosts and demons. Hahaha... Being able to save a future backbone of the Underworld's operations is a win no matter how you look at it!] Shang Wan Ning's internal abacus clicked and clacked loudly.

"Lay Sister is so gentle and considerate! You're making my legs go weak from talking..." Tang Tang's voice grew smaller and smaller as she cupped her round face with both hands, looking up at Shang Wan Ning infatuatedly.

"Cut it out with that tea-talk! It's sickening!" Shang Wan Ning lightly poked the dimple on Tang Tang's face, acting as if she were already immune to such praise.

Shang Wan Ning was already tired of hearing those "low-end green tea quotes." In her past life, she had been swindled by "tea-selling girls," buying several buckets of tea dregs!

Later, she learned her lesson and self-studied the quotes, even earning the title of "Tea Identification Master" among her brothers!

"Oh... really?" Tang Tang was like a deflated balloon, hanging her head dejectedly with her mouth pouted, revealing a hint of bitterness.

"I say, Little Daoist! Your persona is already outdated."

"What's popular nowadays is the cold and abstinent Older Sister Type style."

Shang Wan Ning's gaze unconsciously glanced toward Tang Tang's chest, then she shook her head and sighed, "What a pity. Your figure is already set. I'm afraid there's no hope of a transformation in this lifetime."

"First blood"—a strike to the vitals!

Tang Tang was instantly sunk. Her large, resentful eyes stared fixedly at Shang Wan Ning. Her cheeks puffed out in anger as she muttered indignantly, "Miss, I bet you must have been a straight man in your past life!"

Shang Wan Ning's beautiful face showed no emotion as she said coldly, "I am merely stating the facts!"

[Do I dare not be a bit sharp-tongued? After all, Ling Qi arrived so quickly; she must be right around the corner. If I don't keep my distance from the Little Daoist, This Old Lady is really worried about whether I'll have a sore back and cramping fingers tomorrow morning!]

...A thick and nauseating stench continuously wafted out from the toad's body.

"Tsk tsk! It really did use a forbidden technique to forcibly increase its cultivation. Even in death, it's still this foul-smelling and toxic!" Shang Wan Ning frowned, her face showing disgust.

Then, she lightly snapped her fingers.

In an instant, a ball of Spirit Fire sped toward the toad.

Tang Tang, who had been covering her nose and mouth while standing behind Shang Wan Ning, hurriedly stood on her tiptoes and stretched her neck.

Only then could she clearly see the toad's massive body shrinking rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Sizzle, sizzle..." followed by a series of faint oil-frying sounds!

The ball of Spirit Fire, upon contact with the toad's Demon Bone, seemed to have been fueled by an accelerant. It suddenly burned violently, the flames growing larger instantly.

Like a fire dragon, it seemed intent on devouring everything! The firelight even reached the ceiling of the tunnel, completely dispelling the darkness at the intersection!

Just like that, the Spirit Fire continued to burn for a full five or six minutes, finally turning that Rank 3 Demon Body into a pile of ashes.

Shang Wan Ning put on disposable gloves, as if afraid of being stained by something dirty. She lightly lifted the hem of her skirt and squatted down near the pile of ashes.

She slowly extended her right hand, and a faint glow of Spiritual Power gradually emerged in her palm. Her slender index finger moved slightly, touching the remaining demon ash of the toad.

In an instant, an invisible pressure of Spiritual Sense spread out like ripples.

Along with the silent activation of the Soul-Snatching Technique, fragmented images flashed rapidly before her eyes like a slideshow.

These images were blurry, but the content within was enough to make an ordinary person's hair stand on end.

The first scene—a stooped old man, holding a cane tightly, with a hint of shrewdness in his cloudy eyes.

He was whispering orders to the black-robed Subordinates beside him, demanding they dump an entire truckload of toads into the Ten Thousand Poison Snake Cave... Then, the black-robed people slit the throats of the young boys and girls intended as sacrifices, and bright red blood gushed out, staining the entire ground.

A group of people carried the corpses, walking slowly around the snake cave while chanting something, seemingly performing some kind of evil ritual... The second scene—the toad that emerged victorious during the Gu-raising process was carefully fed with essence blood by the old man every day.

Its body, originally only the size of a palm, gradually grew to a shocking length of three meters under the daily nourishment!

Its appearance became hideous and terrifying, its body covered in twisted patterns and sharp protrusions, emitting bursts of fishy stench.

The scene shifted again, arriving at the third scenario.

The toad suddenly lunged out from the deep, dark tunnel!

The black figure, like a ghost, quickly flashed past the tanker truck, its speed breathtaking.

In the blink of an eye, a cold light flashed. A sharp Tang Dao sliced through the tanker truck driver's body, instantly cutting him in half!

Immediately after, the black shadow leaped agilely onto the fuel tank, and the Tang Dao in its hand pierced the tank with one strike.

Then, it threw a green pill inside... A violent explosion occurred within the tanker truck! Raging flames soared into the sky.

The out-of-control fire was like a frenzied beast, lunging headlong toward the surrounding cars.

Several cars that had been driving normally in front and behind were caught off guard and suffered one after another.

They collided and crushed against each other, emitting bursts of ear-piercing metal impacts and glass shattering sounds.

The entire tunnel was in chaos, filled with smoke and dust. The crowd was terrified, fleeing in all directions... Gradually, they were covered by green smoke and turned into Walking Corpses... "If we compare the Toad and the Hairy Zombie at the same rank, the White Lotus Sect must want to use the unique Feng Shui in the tunnel to create a place of Yin Evil and raise a Hairy Zombie. Then they'll use the Toad as a sacrifice to let the Hairy Zombie advance to a Rank 4 Wandering Corpse!"

Shang Wan Ning pondered for a while and came to such a conclusion.

Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she had heard Ling Qi mention that many evil cultivators in ancient times liked to play 'synthesis match-3'!

"Lay Sister, the Yin energy in the fork seems to have increased a tiny bit." Tang Tang scanned the surroundings, her eyes showing a hint of alertness.

"Oh! Is that so? Little one, you have quite sharp eyes." Ling Qi emerged from behind, her finger lifting to touch the frame of her glasses, speaking sarcastically.

Shang Wan Ning saw Ling Qi's crimson ghost eyes, and her legs couldn't help but tremble. "Secretary-General, you're here."

"Hmph! I've come personally to catch a certain delinquent boss who's skipping work to tease a little sister!"