146: Chapter 146 "Bathing" and "Holy Water"?

Behind the formally dressed Mia, a massive phantom of a cathedral slowly precipitated from the air, gradually emerging like ripples on water. It was a sun-drenched Gothic cathedral adorned with clusters of flowers, yet a closer look revealed an undeniably eerie sensation.

It felt as if this phantom could descend into the physical world at any moment.

Mia's body, controlled by the Original Owner, glanced at the soul that had been shaken out of it. "Oh? You really are much more seductive than I was when I was a woman. This succubus form of yours is becoming more and more professional..."

A sense of shame instantly flooded Mia's heart...

The body controlled by the Original Owner leaned close to Mia's soul and whispered in her ear, "Did you see how I reassembled your clothes just now? I could also tear them apart and not reassemble them. You don't want to end up like Zhang Chulan as the [Bare-Butt Man], do you?

Although what you're wearing now is also quite shameful—tsk tsk, look at this looming, transparent silk skintight dress. The black patterns on the fabric barely cover what needs to be covered. But it's still much better than being stark naked.

I indeed cannot physically harm you. If you let me have my fun, we'll part ways amicably. But if you dare to trip me up, just wait for your social death!"

Mia nodded repeatedly, immediately turning into a well-behaved little succubus who didn't speak or move.

The Celestial Master and Lu Jin both stood up from the stands in surprise. What on earth was this? The Celestial Master had read about transforming battle qi into a horse in novels, and his own disciple had demonstrated transforming True Qi into a hand, nearly squeezing Zhang Chulan to death. But transforming True Qi into a cathedral was a first. Furthermore, who was the person currently controlling Mia's body? No one knew, though they seemed to be acquaintances.

"Mr. Xiao, consider the first half your win. Shall we... restart for the second half?" Mia's body, dressed in a black nun's habit, uttered words that Xiao Xiao could fully hear but not understand.

"What the hell? Isn't the soul outside the body? Then what is this thing inside the body?" Xiao Xiao's worldview began to crumble.

She smiled sweetly, and the space behind her suddenly distorted—

"Boom!!!"

[Nightmare Cathedral · Materialization]

The bluestone arena shattered in an instant, replaced by an increasingly clear and eerie cathedral. On the cathedral's massive stained-glass windows was a story of a demon possessing a young girl's body. Curiously, after the girl's soul was bitten by the demon, she turned into an even greater demon, pinning the demonized girl to the ground and rubbing her back and forth... This story featured a twisted reversal.

In the surrounding flowerbeds, seemingly harmless roses of various colors bloomed, swaying with the breeze... giving off a feeling of being beautiful yet lethal.

What was truly hair-raising was that the entire space was writhing! This cathedral seemed to be "eating" this pocket of space.

Xiao Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed. He instinctively wanted to use [Shong Qi] again, but as soon as he circulated his Qi—

"Snap!"

A rose thorn vine shot out from the ground and coiled around his ankle! The Qi in his body instantly vanished without a trace. His body was also affected; at that moment, he seemed to have turned from an Inhuman back into an ordinary person. (Mia was all too familiar with this routine.)

"Don't move around~" the Original Owner, calling himself Luo Yu, whispered from within the former body.

His fingertips elegantly flipped through a page of a grimoire. "Otherwise... they will crawl into your blood vessels. Let me choose a punishment for you; you'll like it. Don't worry, it's a very gentle one. After all, that little slut Mia said no killing is allowed here."

Sweat dripped from Xiao Xiao's forehead as he finally realized—

This wasn't an illusion.

This was a real Otherworld erosion! Looking at the grim torture devices being pushed out one by one by several vacant-eyed Japanese puppets from the cathedral's open doors—the iron maiden, the burning stake, the breaking wheel, the pillory, the pear of anguish...

He was completely stunned...

"Hmm, none of these will do. Mia has used them before; they shouldn't be defiled by you. Then... let's choose this one."

A massive wheel was pushed out from the depths of the cathedral. The Japanese puppets methodically tied Xiao Xiao to the wheel in an 'X' shape.

Bound by the vines, Xiao Xiao couldn't even utter the words "I surrender." He was completely restrained.

Goblin puppets also appeared among the Japanese puppets. They shoved a water pipe of unknown material into Xiao Xiao's mouth.

The other end was connected to the cathedral's fountain.

The Original Owner gave a gentle push, and Mia's soul, dressed in a black succubus outfit, fell into the shallow fountain pool. Drenched, the light gauze and leather garments could no longer hide Mia's allure; at this moment, they all became accomplices in showcasing her charm.

In just a few seconds, the water in the pool turned from its normal color to a pale pink...

The Goblin puppets operated the tools, and the pink pool water was Infusion into Xiao Xiao's mouth. The "gulp... gulp..." sounds of drinking were particularly jarring in the quiet arena.

"This thing is a little toy thought up by someone unknown.

After filling you with water, the wheel is turned, and then the water filling continues. It's designed for victims who shouldn't show any external injuries.

The sensation... is truly hard to describe..."

Such cold and heartless words spoken in a warm, sweet voice created a massive contrast.

"Wait a moment, let's ask our young man if he has any intention of surrendering?" the Original Owner asked hypocritically.

"I... won't..." Xiao Xiao found that the words coming out of his mouth were not what he wanted to say at all. His eyes instantly widened.

This caused the Lu Family Troupe in the stands to burst into cheers...

"Well said, Xiao Xiao! I misjudged you before. You're a real man! We Lus never compromise!" Lu Linglong and the others took the lead in cheering for him.

The pink fountain water, infused with Mia's essence, was Infusion into Xiao Xiao's body in large quantities. Just before he was about to burst, his stomach would be struck to make him vomit some out. When the water was vomited, his head was down, causing it to flow back into his nose, and perhaps even his brain...

This seemingly bloody and cruel punishment was actually the gentlest of the Original Owner's methods. Compared to his usual dismemberment or the iron maiden, this was indeed minor in comparison.

Finally, just before Xiao Xiao was about to be tormented to death, the Original Owner made his body say the words "I surrender."

But only a few people, like Tuaner and Mia, noticed a wonderful hint of pink reflected deep within Xiao Xiao's pupils...

"In that case, I won't disturb you any further." The Original Owner stepped out of Mia's body—a somewhat handsome, cold man in a priest's habit who forcefully closed the grimoire in his hand. As he brushed past Mia, he whispered, "I actually never took anything from you. Although you don't exactly have the heart of a saint, when it comes to ruthlessness, you can't even compare to me when I was a woman."

Behind him, Mia was sucked back into her body and collapsed onto the ground. Her clothing quickly transformed into the set her soul had been wearing, and it was still wet...

The ground trembled as the [Nightmare Cathedral] took away the massive conical mountain beneath the arena. It left the entire arena looking exactly like an over-mined coal pit.

Xiao Xiao and Mia were left behind at the bottom of the valley.

The Celestial Master looked at Lu Jin beside him with a strange expression.

Elder Tian immediately opened fire, "Go on, Lu Jin, go auction off your company. The entirety of Longhu Mountain is a cultural relic. If I catch anyone driving climbing pitons into the rocks of the back mountain, they'd be fined. You've gone and wiped out the equivalent of one of my peaks..."

"What!! I did that...?" Lu Jin felt like he had been set up.

"Mia said she wouldn't let Xiao Xiao use [Shong Qi]. President Feng and I both heard it, and so did you." The Celestial Master pressed his advantage.

"The Tianxia Association can help Elder Lu. I can buy whatever assets you're selling at a high price (I'd be a fool not to take you for all you're worth!)!" Feng Zhenghao was as chivalrous as ever...

Xiao Xiao struggled to climb up, and before he could even stand steady, he vomited a mouthful of pink liquid, yet he looked quite energetic.

Mia also elegantly flipped back onto the stands. Her face was flushed as she pestered Tuaner to quickly find her some proper clothes...