Linlang Liuli watched the ethereal figure, wishing she could immediately perform a soul possession and swap them entirely! The excitement and eagerness in her eyes were so intense that even Jin Bao'er couldn't ignore it…
After speaking, she cast a displeased gaze upon Linlang Liuli's face. The latter startled and quickly lowered her head! Upon recovering, she raised her head again, glaring fiercely at Jin Bao'er.
Jin Bao'er found this very puzzling; she couldn't have misread that greedy, excited look just now!
A thought crossed her mind, and her eyes darkened!
At this moment, the Linlang Patriarch spoke, a hint of excitement mixed with awkwardness in his tone, laced with a reprimand.
“Though you come from the lower realms, you should know about manners, shouldn't you? No matter how we are, we are your elders. What kind of attitude is this!”
Falling into the demon race, though not a good thing, even being spurned by all beings, and facing no reincarnation after death, sounded terrifying! But from another perspective, if one could keep possessing souls and growing stronger, would they die? No! Instead, they would possess endless years…
As soon as these words were spoken, Jin Bao'er instantly understood their meaning. They intended to curry favor with her ancestor to fall into the demonic path together?
A look of realization dawned on her face!
“Oh~ so that’s why your attitude changed so quickly. It turns out you’ve already decided to continue groveling to the clan’s ancestor, hoping to possess a soul yourself? Tsk tsk… I must say, your Linlang clan is rotten to the core! Your elders and descendants, one by one, all want to become demons?”
“Hmph… If the Demon God were still alive, he’d probably have to give your Linlang clan a grand commendation. Look~ these are the true good dogs of the demon race!”
In an instant, let alone the Linlang Patriarch, even Linlang Liuli and the Linlang Clan Leader turned ashen-faced! Waves of killing intent surged forth, laced with potent demonic and deathly energies!
A large expanse of black mist suddenly surged towards Jin Bao'er’s mouth, clearly intending to teach her a lesson! Everyone present was stunned by the sudden, intense demonic energy, and no one dared to intervene.
Jin Bao'er stood her ground, her gaze fixed coldly on the black mist. Seeing the dense aura of death, her eyes flickered slightly… then she sneered and waved her hand, intending to disperse it!
However, as if drawn by something, the black mist suddenly accelerated towards her, instantly engulfing her! What appeared before the onlookers was Jin Bao'er’s slightly widened pupils…
As if in utter disbelief.
Everyone was aghast. They had witnessed firsthand how formidable Jin Bao'er was just moments ago, and now, with the ancestor's intervention, she was incapacitated in a single blow?!
Just how strong must he be!
The elder subconsciously knitted his brows, then, upon sensing the spiritual energy being siphoned from the black mist, he relaxed slightly, a contemptuous smile slowly curling his wrinkled lips.
“Fool!”
Linlang Liuli’s eyes shone with delight at this. The other elders maintained their composure, their faces stiff and pale!
Meanwhile, those from the Seven Great Families and sects on the opposite side looked exceptionally flustered! The Buddhist Son was utterly disbelieving!
He had placed such great hope in Jin Bao'er, only for her to be swallowed by demonic energy in an instant, with no power to resist.
Shock! Regret! Resentment! Helplessness…
Followed by a deep sense of despair!
The foolish child behind him also wore a look of stupefication. Jin Bao'er's strength had reached the level of a Heavenly Dao Emperor. If the elder before them could so easily extinguish her, then his strength must be…
At the pinnacle of the Great Dao?!
Within the black mist, Jin Bao'er looked expressionlessly at the expressions of everyone outside, her demeanor calm!
Were the Seven Great Families useful? Clearly not!
Would the Buddhist Son fight to the death? Heh, dream on!
If he had that resolve, he wouldn't have closed his mountain for years, allowing the clan to grow and eventually control the Seven Great Families.
She was only a little disappointed. She had clearly stated that anyone could run, but these people absolutely could not! The upper realm was their foundation; if it were to be conquered by demons, cultivators would face eternal damnation! Yet, just now, the Linlang family had been the first to betray, and the others, just like before, merely watched foolishly…
And then left it all to her to resolve. She wasn't here to show off her strength!
As she pondered, the black mist carried her along, flying towards the Linlang Clan Leader. She lowered her gaze, trying to prevent him from detecting her unharmed state.
She knew very well that even if she fought back fiercely now, she might not win, no matter how strong she was. If she were to face only the Linlang Clan Leader alone, she could use the power of rules to counter him! But if she had to contend with the seven bizarrely powerful elders behind him, and also guard against his soul possession, she had no confidence!
Therefore, the only way was to destroy their soul-possession ability at its root!
The Linlang Clan Leader looked at the black mist, feeling a sense of strangeness. His brow furrowed, but he couldn't pinpoint what was odd. Linlang Liuli beside him couldn't wait any longer! She had long been fed up with this weak, unsightly body; Jin Bao'er's body was hers to claim!
“Father, to avoid further complications, why not perform the soul possession as soon as possible.”
The Linlang Clan Leader glanced at her, a hint of disdain in his eyes. Ultimately, he nodded, and with a wave of his hand, he intensified the black mist layer as a precaution…
Jin Bao'er remained unfazed by this!
She had known how to counter this demonic energy since ten thousand years ago. A barrier of Great Dao power could completely handle it. As for why they hadn't thought of this, she suddenly remembered that she had used a White Dragon's body back then…
Therefore, the Linlang Clan Leader didn't think she was the White Dragon from ten thousand years ago! Had Linlang Liuli not mentioned it, or did he simply not believe it?
At this moment, the crowd watched this scene unfold, showing no intention of intervening! They merely watched as Jin Bao'er was taken in for soul possession.
A few minutes later, Jin Bao'er finally entered the ancestral shrine's underground cave. The ancestral shrine above had been destroyed, but the small room behind it remained, so her formation had not been compromised!
Soon, the black mist controlled her as she landed, standing alone on a certain altar. The eight elders stood around her, their gazes fixed on her like she was a wooden tool…
She surveyed her surroundings, feeling it was about time. She casually took out a talisman from her immortal mansion. With a slight movement, the surroundings plunged into darkness…
When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in her domain space, without any fluctuations of power, and no one had noticed.
She summoned her divine consciousness and retracted the barrier, leaving behind only the woman who looked exactly like her…
A soulless puppet!
Through her domain, she watched them chant incantations, saw the slowly rotating gas above, and watched Linlang Liuli’s withered, aged body excitedly step forward, then stand opposite "her," muttering curses at her in a low voice! Her expression was one of extreme smugness, utterly devoid of the beauty she possessed ten thousand years ago.
Subsequently, the seven people’s auras faltered, their faces twisted, horns grew on their foreheads, a strange bulge emerged from their backs, tearing through their clothes, and some grew a pair of bone wings on their backs…
In mere seconds, they were neither human nor demon, yet exuded immense demonic energy!