The wind howled!
An anomaly appeared in the sky above. A powerful demonic force surged around everyone present.
The guards collapsed, some spitting blood, others fainting on the spot.
The roof of the dungeon house had been blasted open, creating a gaping black hole.
The heavens raged, the wind shrieked, the sun and moon coexisted, half clear, half dark.
The Crimson Blood Saber held by Gu Qianying emanated golden-purple light, unleashing formidable power.
She descended upside down, saber aimed directly at Wulalana Yixiu.
Wulalana Yixiu stood her ground, the reflection of the red-clad figure in her eyes gradually enlarging.
She raised her hand and shoved the person beside her away!
Nangong Cong, pushed aside, looked on in shock.
As Gu Qianying's Crimson Blood Saber was about to strike him, Nangong Cong immediately retaliated with a flick of his sleeve.
However... his speed was no match for the woman before him.
"Ah!"
A scream of agony.
Gu Qianying landed steadily, brushing past Nangong Cong.
The Crimson Blood Saber in her hand dripped beads of blood from its tip.
In contrast, Nangong Cong.
He clutched his profusely bleeding shoulder, kneeling on the ground in extreme pain.
At his feet lay his severed arm, the stump a bloody mess.
Gu Qianying raised her saber, her crimson eyes fixed on Wulalana Yixiu, "Next, it's your turn!"
"Heh! Overestimating yourself!"
Wulalana Yixiu revealed her sharp, sword-like black fingernails, her gaze also changing color.
Suddenly, sinister laughter echoed around the dungeon.
Countless demonic spirits materialized out of thin air, flying towards Gu Qianying in unison, cackling madly around her.
Gu Qianying looked at the black figures surrounding her, their eyes glowing green as they emitted sinister laughter.
She swung her saber horizontally, slashing wildly.
In an instant, more than half of the demonic spirits' laughter ceased.
Seeing this, Wulalana Yixiu showed no panic. Instead, she laughed heartily, "Hahaha, Gu Qianying, do you know why I, this empress, cultivated these adorable demonic spirits? It wasn't for them to attack you, but rather..."
As she spoke, Wulalana Yixiu's eyes were filled with calculation.
She did not finish her sentence.
Suddenly, an eerie wind arose, and the voices of the surrounding demonic spirits intensified.
Wulalana Yixiu glanced at the green-eyed demonic spirits around her, a sinister smile gracing her lips. "Why aren't you quickly finding your hosts!"
With her words, Wulalana Yixiu spread her arms and chanted a spell.
Suddenly, within a hundred-mile radius, dark energy surged.
The half-clear sky was instantly obscured by darkness.
Gu Qianying frowned. Holding the Crimson Blood Saber, her body suddenly flew uncontrollably into the air.
Her arms spread wide, a surge of uncontrollable demonic energy coursed through her body.
It felt as if she would explode, her body in extreme discomfort.
Her cold eyes filled with shock as she saw the black figures glowing green around her scrambling to enter her body.
At this moment, the red dress she wore billowed in the wind, the sound of the wind rustling.
Her long black hair, tossed upwards, turned red.
"Ugh..."
Gu Qianying's body convulsed, veins bulging as she clenched her fists tightly.
The Crimson Blood Saber, due to her actions, fell to the ground.
At this moment, Wulalana Yixiu's voice echoed in her ears, "Gu Qianying, do you know how the Demon Empress's identity came to be?"
She asked herself.
Watching Gu Qianying's suffering, Wulalana Yixiu was overjoyed.
She deliberately raised her voice, "A thousand years ago, the Six Realms were in turmoil, demons were reborn, and in the chaos of the myriad realms, the Demon Emperor raised demons for his use. During the great war with the Immortal Realm, the Demon Emperor suffered heavy losses. When he left the Immortal Realm, he left behind a lineage of his soul, hidden in the deepest layers of hell, cultivating for many years, yet to emerge."
And that lineage of his soul is you. In your past life, you developed feelings for the Immortal Realm's Lotus Emperor. While serving as the Four Purple Ling Maiden in the Immortal Realm, you cultivated spiritual energy. Because of this, your spiritual power suppressed the demonic energy within you, allowing you to steal moments to fall in love with him for a lifetime in the Immortal Realm."
"But ultimately, you are different from him. He is the Immortal Realm's Lotus Emperor, and you are the soul of the Demon Emperor's lineage. Your positions are different, and no matter how many reincarnations you go through, you and he will ultimately walk different paths."
"And you are inherently of demonic origin, the root of all evil in the world, the host of demonic spirits. Gu Qianying, the Twelve Beasts, my Yin Tribe, even everyone in this world are merely stepping stones for you. Your destiny is to collect all the demonic spirits in this world, to serve as the best staircase for our master, the Demon Emperor, to return. Your task, your destiny, is to obey! Only obedience!"
As Wulalana Yixiu chanted, she spat out a white bead emitting black energy. She held it in her hand and then threw it towards Gu Qianying.
The white bead, emitting black energy, spun around Gu Qianying. In an instant, countless demonic spirits poured out of the bead, their laughter sinister.
In a flash, all the demonic spirits that emerged from the white bead entered Gu Qianying's body.
At this moment, the veins on Gu Qianying's cheeks became even more pronounced.
She was in so much pain that she couldn't control herself.
Scenes, both unfamiliar and familiar, continuously flooded her mind.
"Wife, your husband is so tired, I need a hug."
"Wife, your husband misses you so much..."
"Wife, don't be angry, okay? Angry people become ugly."
"Wife, if you like to eat it, your husband will buy it all."
"Wife... if you want to kill someone, that's fine, your husband will hand you the knife."
Her head throbbed with pain.
Gu Qianying closed her eyes in agony.
The scenes in her mind continued.
She finally remembered. In this life, someone had always doted on her.
That person was her husband, the father of her child, the one she loved most in this life.
But before the beautiful memories could linger, other scenes flooded her mind.
"You are the soul of my lineage, the one I created. Your destiny is only to obey. Go, enter here, and kill everyone inside. Only then will you succeed."
Following this, she entered a place filled with strange people, like a sealed secret chamber.
She killed many people there. Unbeknownst to her system, she would drink blood and gnaw on flesh.
However, she maintained a sliver of reason. The blood she drank was not human, and the flesh she gnawed was not human, but rather some scurrying beasts.
This is how she became the Demon Empress.
The moment she emerged from the secret chamber, she earned the satisfaction of the Demon Venerable Emperor.
Afterward, the Demon Venerable Emperor gave her a task: to be reborn into the Immortal Realm as the Purple Ling Maiden by the Lotus Emperor's side.
For the next few years, she lived in the Immortal Realm... Then, the Six Realms were thrown into chaos, and the Immortal Realm fell into great disorder. During the war between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm, her mission was to seize the opportunity to kill the Lotus Emperor. But when she stood behind the Lotus Emperor, she regretted it; she couldn't bring herself to do it.
After the great war, the Lotus Emperor and she descended to the mortal realm. She was reborn again as Gu Qianying, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, while the Lotus Emperor became Nangong Mo, the Ninth Prince of the current dynasty.
At that time, she and the Lotus Emperor had no prior connection. When she lost her past life memories, she encountered betrayal in the Gu family. Everyone who had been good to her was harmed by the man she desired, and everyone died because of her.
In the end, consumed by deep resentment, she revealed her true form. Afterward, she was reborn once more as Gu Qianying, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, allowing her to relive Gu Qianying's life.
Her real name was also Gu Qianying.
In this mortal life of Gu Qianying, she met the Lotus Emperor Nangong Mo again.
Following this, the two met, fell in love, and stayed together...
"Qian'er... come back, it's time for this Emperor to use you..."
A voice, never heard before yet feeling familiar, echoed in her mind.
She opened her eyes abruptly.
The demonic power within her surged, and the feeling of discomfort gradually subsided.
She relaxed her entire body, landing steadily, her red hair billowing freely behind her.
Her purple eyes turned as cold as ice at this moment.
Seeing this, Wulalana Yixiu walked towards her, "Gu Qianying, since you have remembered your identity, from today onwards, we shall journey to the deepest layers of hell to welcome the return of our master, the Demon Venerable Emperor!"
"Come with me."
Since her arrival in the mortal realm, her task had been to continuously temper Gu Qianying.
To make Gu Qianying a cold-blooded, heartless, and supremely wicked being.
During this period, she suddenly learned that she was not the only one who wanted to temper Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying's master, Old Man Bai, also wished for someone with such a special destiny as Gu Qianying to become his sharp weapon.
Old Man Bai also wanted to control Gu Qianying.
From then on, she would occasionally help Old Man Bai, lending him a hand...