Chapter 36: Heart-Stealing Sha

"If you were not afraid of me, why would you forcibly awaken my heart demon?"

By now, Li Li Boyang had basically figured out the old man's situation.

After being beheaded by him, the strange old man's soul had accidentally fallen into the Black Cloud Marsh and transformed into an evil ghost.

Although this evil ghost was not strong at first.

It might even have been weaker than the evil sha recorded in the Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets.

But the Black Cloud Marsh contained a ferocious god named Ruifu, sealed by the Huaijiang Witch.

Perhaps it was simple exploitation, or perhaps some kind of deal had been struck...

In any case, the old man, transformed into an evil ghost, released that ferocious god, Ruifu, and used the opportunity to evolve from an evil ghost into an evil sha.

Immediately after, the old man began to "refine sha" using cruel methods.

Whether it was that unformed black sha before...

Or the evil sha currently fighting against Xi Luo and the flying sword...

Those were sha ghosts refined by the old man by imprisoning the refined souls of living beings within black mist, forcing them to slaughter and devour each other through their resentment.

These sha ghosts were born with different supernatural abilities and were far more ferocious and difficult to deal with than ordinary ghosts.

Considering the obvious suppression of Xi Luo and the Sword Pill by the sha ghosts.

Li Li Boyang had reason to suspect that the old man had specifically refined those sha ghosts to target them.

Perhaps the only thing the old man did not expect was the sudden appearance of Panhu as an intruder in the middle.

"Panhu's appearance greatly exceeded your expectations; he possesses the true means to kill those sha ghosts."

"So you panicked, forcibly awakening my heart demon in an attempt to transform it into another sha ghost..."

"Unfortunately, your despicable methods have no effect on me."

The Destiny Bone Armor spun in his palm, and Li Li Boyang's words successfully caused the old man to break down again.

"Heh, I did not forcibly awaken your heart demon..."

"Those are your own nature, the killing intent and malice that you refuse to acknowledge."

"That previous grotesque appearance with a green face and fangs was your true form as an extraterrestrial heavenly demon!"

At this point, the old man's voice paused slightly.

"I used the Gui Fang Secret Art to refine evil sha, and in the end, I even had no choice but to merge with those evil sha before I could barely gain the power to command them."

"In contrast, you, an extraterrestrial heavenly demon, can manifest a Shadow Sha with merely some killing intent and evil thoughts!"

"If that Mountain God knew what was happening to you, she would probably kill you immediately!"

The malicious words vented the old man's anger and unwillingness.

Although he had regained his rationality, the old man was ultimately a Ghost King.

The resentment and unwillingness from his past life, combined with the continuous influence of those evil sha, made him extremely extreme and obsessed.

However, it was precisely because of this extremism that Li Li Boyang could extract more useful information from the other party's words.

"Gui Fang Secret Art?"

"Is this the confidence behind turning yourself into this half-human, half-ghost appearance?"

His tone still carried a strong sense of contempt, and Li Li Boyang's words stabbed like thorns into the old man's most sensitive spot.

"You damned extraterrestrial heavenly demon! If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen to this state!?"

"I am the Grand Priest of the glorious Gui Fang State, born with ten thousand people worshipping me, enjoying all the glory and wealth. How could I be something that you lowly commoners and human sacrifices could ever fathom!?"

As the resentment in his heart intensified, the old man's body also became increasingly close to a physical form.

"But it doesn't matter; I have now cultivated the Heart-Stealing Sha..."

"Once I steal your body, I will eventually be able to become the 'Orthodox Witch Priest' again."

"At that time, I will definitely refine your soul into a dung stone and bury it forever under the outhouse!"

Before the words had finished, the old man had already lunged forward.

Although the "Heart-Stealing Sha" he had transformed into did not possess great combat power, it possessed the ability of "undamaged possession."

As long as he could enter Li Li Boyang's body, the old man was confident he could expel the other's soul and regain control of the Shenxiao Sword.

In an instant, the old man's figure merged with Li Li Boyang's body.

It was during this process that Li Li Boyang was able to glimpse the true nature of the "Heart-Stealing Sha"—it was a six-legged long fish.

Li Li Boyang had seen records of this strange beast in the "Auspicious Beasts" chapter of the Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets.

This was a special type of fish born in "Ranyi."

Its body was as long as a snake yet possessed six feet, with a pair of eyes as long as a horse's ears, and it naturally possessed the ability to communicate with spirits.

Obviously, the old man had refined a Ranyi fish into an evil sha before daring to appear and attempt to possess Li Li Boyang's physical body.

【The Grand Priest of the Gui Fang State?】

All three eyes narrowed slightly, and Li Li Boyang could feel his body losing control.

Roar!

From a distance, one could see surging sha energy pouring out from the acupoints all over his body, quickly forming a crimson flame.

To prevent this flame from spreading to Chen Yun.

Li Li Boyang had to flip out of the cradle and jump down, striving to ensure the flame did not come into contact with the surrounding tables and chairs.

At this moment, the strength of Li Li Boyang's physical body was demonstrated.

Although he was only a few months old, he fell from a cradle over a meter high and remained completely unharmed.

Moreover, the balance and jumping ability of his limbs far exceeded that of a one or two-year-old child, showing no signs of infancy whatsoever.

Keep in mind, this was while the old man was fighting Li Li Boyang for control of the body.

"Stop struggling!"

"Once I seize your body and devour your soul, I will naturally slaughter this entire village, then offer their flesh and blood and souls to the Five Directional Deities!"

The Five Directional Deities are the five great deities worshipped by the Ghost Fang State, each symbolizing one of five phenomena of life, death, and the cycle of rebirth, and of natural renewal.

They are both nature deities and the ancestors of the Ghost Fang State.

Judging solely from this, the Five Directional Deities, whether in status or power, far surpass ordinary mountain gods and river gods; they are the undisputed dominant faith of this region.

"The Five Directional Deities? Merely a group of evil gods!"

He did not know the status of the Five Directional Deities on this land.

Li Li Boyang, simply from the perspective of his past life, believed that a deity accepting sacrifices of flesh, blood, and souls could not possibly be a righteous god.

"Arrogant! How dare you, of all people, despise the Five Directional Deities!?"

Enraged once again by Li Li Boyang, the old man attempted to directly control the other's body.

To his shock, Li Li Boyang, who had been lying prone on the ground, slowly rose to his feet.

This meant that the old man's control over this body had not only failed to strengthen with the passage of time but was instead being assimilated by the malevolent qi within the other's body.

"Is this your confidence?"

His words carried a hint of mockery; Li Li Boyang's childish voice sounded so ironic at this moment.

"You cannot even control the flow of primal qi within your own body, yet you wish to expel my soul from this flesh?"

"Although my soul cannot stop your soul usurpation..."

"... the primal qi and malevolent qi within my body seem to have no welcome for an outsider like you."

Just as Li Li Boyang said, he had not even tried to stop the old man from usurping his body.

The life-primal qi and Earth-Malevolent Qi within his body instinctively began to circulate, reversing the flow to repel and plunder the power of the Soul-Stealing Malevolence.

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