Chapter 758: Puppet

I really regret it.

Xi You looked at Wa Yan, giving a grim smile.

Wa Yan's body trembled for no reason, and goosebumps rose all over her. She widened her eyes at Xi You and screamed hoarsely: 'You'er...'

A point of black eerie light appeared on Xi You's brow, then countless extremely fine black light threads slowly drilled out from that point, quickly spreading across his brow, eventually forming a strange, twisted, chillingly eerie rune.

'You'er... Is he your son?' Xi You's eyeballs turned completely black, devoid of reflection, pitch black like two black holes, inexplicably filled with a tremendous terror that devours all things.

'It's truly strange; since he's your son, why does your heart hold malice and hatred toward him?' Xi You opened his mouth, gave a few weird laughs, and asked Wa Yan in a strange tone.

'Who are you?' Wa Yan regained her composure, regaining the calm and solemnity befitting the Divine Empress of the Fuxi Divine State.

She stood up, stepped back a few paces, and fixed Xi You with a cold, stern gaze.

'Me? Who I am, this kind of question—does it matter?' Xi You rose slowly, lightly moving his body: 'You can totally treat me as your son… heh, to my people, there's no difference.'

I have inherited everything of your son: his body, his memories, all his past, every trace of his activity left in this world. Even, if I were to father a child with some woman, that child would still possess your son's complete and pure bloodline.

'What he likes to eat, what he likes to drink, what kind of women he likes, whether he prefers to solve problems with fists or wit… all these traits I have fully inherited.'

'His heavenly-gifted divine abilities, his heavenly-gifted aptitude, his everything—all belong to me. So I am him, I am Xi You, I am your son… Dear Empress, won't you come over and caress me as you did when I was still a child?'

Xi You's smile grew ever stranger; the black rune on his brow blazed brightly, then after a flicker, the black rune slowly sank into his flesh, his eyes returning to normal black-and-white clarity—at a glance, he was indistinguishable from the normal Xi You.

He stood there smiling; his aura, his figure, his demeanor, every outward trait he displayed were identical to those of the true Xi You.

Wa Yan's body shuddered violently twice; she cautiously, step by step, retreated.

Her eyes reddened, tears streaming down her sockets.

Wa Yan glared at Xi You with fury rising to the heavens, gritting her teeth she snarled: 'No, you are not Xi You, you are not my You'er… you are, from beyond the heavens…'

'Foreign Heavenly Demon.' Xi You smiled at Wa Yan and said: 'I prefer that name; it sounds very intimidating. Well, a special sense of mystery, an inexplicable fear that springs from the depths of the soul. This feeling is excellent.'

'Coming without a trace, leaving no trace, arising from thought, born of thought. Like spring wind turning to rain, nourishing silently. Unbeknownst to you, it will replace you. Wearing your body, wearing your identity, taking over everything of yours, receiving everything of yours.'

'In soundless silence, spring thunder booms… one scheme after another, stirring countless disputes, provoking countless bloody battles… this feeling is truly, fantastic, magnificent.'

Xi You opened his arms, smiling at Wa Yan: 'Your heart is filled with negative energy, filled with negative aura. Your soul is our people's favorite prey, favorite supplement… especially… truly magnificent, you actually are a member of the Wa Clan?'

Wa Yan's complexion turned extremely grim.

Wa Yan stared fixedly at Xi You, then suddenly shrieked hysterically: 'Someone come, someone come… you useless wastes, useless wastes… someone come!'

Above the ceiling of the prison chamber, the huge mirror glowed with a faint eerie light, and a hoarse, low voice emanated from the mirror: 'What are you shouting about? Heck, you still think you're the Demon Empress of the Fuxi Demon State? This is Wuguo!'

'Crazy woman, what are you shouting about?' that voice growled impatiently.

Wa Yan opened her mouth, wanting to shout with all her might that Xi You's body had been taken over by someone.

Xi You's pupils turned pure black, pitch black with no hint of reflection, he stared fixedly at Wa Yan's eyes; Wa Yan's whole body shook violently, cold sweat continually seeping from her pores, in just a breath her clothes were soaked through with cold sweat.

She strained, her lips trembling, and managed to reveal an extremely ugly smile.

'It's fine… how dare you insult me like this? This drinking water, this food—stuff even pigs and dogs wouldn't touch… how dare you insult me like this? Could Wuguo possibly withstand the wrath of the Fuxi Divine State's heavenly thunder?'

The mirror's light quickly dimmed.

That voice laughed coldly: 'The wrath of the Fuxi Demon State's heavenly thunder? Heh, over the years, it's been you lot repeatedly charging to the surface to die… back in the days of the great Jin, great Wu, and great Wei, when the three kingdoms stood side by side, they didn't fear you, let alone now that I, Wuguo, have unified the world.'

'You are the Demon Empress of the Fuxi Demon State… having cold water and steamed buns is already not bad. If you keep making a fuss, I'll give you a jar of horse urine… you're parched, you should drink it, shouldn't you?'

Wa Yan's body trembled violently, her face darkened, her eyes turned gray, she looked with utter despair at Xi You approaching her step by step.

It's over, it's over—she could no longer control her body or her words and deeds.

What she just said was absolutely not what she intended to say.

Her body went rigid, icy cold all over, a frigid evil force frenziedly invading her mind and spirit. Wa Yan roared wildly in her heart, wanting to muster even a trace of spiritual power to resist the evil force emanating from Xi You, but her whole body had been shackled by Wu Tie with who knows how many layers of seals.

Not a shred of spiritual power could be mobilized, not a bit of soul strength could be mobilized.

Before Xi You, Wa Yan at this moment was a completely undefended blank city.

Her lips pallid, she watched Xi You slowly approach, saw a skull crown wreathed in black mist silently appear above his head. A terrifying evil energy, vastly greater than before, howled into Wa Yan's mind, instantly destroying her last vestige of lucidity.

This evil energy ran rampant, wildly altering Wa Yan's memories, frenziedly rewriting all her thoughts, ideas, feelings, and insights.

'I am… the most devout slave of the Dark Soul Divine Clan.' A black rune faintly appeared on Wa Yan's brow; she whispered hoarsely to herself, her tone stiff, filled with a gloomy, sinister aura.