[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele":3,"chapter-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Invincible Female Ghost Is A Bit Of A Hopeless Romantic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1706358,2180,"Chapter 170:【Type: Faceless Malevolent Deity】","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>This living Hu Tutu was not a patient person either, or perhaps she was simply pushed to the brink of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the paper Hu Tutu immediately begin forming hand seals, the living Hu Tutu's right hand instantly reached to her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second, she pulled out three yellow talismans, pinching them between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those talismans were not the Taoist cinnabar talismans, but the unique \"lamp talismans\" of the Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns on the yellow paper were drawn with lamp oil mixed with incense ash, twisting and winding, resembling one lit lamp after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed the three talismans into the air, her left hand forming the \"Lamp Guiding Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Index and middle fingers pressed together and extended forward, ring finger and pinky curled into the palm, thumb pressing down on the ring fingernail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the opening stance of the Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp for activating lamp talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp, borrow the method!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three talismans unfolded in the air, the patterns on them simultaneously lighting up with a bluish-white glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three clusters of fire erupted from the talismans, transforming into three fist-sized fire butterflies that pounced towards the paper Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu watched the scene before her, not dodging at all. Instead, her right hand pulled out an eight-spout lamp from her bosom, holding it horizontally in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her left hand formed the \"Lamp Guarding Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five fingers spread open, palm facing outward, thumb hooking onto the lamp base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That lamp flashed once, a bluish-white light curtain surged from the wick, covering the area in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fire butterflies crashed into the light curtain, exploding with three dull \"bang, bang, bang\" sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light curtain swayed, cracking in several places, but did not dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her right hand pulled out three more talismans, this time red ones, brighter than the previous three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slapped the talismans onto the ground, both hands forming the \"Lamp Array Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ten fingers of both hands interlaced, palms facing down, thumbs pressed together, the remaining eight fingers spread open like flower petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Borrow the method!! Lamp Array!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three red talismans ignited upon touching the ground, the flames connecting into a line on the ground, drawing a circle around the paper Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven pillars of fire, bluish-white, over a person's height, shot up from within the circle, trapping the paper Hu Tutu in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the paper Hu Tutu's expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised the eight-spout lamp overhead, her right hand forming the \"Lamp Breaking Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Index and middle fingers pressed together, ring finger and pinky curled, thumb hooking onto the base of the middle finger, fingertips pointing upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lamp, break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light on the eight-spout lamp suddenly brightened, a beam of golden light shot from the wick, striking the fire pillar directly in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"boom,\" that fire pillar exploded, scattering sparks everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the remaining six fire pillars immediately surged forward, sealing the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, Lu Yuan had already retreated quite a distance, his face full of urgency as he loudly shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop fighting already!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan's shout was full of urgency, but he didn't take any action at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just crossed his arms over his chest, blinking curiously as he watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go up and pull these two apart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pull my foot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing Lu Yuan needed to do here was to prevent the Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp from continuing the lamp for the Malevolent Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this paper Hu Tutu and living Hu Tutu engaged in a magical duel, naturally they couldn't go and continue the lamp for the Faceless Malevolent Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a certain perspective,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if these two just kept fighting for a while, Lu Yuan's goal would be achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>letting these two fight like this, whether one might seriously hurt the other...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Lu Yuan was a little worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after watching them exchange a couple of opening moves, Lu Yuan could see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This paper Hu Tutu and living Hu Tutu were completely evenly matched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two would probably have to fight for a good while before a victor emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they got tired from fighting later, Lu Yuan could step in to stop them, and it would still be timely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the living Hu Tutu took advantage of this moment to pull four black talismans from her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pasted the four talismans onto four trees, surrounding the paper Hu Tutu in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pasting them, she retreated three steps, both hands forming the \"Lamp Locking Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both hands clenched into fists, palms facing each other, index fingers extended, fingertips touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp, borrow the method—Lamp Lock!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four Pillars Lock the Soul, No Path in Eight Directions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four black talismans simultaneously lit up with a silver light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four beams of light shot from the talismans, converging above the paper Hu Tutu's head, weaving into a silver net that descended to cover her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu looked up, gritting her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed the eight-spout lamp on the ground, bit the tip of her tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood onto the wick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blood fell in, the lamp's golden light turned to a fiery gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This paper Hu Tutu even has vital essence blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, Lu Yuan was now incredibly curious about this paper Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the paper Hu Tutu's identity as a paper effigy, which was truly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had already marveled about this back at Zhenlong Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How on earth did the Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp make this paper effigy so lifelike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exactly like a real person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, over the past few days, Lu Yuan had carefully recalled the scene of his first meeting with the paper Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan could be one hundred percent certain that during that first meeting, there was absolutely no fold mark on the back of the paper Hu Tutu's neck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Lu Yuan wouldn't have failed to notice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that time, it wasn't just Lu Yuan; there was also the Deity of Beauty, and so many disciples at Zhenlong Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such an obvious paper effigy fold mark characteristic, others would definitely have noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And subsequent events confirmed that the fold mark only appeared for that fleeting moment, then returned completely to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn't know why it appeared for that instant at that time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could call it a flaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that instant, truly no one would have discovered that this Hu Tutu was a paper effigy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, it was even more astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu didn't seem like some ritual tool created through a method, or something like that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rather a living, breathing person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her own thoughts, her own emotions, her own methods, knowing how to form hand seals, how to duel magically...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>able to spit out vital essence blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan truly couldn't understand this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another point...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This paper Hu Tutu and the living Hu Tutu...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were clearly from the same family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the two people's thoughts, or rather their philosophies, were completely different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting it in Taoist terms, the two people's Dao were different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of thing was actually quite common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, take the old man and Celestial Master He Xun around Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were taught by the same master, but their Dao were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you have to consider, how old are these two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person's experiences are different, so naturally they would develop their own Dao later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, these two little snot-nosed brats were about the same age, only a few years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet they were already completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That living Hu Tutu was more... Lu Yuan couldn't quite describe it, because Lu Yuan also couldn't judge whether her various ideas were wrong or right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If forced to describe it, he could only use a neutral term: realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the paper Hu Tutu was more pure-hearted, good was good, bad was bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was quite strange. At such a young age, especially after hearing their conversation just now, both were taught by their own fathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't be that when teaching the living Hu Tutu, their father taught one way, and when teaching the paper Hu Tutu, he taught another way, could it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was really a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two people looked exactly the same, but their temperaments and dispositions, or rather their behavioral styles, were completely different...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the paper Hu Tutu had already formed the \"Lamp Burning Seal\" with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left hand holding the lamp, right hand with all five fingers spread open, covering above the lamp's spout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu Family of Continuing the Lamp, borrow life—Lamp Burn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life unbroken, lamp unextinguished!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight-spout lamp suddenly brightened, fiery golden light erupting from the lamp, rushing out in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver net was struck by the golden light, bouncing up three feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six fire pillars were struck by the golden light, tilting sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the net didn't break, the pillars didn't fall, they just swayed and then stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu was forced back a step by the golden light, her face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting her teeth, she stepped forward again, both hands reforming the \"Lamp Locking Seal,\" pressing the net down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu was bent over by the pressing net, but she didn't fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised the eight-spout lamp overhead, the fiery golden light inside the lamp growing brighter and brighter, pushing upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two talismans burned within the fire pillars, the patterns on them glowing blindingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire pillars straightened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver net pressed down another foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu was pressed down to one knee, but the lamp in her hand was still lit, the fiery golden light still pushing upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu's face had lost all color, her lips were pale, her hands trembling, but she didn't let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were locked in this stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire pillars burned around the paper Hu Tutu, a silver net pressed down above her head, fiery golden light pushed outward from the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither could overpower the other, neither could break the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley fell into dead silence, only the roaring of the burning fire pillars, only the buzzing vibration of the eight-spout lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Lu Yuan knew he could no longer just watch the show!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire pillars roared as they burned, the silver net creaked under pressure, the eight-spout lamp buzzed and vibrated in the paper Hu Tutu's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had already reached their limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu's face was completely devoid of color, her hands shaking like a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu knelt on one knee, the light from the eight-spout lamp had already faded from fiery gold to a dim yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this stalemate continued, both would be injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two little snot-nosed brats really fought viciously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they have some old grudge or something?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand pulled three yellow talismans from his bosom, his left hand forming a \"Body Freezing Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thumb hooking the base of the ring finger, index and middle fingers pressed together and extended forward, ring finger and pinky naturally curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Taoist common opening stance for stopping conflicts, not harming people, only immobilizing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the three talismans into the air, both hands forming a seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was the \"Tai Chi Seal\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left palm facing up, right palm facing down, both hands overlapping, thumbs pressed together, the remaining eight fingers naturally spread open, shaped like the Tai Chi symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Taoist hand seal for harmonizing yin and yang, resolving conflicts, emphasizing the character for \"harmony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Star of the Supreme Platform, responding without cease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Repel evil and bind demons, protect life and guard the body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wisdom bright and pure, heart and spirit peaceful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three Souls eternal, no loss or collapse of the Hun and Po.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reciting, Lu Yuan flipped both hands, palms facing outward, all ten fingers spread open, pulling them apart to both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three talismans exploded in the air, transforming into three beams of golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One struck the fire pillars, one struck the silver net, one struck the eight-spout lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the golden light fell, the fire pillars \"whooshed\" and shrank by half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver net \"creaked\" to a stop. The buzzing of the eight-spout lamp also ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both people were simultaneously stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu looked down at her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were still there, the talismans were still there, but the \"Lamp Locking Seal\" she was forming was pried open by an invisible force, all ten fingers as if pried apart, unable to exert any strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu looked down at her lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lamp was still lit, but the \"Lamp Burning Seal\" she was forming was also pried open, her right hand's five fingers spread open, unable to close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both wanted to reform their seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn't give them the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward again, both hands changing to another seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was the \"Water Parting Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both palms facing each other, a foot apart, all ten fingers spread open, fingertips facing each other, as if holding an invisible ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was used by Taoists to separate entangled yin energy and yang energy; used on people, it could separate two people locked in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven and Earth Profound Ancestor, root of all energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin and Yang become distinct, clear and turbid each return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Left is yang, right is yin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each returns to its position, do not contend, do not seize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urgently, urgently, as by the law's command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reciting, Lu Yuan pulled both hands apart to the sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force surged from his palms, like two large hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One grabbed the living Hu Tutu, one grabbed the paper Hu Tutu, pushing them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu was pushed back three feet, her back hitting a tree, where she stood firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu was pushed back two feet, kneeling on one knee, stabilizing her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire pillars were completely extinguished, leaving only a few piles of ash on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver net dispersed, the four black talismans floated down from the trees, landing on the ground, turning into four pieces of paper ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light of the eight-spout lamp dimmed, returning to its faint bluish-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley suddenly fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu leaned against the tree, breathing heavily, glaring at the paper Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu knelt on the ground, holding the lamp, also breathing heavily, glaring back at the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the two, there was an empty space three feet wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stood right in the center of the empty space, hands hanging at his sides, moonlight shining on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completely separating the two, Lu Yuan did not immediately attend to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Lu Yuan walked a few steps towards the center of the valley, looking down at the pile of things on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what the paper Hu Tutu had set up earlier when continuing the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three white candles had already burned out, leaving only three small piles of solidified wax on the ground, bluish-white, like three dead insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze incense burner lay tilted to the side, the black powder inside already burned to ash, scattering with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yellow paper was burned all over the ground, a thin layer of paper ash spread out, moonlight shining on it, reflecting a pale white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in the middle was that eight-spout lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu had placed it on the ground earlier, and hadn't had time to retrieve it during her duel with the living Hu Tutu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lamp was still lit, but not the fiery gold from before, nor the bluish-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a very, very dim yellow, like an oil lamp about to burn out, the flame only the size of a fingernail, flickering in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan crouched down to look at the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight-spout lamp, made of bronze, palm-sized, covered in rust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight lamp spouts formed a circle, with one larger one in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the middle one was lit, the seven smaller ones were all dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wick was very short, almost burned down to the lamp base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much lamp oil remained either, a thin layer coating the bottom of the lamp bowl, emitting a dim yellow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lamp was about to go out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ritual to continue the lamp for the Malevolent Deity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should also be about to fail, right...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan stared at the small flame inside, pondering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the flame was so small it was just a speck, like a needle tip, like a grain of rice, like a firefly about to go out at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind blew, it tilted, then straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another blow, another tilt, another straightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just wouldn't go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan watched for a while, suddenly feeling something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lamp... didn't seem like it was about to go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame was as small as it could be, but it was just there, lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan realized the flame wasn't burning from the wick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wick had already burned out, but that speck of flame still hovered above the lamp spout, not falling down, not drifting away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something was holding it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the light of that flame, very dim, so dim it was almost invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the light fell on the ground, the light fell on the bronze incense burner, yet the bronze incense burner cast no shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This light didn't illuminate things, it only illuminated itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper Hu Tutu also noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped panting, staring at the lamp, her small face slowly changing color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living Hu Tutu also noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned against the tree, her eyes widening more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan crouched in front of the lamp, reaching out to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand had just reached halfway—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lamp went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not slowly, but with a \"snap,\" it just went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That speck of flame suddenly shrank, shrinking to a point, and then was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan's hand stopped in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that very moment, the lamp oil on the ground suddenly lit up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the kind of bright light from a flame, but the lamp oil itself was glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black oil, emitting a bluish-white light, spreading outward along the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the light spread, paper ash flew up, fallen leaves flew up, gravel flew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the wind, but something pushing up from underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't blocked by clouds, but the light point in the lamp spout suddenly brightened, bluish-white, blindingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That light shone upward, sucking in the moonlight, drawing it into the fissure, drawing it underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the shadows on the ground moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows of trees, the shadows of grass, the shadows of stones, all ran towards the fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running over, they were sucked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fissure grew larger and larger, darker and darker, like a mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly like how it was when Lu Yuan first arrived!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also at this moment, the long-inactive 【Vanquish Demons and Exorcise Evil】 system finally began to issue a warning!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right underground, a blood-red prompt abruptly appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Type: Faceless Malevolent Deity】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultivation: Three Hundred and Seventeen Years】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Weakness: Thunder, Lightning, Fire】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Danger Level: 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