Chapter 897: You Xiaomao

As You Xiaomao devoured the corpses of his former comrades.

Not far from him, a Black Blood Possession appeared, frantically fleeing toward him.

For the old You Xiaomao, these Possessions would have been targets he longed to tear apart limb from limb.

But now, You Xiaomao felt not a shred of hostility—even instinctively, as if driven by primal urge, he opened his mouth wide toward the charging Black Blood Possession.

His mouth tore open at the corners, becoming a gaping maw, frozen in place.

And the Black Blood Possession, without the slightest hesitation, obediently plunged straight into You Xiaomao's mouth.

The Black Blood Possession was unexpectedly delicious.

And it melted instantly on the tongue.

The silky texture, the lingering flavor, left You Xiaomao trembling with unquenchable desire.

The nourishment from the Black Blood Possession pushed his strength to a new level—his every movement no longer matched the power of a Human Grade High-Level Warrior, but… Yun Level!

No, more accurately—it was… Li Level Possession power!

Feeling boundless strength surging within him, You Xiaomao continued devouring his teammates' corpses, while a more insane thought surged in his mind—go eat those civilians too! He needed more food!

Any human—he wanted to eat them, and it stirred his appetite!

Reason was peeling away from his consciousness.

And just then…

At the end of the road, a figure appeared, entering his vision.

The last fragments of his awareness suddenly returned in that instant!

For the figure before him was none other than… Fang Yue!

"I wondered why the Black Blood Possessions suddenly surged toward this area, yet none could be found."

"So they've all fused into you!"

Fang Yue's Yun Level warrior aura erupted fully!

He looked at the monstrous humanoid before him—with no intention of holding back.

Fang Yue did not wish to face the human warrior You Xiaomao.

But if the opponent had been Possessed, transformed into a Possession's form, then there was nothing left to say.

Zzzzzz!!

The Heaven Sword in his hand let out an excited sword hum.

Intense sword intent seemed to cleave the air itself.

A lethal killing intent locked onto You Xiaomao.

"It's you!!"

You Xiaomao, halting his feeding, stared at Fang Yue with hollow eyes dripping black blood.

He no longer knew why he wanted to kill Fang Yue.

His mind's awareness and memories had been swallowed whole by the hunger to eat.

Yet his killing intent toward Fang Yue remained as thick as ever.

He would eat Fang Yue!

Without hesitation, You Xiaomao charged toward Fang Yue.

His massive body shook the ground violently with every step.

Yet even after such immense enhancement, feeling nearly invincible,

You Xiaomao still couldn't match Fang Yue's speed!

As Fang Yue sprinted forward, he executed a second burst of acceleration—suddenly speeding past You Xiaomao's ability to track him, appearing instantly before his face.

You Xiaomao instinctively reached out with his right hand toward Fang Yue—only to meet a blade of light.

Zzzzzz!!

A sharp slash, like a white phantom, crossed his arm—severing his right arm high into the air.

Blood had barely sprayed when it froze midair—even the wound itself turned to ice.

You Xiaomao screamed in agony, but Fang Yue's figure reversed direction and crossed past him again.

This time, his body tilted, toppling downward.

Looking down, he saw his right leg separating from his torso—the clean, smooth cut unmistakably from a sword wound.

"So strong! So strong! So strong!! How can he be this strong! I'm a Li Level Possession!!"

He meant to voice this—but when he opened his mouth, only an incoherent, beast-like roar erupted.

With the roar, he felt a slight weight settle on his shoulders.

He turned his head—and saw his brother's killer, standing on his shoulders in a half-squat, calmly staring into his eyes.

Then You Xiaomao felt it.

His head was sliding sideways.

Separating from his neck into two parts.

His vision tilted downward as his head rolled to the ground.

But… he was still alive.

He perceived his continued existence in a new way.

Though his body was severed, limbs cut off—he had not died.

This was a Possession. This was the power of a mighty Li Level Possession…

Zzzzzz!!

A furious sword intent descended from above, crushing his entire skull.

The consciousness that had been clear just moments ago snapped off in an instant, plunging completely into darkness.

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for killing Fiend-rank low-stage Possession 【You Xiaomao】. Reward: Control +10000, Deflection +10000, Lifespan +5 years."

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for killing Fiend-rank low-stage Possession 【You Xiaomao】. Reward: 【Ghost Realm】 progress +50%."

Fang Yue stared at the ground with a complicated expression, at the silver stone that had dropped from You Xiaomao's body.

The silver stone brought many things to Fang Yue's mind.

He still remembered clearly that when he first entered the game, what he had received from Lord Han's hands was a silver stone.

The power of that bladeless Possession was still vivid in Fang Yue's memory even now.

He hadn't expected that, more than two months later, he himself would have grown to this point — able to solo a Fiend-rank Possession and earn silver stones with ease.

On top of that, those Calamity-rank Possessions had been doled out like they cost nothing, giving Fang Yue a fierce surge of experience, his attribute points shooting up like crazy.

But strangely, You Xiaomao had clearly already been possessed and turned into a Possession.

Yet after killing You Xiaomao, he could still obtain a Ghost Realm boost from You Xiaomao's body.

This was something that hadn't happened with the other Black Blood Possessions.

He opened the attribute list.

"Name: Yese Liming."

"Realm: Cloud-rank low-stage."

"Ghost Realm: Calamity-rank high-stage 【50%】."

"Spirit Root: Ghost Spirit Root."

"Status: Ghost Curse 【Black Rain】, ——."

"HP: 60000/60000."

"Inner Force: 120000/120000."

"Ghost Value: 120000/120000."

"Control: 124980 【Base: 125000】 【Status/Buff: -20】."

"Deflection: 124980 【Base: 125000】 【Status/Buff: -20】."

"Comprehension: 125. 【Special Attribute】"

"Talent: Night Breathing 【Human-rank upper-grade】."

"Ghost Talent: Still World, Ghost Ring."

"Rain-rank: Frozen Heart Method 【Fourth Layer】, Glazed Ice Step 【First Layer】, Empty Ice Sword Art 【Third Layer】."

"Human-level Martial Art: Analysis Pupil 【Human-rank lower-grade】."

"Innate Martial Art: Innate Qi Shield 【Human-rank high-grade】, Aura 【Human-rank high-grade】, Shadow-Treading Step 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Dark Moon Blade Technique 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Night Flow Mental Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Coiling Tree Heart Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】."

"Acquired Martial Art: ……"

"Lifespan: 273 years, 5 months."

(End of chapter)