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Join the ServerAfter Xue Li left that cool, low whisper in Su Mian’s ear, she did not look back.
She merely lifted a slender, jade-like hand, waving it ever so slightly in Su Mian’s direction, making a ‘shushing’ gesture.
“It’s alright. With me here, you and your friends will be safe.”
Her voice was calm and unruffled, yet it instilled a profound sense of security.
Before her words fully faded, Xue Li simply raised her gaze slightly, a chilling glint flashing in her icy blue pupils.
“Whoosh—!”
A biting, bone-chilling wind suddenly swirled into existence without warning, roaring outwards from Xue Li as its epicenter!
The second wave of demonic entities from the Spirit Realm, previously lunging from all directions with bared fangs and claws, froze solid the instant they met the frigid blast.
“Crack… crackle, crackle…”
Distinct sounds of freezing echoed one after another.
In merely a single breath, all the attacking entities within dozens of meters, regardless of their size, transformed into ice sculptures, each frozen in a unique pose and covered in a thick layer of white frost.
“First-tier demon…”
Su Baixue’s pupils constricted, and she gasped in a low voice, her usually serene face revealing an undisguised shock for the first time.
The rough classification of demonic strength by the Demon Extermination Bureau flashed through her mind: Fourth-tier, Third-tier, Second-tier, First-tier, Special-tier.
As a newly promoted ‘Sub-tier’ Demon Exorcist herself, she could, under normal circumstances, independently handle a Second-tier demon at most.
Yet, this Snow Maiden before her had effortlessly dealt with so many demonic entities. Combined with her immense demonic aura, it was clear that she was a First-tier demon.
What made her even more incredulous was that the entity showed no hostility towards humans. Instead, she was clearly protecting Su Mian and her friends.
This completely defied all the common knowledge Su Baixue had about demons.
Xue Li’s movements flowed like water, imbued with a classical rhythm and an ultimate beauty that seemed to transcend this era.
She did not even spare a glance at the frozen entities. She simply raised her hand lightly, her five fingers slightly curled.
“Bang! Bang, bang! Bang—!”
A series of crisp explosions erupted!
Those frozen entities, possessing low intelligence and acting purely on instinct, burst apart from the inside out, transforming into glittering ice shards and powder that filled the air, leaving not even a trace of their demonic energy behind.
Meanwhile, the few demons who had either been at the edge of the cold blast, or possessed slightly higher intelligence and a keen sense of danger, were now utterly terrified.
They whimpered and retreated repeatedly, not stopping until they were a hundred meters away.
“Clap, clap, clap!”
A series of crisp claps rang out.
Far from being intimidated by Xue Li’s display of power, Ling Chen’s face flushed with a sickly crimson and extreme excitement.
He stepped forward, his gaze burning as it fixated on Xue Li, scrutinizing her from head to toe.
“Magnificent! Truly magnificent!”
Ling Chen’s voice trembled slightly with excitement. “A female demon so beautiful, yet so powerful… she utterly captivates me.”
He licked his somewhat dry lips, the greed in his eyes almost materializing. “If I’m not mistaken, you must be a ‘Snow Maiden,’ aren’t you?”
He bowed slightly, adopting what he considered an elegant posture of invitation, though his tone was filled with an undeniable possessiveness. “What do you say, esteemed Miss Snow Maiden? Abandon this tedious human campus game and form a contract with me, become my Shikigami!”
“I—I will give you the recognition you deserve.”
Indeed, this was Ling Chen’s deeply hidden, perverse obsession: an almost fanatical collecting and conquering desire for beautiful, powerful women, especially those with non-human traits.
While he often grew tired of them soon after acquiring them, moving on to new ‘collections,’ at this moment, the cool-tempered, exceptionally powerful Snow Maiden before him undoubtedly ignited his fiercest desires.
He was already imagining the exquisite pleasure it would be to crush that icy pride beneath his heel, watching her submit, her eyes slowly dimming.
“Ling Chen! Are you insane?!”
Su Baixue sharply rebuked him, attempting to stop the madman blocking her way.
“She is a First-tier demon! And judging by her control over her power, she is by no means a novice. You…”
She did not fully understand Ling Chen’s true strength, as he had never gone all out in front of her when they partnered.
In her estimation, Ling Chen was at most her equal, a ‘Sub-tier B’ exorcist, perhaps even less capable than herself.
Subdue a First-tier demon?
Even if the demon ‘willingly’ submitted, an exorcist of his spiritual power and mental fortitude, which were at the Sub-tier level, simply could not withstand the backlash of a First-tier demon contract. He would be instantly drained or consumed!
Su Mian, even more anxious, wanted to rush forward, her voice laced with suppressed fury. “Xue Li! Don’t listen to him! This man is a complete lunatic, a scoundrel! Look at how his Shikigami are! He’ll destroy you!”
The image of Ling Chen abusing his Shikigami was still vivid in her mind. She absolutely could not allow the kind-hearted Student Xue Li to fall into the hands of such a wretch.
Xue Li’s gaze fell upon Ling Chen, her expression coldly indifferent.
Her red lips parted slightly, her voice not loud, yet it clearly echoed throughout the surroundings: “Be my master?”
She paused, a chilling glint solidifying in her icy eyes. “You are not worthy.”
“Hahahaha! What character! I like it!”
Ling Chen, far from being angered, laughed instead. Xue Li’s rejection seemed to further ignite his desire for conquest.
“Since words cannot move you, then we shall follow the rules—let strength speak for itself!”
He snapped his fingers crisply, a smile still on his face, but his eyes suddenly turned cold and ruthless.
The five female demon Shikigami, already scarred and weak, trembled uncontrollably the moment they received his command.
Having accepted the order, they could only attack Xue Li, their eyes filled with despair and panic.
“To be stuck with such a master…”
Xue Li, after parrying a Sakura Demon’s umbrella strike, swept her cool gaze over the five beautiful faces etched with pain and numbness. A sigh entered her voice. “You truly are pathetic.”
Before her words had even finished, she seized the five Shikigami, who were already struggling due to their injuries and the forced compliance of their contract.
In less than a second, the five Shikigami transformed into five lifelike, yet lifeless, ice sculptures.
Almost at the very moment the five Shikigami were encased in ice—
“Boom! Boom!”
Two terrifying demonic auras, far more violent than any demon before, erupted suddenly from the shadows on either side of Ling Chen’s body!
Dust and dark shadows twisted and parted, and the outlines of two colossal beings gradually became clear.
On the left, one resembled a giant ox, nearly three meters tall.
On the right, one took the form of a magnificent steed.
“Ushi-oni… Nightmare Beast?!”
Su Baixue gasped, the color draining from her face, her voice filled with disbelief. “Two… two First-tier demon Shikigami?
“To simultaneously summon and command two First-tier demons… you, are you a—”
Her gaze locked onto Ling Chen. The partner who had always seemed frivolous and cynical now appeared strange and dangerous in her eyes.
Ling Chen chuckled, as if summoning two First-tier demons was a trivial matter. “They are merely two small First-tier pets, nothing more.”
He glanced at Su Baixue’s shocked expression, his tone brimming with undisguised superiority. “Indeed, as you suspect, I am a Rank A Demon Exorcist, though I’ve only recently entered the lower echelons of Rank A.”
“What, is Rank A so difficult?”
He paused, his gaze drifting into the distance as if recalling something, a provocative smirk curving his lips: “Rank A… even if I had entered the bureau a few years earlier, with my current profound accumulation of power…
“If he and I had entered at the same time, in the same position, I might have contended for the title of the Demon Extermination Bureau’s top young talent.”
In his words, there was little respect for Xiao Moyuan, only contempt.
“Boom—!”
“Aiy—!”
The Ushi-oni and the Nightmare Beast roared simultaneously, their demonic energy surging skyward.
Xue Li’s expression turned serious for the first time. Facing two demons of the same tier, she felt a palpable pressure.
Xue Li’s figure appeared even more delicate amidst the onslaught of the two colossal beasts, yet she still maneuvered with agility, deflecting or neutralizing most attacks.
Occasionally, her counterattacking ice cones left deep white marks on the Ushi-oni’s armored hide or temporarily froze the Nightmare Beast’s hooves.
“Oh my, Miss Xue Li, you truly keep surprising me!”
Ling Chen watched from the side, his eyes shining, the excitement on his face growing more intense.
“To be able to hold your own against the combined assault of two First-tier demons… This strength, this resilience… I’m growing ever fonder of you!”
His gaze gradually became fervent and twisted, his voice dropping to a low, chillingly gentle tone:
“So fond that I can’t wait to see your coldness and arrogance slowly stripped away, crushed by my own hands. That will truly be… the most exquisite work of art.”
Before his words finished, Ling Chen’s hands abruptly formed a series of seals at high speed before his chest!
Several special talismans, shimmering with dark golden patterns, materialized out of thin air and shot towards Xue Li in the midst of the battle with lightning speed!
“God-Binding Chains!”
Xue Li was intently parrying a fierce charge from the Ushi-oni when she suddenly felt the space around her tighten, as if invisible shackles had instantly clamped onto her limbs and bones!
She tried to activate her chilling aura to shatter the restraints, but the talismans were specifically designed to inhibit demonic energy flow!
“This is bad…” Xue Li’s icy blue pupils contracted slightly.
“Got you~”
Ling Chen, wearing a nauseatingly triumphant smile, appeared before the immobilized Xue Li in the blink of an eye.
He extended a finger, intending to lightly touch Xue Li’s cold, smooth cheek with a frivolous gesture.
“Now, let’s begin the contract. Don’t worry, the process might be a bit intense, but I’ll help you get used to it slowly.”
Unable to move, Xue Li could only glare fiercely at Ling Chen, who was mere inches away. In her usually calm, icy blue eyes, a blazing inferno of rage and cold killing intent ignited for the first time, along with a hint of humiliation.
Her disgust was almost palpable.
“Yes, yes, exactly! That look!”
Ling Chen, however, seemed to receive immense encouragement, his eyes growing even more fervent. “I can’t wait to see if you can maintain this stubbornness once you become my Shikigami, completely bound by the contract!”
“By then, will you break down and cry, or will you become as numb as they are?”
He gestured towards the five ice sculptures beside them, his tone filled with malicious anticipation.
‘Student Xue Li is saving us…’
‘She’s protecting me, Lu Yang, and Qin Xuan…’
‘She didn’t have to care about us…’
‘Absolutely not… I absolutely cannot let Student Xue Li fall into the hands of this beast!’
‘Never!!!!’
In Su Mian’s mind, the image of Ling Chen coldly kicking his Shikigami, watching their injuries with indifference, even taking pleasure in it, intertwined wildly with Xue Li’s humiliated and angry eyes at this moment, and her solitary figure facing a powerful enemy to protect everyone. These scenes played on a loop!
A surge of uncontrollable rage erupted in her chest!
Her hidden identity, avoiding conflict, her sister’s opinion—
At this moment, all of it was crushed to dust!
The fox demon bloodline, which she had meticulously suppressed and contained within her body, surged forth uncontrollably at this instant!
Under the dark red moonlight, Su Mian’s entire body “whooshed” as it ignited with a crimson demonic flame.
Her eyes, pupils suddenly constricted, transformed into a vivid, dripping red.
Her dark hair lengthened, and a pair of fluffy, snow-white fox ears “popped” out.
Behind her, three voluminous, snow-white fox tails suddenly unfurled, wildly swaying behind her in an unconscious frenzy, stirring up the crimson demonic energy!
At this moment, the ‘human’ part of her seemed to rapidly recede, while the ‘demonic’ instinct and power awakened with a vengeance!
“Hmm?!”
The triumphant smile on Ling Chen’s face instantly froze. He whipped his head around to look at the source of the demonic energy.
“Bang!!!”
A thick, powerful snow-white fox tail, wrapped in crimson demonic energy, violently struck Ling Chen’s abdomen!
“Pwahhhhh—!”
Ling Chen felt as though his internal organs had instantly shifted, and excruciating pain overwhelmed all his senses!
He was sent flying backward over ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground, curling up, coughing violently, and spitting out large mouthfuls of fresh blood.
“Sp-Special-tier… demon… fluctuation?!”
Ling Chen struggled to lift his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the center of the demonic energy’s eruption.
He ignored the blood constantly overflowing from his mouth, and momentarily forgot the excruciating pain in his abdomen, his vision refocusing on what lay ahead.
There, at the slowly converging and swirling center of the crimson demonic energy, stood a figure both familiar and strange.
Su Mian had fully revealed her half-demon form.
Crimson demonic energy coiled around her body.
Three fluffy, snow-white fox tails gently swayed behind her.
The pair of upright fox ears twitched slightly, indicating their owner’s heightened vigilance and lingering anger.
What was most captivating was her face.
Unfathomably alluring.
Her skin was fair and delicate, her features even more exquisitely defined. The corners of her eyes subtly upturned, sketching a breathtaking curve, and those scarlet eyes were now locked onto Ling Chen.
A straight nose bridge and cherry-like lips combined to form a stunningly beautiful face, albeit full of aggression.
Her normally loose school uniform was now stretched, hinting at her graceful curves.
At this moment, Su Mian was like a fox demon stepped out of legend—beautiful, dangerous, untamed, radiating a powerful and captivating aura.
She gently curled one of her fox tails around Xue Li, who had just broken free and was still a little unstable, pulling her behind for protection.
Su Mian then slightly crouched, facing Ling Chen, and let out a warning, threatening growl from her throat.
Ling Chen completely forgot his pain. His gaze, filled with obsession and greed, traveled from her exquisite face to her exotic fox ears, from her crimson eyes to her dancing fox tails, finally settling on the breathtaking curves of her body, outlined by demonic energy and fury.
He turned to look at Su Baixue, who was equally stunned, her brain seemingly having crashed. He asked in a dry, bitter voice:
“Miss Su… is this… your… brother?”
Su Baixue stood rigidly in place, the spiritual power she had gathered in her hands having dissipated unnoticed.
Her mouth hung open, her cool expression utterly shattered, leaving only boundless bewilderment, shock, and the dizzying sensation of her understanding collapsing.
She looked at Ling Chen, then at the beautiful, powerful, and terrifying fox demon figure before her, trying to find even a faint shadow of ‘Su Mian,’ that useless brother, in those familiar facial contours.
Her lips parted and closed silently a few times, but no sound escaped. Only a giant, constantly swirling question mark remained in her mind, along with the echo of Ling Chen’s question:
‘This… is her brother?’
‘That cowardly, incompetent ‘Su Mian’ whom she had known since childhood, who only revolved around Shen Zhixia, and who made her feel ashamed and even disgusted?’
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