After the two-headed brain-eating demon left, 'Yan Xiaoqi' slumped to the ground, breathing deeply. The recent actions had been too much of a burden on this body, and if not for the drop of blood from the evil god's descendant in his lower abdomen, this body would have been ruined long ago.
When the others witnessed the departure of the terrifying two-headed brain-eating demon and noticed that Yan Xiaoqi was indeed very weak, they exchanged glances, and a hint of malicious killing intent flickered in their eyes.
'Yan Xiaoqi' raised his head, a deep light flashing in his eyes. Those who were preparing to strike while he was incapacitated suddenly felt their bodies stiffen. They saw Yan Xiaoqi's eyes seemingly turn into a giant black hole, swallowing their souls.
"Hmph!" 'Yan Xiaoqi' let out a cold snort. Using soul-capturing techniques was easy for him, more than enough even against the two-headed brain-eating demon just now. This confrontation was essentially a contest of soul power between the two sides.
"Get out!" 'Yan Xiaoqi's cold snort instantly awakened those who had fallen into the black hole illusion, bringing them back from the nightmare. They looked at Yan Xiaoqi with unprecedented fear. When Yan Xiaoqi spoke in a commanding tone, these people fled out of the cave in a panic.
After all the personnel in the cave had completely fled, 'Yan Xiaoqi' suddenly began to cough violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood. As the blood was still splattering in the air, Yan Xiaoqi's fingers quickly outlined in the air, and soon a blood-colored rune appeared in the void, using his own blood as a medium. This rune was ancient and engraved, exuding a wild and ancient aura.
As this blood-colored rune flew out, the blood scattered on the ground and in the vessels was attracted and gathered towards the rune. This blood came from the two-headed brain-eating demon that had just been defeated, a terrifying creature named Mou Xuan.
When all the blood was completely integrated into the blood-colored rune, the rune suspended in the air began to twist, change, and merge. The blood slowly rotated, finally forming a strange, distorted pattern. Vaguely, one could discern the image of a two-headed brain-eating demon wielding huge arm armor and roaring up at the sky.
'Yan Xiaoqi' gazed at the pattern in mid-air, gently waved his hand, and the rune shrunk to the size of a grain of rice, was drawn into his wrist, and then disappeared.
After completing all this, due to extreme fatigue and energy depletion, 'Yan Xiaoqi' finally fainted on the ground.
When Yan Xiaoqi fainted and fell to the ground, Archmage Zhu Ying and his two disciples arrived at a medium-sized city threatened by a sandstorm. They used the magic array of the evil god's society within the city to transmit what they had seen and heard, as well as Yan Xiaoqi's condition, to the mage headquarters. Afterward, the three traveled to other locations by camel caravan.
At the same time, the evil god's society of the Dark Evil God Alliance issued an order. Based on Yan Xiaoqi's physical characteristics and hair, and using the evil god's locator made from his blood, a high bounty was issued. Bounty hunters from the Human Continent and the Superhuman race heard the news and moved out, searching for the target named Yan Xiaoqi.
When Yan Xiaoqi woke up from his coma, he found a trembling, pale, and haggard woman beside him. When the woman saw Yan Xiaoqi open his eyes, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She wanted to call out loudly but hesitated, worried about the brain-eating demons outside the cave, and looked at Yan Xiaoqi with concern.
"It seems I'm still alive!" Yan Xiaoqi muttered to himself. Although he was used to controlling "Wu"'s body, seeing the same body, physique, and strength display different brilliance in different people's hands, he began to vaguely understand what a true strong person is, what "Wu" fears, and the confidence and calmness of striving to survive even after the end of the world.
After "Wu"'s experience, Yan Xiaoqi realized that he still had a lot to learn.
"Who are you?" Yan Xiaoqi asked, pressing his Taiyin acupoint, his head aching.
"Kou Jiao, sir. My name is Kou Jiao." The woman looked at Yan Xiaoqi, bowed, and answered respectfully.
"So, my daily life will be arranged by you, right?" Yan Xiaoqi asked, thinking to himself that he actually had a maid in this place. He wondered if the evil god would also participate in some exciting activities.
"Yes, sir. I was personally appointed by the Brain-Eating Demon Lord as your maid. From today on, everything about me belongs to you." The woman's face flushed slightly, and she said in a low voice. As she spoke more, her head drooped lower.
"Lift your head!" Yan Xiaoqi said with a hint of excitement.
"Yes, sir." Kou Jiao raised her head, her eyes filled with shyness.
Bright and clear eyes revealed unparalleled innocence. She had a melon-seed-shaped face and skin as delicate as milk, but long-term malnutrition and constant fright had caused this young and beautiful woman to lose her former radiance.
"Change the person!" At this moment, 'Wu' suddenly took over Yan Xiaoqi's body and said this, causing Kou Jiao's face to instantly turn red, and a hint of despair flashed in her eyes.
He had been chosen from the food reserve prison by the alien brain-eating demons. If he were pushed out without reason, the brain-eating demons would undoubtedly treat him as useless waste and turn him into food.
"Sir, please keep me. I am willing to do anything you want, otherwise, I will have nowhere to go. Please, please." Kou Jiao cried, kneeling on the ground and pleading bitterly with Yan Xiaoqi.
"There is no need for extra service here, you can leave." 'Wu' controlled Yan Xiaoqi, his tone cold and ruthless.
"Sir, please, sir." Kou Jiao's crying became more and more mournful, pleading with Yan Xiaoqi. But at this moment, Yan Xiaoqi was completely controlled by 'Wu', so his eyes revealed coldness and indifference.
"What are you doing?" In Yan Xiaoqi's heart, he also witnessed everything that was happening before him and roared at the huge darkness in the sky.
"I'm doing this for everyone's good. Don't forget our identities, we are outsiders in this world. Although these alien brain-eating demons are hostile to us, as long as we guide them patiently, we can also change their attitude. And this woman is human. For her own kind, we - no, you - should naturally not have a stance of confrontation. Letting her leave you is for everyone's safety. You wouldn't want to be poisoned while resting or be beheaded at night, would you?" 'Wu' loudly reprimanded in Yan Xiaoqi's heart, thinking how absurd his behavior was. When he didn't even have the ability to protect himself, sympathizing with others was not kindness, but ignorance.
"You have a point." Yan Xiaoqi felt a hint of bitterness in his heart when faced with 'Wu''s words.
"Sir, please." Kou Jiao was still pleading. She couldn't leave this room, otherwise, the brain-eating demons outside would devour her. She didn't want to die.
"Go, leave here, I'm doing this for your own good, go!" This time it was Yan Xiaoqi who said it himself.
"Sir, please, I am willing to do anything, sir." Kou Jiao cried bitterly, clutching Yan Xiaoqi's leg, pleading.
Just then, the two brain-eating demons outside the cave seemed to hear the commotion inside and walked into the cave. They heard the woman's crying and Yan Xiaoqi's cold expulsion order, and laughed loudly, saying, "Human slave, since you cannot satisfy this human who works for us, then you are obviously useless. We are also hungry, so you will be our food and show your value."
The brain-eating demon was about to extend its huge hand and grab Kou Jiao.
Kou Jiao was now in deep despair, her body limp on the ground, sobbing softly. Facing the brain-eating demon's huge hand, she remained motionless.
"Stop!" Only then did Yan Xiaoqi realize why Kou Jiao was pleading and crying so desperately. This was not the modern world, nor a human city, but the territory of the brain-eating demons. If he drove this woman away, she would become food for the brain-eating demons. Yan Xiaoqi was anxious and roared.
The brain-eating demon's huge hand stopped and turned its head. The brain-eating demon revealed a ferocious mouth full of sharp teeth and said, "Since this slave has angered you, I will throw her into the pot now and then find another slave to satisfy you."
With that, the huge hand extended again, grabbed Kou Jiao, and strode out. Kou Jiao was in deep despair, her eyes vacant, completely forgetting to resist.
"Damn it, stop! You undead monster!" Yan Xiaoqi shouted anxiously.
"Undead? I like that name. From today on, I will be called Undead Mou Xuan." The brain-eating demon turned its head, grinned widely, and laughed at Yan Xiaoqi.
"Wu, save her quickly, I can't let her die because of me." Yan Xiaoqi frantically called for help from the evil god in his heart.
"We are outsiders." Wu said softly.
"That's not an excuse! Can the evil god, as an outsider, just watch this woman die because of me? I know you, evil god, must have a way." Yan Xiaoqi said hopefully.
"She is a human." Wu said again.
"That's why I have to save her." Yan Xiaoqi roared angrily, exasperated.
"I can save her!" Wu answered affirmatively.
"Really? I knew it, evil god, you are a good person." Yan Xiaoqi smiled happily at the evil god.
"But, it requires your cooperation." Wu continued.
"No problem." Yan Xiaoqi waved his hand grandly and agreed.
"Before you become a Level 10 Energy Condenser, you must execute all my training plans, without being lazy or resisting, and you must complete every task I assign." Wu began to propose conditions, seemingly taking advantage of this opportunity.
Please note that there are some repeated words and disjointed narratives in the original text. I have tried my best to polish it while preserving the original meaning.
"Okay, your training is also for my better survival. I will fully cooperate and complete all training tasks." Yan Xiaoqi readily agreed.
"Good!" Deep in Yan Xiaoqi's mind, the evil god's heart beat violently, and a familiar power quickly took over his body.
'Wu' controlled the body, and 'Yan Xiaoqi' stood up, clapping his hands lightly, making a deafening sound.
Clap!
With a light sound, Kou Jiao, who was grabbed by the brain-eating demon, suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.
"Look at me!" 'Yan Xiaoqi' said softly, his eyes flashing with deep light. When the brain-eating demon looked at him, its eyes instantly became dull, and it slowly put down Kou Jiao in its hand, stood up, and walked out of the cave.
"When the sound rings again, you will forget everything that just happened." 'Yan Xiaoqi' watched the two huge brain-eating demons walk to the entrance of the cave and said softly. Then, he clapped his hands again, making a sound. The brain-eating demons outside the cave trembled, looked around in confusion, then shrugged, smacked their lips, rubbed their hungry bellies, and complained in a low voice that the elder had arranged for them to guard the door here, thinking that the thin little people inside the cave could not possibly escape. However, the brain-eating demons always obeyed the elder's words.
'Wu''s power withdrew from Yan Xiaoqi's body, allowing him to regain control of his body. Yan Xiaoqi looked at Kou Jiao, who was still limp on the ground, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes, and said softly, "Get up, no one will drive you away anymore."
Hearing Yan Xiaoqi's words, Kou Jiao recovered from the confusion in the evil god's eyes, looked around, and more and more evil god's light gradually appeared in her eyes. Finally, after confirming that she would not be devoured, he kowtowed to Yan Xiaoqi repeatedly and said with tears streaming down his face, "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir. I will serve you well, sir."
"Alright, get up, no one will hurt you. However, time will tell. Just do your job well." Yan Xiaoqi said with a smile.
"Yes, sir." Kou Jiao said with the joy of surviving a disaster.
"Hahaha, human boy, how is it? Are you satisfied with this human woman?" A giant roar of laughter came from outside the cave. Without looking, one knew it was the alien brain-eating demon Mou Xuan, who had obtained his exclusive weapon from Yan Xiaoqi.
"You woke up so quickly, it seems you are fine. Otherwise, I would have taken you to see that green-skinned old ghost doctor. It seems unnecessary now." The alien brain-eating demon walked up to Yan Xiaoqi, sat down unceremoniously on the huge stone bed, and said loudly.
"Looking at your expression, it seems something good has happened."At this moment, Yan Xiaoqi was once again controlled by 'Wu' in the blink of an eye. There were some subtle, hard-to-detect changes in the evil god's expression and movements. 'Yan Xiaoqi' began to change the subject.
"Haha, that's right. Yesterday, holding the weapon you crafted, I actually successfully withstood Shentu Lian's three attacks, hahaha! After Shentu Lian learned that this weapon came from you, he even said he wanted to visit you in person. However, he left in a hurry this morning, but I have already found your future food source. I will send it over later." The alien brain-eater said with a laugh. To him, a brain-eater who could withstand Shentu Lian's three attacks and remain standing was undoubtedly a top warrior. And as an alien brain-eater, the fact that he possessed spellcasting abilities that allowed him to stand out among warriors was a source of pride for him.
"This is indeed exciting news." 'Yan Xiaoqi' responded in a low voice, with a hint of the evil god's pleasure.
"Indeed. Shentu Lian has arranged everything for you. In the next month, you don't need to worry about food and can focus on recovering your strength. There's no need to have any concerns. Here, we are the most powerful brain-eaters in the forest." The alien brain-eater declared confidently.
"I myself have no problem, but the key is this lady you gave me. She needs some kind of proof to show that she is my person, so that she won't be mistaken for food by other brain-eaters when she goes out. Therefore, she needs something like an identity document." 'Yan Xiaoqi' turned his head and looked at Kou Jiao, who was standing to the side, filled with fear and trembling slightly.
"No problem, Shentu Lian has already given me such an item. She just needs to wear it on her head, and it will prove that she is Shentu Lian's private property. Other brain-eaters will definitely not lay a hand on her." The alien brain-eater said, taking out a head hoop similar to a golden fillet and casually throwing it onto the stone bed.
"You are still so thoughtful. In that case, I am extremely grateful." 'Yan Xiaoqi' said with surprise and a smile.
"Alright, now that I see you are well, Shentu Lian is also relieved. You should rest well! Here, no one dares to harm you." The alien brain-eater said proudly, with a hint of evil.
"Please thank Shentu Lian for me. I will definitely take good care of myself. Perhaps next time I can craft a real weapon for Shentu Lian." 'Yan Xiaoqi' said with a humble smile.
"Hahaha! Shentu Lian thinks so too. He has always longed to possess a real weapon." The alien brain-eater laughed heartily upon hearing Yan Xiaoqi's words and left the cave.
After the alien brain-eater left, Yan Xiaoqi casually picked up the golden fillet head hoop. The head hoop automatically floated up and slowly descended onto Kou Jiao's head. The leaves on the head hoop unfolded one by one, clicked into place, and settled firmly on Kou Jiao's head.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, Master Qi!" Kou Jiao didn't know the evil god's deeper meaning, but she knew that with this item, even if she went out, she would no longer worry about being captured by brain-eaters and having her body torn apart and eaten. Therefore, this time her gratitude was heartfelt.
'Yan Xiaoqi' waved his hand and said disdainfully, "I never thought the brain-eaters in this world would also start playing mind games. Although this method is quite primitive, it is a strategy after all. They keep me, just like humans keep cats and dogs, using my value. They keep what is useful and eat what is not. Heh heh, as expected of a large family with a thousand-year heritage, their wisdom is simple but real. But since I'm here, I'll make sure you have no descendants."
Yan Xiaoqi said softly, stepping out of the cave and looking at the continuous forest in front of the cave. At the end of the forest, a majestic mountain peak stood between heaven and earth like a giant sword piercing the clouds.
"Sir." Kou Jiao's low whisper came from behind.
Yan Xiaoqi turned around and saw Kou Jiao stroking her head hoop with a joyful expression. He comforted her, "Don't worry, it's just a nameplate. When I have time another day, I will add some elements to it to help you recover your health."
"Thank you, sir." Although Kou Jiao was confused about what elements the evil god's head hoop could add to enhance health, since her life was no longer in danger, she still nodded gratefully, like a docile kitten.
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The Mou Xuan brain-eater clan is the most powerful group of brain-eaters along the Zeta coast, occupying a peninsula and multiplying for generations. After a thousand years of expansion, it has developed into a vast brain-eater empire.
More than 100,000 brain-eaters live on this peninsula. Due to their large size and rough lifestyle, this race, like orcs, is almost entirely composed of soldiers.
Whenever war breaks out or foreign enemies invade, these 100,000 brain-eaters transform into powerful warriors.
Among the brain-eaters, those recognized by the clan as warriors have a skin color similar to ordinary brain-eaters, which is flesh-colored with a reddish tint, as if their blood is boiling. These recognized warriors are responsible for the clan's hunting and guarding their homeland. Their huge bodies and basic combat skills, once engaged in battle, are like human tanks.
Above the ordinary warriors are the elite brain-eaters. Their skin color turns dark red due to the production of combat energy within their bodies, like the color of the Fire Ring Desert. At this time, their combat energy cannot be outwardly displayed, but it can significantly enhance their combat power, giving them more powerful instantaneous attack and explosive power, as well as more sustained combat endurance.
Imagine, when a tank no longer worries about energy and can rampage on the battlefield, that power is enough to make people tremble.
And when the combat energy within the blue-skinned brain-eaters condenses enough to be released outside their bodies, they can unleash various materialized attacks and evil god spells. At this time, a single horn will grow on the top of the brain-eater's head. Although this single horn is not as long as an ordinary person's palm, it has a spiral pattern and a reddish color. The appearance of the single horn signifies that the brain-eater has become a pillar of the clan. When they die in battle, their flesh will be divided and eaten by other brain-eater warriors, inheriting the power of the single-horned brain-eater, while their heads will be enshrined on the Evil God Mountain, receiving the worship of all members of the clan.
Single-horned brain-eaters possess spellcasting abilities due to the single horn on their heads, which leads to their differentiation into two development paths: one is the warrior path, and the other is the mage path.
Brain-eaters who choose the warrior path will refine their bodies by strengthening their own power, thus becoming stronger and able to carry more combat energy. At the same time, the spell-like energy contained in the single horn can also grant them one to five combat assistance spells.
And those brain-eaters who choose the mage path will awaken the power in their bloodline due to the appearance of the single horn on their heads, becoming beings similar to mages, namely brain-eater demon masters.
Once a brain-eater demon master awakens, they will master at least three basic and crucial spells: Bloodlust, Invisibility, and Transformation.
Bloodlust is a spell that every brain-eater demon master will cast on brain-eater warriors. Once cast, the brain-eater warriors can enter a state of bloodlust, which is similar to the spontaneous frenzy effect of orc clans, but they still maintain a clear mind and know how to form formations and assist each other. Its effect is to increase strength by three to five times.
Invisibility is a talent of brain-eater demon masters. Their strong physique can accommodate more magic power, so the mana cost of casting invisibility is negligible for them. Therefore, these brain-eater demon masters can cast spells throughout the clan all day long and move freely.
Transformation is similar to the druid's shapeshifting spell. The brain-eater's huge body combined with spell power can allow them to transform into giant trees. In the forest, trees are everywhere, so encountering a brain-eater demon master's transformation spell in the forest is extremely common. You might think it's a hidden tree, but it might actually be a brain-eater demon master in disguise.
Therefore, do not fight brain-eaters in the forest, and even less so fight a group of brain-eaters in the forest. This is an iron rule that human world wanderers must obey, unless you are willing to become food on a brain-eater bonfire.
Whether they are single-horned brain-eater warriors or single-horned brain-eater demon masters, if they experience a fortuitous encounter, like winning the lottery, and become alien brain-eaters, then they will become elders of the brain-eater clan, participate in the operation and circulation of the entire clan, hold great power, and mobilize more brain-eaters.
The King of War and the Priest of Destruction are chosen from among the alien brain-eater elders.
Brain-eater elders are not necessarily alien brain-eaters, but alien brain-eaters are definitely elders of the clan.
The King of War is the war leader of the alien brain-eaters who preside over war in the clan. They always charge at the front, serving as the clan's most powerful blade, guarding the clan and its people, and eliminating enemies.
The Priest of Destruction, as the supreme being among the managing elders, is the leader of the evil gods. They possess long lifespans and profound wisdom, responsible for guiding the development of the entire clan, ensuring the safety of every member of the brain-eater clan, and providing care for birth, aging, sickness, and death, while also guarding the Evil God Mountain.
It is said that above the Priest of Destruction and the King of War, there exist natural leaders of the brain-eaters, revered by their people as giants. These leaders are the objects that all brain-eaters swear to protect with their lives. They are as if the evil god's incarnation in the human world, acting on the evil god's will.
However, these are just legends. In every brain-eater clan, the actual symbol of power is the King of War, and the embodiment of wisdom is the Priest of Destruction. In the Iron Tree brain-eater clan, the King of War Shentu Lian is one of the best. He leads twenty dark-red-skinned brain-eaters with single horns on their heads, fighting fiercely with a fleet in the desert.
This fleet is centered around a warship, commanding the surrounding artillery fire and magic energy cannons, surrounded by twenty columns of camel caravans. Although they are camel caravans, each column is forty meters long and equipped with sharp ramming horns and cannons, clearly not ordinary sandstorm trade caravans.
Above the desert, a huge colorful hexagram magic circle unfolded, stubbornly resisting the attacks of the King of War Shentu Lian. Shentu Lian, a true alien brain-eater, has a massive body and two heads. One head has a single horn on its forehead, and the other head has one eye, occasionally shooting out bloodthirsty light. This is one of the three basic brain-eater spells, Blood Art, which enhances Shentu Lian's strength, causing the iron rod in his hand to swing out a twenty-meter-long light sword, constantly impacting the magic circle.
"Woo woo la la la wu la la" The alien brain-eater Priest of Destruction in the desert, leading several elders, continuously cast Blood Art. The multiple Blood Art enhancements made the attacks of the King of War and the blue-skinned single-horned brain-eaters even more fierce, making the magic circle in the sky precarious.
"Sound of the Evil God!" The Priest of Destruction raised his hands high, and beam-like patterns bloomed from his fingertips, shooting directly at the King of War Shentu Lian in mid-air.
The roar was like thunder, echoing across the sky. The King of War Shentu Lian's body became huge in the light, growing from three meters high to nine meters. The iron rod in his hand gathered powerful combat energy, transforming into a bright red twenty-meter-long energy giant rod, which he swung down fiercely.
Above the army, the magic circle let out a mournful cry, and then shattered from within like glass. Flames suddenly erupted on the army and the camel caravans.
"Damn Mou Xuan brain-eater clan, how dare you attack our Dark Evil God Alliance's camel caravan, we will never let you go." As a strong dark evil god light rose, enveloping a humanoid creature, it let out a mournful howl, flying away like a meteor and disappearing into the depths of the desert.
The massive body of the King of War Shentu Lian fell heavily like a mountain, stepping on the army. The entire massive army tilted violently, seemingly about to capsize.
Boom...
The King of War stomped his foot again, and the huge reaction force pushed the alien brain-eater's body towards the shore. During the descent, his figure gradually shrank. When he landed beside the Priest of Destruction, he had transformed into an alien brain-eater three meters tall.
Shentu Lian landed next to the Priest of Destruction and said, "These weak humans actually dare to cross our desert domain. They clearly don't know that our evil god has allied with the desert race and controls the entire desert."
"I want to eat charred thighs!" The King of War Shentu Lian made a request to the Priest of Destruction.
The Priest of Destruction nodded in agreement. The alien brain-eater elders raised their right hands, and streaks of electric light leaked from their palms. Everyone's hair stood on end due to static electricity. Then, a dazzling electric light burst from the Priest of Destruction's palm, and the huge power of thunder covered and penetrated all the camel caravans. Whether they were humans in the camel caravans or humans who fled into the desert, they all turned into charred objects and sank into the depths of the desert."Hey..."
"Ha..." Hundreds of brain-eating demon warriors appeared on the left and right sides of the War King Shentu Lian. They walked towards the desert, pulled up thick fishing net cables from under the desert water, and shouted in unison, pulling back the armies, camel teams, and humans who were about to sink.
When all the camel teams were pulled up, the women and children among the brain-eating demons began to search the items on the camel teams. If they were humans, they were knocked unconscious and taken away as reserve food; if they were supplies, they were sorted and piled up under the arrangement of the elders, and then transported to different places by the brain-eating demon warriors.
"Shentu Lian!" The voice of the mutant brain-eating demon Mou Xuan came from a distance, full of excitement, especially when seeing the camel teams appearing next to the desert. The food problem for the entire community for the next few months seemed to be solved.
"You're here. It seems the mission was completed smoothly. It seems our human child is quite satisfied with his status." The Destroyer Priest's eyes flickered with wisdom, and he said with a smile.
Indeed, Great Priest, this human youth seems quite astute. He deeply understands the power and status of the evil god, as well as his position in our brain-eating demon tribe, and is clear about his responsibilities. The Iron Tree mutant brain-eating demon laughed heartily.
Since that's the case, let this youth rest well and send food to him so that he can recover his strength. At the same time, all kinds of weapons and equipment from home will also be given to him. I hope he can forge a weapon that satisfies me. Otherwise, I will personally tear him apart and devour him completely. The War King Shentu Lian pointed at the human food on the camel team and the weapons and armor being transported, and gave orders to the Iron Tree mutant brain-eating demon.
Don't worry, this youth will obediently follow our orders. This is the territory of the brain-eating demons, and no creature can escape our pursuit. The Destroyer Priest responded in a relaxed tone.
The War King Shentu Lian laughed heartily. Indeed, if this youth is smart enough, he won't leave here, as long as he wants to live.
Yan Xiaoqi, this youth who is striving to survive, is currently sitting cross-legged on the stone bed in the cave, constantly reciting a five-thousand-word article called Evil God Inscription, following the guidance of 'Wu' in the Heart Evil God.
While silently reciting the Evil God Inscription, the voice of 'Wu' echoed in Yan Xiaoqi's mind.
"What is an evil god? To me, an evil god is law, it is reason. An evil god is the foundation of heaven and earth, the essence of all things. And the evil god I pursue is the evil god of light and darkness."
"What is light and darkness? If the sky is dark, then the earth is light; therefore, light and darkness are the order of the universe. If fire is dark, then water is light; therefore, Kan and Li combine to form two energies."
"The evil god of light and darkness that I pursue, wherever light and darkness reach, is the path of the evil god that I follow. Therefore, although this is another world, the combination of light and darkness contains the supreme truth. Therefore, this Evil God Inscription can be taught to you as an auxiliary method."
"Yellow represents the dawn and dusk where light and darkness alternate between heaven and earth. It contains hope and destruction."
"The evil god is the obsession in your heart. Everyone's heart is different, everyone's thoughts are different, therefore, the words seen by everyone who reads this method are also different."
"Gold symbolizes killing. We are stranded in another world, with the whole world as our enemy. Before we find a way to settle in this world, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, piles of white bones, will be the scenery on our path forward."
"Killing tribulation tempers the body, death tribulation tempers the mind. We step on white bones and sing as we move forward."
"Not afraid of death in a hundred battles, I can go anywhere in the world. For survival, for the evil god in my heart, for the path I am moving forward on, even if I am lonely, even if I am annihilated, I will not regret a hundred deaths."
In Yan Xiaoqi's heart, the Mirror of the Evil God, which was transformed from a huge mirror, was echoing with a roaring sound at this moment. As the runes appeared one by one, Yan Xiaoqi's mind was shaken, and he couldn't help but recite as the words appeared.
When the noise of the runes gradually subsided, Yan Xiaoqi did not stop, but became calmer and continued to chant the scriptures in his heart. He kept chanting the 5,000-word scripture, and each rune contained the secret of the evil god between heaven and earth. Every time he chanted, he had new insights, his body gradually relaxed, and his body and mind reached perfect harmony. The weakness brought by the time travel and the imbalance between the soul and the body were gradually healed in the light of the runes, and his soul became complete again, and even seemed to have signs of continuing to grow.
In Yan Xiaoqi's lower abdomen, the golden Evil God Bloodline Bead spontaneously changed its shape as he recited the incantations. The originally solid blood bead condensed to the size of a grain of rice, slowly expanded to the size of a peanut, and a hollow structure appeared inside the blood bead. Runes gathered in the passage leading to the evil god, circulating back and forth, endlessly.
The transformation of the blood of the evil god's bloodline gradually made the natural forces between heaven and earth manifest. These forces were absorbed by the bloodline, and 90% were dispelled. Only 10% of the purest natural forces were absorbed into the golden blood beads. After being transformed by the evil god's inscription, it became the exclusive power in Yan Xiaoqi's body. In the Tanzhong point, which is the Jianggong point where energy is stored in the body, the evil god's inscription reads: "In the Jianggong point, the evil god lives. The Jianggong is quiet, the essence is not dispersed, and the evil god is not tired. The Jianggong guards the heart."
Therefore, Jiang Palace is also the place where Yan Xiaoqi stores energy. Unlike the Dantian of humanoid creatures in this world, the Dantian is the central hub of the entire energy operation.
As the natural power was absorbed, Yan Xiaoqi's body, especially his essence and evil god, gradually became full.
Opening his eyes, Yan Xiaoqi silently felt the changes in his body and essence and evil god, and was secretly delighted.
"Very good, the blood of the Evil God Bloodline indeed contains the basic rules of this world. Just a small part has been analyzed, and there has been such significant progress. It seems that the training plan can continue. Starting tomorrow, your good days will truly begin." The voice of 'Wu' echoed in his mind, and Yan Xiaoqi nodded, full of hope for the future, smiling as he watched Kou Jiao walk over with food.
The analysis of the Evil God Bloodline allowed Yan Xiaoqi's body to recover quickly. In this safe place, without the enemy's prying eyes and the fear of life and death, 'Wu' in the mirror began to teach Miao Shan the mysteries of the evil god of light and darkness, and used its power to forge equipment for the local brain-eating demons.
Due to his physical condition, Yan Xiaoqi's body was controlled by 'Wu'. In order to accelerate the recovery of power, he cultivated the methods of this world, increased his body energy, and forged some basic and durable weapons, which were very suitable for low-level brain-eating demons.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Xiaoqi had lived here for three months, and his physical strength had reached the standard of a level five warrior in this world.
A level five warrior's body, after long-term training and method cultivation, can produce energy with magical properties. The best way to cultivate this newly generated combat energy is not through intense combat, but by nurturing it within the body like a seedling, while also increasing energy absorption.
Since energy has just been generated in the body, the intake of external energy is almost blank, so level five professionals need to consume a large amount of energy-rich food to absorb energy.
Level five professionals are those who have awakened and determined their body attribute power, and are therefore called attribute users.
After Yan Xiaoqi broke through to become a level five professional, he determined his dual-attribute body: wind and water.
The wind attribute is the attribute inherent in this body itself.
The water attribute comes from the original attribute of the Evil God Bloodline Blood in the lower abdomen.
Wind and water currently constitute Yan Xiaoqi's two major basic attributes.
However, according to 'Wu' in the mirror, the power of clear wind is the most ideal, because the wind attribute energy is the most compatible with this body, and with various methods, power can be rapidly increased.
The water attribute is derived from the analysis of the basic rules of the Evil God Bloodline Blood, and is best used as a source of energy and a medium for energy conversion.
As the body generated combat energy, Yan Xiaoqi's demand for energy-rich food greatly increased. In order to meet his body's needs, he not only began to forge a large number of various weapons and evil god tools, but also gave some bait to Mou Xuan, the mutant brain-eating demon.
By finding various different woods and bamboos and performing a series of operations, Yan Xiaoqi produced yellow talisman paper, and then under the control of 'Wu', refined the most basic talisman paper technique in the Evil God Alliance.
Purification is a basic spell talisman that can be used even by ordinary brain-eating demons without combat ability. It can make the caster's body clean.
Healing is equivalent to the primary healing spell in this world, and is particularly effective for external injuries.
Exorcism can expel and eliminate low-level dark energy.
In addition, there are various methods written on yellow talisman paper, and the resulting incantations have reached the standard of low-level scrolls made by mages in this world. More importantly, the process of making this yellow talisman paper is much simpler than making scrolls by mages.
Yan Xiaoqi also got some energy-containing food as he wished, including vegetables that 'Wu' called spiritual vegetables in this world, and some fruits containing special energy that can be easily absorbed by the body.
Yan Xiaoqi's increasingly significant help not only promoted the armed forces of the brain-eating demon community, but also made his life in the brain-eating demon community more superior, and he could also participate in some special activities that were only for internal members of the brain-eating demons.
For example, sacrifices.
For example, mountain patrols.
For example, the Hundred Beast Feast.
Participating in the Hundred Beast Feast allowed Yan Xiaoqi to understand that in the vast forest occupied by the brain-eating demons, not only can hunting be done to meet food needs, but also large-scale hunting can be carried out in the huge desert bay to meet the living needs of the entire community.
Mountain patrol is the prelude to the brain-eating demon's annual sacrifice ceremony. The War King and the Destroyer Priest will lead the strongest warriors in the community to inspect the areas within their territory.
Any foreign tribe that enters without the permission of the brain-eating demon community will be killed or expelled. Except for the wild beasts left as reserve food for activities, no foreign race is allowed to reproduce here.
During the mountain patrol, Yan Xiaoqi traveled over mountains and rivers every day, not only exercising his body, but also helping 'Wu' in the mirror to complete a map of the nearby terrain.
The sacrifice activities shocked 'Wu', as if he saw a huge ball of energy light pulsating, which was the manifestation of Yan Xiaoqi's essence and evil god in the desert, showing his excitement and enthusiasm at this moment.
That was a huge mountain peak, like a sharp sword inserted upside down into the earth. Except for the four mountain peaks in the distance, only this huge steep mountain peak, like a giant rock supporting the sky, stood upright on the earth.
As the sacrifice deepened and entered the interior of the mountainous area, deep in the mountains, the surrounding forest became denser and denser, the trees were taller, and the leaves on the ground were thick, so thick that a step could submerge a normal person's knees.
"This is a good place, a breeding ground with rich yin energy. This mountain peak is located in the center of the surrounding forest, and it is undoubtedly their sacred place for sacrificing their ancestors." In Yan Xiaoqi's heart, 'Wu' whispered softly.
Yan Xiaoqi walked slowly. Although he had the strength of a level five professional, in this land, the surrounding mosquitoes were constantly harassing him, the thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, coupled with the fatigue of the long journey, made him lose even the interest in talking.
After four days of unremitting efforts, they finally reached the depths of this steep mountain peak. The brain-eating demons would lead all kinds of creatures to a cave.
The other brain-eating demons, under the command of the shaman priest, performed the 'adoption' ceremony around the evil god mountain they spoke of. In fact, the warriors, guided by the sacrifice, prayed around the mountain peak, walking and kowtowing at the same time.
"Kid, stop daydreaming, hurry up, ten meters to the left, there is a group of light purple plants there, quickly pull them out and put them away." The voice of 'Wu' suddenly sounded in Yan Xiaoqi's mind.
Yan Xiaoqi looked around in confusion, and finally found a plant similar to sorghum about eight or nine meters to the left, about two meters high, purple all over, with strings of grape-like fruits hanging on it.
Yan Xiaoqi slowly walked over and pulled the plant up by the roots. Holding the seemingly ordinary plant in his hand, Yan Xiaoqi asked the evil god in his heart: "What is this? Does it have any use?"
"It has great use. Without it, we would still need to work hard for a long time. But with it, we can smoothly arrange many matters without the risk of exposure.""'Wu' explained excitedly in Yan Xiaoqi's mind.
Subsequently, 'Wu' instructed Yan Xiaoqi to collect the roots, stems, and leaves of this plant separately and put them into the backpack behind him.
The Brain Eater's sacrificial ceremony would not begin until night, so Yan Xiaoqi, as a semi-free person, could walk freely within the Brain Eater camp, as long as he did not enter secret areas. In contrast, slaves of other races, once they finished their work, would be driven into a dark cave where they could see nothing.
Midnight
After crushing the roots, stems, and leaves of the plant and mixing them with water, placing them next to the stone slab bed, Yan Xiaoqi tightly held a straight, slender root in his hand.
At this moment, 'Wu''s voice sounded in Yan Xiaoqi's mind: "This plant is called 'Yijiao' in our world. The name is not important, but its characteristics are extremely special and can serve as a carrier for the projection of an evil god."
"What is an evil god projection?" Yan Xiaoqi asked, full of confusion.
Projection technique is to take the heart of a ghost wood tree over three hundred years old, meticulously carve it into a human form, and after continuous sacrifice day and night, it finally transforms into one's own clone. However, this clone is not perfect; it is limited by distance and spells. In other words, as the core of the clone, it cannot be too far from the main body, otherwise it will become a mindless puppet. However, with the help of a specific medium, even from a distant place, the main body can control the projection to fight, making it seem like an incarnation of the main body. Except for some special spells and techniques, the projection is not much different from the main body. 'Wu' said with a tone that was both excited and regretful.
"So, what's the deal with this Yijiao? Is its effect even stronger than the core of a ghost wood over three hundred years old?" Yan Xiaoqi asked the evil god curiously, thinking to himself, ghost wood has always been known for warding off evil and is often used as a magical tool by monks and evil god masters. In evil god and monster novels, it can even be used as a substitute puppet. Unexpectedly, it can also be used as a clone. Isn't this the Trinity evil god technique mentioned in novels?
"The situation is different. Although Yijiao is not as good as ghost wood heart, it has a unique function that can easily allow a cultivator of evil gods to inhabit a false body, and without interfering with the operation of heaven and earth, it can exert combat power based on divine sense." 'Wu' patiently explained.
"I still don't understand!" Yan Xiaoqi said confusedly.
"Fool! What I mean is, as long as we get this plant, I can borrow a form and a false body, split a trace of divine sense, and inhabit it, thereby avoiding the surveillance of the original heavenly will of this world and secretly carrying out other activities." 'Wu' explained softly.
Not being monitored by the original heavenly will of this world means no longer being tracked by the Gaia consciousness of this world, being able to act freely, and not having to constantly worry about encountering those deadly existences.
"You mean..." Yan Xiaoqi said with an uncertain tone.
"That's right, this is a tool that can escape the surveillance of the original heavenly will. But don't be complacent, we are already on the blacklist of the original heavenly will. This kind of thing can only be temporarily hidden, so we must work hard to improve our strength during this time and strive to get rid of the pursuit of the original heavenly will of this world as soon as possible." 'Wu' mercilessly poured a basin of cold water on the overjoyed Yan Xiaoqi.
"It's okay, even if it's only temporary concealment, that's a remarkable achievement. You know, what we are trying to hide from is the original heavenly will, which is the supreme existence." Yan Xiaoqi said with a tone that was both fearful and proud. Being an enemy of heaven is undoubtedly seeking death, but if you don't resist, there is only a dead end. Since death is inevitable either way, why not fight hard?
"You are now a level five warrior in this world, and your body's energy has just stabilized, barely enough to serve as the activation energy for a clone and false body. But in a short time, you must be careful." 'Wu' instructed Yan Xiaoqi in his heart.
"Be careful of what?" Yan Xiaoqi said confusedly. This is the ancestral worship place of the Brain Eaters, Evil God Mountain. Besides the Brain Eaters, who else would dare to disturb them at this time? Be careful of what?
"You must understand that in the world ruled by evil gods, humans firmly occupy a continent, not only favored by evil gods, but even the original heavenly will of this world is particularly fond of them. Otherwise, there would not be so many examples of humans sealing evil gods." 'Wu' patiently explained.
"Humans are indeed good, and they are indeed worthy of pride. They are actually protected by the original heavenly will, which is truly admirable." As a human, Yan Xiaoqi naturally felt proud that his race could stand at the top of the world's races in another world.
"Indeed." 'Wu' said with a hint of a sneer: "But don't forget our identity. For this world, we are extraterrestrial demons, pests, existences that can cause world changes. Evil gods are the incarnation of the original heavenly will and control the rules of the world. And those humans who hold high the banner of the evil god kingdom and are protected by evil gods and the original heavenly will, they can listen to and accept the dominant power of the original heavenly will more strongly. Among those imprisoned slaves, there may be existences chosen by the original heavenly will. Their task may be to eliminate us."
"Wow, that's amazing!" Yan Xiaoqi said in surprise.
"Original heavenly will, although the world itself has no self-awareness, it is the collective consciousness of all living beings, just like a person can still feel mosquitoes on their skin while sleeping. If the original heavenly will is not powerful, how can it become the master of the world?" 'Wu' said with a light laugh, mocking the evil god.
"Okay, it's too early to talk about these things now. I'm telling you this because I hope you won't be fooled by the superficial calm here and relax your vigilance." 'Wu' continued.
"Then what should I do?" Yan Xiaoqi asked uneasily.
"You should be strong and courageous, tenacious and unyielding, climb to the peak, and surpass the world!" 'Wu' encouraged Yan Xiaoqi.
"That's a grand principle." Yan Xiaoqi felt a little lost.
"That's right, it's a grand principle, and it's also a golden saying. When you truly understand the meaning of this sentence, you will truly grow up. Your current state of mind is not even as good as a child's. Even ants seek survival, let alone humans?" 'Wu' said.
"It's too profound, I don't understand!" Yan Xiaoqi still felt confused.
"You will understand in the future. As long as you live, you will become strong. The whole world is your enemy. If you are not strong, there is only a dead end. After death, your soul will be swallowed by the world, your soul will be scattered, and you will turn to ashes." 'Wu' said softly, with a hint of sadness.
"Let's not talk about these things. Now I will teach you the False Body Sutra. With your strength, you can just activate the effect of Yijiao and let my split soul enter the body." 'Wu' said in Yan Xiaoqi's heart. Subsequently, the huge darkness in Yan Xiaoqi's heart emitted a brilliant light, and huge runes flew out from the darkness, violently hitting his mind.
As the runes merged into his heart and evil god, Yan Xiaoqi sat cross-legged, placed the Yijiao plant in his hand horizontally in front of his chest, clasped his hands together, his battle energy surged within him, and he softly chanted the scripture.
"Clone and false body are one with heaven and earth, heaven and earth live together, sun and moon move, the light of the sun and moon fills the void, the law of the void condenses in the body, this is the false body, false heart, false firmament." As Yan Xiaoqi chanted, sections of runes followed, and the battle energy in his body slowly flowed into the Yijiao plant in his hand.
Yan Xiaoqi's battle energy gradually dried up, his face turned red, and his body began to tremble. When the last sentence of the scripture was finished, he fell into a coma.
When Yan Xiaoqi opened his eyes again, he was stunned. Standing before him was a handsome young man, smiling, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, tall and straight like a green pine, lazily looking at him.
"Are you 'Wu'?" Yan Xiaoqi asked uncertainly.
"My name is Qingni. Water color is mysterious, which is light; fire gathers, which is darkness. The evil god of light and darkness is the path to transcendence bestowed by the elders of my clan." 'Wu' replied softly.
"We'll talk about other things later. Now you need to rest and recover your battle energy. I'll go explore the secrets of this Brain Eater's Evil God Mountain first." Qingni gently wiped Yan Xiaoqi's eyes, a heavy drowsiness came over him, and he slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Watching Yan Xiaoqi sleep, Qingni gently took out the leaves and roots of Yijiao, his fingers moving like scissors, and the yin energy slowly condensed under his feet, seeping into his body.
Wings of the Evil God
A green light flew out from Qingni's hand, drawing the leaves into the air, and then a pair of huge phantom wings slowly unfolded and landed behind Qingni.
With the Wings of the Evil God on him, Qingni's body became like a phantom, penetrating the rock layer above, and flying into the high sky like a gentle breeze.
And in the distance, in a cave, the Destruction Priest, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, walked out of the cave, looked up at the starry sky, and remained silent. Behind him, the huge Brain Eater, the King of War, followed closely.
The King of War looked at the High Priest who had walked out in a hurry, revealing an inquiring evil smile. The High Priest shook his head and said: "This time, the sacrifice to Evil God Mountain must be strengthened, and the heroic souls of the ancestors must be ensured not to be disturbed."
The King of War nodded, then turned around and ordered the warriors to increase the number and density of patrols.
Qingni flew into the sky, first flying at a low altitude, overlooking the forest below, and then his figure transformed into a gentle breeze, circling and flying into a mountain peak that looked like a giant sword piercing the sky, and disappeared.
The next day, when Yan Xiaoqi woke up clutching his aching head, the sky was already bright. In a daze, Yan Xiaoqi urgently called out to the evil god in his heart: "'Wu', Qingni, are you still here?"
"I am here, always here. Those clones and false bodies are just dwelling places for a wisp of my evil god soul, my entire divine sense still exists." Qingni said slowly in Yan Xiaoqi's heart.
"Where did you go last night?" Yan Xiaoqi cautiously asked the evil god.
"I went to watch ghosts." Qingni replied with a smile.
"What?" Yan Xiaoqi was surprised by Qingni's answer, and then continued to ask with a hint of hesitation: "You went to Evil God Mountain, isn't that where their ancestors' souls are?"
"What ancestors' souls, that's just a place for raising ghosts, a group of lingering, unredeemed, imprisoned, and confined pitiful existences on Evil God Mountain!" Qingni scoffed at the so-called ancestral souls on Evil God Mountain.
Under Qingni's explanation, Yan Xiaoqi had a general understanding of Evil God Mountain.
Last night, Qingni, relying on his superb techniques, quietly sneaked into the interior of the Brain Eater Evil God Mountain and found that the inhabitants of Evil God Mountain were just the souls of various creatures and beasts killed by the Brain Eaters in this vast forest. After these lives died, their souls were intercepted by Evil God Mountain, and only a trace of residual soul was able to enter the mountain and be confined by special means. The true souls of the Brain Eater ancestors were actually hidden deep within Evil God Mountain, as if in another independent space.
After explaining the truth of Evil God Mountain, Qingni mentioned that he needed to rest and recuperate during the day and planned to set up a large formation around Evil God Mountain during the Brain Eater sacrifice in the next few days, in case of need.
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Yan Xiaoqi walked out of the cave, and before his eyes was a busy scene. Brain Eater warriors were carrying huge logs on their shoulders, building the altar for the sacrifice, while slaves of different races were busy with heavy labor, cutting wood and processing the branches and leaves of trees.
Yan Xiaoqi walked through the area, and the other Brain Eaters knew that he was a human who could forge weapons, so they did not make things difficult for him. However, the slaves from different races cast angry and envious glances at him from behind.
One of the young men with chestnut hair, his thin body wrapped in worn-out flesh-eater clothing, held a huge axe and stared fiercely at Yan Xiaoqi, his eyes full of resentment.
After patrolling the area, Ying Juan Mou Xuan, a Brain Eater with dark red skin and a single horn on his head, found Yan Xiaoqi and led him to a huge pool of water. This was close to the foot of the Brain Eater Evil God Mountain, and next to it was a excavated pit with a diameter of over a hundred meters, like an empty playground.