SFS Chapter 261 Demonic Essence
Chapter 261 Demonic Essence
The moment the fake Lin Yue Niang turned into black smoke and dissipated, a pitch-black bead fell from the smoke.
Yunshuang was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and caught it.
"This is the Demon God's Essence!" Liu Ruyan's eyes widened. "I didn't expect she actually had such a treasure hidden within her body."
The system prompt sounded: "Demon Essence detected, can be used for system upgrade.
Do you want to use it immediately?
Yun Shuang was about to answer when a loud noise came from the distance. Looking up, she saw a purple light rising from the direction of Zizhu Pavilion, reaching into the sky.
The demon general let out a scream, and his huge body was torn into pieces by the purple light.
"I told you, the Pavilion Master's strength is not to be underestimated." Liu Ruyan proudly waved her folding fan.
Yunluo descended from the sky, her purple dress moving without wind. "The demon general has been eliminated, and the other men in black have also been dealt with."
She looked at the bead in Yunshuang's hand, "This is..."
"Demon God Essence." Yun Shuang handed it over. "I got it from the fake Lin Yue Niang."
Yunluo waved her hand: "You keep it. This thing is useless to me, but it might be useful to you."
Bai Xue came over to take a look and said, "This bead looks really weird."
"Of course it's weird." Liu Ruyan explained, "The Demon God Essence is the essence left behind by the fallen Demon Clan masters, and it contains powerful demonic energy.
Ordinary people can't even touch it, as they will be invaded by the evil spirit."
The system prompted again: "Warning! The Demon God's Essence contains powerful energy. Absorbing it may cause system instability.
Recommended for use in a safe environment."
Yunluo looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the palace and discuss this."
The group flew on their swords and quickly returned to the palace of the Kingdom of Women. Yunluo led everyone to a secret room surrounded by forbidden magic circles.
"This is my training room. No energy fluctuations inside can be sensed from outside."
Yunluo spoke and cast a few spells, and the door of the secret room slammed shut.
Yunshuang took out the essence of the demon god, and the black bead spun in his palm, emitting bursts of cold air.
"System, please elaborate on the risks of upgrading."
"Risk 1: The system may crash due to energy overload; Risk 2: The host may be invaded by demonic energy; Risk 3: Upgrade failure may cause system dysfunction.
Upgrade success rate: 67%.
"Is it that dangerous?" Bai Xue asked worriedly, "Why not just forget it?"
Yun Shuang smiled, "Fortune and honor are achieved through risk. System, start upgrading!"
"Warning! Do not interrupt the upgrade process. Countdown: 3, 2, 1, upgrade starting..."
The demon's essence suddenly turned into a black gas and penetrated into Yunshuang's body.
She only felt a cold energy rushing through her meridians, causing her to break out in a cold sweat due to the pain.
"Yunshuang!" Liu Ruyan wanted to step forward to help, but was stopped by Yunluo.
"Don't move! Interrupting her now would only hurt her."
Black energy roamed within Yunshuang's body, and wherever it passed, strange black lines appeared on her skin.
She clenched her teeth and endured the pain.
The system prompt sounded continuously: "Energy fusion in progress... System stability: 45%... Warning!
Demonic intrusion detected... Activating defense mechanism..."
Yunshuang's body began to tremble, and black air seeped out of her pores, forming a black vortex around her.
The temperature in the secret room dropped suddenly, and even Yunluo couldn't help shivering.
"Not good!" Yunluo's face changed. "The demonic energy is too strong. She can't suppress it anymore."
At this moment, the jade pendant on Yunshuang's neck suddenly emitted a green light, dispelling the black air.
System prompt: "The power of chaos is activated, and the purification of demonic energy begins..."
Black energy and green light intertwined, swirling up and down in the secret room. Yun Shuang's expression gradually calmed down, and the black lines began to fade.
"System upgrade progress: 30%...50%...75%..."
Bai Xue nervously grabbed Liu Ruyan's sleeve and asked, "Is she okay?"
Liu Ruyan patted her hands and said, "Don't worry, you have the power of chaos to protect you. You won't die."
"System upgrade progress: 90%...95%...98%..."
Yunshuang suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils turned deep black, emitting a faint light.
"Upgrade completed! New features unlocking..."
The black gas and green light dissipated at the same time, and a smile appeared on Yun Shuang's face: "Success."
"System, check out the new features." Yunshuang said impatiently.
"Ding! New features are as follows: 1. Demonic Energy Sensing, which can detect demonic energy fluctuations within a radius of 100 miles; 2. Demonic Energy Control, which can absorb and utilize demonic energy; 3. Demonic God Possession, which can temporarily grant demonic god-level power."
"So strong?" Yun Shuang's eyes lit up.
Liu Ruyan came closer: "Let me see." She reached out to touch Yunshuang's face, "Hey, why is your skin so cold?"
"It's normal." Yunluo explained, "After absorbing the demon god's essence, some changes in your physique are inevitable.
It will be fine after a while."
Bai Xue suddenly pointed at Yun Shuang's hair: "Your hair!"
Yunshuang grabbed a strand of hair and found that there were a few strands of silver among the original black hair.
She didn't care: "It looks good, so I don't have to dye it."
"Try the new function." Liu Ruyan urged.
Yun Shuang nodded, and activated her demonic energy to perceive. Suddenly, everything around her became different in her eyes.
She could see the purple spiritual power flowing in Yunluo's body, the fiery aura entwined around Liu Ruyan, and the faint green light around Bai Xue.
"Huh?" Yun Shuang's eyes fell on the corner of the secret room, "There's something there."
Yunluo waved her hand, and a purple light shot towards the corner. A small black mouse was knocked out, emitting a faint demonic aura.
"So it's a demon rat," Yunluo said. "These little creatures love to go to places with spiritual energy."
Yun Shuang's eyes turned: "Let me try to control the demonic energy." She stretched out her hand, and the demonic energy on the demon rat was drawn out and condensed into a small black ball in her palm.
"It's really fun." Yun Shuang played with the magic balloon, "It feels like playing with marbles."
Liu Ruyan laughed and said, "You're not afraid. If it were someone else, they would be corroded just by being exposed to the demonic energy."
At this time, the system prompts: "Absorbable demonic energy detected, do you want to absorb it?
After absorption, the ability to control demonic energy can be enhanced."
"absorb!"
The black ball melted into the palm of her hand, and Yunshuang felt a cool sensation spread throughout her body.
After the magic rat lost its magic power, it turned into an ordinary rat, squeaked and disappeared into the corner of the wall.
"Oh right," Yunluo suddenly said, "Just now in Zizhu Pavilion, what trick did you use to deal with the fake Lin Yueniang?"
"Chili water." Yun Shuang took out the small bottle from the storage bag. "It's a modern specialty, specially used to treat all kinds of disobedience."
Liu Ruyan took the bottle and sniffed it, and immediately started coughing because of the choking: "It's so spicy!
This thing is too damaging."
"It's better to be mean." Yun Shuang chuckled, "To deal with bad guys, you have to use mean tricks."
Bai Xue looked at Yun Shuang, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"What's wrong?" Yunshuang asked.
"Your eyes..." Bai Xue whispered, "have become so scary."
Yunshuang walked to the bronze mirror on the wall and found that her eyes were indeed a little scary.
The pupils were as black as ink, with a faint light flowing in the depths, which made people feel creepy if they looked at them for a long time.
"Isn't this good?" Yun Shuang turned around, "It makes me look more imposing."
"Indeed." Liu Ruyan joked, "If anyone dares to provoke you in the future, just glare at them."
Yunluo frowned and said, "It's best to use the ability of demon possession less often.
The power of the demon god is too overbearing. Using it too much can easily damage the source."
"I know." Yun Shuang responded. She wouldn't let such a great ability go unused.
The system suddenly prompted: "New task discovered: Collect ten different types of demonic energy.
Mission Reward: Demonic Possession Duration Extended. Accept?"
"Accept!" Yun Shuang agreed without thinking.
"You..." Yunluo shook her head helplessly, "Do you like playing with fire so much?"
Yun Shuang blinked: "Isn't it that the Pavilion Master is protecting me?"
"Don't try that." Yunluo frowned, "Put aside the collection of demonic energy for now.
The most urgent task now is to find out the other accomplices of the demons on our side."
"That's easy." Yun Shuang pointed to her eyes. "With the ability to sense demonic energy, they can't hide."
Liu Ruyan raised her hand: "I'll go with you."
"No." Yunluo said, "You stay in the palace to protect Bai Xue."
Bai Xue quickly waved her hands: "Don't worry about me, I can..."
"This isn't a question of whether you can or not." Yunluo interrupted her, "You have the aura of the Chaos Orb fragments on you. The demons will definitely not let you go."
Yunshuang looked at the empty space on Baixue's neck and said, "Oh, the jade pendant is still with me."
She took off the jade pendant and returned it to Bai Xue.
"No need." Bai Xue pushed it back. "The jade pendant has recognized its owner. It's more suitable for you to wear."
Yun Shuang didn't hesitate and put the jade pendant back on. She could feel the power of the jade pendant and the demon's essence forming a delicate balance within her body.
"It's getting late." Yunluo said, "You should go and rest first.
I have some serious business to do tomorrow."
After they left the secret room, Yun Shuang suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Pavilion Master, the Purple Bamboo Pavilion collapsed. Where are you staying?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Yunluo said calmly, "I also have a place to live in the palace."
Liu Ruyan leaned close to Yunshuang's ear and whispered, "The Pavilion Master has an entire attic in the Imperial Palace."
"Oh?" Yun Shuang became interested. "Take me to visit it someday."
"You wish." Yunluo glared at her, "Go back to sleep quickly."
Back in her room, Yunshuang lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She could feel the demonic energy flowing quietly in her body, bringing a strange feeling.
"System, is there anything else to say?"
"Ding! Instructions for using the new features: 1. Demonic energy sensing consumes mental energy, so intermittent use is recommended. 2. Demonic energy manipulation requires the use of the power of chaos to avoid becoming possessed. 3. Demonic possession can last a maximum of three minutes at a time, with a cooldown of 24 hours."
"Got it." Yun Shuang yawned, "I'll study it slowly tomorrow."
She was about to close her eyes when she heard a slight noise outside the window.
Yunshuang immediately became alert and activated her demonic energy to sense a faint demonic energy lingering outside the window.