Chapter 166 - 159: That Beautiful Flower

Chapter 166: Chapter 159: That Beautiful Flower

BAM.

...

After they re-engaged.

Xia Yu and Little Flower had already gained the complete upper hand.

With its combat strength cut by more than half, how could a Resentful Corpse that could only stand on one leg and attack with one hand possibly be a match for Xia Yu and Little Flower?

THWACK!

THWACK!

...

A minute later.

The Resentful Corpse in pajamas was completely dismembered, left to struggle powerlessly on the ground.

It no longer posed any threat to Xia Yu and Little Flower.

"Despicable!"

"Shameless!"

"Fight me head-on if you have any guts!"

The Evil Ghost within the Resentful Corpse in pajamas spoke again, clearly not having expected to be defeated in this manner.

Little Flower conveyed the meaning of its words to Xia Yu.

’Powerless rage?’

Xia Yu couldn’t help but chuckle. "Give me your method for controlling Resentful Corpses," she said.

The Evil Ghost’s voice sounded again. "Let me go."

Xia Yu: "Fine."

The Evil Ghost: "How can I trust you?"

Xia Yu: "You have to."

The Evil Ghost: "..."

It didn’t know when the mist would dissipate, so it had no idea it could escape by stalling for time.

"Three."

Not waiting for the Evil Ghost’s reply, Xia Yu began coolly.

"Two."

WHOOSH!

...

She wasted no more words. With a flick of her wrist, eight oral organs shot out, instantly burying themselves in the head of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas.

"AHHH!"

The Evil Ghost let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"Talk."

Another eight oral organs materialized in Xia Yu’s palm.

"Why didn’t you say ’one’? I was going to surrender when you said ’one’!"

"Human woman, I can make your dreams come true!"

"All you have to do is fall asleep."

"Then, I’ll also tell you what you want to know."

The Evil Ghost’s attitude had changed completely; it was now trembling with fear.

WHOOSH.

...

After Little Flower finished ’translating,’ Xia Yu didn’t hesitate for a second, firing another eight oral organs.

"AHHH!"

The Evil Ghost screamed again.

"Make my dreams come true?"

Xia Yu gazed at the Resentful Corpse in pajamas, its face riddled with oral organs, and said coolly, "Still trying to trick me with the hotel’s taboo? You think I’d fall for that?"

"Even if you do have a similar ability."

"I don’t need it."

’Mainly, I can’t trust it.’

’I won’t take such a reckless gamble!’

"I’m giving you one last chance."

Xia Yu said coldly, "Talk."

"If I tell you, you won’t let me go anyway."

The Evil Ghost saw things rather clearly and was quite stubborn. "Even if I die, I will absolutely never tell you that mantra!"

"Never!"

Hearing this, Xia Yu nodded. "Since you don’t want to talk, I won’t force you."

SQUELCH!

The next instant, the Blood Butterfly in her other hand shot out, plunging straight into the head of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas.

"AHHH!"

The Evil Ghost’s soul was completely obliterated.

Xia Yu pulled out the Blood Butterfly, her gaze falling on the Resentful Corpse in pajamas, which was still struggling and trying to attack.

’Now, how do I deal with this?’

HUMMM.

Little Flower began to absorb the Yin Qi released by the Evil Ghost on its own.

The completion progress for its fifth metamorphosis soared again.

55%!

60%

...

A dozen or so seconds later, Little Flower had finished absorbing the Yin Qi.

Its fifth metamorphosis completion also reached 80%!

This was beyond Xia Yu’s expectations.

’I didn’t think this Evil Ghost contained so much Yin Qi. It’s completely beyond imagination.’

Instantly.

Little Flower’s combat strength increased once more.

"Try and see if you can control this Resentful Corpse," Xia Yu commanded.

Little Flower did as it was told.

It didn’t have the Evil Ghost’s method for controlling the Resentful Corpse, so it could only attach itself to the face of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas and try to control it by force.

Unexpectedly, the resistance from the Resentful Corpse in pajamas was very strong.

The two were locked in a stalemate.

WHOOSH.

At that moment, Nai’er’s husband, now free from Little Flower’s control, began to absorb the resentful energy of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas on its own.

Suddenly,

the stalemate was broken.

As the resentful energy of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas continuously diminished, its resistance weakened.

In just about three minutes,

Little Flower had gained complete control over the Resentful Corpse in pajamas, making it voluntarily release its resentful energy for Nai’er’s husband to absorb.

A few more minutes passed.

The Resentful Corpse in pajamas was no more, reduced to the simple corpse of a woman in pajamas.

Dead.

Little Flower returned to Nai’er’s husband.

The next moment,

Little Flower sent a signal: Nai’er’s husband’s strength had now surpassed its Peak, and... its resistance to Little Flower had grown much stronger.

"!!!"

Xia Yu’s brow furrowed. She tightened her grip on the Blood Butterfly, and, still feeling uneasy, summoned five more Crystal Cores into her palm!

She was prepared to destroy Nai’er’s husband at any moment!

Fortunately, 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Nai’er’s husband no longer had its obsession, and its resistance was weaker than that of the Resentful Corpse in pajamas.

Besides, Little Flower was even stronger now.

So...

Little Flower quickly brought it under control.

Phew.

Seeing this, Xia Yu let out a small sigh of relief, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

’With my current combat strength, I couldn’t even beat the Resentful Corpse in pajamas. How could I possibly fight Nai’er’s husband, who’s now stronger than its Peak?’

’If I lost control, the consequences would be unthinkable.’

「Ten minutes later.」

"Hasn’t that beautiful flower appeared yet?"

Xia Yu searched the entire hotel but found nothing. ’Could it be a rule-type resource?’

She shook her head.

’Rule-type resources aren’t created that easily.’

’Could the survivor from my past life have been lying?’

’No.’

’Someone scared out of their wits couldn’t possibly lie.’

"Wait a minute."

Xia Yu remembered something.

’The Evil Ghost, the scholar, and the other ghosts were gathered together, but they weren’t a team. That’s very strange.’

’There must be a reason for a group of ghosts who don’t know each other to assemble.’

’It was most likely to get that ’beautiful flower’!’

’But where is the flower?’

"Underground!"

"Little Flower, dig down!"

After a moment of contemplation, Xia Yu gave the order.

That was the only place that hadn’t been explored.

「Half an hour later.」

With combat strength comparable to a Second-grade Spiritual Transformer, Little Flower could dig very deep even with its bare hands, let alone with a tool.

Finally,

after digging more than thirty meters deep,

water appeared.

And so did fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.

However, what Xia Yu felt most deeply wasn’t the Spiritual Energy fluctuations, but... a thrumming deep within her soul!

’No wonder...’

Little Flower had sensed it too and was overcome with a greedy impulse.

’A soul-type resource?’

Xia Yu guessed, her anticipation growing.

Little Flower continued to dig.

Soon, it discovered a flower that was both purplish and black, existing somewhere between reality and illusion.

It shot upward at an incredible speed.

Little Flower tried to grab it, only for its hand to pass right through the flower.

It missed!

WHOOSH!

In that moment of delay, the beautiful flower flew several meters higher.

HUMMM.

Little Flower’s face immediately detached from Nai’er’s husband, and with endless Yin Qi surging around it, it enveloped the flower at an even greater speed!

Bound!

WHOOSH.

However, despite desperately wanting it, Little Flower suppressed its desire and presented it to Xia Yu.

"A Soul Ganoderma!"

Seeing it up close, Xia Yu recognized the flower in a single glance.

An unconcealable look of joy appeared on her face...