Chapter 735: Bug Implantation |
"Oh? It sounds like you already know what's about to happen to you. That saves me the trouble of having to explain things. With your time law powers, you'll be a fantastic asset to me, so as long as you remain loyal, I'll be sure to treat you well," Yin Gua said with a faint smile, then raised a hand to release a ball of black light, which then transformed into an ovular object that very much resembled an insect's egg.
Yin Gua made a hand seal with a solemn expression, and the black egg immediately began to squirm and wriggle. Shortly thereafter, a small black bug burrowed its way out from within.
The creature resembled a slug with dozens of feelers of different lengths all over its body, and it had a human face that strongly resembled Yin Gua's, presenting a harrowing sight to behold.
Han Li's expression instantly darkened significantly at the sight of the creature.
"Don't try to resist, just let it enter your soul. It's actually quite an enjoyable process, so make sure to savor it!" Yin Gua said in a cold voice, and the Infernal Soul Bug shot forward at his behest, quickly burrowing its way into Han Li's glabella.
Han Li felt a burst of sharp pain spear through his head, as if someone had forced a red-hot nail into his mind, and he couldn't help but give a muffled groan as his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
The Infernal Soul Bug quickly entered his mind before burrowing its way toward his soul, and it was completely unaffected by the black ripples in his mind.
Before long, it had already reached Han Li's consciousness, and a tiny soul figure that was identical to Han Li in appearance emerged.
The soul figure channeled the Sword Observation Arts to send a translucent sword projection flying out of its body, and the sword projection hurtled through the air, slicing through the Infernal Soul Bug with ease, causing it to explode into two clouds of black qi.
The soul figure was quite surprised to see this, but it remained calm and collected as a spiritual sense chain flew out of its body, then instantly wrapped itself several times around the Infernal Soul Bug, locking it firmly into place.
A mocking sneer appeared on the Infernal Soul Bug's face as its body exploded once again,freeing itself from the spiritual sense chain before flying onward as a cloud of black mist.
The Infernal Soul Bug wasn't that far away from Han Li's soul to begin with, and the cloud of black mist that it had transformed into quickly came into contact with Han Li's soul.
The cloud of black mist then reverted back into the Infernal Soul Bug before pouncing onto Han Li's soul figure and attempting to burrow its way inside.
The soul figure let loose an alarmed cry as several spiritual sense chains shot out of its body, forming a spiritual sense cage around the Infernal Soul Bug.
Trapped within the spiritual sense cage, the Infernal Soul Bug was slowed down significantly, but at this point, close to half of its body had already burrowed its way into Han Li's soul, and it continued onward without pause, burrowing deeper and deeper, albeit at a slower rate than before.
An urgent look appeared in the soul figure's eyes upon seeing this, and more spiritual sense chains flew out of its body to ensnare the Infernal Soul Bug, wrapping it in a tight cocoon.
Yin Gua's brows furrowed slightly as he took a cold glance at the trembling Han Li, following which he harrumphed coldly, "If you insist on prolonging the pain, then I'll grant you your wish!"
Immediately thereafter, five streaks of black light shot out of his fingertips before piercing into Han Li's head, and blood instantly began to flow out of all of his orifices.
At the same time, his body began to tremble much more violently, looking as if he were spasming uncontrollably, and an agonized howl escaped his lips.
Shi Chuankong and the others were horrified to see this, but there was nothing that they could do, and the white-haired elderly man and the long-eared man were looking at Han Li while shaking their heads with forlorn expressions, lamenting the fact that he hadn't heeded their advice.
"Oh? How interesting! Let's see how much longer you can last!"
A look of sadistic pleasure appeared on Yin Gua's face as the five beams of black light shooting out of his fingertips became even thicker.
Only after a full fifteen minutes had passed did the beams of black light shooting out of Yin Gua's fingertips fade away, and at the same time, the two giant lightning hands grabbing onto Han Li also disappeared.
At this point, half of Han Li's body was already drenched in blood, and he collapsed to the ground in an unconscious state, while his aura had also become extremely feeble.
"Insolent fool!" Yin Gua scoffed as he strode out of Han Li's cell, then turned his gaze to Shi Chuankong.
Having witnessed what had just happened to Han Li, Shi Chuankong's heart had already completely sunk, and his expression instantly changed slightly at the sight of Yin Gua's menacing gaze.
Yin Gua passed straight through the restrictions around Shi Chuankong's cell, then conjured up two more black lightning hands to grab onto Shi Chuankong's body.
His patience seemed to have been completely exhausted by Han Li, and he grabbed onto Shi Chuankong's head before releasing a continuous burst of black light into it.
Shi Chuankong's expression changed drastically as he let loose a blood-curdling howl, and blood began to gush out of all of his orifices.
Around fifteen minutes later, Yin Gua released Shi Chuankong, who also fell to the ground in an unconscious state.
Yin Gua took a cold glance at Shi Chuankong, then left his cell and made his way toward Fox 3's cell.
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An hour later, Yin Gua drifted out of Baili Yan's cell, and at this point, the entirety of Han Li's group had fallen unconscious.
Yin Gua's complexion was slightly pale, and he took a deep breath to steady himself.
The gray-robed man suddenly emerged, seemingly out of thin air, and there was a sycophantic look on his face as he said, "Congratulations on obtaining five more fine puppets, Master Yin Gua."
A faint smile appeared on Yin Gua's face, and he instructed, "These five puppets will be very useful to me, so make sure you keep a close eye on them. Do I make myself clear, Yin Chan?"
"Crystal clear, Master Yin Gua. I'll be sure to monitor them closely," the gray-robed man hurriedly promised.
"Infernal Soul Bugs have already been planted into their bodies, but it'll take a hundred days before the bugs completely fuse with them. Once they wake up, take them straight to the Profound Yin Palace, and only let anyone from the other areas come into contact with them," Yin Gua instructed.
"Yes, Master Yin Gua. Will you be alright after planting five Infernal Soul Bug in succession?" Yin Chan asked with a concerned expression.
"I'll be fine, I just need some time to rest and recuperate. If you do a good job here, I'll be sure to reward you handsomely," Yin Gua replied, then vanished from the spot in a flash, seemingly in quite a hurry to begin the recuperation process.
Yin Chan hurriedly extended a grateful bow, and only after a long while did he stand up straight again.
He took a glance at Han Li and the others with a cold sneer on his face, then turned to depart, only to suddenly stop in his tracks.
As it turned out, You Luo was making her way down from the staircase leading to the ninth floor.
Yin Chan faltered slightly upon seeing this, following which a bright smile appeared on his face as he hurriedly approached You Luo and asked, "What brings you here, Ms. You Luo? My apologies for not coming out to greet you sooner."
"Am I not allowed to come here?" You Luo asked in an indifferent voice.
"Of course not! You're welcome to visit the infernal prison at anytime," Yin Chan hurriedly replied with a slightly fearful expression.
You Luo harrumphed coldly before making her way down the corridor, and Yin Chan hurriedly followed along as he asked in a careful manner, "May I ask the purpose of your visit, Ms. You Luo?"
You Luo paid no heed to him as she continued onward without pause, and before long, she drew to a halt in front of the cells of Han Li and the others.
Yin Chan's expression changed slightly as he thought back to Yin Gua's instructions not to let anyone from other areas come into contact with Han Li and the others, but before he could say anything, You Luo sighed, "Master Yin Gua can really be quite cruel sometimes. Even if he's going to refine these five into puppets, surely he didn't need to be so rough with them, wouldn't you agree, Chief Warden Yin Chan?"
Yin Chan gave a muffled response, not daring to comment on Yin Gua's actions.
You Luo raised a hand to release a burst of black light, which split up into five before flying into the cells.
"What are you doing, Ms. You Luo?" Yin Chan asked as he stepped forward with an urgent expression.
The five bursts of black light transformed into five slender feelers at You Luo's behest, and they briefly brushed over the glabellas of Han Li and the others to inspect their conditions before fading away, much to Yin Chan's relief.
"Looks like Master Yin Gua forcibly planted Infernal Soul Bugs into their souls. Such a direct and callous implantation method will work, but it'll take a very long time for the Infernal Soul Bug to fuse with their souls.
“I have some Heavenly Yin Soul Nourishing Pills here, feed each of them one pill a day, and the amount of time required for puppet refinement will be significantly reduced," You Luo said as she tossed black jade vial to Yin Chan.
There was a black talisman adhered to the mouth of the vial, and even through the vial, one could sense pure soul power fluctuations from its contents.
Yin Chan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
Heavenly Yin Soul Nourishing Pills were extremely precious soul nourishing pills that were effective even for Great Encompassment cultivators.
Under normal circumstances, it would take Han Li and the others around half a month to wake up, but with these pills, a few days would suffice.
However, Yin Chan couldn't understand why You Luo was willing to sacrifice a vial of Heavenly Yin Soul Nourishing Pills just to aid Yin Gua in his puppet refinement...