Chapter 101: The True Power of Double Pupils, The Final Boss Appears
A distant, soft whisper echoed, stirring a deep, bloodline resonance only those of the Shangguan clan could hear.
In the silent whisper, the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle in Luo Xue’s hand twitched, and the living bead eyeballs, which had calmed down, began to roll restlessly again.
The illusory figure of the seductive woman Luo Xue had seen before reappeared, but this time, she was no longer alluring, but crazed and ferocious.
“Die… all of you must die…”
The illusory woman relentlessly attacked the weakening seal, her terrifying aura threatening to tear everything apart.
The pestle began to glow with a golden light, trying to suppress the illusory woman, who had become an evil spirit.
However, the seal had been in place for far too long, and the golden light seemed to have little effect. The woman’s terrifying aura washed over Luo Xue.
This was the resentment of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even Core Formation cultivators would struggle to resist it, let alone Luo Xue, who was barely about to enter Spirit Condensation.
“Tsk, how unsightly.”
Shangguan Yu frowned slightly, a look of displeasure on her beautiful face. “I didn’t expect myself back then to be so ugly, letting you juniors see such an embarrassing past.”
She waved her hand dismissively, and the illusory woman’s roars gradually subsided, her appearance returning to its seductive form, winking at Luo Xue, tempting her to break the seal.
“…”
Luo Xue was incredibly embarrassed. The real Shangguan Yu was right in front of her, yet her remnant soul was acting up again.
Shangguan Yu also coughed lightly, the blush on her cheeks fading.
“It’s just a mindless remnant soul, you… don’t take it seriously.”
“Of course, of course…”
Luo Xue nodded repeatedly and discreetly put away the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle.
She had already seen Shangguan Yu’s embarrassing past. If she angered her further, what if she changed her mind and took back the pestle?
Luo Xue no longer considered it a hot potato. The real Shangguan Yu had given it to her, and it contained a divine ability perfectly suited for her “Double Pupils.” It was a very handy artifact.
“The juniors in my clan are truly persistent, actually chasing me all the way here.”
Shangguan Yu also came back to her senses. Her divine sense swept over the surroundings, and she quickly found Sima Ye and Shangguan Lengyan.
They were waiting for the triggered resentment to erupt.
“The juniors in your clan… do you know them?” Luo Xue asked curiously.
“How could I know them?”
Shangguan Yu crossed her arms, leaned against the counter, and said matter-of-factly, “I haven’t been to the Demonic Ghost City for a thousand years. How would I know which stinky men those little bitches in my clan have hooked up with?”
Was it really okay to talk about her own clan like this?
Luo Xue complained inwardly, but every family had its own problems. Who knew what Shangguan Yu, the former Clan Leader, had gone through to leave her clan for a thousand years without returning.
“Then… Senior, could you tell those outside that you gave the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle to an unknown little girl?” Luo Xue hesitated and asked. “It’s causing a lot of trouble.”
“No, no, it won’t be any trouble.” Shangguan Yu said with a smile. “I’m not going to do that.”
“Ahem…”
“Why do you think I haven’t returned to the Demonic Ghost City for a thousand years, staying in the borderlands all this time?”
Shangguan Yu pouted. “Those little bitches in my clan are all hoping for my death. It’s much more relaxing here. I don’t have to listen to the old geezers nagging, and there’s not so much trouble.”
“As for those juniors outside, you can deal with them yourself. Besides, it wasn’t me who gave you the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle. For after-sales service, go find Master Wumu.”
Easier said than done…
Luo Xue smiled wryly. Those two outside were peak Foundation Establishment prodigies; she couldn’t handle them.
Even with Nangong Mengxiang’s help, they would only have the combat power of one peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, still one short.
At this critical moment, it had to be her good Great Niece, Nangong Mengxiang.
She looked at Shangguan Yu and pleaded in a flat tone,
“Sister Shangguan, please help your Little Martial Aunt!”
“…Mengxiang, this is the one thing I can’t do.”
Shangguan Yu looked deeply at Nangong Mengxiang, her playful expression turning serious.
She shook her head and said, “I’m already ‘dead.’ I worked hard to ‘die’.”
“But… Master said before she left that I could ask you for help if anything happened…” A deeply conflicted expression appeared on Nangong Mengxiang’s face. “She said you would definitely help me.”
Hearing this, a rare look of complexity appeared on Shangguan Yu’s beautiful face.
After a moment, as if giving up, she sighed softly and said,
“I really don’t know what I owe you master and disciple… Always like this. Forget it, forget it.”
Shangguan Yu looked at Luo Xue. “I can’t intervene directly, but… I can help you indirectly.”
“What do you mean, Senior?”
Luo Xue asked.
“Take out the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle.” Shangguan Yu said directly.
Luo Xue immediately took out the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle and placed it on the counter.
Shangguan Yu looked at the pestle, pondered for a moment, and directly injected her spiritual power into it.
Instantly, the seal that had been in place for a thousand years was broken, and the crazed and ferocious illusory woman reappeared.
Actually, Shangguan Yu had already retrieved all the artifacts that sealed her techniques and divine abilities, but she hadn’t unsealed them.
At the same time, the two living beads, filled with demonic energy, immediately emitted a condensed purplish-black light, almost completely corroding the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle.
The original golden light was suppressed to a mere sliver, its sacred aura completely gone, no longer resembling a Buddhist artifact. The Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle had completely transformed into an evil artifact.
But in the next moment, the illusory woman let out a sharp scream and instantly vanished.
This trace of resentment, carrying Shangguan Yu’s painful past, disappeared from the world.
Only the two terrifying eyeballs remained, completely alive, their sinister aura twisting and influencing everyone around them.
However, because of Nangong Mengxiang’s special technique, she was almost immune to this soul-targeting effect.
As for Shangguan Yu and Luo Xue…
A faint light emanated from Luo Xue’s overlapping pupils, absorbing all the fluctuations of the pupil technique.
“Could this be… Double Pupils?!” Seeing this, Shangguan Yu’s pupils constricted, her expression filled with shock. “The number one pupil technique talent in the world. In tens of thousands of years of the Shangguan clan’s inheritance, there has only been one…”
“Heh, I didn’t expect to see it in my lifetime, and on a Peerless Summit Sect disciple, no less…”
Shangguan Yu hid her shock deep within her expression. She didn’t say it out loud.
Because Luo Xue seemed completely unaware of the power of Double Pupils, and Shangguan Yu, who already disliked the Peerless Summit Sect, didn’t see the need to pay much attention to Luo Xue.
Even if she was the inheritor chosen by Fengyin.
The Double Pupils talent alone wasn’t that strong. Although its basic effect of “seeing fast as slow” gave one a great advantage in close combat, it wasn’t enough to be called the number one pupil technique talent.
The most terrifying aspect of Double Pupils was its growth potential.
Under normal circumstances, a cultivator could only master up to three pupil techniques. Even someone as talented as Shangguan Yu could only master eight.
But those with Double Pupils… had no limit.
They could perfectly master any number of pupil techniques without any backlash.
Furthermore, pupil techniques used through Double Pupils not only had their effects greatly enhanced but also gained another, strengthened ability.
The specific ability depended on the pupil technique used.
But one thing was certain: the more pupil techniques they learned, the stronger the Double Pupils user became.
With dozens of pupil techniques, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could kill a Core Formation cultivator.
Soon, the surrounding fluctuations of the pupil technique disappeared, and the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle had completely changed.
The two living beads seemed to have been drained dry, instantly withering and turning into black ash.
And the originally golden Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle was now a dark purplish-black, emitting a bone-chilling coldness.
Perhaps, it should no longer be called the “Subduing Pestle.”
“Done.”
Shangguan Yu exhaled and clapped her hands. “All traces of my remnant soul within the artifact have been removed. What remains is the purest ‘will.’ By merging with it, you can briefly control a sliver of Nascent Soul power.”
“As for the pupil technique inside… heh, that depends on your own comprehension.”
Shangguan Yu handed the processed pestle to Luo Xue, a playful glint in her eyes.
She wanted to see the reaction of this self-proclaimed righteous disciple of the Peerless Summit Sect upon receiving such a sinister artifact.
Would she hesitate, struggle, before finally accepting it?
Unfortunately, Shangguan Yu’s expectations were dashed.
Luo Xue accepted the pestle without any hesitation, her expression even showing a hint of excitement.
“Thank you, Senior.”
“…Are you really a disciple of the Peerless Summit Sect?”
Shangguan Yu couldn’t help but ask.
Had the world changed so much in the thousand years she had been away?
Had the sword fanatics of the Peerless Summit Sect changed their nature, now associating with demonic and evil cultivators?
“Of course, I’m from Falling Flower Peak.”
Luo Xue played with the pestle, the pure “will” swirling around her.
She could feel that with just a thought, she could merge with this “will” and control a sliver of Nascent Soul power.
Even if it was just a sliver, it was still Nascent Soul power!
And it had been processed by Shangguan Yu, meaning Luo Xue could use this “will” to experience Nascent Soul power in advance.
Not only could it resolve her current predicament, but it would also be greatly beneficial to her future cultivation. This was a rare opportunity!
“Falling Flower Peak… the Bai family’s place…”
Thinking of the Bai family, Shangguan Yu suddenly winced and said impatiently,
“Fine, fine, go ahead, go and deal with those juniors. I’m just fulfilling my duty as an elder. If they’re not capable enough to obtain it, then they’re not capable enough. What does it have to do with me!”
Having failed several times to provoke Luo Xue by going against the Peerless Summit Sect’s principles, Shangguan Yu had lost her patience and just wanted to be rid of her.
“Thank you again, Senior.” Luo Xue bowed politely. “If there’s a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you. Consider it a favor I owe you.”
She knew that the things she had were nothing to a Nascent Soul cultivator, especially since Shangguan Yu also possessed the astonishing treasure vault that was the Treasure Pavilion, so she didn’t take anything out to embarrass herself.
“What use is a favor from a junior like you?” Shangguan Yu sneered, then looked at the eager Nangong Mengxiang, a complicated look flashing through her eyes. “Mengxiang, are you still going back to the Demon Abyss?”
“Yes,” Nangong Mengxiang nodded. “I still have to accompany Little Martial Aunt to find Master! Little Martial Aunt said she has information about Master.”
Hearing this, Shangguan Yu fell silent.
She looked at Luo Xue, seemingly wanting to say something.
“I… know.”
Luo Xue slightly averted her gaze.
It seemed that Shangguan Yu knew about True Person Fengyin’s death, but hadn’t told Nangong Mengxiang.
“That’s good.”
Shangguan Yu turned around and waved her hand impatiently.
“Get out, get out, don’t disturb my business!”
Seeing this, Luo Xue picked up the pestle, performed a sword salute to Shangguan Yu, and then turned to leave.
“Sister Shangguan, we’re leaving!”
Nangong Mengxiang said cheerfully.
Shangguan Yu didn’t speak, just turned her head and looked at Nangong Mengxiang with a complicated expression.
Nangong Mengxiang followed Luo Xue, leaving behind only a tall and agile figure.
“Heh… It seems I can’t hide it any longer.” Shangguan Yu murmured softly. “It’s fine, I couldn’t hide it for much longer anyway.”
“Nangong Fengyin, Nangong Fengyin… You little girl, even after your death, you still cause me so much trouble.”
…
“The remnant soul has awakened.”
Shangguan Lengyan said softly.
Sima Ye didn’t speak. The powerful aura of the awakened remnant soul was something he could sense even without his “Mystic Dark Eyes.”
The Ghost Demon Gang’s territory was desolate. Although a few gazes had been following Shangguan Lengyan and Sima Ye, hoping to find a chance to take advantage of these two glamorous prodigies, after the eruption of the remnant soul’s aura, these hidden gazes instantly disappeared, fleeing in terror.
The remnant soul carried the aura of a Nascent Soul old monster, a realm they couldn’t afford to touch.
However…
After a brief eruption, the remnant soul’s aura was suppressed.
But Shangguan Lengyan and Sima Ye weren’t worried. They knew the thousand-year-old seal was still in effect; it should struggle for a while longer.
But what they didn’t expect was that the next moment, an even stronger aura of resentment erupted, even carrying a trace of true Nascent Soul power.
Shangguan Lengyan was instantly shocked.
“Could it be… that the remnant soul still retains a sliver of my aunt’s soul?”
If so, this was the worst-case scenario.
A remnant soul couldn’t be compared to a wisp of resentment. If it was a remnant soul, the Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle would be completely destroyed, and it might even create a vengeful ghost that had accumulated resentment for a thousand years.
The ghost of Shangguan Yu…
Just as Shangguan Lengyan was hesitating whether to retreat, Sima Ye suddenly said in a deep voice,
“Wait, they… are coming out.”
Accompanied by a monstrous evil aura, two figures, one tall and one petite, slowly walked out, facing Shangguan Lengyan and Sima Ye.
“Speaking of which, we look a bit like final bosses now.”
“What’s a final boss?”
“Ah, never mind…”
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