Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 831 Hide and Seek (Part 3)

"Strange, weren't you hiding it well? Why aren't you hiding it anymore?" Han Yi slowly stood up and smiled at the minotaur opposite him.

Inside the dark cave, a small hut had unexpectedly appeared.

The house is not large, about the size of a master bedroom in an average home.

The room contained a dark wooden bed, a square table, and three chairs.

Beside the bed, there was a bookshelf and a desk.

There were a few candles on the desk, and some books were scattered around.

It was completely sealed off from all sides and had no windows.

Overall, it looks no different from an ordinary house or room.

"Spare my life. I can hand over the core suppression artifact to you, otherwise..." The minotaur withstood the pressure, trembling all over, and shouted with bluster but no fear.

"If I die... you won't live either!"

At this moment, the minotaur's huge body squatted in the corner of the room, his arms tightly wrapped around his chest, trembling like a weak woman about to be humiliated and bullied by evil people.

"Oh?"

Han Yi raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"I'm rather curious, how are you going to kill me?"

His eyes were like scissors, cutting through the minotaur's fragile psychological defenses layer by layer.

"You...you...you..."

As Han Yi approached step by step, the minotaur visibly panicked. For every step Han Yi took closer, the minotaur had to retreat.

boom.

Soon, he was pressed against the corner of the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

Snapped.

Han Yi happened to enter the house and casually closed the door.

"You... don't come any closer!" The minotaur's voice was shrill and piercing, like a frightened woman, and what she was holding in her arms was immediately revealed.

It was a lock.

A delicate little jade lock.

It is engraved with patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects, as well as a blurry portrait of a man and a woman that is not clearly visible.

The portrait was blood-red and eerie, as if it had been painted with fresh blood.

The keyhole was positioned precisely through the mouth of the portrait, creating an eerie and unsettling effect. "What is that?"

Han Yi only glanced at it before his attention was completely drawn to the powerful demonic energy contained within the jade lock.

Even from a distance, the dense demonic energy was like thick honey with its lid opened, possessing a mouthwatering sweetness.

This is a real feast.

compare to.

The demonic energy I absorbed along the way was merely an appetizer or a dessert before the main course.

“I can give it to you. Just spare my life.” The minotaur clearly saw Han Yi’s covetousness and pleaded. “For a big shot like you… the life or death of a nobody like me… won’t affect the big picture.”

"Fine. Hand it over. I'll give you a whole corpse."

Han Yi paid no attention to what he was saying, his gaze fixed entirely on the jade lock. The more he focused, the more he sensed the strangeness of the jade lock.

It was as if a giant beast, in its slumber, unconsciously created a heavy aura around it.

Viscous, enormous, almost solidified, compressed air, suffocating.

'Power, wealth, fame... everything I want, everything my heart desires... closer... closer... everything... can be achieved...'

The faint, almost imperceptible murmurs gradually became clearer.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!!!"

The minotaur's expression was one of terror, his large, thick fingers gripping the delicate jade lock tightly. "One more step closer, and I'll..."

If he had any other options, he wouldn't have been forced into this situation. Once the core suppressor is destroyed, it means that the last layer of protection of the seal has completely failed.

The Demon King will then appear in the world.

And he himself would be controlled and bound in an instant, becoming an involuntary henchman of the demon king, his fate beyond his control.

The minotaur didn't want it to be this way, but he had no choice.

After all, his very existence was corrupted and tainted by the demonic energy unconsciously emitted by the Demon King.

Unable to resist.

The only option was to escape.

If he can escape the seal first and strengthen himself with his flesh and blood, he can use this to wash away the mark left by the Demon King.

But the plan fell through.

He would rather be the Demon King's puppet than die.

Han Yi completely ignored him and continued walking towards him step by step.

“Since that’s the case…” The minotaur’s expression turned ferocious, and his psychological defenses completely collapsed.

As a product of demonic energy, his mind was already unstable. At this moment, fear overwhelmed his reason, and he decided to fight to the death.

"Let's go to hell together!!!!"

The minotaur suddenly stood up, raised his arms, and slammed them hard into the ground.

Then, nothing happened.

The minotaur stood upright with his hands raised, appearing at first glance as if he were surrendering, and remained motionless.

It's not that he doesn't want to move, but that he can't.

Black leaves spread and extended from his body, connecting his arms, thighs, torso, and limbs, like solidified and stiff vines.

hiss hiss hiss...

The sharp, delicate leaves pierced through the hardened skin, and soon a strange black plant sprouted from the corner of the room where the minotaur was.

“I…I…”

On the rough surface of the plant, the terrified face of the minotaur appeared.

He can only move his eyes and utter a few simple words; he can't do anything else.

"The third stage of the bloodline spirit seed... has indeed undergone completely different changes..." Han Yi sighed, looking at the plant in front of him with great shock.

At this point, the minotaur could no longer see a living body or any trace of life.

The black branches that extend out, layer upon layer like a spider web, are actually a manifestation of the spirit seed absorbing nutrients and growing and changing rapidly.

Back when the Minotaur first appeared.

Han Yi then separated a wisp of his bloodline spirit seed and silently attached it to the minotaur.

After such a long period of infiltration, it has penetrated deep into the body and then exploded in one fell swoop, defeating the opponent.

Spirit embryo, synesthesia, spirit control...

After so long of development during the synesthetic stage, the bloodline spirit seed has finally entered the third stage: the spirit control stage.

Yu Ling, as the name suggests.

That is, the ability to control and use spirit seeds.

Just like a child going through puberty, their body grows and their personality changes.

This period is considered the beginning of adolescence for young people.

The bloodline spirit seed gradually begins to fully develop, generating specific abilities and exhibiting more targeted and unique modifications.

[Martial Arts]: Heavenly Evolution Seven Transformations Profound Technique (Second Level, Characteristics: Formless Body Transformation, Evolution of Heaven)

[Qi, Blood, and Physical Body - Heaven-Mending Technique]: Liberation of the physical body, Limitless power, and boundless fist strikes.

[Bloodline Spirit Seed - Spirit Control]: Spirit Seed Black Qi, Night's Favorite, Infinite Blade Works, Corroding the Mind

【Asura - Cultivating Both Internal and External Strengths - Harmony of Yin and Yang】: Asura Qi - Meteor Fire, Celestial Change, Starfall, Netherfire Heavenly Net Pearl

"This... is this what they call the core suppression artifact?"

Han Yi stepped forward and gently removed the jade lock from the minotaur's arm, which had completely turned into a stalk.

The "Spirit Control" stage, as its name suggests, involves eroding the mind and spirit by invading the target's body, disrupting and interfering with their mental state, and assimilating their flesh and blood, completely transforming and altering every cell and every drop of blood from its very core.

This process is extremely secretive and happens silently.

By the time the corrupted individuals realize the anomaly, it is too late.

Just like this time.

Han Yi only thought about it for a moment. He imagined that if the minotaur turned into a plant, it would be unable to move or resist.

then.

The spiritual seed lurking deep within the body spontaneously conveys suggestions, subtly altering the body at the cellular level.

Then, naturally, the minotaur transformed into a plant form.

"Such a huge number..."

Han Yi was stunned the moment he got his hands on the jade lock, before he even had a chance to examine it closely.

The demonic energy contained within is immense, incredibly pure and mellow. Even just experiencing it evokes a rich, intoxicating aroma, like being slightly tipsy.

This can no longer be described as a simple meal; it's more like a grand banquet.

"Thank you so much..." Han Yi raised his head and grinned at the minotaur in front of him. He reached out and pinched both ends of the jade lock, holding it up to his face.

Click click...

"No...no..."

As the minotaur's eyes widened in terror, cracks began to appear on the jade lock.

Click!

With a sudden, crisp sound, the entire jade lock broke completely in two, becoming two halves.

Hiss! ! !

The thick, visible demonic energy rapidly entered Han Yi's body like a storm tornado.

A stream of black energy continuously emanated from Han Yi's hand, flowing down his arm like a whale, surging and being completely absorbed by him.

"??????"

The minotaur's eyes widened, his mind blank, unable to utter a word. His opponent had clearly obtained the intact suppressor, yet he himself had broken it…

Isn't he afraid that the Demon King will break free from the seal?

Moreover, such a high concentration of demonic energy in an instant... is enough to corrupt and contaminate a small legion.

It was absorbed so easily, and it even seemed quite refreshing...

Let alone demons.

Ordinary demons could not easily absorb such a large amount of demonic energy in a short period of time.

And the demons, who are at a higher level...

The minotaur was completely stunned.

He was completely unaware even when Han Yi came right in front of him.

"It's a deal. I'll leave you with a complete corpse..."

Han Yi smiled with satisfaction and placed his palm on the surface of the plant. *Sizzle...*

The dense branches grow and extend, forming a canopy that covers the surrounding area through continuous growth.

At the tip of the rapidly dividing branch, like a flower bud blooming, a black fruit slowly emerges.

The fruit rapidly grew large and ripened, bending the branches like slender twigs laden with fruit.

As the fruit ripened, the minotaur's enormous body visibly shrank and thinned.

Bang!

The fruit reached its limit and burst open, releasing a faint reddish light.

call…...

The faint red, snake-like light, as if finding its home, entered Han Yi's nostrils with his breath and then disappeared.