Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Bao Bingqing looked down and saw the old man's thin, trembling wrist, which was tightly gripping his own hand.

"What happened?"

Bao Bingqing seemed to have guessed something, but his expression didn't change much. He calmly looked into the old man's eyes and asked.

The old man's heavy breathing was accompanied by a solemn tremor.

Fortunately, after making the decision, he knew very well that he did not regret it.

He had been hesitant about what to do, but now that he had made his choice, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.

“This blood of darkness cannot be used,” the old man said seriously. “It contains more than three times the amount of dark microorganisms as ordinary blood of darkness, as well as some catalyst substances. If Miss Ququ is injected with it, she will immediately turn into a dark monster.”

Bao Bingqing frowned.

The old man had released his wrist. Bao Bingqing remained silent, then slowly picked up the Dark Blood to examine it, before asking, "Are you one of Duke Wang En's men?"

“…Yes.” The old man gave a bitter smile: “It seems you have already guessed. That’s right, Liang Kuan and I are both people arranged by Duke Wang En.”

Bao Bingqing stared at him with scrutinizing eyes: "Then why are you stopping me now?"

The old man opened his mouth: "I..."

"Hmm..." At this moment, Ququ on the bed frowned, as if the pain was getting worse.

"Ququ?" Bao Bingqing returned to the bedside to check on his daughter's condition.

His expression immediately changed.

Light purple demonic energy continuously surged from Ququ's body, quickly condensing into a shape that burned like a raging flame.

The purple flames quickly melted the cotton quilt on her body, the bed beneath her, and even the floor, leaving a large hole... Meanwhile, the purple demonic energy surged and condensed on Ququ's body, forming a beautiful purple dress.

"Oops......"

Bao Bingqing gasped, forced back two steps by the purple flames.

Immediately afterwards, an eerie song began to play.

The singing was like background music from a horror movie, as if it were a girl's soft chanting from some unknown distance, filled with a mysterious, gloomy, and oppressive atmosphere, like a scary nursery rhyme.

Judging from human hearing alone, the girl's singing voice was not loud; in fact, it could be described as very soft.

But this seemingly soft chant could be clearly heard in every corner of the Dark City.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Some wept uncontrollably, some clutched their heads and sobbed, and some stood there blankly, muttering to themselves...

The world before their eyes had been completely distorted, and all they could see was a dark and eerie purple.

The hunters in the city, as well as the scavengers who had consumed the blood of darkness, had some resistance, but they could only resist for less than half a minute before returning to the same state as ordinary people.

Ye Ge, Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue, and Yu Li were walking up the stairs in the Dark City when they heard the sudden, eerie singing. They were all immobilized by the sound.

Nangong Qiuyue covered her temple with one hand: "What, what's going on?...Could it be that the girl's illness has flared up again?"

Ye Ge gritted her teeth and activated the Holy Soul Purification Technique to resist.

strangeness....

He opened the system panel and took a look.

[Time remaining for the mission: 14 minutes and 36 seconds]

There's still time!

Why did I transform before the time was up?

This system... isn't it fucking ridiculous?!

Of all the people, only Yu Li seemed completely unaffected, not even by the music.

Upon seeing this, the girl quickly raised her staff and silently chanted an incantation.

"Special Ability - Barrier Filtering!"

Four large, transparent bubbles appeared around Ye Ge and the others, enveloping them.

Ye Ge and the three women were finally relieved from their pain, their faces pale and panting heavily.

"what is this?"

Nangong Qiuyue stared blankly at the bubble surrounding her: "Soundproofing?"

“No, it’s not a soundproofing spell.” Ye Ge paused and said, “Qu Qu’s ability is a type of Requiem Song. It’s not just a sound-attribute attack, but a fusion of sound and dark attributes. This kind of music has extremely strong penetrating power, and ordinary soundproofing barriers cannot block it.”

In fact, Ye Ge and the others can still clearly hear the girl softly singing.

However, even though they could hear it, they were not affected by the singing.

“It’s a filter barrier.” Gao Shenxue looked at the protective membrane beside her and said softly, “This kind of protective membrane can filter out all kinds of harmful substances in the outside air, leaving only the parts that are beneficial to the human body to pass through the protective membrane.”

Yu Li nodded slightly: "Yes."

"Ha, Xiao Li, your awakened ability is amazing!" Xia Xiyao said happily, "I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon!"

"Hmm..." Yu Li blushed slightly, but she was happy to be able to help, and smiled shyly.

Ye Ge didn't waste any more words; he wanted to go upstairs immediately to see what was wrong with Qu Qu.

However, at that moment, a magical explosion suddenly occurred in the room where Ququ was located above the corridor!

"boom!"

The wooden planks of the entire room were shattered by the raging demonic energy shockwave! The roof was blown off, and Bao Bingqing and another old man flew out from the blast!

Seeing this, Yu Li quickly used her staff to add a protective layer to Bao Bingqing and the old man.

Ye Ge squinted his eyes.

A little girl's figure slowly floated up in the air.

Ququ slowly opened her purple eyes.

Those eyes no longer possessed the girl's original quiet and elegant temperament; instead, they exuded a bewitching and seductive charm. Her hair had turned light purple, and the demonic energy surrounding her condensed into a dreamlike purple cake dress. The dress was layered and undulated like waves as the demonic energy rippled, and there was even a purple snowdrop blooming at the waist of the dress.

Ye Ge met her gaze and could clearly sense that it was significantly different from last time. When she turned into a monster last time, the girl's pupils were unfocused, indicating that she was still asleep and unconscious.

And this time...

She has probably really become the big boss in that game—the Demonic Voice Spirit!

"call--!"

A roar of flames.

Wherever Ququ's requiem reached, every corner of Dark City—buildings, trees, stones, sculptures, even the ground—began to ignite with purple flames! Everything was slowly melting away in those raging purple flames...

Clearly, the demonic sounds released by Ququ do not only harm living beings!

The purple flames were not actually fire. In fact, they had nothing to do with fire. They were just a kind of dark-attribute demonic energy that looked like flames. This dark-attribute energy was extremely corrosive and looked just like flames to the naked eye.

"Oh? Finally, I can get out and stretch my legs."

Ququ (the Enchanting Spirit) looked at her hands, then down at her beautiful dress, and gave a charming smile: "I have a human body to use now... Hmm, it seems pretty fun."