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

'Hmph...' Zhu Yan sneered at him in the mental space: 'So your shortcut is to come directly to me?'

Ye Ge smiled.

"Of course, isn't that simple and straightforward?"

"But why should I lend it to him?" Zhu Yan sneered. "Lend him your power, and then have this fool help you? Don't even dream about it! He might be fooled by you, but I won't!"

"But he's my subordinate now, he'll have to listen to me from now on." Night Song shrugged: "You probably still want him to help you repair your soul, right?"

Zhu Yan: '...Don't threaten me! Do you think threatening me will work?'

"I'm not threatening you," Nightsong said. "I just want to make a deal with you."

Zhu Yan sneered: 'Hmph, I told you, I hate dealing with smart people, and I hate making deals with them. I won't be fooled by your few words like Jiang Xiaoming...'

"You wouldn't refuse to have your physical body repaired, would you?" Night Song interrupted it. "Cooperate with me, and I'll give you a new physical body. How about it?"

'...'

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yan immediately shut up.

After nearly half a minute of silence, he asked with skepticism, 'How can I be sure what you're saying isn't true?'

Ye Ge smiled and said, "With Qinglong Laodeng as my guarantor, why don't you believe me?"

Even if you know you're not very smart, are afraid of being deceived, and dare not associate with intelligent people, do you think Qinglong (the Azure Dragon) would be deceived? He trusts me, why don't you?

Zhu Yan: '...Damn it, I'm not afraid to deal with smart people because I'm not smart enough!'

Zhu Yan hesitated for a long time, seemingly very conflicted.

"The physical body you're talking about, you don't mean just some random trash spirit beast that I'll possess, and then it'll die from being possessed by me after a few days, right?" It looked at Ye Ge with great suspicion.

"Of course not. I'm referring to your physical body, your original body as Zhu Yan, guaranteed to be exactly the same as when you first left the factory, quality guaranteed."

Ye Ge continued, "If you rely on your own abilities, or only on Jiang Xiaoming to help you repair your physical body, how long would it take? Decades? A hundred years? Or even longer..."

"As for me, if I order now, I can deliver within a year. And you haven't paid any price; I'm just borrowing your power."

'See? It's a sure-fire way to make money, isn't it?'

"..." Zhu Yan gritted his teeth: "Fine! It's settled then!"

'But if you dare to try and trick me, I will show you the wrath of ancient ferocious beasts and demons!'

"Hehe..." Ye Ge chuckled, "It's a deal."

"Oh, by the way, Jiang Xiaoming isn't quite used to controlling his malevolent power yet, so in the beginning, you'll have to guide him step by step."

Zhu Yan's face immediately darkened: 'You bastard... not only do you want to borrow my power, but you also want me to fight for you?'

"Yes," Night Song said with a smile, "Thank you for your help."

Zhu Yan: '......'

......

Ye Ge opened her eyes.

"Okay, that's almost it."

Night Song said, "Let's give it a try."

"Oh..." Jiang Xiaoming scratched his face: "Really shouting that out loud? Isn't that a bit too childish and embarrassing...?"

"So you know about the shame of being a chuunibyou?" Ye Ge tilted her head: "Stop talking nonsense and shout. Remember to shout as loud as possible. The louder the better. Ideally, everyone in the building should be able to hear you."

"All right......"

Jiang Xiaoming clasped his hands together, held the Mingcheng Token between his fingers, closed his eyes, and circulated his soul power.

He then took a deep breath and shouted, "Zhu Yan, stop sleeping! Get up and pay the rent!!!"

"..."

After a while.

A crimson aura of malevolence was rapidly released from the token, enveloping Jiang Xiaoming's entire body.

A layer of malevolent energy formed around him, much like the Qiongqi malevolent energy cloak that Su You had worn before.

Jiang Xiaoming opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face: "It...it's done!?"

"Yes." Ye Ge patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, you have not let your teacher down."

"Holy crap..." Jiang Xiaoming excitedly controlled the evil energy on his body and found that he could easily change the evil energy into various shapes.

It can even transform its malevolent energy into the shape of a giant hand to grab things from afar.

"Holy shit... Holy shit... Holy shit!"

Jiang Xiaoming's eyes lit up.

Zhu Yan: "..."

"I...I've heard that ancient powers like divine power, malevolent power, and holy power are extremely difficult to master and control. Ordinary people would need to study theoretical knowledge for a very long time to learn them, and the difficulty is comparable to some top-level math problems..."

Jiang Xiaoming looked at his hands, his voice trembling slightly: "I actually learned it so quickly?"

Night Song: "Of course, you don't even need to look at who taught you."

Jiang Xiaoming burst into tears: "Waaaaah... Ye Ge, you're amazing! I used to think I was stupid, but it turns out I just hadn't met a good teacher..."

Zhu Yan: "..."

"Alright, now you've learned it. Practice on your own." Ye Ge patted his shoulder and prepared to leave.

“Um… Ye Ge, wait a minute,” Jiang Xiaoming suddenly said again.

Ye Ge stopped and turned around: "Is there anything else?"

Jiang Xiaoming scratched his head: "Could you teach me some more special moves? Although I'm a Ghost Master, I feel like I rely too much on summoning ghosts. As a summoning class, I don't have much ability of my own... and unlike you, I can't create my own skills..."

“A secret move…” Ye Ge stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

He then walked up to Jiang Xiaoming, raised his right hand, palm up.

Soul power rapidly gathered, and a deep red, scorching fireball condensed in his palm.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

At the same time, there was the sound of thunder accompanied by the buzzing of a thousand birds.

Black electricity burst forth from the fireball, coiling around its surface.