Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

The four continued to wander through the Youlan Medicine Market. The surrounding scenery was still bizarre and wonderful, with all kinds of rare medicinal herbs and strange items dazzling the eyes.

Lu Lingxi's thoughts remained fixed on the fleeting figure from earlier. She felt that the person had some connection to Nalan Rongzhi, but she couldn't be sure.

"Master, what are you thinking about?" Huan Yue couldn't help but ask when she saw that Lu Lingxi was absent-minded.

"It's nothing, I just remembered some things," Lu Lingxi said dismissively, not wanting Huanyue and the others to worry.

"Master, look there!" Suzaku suddenly pointed ahead and said.

Lu Lingxi looked in the direction Zhuque pointed and saw a group of people gathered in a dark alley not far ahead, as if something had happened.

“Let’s go take a look,” Lu Lingxi said, a vague sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.

The group walked into the dark alley and saw an old woman sitting on the ground in the crowd. Her basket was overturned and its contents were scattered all over the ground.

Beside the old woman, Phantom, who had left their side at some point, was now entangled in a battle with a black, withered branch. The branch emanated a strange demonic aura, which intertwined with the demonic blood vine aura emanating from Phantom, forming a powerful energy fluctuation.

"Phantom, what are you doing?" Lu Lingxi Yao shouted, sensing that something was wrong with Phantom.

Upon hearing Lu Lingxi's voice, the phantom trembled, but it did not stop. Instead, it attacked the black withered branch even more frantically.

“Master, there’s something wrong with this withered branch!” Huan Yue said. He felt the demonic energy emanating from the withered branch, which made him very uncomfortable.

"This is... the other shore vine?"

Lu Lingxi carefully examined the black withered branch and suddenly exclaimed in surprise. She recognized that the withered branch was actually the long-lost Other Shore Vine of the Demon Realm, an extremely rare plant that is said to be able to communicate between life and death and connect the yin and yang realms.

Just then, a blood-red datura flower suddenly bloomed from the black, withered branch, its petals adorned with eerie, demonic patterns and emanating a chilling aura.

"Not good!" Lu Lingxi's expression changed. She felt a powerful demonic energy surging out from the Other Shore Vine and spreading outwards.

"Phantom, come back quickly!" Lu Lingxi shouted loudly. She wanted to stop Phantom, but it was too late.

The Phantom's Blood Vine and the Other Shore Vine completely merged together, and its body began to change. Originally the figure of a twenty-year-old youth, a blood-red demonic mark appeared at the corner of its eye. The demonic mark emitted an eerie light, making the Phantom look even more sinister.

"What's going on?" Suzaku exclaimed. She sensed that the aura emanating from the phantom had become even stronger, but also more dangerous.

“The phantom has devoured the Other Shore Vine, and its power has awakened,” Huan Yue explained, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Just then, the ground suddenly shook, and a reversed swastika appeared on the ground, emitting an eerie light.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful surge of demonic energy erupted from the runes, forming a gigantic ghost face that lunged towards the crowd.

"Get out of the way!"

Lu Lingxi shouted loudly, simultaneously mobilizing the light and dark spiritual power within her body to construct a barrier in front of her, blocking the ghost face outside.

Suzaku also unleashed her Nirvana Flame, attempting to burn the ghostly face. However, to her surprise, her Nirvana Flame turned into a strange blue-purple upon contact with the ghostly face, as if it had been corrupted by demonic energy.

"What's going on?" Suzaku exclaimed, she had never seen anything like this before.

"This is due to the influence of demonic energy."

Lu Lingxi said with a solemn expression. She felt that this demonic energy was very powerful and also carried a strange power that could erode everything.

Just as Lu Lingxi was doing her best to resist the demonic energy, she suddenly felt something touch her hair. She looked down and found that three strands of her hair had been dyed white by the demonic energy.

"Master, are you alright?" Huan Yue and Zhu Que asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Lu Lingxi shook her head. She knew that now was not the time to worry about these things; she had to resolve the immediate crisis as soon as possible.

"Phantom, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Lingxi looked at the phantom that was completely shrouded in demonic energy and asked loudly. She tried to awaken the phantom's consciousness, but the phantom seemed to have completely lost its mind. Its eyes were filled with madness and killing.

“Master, I sense a powerful force within Phantom’s consciousness vying for control of his body,” Phantom Moon said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lingxi's expression turned solemn. If the phantom were controlled by that power, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We must stop him!" Lu Lingxi said. They must free the phantom from the control of the demonic energy as soon as possible, otherwise, he will become a monster that only knows how to kill.

Lu Lingxi took a deep breath. Now it was up to her. She closed her eyes and began to mobilize all the spiritual power in her body, preparing for a final gamble.