The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

Ying Li dodged and shot off to the side! But "Cheng Bo" was even faster. Just as Ying Li came to a stop, Cheng Bo suddenly appeared in front of him, less than half a step away!

He wasn't Cheng Bo, so where did the real Cheng Bo go?! Ying Li's face paled, but his hands continued moving. He gathered spiritual energy in his right hand and set up a spiritual mage barrier. This barrier was very different from ordinary barriers; its spiritual energy layout was much more intricate and sturdy. Anyone with similar spiritual energy to Ying Li would have no way to break through it!

"Bang!" Cheng Bo swung his fist at the barrier, and the barrier shattered in an instant!

Ying Li was utterly shocked. How could this be?!

Cheng Bo snorted coldly and reached out his right hand fiercely towards Ying Li. However, just as he was about to grab Ying Li, countless fine nets materialized on the broken spiritual energy barrier, binding Cheng Bo's right hand tightly, and he could not move an inch!

The spiritual barrier worked! Ying Li's face lit up with joy, and she quickly took a few steps back, looking at "Cheng Bo." She had only been cultivating the beginner-level spiritual book for a few days, and she wasn't too disappointed when the barrier shattered earlier. However, it seemed that the barrier had some effect, and the other party was indeed surprised. He was pulling at his right hand while looking at Ying Li. She was just a girl in her teens, and her spiritual power seemed to be only at the mid-level of spiritual cultivation, yet she was able to create such a thick barrier, and this barrier seemed to be...

Cheng Bo was taken aback. "Who are you?! Who taught you this spiritual barrier technique?!"

"Ying Li of Ye Lingcheng, Jin'an Kingdom! I also want to ask you, who are you?! Why are you impersonating the manor lord in this Winter Night Manor?!" Ying Li said coldly, his face filled with murderous intent. The person in front of him was neither human nor ghost, and did not look like someone from the Spirit Realm Continent. Could he be some visitor from another world?! If so, then regardless of whether it was Jin'an or Huai'an, the entire Spirit Realm Continent must unite against this common enemy.

"Girl, be careful! He's not from the Spirit Realm Continent, he's a member of the Asura Clan from the Ghost Realm! You're no match for him!" The bewitching man in the skeleton ring paused, his arms hanging down. Since the war between humans and ghosts fifteen years ago, no one from the Ghost Realm had ever set foot on the Spirit Realm Continent. How come today, by sheer coincidence, this Asura Clan member from the Ghost Realm is impersonating the master of Winter Night Manor?

"What?! He's from the Ghost Realm? How did someone from the Ghost Realm get into the Spirit Realm?" Ying Li couldn't help but take another look at him. As far as she knew, there was a chasm between the Spirit Realm and the Ghost Realm. Only when experts from both the Spirit Realm and the Ghost Realm broke through the chasm during the war between humans and ghosts would the Ghost Realm army swarm in.

Although Cheng Bo in front of him was a master, Ying Li found it hard to believe that he could open the gate to the chasm all by himself.

"Boom!" Another explosion rang out, and Ying Li suddenly looked up, snapping back to reality. She saw "Cheng Bo" with a slight smile on his lips, his skeletal skull exuding an indescribable eeriness. "Little girl, what are you daydreaming about?! You're quite something! I'll take you in today!"

He gritted his teeth and reached out, whereupon a black iron sword appeared, emitting a faint green light and exuding an indescribable chill. Before even engaging in combat, Ying Li felt a chill run through his body and couldn't help but shiver.

"Lend me your spiritual power for a moment, I'm afraid I can't beat him." Ying Li's expression changed, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared when he looked at the other party's dark aura.

"No, I used up too much of my mental energy in the Disillusionment Array last time, I'm afraid I can't do it this time. The best course of action now is to run!" the alluring man suddenly said. Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't help Ying Li this time.

"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Ying Li realized that the other party's mental energy was so depleted that it would probably take a long time to recover. His expression changed, and he gathered spiritual energy in his right hand to set up countless barriers in front of him. Then, without hesitation, he stomped his right foot on the ground and ran towards the outside of Winter Night Manor!

Forget fighting, saving your life is the priority!

Cheng Bo, however, would not give Ying Li a chance to escape. He gripped the black Xuan Tie sword tightly with both hands and kept slashing at the barriers. With each slash, the barrier shattered, and then a net of spiritual energy would adhere to it, entangled and difficult to understand. In this way, he delayed the time and gave Ying Li a chance to escape.

But it was all in vain. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Cheng Bo tore through all the barriers, and the spiritual power vanished. There was no more spiritual power between him and Ying Li to block each other!

Ying Li knew something was wrong and quickly quickened her pace, shooting off towards the outside of the manor! If she could escape and encounter some of the other participants in the illusion test, perhaps there would still be some hope.

Thinking of this, Ying Li kept moving and continuously gathered spiritual power in his hands to set up a barrier. However, the barrier consumed a lot of mental energy and greatly depleted his own spiritual power. Before long, Ying Li began to pant.

Fortunately, just before Ying Li was completely exhausted, she finally saw some of the people who had taken the test with her on the outskirts of Winter Night Manor. Those people were also a little dazed, and when they saw Ying Li running towards them, they were all shocked.

"What?! That girl was the first to pass the test?! I didn't realize she was so skilled. She seems to be only at the fourth level of spiritual cultivation, but when she fights, she's just as good as anyone else. It seems we were too careless." He patted his friend next to him, his face filled with regret and disappointment.

The first prize is ten Ant Beast Spirit Pearls, which are extremely helpful for cultivation. For people like them, who are nearly thirty years old but still hovering in the middle level of spiritual cultivation, it is extremely tempting. Such a good thing was won by a teenage girl. While admiring her, they couldn't help but feel a little angry. How did she get it?!

"Who knows what underhanded tricks that girl used? She's got a pretty face, but I bet she's capable of anything. The manager was winking at her before the test, and she disappeared for ages when Miss Cheng had her accident. Who knows what dirty things she's up to!" The guy next to him disgustedly shook off the hand that was patting his shoulder, and looked at Ying Li's delicate and beautiful face getting closer and closer, and said angrily.

He just couldn't believe that a fifteen-year-old girl could be so powerful. He was twice the age of Ying Li, yet he was still at the third level of spiritual cultivation. That girl had just arrived and was granted entry as an exception, and now she had won first place. She looked so alluring; she didn't seem like a good person at all.

The man who had spoken earlier looked embarrassed. He hadn't actually intended to leave, but he couldn't stop others from having such lewd thoughts. Sure enough, the dozen or so people behind him started whispering amongst themselves.

"What is that?" A man was in the midst of an indignant discussion when he suddenly saw Ying Li's panicked figure followed by a green and white light, rushing toward them at an extremely fast speed!

"Isn't that Cheng Bo, the owner of Winter Night Manor? What's wrong with his eyes?!"

"He's not Cheng Bo, look again!"

"Holy crap! What the hell is that?!"

The dozen or so people quickly looked toward the strange figure behind Ying Li, only to see a monster with a skeleton but a body of flesh and blood, wielding a black iron sword in both hands, slashing toward them!

"Get out of the way!" Ying Li roared, stomping his right foot on the ground and flipping his body. He then set up a final barrier behind him with his right hand and dodged to the side!

"Boom!" With a deafening explosion, the barrier shattered instantly, and the net-like spiritual energy dissipated completely under that strike. Those who didn't have time to dodge were turned into a bloody mess by that attack!

A huge crater exploded on the spot, with blood-soaked limbs scattered in the crater, intestines and internal organs covered in mud. A fresh heart was still beating, but the person who had the heart had already had their lower body blown off, and half a head lay horribly next to the heart. Countless pieces of blood and bone clung to the surrounding area. Ying Li and the other survivors were pale as they looked up at "Cheng Bo" approaching, knowing in their hearts that there was no way to escape.

"What the hell is this thing! You brat, did you bring something out of the illusion?!"

"The illusions within Winter Night Manor are all illusions, unlike those elsewhere. Even if I wanted to bring something, I wouldn't bring out a living creature. Don't talk nonsense," Ying Li said, wiping sweat from her brow. Her complexion was rather pale; setting up the barrier had already drained a lot of her spiritual energy, leaving her physically exhausted. If she forced herself to continue, she feared she would perish here.

"Don't rush, one at a time!" "Cheng Bo" gave a strange smile and his figure suddenly disappeared. Everyone looked around and saw Ying Li clench his right hand, the withered bone ring spinning continuously, and the seven-star totem slowly forming a barrier in front of him.

Ying Li felt a chill run down his spine. At this critical moment, the Bone Ring was no longer effective. He had recklessly consumed too much energy earlier, and now the barrier only extended to his front, making it impossible for the others to immediately envelop and reach it.

"Ugh!" The person behind Ying Li turned pale and suddenly went limp. Ying Li looked at the obvious wound on the other person's chest, but the blood flowing out was green!

Even more bizarrely, after lying there for a while, the skin on his face suddenly peeled off completely. He then slowly got up and reached out to his terrified friend!

"Pfft!" Another sound of flesh tearing. Ying Li watched helplessly as the person not far away fell and got up again. In the end, only the two people wrapped in the spiritual power of the withered bone ring and she were still normal. Everyone else had been assimilated.

"Am I going to die here today?" Ying Li was unwilling to accept this fate. Large drops of sweat fell to the ground from his face. "Cheng Bo" walked towards Ying Li with a smile on his face. Several of his henchmen behind him also walked towards Ying Li with smiles on their faces. There was a deathly silence and a murderous atmosphere here.

Sweat dripped from Ying Li's eyelashes onto her forehead. She closed her eyes. If today was her death day, then there was no need to hide.

"Drink!" Cheng Bo was overjoyed when he saw Ying Li's resigned look. He brandished his black iron sword and stabbed it fiercely towards Ying Li's heart!

"clang!"

Just when Ying Li thought she was going to die, a crisp sound rang out in front of her. She trembled and was suddenly pulled into someone's arms. This scent... Ying Li slowly opened her eyes. The Northern Red Plum Fan stood in front of her, and Yi Bicheng had a wicked smile on his face. He raised an eyebrow and said, "To die here before you're even married, you brat, it's such a waste!"