Chapter 103: Forceful Suppression

“My heavens!”

“This bewitching soul is that terrifying?”

Xu Lingqing’s mouth hung open in astonishment. She ran her palm over its body, checking Zidian’s physical condition from top to bottom.

Zidian gave a bitter smile, “Master, that bewitching soul has already been killed by my mother.”

“Then did your mother tell you how to deal with the bewitching souls?”

Zidian was silent for a few breaths, then recounted, without omitting a single detail, the method his mother had used to kill the bewitching soul.

When the bewitching soul entered Zidian’s body, it had thought it was going to die. Unexpectedly, it saw its mother at the critical moment.

Zidian’s mother was another Violet Ink Qilin, with a pair of proud horns on her head. A divine might emanated from her sharp claws, and every step she took created ripples.

Immediately, Zidian’s mother simply used her sharp claws to slit the bewitching soul’s throat, infused a stream of spiritual energy from the neck, and detonated it from within the bewitching soul’s body, killing it.

Xu Lingqing cried out in alarm, “You’re saying we can only deal with the bewitching souls by attacking from inside their bodies?”

“That’s probably how it is!” Zidian replied, uncertain.

This was the first time Xu Lingqing had felt that a species from outside the continent was so difficult to handle.

If the mist hadn’t dissipated, causing the bewitching souls to retreat on their own, it would likely have been a one-sided slaughter.

After resting on the spot for a moment, Xu Lingqing raised her head and looked toward the distant sky. It seemed a heart-palpitating aura was approaching.

“Master, let’s go back to my home and have a look first!”

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at the side of the well. The once dilapidated wellhead had long been blocked, but fortunately, not too much dirt had buried it.

Xu Lingqing only had to dig for a moment to clear the passage to the well.

Upon entering the bottom of the well, the two saplings in the Anping Ring appeared. They frantically plundered the spiritual energy at the bottom of the well.

In an instant, Xu Lingqing could feel the two small trees growing a small section taller at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Hey! You two, slow down!”

Zidian grumbled, and at the same time, began to absorb the remaining spiritual energy at the bottom of the well.

Before long, all the spiritual energy had been completely absorbed by them.

Xu Lingqing walked into the great hall where she had first met Zidian. The scene of the Violet Ink Qilin dissipating was still vivid in her mind.

She cupped her hands, closed her eyes, and bowed.

“Senior Violet Ink Qilin, I have raised your child to be plump and healthy. You can rest in peace.”

“Master! What are you doing? How could my old man just die like that!”

Xu Lingqing blinked in confusion, “Zidian, what are you saying!”

The next second, Zidian darted around like a mischievous child. Wherever it stopped, it would smear stains on the pillars of the great hall.

“Old man! Stop hiding, come out quickly!”

Zidian roared a few times, its voice echoing in the great hall for a long time.

“Hmph! You forced me to do this, old man!”

Rumble…

Zidian, whose strength had now soared, just waved its claws a few times and pushed down a stone pillar supporting the great hall.

The great hall shook violently a few times, and a large amount of dust fell.

Rumble, rumble…

Another sound of collapse rang out, and a crack was even shaken into the floor of the great hall.

Suddenly, Zidian’s body froze on the spot as if under some kind of restriction.

All the dust retreated, and the Violet Ink Qilin’s body once again appeared before Xu Lingqing’s eyes.

“You rebellious son, you even woke your old man up from his sleep!”

Zidian struggled with all its might, trying to break free from the restriction, “Old man… old man is killing his child…”

Xu Lingqing gave a helpless, bitter smile. Although she didn’t approve of Zidian’s actions, it was undoubtedly the most correct thing to do.

The Violet Ink Qilin grabbed Zidian’s body and gave it a harsh lesson, “Let’s see if you’ll cause trouble again!”

“Old man, I was wrong… It’s just that Master has something to ask you!”

“Hmm?”

The Violet Ink Qilin looked at Xu Lingqing. It seemed to have already guessed something in its heart and put Zidian down from its hand.

Having regained its freedom, Zidian couldn’t help but make a face at the Violet Ink Qilin.

Nyah, nyah, nyah~

Xu Lingqing said faintly, “I do have a matter to ask you. I heard from Zidian that you have a way to become stronger here!”

“Hmm? You little brat, what on earth did you tell her?”

The Violet Ink Qilin angrily lunged towards Zidian, but Xu Lingqing blocked its path.

She held the violet-gold pipa in her hand and said with a cold expression, “Violet Ink Qilin, don’t you get your own identity confused!”

“Oh?”

“You are merely the mount under my mother’s command. Why would you dare to refuse when I ask you?”

Suddenly, Xu Lingqing’s shadow gradually grew taller. A majestic power surged from her body, like the power of the empress of old, pressing down on the Violet Ink Qilin’s heart.

The Violet Ink Qilin bit its lip, “You! You are not the empress, on what grounds do you command me?”

“I’ll say it one more time, will you listen to me or not!”

With that, the violet-gold light completely enveloped the great hall. Even the corners were clearly illuminated by the violet light.

“No!”

“Hehe! In that case, I will deal with this unfilial mount of yours on behalf of my mother!”

“Wait…” The Violet Ink Qilin sensed the killing intent from Xu Lingqing’s pipa. It gritted its teeth and roared.

“Sorry, you’ve lost your chance!”

As her voice fell, a deep, brilliant violet-gold light rose from between Xu Lingqing’s eyebrows. A dragon and a phoenix circled around her, making the violet-gold on her body shine an even more dazzling gold.

Empress’s Heart Sutra, Second Form.

Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness!

With a pluck of the violet-gold pipa, a tune of the empress spread out. The majestic might of the dragon and phoenix caused the entire hall to tremble. All of heaven and earth seemed to fall under the control of the dragon and phoenix.

A dragon’s roar, a phoenix’s feather, pressed down on the Violet Ink Qilin’s heart in unison, threatening to tear it to shreds.

“No… don’t… if this remnant soul of mine is destroyed, you will never see your mother again!”

“You can live. From now on, you will answer whatever I say!”

Xu Lingqing controlled the dragon and phoenix, making them stop in front of the Violet Ink Qilin.

Zidian, at the side, was also trembling with fear. It had never seen Xu Lingqing look so sharp and fierce.

“Old man, when you’re under someone else’s roof, you have to bow your head!”

The Violet Ink Qilin glared at Zidian, “I’ve never seen such a backstabbing son!”

“I’m doing this for your own good. You always say this is your remnant soul and refuse to say anything. When will I ever be able to truly see you!”

“Hmph! You little brat, with your current strength, you’d better not come to see me!”

The Violet Ink Qilin trembled, its fur standing on end. To be honest, its heart was still shocked by Zidian’s growth rate.

In just a few short days since going out, it had already cultivated from not having opened its spiritual intelligence to the Pulse Unsealing Realm.

It asked itself, even in its former self, it could not have reached such a realm. Perhaps in not too many years, Zidian would surpass its current self.

The Violet Ink Qilin smiled from the bottom of its heart and sat down calmly on the spot.

“Ask away. I will tell you everything I know!”

[End of Chapter]