Chapter 271: The Fourth Saintess

“Success?”

“Success? —”

Gazing at the Mosquito Woman born in the center, Lin Jing and Senior Sister Xu Qingyao were both in a state of continuous daze.

They had already prepared for a failure in shapeshifting, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better at the last moment.

“Hahahaha, father, mother, I’ve succeeded!” Senior Sister’s heart raced and her face flushed red, not because the Mosquito Woman was wearing nothing, but because of the joy of finally making definitive progress after working so hard for so long to revive the Yao Race!

Before long, Mother Crane will be able to transform into human form.

She just wanted to get closer to the Mosquito Woman, but in the next second, Lin Jing’s expression suddenly changed. He reached out to stop her and said, “Wait, something’s not right.”

At this moment, this Mosquito Woman, who had just gained intelligence, recalled some unpleasant memories.

These memories were not unique to her.

After evolving into the Yao Race, she finally broke the Bloodline limits of the Mosquito Beast clan. Her cultivation reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, a level that Mosquito Beasts could never break through from the Qi Training Stage.

At the same time, it was as if she had become the queen of the mosquito swarm, possessing a deeper Bloodline connection with countless mosquitoes. This Dominator-like Bloodline connection allowed her to see many Bloodline memories.

There was a terrifying black hand descending from the sky, feeding on the flesh and blood of the Mosquito Clan…

And the owner of that black hand—

Currently, because Lin Jing and the Dragon Carp were in a Body Integration state, and the Dragon Carp had grown up eating Mosquito Beasts, the keenly perceptive Mosquito Woman instantly felt uneasy, causing her to have a strong stress reaction.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz—

Under her resistance, this army of one billion mosquitoes instantly broke free from the control of Lin Jing’s Ten Thousand Beasts Circle and obeyed the command of the Mosquito Woman.

Subsequently, there was a tendency to launch an attack on Lin Jing.

“He—flesh—” the Mosquito Woman spoke with difficulty. Countless mosquitoes flew up, revealing sharp mouthparts, causing Lin Jing to retreat slightly.

“What’s going on…” Seeing the mosquito swarm seemingly rebelling and escaping Lin Jing’s control, Senior Sister Xu Qingyao couldn’t help but feel her scalp tingle. This army of one billion mosquitoes, even she definitely couldn’t defeat them; it would certainly require those Yao Emperor level Dao Protectors to step in.

“I’m innocent too.” Lin Jing shed his Three Heads Six Arms Body Integration state. Wasn’t it just that he used to feed Mosquito Beasts to the fish all the time??

He estimated that eighty percent of it was due to that, plus—his own flesh and blood had an extremely strong attraction for the Mosquito Woman.

After evolving into the Yao Race, the Mosquito Woman seemed to have reached an extreme, whether it was in excavating Bloodline memories or in the perception of blood.

“Call for backup, stop them!” Lin Jing shouted.

Just as the Mosquito Woman was leading the mosquito army to strike, and Xu Qingyao and Lin Jing were about to call for backup, suddenly, time in the entire valley seemed to stand still.

The mosquito swarm, which had been incredibly restless and full of ferocity just a moment ago, all immediately became sluggish and stopped in place, no longer moving.

A pair of azure demon eyes slowly opened in the Void Realm, watching this place.

In an instant, the Mosquito Woman was drenched in sweat. Having just gained intelligence, her wisdom at this time was only equivalent to that of a human child, and all her actions were mostly driven by Bloodline instinct.

If facing Lin Jing produced Bloodline instincts of fear and resistance, then facing these eyes, there were only thoughts of submission and obedience.

“Your Majesty the Demon Emperor!!!” Xu Qingyao spoke in shock, recognizing the owner of the eyes. The Demon Emperor had actually come out of seclusion.

Moreover, at the very moment the first member of the Yao Race was born, she instantly descended upon this place.

“Demon Emperor???” Hearing this, Lin Jing also felt a shock in his heart and looked toward those eyes.

Sure enough, in the next moment, a majestic female voice came from the Void Realm.

“Xu Qingyao, you have done very well.”

“Your Majesty overpraises me, it was all—”

“The main credit goes to this Longevity Physique from the Beast Taming Sect, right?” the voice continued slowly.

“Longevity Body, contracting two Rare Beasts, and even an Ice Soul Gu… that’s right. As a fellow Immortal Art Inheritor, I should have understood long ago.”

“Only Immortal Arts can break the Heavenly Dao rules established by the Ancient Immortal Palace.”

“However, Rare Beasts are few, and not every kind of Immortal Art can break the rules. It seems they have inherited an exceptionally remarkable Divine Ability; the master of that Divine Ability might be at least an ‘Immortal Lord’ level existence.”

The Demon Emperor saw through Lin Jing’s entire background at a glance. Lin Jing wasn’t surprised by this at all; after all, she was one of the powerhouses standing at the peak of the Lower Realm. However, the mention of being a fellow ‘Immortal Art Inheritor’ did surprise Lin Jing.

He understood the meaning of this ‘Immortal Art Inheritor’.

Rare Beast Divine Power is also known as an Immortal Art Prototype, so it turns out the Demon Emperor also has a Rare Beast Bloodline…”

It was said that the Demon Emperor came from the Divine Tiger Clan among the Ancient Yao Race.

The Divine Tiger Clan was a major clan of the Yao Race, with strength second only to the three great Yao Races of Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin. As a Core Combat Clan of the Yao Race, the Divine Tiger Clan suffered the most severe damage in the Immortal Palace War.

While other Yao Races were merely cursed to be unable to transform, the Divine Tiger Clan suffered even more; even their Bloodline was difficult to pass down, turning from a major clan into a Single Lineage Inheritance.

The current Demon Emperor was the sole Bloodline of the Divine Tiger Clan.

While Yao Beast races like the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin still existed, the sole descendant of the Divine Tiger Clan had become the Lord of the Demon Court. There were indeed deep-seated reasons behind this.

Rare Beast Bloodline, truly powerful.

“Your Majesty…” Lin Jing also bowed slightly. At this point, he wasn’t very worried about his identity being seen through, because he had already demonstrated his value.

This value was his greatest protective talisman.

“Could you give me a portion of the item that helped her transform?” the Demon Emperor asked.

“Of course.” Lin Jing immediately took out a synthesized Shapeshifting Grass. In the next instant, the Shapeshifting Grass vanished into the Void Realm.

The Demon Emperor continued, “A portion of the restriction on the Shapeshifting Grass has been lifted, but the power of transformation has weakened significantly as a result. It can only take effect on Yao Beasts below the Demon Core stage, and it will even draw the sanctions of the Heavenly Dao rules… so this is why you chose the Mosquito Beast as the subject for transformation—”

“It seems that wanting to revive the Yao Race is only a beginning now.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. However, given some time, I will surely be able to research a Transformation Pill that can be applied to any Rank.” Lin Jing made a promise, realizing this was the best opportunity to bind himself to the Demon Court.

“Mm. From this day forward, I appoint you as the Demon Court Holy Son, the only Holy Son, with a status above the three Saintesses. Henceforth, the three Saintesses shall all follow your command.” The Demon Emperor issued the command, leaving the Senior Sister beside him stunned.

“No, it should be the four Saintesses now. Although her intelligence has just formed, as the first Yao Race of the later generation, she is of extraordinary significance…” A divine light shot out from the Void Realm and landed on the Mosquito Woman. The Bloodline strength of this Yao woman, who was bowing her head, was immediately strengthened to the Emperor level.

“The Saint is not your enemy; on the contrary, he has the ‘Grace of Rebirth’ toward you. From now on, follow the Saint’s commands and stay by his side as a Maid.”

“Mm mm mm mm—” The Mosquito Woman nodded. Her intelligence had evolved, suppressing her instincts, and she looked with respect at the eyes of the Demon Emperor and at Lin Jing, who had just become the Saint.

“What about me? What about me? What about me? What about me? —”

Seeing that even a mosquito had become a Saintess, Xu Qingyao was also thinking incessantly about becoming the Demon Emperor’s Personal Disciple.

“As for the Third Holy Maiden Xu Qingyao, once I have completely come out of seclusion, I will take you as my Personal Disciple.”

“However, for the time being, there is no need to make these matters public. We will discuss them after I have completely come out of seclusion. Saint, now that you have found the method for shapeshifting,”

do you require any reward?”

“I allow you to make three wishes unrelated to the research of the Dao of Shapeshifting. However, once you have made your wishes, from this day forward,”

you may never betray the Demon Court.”