179: What if she drains me dry?

She flipped her palm, and a fist-sized, pitch-black heart, seemingly capable of devouring the surrounding light, appeared in her grasp.

"Are you talking about this?"

"This is Big Sister's precious darling."

She pressed the heart against her chest, her eyes teasing.

"Want it? Then come and take it yourself."

"If you can manage to climb into Big Sister's bed..."

"Boom!!!"

A loud crash interrupted her suggestive words.

Su Hongling finally couldn't hold back.

She didn't care about the Imperial Guards or any traps.

She only knew that this old hag, who didn't know how to treasure her life, dared to flirt with her Old Man right in front of her!

"I'll twist your head off and kick it like a ball!!"

Su Hongling leaped up, and the great sword [no edge] transformed into a black bolt of lightning, slashing directly down toward Bone Madam on the throne!

A clear, long sound echoed throughout the spacious Hall of White Bones.

The heaven-cleaving great sword [no edge], capable of shattering mountains and collapsing the Void Realm, actually stopped three inches above Bone Madam's head.

It wasn't Su Hongling holding back; it was blocked.

What blocked the great sword wasn't some earth-shattering Magic Treasure.

It was merely a finger—a slender, pale finger that looked almost fragile and boneless.

"This... this is impossible!"

If that sword strike landed, even that Purple-Gold Three-Eyed Monster would be smashed into meat paste. How could this seemingly Demonic Qi-infused old woman catch it with just one finger?!

Su Hongling refused to believe it. Her entire body tensed, golden Battle Runes erupted with dazzling light, and she forcefully exerted power again with both arms, attempting to crush the bothersome finger along with the head beneath it.

However, it didn't budge an inch.

That finger seemed connected to the entire White Bone City, connected to the Foundation of this heaven and earth. No matter how Su Hongling roared or mobilized her Bloodline and Qi, the sword edge could not be pressed down even a fraction.

"Aiya..."

Bone Madam sighed softly, her voice meltingly soft, carrying a hint of reproach and helplessness.

"Why are young people nowadays so aggressive?"

She slowly raised her eyelids, her pair of ghostly green eyes looking at the flushed face of Su Hongling, a smile playing on her lips.

"Little sister, it's not pretty for a girl to wield weapons.

Not only is it easy to grow muscle, but you might also... get your clothes dirty."

As soon as she finished speaking.

The finger holding back the sword edge flicked lightly.

"Clang!"

A strange force instantly rolled back along the sword body.

Su Hongling felt a numbness in both arms, a sensation like all her strength had been instantly drained, followed by a gentle yet irresistible pushing force.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Su Hongling, along with her sword, was flicked backward over a dozen steps, finally stabilizing herself only after slamming the great sword into the ground with a boom.

"You..."

Su Hongling's chest heaved violently, and the hand gripping the sword hilt was still trembling slightly.

Strong.

This woman is very strong!

She wasn't just in the Mahayana Stage; her control over the Law of this heaven and earth surpassed even the five Alien Commanders!

"Second Senior Sister!"

Seeing this, Luo Ximei and Chu Weiwei immediately rushed forward, guarding Su Hongling on either side, their expressions extremely solemn.

They originally thought this was just a flirtatious enchantress, but unexpectedly, she was a peerless Revered Master hiding her true strength.

"Oh? Three against one?"

Bone Madam put down the wine cup in her hand and slowly sat up from the throne.

As she moved, her pale Bone Armor rattled slightly, and large expanses of snowy, delicate skin emitted a lustrous glow in the dimly lit hall.

She didn't release any earth-shattering pressure, nor did she summon the Imperial Guards to attack.

She merely sat there quietly, yet it felt as if the entire Bone Imperial Palace, or even the entire city, was pulsating with her breath.

"Fine, Big Sister is in a good mood today, I don't feel like slaughtering everyone."

Her gaze shifted, bypassing the three disciple who were facing her like a great enemy, and settled once again on Su Lin, who was standing at the back.

This time, her eyes held less frivolity and more scrutiny and depth.

"The guest is a bit too violent."

She toyed with the pitch-black, ink-like [world core] in her hand, which seemed to constantly devour light, her tone faint.

"This item is formed by the grievances and Origin of this broken world.

If you try to snatch it by force, Big Sister only needs to exert a little strength... Bang.

It will explode."

She made an exploding gesture.

"You're threatening us?!"

Killing Intent surged in Luo Ximei's platinum-gold right eye. "This Venerable One hates threats the most!"

"That's not a threat, that's reasoning."

Bone Madam stretched languidly, the exquisite curves displayed in that instant enough to make any man's Bloodline surge.

"If you were a little gentler, perhaps... I could tell you how to use this thing, and even giving it to you wouldn't be out of the question."

"Give it away?"

Su Lin finally spoke.

He patted the shoulders of the three disciple blocking him, signaling them to calm down.

Then, he stepped forward, emerging from the group.

He looked at Bone Madam, his deep eyes showing no trace of fear.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

Su Lin said lightly, "Since Madam is willing to part with it, you must have a request."

"Clever."

Bone Madam snapped her fingers, her gaze toward Su Lin becoming more appreciative.

"I like dealing with clever people, unlike certain little girls who only know how to swing sticks."

Su Hongling ground her teeth in anger, nearly rushing forward again, but Chu Weiwei held her back tightly.

"Tell me the condition," Su Lin said.

"The condition is..."

Bone Madam stepped down from the throne.

She was barefoot, with a string of small Bone Bells tied around her ankle, making a crisp sound with every step.

She walked step by step toward Su Lin, stopping just one step away from him.

A scent mixed with chilling Bone Fragrance and strange floral perfume wafted over.

"Your disciple scared me just now."

She extended a finger and gently tapped Su Lin's chest, tracing circles on his collar, which had been messed up by his three disciple.

"My heart is still pounding fiercely."

She raised her head, revealing a pitifully beautiful expression on her exquisite face. Although he knew it was fake, it still held astonishing lethality.

"How about... this Young Master, come and compensate me?"

"How do you wish to be compensated?" Su Lin asked calmly.

"It's very simple."

Bone Madam leaned close to Su Lin's ear, her breath fragrant like orchids.

Su Lin's expression remained unchanged, his eyes calmly observing the seductive yet extremely dangerous Bone Madam before him.

"If the price is reasonable, I, Su, will naturally consider it."

"Reasonable, of course it's reasonable."

Bone Madam covered her mouth and chuckled. She wasn't in a hurry to act; instead, she even turned slightly, opening the path leading behind the throne.

"The Killing Intent in this great hall is too heavy, and these few noisy little wildcats are giving Big Sister a headache."

She extended a finger and beckoned lightly.

"Young Master, come with me to the rear hall. As long as you agree to spend one night with Big Sister and help her solve a small problem, this heart will be yours."

"Absolutely not!!!"

Su Hongling slammed the great sword she had just pulled out back into the ground. Her red robes billowed without wind, and her hair nearly stood on end.

"Old hag! Dream on!"

"You want the Old Man to accompany you? Over my dead body!"

Luo Ximei was even more direct. The Demon God Manifestation behind her reappeared, and the light of destruction was already accumulating wildly in her platinum-gold right eye.

"Deal canceled."

Her voice was icy cold. "This Venerable One has changed her mind. Instead of listening to your nonsense, I'd rather just massacre the city and tear down this broken palace. I refuse to believe I can't find that broken core!"

Although Chu Weiwei didn't speak, she was silently pouring poisonous liquid onto the ground. The purplish-black fluid spread along the bone-like floor.

Facing these three surges of Killing Intent that could almost flip the roof, Bone Madam remained completely unperturbed.

She covered her mouth and chuckled, her ghostly green eyes twinkling with amusement. Her gaze swept over the three disciple who were about to go berserk, and finally, she spoke lightly:

"Oh dear, what's wrong, little sisters? Big Sister never said I was going to sleep with your Revered Master."

As soon as this sentence came out, it was like pouring cold water into a pot of boiling oil, and the scene fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

"Wh-what?"

Su Hongling was stunned, the unvented anger trapped in her chest making her small face flush crimson.

"Not sleep? If not sleep, why are you making him go to the rear hall? To look at the moon? Does this cursed place even have a moon?!"

"Naturally... to treat an illness."

Bone Madam blinked innocently, looking as pure as could be.

She extended a slender finger and lightly tapped the location on her chest where she had previously placed the [world core].

"Although Big Sister has cultivated this body, this heart... is always extremely cold."

"Although this [world core] is powerful, the Evil Qi is too heavy, burning my Divine Soul day and night. Every Zi Shi, the pain is like scraping bone and drilling the heart."

She looked at Su Lin, a hint of seriousness entering her gaze, or rather, the scrutiny of a hunter spotting premium prey.

"The Blood Qi in this Young Master's body is like a rainbow, and he possesses an extremely unique stream of Grand Righteous Qi that can suppress all Laws."

"Big Sister merely wants to borrow a bit of this Young Master's Yang Qi to suppress the core's Evil Qi."

"That's all."

"Borrow Yang Qi?" Chu Weiwei sneered, not lowering the poison needle in her hand. "You make 'Harvesting Yang to Supplement Yin' sound so refined? Do you take us for three-year-olds?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to you."

Bone Madam shrugged, looking indifferent.

"In any case, I'm the one in pain, and you're the ones in a hurry.

This [world core] is already connected to my Natal Soul Fire. If I don't actively unlock it, even if you kill me, it will self-destruct along with me."

She sat back down on the throne, crossing one leg over the other, revealing a large expanse of dazzling white skin beneath the pale Bone Armor.

"When that happens, you'll have exerted yourselves in vain. Don't blame Big Sister for not warning you."

This was indeed a deadlock.

If it were an ordinary treasure, they could just kill her and take it. But for something involving the Origin of a world, if the host was determined to destroy it, it would be difficult for outsiders to forcibly strip it away.

Su Lin remained silent for a moment.

He looked at Bone Madam. Inside this woman, two forces were indeed colliding violently.

One was the Death Qi unique to Undead Creatures, and the other was the violent Origin contained within the [world core].

If the forces weren't channeled, she truly wouldn't live much longer.

"Alright."

Su Lin nodded, his voice calm.

"I agree."

"Revered Master!!"

The three disciple exclaimed simultaneously.

"You can't go!" Luo Ximei anxiously grabbed Su Lin's arm. "This old hag definitely has ill intentions! What if she sets a trap inside, or... or forces herself upon you?!"

"Exactly, Old Man!" Su Hongling also hugged his other arm. "Your body is so fragile right now. What if she sucks you dry? I forbid you from going!"

Su Lin helplessly pulled free from their grip.

"Your Revered Master knows what he is doing."

He looked at Bone Madam, his gaze clear.

"But I also have a condition."

"Please tell me, Young Master." Bone Madam smiled charmingly.

"These three must come along." Su Lin pointed to the three Jealous Pots beside him. "They are worried, and I need to reassure them."

"This..."

Bone Madam frowned slightly, seeming displeased, but seeing the posture of the three disciple—a look that said, "If you don't agree, we'll all perish together"—she finally sighed.

"Fine, fine, I'm truly afraid of you all."

She waved her hand, and the Bone Wall behind her suddenly slid open to both sides, revealing an extremely spacious inner chamber that exuded a strange luxury.

"However, they can only watch from outside the Screen; they are not allowed to come in and disturb us."

"If my Qi is disrupted, causing the core to backlash, we can all just die here together."

The Rear Hall.

The arrangement here was more seductive than the front hall.

The entire room was constructed from Warm Jade-like bones, and the floor was covered with thick Yao Beast furs.

In the center of the room was a massive Bone Bed large enough for five or six people, draped with red gauze curtains, subtly revealing the scene inside.

Beside the bed stood a semi-transparent Bone Screen, engraved with countless ferocious evil spirit totems, forming a solid isolation Restriction.

"You all stay right here."

Bone Madam pointed to the chairs outside the Screen, her tone lazy.

"Don't think about forcing your way in. This Screen is connected to the Earth's Meridians. If you attack it, the entire palace will collapse."

Su Hongling ground her teeth in anger, wanting to swing her great sword and smash it, but Su Lin stopped her with a look.

"Stay put."

Su Lin reassured them with a sentence, then turned and walked alone behind the Screen.

The red gauze curtains billowed without wind, separating the world inside and outside the Screen.

Although the Restriction blocked sound and Qi, the semi-transparent Screen and thin gauze curtains couldn't block the view at all.

This was even more tormenting than not being able to see anything at all.

Luo Ximei stared intensely at the blurred figure inside, her fingernails nearly digging into the armrests of the chair.

"This old hag... is definitely doing this on purpose!"

Chu Weiwei, meanwhile, took out a small notebook, biting the pen cap as she glared fiercely inside, apparently preparing to record every detail as evidence for future revenge.

Inside the Screen.

Bone Madam looked at Su Lin as he walked in. Without wasting words, she reached out and undid the pale Bone Armor she was wearing.

Next came the light gauze underneath.

The three disciple outside the Screen instantly widened their eyes.

"Shameless!!" Su Hongling roared, about to charge in, but she was harshly bounced back by the invisible barrier.

"Don't be rash!"