410: Chapter 410 The Girls' Awakening

Chen Yi shook his head, suppressing these questions for the time being.

Now was not the time to delve into this; handling the business at hand was more important.

He glanced at Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke's information interface.

The Soul of Demon Control talent activated once more.

[Number of Souls: 2]

[Name: Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke]

[Past Life Names: Xia Wen, Xia Qing]

[Past Life Ages: 19, 19]

[Past Life Bloodlines: SS-rank Nether Ghost Flood Dragon, SS-rank Torch Dragon]

[Past Life Experience: Xia Wen and Xia Qing were twin sisters born into the Xia Family of the Dragon Country. Both awakened SS-rank Bloodlines simultaneously, shocking the nation. At age 19, they participated in a border defense battle to protect a small town and perished along with a large number of magic beasts. Their souls became specially entangled and fused into a single existence after reincarnation...]

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"Twin sisters reincarnating at the same time? That works too?"

Chen Yi hadn't expected this either.

It seemed there were still many secrets he didn't understand in the realm of Demon Emperor reincarnation.

However, it didn't matter what happened with Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke; the current focus was that the plan had been achieved.

Chen Yi naturally knew why Hua Liuli had granted him authority; wasn't it to verify his strength?

To see if he could efficiently complete the task of "cleaning up the Black Ghost Market" without using too many resources.

After this series of operations, he should be able to gain quite a bit of favorability.

And indeed, that was the case.

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Demon Abyss Cult Headquarters, Hua Liuli's private study.

Hua Liuli sat in a large chair, with over a dozen magic water mirrors floating before her.

Each one displayed a different scene—the site of the Yanjing Black Ghost Market headquarters, the storm of public opinion online, the emergency meeting of the Beast Tamer Association, and the panicked reactions of various families.

Her expression was calm, but there was clear admiration in her eyes.

"In just one day, you've brought down the Black Ghost Market, which has been operating for hundreds of years! Chen Yi, oh Chen Yi, you've truly given me a wonderful surprise!"

She had indeed learned about the outside events immediately.

It had to be said that Chen Yi's move was indeed quite good.

Simple and efficient, using almost none of the Demon Abyss Cult's resources, it was entirely a case of using the enemy's strength against them.

Utilizing the current public opinion environment and the conflicts between various parties, he dealt a death blow to the Black Ghost Market in one fell swoop.

For a twenty-four-year-old young man to come up with such a method was truly rare.

Even rarer was his execution ability.

From entering the Black Ghost Market to intentionally exposing his identity, then leading the Fang Family to discover him, and finally controlling Chen Nian through Black Rose to send an apology letter and commit suicide—every step was precise and fatal.

This kind of seasoned calculation and decisive execution was not at all what a young person should possess.

"I wonder if he's up to that task..."

Hua Liuli fell into deep thought.

She had a more important plan that required someone capable, courageous, and not bound by conventional thinking to execute.

Looking at it now, Chen Yi... seemed like a good candidate.

But further observation was still needed.

Hua Liuli waved her hand, and the water mirrors dissipated.

She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes, Chen Yi's face appearing in her mind.

That handsome young man, that Beast Tamer who always wore a gentle smile but had determined eyes, that person who could make her feel a hint of something unusual...

"Chen Yi!"

She whispered, "Let me see just how many more surprises you can bring me!"

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Inside a safe house deep underground at the Luo Family's secret base.

Lin Mengxue, Luo Shiyin, Yan Jiuyue, Chu Feiyu, and Yun Zhiyao—the five of them were already in tears.

"Impossible... this is impossible! Brother Chen Yi... how could he..."

"That purple-haired girl really is the Demon Emperor... Has Chen Yi... really joined the Demon Abyss Cult?"

"I don't believe it! Brother Chen Yi must be controlled! He must be controlled by Hua Liuli!"

"Little Brother Chen Yi, why would you do this?"

"Damn it, why did it turn out like this?"

Naturally, they were unwilling to believe that Chen Yi had joined the Demon Abyss Cult.

But the events that occurred in the afternoon shattered their last remaining shred of hope.

Photos could be faked and videos could be edited, but with so many eyewitnesses and confirmations from so many families...

All of it pointed to a cruel truth—Chen Yi had truly aligned himself with the Demon Abyss Cult!

Of course, they also firmly believed that this was not Chen Yi's original intention.

Rather, Chen Yi was being controlled, which was why he was associating with the Demon Abyss Cult.

But that didn't change the facts.

They cried all night, and the phone rang all night as well.

They no longer knew which path to take next.

Chen Yi had defected; as his contract partners, where should they go?

Terminate the contract?

They couldn't do it.

Keep waiting?

Until when?

Just as everyone was falling into despair, the safe house door opened.

Luo Qinghe walked in.

The head of the Luo Family and one of the Six Dragon Generals of the Beast Tamer Association had an exceptionally solemn expression at this moment.

After Luo Shiyin looked up and saw it was her grandfather, she didn't say anything and continued to stare blankly ahead.

However, what Luo Qinghe said next was shocking.

"Shiyin, and everyone else! Do you really believe Chen Yi would betray us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, The girls were all stunned.

They instantly looked up at Luo Qinghe.

"Grandfather, what... what do you mean by that?"

Luo Qinghe didn't answer directly but handed them another tablet computer he was holding.

"This is the latest news; take a look first!"

The girls took the tablet and quickly browsed through it.

Then, they were shocked.

[Black Ghost Market General Manager Chen Nian sent an apology letter before committing suicide, admitting the Black Ghost Market is an industry of the Demon Abyss Cult!]

[Black Ghost Market global strongholds were subjected to surprise inspections, revealing a large amount of evidence of dealings with the Demon Abyss Cult!]

[Dozens of families, including the Yanjing Fang Family, urgently severed ties with the Black Ghost Market; the Association has launched a comprehensive investigation!]

[It is suspected that the Black Ghost Market has been internally purged by the Demon Abyss Cult, and the manager Chen Nian was silenced!]

[The Black Ghost Market may be completely destroyed!]

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Each piece of news was startling.

But what shocked them even more was a detail revealed in the news.

The time Chen Yi appeared in Box No. 1 of the Black Ghost Market was exactly on the eve of the market's collapse.

Furthermore, Chen Nian sent the apology letter and committed suicide shortly after Chen Yi left.

What did this indicate?

"Could it be... everything Chen Yi did was actually to destroy the Black Ghost Market?"

"The reason he joined the Demon Abyss Cult now is to win Hua Liuli's heart?"

"Yes! That's right! We already knew back in the Antarctica Secret Realm that to close the Space-Time Rift, the only way is to form a contract with Hua Liuli and purify the power within her!"

"But a contract requires mutual consent! With Chen Yi's original identity, it would probably be very difficult to handle someone like Hua Liuli."

"So he's putting on a play of betrayal! While winning Hua Liuli's favor, he can also use the Demon Abyss Cult's power to eliminate some troubles!"

"And the Black Ghost Market! Brother Chen Yi said before that he wanted to completely eliminate organizations like the Black Ghost Market! Now that he has the chance, he definitely struck first!"

"It's also to tell us that Brother Chen Yi is actually fine; he's still the same Chen Yi, just fighting in a different way!"

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