465: Chapter 465 All Purified

Noon the next day.

Chen Yi gently pulled his hand out from under Yun Zhiyao's body and slowly rose, careful not to wake the still-slumbering Yun Zhiyao.

He walked to the window and picked up his phone to check the calendar.

It had been exactly twenty days since his last encounter with ZERO's Clone!

"Only ten days left?"

He whispered to himself.

Lilian's prophecy had clearly pinpointed the time.

The time for ZERO's true form to descend was exactly one month after the battle with Chen Yi.

In ten days, the final battle would begin!

But Lilian also said that in the future branches, as long as Chen Yi followed his own path, trusted his own judgment, and trusted all his partners, he would definitely win!

"Definitely win? That's certainly a vague guarantee—"

Chen Yi looked out at the courtyard in the morning light, where The girls had already begun their morning training.

Lin Mengxue's Ice Dragon Breath froze flowers of ice by the pond, Luo Shiyin's Azure Phoenix wings traced cyan trails through the air, and Chu Feiyu's Phoenix Flame distorted the very air—

These were his strength, and also his responsibility.

"Since the prophecy saw that I have the power to fight ZERO!"

Chen Yi clenched his fists, "Then all I need to do is act according to my own ideas!"

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After breakfast, Chen Yi found Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke.

This Demon Empress lived in a detached small building on the west side of the estate.

When Chen Yi knocked on the door, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke was practicing her expressions in front of the mirror, trying to make the gentlest smile possible.

"Who is it!"

Hearing the knock, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke immediately resumed her usual impatient expression.

"It's me, Chen Yi."

Hearing Chen Yi's words, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke froze completely.

She hurriedly smoothed her hair and checked the mirror to confirm her appearance before taking a deep breath.

She said in as calm a tone as possible, "Come in, the door isn't locked."

Chen Yi pushed the door open and saw Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke sitting upright.

She tried her best to appear composed, but her slightly trembling demon wings and flushed cheeks betrayed her.

"Is something the matter?"

Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke asked with feigned indifference, but her eyes couldn't help but glance behind Chen Yi.

She was actually hoping that Hua Liuli might have come along.

"System, detect whether the target in front of me can be contracted and purified."

According to past experience, whenever it was a Demon Empress, the System would pop up a prompt asking whether to consume Enhancement Points to perform purification.

After purification, one could form a normal contract and then obtain rewards by increasing favorability.

But this time, there was no prompt at all.

"System? What's going on?"

[Ding! Target detected—Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke, Bloodline aura has been purified!]

[Special Note: The Host has contracted and purified the array eye Hua Liuli, so the Demon Seed Contract for all Demon Empresses under her command has been lifted, and the demonization power within them has dissipated; therefore, no further purification operation is required!]

"Wait, what does this mean?"

Chen Yi was stunned, "You mean, because I've already contracted Hua Liuli, all the Demon Empresses under her command have automatically been purified?"

[Yes!]

[As the core of the Demon Seed Contract, Hua Liuli's purification radiates to all Demon Empress subordinates she created!]

[All Demon Empresses originally under Hua Liuli's command have now returned to their normal Spirit Beast Form, though they retain some memories and power characteristics from their time as Demon Empresses!]

Chen Yi felt a bad premonition: "In that case, do I still get favorability rewards for conquering them?"

[No!]

[The System reward mechanism is based on the two core pillars of purifying Demon Empresses and Awakening hidden Bloodlines!]

[The target is already in a purified state and is not a holder of a hidden Bloodline, so the reward mechanism cannot be triggered!]

"What the hell!"

Chen Yi nearly coughed up blood on the spot.

After all that, by contracting Hua Liuli, he had actually wiped out an entire field of potential farming targets?

Those Demon Empress girls who could have been purified, contracted, and farmed for favorability rewards had all been restored.

Conquering them would only get him The girls themselves, without any System rewards?

How could it be this much of a rip-off!

Chen Yi was bleeding internally.

He quickly calculated his losses.

There were at least thirty-some Demon Empresses under Hua Liuli; if he could have purified each one like Black Rose and Shi Yuying, and then made up for it by increasing favorability—

That would have been a potential gain of at least tens of thousands of Enhancement Points!

But now, because Hua Liuli was contracted, all these Demon Empresses were automatically purified, and the System determined they no longer met the conditions for rewards!

It was like discovering a gold mine, digging one shovel, only for the entire vein to suddenly turn into ordinary rock!

It was a rip-off to the extreme!

Chen Yi wanted to cry but had no tears.

"What's wrong?"

Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke frowned as she watched Chen Yi's ever-changing expression, "You've been standing there looking shocked and then pained; are you acting in a silent play?"

Chen Yi snapped back to reality and looked at the demon girl in front of him.

In all fairness, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke was actually quite good-looking, possessing a kind of wicked beauty.

Her figure was also curvaceous, and the wings on her back and the curved horns on her head added an exotic flair.

Furthermore, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke's obsession with Hua Liuli was truly profound, to the point that she was even willing to accept Chen Yi's contract just to get close to Hua Liuli—

"Nothing!"

Chen Yi sighed and said offhandedly, "I suddenly think you're really cute."

"Wh—"

Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke blushed instantly, her demon wings flapping unconsciously, "You—what are you suddenly saying! Then—are you going to contract me?"

If Chen Yi was willing to contract her, she would have a legitimate excuse to get close to Hua Liuli!

As Contracted Spirit Beasts of the same Beast Tamer, they could Cultivate together, eat together, and even together—

Ahem, in any case, the chances would increase greatly!

However, Chen Yi shook his head: "Cute and contracting are two different things!"

Hearing this, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke instantly rolled her eyes: "Tch! You got my hopes up for nothing!"

She sighed, her whole spirit deflated, and the wings on her back drooped powerlessly.

She had thought Chen Yi would be willing to contract her, and then she would have a legitimate reason to get close to Hua Liuli.

But on second thought, she couldn't blame Chen Yi.

Who told her to leave such a bad impression on Chen Yi at the beginning?

When they first met, she had that fierce look of "I'm going to kill you," and although her attitude had softened later, she had never expressed herself properly.

She could only blame herself for having such a foul temper back then, narrowing her own path.

"If there's nothing else—"

Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke said sullenly, "I'm going to Cultivate!"

This was a polite dismissal.

Chen Yi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just nodded: "Then, good luck!"

He turned and left, gently closing the door.

Inside, Yuri Demon Empress Ai Ke sat on the bed, hugging her knees and burying her face in her arms.

After a long while, a low murmur came: "Idiot—big idiot—"

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After returning to his room.

Chen Yi sat at his desk and began to seriously consider his next plan.

He was still 940 Enhancement Points short of reaching 4000, and his Physique and spiritual power were also a few hundred points short of breaking through the 5000 mark.

That gap was still a bit large!