Chapter 618: Ch 618 - What obscene things have you shown me!

Meanwhile, deep within the dark abyss manor of the eastern palace courtyard, Wen Ruzhi sat in silent agonizing meditation.

Clutching her chest, the purple-braided girl felt sharp waves of pain wrack her while her Dual Pupils trembled.

Her battle with Yino earlier that day had devastated her vital energy.

The moment Yino unleashed his forbidden power inside the Dual Pupil World, she had been reduced to a pathetic plaything.

That terrifying, black-feathered entity had gripped her like a crude weapon, swinging her violently and nearly tearing her soul apart with burning, vengeful fury.

Unable to endure the savage, degrading torment a moment longer, she fled, dissolving the Dual Pupil World to force their consciousnesses back to reality.

When she first opened her eyes, she was certain she was a dead woman.

Yet strangely, the moment Yino returned to the physical world, his monstrous cruelty vanished, leaving him seeming like an entirely different person from the demon that had violated her domain.

"A Natural Demon Seed..." she whispered with a heaving chest. "No wonder he kept warning me to surrender... His bloodline is terrifying."

"Yet he can suppress such a monstrous nature without letting it corrupt him... Just how resilient must his Dao Heart be?"

With bitter self-deprecation, she smiled.

She felt completely broken.

Whether in standard combat or the dark art of controlling demonic states, Yino had crushed every talent she took pride in, leaving her humiliated.

"To live for oneself... easier said than done..."

Staring down at her hands, she saw only the invisible stains of the countless lives she had taken. Peace was a luxury her turbulent heart could never afford.

The clan elders had always drilled it into her that every opportunity demanded a blood sacrifice. Her Ancient Dual Pupils were a supreme, cursed gift, bought with the lives of tens of thousands of souls slaughtered by the Divine Abyss Gate.

How could she ever cast aside such a suffocating burden of Karma?

Was she supposed to gouge out her own eyes to find peace?

"Can a Demoness with blood-stained eyes truly hope for salvation one day? ♡"

A cold, mocking voice drifted down from the moonlit sky.

Ruzhi’s Dual Pupils dilated in shock.

Looking up, she met the gaze of a silver-haired woman descending from the night.

"Nangong Xi... are you here to mock my defeat?"

"Of course not~"

With the Moon Goddess Dharma Form glowing softly on her forehead, the silver-haired woman floated down, approaching with silent footsteps.

Leaning down, she placed a cold hand on Ruzhi’s trembling shoulder.

"I merely wish to know what secrets you uncovered about Yino inside your Dual Pupil World."

Ruzhi spat on the floor with a look of disgust. "Why should I tell you anything?"

The silver moon woman’s expression went cold.

An oppressive silence fell over the room as her patience wore thin.

Despite her weakened state, Ruzhi let out a smug, venomous laugh.

"It doesn’t matter if I lost. Don’t think you’ll have it easy either."

"In a couple of days, you and Yino will face each other in the finals..."

"When that time comes, you’ll taste the exact same humiliation I suffered today!"

The thought warmed her malice.

Having felt Yino’s terrifying power firsthand, she was certain that even Nangong Xi, the Reincarnation of the Moon Goddess, stood no chance.

In fact, compared to a despised Demoness, this pure maiden had far more to lose.

Nangong Xi was the very pillar of the Frost Palace, walking the earth like a living deity, worshipped and revered by countless righteous fools.

If she fell, her divine reputation would shatter into filthy pieces, leaving her far more broken than Ruzhi could ever be.

"Do you truly believe I can’t look for myself if you refuse to speak?"

Nangong Xi’s gaze turned sub-zero.

With a flash of silver light, she pressed two fingers directly against Ruzhi’s forehead, striking her Divine Sense.

Ruzhi froze instantly as shock widened her Dual Pupils.

"Nangong Xi... how dare you...!"

Gritting her teeth, she tried to thrash against the hold, but her depleted vital energy and the strike to her Divine Acupoint left her paralyzed.

She could neither resist nor call for help.

"Moon Reading!"

Holding her fingers before her lips, Nangong Xi whispered the ancient incantation.

An ethereal silver moon manifested on Ruzhi’s forehead, boring directly into her soul.

In an instant, Nangong Xi’s consciousness forced its way deep into the girl’s Dual Pupil World.

"Let me see what secrets Yino is hiding..." Nangong Xi murmured, closing her eyes as she unleashed her Reincarnation Moon Reading.

But the mental intrusion didn’t last.

A sudden, feverish flush rushed to her face as she shuddered violently.

Gasping, she spat out a mouthful of blood as the backlash ripped through her mind.

Opening her eyes in terror, she severed the connection to the girl’s Divine Sense.

"Wen Ruzhi...! What... what did you make me see?!"

The Silver Moon woman trembled with a mixture of intense shame and fury, clutching her chest as another involuntary, wet spasm ran through her.

Beside her, Ruzhi opened her eyes, coughing up blood in equal measure.

Despite her miserable, bleeding state, she wore a fearless, cold smirk.

"Heh... I merely used my pupil technique to recreate the memory of Yino holding me down and poisoning me," she rasped with venomous glee. "While your mind was in disarray, I redirected a portion of that delicious Charm Flower Poison into your pure body..."

"I must thank you, sister Nangong, for helping your little sister share this sweet burden! ♡"

With pure, wanton malice, she laughed, gleaming with the thrill of mutual destruction.

Clutching her trembling, feverish body, Xi felt her vital energy fall into disarray.

"The Charm Flower Poison..." she gasped with hot breath. "That’s a secret drug of the Liuli Sect. How does Yino possess such a thing..."

"Who knows? He’s got plenty of bizarre, lewd tricks up his sleeve, and any one of them is enough to break you. You’d better be careful in the future, lest he ruin your precious Dao Heart and defile your pure body."

Ruzhi wiped the blood from her chin with a wicked, mocking grin.

"If you lose your precious Virginity Mark in this mortal realm, your main body in the Nine Heavens will surely discard you as a defective, defiled tool and cut you down."

"My matters are none of your concern," Nangong Xi hissed.