I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Pfft!
Without the slightest hesitation, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes buckled at the knees and knelt down on the ground!
She didn't even choose to kneel on one knee, a gesture that would preserve a shred of dignity. Instead, she knelt down completely on both knees, pressing her forehead firmly against the cold, dirty ground!

Her body trembled slightly with fear, and her voice, choked with undisguised sobs and utterly sincere, cried out urgently, "Big brother! I've never had such a thought! Not before, not now, and never in the future!"

Her words were quick and urgent, filled with humility and fear, showing her utmost deference.

She was terrified because she knew that Zhang Yangqing wasn't testing her; he was simply stating a fact and giving her a choice.

The outcome of this choice will directly determine her life or death.

She must state her position immediately, clearly, and without reservation!
Zhang Yangqing remained expressionless, as if he ignored her kneeling pleas for mercy and her solemn oath.

He neither said he believed nor he disbelieved, but simply looked away and returned his gaze to Yin Kui's corpse on the ground.

This indifference only made the beautiful woman with almond-shaped eyes even more frightened.

Because you have no idea what he's thinking or what he'll do next.

Zhang Yangqing suddenly spoke, his voice still calm: "Watch carefully."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes felt a tightness in her heart, not knowing what Zhang Yangqing was going to do, but she dared not disobey in the slightest. She remained kneeling on the ground, only slightly raising her head, her eyes closely following Zhang Yangqing's movements.

Zhang Yangqing walked to Yin Kui's body, slowly extended his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and aimed at Yin Kui's corpse.

The next moment, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes saw a scene that she would never forget and that even overturned her worldview!
A viscous, dark, and eerie energy, seemingly formed from countless negative emotions and distorted rules, slowly emanated from Zhang Yangqing's palm.

This energy is not violent, but it exudes a soul-chilling will to devour and assimilate.

It flowed onto Yin Kui's corpse like a living thing, and then began to envelop and permeate it!
Yin Kui's powerful corpse, which still exuded a faint silver light and dragon might even after death, began to melt and decompose at a visible speed under the influence of this strange energy!
It's not burning, it's not corrosion, but a more fundamental process of dissolution and absorption!
Flesh, bones, meridians, and even the residual special energy essence belonging to the Hidden Clan and Dragon Blood, all transformed into the purest life force and energy flow, greedily devoured and absorbed by that dark and viscous energy!
Yin Kui's body melted, shrank, and shriveled rapidly, like a snowman in the sunlight!
This process lasted for about a dozen breaths.

As the dark energy slowly receded into Zhang Yangqing's body, only a small clump of grayish-white, energyless ashes remained in place, which vanished without a trace with a gentle breeze.

A prodigy at the initial Saint Realm was completely wiped out of the world, leaving not even a corpse behind!

After absorbing all of Yin Kui's essence, Zhang Yangqing underwent an astonishing change!
His figure began to grow taller and more robust and well-proportioned, with a faint silver light flowing under his skin, and his aura began to rise at a terrifying speed!
The barrier of the Celestial Realm was easily broken through as if it were made of paper. A powerful, refined, and profound aura of the Initial Saint Realm, carrying the unique weight of the Hidden Clan and a trace of dragon might, suddenly erupted from his body!

But this is not over yet!
Zhang Yangqing's face and body also began to distort and change!
His facial features gradually resembled Yin Kui's, his hair grew rapidly and turned silver, and eventually, he completely transformed into the appearance of "Yin Kui"!

They were exactly the same height, build, face, and even the fine lines around their eyes and the fluctuations in their breath!

Except for those eyes, which were still deep black, the person standing here was exactly the same as Yin Kui, the hidden clan's prodigy who had just fallen!
"This...this..." The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes was completely stunned. Her mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg. Her mind was blank, filled only with countless question marks and a shock like a tsunami!
Devouring corpses, plundering their essence, breaking through realms, and even perfectly disguising oneself as the devoured?!
What kind of ability is this?!

This was completely beyond her comprehension!

Zhang Yangqing flexed his wrists, feeling the surging power of the Initial Saint Realm within his body and the formidable physique belonging to the Hidden Clan, and seemed quite satisfied.

Then he snapped his fingers.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp snap of his fingers, his figure and face rippled like water, quickly returning to Zhang Yangqing's original appearance, though his aura remained a stable initial Saint Realm!

He turned his head to look at the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes who was terrified and almost collapsed to the ground. A faint, almost mocking smile seemed to appear at the corner of his mouth. "This is my ability. Are you afraid?" His voice returned to its original tone, but it carried the faint pressure unique to a beginner Saint Realm expert.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes suddenly shuddered, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her from head to toe.

Looking into Zhang Yangqing's dark eyes, which had regained their calm but were now even more unfathomable, she felt as if she were staring into a bottomless abyss that could devour everything!

She swallowed hard, her throat dry and sore.

All the scheming, all the wishful thinking, all the ambition were crushed to pieces in this moment!
Faced with such a terrifying existence, any thought of betrayal seems both ridiculous and deadly!
"Afraid...afraid...I'm terrified!" The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes trembled, her words incoherent with fear.

As she spoke, she scrambled to her feet, but still dared not stand up straight, maintaining a humble, bowed posture.

Without even waiting for Zhang Yangqing's instructions, she began to tidy up Yin Kui's belongings scattered on the ground with extreme thoughtfulness and obedience.

The tattered fragments of the dark blue outfit, a silver metal piece that might be an identity token, a small cloth bag made of a special material, and so on.

Her movements were gentle and swift, like the most attentive maid, as she carefully gathered the items and then presented them respectfully to Zhang Yangqing with both hands.

"Brother, this belongs to that person." She didn't even dare to mention Yin Kui's name, as if it were some kind of taboo.

Zhang Yangqing did not immediately take the things. Instead, he looked at the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes, who was completely submissive and even somewhat fawning. A faint, imperceptible glint flashed in his eyes.

"Don't you want to know exactly what my ability is and how I do it?" he asked casually.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes trembled, lowered her head even further, and said in an extremely fearful tone, "I dare not! I dare not even think about it! How could I possibly pry into my brother's secrets? I will do whatever my brother tells me to do, and I will never ask any questions or think any further!"

She truly dared not know! The more she knew, the faster she would die!
Since Zhang Yangqing displayed such incredible abilities in front of her, he either considered her "one of his own" or simply didn't care that she knew.

Because she was already like fish on a chopping board, ready to be disposed of at any time.

Regardless of the situation, her best option is to demonstrate absolute loyalty and absolute obedience.

Zhang Yangqing looked at her but didn't say anything more.

But he has already achieved his goal.

He didn't need to explain his abilities at all. The only purpose of displaying this terrifying scene in front of the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes was to exert extreme intimidation and completely tame her.

The more she knew, the more afraid she became, and the more she considered the consequences before rebelling.

Constant psychological pressure and suggestion—that's the effect Zhang Yangqing wanted.

This woman is different from the chairman; different people should be treated differently.

Zhang Yangqing's last words terrified the beautiful woman with the peach blossom eyes: "I need you to do something for me."

(End of this chapter)