Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1024 Don't look back, don't make eye contact

The three of them walked downstream along the river.

As they walked, the sky grew darker and the wind grew stronger.

Suddenly, a faint, ethereal voice arose:

"Bai Pu—"

The sound was mournful, like the wailing of a female ghost.

Judging from the direction, the sound came from behind.

"Did you hear the shouting?" Bai Pu asked the shamans behind him without turning his head.

There was no response to this question.

Bai Pu swept his spiritual power across the area and his expression changed instantly. The two shamans who had been following behind had disappeared without a trace, leaving him alone on the riverbank.

The ethereal voice continued to call out:
"Bai Pu—"

"Your father is here!"

Bai Puhuo turned around.

He broke the second rule of the "Adventurer's Survival Code"—

If you hear someone calling you, don't turn around!
In the instant he turned around, a white figure suddenly appeared within thirty meters, raising both hands!
A cold, sinister force seemed to be dragging Bai Pu to another dimension.

Bai Pu snorted and offered no resistance.

The surrounding light suddenly dimmed, and the space became pitch black. Only the blurry white figure, carrying an evil aura that sent chills down one's spine, drifted up to Bai Pu.

A cold hand stroked Bai Pu from bottom to top, slowly moving from his chest to his neck.

Bai Pu got goosebumps all over his body.

"Have you touched enough?"

As he spoke, Bai Pu suddenly unleashed the Four Symbols True Meaning Domain.

Suzaku’s true meaning!

Amidst a dazzling burst of flames, the Vermilion Bird totem shone, and the Vermilion Bird fire, which had been forged into a real flame, enveloped and burned the chilling monster before them!
The white figure let out a shrill scream.

Bai Pu drew his Doomsday Spear and cleaved it downwards, creating a red fire lotus.

The Four Secrets of the Heavenly Dragon - Attack Like Fire!
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The white figure was instantly incinerated into ash by the intense battle aura, landing as a dull, lusterless sphere.

You killed the Twilight Ghost.

The main quest, "Slaying Demons," is now available.

[Mission Objective: Kill 30 or more elite Hatred Minions. Current Progress: 1/30]

[Task Difficulty: B+]

[Task period: 10 days]

[Military Rewards: Combatant Status; 300-1000 Sanctuary Faction Reputation Points; 100-300 Merit Points]

I see. Killing a Hate Minion unlocks the main quest... The question is, where are the Greater and Lesser Wizards?
After the elite monster, Twilight Ghost, was killed, this seemingly real but actually illusory space crumbled.

Bai Pu scanned the area with his spiritual power and immediately spotted Wu Mingyue. She was using her Reverse Life True Qi Shield to defend herself with her eyes closed.

"Mingyue, do you see Qingyun?" Bai Pu asked.

Wu Mingyue sensed Bai Pu and breathed a sigh of relief.

“I didn’t see her… I heard someone calling my name, but I resisted the urge to turn around. In the blink of an eye, you two were gone.”

Wu Mingyue panicked a little, "What should we do now?"

Bai Pu said in a deep voice, "Contact her in the team channel."

Wu Mingyue said anxiously, "I've already tried, but there's been no response... Oh! She's back!"

Wu Qingyun's figure appeared inch by inch, as if returning to reality from an illusion space.

"Are you alright?" Bai Pu asked.

Wu Qingyun said smugly, "A mere elite-level vengeful spirit is no match for me." Bai Pu frowned and narrowed his eyes, staring at Wu Qingyun.

Wu Qingyun felt a little awkward under his gaze: "W-what's wrong?"

"Humph."

Bai Pu snorted heavily and suddenly opened his palm.

Four Symbols Domain - Vermilion Bird True Meaning - Transformation!

The crimson flames suddenly enveloped Wu Qingyun's body.

"Get out of Qingyun's body!"

With a sharp shriek, Wu Qingyun's body trembled, and the smoky black shadow twisted.

"You actually saw through it! You actually saw through it! No, I won't come out. If you have the guts, burn your companions alive!"

Bai Pu saw through Wu Qingyun's abnormality, of course, because of his extremely high priority.

Wu Qingyun's life points decreased bit by bit as the power of the Four Symbols Domain - Vermilion Bird True Meaning relentlessly consumed her life points, which were then converted into shield points to buff Bai Pu.

Wu Mingyue was getting anxious: "No, Xiaobai, we have to find another way... otherwise Qingyun will die along with this demon."

"Will not."

Bai Pu's voice was gentle, "The Four Symbols Domain deals area damage, so its output to a single target isn't that exaggerated; it can only cause a few hundred points of actual damage per second."

"Then what is your intention..." Wu Mingyue suddenly realized and immediately threw out the Reverse Life True Qi Shield, which covered Bai Pu.

"clever."

Bai Pu praised, "However, I don't need you to give me priority in dealing with this possessed demon."

In Bai Pu's view, the number of karmic fire layers on Wu Qingyun's body rapidly increased, already reaching 15 layers.

The black, smoke-like shadow became noticeably agitated and restless, exhibiting an urge to leave its body and destroy everything.

It was simply afraid of the young human in front of it. It sensed how terrifying this young human was. As soon as it left its companion's body, it would be instantly burned to ashes!
However, when the layers of karmic fire reached 20, the shadow of black smoke finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The berserk shadow, having lost all reason, burst out of Wu Qingyun's body.

His scarlet eyes were fixed on Bai Pu.

Bai Pu glared back without fear.

[Hatred's Minions: The Illusionist is attempting to use a Rank 7 skill on you: Mind Possession. This skill has a minimum priority of 16 points and is currently undergoing priority assessment...]

[Due to the significant priority difference, you resisted the mind possession attempt of the mind sorcerer.]

Bai Pu's priority is 22 points, which is 6 points ahead! And a 5-point priority advantage is enough to reduce the effect of any control skill to zero.

Bai Pu thrust out his spear without hesitation, and a red lotus bloomed, the black smoke and shadows being completely burned away by the intense battle qi.

[You have killed the Illusionist. Current main quest progress: 2/30.]

At this moment, Wu Mingyue helped Wu Qingyun sit down slowly and used her Reverse Life True Qi to treat her scalding wounds.

"Oh, I'm fine..." Wu Qingyun said somewhat embarrassedly, "Xiao Bai's level of karmic fire was all absorbed by the Illusionist, I only suffered a little bit of fire damage."

"We are now facing two kinds of demons."

Bai Pu said, “One type is the ‘Twilight Ghost’ that calls our names, and if we turn around, it will try to pull us into an illusion space. The other type is the ‘Mind Sorcerer’, which will look into our eyes, and once we make eye contact, it will take over our minds.”

Wu Mingyue curled her finger and tapped Wu Qingyun on the head: "You made eye contact with the Illusionist?"

Wu Qingyun said tearfully, "At first, someone called me from behind, but I didn't answer. But then I realized that you and Xiaobai were gone, so I had to look for them quickly... Later, that illusionist transformed into Xiaobai's appearance, and I accidentally fell for his trick."

"You!" Wu Mingyue sighed.

"However, how did the monster know our real names?" Wu Qingyun asked, puzzled.

"That was a form of suggestion, causing us to hallucinate; the monster didn't actually call our names," Bai Pu explained.

Wu Qingyun said, "I also received a notification that the mind possession of a mind sorcerer can only last for 1 minute, it's not a permanent possession..."

"After all, it is just an elite creature. It can only rely on a seventh-grade skill to hit hero classes, but it cannot maintain this effect for long."

(End of this chapter)