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Chapter 393: Not Enough

"Ouch——"

Pi Long opened his mouth and accepted it with a smile.

But after actually eating it, Xu Yuan secretly frowned.

This evil spirit... it's not entirely an evil spirit!

The leather dragon bait is quickly refined after being eaten.

Xu Yuan discovered that the power that transformed it into a "dragon" did indeed come from the "Dragon Transformation Method," and he could even see that its origin was a certain dragon soul.

Those who cultivate the "Dragon Transformation Technique" refer to their soul as the Dragon Soul.

This wisp of dragon soul power, after merging with the evil spirit, granted the evil spirit certain abilities.

These abilities cannot be considered the abilities of evil spirits, but rather the abilities of dragons.

Therefore, this kind of evil spirit that undergoes a second transformation is actually half evil spirit and half dragon.

Xu Yuan shook his head inwardly, feeling that this was not accurate; it should be: a bucket of water, into which a drop of wine was poured.

But this bucket of water now tastes like alcohol.

The ability comes from that wisp of dragon soul, but the power that drives the ability comes from evil spirits.

Pi Long absorbed that wisp of dragon soul, and Xu Yuan savored it carefully: "It's actually a fifth-rate 'Dragon Transformation Technique'!"

Unfortunately, the portion was too small.

No wonder that the evil spirit that rushed over so fiercely was easily swallowed up by the skin dragon.

Between a wisp of dragon soul and a true dragon who has cultivated the "Dragon Transformation Technique," the latter has an overwhelming advantage in every aspect.

So Pilon quietly went ashore and searched the docks for the evil spirits that had caused the second transformation.

But Xu Yuan still had a question in his mind: whether it is a human or a dragon, the soul is extremely fragile.

Why would that fifth-rate member of the Fu family divide his dragon soul into so many parts and fuse them with evil spirits?
It's truly baffling.

……

Xu Miaozhi used a talisman to suppress and kill the evil spirit. The souls that were floating in mid-air like water plants suddenly trembled, as if they had suddenly awakened.

Then, in a panic, he realized that his soul had left his body, and he panicked and made a mess of things.

"We were on night duty with Lord Xu, how could our souls have suddenly been captured?"

"I need to go back. Get out of my way and don't block my way!"

"It's so cold and damp..."

Some souls even sensed that certain forces in the night were invading their bodies.

This is the infection!

We must immediately return to our physical bodies and then find a way to eliminate these infections, otherwise things will surely turn out differently!

They panicked even more.

"Don't panic!" Xu Miaozhi's voice rang out.

She often recited ancient poems and lyrics and memorized the meanings of classic texts, so her voice carried a kind of power that immediately calmed the souls.

"Come with me!"

Xu Miaozhi led these souls back into the house. They breathed a sigh of relief and each entered the body.

But just now, under the cover of night, several of these spirits clearly turned around and saw this house, but did not recognize it as the place where they had been on duty!
He never imagined that his physical body might be inside there.

In their panic and confusion, they are like drowning people, completely unable to make rational judgments.

"Thank you, sir!"

Xu Miaozhi waved her hand, the spirited and high-spirited expression that often appeared on her face during the day was now completely gone.

Instead, there was solemnity, and... hesitation.

She turned her head seemingly unintentionally, letting her gaze fall on an angle from which she couldn't see the darkness outside through the cracks in the door or window.

It's as if as long as you don't see it, you won't think about it anymore. In such a dark night, there is definitely more than one evil spirit that undergoes secondary transformations.

If they so desire, they can suck away the souls of everyone below the seventh rank on the entire dock!

Xu Miaozhi knew they were very harmful.

But the night is fraught with danger! Especially since this place is not only close to the canal, but also adjacent to Xiaoyushan and Guiwushan!

If a great evil spirit emerges and you happen to run into it...

I have a bright future ahead of me, and recently I've gained the favor of Lord Luo Gongqiao. I finally managed to get my family to temporarily stop wanting to marry me off, thanks to that idiot Zhu Zhanlei's rejection.

In the future, I will definitely realize my ambitions and show my parents that I am no less capable than my two older brothers.

But then she remembered the head of the Exorcism Department from earlier that day.

It is said that he once confronted An Chengyuan three times in front of Lord Luo.

Such an unyielding and proud person was willing to humble himself and beg me for this evil matter.

I had praised his "public-mindedness" at the time.

At this moment, I am clearly far from being "selfless and devoted to the public good".

If one is so petty and scheming, one is nothing more than another incompetent official in the vast bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty.

How can I possibly realize my ambitions?
Without realizing it, Xu Miaozhi turned her face back.

Through the crack in the door, one could vaguely see a slender, malevolent spirit at the end of the long street outside, wagging its tail and drawing souls from the houses on both sides of the road with practiced ease. It had already devoured countless souls of the living!
Xu Miaozhi murmured to herself, "Lord Xu, thank you for encouraging me."

She rose and strode outside, shouting, "Gentlemen, follow me to vanquish evil!"

……

Pilong ate four dragon evil spirits in a row.

After formally cultivating the "Dragon Transformation Technique," the skin dragon can not only swim in the water, but also walk on land using its claws, or swim like a snake.

If one exerts every ounce of strength, one can barely manage to "fly through the clouds" to... about half a person's height, soaring three hundred feet away.

Xu Yuan confirmed that these dragon souls came from the same person.

Although it's only fifth-rate, the quantity is really too small.

In a true sense: not enough to fill a tooth gap.

But the temptation of a fifth-rate dragon soul as bait was simply too great for Xu Yuan.

Therefore, Piron is still searching.

During this process, Xu Yuan noticed that the sounds of battle were already coming from the dock.

Teams stationed in all four directions have discovered these dragon-like evil spirits.

There were four duty stations, three of which were led by Xu Yuan's friends: Miao Yu, Zhu Zhanmei, and Xu Miaozhi.

The last one was someone I knew; he was Lu Renxing, the adjutant of the river management battalion.

Suddenly, Pilong vaguely sensed a kind of intimidation.

This feeling comes from instinct, and this instinct comes from the "Dragon Transformation Technique".

A great evil spirit is ahead!

Pilong shrank back, preparing to go around it.

If they chase after us, we should run towards the canal.

Once inside the river, Pilong is confident he can devour his opponent!
But after walking for a while, the great evil spirit did not follow.

Xu Yuan, on the contrary, found it somewhat strange.

Lord Xu himself came out of the courtyard and arrived here quietly.

This is an open space in front of a large trading company on the dock.

It is located at the intersection of three streets.

But now, a shop has suddenly appeared at this intersection of roads.

A blood-red lantern hung in front of the door.

In the shop that opens outwards, there is a horizontal bar with a row of iron hooks on it.

More than a dozen people were hanging from the iron hooks!

An old goat is sharpening a boning knife in the shop.

Suddenly, an evil spirit emerged from the side, entered the human flesh shop, and gestured at the thigh of a hanging human: "Cut this piece for me."

The old goat said unhappily, "Don't you want the sliced ​​meat on the table?"

The evil spirit shook its head: "I want something fresh, and this one is a woman, her flesh is tender."

The person it was gesturing to was Xu Miaozhi.

(End of this chapter)