Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 239 - 183: Blood Demon Puppet
"I came all the way here to investigate this matter too." Si Ye stood up and took her uninjured hand.
His palm was dry and warm, providing a strong sense of security.
"Luoluo, I’m taking you somewhere."
The two arrived at an underground tomb.
Why call it a tomb? The moment Sang Luo arrived, she was hit by the smell of decay. The stench was overwhelming!
Si Ye used a damp handkerchief to gently cover her nose and mouth, protecting her as they walked forward.
Halfway there, Sang Luo’s eyes widened in horror and she stopped in her tracks. "...Ah Ye, d-do you see those things?"
"What?"
Si Ye looked left and right but saw nothing. He instinctively pulled her into his embrace.
Sang Luo poked her head out of his arms and pointed in several directions, her voice trembling slightly. "These stone walls have been gouged with man-made pits. A huge, red egg is stuffed into each large pit, clinging to the wall. Let me see... one, two, three... Ugh, it’s disgusting. There must be hundreds of them, and who knows if there are more further in."
Si Ye squeezed her hand and comforted her in a low voice, "Luoluo, I can’t see them."
Sang Luo realized it might be an Illusion Technique. She had the [Eye of Image Breaking] Talent Ability, which could not only be used for finding treasure but also for identifying most Illusion Techniques. Unfortunately, a Talent Ability couldn’t be transferred to someone else.
She thought for a moment, then used her own Illusion Technique to simulate the original scene for him.
When Si Ye saw the scene before him, his red pupils constricted slightly. But as someone who was well-traveled and knowledgeable, he remained relatively calm. "I didn’t expect there to be so many."
Si Ye led her slowly closer.
The red eggs were semi-transparent, and encased inside each was a Beastman.
The lifeless bodies of Beastmen who had long since perished.
Si Ye said, "I’ve been investigating this area. I heard that several nearby villages were completely slaughtered in the middle of the night by an unknown force. But strangely, none of the missing Beastmen’s bodies were found for miles around. It seems they’re all here."
"Who could have done this? It’s so cruel!"
"The Demonic Qi on these bodies... it’s obvious. This is the work of the Demon Clan."
Si Ye reached out and touched the surface of a blood egg. His palm was immediately stained with a thick, black, bloody Demonic Qi. He rubbed his fingertips together, conjuring a cluster of flames that instantly burned the Demonic Qi away.
"I once read in an Ancient Book that these things are somewhat like the legendary... Blood Demon Puppets."
"What are those?"
Si Ye explained patiently, "The main army of the Demon Clan is suppressed in the Void Demon Realm and can never leave. The Demon Clan members who escaped into the Beast World want to expand their influence. Besides the Demonization of Star Beasts and Beastmen, the fastest way is to refine these Blood Demon Puppets. They can be created quickly and in large batches. Furthermore, Blood Demon Puppets feel no pain, have extremely high combat power, and lack their own thoughts, so they will never betray their masters. They are an excellent choice for them."
"Can these poor Beastmen still be saved?"
"There’s no way to save them. Blood Demon Puppets are refined from corpses. These Beastmen are already dead."
Sang Luo was furious. "The Demon Clan! Their sins are truly monstrous!"
’To think Caesar would associate with such a cruel and despicable Demon Clan... It makes me sick. And he has a child with him. I wonder if Little Qi will be affected...’
Sang Luo’s eyes flew open and she cried out, "These man-eggs are starting to squirm!"
"Not good, we’ve been discovered. The Blood Demon Puppets in the egg sacs are about to come out."
Si Ye immediately glanced toward the cave entrance and vaguely saw a slender, dark figure flit away.
He knew it was too late to give chase.
With a wave of his hand, he set them all ablaze, burning them to ashes.
The level of the tomb they were on was just the outermost chamber. Deeper and further down, there were several more inner caverns, also hiding many blood eggs. Si Ye burned every last one of them before they could hatch.
The Blood Demon Puppets in the egg sacs were the first generation refined by Demon Beasts, and their combat power was the strongest. Once released, they would be extremely difficult to deal with. And if even one escaped, it could infect tens of thousands of Beastmen, making it an immense threat.
After the Blood Demon Puppets were burned, they also left behind Demon Crystals.
Si Ye wanted to collect these Demon Crystals.
Looking at the Demon Crystals scattered all over the ground, Sang Luo felt a wave of revulsion for the first time and was a little nauseous. "Forget it. Let’s not take these."
"Alright." Si Ye raised his hand, about to crush them all.
Sang Luo remembered something and waved her hand to stop him. "Wait a minute, Ah Ye. Do you think there are any remnant souls of the dead Beastmen left in these Demon Crystals?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"If the Beastmen haven’t been gone for long, there might still be remnant souls."
Si Ye looked at Sang Luo and saw a thread of silver power gathering in her palm.
Soul Extraction.
Wisps of white vapor began to drift out from many of the Demon Crystals.
"A tall, slender member of the Demon Clan, with medium-length, wavy, silver-gray hair, dark tea-colored eyes, and a red mole under one eye... I asked the remnant souls of these Beastmen. For now, this is all the information I could get. This is the person who killed them and turned them into Blood Demon Puppets."
Si Ye said, "This person can refine Blood Demon Puppets, so he must be a prominent figure within the Demon Clan. I haven’t fought many High-level Demon Clan members, but Fei Yuan has killed quite a few in the past. He might recognize the description."
Sang Luo nodded. "Just in case, let’s search the vicinity for any other tombs like this before we head back."
Sang Luo’s spiritual power and Eye of Image Breaking were the perfect tools for searching, making it very convenient. Over the next few days, the two of them discovered two more underground tombs nearby, but they were smaller in scale, holding no more than a hundred Blood Demon Puppets each, all of which were dealt with cleanly.
"Could there be things like this in other regions too?" she asked, a lingering fear in her heart.
"There shouldn’t be. The ’procreation’ speed of Blood Demon Puppets is extremely fast. Once they appear, a large-scale outbreak is bound to happen in a short time. I traveled all the way from the East Continent and didn’t find any in other places. I’ve only found a few batches here in the last few days, and we dealt with them before they had a chance to spread. They probably haven’t had time to set them up elsewhere," Si Ye reassured her.
Sang Luo didn’t dare to lower her guard. "We still need to catch the person behind this as soon as possible. As long as he’s alive, he’ll definitely find ways to create more Blood Demon Puppets."
Si Ye said, "Mm, we need to inform the Beast Emperor and Beast King of every major region about this as soon as possible so they can heighten their vigilance. If any are discovered, they must be destroyed immediately."
Sang Luo said to him, "Ah Ye, I need to go to a few places, and then we’ll return to the East Continent."
"Alright. Where do you need to go? I’ll go with you."
Unexpectedly, Sang Luo went to the sites of the slaughtered tribes. She released the remnant souls, which drifted away in wisps and vanished into the sky.
"This was the lingering wish of those Beastmen. Their bodies couldn’t remain, so only these remnant souls were left. I suppose you could say this is them returning to their roots."
Si Ye vaguely saw a faint, pale-golden light enter her body.
’Is that...’
Sang Luo found a short, flat tree stump and sat down. "I’m hungry. Let’s eat something before we head back."
Si Ye hadn’t been idle these past few days. He had hunted a lot of food and handed over all his worldly possessions to her.
Sang Luo’s mouth watered as she looked at the Qiankun Bag full of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. She ate several stalks of Jade Lotus Root, but it wasn’t enough, so she ate an Immortal Fruit as well.
Si Ye was a bit stunned. "You... you’re not pregnant again, are you?"
