Fear of that symbol made it tremble uncontrollably.

All of its initial arrogance and defiance were gone, replaced by nothing but terror and fear.

Song Wanning was amused. It certainly hadn’t looked like this at the start.

But her expression immediately turned grim. The Heavenly God Tomb was fraught with peril. Though she could restrain the Divine Beast Egg, it still posed a significant challenge for her.

Fortunately, she had entered the Heavenly God Tomb in her past life and had some understanding of its conditions.

A brief moment of clarity allowed various thoughts to flash through Song Wanning’s mind, but she was soon overcome by the malicious intent in her heart. She pushed the Divine Beast Egg, charging toward the mysterious symbol.

Faintly, a heaven-shaking roar echoed from within the cave.

"Let me go! AHHH!!!!"

But in just three seconds, the voice abruptly disappeared.

After that, the entire cave fell silent.

*

THUD—

Song Wanning and the Divine Beast Egg plummeted from a great height, landing heavily on the hard ground. The impact made her let out a muffled grunt.

Fortunately, her body was resilient, and she recovered quickly.

But Song Wanning’s expression turned grave. She shot to her feet, not even sparing a glance for the Divine Beast Egg.

"This... this isn’t the Heavenly God Tomb!"

Her expression was incredibly solemn, her delicate features tinged with a hint of confusion.

The Heavenly God Tomb was a Space Fragment, so it could shift its location.

At first, Song Wanning had thought the Heavenly God Tomb appeared in the territory of the Demon Clan, perhaps for the sake of the story’s female protagonist.

But now, she suddenly realized that this place was not the Heavenly God Tomb at all.

Because the moment she entered this place, the Spiritual Power in her body was sealed.

This was something that had never happened in the Heavenly God Tomb.

The more Song Wanning thought about it, the graver her expression became, a sense of unease creeping into her heart.

’Is the Heavenly Dao trying to pull some new trick?’

’Is it deliberately trying to stop me from killing the Divine Beast Egg?’

The moment this thought appeared, the viciousness deep in her heart once again consumed her mind.

At the same time, the Demonic Qi in her Sea of Consciousness began to surge wildly through Song Wanning’s body.

"What are you all doing? Get back here right now!"

Startled, the Golden Small Sword tried to suppress the Demonic Qi as it usually did.

But this time, the Demonic Qi showed no fear of it at all, rapidly taking over Song Wanning’s body.

"This is bad, Sister! The Demonic Qi is no longer under my control!"

The Golden Small Sword flew out in a panic and landed anxiously on Song Wanning’s shoulder.

"If we can’t get this Demonic Qi under control, you’ll fall into demonism!"

It was well aware of what its master had suffered in her past life and understood just how much falling into demonism would affect her.

In this life, its master had done so much precisely to avoid that very outcome.

All her efforts couldn’t be for naught.

But the expected panic never came. Song Wanning’s expression was perfectly calm.

She simply raised her hand and thrust it out toward the distance.

Instantly, a vortex filled with Demonic Qi erupted and shot forward.

The next moment, that patch of lawn turned to ash, leaving nothing but layers of dust drifting into the distance.

The Golden Small Sword froze, turning to look back at Song Wanning in shock.

’Master...’

’Has Master already fallen into demonism?’

’Or... can she actually control both Demonic Qi and Spiritual Energy at the same time?’

’This is unbelievable! Master is a Spirit Cultivator!’

While the Golden Small Sword was reeling from the shock, Song Wanning was no less shaken herself.

’I can control Demonic Qi?’

’How is that possible?’

She was absolutely certain that she had not fallen into demonism.

But when she controlled the Demonic Qi just now, it felt as effortless as it had in her past life. That familiar sensation was as if she had been born with this ability...

What astonished her even more was that while she couldn’t use Spiritual Energy here, she could use Demonic Qi.

A terrible suspicion rose in her heart, and Song Wanning’s expression grew heavier.

This place was definitely not the Heavenly God Tomb.

If her guess was correct, this place... might be the tomb of that Great Demon...

That would explain why Spiritual Energy was unusable here, while Demonic Qi was not.

Even her ability to enter this place was likely related to the Demonic Qi within her body.

"Let me out of here, you lunatic!"

The Divine Beast Egg was still having a meltdown nearby, but it didn’t dare get too close to Song Wanning. It had discovered that its one and only Innate Divine Ability, the Divine Nether Profound Fire, was unusable.

This place was truly its bane.

The Divine Beast Egg was utterly terrified.

"Do you hear me? Let me out of here right now, and I’ll let all of this slide!"

It roared, putting on a brave front, but even now, it was unwilling to bow its head to Song Wanning.

This was the pride of a Divine Beast!

Hearing its voice, Song Wanning turned her head and gave it an indifferent glance.

"It seems you still haven’t learned to behave."

Demonic Qi swirled around her, and the haunting tone of her voice made the Divine Beast Egg freeze instantly.

In that moment, deep within its Divine Soul, a world-shaking figure appeared, seemingly overlapping with the person before it.

In its ancestral memories, that person had once said to its ancestor, "Little thing, you’re still not behaving, are you?"

With just a smile.

The next moment, its ancestor was turned directly to ash.

"AH!"

Having awakened a new ancestral memory, the Divine Beast Egg let out a terrified shriek and scrambled backward in a panic.

It stared in terror at the blurry figure before it, its mind consumed by a single thought.

Flee!!

The Divine Beast Egg turned and fled.

It had been wrong.

It should never have provoked this human!

"Trying to run?"

The cold voice came from behind it again, like a death sentence, scaring it so much that it scrambled and tumbled to get away.

It had no time to worry about its dignity. The egg rolled rapidly across the ground, hating only that it didn’t have wings to fly away from this place.

It hated Song Wanning even more for treating it like this.

It only remembered that Song Wanning wanted to kill it, completely forgetting that it had once wanted to tear her limb from limb.

In short, no matter who was at fault, it certainly wasn’t the egg.

Song Wanning stood quietly behind it, a faint sneer touching her lips as she watched its pathetic display.

The Golden Small Sword, perched on her shoulder, couldn’t help but feel a flicker of fear.

’She’s clearly the same person, but a master shrouded in Demonic Qi is truly terrifying.’

It instilled a fear that came from the depths of its very soul.

’But it knew its master would never harm it.’

The Golden Small Sword stood firmly on its master’s shoulder.

’One day, Master will be able to look down on everyone with this same indifference.’

’All those who have hurt her will pay the price!’

...

"Tired?"

Song Wanning’s figure flashed, and she appeared directly in front of the Divine Beast Egg, blocking its path.

The pathetic Divine Beast Egg hastily tried to stop, but its momentum sent it tumbling several more times, finally landing at Song Wanning’s feet.

"Human, I’m willing to form an equal contract with you! I agree!"

The Divine Beast Egg had finally recognized the reality of its situation. The circumstances were dire, and to survive, it had no choice but to agree to a contract with Song Wanning.

"Oh?"

Song Wanning tilted her head, looking down at it with a smile.