Freed from the threat of the Buddha’s light, the Spirit Corpse’s body rapidly recovered. In just a single breath, her scorched flesh returned to its original state.
"I’m hungry..."
With a low growl, the Spirit Corpse vanished. When she reappeared, she was already right beside Ye Xuan. She opened her mouth, seemingly intent on sucking his blood again. It was pure instinct.
"You really don’t learn your lesson, do you!"
With a mere thought from Ye Xuan, the Demon Subduing Scripture released its golden light once more. Bathed in the Buddha’s Light Shines Everywhere, the Spirit Corpse curled up on the ground in agony.
"No... I’m scared..."
"Waaah... It hurts so much... Save me... Save me..."
Her cold, enchantingly eerie face suddenly looked as pitiful as an injured rabbit.
This time, Ye Xuan did not stay his hand. He allowed the Buddha’s Light Shines Everywhere to persist, seemingly intending to reduce the Spirit Corpse to ashes. Before long, the Spirit Corpse’s body was riddled with gaping wounds, heavily charred in many places.
To think such a flawless body would be so brutally ravaged... Ye Xuan truly had no mercy for the fairer sex.
"No, I won’t do it again... I won’t dare."
The Spirit Corpse had finally yielded.
Ye Xuan still did not withdraw the golden light. Instead, he asked, "Will you submit to me?"
"I will. I am willing to submit."
"Good! Then sign the master-servant contract."
Suddenly, the Demon Subduing Scripture released dense clusters of Buddhist texts. The Buddhist texts landed on the ground, seemingly forming a physical contract.
Without needing any prompting from Ye Xuan, the Spirit Corpse actually knew exactly what to do. She bit her finger and concentrated her energy for a long while before a single drop of icy blood fell to the ground. This was the Spirit Corpse’s Essence Blood.
The next moment, a boundless golden radiance swallowed the Spirit Corpse whole. When the light faded, her body had completely vanished.
The Demon Subduing Scripture in Ye Xuan’s hand fell open automatically. On the black pages, two golden words appeared.
"Spirit Corpse:"
Preceding these words were rows of other text. They read:
Flame Demon King: Jun Li.
Eight-tailed Demon Fox: Danni.
Some of these names were recorded in ancient texts, renowned as peerless great demons of their respective eras. To think they had all been subdued and suppressed by the Demon Subduing Scripture.
With a shift in his thoughts, Ye Xuan’s Spiritual Body appeared in a pitch-black space. This was the Alternate Space inherent to the Demon Subduing Scripture. Any evil demons subdued by the scripture would be imprisoned here.
The Spirit Corpse was currently squatting in this space like an injured child, drawing circles on the ground as if counting ants. Unfortunately, aside from the Spirit Corpse, there were no other demons left in this space. It was likely that after so many years, the previously suppressed demons had long since died. Or perhaps they had been released by the scripture’s previous master.
Ultimately, the main purpose of the Demon Subduing Scripture was to guide demons toward kindness. Its intent was to subdue demons, not slaughter them. The creator of the Demon Subduing Scripture was undeniably an extraordinary Buddhist Cultivator.
"It seems you don’t have a name yet. Since your hair is the color of blood, I’ll call you Blood Princess. Are you satisfied with that?" Ye Xuan spoke softly.
The Spirit Corpse remained silent, offering no indication of whether she was pleased or not.
"Right, why am I even asking for your opinion? It’s settled. You shall be called Blood Princess."
As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, two more words appeared on the Demon Subduing Scripture.
Blood Princess.
Spirit Corpse: Blood Princess.
"Master... It’s so dark, I’m scared..." Blood Princess suddenly spoke up.
She looked at Ye Xuan, her large eyes blinking continuously, looking as though she had suffered a monumental grievance.
"This space is a bit dark," Ye Xuan said evenly. "Like a little black room. What, do you want to come out?"
"Mm-hmm!"
"Very well."
With a simple thought, Ye Xuan brought Blood Princess directly out of the space. Once outside, Blood Princess immediately smiled, though the expression was a bit stiff since she rarely ever smiled.
"Do you know how old you are?" Ye Xuan asked next.
Blood Princess shook her head, as if not quite understanding his question.
Ye Xuan fell silent, his brow furrowing. Blood Princess had to be at least fifteen hundred years old. That meant it had taken her a millennium and a half just to evolve from a regular zombie into a Spirit Corpse. Even though advancing as a Spirit Corpse was exceedingly difficult, it shouldn’t have been *this* difficult.
"Could someone have trapped you here?!"
Then, Ye Xuan realized the truth: someone had intentionally trapped Blood Princess in the Forbidden Area. He had provided her with only a meager number of Blood Slaves, likely intending to keep her starving most of the time so she would ultimately submit to him.
Unfortunately for him, his scheme had failed. A Spirit Corpse was immortal and indestructible, unless its head was completely obliterated. But clearly, this person couldn’t bear to do such a thing.
And so, the Spirit Corpse had been locked away in here, imprisoned for thousands of years. Later generations didn’t even know what kind of entity was sealed inside. They only knew that whenever the Spirit Corpse grew hungry, it would cause a massive commotion. And anyone who entered the Forbidden Area to investigate ended up dead. Over time, the Forbidden Area simply became a place of sacrifice.
"Master, I’m hungry..."
As soon as she was out, the Spirit Corpse grabbed Ye Xuan’s hand and pressed her body against his chest in a fawning manner.
"You’re still hungry?"
"Mm-hmm."
The Spirit Corpse nodded incessantly. She stared at Ye Xuan the way a child would look at a candied hawthorn stick.
"Have you really never had a full meal in all these years? Fine, I can let you take another sip of my blood, but afterward, you have to tell me a few things," Ye Xuan said, extending his arm.
Blood Princess didn’t hesitate. She immediately clamped her teeth down on it.
GLUG GLUG.
Ye Xuan could clearly feel the blood in his body rapidly draining down Blood Princess’s throat. The speed at which she was draining him was simply too fast.
Before long, Ye Xuan began to feel lightheaded. "Stop! Stop right now!" he immediately ordered.
Bound by the contract, Blood Princess had no choice but to obey Ye Xuan’s command. She pulled her mouth away at once, though she still looked unsatisfied. Sticking out her tongue, she licked the bloodstains off Ye Xuan’s arm until it was completely clean.
Blood Princess kneeling on the ground, completely naked, sticking out her tongue... The sight was incredibly seductive!
Ye Xuan actually felt a certain stirring within him. But he quickly suppressed it.
He thought, "Damn it, she’s a corpse! How can I feel a stirring for a corpse?"
Any normal person definitely wouldn’t have such a bizarre fetish. Then again, Blood Princess was truly far too beautiful. Her beauty could only be described as enchantingly eerie.
What a pity. If only a Spirit Corpse possessed body heat like a living person, then things would be perfect. Rumor had it that as long as a Spirit Corpse continually advanced, they could recover their memories and eventually become completely human again. He didn’t know if that was actually true.
"If Blood Princess fully revives and her body regains warmth... Hmm, not bad at all," he mused.
"Master, I’m still hungry..." Blood Princess spoke up again just as Ye Xuan’s thoughts were wandering into inappropriate territory.
"You’re *still* hungry? Have you seriously been starving for several millennia?"
Blood Princess nodded and said aggrievedly, "I just haven’t eaten my fill..."
Ye Xuan was speechless. She *still* wasn’t full? She had probably drunk a full thousand cc of blood by now. If he were an ordinary person, he would have needed a doctor by now.
"Master, your blood... is different," Blood Princess spoke again. "It smells so, so good... It feels... warm. So warm. I really want some more."
"Next time."
"No, Master, please! I want more. I want it... I’m so hungry..."
Blood Princess grabbed Ye Xuan’s arm and began to shake it incessantly.
The breathtaking scenery bobbed up and down, jiggling back and forth.