Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Chapter 1264 Another Uninvited Guest Arrives

Sima Qing quickly formed hand seals in front of his chest, dark red energy patterns flowing from his fingertips, before pressing his palm heavily against the black sword's chest.

"Do not resist," Sima Qing said calmly.

Black Sword let out a muffled groan, feeling a searing, branding force pierce through his flesh and reach his heart. He looked down and saw a complex scarlet rune spreading across Sima Qing's skin, centered on his palm, as if it were alive, sending waves of burning pain through wherever it passed.

Sima Qing raised two fingers to his lips, and a deep, obscure incantation flowed from his mouth.

Semi-transparent soul chains emerged from the void and were the first to enter the black sword's body, the dense runes on the chains shimmering with a ghostly light.

immediately--

"Roar--!!!"

At the other end of the sealed chamber, the Taotie let out a deafening roar, its enormous undead body struggling wildly, causing the iron chains binding it to clang loudly.

Under the powerful pull of the soul chains, the Taotie's form began to twist and deform, turning into a dark red energy stream, roaring as it was forcibly dragged toward the black sword.

“Aa ...

Black Sword let out a series of heart-wrenching screams, his veins bulged all over his body, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

He felt every inch of his flesh being torn apart and reassembled, as if countless sharp teeth were gnawing at his soul. Dark red energy surged into his body like a tidal wave, burning his meridians inch by inch and causing his bones to crack with a teeth-grinding sound!

As the last wisp of the Taotie's soul was completely sealed into the black sword, the basement suddenly fell into a deathly silence...

Black Sword, his body hunched over, gasped for breath, his body shrouded in a thick, blood-red aura that seemed to churn and flow across his skin as if alive. He slowly raised his head, his once human pupils now transformed into a pair of narrow, monstrous vertical pupils, gleaming with a bloodthirsty crimson light.

“Huff…Huff…”

Black Sword took a few deep breaths, then his body suddenly leaned forward and fell heavily to the ground with a "thud," completely unconscious.

Karl looked at the black sword lying on the ground and said, "Now, both the Taotie and Qiongqi, the two ferocious beasts, have found hosts... I just don't know how long their bodies can hold out."

"That's enough to give us an advantage in this war," Sima Qing said calmly and indifferently.

Karl turned to look at him: "I have some information. After Night Song and the others broke our Moon Eye Illusion in the Evil Nether Realm, they made a verbal agreement with the other race chiefs present, saying that they would unite to fight against the company. Moreover, it seems that Night Song is about to convene the rulers of all races and countries for a multi-race conference."

"Hmm." Sima Qing said calmly, "This guy is no pushover after all. He wants to form an alliance of all races. Once the powerful races such as the Eastern Dragon Clan, Western Dragon Clan, Giant Clan, Human Clan, Beast Clan, Earth Clan, and Blood Elf Clan unite, our situation will definitely be very troublesome... There's also the Demon Clan, which ranks second among all races. The Demon Lord of the Demon Clan is still in seclusion. It's hard to say whether he will stand on our side or their side."

Carl thought for a moment and asked, "So what should we do next?"

"It doesn't matter. Alliances like theirs have no trust in each other. Even if they temporarily come together, they're just a disorganized mess. I naturally have ways to dismantle them."

Sima Qing said, seemingly unconcerned.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "However, in order to win this war, we must also bring in an important alliance."

Carl asked curiously, "Who?"

Sima Qing uttered four words calmly: "Extreme Yin Sect".

“The Extreme Yin Sect?” Karl seemed slightly surprised, then said, “But… judging from Mo Nanxi’s attitude last time, she even thought that the Heavenly Dao Star that exploded in the Evil Netherworld was caused by us.”

"Obviously, someone deliberately tried to provoke a conflict between me and Mo Nanxi, attempting to pin the source of the Heavenly Dao's power on me." Sima Qing snorted coldly, "I now roughly know who that person is."

Carl: "Oh? Who is it?"

Sima Qing gave a cold laugh and remained silent.

......

War Academy.

Principal's office.

Lan Mi leaned lazily against her desk, her slender fingers lightly swiping through the news on her tablet screen.

"I didn't expect him to awaken the Source of Faith after only breaking through to the Soul Emperor Realm." Lan Mi smiled slightly: "Truly worthy of being my little Ye Ge~"

"Wow..."

The office curtains moved automatically without any wind, swaying slightly.

Lan Mi raised her eyelids, her beautiful, deep blue eyes sweeping over the scene indifferently. A slight smile played on her lips as she murmured softly, "Another customer...?"

Wisps of black smoke gathered in the open space of the office, gradually condensing into several human figures.

Sima Qing and Karl appeared in front, followed by Zhu Yu, Lin Ye, and three other genetically modified warriors from the company.

"Nice to meet you." Sima Qing looked directly at Lan Mi with calm eyes. "Miss Lan Mi."

"..."

Lan Mi gently put down the tablet in her hand and looked at the people in front of her with interest: "It seems like there have been a lot of uninvited guests lately."

"Recently?" Sima Qing raised an eyebrow. "Judging from what you're saying, it seems we're not the first guests to visit here."

"Yes, just recently one... no, two of them came." Lan Mi rocked her office chair. "They left happily afterwards, I wonder if they're completely out of the loop now."

Sima Qing: "......"

Lan Mi: "So, as the chairman of a gene company, is there something you need to do by personally coming here?"

Sima Qing stared at Lan Mi with a scrutinizing gaze: "You cast an illusion on the two apostles of the Extreme Yin Sect, causing them to have false memories and bring back incorrect information, leading Mo Nanxi to mistakenly believe that the Heavenly Dao Power was created by our gene company, right?"

"Huh?" Lan Mi exclaimed in surprise, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"...Your lying is quite exaggerated." Sima Qing narrowed his eyes: "Lan Mi, the War Academy's War, the strongest magic-type extraordinary being of the human race, the extraordinary level of the Apocalypse Realm. Before Ye Ge's sudden emergence, you were definitely the most respected legend of the human race. However, no one has ever truly witnessed your real strength, and there is never a detailed record of your battles in historical records."

"Oh my, you've really investigated me thoroughly, haven't you?" Lan Mi leaned back with a smile, crossing her arms over her chest. "So? What do you want to say?"

"Hehe..." Sima Qing chuckled dismissively, his eyes flashing.

He activated the Heavenly Dao System and scanned Lan Mi's attribute panel.