Chapter 366: I Have Truly Met Your Mother

Since it had already been confirmed that Granny Li and the villagers were all manifestations of these evil spirits, Su Yan naturally would not believe a single word of what it said.

"Humans are so foolish. How do you know that what this King says isn't the truth?"

The evil spirit could no longer be seen in its original form; its entire face was covered in black miasma, yet Su Yan could clearly sense the same contempt emanating from it at this moment.

A shadow darkened Su Yan's eyes. Even at this stage, it was still trying to deceive her with demonic words?!

"This King has lived here for a very long time. I have seen more dead souls than the amount of air you, little girl, have breathed. How do you know that this King hasn't seen the soul of your mother, Kong Xiangrou, after her death?"

The evil spirit let out a sinister laugh as it spoke, looking down upon Su Yan as if she were nothing more than an ant.

Su Yan's breath hitched, and the hostility in her eyes surged violently.

"You are looking for death!"

First Granny Li, and now her mother—this evil spirit was relentlessly challenging her bottom line.

Instead of being afraid, the evil spirit became even more arrogant. "What, you don't believe me? Then this King might as well make it clearer: everything I just said was obtained from your mother's memories. Your mother was truly a headstrong woman, but so what? In the end, didn't she still become a meal for this King!"

Frost seemed to form on Su Yan's grim face. She tore off the black cloth covering her eyes, revealing a pair of eyes that contained the power to destroy heaven and earth.

The evil spirit finally lost its ability to laugh. It knew well the power of those eyes, but it was the King of this place; how could it truly take a mere human seriously? The reason it chose to thoroughly infuriate her was simply because it found it amusing. However, at this very moment, it felt a faint trace of dread.

"Don't be so arrogant. Since you miss your mother so much, once this King swallows you alive, it will be considered a reunion for you mother and daughter!"

Having finished speaking, the Evil Spirit King opened its massive, bloody maw, and a tremendous suction force began to tear at Su Yan's slender body.

Su Yan did not dodge or evade. The energy within her pupils surged wildly, and she actually released a devouring force of her own.

This unexpected turn of events caught the Evil Spirit King off guard.

In an instant, all the evil spirits clinging to its surroundings could not withstand the force; they flew toward Su Yan like kites with broken strings. In the next second, they were all sucked into her pupils. After a series of wails like ghosts and wolves, they fell silent forever.

Seeing this scene, the Evil Spirit King's expression changed drastically.

It had never encountered such a situation before.

The being before it was clearly just a tiny human—how could she devour so many evil spirits?!!

"This King will kill you!"

At this moment, it was truly enraged, launching a direct attack on Su Yan.

Su Yan let out a cold laugh. The thing she feared least was evil spirits!

A pillar of energy from her pupils struck the Evil Spirit King with domineering force.

The Evil Spirit King lost nearly thirty percent of its power almost instantly, which was something it found utterly unacceptable.

"Impossible!"

With an angry roar, it launched even more tyrannical attacks.

Its speed was fast, but Su Yan was even faster.

With every strike she unleashed, the Evil Spirit King's power dissipated at a terrifying rate.

When its power was reduced to only one-third, it finally seemed to realize a terrifying possibility.

This human before it not only possessed formidable strength, but this strength could completely annihilate it!

Having survived here for thousands of years, the Evil Spirit King was naturally no fool. Realizing this, it feigned an attack before darting in the opposite direction of Su Yan.

Since it couldn't win, it had to run.

Su Yan did not expect it to retreat so quickly. Even though it had pulled several yards of distance away in the blink of an eye, she did not grow impatient.

The devouring force in her dual pupils surged instantly. The Evil Spirit King was immediately affected; instead of being able to continue moving away, it was forcibly dragged back.

No matter how it struggled, it could not escape this terrifying suction.

"Stop! Stop it, quickly!" the Evil Spirit King roared.

It had always been the one devouring others, but now it was about to be devoured by a mere human!!

"I didn't eat your mother, but I really have seen her!"

No longer daring to call itself "this King," and knowing that Kong Xiangrou was what Su Yan cared about most, it screamed at the top of its lungs.

Sure enough, after it shouted this, the devouring force weakened significantly.

Su Yan's gaze toward it was as cold as winter ice. "Even now, you still dare to deceive me?"

The Evil Spirit King shook its head like a rattle, its temperament completely different from the arrogance it had shown just minutes ago.

"I am not lying! I really have seen her, it's just that she was already dead at the time."

Killing intent surged deep within Su Yan's eyes. Looking at the Evil Spirit King's current state, it indeed did not look like it was lying.

"Otherwise, how could I have fabricated so many things!" Fearing she wouldn't believe it, the Evil Spirit King put on the most sincere expression of its life.

"Continue." Su Yan was indeed shaken. It wasn't that she believed the evil spirit, but rather that the things it had said earlier were too similar to the truth she had been bitterly searching for all this time.

The Evil Spirit King did not dare to delay for even a second and continued, "She was also an exorcist; naturally, her soul after death was different from ordinary people. In fact, for a long time, she did not leave you and your father, until..."

Reaching the most critical part, it deliberately paused, a calculating light shimmering in its eyes.

As expected, Su Yan immediately pressed, "Until what?"

"I can tell you everything I know right now, as long as you grant me a way to live." This was its only and final lifeline.

"Fine." Su Yan agreed without the slightest hesitation.

The Evil Spirit King did not suspect her. "Until some exorcists discovered her existence and wanted to subdue her. She had no choice but to flee, and after wandering around, she ended up in my territory."

"And then?" Su Yan's expression was cold, but an uncontrollable emotion was rapidly fermenting in her heart.

If her mother's soul had not left the mortal realm, then would there be a day when mother and daughter could meet again?!

She did not dare to think further, fearing that it would ultimately end in nothingness.

"At that time... at that time, I was actually quite good to her. I promised I could help her evade the pursuit of those exorcists. Those things were also things your mother told me herself later on. It's just that in the end, I failed to protect her, and she was..."

As the Evil Spirit King spoke, it kept a close eye on all of Su Yan's expressions.

When it reached the final critical moment, it clearly captured Su Yan's distracted state of mind.

Now!

In that instant, it unleashed its most powerful move, using all its strength to launch a fatal blow at Su Yan.

By the time Su Yan reacted, the lethal strike was already inches away from her rapidly contracting pupils, leaving her with no way to avoid it.

(End of Chapter)