A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 315 Essence and Blood
Shen Tang quickly realized that the mermaid possessed extremely powerful mental attack capabilities, capable of directly attacking a person's soul!

At best, it can cause a person to fall into a coma; at worst, it can shatter their soul!

Fortunately, Shen Tang's mental strength was also not weak. At most, Jia Lan could only make her fall into a coma, and it was difficult to directly destroy her soul. She was spared a life.

The five minutes the system crashed must have been because Jialan, in her berserk state, woke up.

He took advantage of the situation and controlled her.

The wounds on her body were inflicted by him... How cruel!

Shen Tang still felt a chill run down her spine when she recalled the scene she had encountered in Haiguo. Without thinking too much, she quickly got up to find Jia Lan and found him tied to the bed, still unconscious.

Seeing that Shen Tang wanted to go over, Xue Yinzhou coiled her snake tail and pulled her into his arms. He carefully wiped the blood off her neck and chest with a dry and wet handkerchief and whispered, "Don't go over there, it's dangerous."

Lu Xiao also said, "His Highness Jialan has not yet woken up, and the situation is still unclear. It's best for the female master not to get close to him."

Shen Tang nodded with a worried expression, and asked the system in her mind, "Didn't I use a sealing talisman on Jia Lan? Why is he still out of control?"

The system replied, "The sealing talisman's power hasn't failed, but it seems the host's blood is very attractive to Jialan. Last night, after he licked your blood, he inadvertently triggered the power within him."

[But the host doesn't need to be too nervous. The power of the sealing talisman is still there. Shen Li has added another layer of seal. The blood of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox has a special mysterious power, and his ability happens to counteract Jia Lan's, indirectly strengthening the power of the sealing talisman... At least for the next six months, Jia Lan will not lose control again.]

Shen Tang was slightly relieved.

Soon, Jialan woke up and found himself locked in bed, unable to move... He didn't know who did it, but luckily the person had some conscience and dressed him, preventing him from dying on the spot.

Shen Li and the others came over, staring intently at him with rather unclear expressions.

Jia Lan's face flushed red as he angrily shouted, "You! What do you intend to do to me? Let me go!"

He had no idea what had happened this morning.

Hearing that familiar arrogant tone, the beastmen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally back!

However, the power within Jialan is always a ticking time bomb. They've been married for so long, and it's not something that can be easily driven away, as it wouldn't be good for Jialan's reputation.

Lu Xiao looked at him with a complicated expression, his lips tightly pressed together, and said solemnly, "Your Highness, for the sake of the female master's safety, we will install surveillance cameras in your room. From now on, you should not be alone with the female master anymore."

"What?" Jialan was stunned, forgetting even to struggle.

A sharp pain suddenly shot through his head, reminding him of the dream he had last night, fragmented memories flooding his mind.

A few minutes later, he came to his senses, his peach blossom eyes bloodshot as he looked at Shen Tang, his voice trembling slightly, "I... I hurt you again, didn't I?"

It's not a question, it's a statement of certainty.

Jialan wasn't stupid; Shen Tang and the others were intentionally keeping it from him. But when he recalled what had happened in Haiguo last time, he felt a bitter understanding in his heart.

In fact, Jialan had vaguely sensed the mysterious power within his body long ago. After he came of age, this power grew stronger and stronger, and even tried to take control of his body.

But he never expected that he would lose control last night and hurt her again.

This incident left everyone feeling heavy-hearted. Shen Tang eventually refused Lu Xiao's suggestion to install surveillance cameras in Jia Lan's room. She learned from the system that Jia Lan would not lose control again for at least six months. Besides, it wasn't Jia Lan's fault, and there was no need to manage him like a prisoner. For a proud and arrogant sea clan prince, that would be nothing short of humiliation, and there was no need for that.

But ever since that day, Jialan has intentionally or unintentionally avoided Shen Tang, and has never mentioned sharing a room with her again. Even when Shen Tang takes the initiative to contact him, he refuses.

Jialan said sadly, "Tangtang, I don't want to hurt you, otherwise... you should still divorce me!"

It took him a tremendous amount of determination to say those words.

He left her and returned to the Sea Kingdom, and the two never saw each other again, nor would he cause her any harm.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Tang hugged Jia Lan, stroked his hair, and comforted him, "It's okay, the power in your body is under control and won't relapse. I won't let anything happen to you!"

Shen Tang remembered that Jia Lan's father, the high priest of the Sea Kingdom, Lunas, had once said that her mental strength could control this power. If she could restore her mental strength to S-level, she could help Jia Lan completely break free from the control of this power.

Unfortunately, on the system's personal information page, Shen Tang's mental strength was still at 50%.

She discovered that boosting mental strength was most effective only during the first mating with a male.

Now that she and her five beast husbands have completed their mating missions, her mental strength has hardly increased anymore.

It will be more than half a year before the power within Jialan's body completely collapses. It seems like a long time, but if her mental strength cannot recover in time, it is destined to be a dead end.

Shen Tang anxiously asked the system, "Is there any other way to quickly improve mental strength?"

The system lazily replied, "[Host, I've told you before that the most effective and simplest way to improve mental strength is to mate with a male who has high talent. The stronger the male's talent, the faster your mental strength will recover!]"

Unfortunately, the host has been too lazy to look for it again.

There was nothing it could do.

Shen Tang didn't want to attract any more suitors. The five men in her family were already enough of a nuisance. Dealing with them all day long was enough to give her a headache and backache. She couldn't imagine what it would be like if a few more came along. With so many men and so few women, the house would be in complete chaos.

"Try another one, is there any other way?"

The system replied, "[The most common way to restore or enhance mental strength is to use crystals rich in mental energy, but these crystals are extremely rare. Shen Li gave you one before. The host can send more people to search the auction houses of the major empires; perhaps you can obtain one.]"

Shen Tang secretly noted it down. Unfortunately, spiritual energy crystals were too rare. Even if they were sold at auctions, it would probably take a lot of time to collect enough crystals. He didn't know if half a year would be enough.

The system suddenly remembered something, slapped its forehead, and exclaimed with delight, "[That's right, host! I suddenly thought of another compromise! However, no one has used this method before; I just remembered it myself.]"

Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!

"That's the essence blood of an orc!" the system explained. "Each orc only condenses one essence blood in their lifetime. This essence blood is stored in the heart, closest to the crystal core, and contains the orc's powerful abilities. As long as you can obtain the essence blood, the energy it gives back to the host can also help the host restore their mental strength, with an effect equivalent to the first mating!"

The system chuckled, awaiting praise. [It was quite a coincidence, actually. When you were saving Yun Han at the hospital, he stabbed you directly in the heart. It was incredibly brutal; blood was everywhere. I happened to find that essence blood, and since he's dead anyway, I figured it was useless, so I took the opportunity to store it in the system's warehouse, intending to use it for genetic data research!]

[Considering our friendship, I'll give you a discount; I'll sell it to you for 1000 points!]

Shen Tang's forehead twitched slightly. "You detained the spoils of war without my permission and you still think you're in the right? You even dared to force me to buy and sell. I'm going to report you right now."

The host has the authority to report violations through the system; if a violation is suspected, the system will be reworked.

【Host, spare me! I'll give you the item right now!】 Upon hearing the threat, the dog system dared not be greedy anymore and quickly took out the essence blood from its system warehouse and obediently handed it over.

(End of this chapter)