After transmigrating into the body of the Jade Rat Spirit, I became Nezha's adopted sister.

Looking inside, one sees the temple covered in cobwebs and dust, and the statues of gods collapsed.

The scholar stood blankly in the hall, while a woman in a brightly colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with a graceful back slowly turned around. Her face, with skin as smooth as jade and eyes brimming with spring water, was breathtakingly beautiful, yet something about her seemed out of place, as if she were painted on.

The demon with the painted skin extended her nail-painted fingers and gently stroked the scholar's cheek. Her fingertips seemed to have a subtle suction force, and the scholar's face turned ashen at a visible speed.

It's time to take action.

Bai Yeying flicked her wrist, and the Black Shadow Whip rang out with a crisp sound, striking directly at the evil hand of the Painted Skin Demon!

The demon with the painted skin reacted with lightning speed, screaming as she withdrew her hand and whirled around! Her beautiful face instantly contorted, revealing a withered, bluish-gray skin and dark, hollow eye sockets beneath, and her voice became shrill and piercing: "Where did this little wretch come from, ruining my plans!"

With a swift movement, it split into three, and three identical beauties pounced on Bai Yeying, their fingertips sprouting sharp claws and bringing a stench! At the same time, the sweet and cloying fragrance inside the temple suddenly intensified, rushing straight to the head with a strong hallucinogenic effect.

Bai Yeying was prepared. She held her breath and pressed the tip of her tongue against the calming pill she had placed in her mouth beforehand. The cool medicinal power rushed to her mind, keeping her awake.

She didn't even look at the three phantoms. Her gaze was fixed on the real body on the left, where the aura was the most concentrated and the core of the demonic energy was located. With a flick of her whip, it was no longer a lash, but rather like a serpent coiling around its neck!

The demon hadn't expected her to be immune to the charm and to be able to pinpoint her true form so accurately. She hurriedly dodged, but the whip tip still grazed her shoulder, tearing her skin open. Instead of blood, a dark green, viscous liquid flowed out, emitting a foul stench.

"Ah—!" The painted-skin demon let out a shrill scream, his body retreating violently, crashing into half of the rotten offering table.

Knowing it had met its match, it dared not linger. The painted skin on its body suddenly bulged, expanding like an inflating balloon, and then burst open with a "poof," scattering countless colorful fragments and foul-smelling liquid, obscuring the view. Its true form, however, transformed into a gray shadow and fled towards the broken window behind the temple!

"Trying to run?" Bai Yeying had anticipated this. With a light tap of her toes, she moved even faster, already blocking the back window. Her whip lashed back, sealing its path. At the same time, she flicked her left hand, showering the creature with a handful of talisman ash mixed with realgar and cinnabar!

When the talisman ash touched the demon's body, it made a hissing sound, and black smoke immediately rose from the painted-skin demon's body, causing its screams to intensify.

It became ferocious and pounced without regard for anything else, its sharp claws aimed straight for Bai Yeying's heart!

Bai Yeying dodged to the side, and the whip wrapped around its waist. With a powerful swing, the painted demon was slammed to the ground with a loud bang, shaking the ground.

Before it could struggle, the Shadow Whip had already clung to it like a leech, binding it tightly. The demonic power infused into the whip suppressed its demonic aura.

The battle ended faster than expected. The scholar was already limp on the ground, unconscious, but his life was not in danger as only a small amount of his vital energy had been drained.

Bai Yeying frowned as she looked at the painted skin demon still writhing and roaring on the ground.

This thing has harmed many people; it cannot be allowed to live. She gathered demonic power at her fingertips and pointed a finger at the core of the Painted Skin Demon's brow, completely shattering its demonic soul.

The monster vanished, leaving behind only a faded, tattered human skin and a few wisps of foul-smelling ashes.

Bai Yeying gathered the human skin and ashes, then burned them completely. After checking on the scholar's condition, she fed him a common calming pill, moved him to a well-ventilated area outside the temple, and then quietly left.

Back at Trapped Sky Mountain, she carefully reviewed the battle. The Painted Skin Demon's strength was actually average; its advantage lay in its unpredictability. Her preparations had paid off, and she had maintained a good rhythm in the fight.

"Next, Blackwater Pool," she set her sights on.

The evil dragon in the Blackwater Pool is more powerful than the Painted Skin Demon. It has been entrenched there for many years and is an expert in swimming. It is not easy to confront it head-on.

Bai Yeying did not rush there. Instead, she spent several days trying to improve her water-based magic in the upper reaches of the pool. Although she was a rat spirit, the five elements interact with each other. Using the water elemental energy to assist her was better than a head-on confrontation.

She also specifically asked Huang Wu to inquire about the habits of the evil dragon, and learned that every full moon night, it would emerge from a reef in the center of the pool to swallow and exhale the moonlight, which was when its demonic power was relatively relaxed.

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On the night of the full moon, Bai Yeying sneaked to the edge of the Blackwater Pool. The pool water was dark and bottomless, exuding a faint fishy smell. She hid behind a huge rock and waited quietly.

As midnight approached, the center of the pool indeed stirred. Bubbles rose from the surface, and a huge, ferocious dragon's head slowly emerged, followed by its body covered in black scales.

It meandered to the smooth, black reef in the center of the pool, perched there, looked up at the silvery full moon in the sky, opened its mouth wide, and sucked in strands of moonlight.

Now is the perfect time to take action!

Bai Yeying silently submerged into the water, using her water manipulation technique to gently carry her closer to the reef.

Instead of attacking the massive body of the dragon directly, she targeted a slightly lighter-colored scale below the dragon's neck, which is the weak point of most dragons.

The distance was ten zhang, five zhang, three zhang...

The evil dragon seemed completely absorbed in the pleasant sensation of absorbing and exhaling moonlight, oblivious to everything around it.

Bai Yeying suddenly exerted her strength! Her figure shot out of the water like an arrow, and the Black Shadow Whip in her hand was infused with all her demonic power. The whip was taut and straight, and the tip was shining with a point of condensed black light. Like a javelin, it pierced straight into the enemy's back!

The evil dragon finally noticed and let out a roar of alarm and rage, twisting its body and lashing its tail! The thick dragon tail swept across with immense force, while the pool water churned, forming a whirlpool with suction!

But Bai Yeying's long-awaited attack was even faster!

"Pfft!"

The whip tip precisely pierced the edge of the reverse scale. Although it did not penetrate, it had already penetrated several inches deep. The intense pain caused the evil dragon to tremble violently. Its sweeping tail also deviated from its direction, grazing Bai Yeying's back. The force of the wind it generated swept her several feet away, and her back burned with pain.

"Roar—! How dare you, an ant, harm me!"

The evil dragon was utterly enraged. Its lantern-sized eyes turned blood red. It abandoned its ability to absorb moonlight, opened its blood-red maw, and shot a foul-smelling black water arrow toward Bai Yeying! Wherever the water arrow passed, vegetation withered and rocks corroded.

Bai Yeying was in mid-air with nowhere to grab her weight. As the water arrow approached her body, she suddenly sank and disappeared into the water again. At the same time, she used her water control technique to its fullest extent, forming a rotating water shield in front of her!

"Sizzle—!"

The black water arrow struck the water shield, causing severe corrosion, but was ultimately deflected by the swirling water flow, grazing Bai Yeying's side as it plunged into the pool, creating a large cloud of sludge.

Bai Yeying was also pushed by the recoil, causing her blood and qi to churn, and a sweet taste rose in her throat.

She endured her discomfort, knowing she couldn't give the evil dragon a chance to catch its breath. Taking advantage of the moment when its attack missed and its old strength was exhausted and new strength hadn't yet been generated, she leaped out of the water again. The whip was like a leech, no longer aiming for a fatal blow, but transforming into countless whip shadows, specifically targeting the evil dragon's eyes, wounds, and other vulnerable points!

The evil dragon was enormous and could not maneuver properly on the narrow reef. It was also angered by Bai Yeting's slippery and tricky fighting style, and soon dozens of bloody marks appeared on its body.

It went berserk, no longer confined to the reef, and plunged into the deep pool, stirring up towering waves, attempting to use its home advantage to strangle Bai Yeying.

In an instant, the pool was filled with turbulent waves, and the shadow of a dragon could be seen. Bai Yeying was like a small boat in a storm, using her agile movements and water control skills to dodge and evade the raging waves, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.