An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

The light of the flames dispelled the surrounding black mist, and also made the low-level monsters wandering nearby feel an instinctive fear, daring not to approach.

Seeing the eerie flames burning, the viewers in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream breathed a sigh of relief.

"Liu Mengxi's performance this time was pretty good."

"At least I dare to take the initiative to kill monsters now. With the Ghost Fire, as long as I don't run into any monsters of C rank or higher tonight, I should be able to get through the night safely."

……

Lu Xueyao sat cross-legged inside the lord's mansion. Around the mansion was a soul-refining array personally set up by Lu Li.

This formation did not emit any light to repel the eerie presence; instead, it emanated the aura of living beings within the lord's mansion in an alluring way, like a lighthouse in the darkness, attracting the wandering monsters around it.

Sure enough, the attack came in the dead of night.

"Xueyao...turn around and look at me..."

A hollow, cold voice, deliberately mimicking a human tone, suddenly rang out outside the lord's manor.

This is a Class D anomaly—the one that calls out to people, but it didn't even have time to utter a second call.

"boom!"

The previously silent black mist surrounding the lord's manor suddenly erupted.

The Soul Refining Array was activated instantly, and countless jet-black Yin energies intertwined in mid-air, directly transforming into thick chains that emitted a faint, eerie light from the runes.

These chains seemed to possess a life of their own, ignoring the ethereal, misty body of the ghostly being, and piercing directly into its supernatural core, binding it tightly!

The ghost let out a piercing scream, desperately trying to break free.

But faced with the suppressive power of the Soul Refining Array, its struggles were like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"Splash—"

The chains rapidly contracted, dragging the ghostly figure into the array's core—the Ten Thousand Souls Banner inserted in the center of the hall—completely suppressing and containing it.

Everything happened quietly, without Lu Xueyao having to lift a finger.

Immediately afterwards, a series of bizarre attacks followed. Without warning, a dark shadow appeared on the wall outside the lord's mansion.

What's chilling is that the shadow has no head.

Category C Mystery - Headless Ghostly Figure!

Once this shadow comes into contact with the shadow of a living person, or directly with a living person, it will instantly take off the other person's head.

Even if it hides indoors, it can still seep in through the cracks.

However, as soon as it approached the wall of the lord's mansion, it triggered the defense mechanism of the Soul Refining Array.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which was stuck in the house, moved without wind. The next moment, the banner surface shone with a bright black light, and the strange creatures that had been contained before came out in full force!

Large swaths of pitch-black, eerie hair spread out, tightly binding the limbs of the headless, ghostly figure.

In mid-air, the phantom of the B-grade Ghost Eye appeared, its crimson light directly enveloping the phantom and frantically disrupting its killing patterns with illusions.

Meanwhile, the piercing voice of the ghostly figure kept ringing in its ears, challenging its supernatural logic.

"Splash!"

The ghostly chains within the Soul Refining Array emerged once more, instantly binding the headless, eerie figure tightly.

Under the combined suppression of supernatural forces and the weakening effect of the array, this C-rank anomaly, which was impossible to defend against, had no chance to resist and was forcibly pulled into the Myriad Soul Banner, becoming one of the enslaved members of the banner.

The Chinese audience, who witnessed this seamless and fully automated containment process, were completely thrilled.

"Holy crap, this formation is invincible!"

"While others are on edge defending against strange monsters, Lu Xueyao is comfortably catching them all at home in a fully automated way!"

"I'm stunned, truly stunned. This containment efficiency and control methods are far superior even to the Chosen One of the Golden-Quality Yamata no Orochi awakened in neighboring Japan, right?"

"What the hell is this demonic killing formation! Now I understand. As long as there's enough material, Lu Xueyao can capture all the strange creatures in the entire wasteland and make them work illegally!"

……

The next day.

"Splash—"

Without warning, a torrential downpour of black rain began to fall on the wasteland.

At the same time, a grand announcement of the nation's destiny resounded in the minds of people all over the world.

[National Announcement: Special Weather Event – ​​Black Rain Arrives! This weather event will last for three days.]

During the Black Rain period, the Eternal Night Wasteland will be affected by special weather conditions, resulting in the random spawning of special products and rare resources.

[WARNING: Due to the Black Rain, the strange activity during the day will be greatly increased. All Chosen Ones, please explore with caution!]

Lu Xueyao pushed open the stone door of the lord's mansion, and a gust of cold wind carrying a chilling aura and an ominous atmosphere rushed towards her.

Fortunately, she successfully broke through to the Transcendent Realm last night, and magical power was born within her body, and her physical body was completely transformed.

This chill was nothing to her.

"Fortune favors the bold, and this dark rain is sure to bring great opportunities."

A resolute glint flashed in Lu Xueyao's eyes; she decided to go out and explore.

Of course, just in case, she pulled out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from the center of the hall and held it in her hand, while ordering the three-meter-tall Mighty Bone Demon Little White to keep up with her pace.

Walking in the drizzling black rain, Lu Xueyao keenly sensed that the dark raindrops falling to the ground were faintly emitting a strange, highly corrosive power.

If an ordinary chosen one were to get caught in this rain, they probably wouldn't last long before mutating.

But Lu Xueyao simply waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in her hand, and the banner emitted a faint demonic aura, forming an invisible protective shield.

As soon as the falling black rain touched the protective shield, the strange power contained within it was instantly stripped away by the Myriad Souls Banner and absorbed into the banner, transforming into pure yin energy that nourished the strange energy within the banner. It had no effect on Lu Xueyao whatsoever.

At the same time, Lu Li, who was sitting in her sea of ​​consciousness, also spread out his imperial divine sense, probing extensively in the black rain that could shield his senses.

"Hmm? This is...?"

Lu Li's divine sense paused slightly, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Good stuff, Xueyao, go to the canyon ten miles ahead."

Lu Xueyao immediately quickened her pace and rushed towards the canyon with Xiaobai.

This is a deep, dark canyon, filled with eerie atmosphere; even the black rain becomes much thicker here.

Deep within the canyon, there grows a patch of plants that emit a strange and exotic fragrance.

The most eye-catching of them all is a low shrub with several blood-red, crystal-clear fruits hanging from it.

"This is the Blood Spirit Fruit," Lu Li's voice explained in his mind. "This fruit was nurtured by absorbing rich essence blood and yin energy."

For demonic cultivators, this thing can greatly enhance their power.

Lu Xueyao's eyes lit up, and she was just about to go forward to pick some.

However, the moment she approached, the seemingly ordinary black flowers around the Blood Spirit Fruit suddenly revealed their hidden, ferocious nature.

"hiss--"

The flower petals suddenly folded outwards, revealing countless sharp, serrated fangs inside.

This is not a flower at all, but a Class D monster that has mutated from a plant—a man-eating flower!

Dozens of man-eating flowers opened their blood-red mouths and lunged at Lu Xueyao.