Eighteen Ghost Emperors of my ancestors, how dare you make me live in terror?

After so many rehearsals, Lu Ye's technique has become quite proficient.

He was relatively passive when facing Hongluan and Jiang Yingqing, and basically didn't need to expend much energy.

But this time, we have to take the initiative.

Because Ling Xin'er is as innocent as a blank sheet of paper in this regard.

Although she was emotional, she was fidgeting and had no idea what the procedure was.

So Lu patiently taught, guided slowly, and carefully laid the groundwork.

In an effort to "explain" the previous misunderstanding, he used almost everything he knew.

As a result, Ling Xin'er didn't dare to open her eyes the entire time.

It was at this moment that Lu Ye was pleasantly surprised to discover that, at certain times, Ling Xin'er's body would automatically emit a peculiar fragrance.

I'm not sure if it's actually body odor.

But Lu also really liked the smell.

It has a slightly milky smell.

When the final step finally arrived.

Ling Xin'er hugged him tightly, a tear rolling down her cheek.

At that moment, her whole being and her whole heart finally belonged to him.

And at this moment, an anomaly occurred.

Lu Ye's consciousness seemed to be suddenly transported to a spiritual space.

.........

It was like an endless expanse of darkness.

A gigantic ghostly figure hovered in mid-air in the darkness, its appearance obscured, but it exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

Below this enormous ghostly figure, there were also clusters of light that shimmered faintly, like transparent cocoons.

Lu walked slowly through these cocoons of light.

They discovered that there was a person inside each of the light cocoons.

At a rough glance, there are nearly a thousand of them, and there are also many broken pieces of ancient cocoons on the ground.

The cocoon of light was automatically connected to the ghostly figure in mid-air by a red thread about the thickness of a finger, as if it were supplying some kind of nourishment.

Lu Ye seemed to understand the meaning behind this scene.

The ghostly figure in mid-air was absorbing nutrients from these cocoons of light, or more precisely, from the people inside the cocoons.

Moreover, it wasn't just these thousands of light cocoons that provided nutrients; the fragments on the ground are proof of that, indicating that there were actually many more over a long period of time, but those were eliminated after their nutrients were "sucked out."

It's like a group feeding behavior.

The people inside the cocoon of light provide nourishment to the ghostly figure, which may then unleash its power.

"This must be the giant ghost that the Ling family keeps behind the scenes."

Lu Ye looked up at the huge ghostly figure in the void above, and sensed an aura from it that was even more ancient and powerful than that of an S-class eerie being.

At the very top of all the light cocoons, two exceptionally bright light cocoons floated prominently.

Ling Xin'er was curled up inside a cocoon of light.

Inside the other cocoon of light was another girl, who looked almost exactly like Ling Xin'er, except that her face, with its eyes closed, had less of aloofness and more of a lively spirit.

"Ling Xue'er?"

Lu also knew that Ling Xin'er had an older sister.

These two must be sisters.

Lu Ye roughly knew that at the last moment, because Ling Xin'er accepted him completely without reservation, he accidentally entered Ling Xin'er's consciousness space.

Then I saw the great ghost that the Ling family had been worshipping for many years.

Each of the two cocoons of light had two thin lines connecting to the Great Demon. One line was used by the Great Demon to absorb nutrients, and the other line, Lu guessed, was probably used by the Great Demon to transfer power.

As the most talented sisters in the Ling family, Ling Xin'er and Ling Xue'er were naturally the most favored by the great ghost worshipped by the family and were given the most power.

After all, the stronger the "feed," the more nutrients the big demon can get.

"I'll take care of all the pampering and spoiling; you'd better stay out of it."

Lu Ye looked at one of the pipes that transported nutrients and wondered if he should just cut it off, leaving only the one that transported the power to the Great Demon.

In this way, Ling Xin'er won't have her nutrients drained, but will only gain power.

Freeloader.

"Forget it, let's not mess it up."

Lu Ye ultimately gave up.

After all, they had only just married, and he didn't know if there were any other taboos behind the marriage.

This was also the first time he had directly sensed Ling Xin'er's strange ability from within the cocoon of light.

[Sacrifice].

By sacrificing other demon-controlling abilities they have acquired, they can temporarily exchange them for greater power from the Great Demon.

Just like that day in the dense forest outside the academy, Ling Xin'er sacrificed her A-level ability to control ghosts to boost her condition and almost killed the other two A-level students.

"You're the one who's really getting something for free."

Lu also glanced at the large ghost.

The demon-controlling power of the sacrifice was actually "eaten" by the Great Demon, and the power returned by the Great Demon was only temporary.

Moreover, over the years, who knows how much nourishment they have drawn from the Ling family members.

Lu Ye then recalled that his father had previously mentioned that Chen Chen and Bai Ye each possessed the aura of a powerful ghost, with the one emanating from Chen Chen being the most peculiar.

So there are so many great ghosts in this world?

After pondering for a while, he looked at the light cocoon next to him.

He doesn't know this girl well yet.

Judging from the aura emanating from the cocoon of light, it should be related to some kind of [devouring].

"But how do I get out?"

Lu wandered around for a while but couldn't find a way out.

This is a critical moment; we can't afford to let our consciousness get stuck here.

And it was at this moment.

Lu Ye suddenly saw that the sleeping giant ghost in mid-air seemed to have finally noticed him, the "outsider".

A thick, long pipe wriggled and flew toward him, as if it could traverse space, and with a pop, it attached itself to his arm.

A powerful suction force came from it.

Suck, suck, suck.

"Damn it..."

Lu Ye looked down at the tubes on his arm that were frantically trying to devour the "nutrients" in his body.

Strangely, the tube attached to his body didn't suck anything away, like a straw trying to drink milk tea but getting blocked by an unusually large pearl.

There's nothing I can do but spit on him.

"Come on, let's inhale and see who can inhale more!"

Without saying a word, Lu also started inhaling.

Since you can't absorb me, then I won't be polite.

Suck, suck, suck.

The incredibly pure "nutrients" in the thick pipe were directly drawn back by Lu Ye, flowing down his arm and throughout his entire body.

The pipe began to struggle, trying to break free.

Then Lu Ye pressed his hand hard against his arm.

Now that we're here, we can't just run away.

It feels so good to suck!

Lu Ye has never actively and diligently cultivated his ghostly energy like other ghost masters. He has always relied on chance and the ghostly energy generated when stitching together the strange creatures.

However, his current body can hold several times more strange energy compared to other strange beings in the same realm.

This is one of the reasons why his progress in his cultivation level has been slow.

Lu Ye was delighted to feel the strange energy within his body growing stronger; he hadn't expected such a good thing to happen.

The sleeping demon seemed to sense the terrifying loss of pure, eerie energy within its body, and its massive form stirred, showing signs of awakening.

Meanwhile, an even stronger force came from the pipe on Lu Ye's wrist, trying to pull it away.

Lu Ye held him down firmly and wouldn't let go.

The stalemate continued as one person, one tube, and one big ghost remained unresolved.

After a stalemate, they realized they couldn't even retract the pipes.

A pitch-black ghost hand appeared behind Lu Ye without warning and slapped him away from this space.

"Damn it, where did this thief come from, daring to steal my evil energy? Get lost!"

In the last moment before his consciousness left the space, Lu also heard a faint, frustrated and irritable voice echoing within.

The familiar feeling of warmth has finally returned.

Soft and sweet.

"you........"

Ling Xin'er suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Lu Ye on top of her.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye's eerie aura was emanating from him with unprecedented vigor.

"Why are you about to break through to a higher realm?"

At times like this...

"Yes, it's about to break." Lu Ye nodded.

Ling Xin'er struggled for a moment, trying to break free.

Even at this moment, her first thought was not to distract Lu Ye; breaking through to the next realm was the most important thing.

"Don't move."

But as soon as he moved, Lu Ye pushed him back down.

Feeling the abundant, strange energy surging within him, Lu Ye's skin was burning hot, like a volcano about to erupt, needing to release its pent-up energy.

That look seemed to melt Ling Xin'er's heart.

"I'm currently at my peak!"