After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

The mysterious man's maniacal laughter, carrying with it the yin energy of the earth's veins stretching for thousands of miles, pierced through the spatial barrier and exploded loudly in the bedroom of the Wutong Manor.

The air in the entire room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Shen Aoxue's eyes, which had just regained their clarity, suddenly narrowed, her body stiffened abruptly, and the movement of her fingertips touching Lin Ping's sleeve abruptly stopped.

Deep within her brow, a faint, almost imperceptible, dim light flickered, then vanished completely, perfectly concealed within her warm soul and bloodline.

Outsiders couldn't tell the difference, but Lin Ping's eyes accurately captured all these subtle changes.

Zhu Xiaohan's expression changed drastically. She took half a step forward, her usually cool brows now filled with seriousness: "Integrated into the divine soul and bloodline? He actually had two backup plans all along!"

Aru clenched her fists, her previously relaxed brows furrowing again, her childish voice tinged with urgency: "Doesn't that mean that even if all external evil forces are stripped away, Miss Aoxue will still be in danger on the night of the full moon three days later?"

The two kept their eyes glued to Shen Aoxue the whole time, their hearts, which had just been at ease, were once again in their throats.

They witnessed Lin Ping break the seemingly unsolvable deadlock of the earth veins and thought the crisis was over. Little did they know that the schemes of the mysterious person behind the scenes had already reached the extreme of ruthlessness.

The surface-level evil power was merely a pawn; the true trump card had already been completely integrated with Shen Aoxue's soul, bloodline, and physical body.

This is not parasitic possession at all; it is a complete and utter fateful bond!

On the bed, Shen Aoxue slowly raised her eyes, her clear eyes surging with endless fear and helplessness, her pale lips trembling slightly.

"Lin Ping...I'm sorry..."

Her voice was weak and hoarse, every word filled with extreme guilt. Two lines of clear tears slid down her pale cheeks, dripping onto the brocade quilt and spreading out shallow damp marks.

"I didn't expect him to have a backup plan... I've become a burden to you again, and I'll drag Sister Xiaohan and Sister Alu down with me..."

Ever since the anomalies began in the southern border region, she had been controlled by evil spirits and had become a pawn in the enemy's scheme against Lin Ping. Now, knowing that she was actually the vessel for the enemy's ultimate possession, and that everyone would be implicated in three days, she was overwhelmed by self-reproach.

She wanted to get up, to get away from the crowd, not to be a burden anymore, but as soon as she moved, she felt a sudden weakness, swayed, and almost fell over.

The next instant, a warm and strong hand firmly gripped her shoulder, steadily supporting her swaying body.

Lin Ping stood tall and straight in front of the bed, his face expressionless, but his eyes held a chilling coldness.

He offered no words of comfort or sigh, but simply looked down at the sorrowful Shen Aoxue, his voice steady yet carrying absolute control: "It's not your place to blame yourself."

"The enemy's scheme is their ruthlessness, not your fault."

Shen Aoxue looked up at him, her eyes blurry with tears.

In a dark, deep valley a thousand miles away, the heavily injured mysterious man seemed to have heard the commotion. His sinister laughter echoed from afar once more, filled with extreme mockery and arrogance.

"Lin Ping, did you hear that? Your woman herself knows she's a burden!"

"I spent three years meticulously studying the ley lines of the Southern Frontier and deducing countless body-snatching formations. Do you think you can break through them all in a short time?"

"Superficial evil can be broken, but the primordial evil that is fused with the soul and bloodline is beyond anyone's ability to dispel!"

"Three days from now, on the night of the full moon, all the meridians of the Southern Frontier will open simultaneously, and the power of the full moon will pour into the earth. I will then be able to take advantage of this momentum to completely devour Shen Aoxue's soul!"

"From this day forward, her body is my body, her life is my life!"

The mysterious man's tone grew increasingly manic, laced with intense hatred and triumph: "Today you shattered my evil power and destroyed my foundation. Three days later, I will personally repay you a hundredfold with the person you care about most!"

"Zhu Xiaohan is proficient in formations and pharmacology, Alu possesses a pure Yin constitution, and Shen Aoxue has a pure soul... With these three supremely Yin destinies gathered together, they are perfect offerings for me to reshape my Yin God!"

"The Southern Frontier will be restored to its former glory, and the entire city and the whole of Southern Frontier will become my arena of carnage! Lin Ping, what makes you think you can fight me?!"

The arrogant roar resounded through the heavens and earth, causing the evening wind outside the window to howl and the branches and leaves to tremble.

Inside the bedroom, Zhu Xiaohan's pretty face was cold, and her spiritual energy flowed quietly around her, ready to fight at any moment.

Aru was trembling with rage, gritting her teeth as she said, "Despicable and shameless! All they do is scheme and hold others hostage!"

The two women were filled with anxiety; the situation was even more dangerous than before.

What just happened was an immediate crisis of soul possession; now it is an ultimate dead end three days from now, with no solution and no way to avoid it.

Shen Aoxue's face turned ashen, and her lips lost all color.

She was fully aware that her fate was special, and that she was the only vessel to bear the ancient evil essence. Once she was completely possessed in three days, not only would she die, but everyone around her would also perish with her.

She bit her lip hard, tears streaming down her face, and whispered, "Lin Ping... the moon will be full in three days, you don't need to worry about me."

"When the time comes, take Sister Xiaohan and Alu and leave, leave Southern Xinjiang, and never come back."

"I don't want to hurt you... My death is enough..."

Before she finished speaking, Lin Ping's hand on her shoulder tightened slightly.

A gentle yet domineering force instantly surged into her limbs and bones, forcibly stabilizing her collapsing mind and stopping all her negative thoughts.

Lin Ping lowered his eyes, his gaze locking onto the deep, dark source hidden between her brows. He parted his thin lips slightly, his voice cold and resolute, without the slightest hesitation.

"My people are not for anyone to decide whether to live or die."

"He wants to use the power of the full moon to possess you, to use you as sacrifices, and to flatten the southern border?"

"If he dares to come in three days, I will kill him."

These few words, though lacking in overwhelming power, exude absolute confidence that crushes everything.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaohan's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes.

Lin Ping's words have never failed him.

Alu's eyes lit up, all her previous fear vanished, and she was filled with trust in the man in front of her.

The mysterious figure, thousands of miles away, seemed to have heard the biggest joke and let out a sharp, mocking laugh.

"Arrogant and ignorant!"

"You think that by shattering a layer of my evil power, you've truly gained control over the earth's ley lines and yin energy?"

"The primordial Yin and evil essence resides within the soul and bloodline, sharing the same origin as the power of the sun and moon! In three days, when the full moon descends upon the world, the Yin and evil essence will surge ten thousandfold. No matter how strong your spiritual power is, you cannot defy the will of Heaven!"

"I'd like to see how you'll protect these three women in three days! How you'll withstand the backlash from the Southern Frontier's myriad demons!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a towering black mist suddenly erupted from the deep valley in the distance, and the billowing evil energy shot straight into the sky, causing the pressure from afar to suddenly increase several times over.

The air in the bedroom trembled violently, the ground shook slightly, and the remaining wisps of yin energy stirred wildly.

This is a demonstration by a mysterious person, and also a blatant declaration of war!

Lin Ping raised his eyes, his dark pupils piercing through layers of space, locking onto the dark valley a thousand miles away. His voice was indifferent, yet it carried a chilling killing intent.