The villain daughter did all kinds of things

"Huh? But Auntie in red is clearly a bride wearing a phoenix crown and a wedding gown... Oh!"

Emery only paused for a few seconds before immediately realizing what was happening:

"Auntie in red, is this red wedding dress your innate soul form? And only I can see this wedding dress?"

Thinking about it carefully, it's a bit strange that the woman in red is dressed as a bride, yet she has her apprentice call the old witch "Grandma Ya" her master. But Ji Xinyu doesn't find it strange at all.

So, in Ji Xinyu's eyes, red dress was never the image of a bride in a phoenix-embroidered crown, which makes sense now.

“That’s right, this wedding dress of mine is my innate soul body… In fact, it is also a part of my existence, not just my clothes.”

The woman in red shrugged and laughed with a hint of arrogance:

"It was precisely because of this wedding dress that I was able to stand in front of Xiaoya and not be completely annihilated when facing the Dao Ancestor's sword back then... Even a powerful figure like the Dao Ancestor, as long as she herself is not a natural soul body owner, she cannot see other people's natural soul bodies. Therefore, her sword did not target my wedding dress, allowing me to survive by attaching most of my soul and consciousness to the wedding dress."

"Wow, Auntie in red is amazing!"

Emerald transformed herself into starry-eyed, adoring eyes to please the woman in red, while inwardly comparing the scene to the original game's plot she knew from her past life.

In the final battle of the original game, Dao Zu, the final boss, was indeed unable to see Emerald's invisible ribbon, which matches exactly what the woman in red said.

"Are there very few people like us who possess innate soul bodies? Aunt in red?"

After flattering the woman in red and continuing to cheer her up, Emerald asked again.

"Very rare, even more so than the so-called 'rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns'."

The woman in red replied without hesitation:

"So few that I've even wondered if people like us are special individuals created by some kind of error in the world's mechanisms... Anyway, in the more than a thousand years I've lived, you are the fourth person I've ever seen with a naturally born soul body, besides myself."

"Only four have appeared in over a thousand years...that's truly extremely rare."

Emery nodded, quite satisfied—the rarer her talent, the better, of course. Then, she asked curiously:

"What about the other two?"

"After I killed them, I ate them—meaning I devoured their souls."

The woman in red described it quite casually:

"They possess abilities similar to mine, but their thinking is too outdated. They refuse to associate with heretics like me. So, what choice do I have but to kill them?"

"so……"

After speaking, the woman in red rubbed Amelie's slightly cold face and smiled:

"I was just saying, Ellie, it's a bit of a waste that you're following Xiaoya. If you had been by my side since you were little and learned my way of the soul, you would definitely be stronger now."

"That would require Ellie to be born in the East, right?"

The old lich finally couldn't hold back any longer and retorted irritably:

"Don't forget that Ellie has been exposed to magic since she was a child. She can't practice your Netherworld Soul Technique, which requires spiritual power to cultivate, can she?"

"...That's true."

The woman in red remained silent for a moment, then a look of regret appeared on her face again.

"It's alright, Aunt in red. I think I'm quite smart and eager to learn... Why don't you teach me your kung fu techniques?"

At this moment, Emery took the initiative to move closer to the woman in red:

"Anyway, since you and your mother-in-law are family, I'm practically your disciple, so it's not too late for you to teach me now, is it?"

"You're quite greedy, girl... alright."

The woman in red was clearly in a good mood, probably because she had recently been enjoying the glow of love.

She agreed to Amelie's request without much hesitation, and even took out a rectangular jade piece and put it into Amelie's hand:

"This is my 'Netherworld Soul Technique.' Use your divine sense... oh, or as you would call it, magical perception, to read it. Because magical power and spiritual power are based on different kinds of cognition, I'm not sure how much you can understand... Just take a look and try it out."

"Thank you so much, Aunt in red!"

Amelie quickly and carefully put the jade piece away.

She didn't expect to master any Eastern magic, just to serve as a reference and help her invisible ribbon grow a bit more, preferably increasing its lethality... At present, Emerald was still troubled by her fear of insufficient firepower.

"Um……"

The woman in red then looked at Ji Xinyu, hesitating for a moment:

“Xinyu is already quite talented as my disciple, but if she could also have a natural soul body, her achievements would definitely be even greater.”

"Too bad I don't have one."

Ji Xinyu shrugged, not particularly disappointed.

"However, I think my talent is also quite impressive, no less than my junior sister's... cough, my senior sister's."

“That’s true. Xinyu, your talent and supernatural abilities are also rare to see in a thousand years. At least I’ve only seen one like you in all these years, which is why I was determined to take you under my wing.”

The woman in red nodded, a smile appearing on her lips:

"Moreover, if we give your innate supernatural abilities to Little Ellie, Little Ellie's achievements will definitely reach a higher level... So I have a bold idea, which may be somewhat risky, but the rewards for success will be great enough. Do you two want to give it a try?"

Upon hearing this, Amelie and Ji Xinyu exchanged a glance, both able to see the desire to become stronger in each other's eyes.

"Master, what are your specific plans?"

"What are the risks and benefits of the plan, Aunt in Red?"

Both of them expressed interest in the bold idea that the woman in red had mentioned.

"Well... to put it simply, it means you two will exchange a portion of your talents."

The woman in red hesitated for a moment:

"Based on my years of research, whether it is the innate supernatural abilities possessed by a minority of people in the East or the innate magic possessed by a minority of people in the West, they are actually divided into two major types."

"The first type I call the physical type. As the name suggests, this talent is within the body of the talent owner. As long as the body is still there, the talent can be used... Its most significant point is that even after being turned into undead by Xiaoya and Xiao Ellie, they can still use the talent."

"The second type is the soul type, which is relatively rarer. Their innate abilities follow the soul of the person who possesses the talent. When their soul is destroyed, even if the corpse is transformed into an undead, they will no longer be able to use their innate abilities from their previous life."

Amelie and the others nodded in agreement.

The Federation's research into physical talents has gone even further. They believe that the special ability of fusion-stage mages to fuse organs is actually a kind of acquired talent magic.

The woman in red continued explaining her plan:

“Coincidentally, Xinyu and Xiao Ellie, both of you have soul-type talents. Moreover, Xinyu has been cultivating with me for many years, so I know her talent very well. Although I have only just met Xiao Ellie, her talent is the same type as mine, and I can quickly understand it thoroughly with just a little research.”

"So I think I should be able to do it—cut a small part of each of your innate supernatural abilities from your souls and exchange them with each other, so that you can gain each other's abilities to a certain extent and advance yourselves further."

The woman in red first looked at Ji Xinyu as she spoke:

“For example, Xinyu, you can obtain a seed of a natural soul body. After that, as long as you continue to cultivate my Netherworld Soul Technique and nurture it to grow stronger, you can obtain your own natural soul body, which will be more in line with my soul path, and your cultivation will be smoother.”

After speaking, the woman in red looked at Emerald:

"As for you, Ellie... well, Ellie, can you see Xinyu's innate supernatural abilities?"

"I have a rough idea."

Emery nodded:

“Unlike my holy magic, which relies entirely on magical armor, Junior Sister Xinyu just used two completely opposite techniques, one righteous and one evil… Is this her innate ability?”

"good."

The woman in red smiled and gave a detailed explanation:

"Xinyu's talent allows her to cultivate both righteous and evil techniques simultaneously, and as long as she successfully breaks through in one technique, the level of the other technique will automatically catch up. So even though Xinyu has never followed any important figures from the immortal sects to cultivate, her immortal sect techniques are more powerful than all the inner disciples or direct disciples of her age... How can the cultivation speed of righteous techniques be faster than our demonic techniques?"

"So that's how it is..."

Amelie looked enlightened, then glanced at Ji Xinyu with a hint of envy.

Ji Xinyu's innate ability is equivalent to having two professions in the game. Moreover, as long as you only need to grind the experience and level of one profession, the level of the other profession will be automatically synchronized.

Moreover, unorthodox cultivation methods are faster to learn, while orthodox cultivation methods have a more stable foundation. Cultivating both simultaneously can complement each other, which is why Ji Xinyu has such strength at such a young age.

"What if I could acquire some of my junior sister's talents...?"

Emerald glanced tentatively at the woman in red again.

"Ah."

The woman in red nodded:

"If you, Ellie, receive some of Heart Rain's talent, you will be able to use holy magic even without the aid of magical armor... Although it won't be possible to immediately synchronize your holy magic cultivation with your necromancy cultivation, the progress will be very fast. It is estimated that in about half a year, your holy magic level will be about the same as your current necromancy level."

"That would be wonderful!"

Emerald's tone became even more excited.

Few people know better than Emeralt how useful holy magic is. The inability to directly cultivate holy magic has always been a regret for Emeralt, but now this regret can actually be made up for.

"What about the risks?" x2

Amelie and Ji Xinyu asked in unison.

The potential profits from this plan are indeed tempting for both of them, and they should be able to accept the risks as long as they aren't too outrageous.

"The risks..."

After a moment's thought, the woman in red said:

“I can easily separate a small portion of your innate abilities and souls with my cultivation in the Path of the Soul… provided that you cooperate with me. However, I am not 100% confident in the step of fusing your fragments of innate abilities with each other. So the worst-case scenario is that the portion of your talents and souls that are separated will be completely wasted.”

"Will we suffer any damage, Master?"

Ji Xinyu asked again before she could.

"There will certainly be damage, but it is not irreversible."

The woman in red smiled rather smugly:

"Most people in the world are probably helpless when their souls are damaged, but I have many ways to repair them... So if my idea fails, you will both suffer minor injuries for a period of time and will need to recuperate for two or three months according to my method to recover."

Upon hearing this, Amelie's eyes lit up even more, and she exchanged another glance with Ji Xinyu.

Success can lead to a significant increase in strength, while failure only requires two or three months of recuperation.

Is this what you call risk?

"Then let's do it this way, Master (Aunt in Red)." x2

Without much hesitation, Amelie and Ji Xinyu readily agreed.

"it is good!"

Hongye clapped her hands excitedly:

"If this really works out, it will be a boost for me too... So let's go to my territory next... What do you think, Xiaoya?"

"This sounds interesting, of course I want to check it out."

The old lich let out a strange, cacophony of laughter:

"I was even thinking that if little Ellie was too lazy to agree because she was afraid of pain, I would beat her up and force her to agree."

"Grandma~~"

Amelie immediately stomped her foot in annoyance, jumped to the old lich's side, and hugged her arm, acting coquettishly.

After a few brief exchanges, Amelie had another thought, remembering something, and quickly let go of the old lich's arm, running towards the woman in red:

"Oh, right... Aunt in red, you said you're very good at healing damaged souls, right? Can you take a look and see if this person's soul can be saved?"

As she spoke, Emerald pulled out a dark purple crystal, the very one that had sealed away old man Langdon:

“He was a very important partner of mine, but he was murdered… Although I had taken precautions beforehand, unfortunately my skills were limited and I was unable to completely preserve his soul.”

"Is your soul damaged? Let me take a look..."

With a flick of her finger, the woman in red summoned the old man Langdon's soul crystal to her face:

"Hmm, it's an old man? I thought it would be some pretty girl... But it doesn't matter to me. After my physical body was completely destroyed by the Dao Ancestor, I stopped caring much about appearances... Hmm, Little Ellie, your collaborator should have been killed in a rather powerful magic explosion, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Emery nodded repeatedly, then said with great anticipation:

"Is there any hope for him, Aunt in Red?"

"Of course I can save him... This level of soul damage is about the same as you, Ellie, using holy magic to reattach a broken leg. It's very simple."