Chapter 54: She Actually Got to See Mingxi?

That's right, I did say back then... protecting two human lives is as easy as turning my hand for this deity. If I lacked even this bit of capability, I would have no face left to linger in this world!

The Spirit Devouring Beast thought to itself, lifting its head to glare angrily at the giant python before it, gritting its sharp teeth tightly, and without hesitation, it charged forward once again!

Even though... as even Xiaotong could see—it was reaching its absolute limit!

Meanwhile, Baileng, standing off to the side and watching the Spirit Devouring Beast fight so desperately, had no idea what to think.

It truly had never encountered a magical beast with a personality like the Spirit Devouring Beast. This fellow was simply too desperate, ridiculously desperate!

Perhaps when they first met in the forbidden grounds, what the Spirit Devouring Beast said had been entirely true—sharing the same cat-like appearance and the same age, the Spirit Devouring Beast was already a divine beast of the Heavenly Profound Realm, whereas in its eyes, Baileng was indeed a useless piece of trash, no better than a pet cat.

However... the current situation was crystal clear: the Spirit Devouring Beast was severely outnumbered and covered in wounds... Could it endure if it kept pushing itself like this?

"Spirit Devouring Beast, can you still hold on?" Baileng couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"Nonsense! Of course this deity can hold on! You bunch of useless trash, hurry up and finish this quickly! What are you all standing around for?" the Spirit Devouring Beast roared sternly. How could this bunch of good-for-nothings still have the mood to stand by and watch, especially Xiaotong, who actually had the time to spectate from the cave entrance?!

"Little brat, what are you standing around for? Did you get the primordial pill or not?" the Spirit Devouring Beast shouted.

"I got it! But... but Mother's stomach suddenly hurts, and Xiaotong doesn't know what to do. Spirit Devouring Beast, do you know how to cure Mother?" Xiaotong said innocently, instantly leaving the Spirit Devouring Beast dumbfounded!

Stomachache? What kind of antics is that idiot pulling again?!

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan's nerves instantly tightened. So this whole thing was planned by them all along, and their purpose was... their purpose was to seize the primordial pill?!

"Damn it! You magical beast, tired of living, are you? How dare you pull this trick on this Snake Emperor? Do you really think you can steal the primordial pill like this?" Ji Yan instantly transformed into her human form, her eyes glowing with a terrifying, flame-like intensity!

Seeing this, Xiaotong hurriedly fled back into the cave and returned to Ming Xi's side. Seeing Ming Xi still lying flat on the ground, clutching her stomach tightly and gritting her teeth, Xiaotong grew even more anxious.

It looked like the Spirit Devouring Beast was about to collapse! And Mother, right now...

"Mother, how are you? Can you still get up? We really have no time left! If we don't escape now, once Snake Emperor Auntie slaughters her way in, we'll really be heading to the underworld!" Xiaotong hurried over, squatting down to grip Ming Xi's profusely sweating hand tightly. "Mother, Xiaotong doesn't want to go to the underworld at all! The underworld is no fun whatsoever! Let's run away quickly!"

Hearing Xiaotong's words, Ming Xi managed to open her eyes slightly. Even though she wanted to reply, she didn't have a shred of strength left.

She had heard humans say before that the pain experienced during childbirth was the most unbearable in the world, but at this moment, Ming Xi suddenly wanted to know what giving birth actually felt like.

Could it... possibly hurt even more than this?!

Ming Xi always felt as though something wasn't right. The last time she stealthily consumed a primordial pill, it hadn't hurt anywhere near this much!

It felt as though... as though a sudden force was binding her consciousness and forcefully ripping her soul right out of this body!

What... what was going on? Was she about to die again?

No... could it be?

If not... then why was this happening?

Her soul being forcibly ripped away in this manner caused the pain Ming Xi suffered to escalate continuously!

Vaguely, she could only hear Xiaotong's ceaseless cries. Ming Xi's consciousness grew increasingly hazy until it gradually vanished altogether...

What Xiaotong saw was Ming Xi suddenly closing her eyes and lying completely still.

"Mother, Mother, what's wrong with you? Did you pass out from the pain?" Panicking with sweat pouring down his face, Xiaotong rushed toward the cave entrance and screamed, "Baileng! Get over here! Something's happened!"

"What is it, Young Master?" Baileng asked in confusion as he arrived by Ming Xi's side.

"Hurry up and see what's wrong with Mother!" Xiaotong was completely at his loss!

When Baileng stepped forward and tested Ming Xi's breathing, his eyes suddenly widened in horror, yet he didn't dare let out a single sound!

How... how could this be?!

At this very moment, Ming Xi only felt her soul being forcibly dragged into a realm of utter darkness by some inexplicable force.

Indeed, there was nothing here, save for an endless expanse of darkness.

"Where is this place? It can't really be the underworld, can it?" Ming Xi's eyes widened in utter shock as she cautiously surveyed her surroundings, yet she could see nothing at all.

It was... as if she had inexplicably materialized within a subspace.

"Oh please! You've got to be kidding me! Did I actually eat myself to death by swallowing that primordial pill? Hey, when I said earlier that I wanted to go to the underworld, I was just feeling heartbroken and depressed for a moment! I didn't actually mean... to really end up in the underworld, did I?!"

Damn it! You've got to be kidding me?!

Yet... if she wasn't dead, why on earth would such a bizarre place appear, and why would she arrive here by having her soul ripped away...

What... what on earth was going on here?!

Yet the surroundings offered not the slightest response, despite Ming Xi shouting at the top of her lungs.

Strange! Was there... no one here?

"Hello! King Yama! Are you home? What on earth are you guys playing at here?"

Ming Xi shouted once more, but still, there was no reply.

"Hey! Is anyone actually there? Stop hiding and ignoring me! Do you ghost guards have any professional conscience left? Don't you know this vixen still has a five-year-old son to take care of? Dragging me here for no reason whatsoever! Did I ever say I was dying?!"

"I want to file a complaint! This vixen is definitely going to complain! Your service attitude is utterly appalling! When on earth was my allotted lifespan exhausted? This vixen was living perfectly fine, you know!"

Damn it! What kind of ghost place was this? How could there not even be a shadow of a ghost after all this time?

After shouting for a long while, Ming Xi was finally exhausted and paused to catch her breath.

And the very moment she stopped, a gentle and refined woman slowly walked over, wearing a smile tinged with a hint of apology: "I am terribly sorry, such a method might have frightened you..."

Huh? Someone was here? Finally hearing a response, Ming Xi instantly tensed her nerves.

"Miss Ming Xi, this place is not the underworld, nor are you dead. It's just... I simply wanted to see you."

The woman smiled kindly. Upon hearing this, Ming Xi spun around quickly, wondering what on earth was going on. What kind of female ghost possessed a voice this pleasant?

When she finally laid eyes on the woman, she nearly lost her soul from fright!

Because this woman... actually... actually turned out to be...

"Ming... Mingxi?!"