I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch

The core area of the East Victory Fortress was like an enormous birdcage.

Or rather, it resembled a birdcage.

Constructed from countless withered yellow branches woven haphazardly together, it stood towering between heaven and earth.

Peering through the dense thicket of branches, one would see a vast expanse of barren, scorched yellow land inside.

Rooted in this land was a withered giant flower, three stories tall but devoid of petals; its heart was a desiccated grey-yellow, and its roots were pockmarked and uneven as if gnawed by insects, a truly ugly sight.

Surrounding this giant flower was a massive transparent glass dome, with intricate gold patterns that alternately appeared and flowed across its surface.

Outside the glass dome, a black bead was suspended in midair, and within it, a blood-red eyeball roamed, letting out a hoarse, low chuckle:

"Humans, this Origin Flower is on its last legs, and even if you nourish it with Origin Water incessantly, it's of no use. So why not gift it to this Venerable, as a favor?"

Behind the black bead was a constellation constructed of Spiritual Particles, and a middle-aged man in a deep red tailcoat stood amidst a sea of Spiritual Particles. A faint gold light overflowed from his brow and continuously connected with the surrounding Spiritual Particles.

He was in the process of consolidating his Original Position, ascending to Venerable status!

However, ascension was not an easy task—it needed time. He slowly opened his eyes, his smile warm and polite,

"Lord Longevity Spirit, if you were the Seven-Eyed Saint King, such a 'favor' would have value. Unfortunately, you are not."

The blood-red eyeball within the bead flickered. The bead only provided Lord Longevity Spirit with vision and possessed no other abilities, so even though Longevity Spirit was dissatisfied, there was nothing it could do.

A hoarse voice came from the bead:

"So, since you humans have chosen to cooperate with this Exalted One, why not deepen our cooperative relationship and help this Exalted One to complete the transformation and ascend to Holy King?"

"After all, humans and the Evil Clan should not be enemies. Mutual benefits and a win-win situation are more conducive to the development of our races, are they not?"

Hearing the words of Longevity Spirit Great Evil, Yeli Helian's deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled faintly without speaking. His abilities indeed had the means to help this member of the Evil Clan ascend successfully, but the cost he would need to pay was so great that it was beyond his capacity to bear.

Of course, even if he could bear it, he would not assist this Great Evil.

"Lord Longevity Spirit, our deal is limited to you helping me plunder the city, and in return, I offer you the Evil Spirit Pearl. I hope you are content and intend to keep your promise."

"Heh, human, our credit as the Evil Clan is much higher than that of you humans."

Lord Longevity Spirit chuckled softly. The blood-red eyeball rolled in the bead as it looked outside the birdcage, "However, when do you plan to hand the Evil Spirit Pearl over to this Exalted One?"

"Recently, East Victory Fortress has attracted the attention of two rats. To prevent potential enemies from infiltrating, I still need the Evil Spirit Pearl for a while."

The middle-aged man spoke calmly, "Once these matters are concluded, all Evil Spirit Pearls in the fortress will naturally be handed over to you."

To ensure absolute security, he had set up an Evil Power Barrier outside the core area using a large number of Evil Spirit Pearls.

After all, when dealing with humans, Evil Power was always the best offensive and defensive strategy.

Now, reports from the residential area indicated that the two rats hadn't been found; they seemed to have completely disappeared, a very peculiar circumstance, as all investigative measures were futile.

The think tank analyzed that these two rats had either already escaped from the fortress or had entered the military zone via some unknown means.

As for what those means could be, Yeli Helian could only think of his own foolish and stubborn young stepmother, Freya.

But according to the detection information reported by the women soldiers, accompanying surveillance data from various sources revealed no anomalies.

However, this was of little consequence now.

In his view, even if those two little mice really sneaked into the military zone, it would be no different from walking into a trap.

The 7,000 soldiers in the military zone were more than enough to guard the safety of the entire fortress!

Among the 7,000 soldiers, there were 4,500 soldiers, 500 Season Envoys, including three 5th-level envoy squads capable of constructing A-grade Spiritual Clothes, and a finely-tuned squad of 40 with powerful Spiritual Artifacts.

In addition to these forces, there were various fortress facilities and Spirit Science weapons.

Plus, with the defense network constructed by the Evil Spirit Pearl, if those two mice entered the military zone, their best choice would be to continue hiding. Otherwise, once exposed, they could only come in but never leave.

During his contemplation, Yeli Helian looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through countless spaces, passing over East Victory Fortress, through the suburban forests, and arriving above the bustling Helian City.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke, "Very well, Lord Longevity Spirit, proceed with the plan. Let your people enter the designated city area, and begin the massacre!"

The previous collaboration with the Burning Heaven Temple had been unexpectedly interrupted; those foolish Evil Cultists were extremely unreliable. This time, there should be no issues.

...

Freya followed the officer to the central laboratory.

The dozen or so individuals in white coats who had previously watched the transformation of the old soldiers' souls into Desire for Life Stones had also arrived at the central laboratory.

According to the nameplates on their collars, these white-coated individuals were the high-level members of this experimental base.

Mu Qingtong and Xia Feng didn't give these people time to think. After reverting to human form, they used Spirit Manipulation + Blood Beast's Shadow to slaughter everyone cleanly.

Including the man in the white coat who had been sitting opposite the old soldier, all in white coats fell to the ground one by one, their eyes empty, without making a sound.

Xia Feng quickly took control of the underground base and arrived at the Half-Dragon hibernation chamber.

Two thousand Half-Dragons lay in hibernation chambers, row upon row, with Xia Feng appearing before a female Half-Dragon whose face was mostly covered by crimson Dragon Scales.

Upon closer inspection, her features were indeed similar to those of the daughter captured in the photo given by Li Zaisi.

This Half-Dragon was Li Zaixin!

From the process of the old soldiers being turned into Desire for Life Stones that he had just witnessed, Xia Feng quickly understood why these people had turned Li Zaixin into a Half-Dragon.

It was for the purpose of sending Li Zaixin onto the battlefield to clash with the old soldiers from White Emperor City and fight against her own father, Li Zaisi.

As Xia Feng looked around at the Half-Dragon legion, he wondered how many of these Half-Dragons were family members of the old soldiers from White Emperor City...

Sadly, their memories had all been erased, and even Li Zaixin didn't remember Li Zaisi. Upon awakening, she just snarled fiercely with her exotic vertical pupils, hissing at Xia Feng.

This group of awakened Half-Dragons could easily lose control if not manipulated by special methods.

Xia Feng did not hesitate. He released the True Name of the Dragon God to quell them, then used the Pale Seal to completely subdue the frenzied, constantly screaming Half-Dragons.

[Current Seal Count: 2498/3000]

The number of Half-Dragons in the Lidong Army was certainly more than these. According to what Ms. Fu had said, over the years, just the successful experiments on Half-Dragons in East Victory Fortress numbered more than thirty thousand.

A large number of Half-Dragons had died for various reasons, but still, more than ten thousand survived and were now distributed across various units carrying out missions.

Hmm, as a faithful Believer of the Dragon God, he had a responsibility to gather these lost children of the Dragon God!

But before that.

Xia Feng looked up towards the direction of the core area. He swallowed, the beating of the Evil Demon Heart growing more intense, becoming somewhat uncontrollable.