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Another location at the foot of Jiuling Mountain.

Baolong and others rushed over here rapidly, arriving just in time to see the mountain completely abandoned except for bloodstains on the ground. All corpses had been conveniently collected by various guilds when they left earlier.

Baolong surveyed the chaotic scene and asked Yueheng, "Have you managed to contact him through his communicator?"

Yueheng shook his head, saying, "It keeps showing disconnected."

Zhuguo Fan said to Mofeng, "Why don't you activate your superhuman state? Maybe we can detect some clues." Mofeng nodded and immediately activated his superhuman abilities with Baolong and the others as backup.

"Mm?" Suddenly, Mofeng frowned. "There's a sign of life in one of the mountain crevices," he said. Through ultrasound waves, he could easily perceive nearby movements.

Baolong's eyes brightened instantly. "Lead the way."

Without hesitation, Mofeng dashed ahead with Baolong following closely behind. The four of them quickly arrived at a willow thicket by the base of the mountain where they saw a dense patch of grass. As soon as Mo Fen approached and listened carefully, he muttered, "The target hasn't noticed us yet."

Baolong led the charge into the underbrush. Inside this dimly lit hollow not too deep, a voice suddenly barked, "Who's there?" Recognizing it wasn't Ye Chen, Baolong frowned. "Come out yourself or I'll force my way in," he warned.

After brief silence, two figures emerged - one male and one female. If Ye Chen were present, he would definitely recognize them as Jingyu and Fangzhuo.

Noticing Ye Chen's absence, Baolong couldn't help but glance at Jingyu with a teasing smile. Jingyu blushed slightly while Fangzhuo cleared his throat to ask, "Who are you people?"

Baolong's expression darkened instantly. He fixed Fangzhuo with an intense stare and demanded, "I heard many people searched here for two monster corpses. Where were those bodies taken? Who took them?"

After exchanging glances, Jingyu shook her head. "We don't know."

"Liar!" Yueheng suddenly roared angrily, his authority evident. "The mountain was in total chaos with such massive commotion, yet you claim ignorance while having intimate time here!"

Jingyu inwardly groaned as her delicate features twisted anxiously. Baolong glanced at her and smiled coldly. "Then let's capture them first." Startled, Jingyu immediately grabbed Fangzhuo's arm to flee but was easily caught by Baolong given his superior agility.

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The temple hall.

After a moment passed when Ye Chen noticed the woman hadn't approached yet, he felt something strange. Suddenly, dizziness overtook him as if sleep was calling out desperately. He bit his tongue hard to regain consciousness quickly.

"What kind of power is this?" Panic surged through Ye Chen's mind. Even with his constitution, such heavy effects meant this substance must be extremely potent. Worse still, his body began involuntarily reacting - heat spread throughout every part of him like countless ants crawling under his skin, causing unbearable discomfort.

"You're trying to build up strength for an attack?" A melodious voice suddenly cut through the haze as the "Second Miss" spoke clearly. "I know you're not unconscious - a person drugged would breathe more heavily rather than struggle against it." Her tone carried both confidence and menace. "This 'Soul Perfume' is made from specially cultivated vines mixed with various fierce materials. If taken without immediate physical release, blood vessels will rupture. Want to live? Just stay still."

Ye Chen's eyes snapped open wide, radiating icy coldness as he stared at the speaker. He saw a woman with perfect curves and rosy skin - an absolutely mesmerizing beauty with water-like eyes capable of stealing hearts.

Yet Ye Chen treated her like a log without any reaction, his voice low and sharp. "Don't waste words," he said coldly. In previous life, after returning from wilderness expeditions each day, he would plunge headfirst into pleasure. These matters held no taboos anymore.

The girl paused slightly before frowning prettily. "Let's see how long you can pretend to be strong." She began removing her clothes piece by piece in a provocative manner until finally standing completely naked - an image certain to make anyone bleed from the nose with just one look.

Ye Chen closed his eyes tightly, focusing all efforts on purifying internal energy through concentrated cultivation. Such situations had happened before in past life when groups of men would kidnap women for pleasure before eventually killing and devouring them after their games. He already anticipated what might come next but paid no mind to anything but refining his strength. With these people's equipment, there was likely a superhuman among them.

Suddenly, an icy cold hand touched his burning chest. His body reacted involuntarily as breathing became heavier. That cool delicate hand felt like temptation itself, slowly peeling away clothing until finally settling on his neck and sliding down to press firmly against his heart muscle, feeling each pulse beat.

"Perfect figure," she purred in a teasing tone. Next moment, Ye Chen found all clothes stripped off entirely as he was laid onto a yellow cloth with her soft body curling behind him. Silken hair brushed his nose while sweet fragrance invaded nostrils, making the heat inside even more intense.

"Hehe..." A silver-bell like laugh rang out as cool hands began massaging his chest before moving downward to his abdomen.

Breathing became increasingly ragged when suddenly he was pushed onto back with her body playing around briefly before straddling him. "This is your last moment of joy," she cooed seductively while riding him, "Enjoy it well."

Forgetting everything external, Ye Chen poured all effort into refining internal energy. Both points in his Purple Palace had already calmed down when he began focusing on Shanzhong (Chest), Qihai (Sea of Qi) and other centers below. The intense force within felt ready to explode like a pressure cooker about to burst.

"Ugh..." A startled gasp escaped Second Miss as her delicate brows furrowed with pain.

Just then, Ye Chen suddenly sensed internal energy compressing violently inside his body. All unrefined energy condensed instantly into powerful qi streams causing dramatic bodily transformations at cellular level - muscles, tendons and bones all mutating under pressure from concentrated energy.

Blood life reaching 100 levels marked a critical juncture for massive change. Ape-to-human transformation reduced hair while increasing intelligence naturally represented evolution in itself.

Ye Chen felt searing pain radiating through his brow like it would split open, skin trembling as dark matter emerged continuously from pores making skin more transparent. Skeletal structures underwent subtle changes until finally matching jade stone quality. Strength reached 100 levels - first rank power!

Ten human strengths equaled one level while hundred levels made a First Rank warrior.

Though keeping eyes closed, Ye Chen suddenly saw the world clearly illuminated before him with enhanced perception allowing observation of faint green life energy rising from Second Miss's translucent skin. A brief hesitation followed then relief washed over as he realized his Talent Eye had awakened!

Looking at himself, Ye Chen noticed pure black life energy swirling like ominous aura - completely different from ordinary beings whose life force remained verdant unless talent was awakened causing color changes.

"Darkness Attribute!" Excitement surged through him. While the entwining wood attribute was merely a low-level ability in his previous life, this darkness belonged to seven supreme elements ranking higher than gold/wood/water/fire/earth with only light as its rival!

"Talent awakening indeed transformed me," Ye Chen mused while observing changes. Just then, an unusual energy surged from between their bodies and merged into DNA subtly altering his Ant Man superhuman genes.

"Huh?" A strange sensation ran through Ye Chen prompting him to open eyes and scan surroundings briefly finding nothing suspicious enough to worry about.

"Ahh..." Suddenly a startled scream echoed as Second Miss stared in shock at three-eyed face appearing on Ye Chen's forehead. That third eye radiated demonic aura making prolonged gaze feel like sinking into endless abyss.

"You... How can you have three eyes? You're not human!" The girl panicked despite being able to accept intimate relations with others but finding herself cornered by a non-human entity proved too much psychologically, causing her to instinctively try fleeing.

Ye Chen's demeanor turned cold as he deactivated the third eye on his forehead while converting all energy into concentrated qi restoring control over body. Seizing Second Miss' wrist tightly, he said harshly, "Too late to run."

With one move, Ye Chen forced her down beneath him and released pent-up fury through physical contact. Just then temple doors burst open as several other women rushed in but stopped short seeing the scene unfold before them. Surprise vanished quickly upon realizing how tables had turned with Second Miss now being dominated by this mysterious man.

Ye Chen glanced up sharply at intruders, his voice cutting off any escape attempt. "None of you dare run." Reaching out through air compression, doors slammed shut forcefully trapping all women against will as they were dragged toward Ye Chen.

Twisting fingers, Ye Chen caused violent rips in their garments until suddenly - everything exploded into chaos...