While Xun Ying and the four elders of the Demon Spirit Village were discussing important matters, Wen Wen idled around the village.
The Demon Spirit Village looked like a village, and in reality, it was just an ordinary village.
The houses were built with wood and stone, and dried meat and chili peppers hung under the eaves. Dried beans and wild mushrooms were sun-dried on the ground in the courtyards, giving it a strong rural feel.
It was hard to imagine that these creatures, possessing such immense power, lived so simply in this village. Based on their living environment alone, Wen Wen could tell that these villagers were likely truly indifferent to worldly affairs.
The only special thing was that every household had a warehouse.
These warehouses were filled with a considerable amount of demon beast materials or rare medicinal herbs. Every six months, the association would come to purchase these materials.
A portion of these materials would be exchanged for the villagers' various daily necessities, another portion served as their protection fees paid to the Hunter Association, and the rest was used to exchange for materials to nurture the Qilin Spirit Pearl.
For nearly a thousand years, the people of the Demon Spirit Village had lived so simply.
Seeing these materials, Wen Wen felt a pang of desire, but he did not lay his hands on them.
Harvesting spoils of war after a battle was one thing; taking others' belongings in such a situation was another. Before confirming that the villagers of Demon Spirit Village were enemies, these items were their private property.
After wandering for a while, Wen Wen saw that there was no one around and tried to stimulate the Containment Facility. This time, he did not feel any sense of warning.
This meant that entering the Containment Facility would be fine. After Wen Wen reunited with the main force of the association, the feeling of being spied upon had disappeared.
Initially, Wen Wen was puzzled, but now it seemed that the intruder did not want to appear near Xun Ying.
Thus, Wen Wen entered the Containment Facility, having long coveted Qin Shuang's abilities.
In a cell on the third floor of the Containment Facility stood a cold-faced white-haired youth; this was Qin Shuang, who had broken free of his cocoon.
His body was no longer in a state between illusion and reality, but possessed a true physical form. The entire cell was covered in ice, resembling an ice cave.
Qin Shuang also carried a sulfurous scent and a demonic aura, mixed with the aura of hateful evil spirits, creating a rather peculiar presence.
This presence made him appear extremely evil and sinister. Even the ugliest of the fear-eating Hand of Fear Demons in the cell seemed more amiable than Qin Shuang.
If this fellow appeared in the current Demon Spirit Village, the members of the Hunter Association would likely destroy him without hesitation.
After Qin Shuang's appearance, the attitudes of the various monsters differed. The Faceless Demon instinctively guarded against this creature with a similar aura.
It could sense Qin Shuang's strength, which, although not yet superior to its own, was much stronger than an ordinary Disaster Sub-order. In fact, if it hadn't copied the abilities of the Corrupted Blood Specter, its combat prowess might have been similar to Qin Shuang and Wen Wen.
While this was partly due to the Faceless Demon not being a combat-oriented Sub-order monster, it was still enough to illustrate Qin Shuang's might.
Wu Wang watched Qin Shuang with a touch of schadenfreude, mistaking Qin Shuang for a new monster and eagerly anticipating Wen Wen's torment of him.
Sitting next to Wu Wang was Shark Warrior, who had woken up not long ago. After waking, he sat in place without speaking, though the occasional glance towards Qin Shuang held a hint of disdain.
Monsters of this caliber, he could kill with at most one hand chop… perhaps two. In any case, he could kill them with just a hand chop.
Tao Qing Qing, on the other hand, wore a smile, feeling as though she were seeing an old classmate in the same class again.
As for the other monsters, they were mostly wary. Evil creatures like Qin Shuang were seen by the monsters as great villains with festering sores.
As soon as Wen Wen entered the third floor, he saw Shark Warrior sitting on the ground and smiled, saying, "You're finally awake. I thought you were going to sleep until the end of time."
Shark Warrior turned his head away, unwilling to speak to Wen Wen.
In his opinion, Wen Wen was merely a petty person who took advantage of his weakness. If not for luck, he would never have been captured.
The reason he had only just woken was entirely due to the negative effects of the 'Crimson Rose' bomb. Even now, after waking, it would take a long time for him to fully recover to his peak state.
Then, Wen Wen passed Shark Warrior and saw the reborn Qin Shuang. Although Shark Warrior was strong, he was not useful at the moment. It was better to pay more attention to Qin Shuang.
Upon seeing Wen Wen approach, Qin Shuang, whose face was filled with sternness, immediately knelt on one knee and lowered his head, a posture symbolizing submission.
Wu Wang's jaw dropped. He had been expecting to see Wen Wen torment Qin Shuang, so why did he suddenly kneel?
Wen Wen was slightly stunned. He had trained Qin Shuang many times before, but due to the ghost's inherent stubbornness, Qin Shuang had never shown any sign of subservience.
Why was it that after gaining strength this time, instead of provoking Wen Wen again, he had immediately submitted?
After a brief thought, Wen Wen understood. It was likely due to those few Human-Demon Embryos that Qin Shuang had broken free from his ghostly way of thinking, recognized Wen Wen's strength, and thus showed submission.
This was a good thing for Wen Wen, so he nodded at Qin Shuang, preparing to see what he could bestow upon him.
Although these individuals were all monsters, Wen Wen had always believed in rewarding and punishing accordingly. As long as the monsters performed to his satisfaction, he would not be stingy with rewards.
After praising Qin Shuang thoroughly, Wen Wen moved to a secluded spot to test Qin Shuang's abilities.
After replacing his left-hand physique with Qin Shuang's, Wen Wen's aura immediately became extremely sinister and terrifying.
Now, not only children but even the bravest ordinary people would turn and run upon seeing Wen Wen. In a more eerie environment, they might even be scared to death.
His appearance had not actually changed, but anyone who saw him would have their innate fear triggered, as if seeing their natural enemy.
Wen Wen rubbed his hair in frustration, trying his best to suppress his aura. When he reached his limit, while not enough to make people cry, it was still enough to frighten children into not crying at night.
"I want to be a good person too, why are all the useful physiques like this…"
After a brief moment of self-pity, Wen Wen no longer cared. He had been a pervert for a long time and didn't care what others thought of him. What he valued more now was the strength of this physique.
As soon as he switched, he could perceive that Qin Shuang's power was significantly stronger than an ordinary Disaster Sub-order. Therefore, the Faceless Demon physique combined with Qin Shuang's physique should be Wen Wen's strongest state.
After transforming into an evil spirit, Qin Shuang's ice-control abilities were greatly enhanced, comparable to ordinary ice-elemental superhumans.
Furthermore, he could activate his demonic form, where the ice would turn into more destructive and damaging purple-black ice. Simultaneously, parts of his body could transform into demonic limbs.
His arms could become hammers capable of crushing the ground, scythes capable of tearing the air, or a massive purple-black demonic hand formed from his abilities could appear in front of his arm.
From his lower back, a whip-like tail with poisonous spikes could grow, and he could unleash purple-black energy beams from his mouth.
In short, Qin Shuang's physique was a combat machine. Even with this physique alone, his combat capabilities were remarkably comprehensive!