"Of course!" Xing Yuan's voice echoed. The original host might not have possessed such ability, but Xing Yuan, with her vast experience, happened to know of a method for two souls to coexist within one body.
Then, Xing Yuan whispered like a demon, "But you must first offer a wisp of your souls to me! Only then can I trust you."
Upon hearing this, Wen An agreed without much hesitation. Rather than continue living in this half-human, half-ghost state, he'd rather take a gamble.
"Agreed. It's just that I've never cultivated before and don't know how to extract a soul. I'll have to trouble you to do it yourself. Rest assured, we won't resist!" Wen An said solemnly.
Xing Yuan let out a satisfied laugh. "As you wish!"
Next, Wen An felt his body begin to float, yet the monster he had transformed into remained motionless in its original spot.
A strand of white light drifted out from Wen An's body and entered the black mist. Wen An could clearly feel a connection forming between his soul and the entity within the black mist.
"Alright, don't move! I'll separate your souls." Xing Yuan finished speaking, and a large mass of black mist floated out, enveloping Wen An's body.
Wen An felt as if his entire body was being sliced by knives, the pain excruciating, and he eventually fainted. When Wen An woke up again, he found that he had grown another head.
"A Xuan?" Wen An tentatively called out to the other head.
The head shook, waking up. It looked at Wen An with surprise and said, word by word, "I am A Xuan!" A smile appeared on the head's face.
Wen An was also somewhat surprised. "A Xuan, you can talk?"
A Xuan nodded and then shook his head, pointing at himself with another finger. "A Xuan!"
"Alright, you two can catch up later. The A Xuan you speak of is now like you; neither of you can truly be considered human, and of course, he can speak. You can teach him later! And one more thing, I must warn you, this state you are in can only last for ten years. After ten years, I will need to separate you again." Xing Yuan was unwilling to watch this reunion of old friends. Although she had a method for a permanent solution, this current method was clearly more beneficial to her.
"Yes! Thank you for your assistance!" Wen An's monstrous face was filled with gratitude.
"We each get what we need. Since I have fulfilled my promise, it's now your turn to work for me!"
"Please, tell me!" Wen An's tone was respectful.
Xing Yuan said no more, using the black mist to simulate A Jie's soul aura and transmit it to Wen An.
"When you go out, I want you to find this person and protect her in secret!" Xing Yuan's voice came from the black mist.
Wen An closed his eyes and carefully sensed the aura within the black mist. After a long while, he nodded. "I remember. If I can get out, the first thing I'll do is find her!"
"Mm! However, you must not appear before her unless absolutely necessary. The outside world is vast, and naturally, I will not place all my hopes on you alone. If you see other anomalies protecting her in the future, do not be surprised."
"Also, your life is now in my hands. If you have any other thoughts, I can detect them at any time. I will give you a method to transmit information. If you find her, inform me through this method." Xing Yuan deliberately infused her words with a sense of pressure.
Although Wen An was now an anomaly, he had once been a pure and kind youth. Threatened by Xing Yuan like this, he naturally felt fear. He immediately pledged his loyalty, "Please rest assured, my only wish in this life is to live a peaceful existence."
Xing Yuan saw that Wen An was not lying and felt somewhat satisfied. If this fellow could find A Jie, she wouldn't have to worry about A Jie's safety for the time being.
"Alright, come closer now. I will send you out shortly." Xing Yuan had already probed and found that in this world, she could use a bit of her divine sense, and she had also located the exit from the abyss long ago.
After enveloping Wen An's body tightly with a large mass of black mist, she rushed straight upwards. After an unknown amount of time, the black mist dispersed, and Wen An saw sunlight again.
After sending Wen An away, Xing Yuan continued to search for suitable candidates in the abyss. Those she selected were all like Wen An, with desires of their own. Only such people would wholeheartedly help her. Of course, when assisting them, Xing Yuan would always keep a contingency plan to threaten them.
After selecting seven or eight anomalies with relatively good character and successfully sending them out of the abyss, Xing Yuan felt somewhat relieved and focused on her cultivation, striving to regain a human form as soon as possible, completely unaware of the impact such powerful anomalies appearing in the world would cause.
Those who could become anomalies inherently possessed strong obsessions.
It was fine for them to be trapped in the abyss, but once they left, even if they had promised Xing Yuan to find and protect someone, it was inevitable that they would recall their past obsessions and unconsciously seek out their former lives.
At this moment, in the Demon Extermination Division!
Su Yue walked in from outside, casually tossing a file to her assistant, and asked as she walked, "Have the anomalies that committed crimes in District B been caught?"
The assistant hurried to keep pace with Su Yue. "They have been caught, but that anomaly had no consciousness and has been sent to the research institute."
"It's good that they were caught! Calm down the emotions of the ordinary people over there. What about District C? Have you found out what kind of creature was causing trouble?" Su Yue sat down at her desk, preparing to write the mission report.
"Team Su, not yet! You were on a mission and didn't return, so the Director assigned District C to Team Bai." The assistant neatly arranged the files before answering.
"Alright! You can go and get busy now!" Su Yue nodded calmly, her expression unreadable.
"Okay!" The assistant breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the office. Team Su was known for her swift and decisive actions. As an intern, it was hard to say whether it was fortunate or unfortunate to be assigned to such a leader.
Hu Bing watched the assistant's nervous demeanor and teased, "Little intern, you're not used to it yet! Our Team Su isn't a bad person, it's just her personality..."
As the "flower" of the Demon Extermination Division, Hu Bing had the right to speak on this matter. She was brought in by Su Yue when she first joined the division. Although Su Yue's requirements were strict, she was also the fastest to improve among the new recruits of the same batch. Therefore, as soon as she shed her intern status, she applied to become her teammate.
The assistant was a man of few words. Hearing Hu Bing's teasing words, he merely smiled and nodded in agreement.
The male protagonist of the world, Lu Yuan, was also a new recruit in this batch of the Demon Extermination Division, but he was following Captain Bai Qi.
Bai Qi, a man who strived to be the best! He never admitted defeat. Ever since losing in performance to Su Yue last year, he had unilaterally regarded her as his rival. He believed that what Su Yue could do, he could do, and what Su Yue couldn't do, he could also achieve.
Not long ago, after returning from a mission, he saw the case in District C. Although he was tired, saving the lives of the people was his duty.