CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 295: DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ACHIEVING THE SAME GOAL

Standing before that niche, Xie Chengming put on a pair of gloves, held his breath, and lifted the red cloth.

At the moment Xie Chengming held his breath, Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang tacitly took ten steps back.

Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan both held their breath together.

Xie Chengming slowly raised the red cloth, revealing the pitch-black box underneath.

If it weren’t for the lights still on in this chamber and the niche on the wall being well-lit, Xia Mian would have almost missed seeing the box inside the niche.

The box could hardly be described as black; it seemed to blend into the surrounding environment remarkably well.

The box’s material was unknown, appearing somewhat dull, lacking in luster, and exuding an antique aura.

Xia Mian squinted her eyes; this box had an uncanny resemblance to the mirror she saw in the basement of Jufang Pavilion!

So, perhaps Zhou Yun wasn’t poisoned, but someone used this box to scheme against him?

"Mr. Ming, this box is no good, can you make the call to destroy it now?" Xia Mian transmitted a message to Xie Chengming.

Xie Chengming was momentarily stunned by Xia Mian’s transmission.

He was right beside Xia Mian, but she still used transmission with him. Could there be someone else in this secret chamber?

Xie Chengming’s mind worked swiftly, soon deciding on behalf of Zhou Yun, sending a transmission back to Xia Mian, "My lady, feel free!"

Receiving Xie Chengming’s consent, Xia Mian’s eyes turned sharp as she fixed her gaze on the black box, and in the next moment, suddenly slammed her palm onto it.

A white halo of spiritual power enveloped Xia Mian’s palm. Before the black box realized the danger, Xia Mian had already struck it!

As Xia Mian’s palm struck the black box, Xie Chengming clearly heard a scream emanate from it!

Xie Chengming’s eyes went wide, showing deep disbelief!

As expected, there was something strange about this box!

But the strike from Xia Mian just now wasn’t the end. She quickly drew a talisman and stuck it onto the box.

With the application of Xia Mian’s talisman, the screams from inside the black box became even more frequent.

One cry after another, like pigs being slaughtered.

Xie Chengming was dumbfounded, staring at the black box in disbelief, "My lady, what is happening?"

Xia Mian chuckled coldly, "Shouldn’t we ask that rogue imprisoned inside the box?"

The trapped member of the Alien Species inside the box was almost about to curse; this little girl was not playing by the rules!

As soon as Xia Mian arrived, she bombarded the box with spiritual force, and then used a talisman to pin down his Divine Soul inside, leaving him nowhere to run or hide. He was nearly driven to desperation by Xia Mian!

"Let me out!!" Unable to bear it any longer, he shouted loudly.

Xia Mian curled her lips into a smirk, "Why didn’t you cry out when you were harming others?"

The person inside the black box was almost in tears; their kind from the Alien Species could attach to any object. Last time, he accidentally intruded into a Secret Realm and was nearly killed by the remnants of several powerful souls, scrambling only to attach his Divine Soul to a black box on the temple table in desperation...

By a twist of fate, he ended up at this auction house.

After attaching themselves to an object, members of the Alien Species need to absorb everything from others to rebuild a physical body.

In just three days, Zhou Yun had been drained of energy by this guy, leaving him near death.

"Wasn’t it his own choice to pick me up?" the Alien Species individual retorted defiantly, despite being lashed by spiritual energy inside the black box.

Xia Mian slightly raised an eyebrow, "I’ve never heard of your kind before."

The Alien Species person sneered, "Ignorant!"

Although many of the Alien Species members, due to their penchant for attaching to objects and having no luck in rebuilding physical bodies, were on the brink of extinction, their heaven-defying skills were still notable in the Mystical World. Those who hadn’t heard of them were all country bumpkins!

Xia Mian snickered again, landing another palm strike on the black box.

Immediately, the spiritual energy inside the box grew even richer, leaving the Alien Species person with nowhere to escape, almost out of tears, "Dear madam, what do you want from me? I have no enmity with you!"

Xia Mian lowered her eyes and softly asked, "What did you do to the auction house owner?"

The black box fell silent.

Xia Mian raised her hand again, but before she could act this time, the Alien Species person inside the box hurriedly spoke, "I didn’t... didn’t do anything... I just borrowed the strength of his body, hoping to rebuild a physical body..."

The latter words grew so faint that Xia Mian almost couldn’t hear them.

Yet these words were enough for Xia Mian to piece together the entire story.

Zhou Yun wasn’t poisoned; rather, he was unknowingly schemed against by the creature hiding inside the black box!

If Zhou Yun hadn’t been alert and sealed the black box in the chamber upon sensing something amiss with his body, he’d likely be a goner by now.

"Your kind is indeed quite insidious." Xia Mian scoffed lightly, "The last time I encountered a treacherous kind like yours, it was the Soul-devouring Clan."

The Alien Species person didn’t make a sound.

After being sealed here, he realized the chamber had a barrier making it extremely difficult to get out! He was trapped!

Out of helplessness, he could only wait for a chance.

Unexpectedly, instead of a chance, a calamity arrived!

"I’m in a desperate situation as well, dear madam, please spare me!" the Alien Species person begged incessantly, "If you can help me rebuild a physical body, I’ll serve you loyally!"

Xia Mian rolled her eyes, "No need to serve."

Having such an ominous being around, she feared she’d be monitored one day!

"Then, dear madam, could you at least withdraw your divine skills for now..." the Alien Species person was about to cry, as the turbulent spiritual energy inside the black box was almost about to dissipate his Life Soul.

Xia Mian pondered briefly, then tapped the black box lightly.

The spiritual energy instantly dispersed.

The creature inside the black box finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Chengming narrowed his eyes deeply as he watched this scene unfold before him.

If Zhou Yun ended up in this condition because of the creature inside the black box, then the black box painstakingly retrieved by Zhou Yun could be a useless piece of junk??

All because of this waste, Zhou Yun was now bedridden??

The more he thought about it, the more it felt like a loss.

"My lady, this sinister thing harmed our master and left unchecked, it might harm others later on." Xie Chengming pursed his lips and said thoughtfully after a moment.

"No, it won’t!" the black box hurriedly responded, "Dear madam, I only have my Life Soul attached here, I can’t go anywhere or do anything bad... As long as you let me live, I’ll do whatever you ask!"