Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

""Master, Hongsha cannot leave the Secret Realm as of now. If you wish to take Hongsha out with you, you need to control this Secret Realm and refine the Heart of the Secret Realm to do so,"

The contract formed, and Hongsha lightly floated to Zi Liyuan's side.

Her gauzy dress became even more translucent, turning her into an enchanting fairy that caused Lord Zi to be momentarily spellbound.

"Do you know where the Heart of the Secret Realm is?"

Zi Liyuan did not have time for the normal approach of gaining control over the Secret Realm.

As a ghostly creature born from the Secret Realm, Hongsha might be able to lead him directly to the Heart of the Secret Realm.

That way, he could skip the tedious steps of the usual conquest of the Secret Realm, couldn't he?

"This humble one certainly knows, please follow this humble one, Master,"

Hongsha elegantly lifted her hand in a seductive gesture and lightly tapped the ground with her smooth, rounded feet, her alluring form ascending into the air.

She whirled around Zi Liyuan in a dance-like flutter before flying toward a certain direction.

"Truly a demoness that could bring disaster to the nation, her every move exudes an enticing power that drags one into helpless infatuation,"

Zi Liyuan realized that after the signing of the master-servant contract, his emotions and desires began to surge uncontrollably.

It was not Hongsha's doing, but rather the passive influence of her innate abilities, causing drastic fluctuations in the emotions and desires within his Spirit.

With a leap, Zi Liyuan mounted the Undead Jade Horse.

"Lao Ma, follow her,"

"No problem, Master!"

Lao Ma's hooves flew, carrying Zi Liyuan as they treaded the air, closely following Hongsha.

They traveled swiftly, and in just a few minutes, they left the ruins of the ancient town and arrived before a mountain.

An ordinary-looking mountain with no distinctive features—it seemed utterly common.

But Lord Zi, with his map hack, had already the entire mountain's topography and even its internal structure emerge in his mind.

The mountain was truly ordinary, even more so than average mountains because the elements around it were exceedingly sparse, as if repelled.

The interior of the mountain, however, was not ordinary. Hidden within the base lay a palace, a palace that could harness the forces of the land veins within the Secret Realm!

The forces of death and various elemental powers from the Secret Realm were drawn in by the land veins, pouring incessantly into this palace.

Lord Zi's map hack allowed him to see the outline of the entire palace but couldn't discern the situation inside.

There was something wrong, seriously wrong with this palace!

Of course, this would be the issue preoccupying Zi Liyuan's mind if he were without Hongsha's guidance.

But now, it was clear this palace must be the structure that housed the Heart of the Secret Realm.

"Master, this humble one will take you inside,"

Hongsha drifted to Zi Liyuan's side, her jade hand directly taking his arm.

The next moment, the world seemed to lose its color, and within Zi Liyuan's vision, the entire Secret Realm turned into black and white.

Hongsha, linking arms with Zi Liyuan, became a shadow darting into the darkness, moving with extreme speed. Within a matter of seconds, they entered the mountain and arrived outside the palace.

"Master, we have arrived,"

Hongsha did not let go of Lord Zi's arm but led him straight into the palace.

It was a Stone Hall, with nothing inside but a stone altar and a floating, semi-transparent, half-gray hexagonal crystal above it.

"Master, please drip your blood to acknowledge the Heart of the Secret Realm as yours, and then use your Spirit to refine it, and you will be able to control this Secret Realm,"

Suppressing the repellent forces of the Secret Realm, Hongsha brought Zi Liyuan directly to the altar.

As they got closer to the Heart of the Secret Realm, the pressure on Hongsha increased. She did not want to remain trapped in the Secret Realm, so she had to have her Master refine and control the whole Secret Realm!

To counteract the pressure from the Secret Realm, Hongsha's red dress fell from her jade body once more, transforming into a red blood cloud that enveloped both her and Zi Liyuan together.

"Master, please act quickly. The Heart of the Secret Realm is resisting us. If we cannot refine it soon, you will be ejected from the Secret Realm, and who knows when you will be able to enter again,"

Perhaps sensing a threat, elemental turmoil began to unfold within the entire Stone Hall.

Various elemental forces, guided by the power of the land veins, formed into vortices, beginning to tear at the red blood cloud.

Zi Liyuan, feeling the chaotic elemental forces inside the hall, especially when seeing the damage numbers continuously rising above Hongsha's head, knew they were not sustainable—from just over a hundred to quickly surpassing a thousand and still increasing.

He knew that refining the Heart of the Secret Realm would take time. Under the current circumstances, Hongsha simply couldn't withstand the elemental convergence and turmoil of the entire Secret Realm.

How could he allow such a ravishing ghostly servant to perish so soon?

Without a word, Lord Zi drew out ten more [Hearts of the Lord], activating the Spiritual Power. He then slapped them onto the surging bear.

Golden light entered the body, foundational energy ascended, and the level of existence began to transform.

In almost an instant, Hongsha, who had just been a template of a Lord Boss, now emitted a terrifying, epic pressure.

Hongsha's naked jade body levitated uncontrollably, her hair spreading out naturally without wind, expanding and forming in the air as if it had its own life, creating a gigantic web.