The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 88 Past Life Chapter 15 Coming of Age

"Everyone, please raise the puppets in your hands and silently recite His Highness's name."

After addressing the people below, the sorcerer wearing the ghost mask turned to the emperor and empress and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please raise the puppets in your hands and silently recite His Highness's name."

Xie Wanning was quite surprised: "We want some too?"

"That's natural. His Highness is only one step away from becoming an immortal. His Majesty, as his birth mother, prayed to Heaven along with the people. Heaven knows the sincerity of all the people and His Majesty, and the tribulation of lightning for His Highness's ascension to immortality will surely come soon."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi quickly raised his wooden puppet: "Wan Ning, is the wizard's words false? Si'er's cultivation is the most important thing. It is said that many cultivators performed such a ritual thousands of years ago."

Xie Wanning thought for a moment and then raised the puppet in her hand.

The wizard was someone Shen Yi went through great lengths to find; how could he possibly harm Si'er?

The wizard raised his hands and amplified his voice with his spiritual power: "Let us pray together for His Highness!"

Everyone present raised their hands and silently prayed for the prince who had protected them for so many years.

*

Xie Wansheng, leaning on his cane and cursing, walked towards the place where the sealing runes were flashing, in the fissure in Guigu Valley where demons were sealed.

"Shen Yingsi, you cut off my leg and expect to ascend to immortality smoothly? Dream on!"

The soldiers guarding the Ghost Valley seal knelt down to pay their respects to Xie Wanning.

"Lord Xie, are you not attending His Highness's coming-of-age ceremony today?"

Xie Wansheng was so angry that she hit the guard general on the head with her cane.

"So what if I don't want to participate?"

The soldiers were too frightened to speak. Xie Wansheng ordered the general in charge of the soldiers, "Kneel down and lie down properly!"

The young general was confused but had no choice but to listen. He was on all fours and hadn't figured out what this man was thinking when a heavy weight was placed on his back.

The other soldiers didn't dare to breathe when they saw their general being treated like this.

Xie Wansheng threw his cane aside and said to himself, "If it weren't for those lackeys of Xie Wanzhou keeping an eye on me, I wouldn't need to use a cane."

Xie Wansheng looked at the cracks in the seal, and remembering Shen Yannan's words, took out the box from the Qiankong bag.

What kind of thing could really summon a monster?

But who cares? As long as we can ruin Shen Yingsi's coming-of-age ceremony and embarrass him, we'll try anything.

The wooden box was opened, and before Xie Wansheng could even see what was inside, a huge amount of demonic energy emanated from within.

Surrounded by black mist, the ground trembled, and various sharp cries emanated from within Ghost Valley.

The items inside the box flew into the air, and only then did Xie Wansheng see what they were.

It was a bow made of beautiful jade, glowing with a blue-green fluorescence, and carved with many small flowers. Feather-shaped pendants hung from both ends of the bow.

"It's so pretty, what is that?"

Xie Wansheng had just uttered his thoughts when the guard general he was sitting on suddenly stood up and knocked him over.

"How dare you! You worthless soldier! Do you have a death wish?"

The general, ignoring Xie Wansheng, stared intently at the object in the sky: "It's a demonic artifact! It's an ancient demonic artifact, Flower Rain! Quick! Go and find His Highness! This seal will be completely broken!"

Everyone panicked. The human world was already struggling to cope with just these few demons that had escaped. If all the demons came to the human world, the entire human world would become a ghost town, just like the former Half Moon City.

*

Inside the Xie family mansion in Guigu, Shen Yingsi knelt before Xie Wanzhou, bowing his head respectfully as he accepted Xie Wanzhou's coming-of-age ceremony.

His Highness the Crown Prince knelt upright on the ground, dressed in dark red, while all the guests present looked at him with adoration and solemnity.

"On this auspicious month and day, you shall wear your finery. Respect your dignity and cultivate your virtue. May you live a long and healthy life, and forever enjoy blessings from the gods."

Inside the hall, a blessing was recited.

Shen Yingsi, who was still relatively clear-headed, suddenly felt dizzy. He could still hear the congratulatory words, but he also heard other sounds.

Shen Yingsi, Shen Yingsi, Shen Yingsi...

Who's calling him! Who?

"In the proper time of the year, in accordance with the order of the month, all are dressed in their finest clothes. All brothers are present, thus fulfilling their virtues. May they live to a ripe old age and receive the blessings of Heaven."

Shen Yingsi lowered his head even further. He could clearly feel the demonic energy within him starting to clamor again, and this time, it was stronger than ever before.

Blood seeped through the dark red clothes, but no one noticed.

What's wrong with him?

Xie Wanzhou completed the final capping ceremony for Shen Yingsi, looking at the child he had raised with great satisfaction.

"Please thank you, sir, for bestowing this inscription upon His Highness."

Xie Wanzhou smiled slightly: "Everyone envies the Crown Prince of Jin, and everyone envies the Shen family for having a son. Shen Yingsi, courtesy name Xianzhi. What do you think?"

Envy, Xie Wanzhou's words reached Shen Yingsi's ears, but his consciousness was already fading.

His eyes glowed red, and scales quickly began to grow all over his body. His skin and flesh were torn open, and soon his face was covered with blood-stained scales.

Even more terrifying, a demonic core filled with demonic energy seemed to have grown inside his body.

"it is good!"

Just as the guests began to cheer, guards tumbled in from outside.

"There's a monster!"

The moment the guard fell, before anyone could react, a monster burst in.

Xie Wanzhou was the first to react, knocking the monster away. Someone looked outside and saw that the once blue sky was now densely filled with demonic energy.

Countless demons are frantically slaughtering human-faced people.

"The Guigu seal has been broken!"

"Help! The demons have all come out!"

"What should we do? Your Highness, please save us!"

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

"Your Highness!"

Everyone turned their attention to His Highness the Crown Prince, who was still kneeling motionless on the spot.

Before Xie Wanzhou could even call out to him, a pair of terrifying wings tore through Shen Yingsi's flesh and clothes, growing out from his back, and his blood splattered onto his cheeks.

When Shen Yingsi raised his head again, his face was covered with blood-red scales, his once clear and bright eyes were now glowing red, and his teeth had become sharp.

"Monster! Monster!"

"This is not His Highness! This is a monster! It's a monster!"

Shen Yingsi looked in the direction of the sound and knocked those people down with a wave of his hand.

"This monster has killed someone! Quick, we must kill him!"

Seeing the blood flowing from them, Shen Yingsi felt inexplicably excited. He casually snapped the neck of a demon hunter who was carrying a sword, then turned around and threw him onto another person.

He had lost control of himself; he killed someone! Shen Yingsi killed someone!

No! No!

The entire Xie mansion was thrown into chaos, with demons roaming everywhere.

Shen Yingsi was surrounded by all sorts of cries. He suddenly froze on the spot and looked helplessly at Xie Wanzhou.

"uncle."

What should we do? He wants to kill someone, what should we do?

Xie Wanzhou's lips moved, but he couldn't hear what he said.

The sound reached Shen Yingsi's ears again.

Shen Yingsi, Shen Yingsi...

His eyes turned red again. Someone stabbed him from behind with a knife. He instinctively grabbed the knife and stabbed the other person.

The second after killing the man, he knelt on the ground, staring at his hands in disbelief.

His hands were covered in white scales stained with blood, but the blood wasn't all his.

Shen Yingsi clenched his fists, his mind racing with all sorts of thoughts: killing, escaping, and then there was the monster—he still had to save them.

But he simply couldn't control himself!

The once peaceful hall is now filled with monsters, and the sounds of fighting and screams fill the air.

Xie Wanzhou grabbed Shen Yingsi's shoulder as if he was about to say something, but the next second his neck was grabbed by Shen Yingsi.

"Shen Yingsi!"

Xie Wanzhou stared at him with wide eyes. Shen Yingsi suddenly became more sober and tossed Xie Wanzhou aside.

Shen Yingsi controlled his spiritual power to attack the demon core within his body, but it was to no avail. His consciousness began to blur, so in desperation, he could only attract demonic power to destroy his own spiritual root.

He could only cripple himself; he first crippled his own cultivation, and in this way, he could no longer harm anyone.

If you become a useless person, you won't be able to hurt others.

Blood flowed from Shen Yingsi's mouth. He looked up in Xie Wanzhou's direction and saw him raising his sword to stab him.

The sword pierced through Shen Yingsi's body, and it was at this moment that the spiritual energy within him gradually dissipated.

uncle.

Shen Yingsi couldn't hear anything. Blood flowed from his mouth, and he slowly closed his eyes.