I am becoming the ultimate demon.

Chapter 64 Devouring the Shadow, Fragments of Memory; Property, Superstition

"Yes, devour immediately."

[Successfully absorbed the abnormal substance, Constitution +5]

[Constitution: 71/200]

Then, a memory that didn't belong to Ji Lin kept surfacing in his mind.

He felt dizzy and lightheaded, and was on the verge of fainting.

He suddenly staggered and knelt down, panting heavily.

"Young Master Ji, how are you feeling?" Liu Qingmei immediately helped him up.

At this moment, everyone gathered around to check his injuries.

"Strange, he wasn't injured, and the shadowy figure has disappeared!" Sun Xiaolong said in surprise.

The others were also greatly puzzled; such a powerful anomaly had suddenly vanished.

"I'm fine, I just need to rest for a while." Ji Lin closed his eyes to rest with Liu Qingmei's help.

At this moment, numerous fragments of information are converging into a single line—Li Rong's remaining memories.

The records contain a lot of information about his recent activities, including seducing the wife of a wealthy man named Wang and having affairs with five other women...

"What kind of nonsense is this?? Were people in ancient times really this open-minded? Is there any serious information here?"

He cursed inwardly, skipped over Li Rong's chaotic private life, found some key information, and sorted it out in his mind.

To his great surprise, the photo studio was not only based in Huaiding Prefecture.

It is a large, interstate organization that is extremely interested in unusual things.

The objective in Xiong'an County is to find the exact location and key to the Heavenly Demon Seal of the previous dynasty.

"It turns out they shared the same goal as the False Immortal Cult: to control the monster beneath the Huai River."

"What a bunch of lunatics! Do they even know what the consequences would be if they released that thing?"

He continued to search his memory, and sure enough, it seemed that the Blood Lotus Cult's higher-ups also had a partnership with the photo studio.

Although the Blood Lotus Cult has been eradicated, its core members are scattered and still strongly agree with its doctrines, so it is very likely that they will be revived with the help of the photography studio.

"A bunch of bastards, they do nothing but awful things!!"

In a fit of anger, he actually swore.

"Brother, you're awake!" Huang Yu was overjoyed.

"I'm so glad you're alright, boss."

"What about those guys outside?" Tang Wu said calmly.

"Those awakened ones, you've all absorbed enough, haven't you?"

"In that situation, the fog would have been ineffective if we hadn't killed them first," Kong Zhi said with an awkward smile.

Ji Lin nodded in satisfaction. "I don't mean to blame you. Leave no one alive, kill them all, and then bring your men to empty the Li residence."

At his command, Kong Zhi immediately shrouded the entire Li residence in a thick fog.

"Fortunately, the Li residence isn't very big, otherwise it wouldn't be enough."

With their vision unobstructed in the mist, they used it as cover to hunt down the remaining hundred or so guards, assassins from the Shadow Studio, and members of the Blood Lotus Cult.

In an instant, screams echoed throughout the Li residence.

The people of the Li family were suddenly enveloped in a fog, and they were all terrified. Having just experienced the danger of the fog, they heard screams all around them, and quite a few were scared out of their wits or even paralyzed with fear.

In particular, Kong Zhi's teleportation in the mist, with a poisoned dagger silently inserted into the neck of an enemy, and with a gentle slash, he killed him without a sound.

It can kill more than ten people in the time it takes to breathe; it's practically a human harvester.

Everyone was amazed by Kong Zhi's uncanny skills.

Ji Lin and Liu Qingmei, who were already low on energy, simply sat on the ground back to back to rest.

"This young man is quite skilled; he'll be very useful in the future," Ji Lin exclaimed.

"Yes, it's a pity we lost such a skilled fighter," Liu Qingmei sighed.

"Oh, sorry, I just remembered that Biaozi is your deputy. It's a bit of a shame."

"But in this line of work, people are bound to die. We almost got wiped out just now."

While the two were talking, Sun Xiaolong didn't dare to rest and kept cooperating with Huang Yu to clear out the minions.

In no time, most of the people in the Li family were killed.

Fifteen minutes later, the fog dissipated, leaving only a pile of corpses on the ground, blood splattered everywhere, and a strong, metallic smell permeating the air.

"Boss, it's all taken care of." Kong Zhi held a sharp knife in his hand and bowed to Ji Lin.

"Very good, you did a great job."

Ji Lin sized him up and developed a certain appreciation for him.

A signal flare exploded in the dark night sky, and the red emergency signal light instantly illuminated most of the sky. Soon after, the night patrol team arrived at the scene.

Ji Lin led his men to search further back and found a large amount of gold and silver jewelry in the warehouse.

"Wow, we're rich, bro! This is the first time we've ever seen so much money!" Huang Yu's eyes lit up as he held up a pile of jewelry and gold ingots.

The sound of metal and jewelry colliding is so enticing that it instantly makes one's heart flutter.

At Ji Lin's signal, a dozen or so members of the night patrol pried open the treasure chests piled on both sides, and countless gold and silver ingots immediately came into view, dazzling everyone's eyes.

"From now on, this money will be used as dedicated funds for the night patrol team. For the time being, we won't have to worry about money."

Upon hearing this, the night patrol team members immediately beamed with joy.

Recently, the Ji family has been directly paying for their training food supplements, intelligence gathering funds, bribery, and team member salaries.

In addition, the recent vigorous training of martial artists and the purchase of grain from other places to distribute porridge have almost emptied the family's coffers.

Now that the Li family has been defeated and their businesses have been taken over, the economic problems have been temporarily resolved.

Among these gold and silver treasures were some fist-sized, dark stones, filling an entire box.

[Abnormal substance shadow crystals detected. Should we store it in storage?]

"no."

There are even abnormal substances?? Putting them directly into the system now would be too conspicuous.

Let them move back as well.

After dealing with the Li family's assets, he led his men into Li Rong's study.

On the table were some eye-catching envelopes. When he approached them, he found that they were secret letters exchanged with the local government.

He also had it packed up and taken back, to be studied later.

"Don't kill us! We'll do anything!"

The sounds of women and children crying could be heard coming from the next room.

Ji Lin rushed over to check and found four beautiful young women, quite attractive and with wonderful figures.

Several children, both boys and girls, were hiding behind them; they were very cute.

"Brother, what should we do with these women and children?" A hint of murderous intent flashed in Huang Yu's eyes.

Ji Lin unconsciously glanced at Liu Qingmei beside him.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

"Are we just going to let these people live without killing them, waiting for them to grow up and avenge their fathers?"

For some reason, after she said the words "avenging her father," her eyes were filled with anger, and some tears welled up in her eyes.

After blinking a few times, Liu Qingmei's expression returned to calm.

A fleeting, almost imperceptible, emotion flickered in her eyes, but Ji Lin caught it.

"Then kill him."

Click!

A single, casual remark caused more than ten people to die on the spot.