Inside the Hell Road, although Tianlin pierced through both the Bat King and Hu Liena with a single sword, due to the Bat King's self-regeneration ability, only Hu Liena actually died.
He doesn't need to kill the Bat King now. A Million Year Spirit Bone Ability is not comparable to Hu Liena's Mental Wisdom Head Bone, which can only charm for a few minutes. This Mind Control can last for a long time.
It's perfect to have the Bat King become his henchman to pass the Hell Road. Moreover, with it around, Tianlin doesn't have to walk that narrow road or use Flying Sword. Riding on its back to fly over is so comfortable.
After passing the first stage of the Hell Road, there is a round platform for people to rest temporarily. Tianlin had the Bat King put him down, along with Hu Liena's body.
Looking at Hu Liena's corpse, Tianlin's expression remained unchanged. He had become accustomed to killing people in Slaughter City. Even though Hu Liena was indeed beautiful, she didn't cause any ripples in him, not to mention that Hu Liena had wanted to kill him first.
But in fact, he never really wanted to kill Hu Liena here. Just as Hu Liena wanted to scheme against him, he had long thought about how to deal with Hu Liena. The deadly attack just now was actually to further complete the plan.
Ning Fengzhi's past teachings often echoed in his ears, "Xiao Tian, to do great things, strength alone is not enough. You must also have wisdom. With every step you take, you must see three to four steps ahead. Remember, sometimes looking before and after is by no means a derogatory term!"
"Take one step, look three steps ahead?" Tianlin thought quickly in his mind.
He knew that Hu Liena's death here would have a huge impact. Bibi Dong regarded her as her own daughter. Once something happened to her, with Bibi Dong's character, she would definitely investigate to the end.
She is one of the Slaughter Gods of Slaughter City, able to freely enter and exit Slaughter City, and can also use Spirit Abilities here. Therefore, it is easy to come here to find out the truth. Once she learns that Tianlin and Hu Liena Charge entered the Hell Road together, Tianlin probably doesn't need to consider the Soul Hunting Operation. He will immediately be on Bibi Dong's must-kill list.
Moreover, Bibi Dong's clarity is becoming less and less. Grandmaster's ruthlessness back then has allowed her to take another step in inheriting the Rakshasa God's footsteps. If Hu Liena dies again, she will be swallowed by the Rakshasa's will because of losing all her attachments, and she may complete the god inheritance early. At that time, it will be a disaster for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Holy Spirit Pearl!" Tianlin retracted the Demon Sword and summoned the Holy Spirit Pearl.
Although Twin Spirits cannot be used at the same time, they have another advantage, that is, domain-type skills are not restricted by this. That is to say, even if he retracts the Demon Sword, he can still use the Demon Suppression Domain.
The white-gold Spirit Ring of the Holy Spirit Pearl appeared very normally.
"Gather Breath Return Soul!" Tianlin decisively chose to resurrect Hu Liena. It's a pity that Ning Rongrong is not here. Without the assistance of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the price of resurrecting people is the loss of a large amount of Spirit Power.
Fortunately, although Hu Liena is far stronger than Zhu Zhuqing, she is still much weaker than Tianlin. In the end, Tianlin only spent the cost of one level to successfully resurrect her.
In the past two years in Slaughter City, he basically had no time to cultivate Spirit Power. After all, it is too dangerous to enter deep Meditation in a place like Slaughter City. He wouldn't even know how he died.
But with the help of the Demon Sword's absorption of the resentment here, he still improved by three levels, reaching the level of sixty-eight. Under the drag of the ultimate attribute, this speed is not bad, but now it has returned to sixty-seven.
"Soul Reading, Eternal Mind Control!"
Hu Liena's Mental Power is too strong. It is impossible to invade her spirit while she is alive. She will inevitably resist desperately. But now, when she is just resurrected, it is undoubtedly the most vulnerable time for her spirit. While Hu Liena has not yet woken up, Tianlin used Soul Reading to modify part of her memory, such as her death just now, which was done by the Bat King, not Tianlin.
Eternal Mind Control, like what he did to Luo Fuji back then, planted an indelible mark in her heart, but it was even more overbearing, making her forever and ever loyal to Tianlin.
He wants to turn Hu Liena into his puppet to monitor every move of Spirit Hall.
In addition, nothing else about Hu Liena has changed. On the surface, she is still her, the Spirit Hall Saintess who cares about her brother and respects her teacher. Her personality is also the same as usual, proud and charming.
Using this trick almost exhausted Tianlin's Mental Power. Under the protection of the Three-Headed Bat King, Tianlin opened the Holy Spirit Domain and sat cross-legged. After an hour, his Mental Power recovered to three or four levels before he stood up.
But this consumption is completely worth it. Tianlin considered many things in the future. First, with Hu Liena still alive, Bibi Dong will not go crazy too quickly, which can stabilize her for some time to allow himself to develop.
Secondly, because Predict Future is still on cooldown, Tianlin either has to wait for the cooldown to end, or he must think of other ways to know the exact time of the Soul Hunting Operation, so that he can make arrangements in advance. With Hu Liena's status in Spirit Hall, it is easy to get a lot of inside information.
Thirdly, it is for Qian Renxue. He remembers that according to the original plot, after Hu Liena returned to Spirit Hall after experiencing Slaughter City, she would be named the Spirit Hall Saintess, that is, the first in line to inherit the Pope after Bibi Dong.
Although the Worship Hall has always supported Qian Renxue, there is no way, the current Pope of Spirit Hall is Bibi Dong. Many ignorant people outside simply do not know the existence of the Worship Hall. They only recognize the Pope's orders.
In this way, even if Bibi Dong steps down in the future, the successor will be Hu Liena. If Qian Renxue wants to take the throne, she can only rely on snatching it. This behavior is like rebellion, and I am afraid that many small forces below will be outwardly obedient but inwardly disobedient.
Even if it is announced that Qian Renxue is the daughter of the former Pope Qian Xunji, it will be useless, because the position of Pope is different from the throne. On the surface, it will not be said that it is a family inheritance, otherwise Bibi Dong would not be able to become Pope.
So the best way is for Hu Liena to take over the Pope's position, then realize that her talent is insufficient and she is unable to bear this heavy responsibility, and voluntarily abdicate to Qian Renxue, so that Qian Renxue can be completely justified.
"My Brother Xue, I've really put my heart and soul into this for you. Don't let me down in the future." Tianlin murmured. He himself didn't want to be the king of the continent, but he hoped that the continent could achieve unity and peace, so he could only push it to Qian Renxue.
At this time, Hu Liena also woke up leisurely. As soon as she saw Tianlin, she knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, Master. Hu Liena has offended you in the past. Please forgive me, Master."
Eternal Mind Control has already taken effect. As expected of the enhanced version of the Million Year Spirit Ability.
"Get up. Remember, in the future, when you're outside, you should show how much you hate me. Don't reveal a single flaw. Also, I don't like people calling me Master. My name is Jun Tianlin," Tianlin ordered.
"Yes, Master... no, Lord Tianlin!" Hu Liena stood up and asked with concern, "Lord Tianlin, you have consumed too much Spirit Power and Mental Power to revive me, which is not conducive to our next level. Also, how long can you maintain control over this Bat King? If it suddenly turns against us, it will be a great threat. Should we take the opportunity to kill it completely now?"
The controlled Hu Liena was loyal to Tianlin, and her words were full of concern for his safety.
"It's best to drop the word 'Lord' too. Don't worry, the control should last for about half an hour. There's no need to kill it. Let's take advantage of this time to rush out of the Hell Road as soon as possible." Tianlin continued to move forward with Hu Liena. At this moment, they were finally able to cooperate sincerely.
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