Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily)

Lilly suddenly remembered her pen of judgment. According to the statement, her pen of judgment should also have a spirit, but she had never seen it before.

Ivan whispered, "That needle might be a weapon that has developed a spirit. We need to find a way to subdue it." A weapon with a spirit was invincible, and the spirit would never betray its master unless its master was dead. However, some spirits would even refuse to serve anyone else after their master's death.

"When the time comes, this needle will be your weapon. A weapon as small as a needle will be perfectly compatible with your soul," Ivan continued.

Lilly nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes! A weapon as small as a needle is indeed suitable for my strategic thinking." Ivan replied, "Hmm." Lilly said, "Yup!" The little ghost beast who had witnessed everything remained silent.

Lilly suddenly frowned. "By the way, Ivan, isn't the Nether the deepest part of hell? Can't we just go to Hell directly?" After walking for so long, they were now descending deeper and deeper, and the path had become completely vertical. They were not ghosts, so they couldn't float and could only briefly "fly" by stepping on charms or teleportation formations. The road was heading straight down, and while it didn't pose a challenge for the two of them, it was indeed difficult to traverse. It seemed like they were heading straight to Hell, and as the Ruler of Hell, she naturally knew where Hell was and could teleport there directly. However, Ivan shook his head.

"Hell is really vast. If we go there directly, how can we find the iron chain that passes through Hell?" Lilly answered, "Oh!" She had almost forgotten that they were going there to find the Nether and unlock the iron chain. The destination was definitely not Hell, nor was it to plot against Ivan at all! As they descended further, it grew colder. Ivan asked, "Are you cold?" He took out a down jacket from his ring—the same black down jacket he had worn during Christmas—but Lilly shook her head. "| can endure it." Ivan draped the down jacket over her and zipped it up. It reached her ankles.

Ivan rolled up the sleeves that were too long for her. "This should be fine." Lilly moved slightly. The down jacket was a bit loose. "It's a little difficult to move like this." Ivan replied, "Wear it for now." They could worry about mobility when they needed to move.

Lilly agreed. "Okay then!" Half of her face was hidden inside the down jacket, seemingly allowing for more freedom since Ivan couldn't see her expression.

The silver needles moved again, quietly approaching as they remained suspended half a meter behind Ivan.

"Here it comes again!" Ivan's hair stood on end. For some reason, he sensed great danger. His opponent's strength was definitely not inferior to his own and was perhaps even superior. The Underworld really harbored ancient monsters with formidable cultivation! "Can you see it, Ivan?" Lilly whispered seriously while approaching Ivan.

Ivan concentrated all his energy and spread it outwards, desperately trying to sense the danger behind him. He began to feel a slight headache—not a normal one, but a deep pain within his consciousness as if something was about to emerge.

Lilly had experienced this stage before, so she knew that the crucial moment had arrived. She had also been secretly watched by the Earth Goddess and faced a life-threatening crisis before accidentally awakening her spiritual consciousness. This indicated that one's potential could only be unleashed when they were pushed to the brink of death.

Lilly controlled the silver needles and shot them toward Ivan for the second time. This time, she would not show any mercy! Swoosh! A faint sound rang out and even produced some sonic booms due to the speed of the needles.

Ivan's mind exploded. Seemingly seeing a silver needle coming from his left side, he protected Lilly and swiftly dodged to the right without hesitation. However, he couldn't avoid it this time and only heard the sound of the needle piercing flesh— The needle had actually pierced his buttocks.

Lilly was also stunned. It was not intentional, really! She had originally intended to aim past him, not expecting Ivan to suddenly rush toward her. This made her lose control of the needle she had been holding with her spiritual consciousness, and it ended up piercing his buttocks due to its inertia.

Lilly quickly regained control of her silver needles at twice the speed, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Are you okay, Brother Ivan?" Lilly asked anxiously. "Did it hit you? Where did it land?" Ivan's expression was somewhat strange as he awkwardly replied, "I'm fine." Lilly confirmed that repeatedly, making sure he was really okay, before finally heaving a sigh of relief.

After this incident, Ivan understood that the hidden entity lurking in the darkness was actually serious. He had always thought that it had been following them without taking any action, perhaps because they had unintentionally trespassed into its territory, and wouldn't really attack. But now, he knew that he was wrong! This was not that simple! Sure enough, that thing was approaching again.

Lilly sneakily observed this.

Since there's nothing else to do, let's try again! This is how my dad has trained me! In such a life-threatening crisis, Ivan squeezed out every ounce of his mental strength, reaching an unprecedented level of focus! He had faintly seen a needle, and this time, he had to— Swoosh— The familiar faint sound echoed again, but Ivan still couldn't see it, and as a result, the needle brushed past his waist. He broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that this needle had been intended to kill him. If he hadn't reacted quickly, that needle would have surely destroyed his elixir field! Ivan became tense all over and became extremely vigilant, his mental focus heightened to the point that he had a headache.

Lilly celebrated internally.

Wow— I'm getting better at controlling it! The plan was to brush past his waist, and this time, | didn't hurt my brother again. I'm so happy! The little ghost beast perched on Lilly's shoulder, who had witnessed everything, said nothing.