247. Heavenly Demon Form

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Flaying is a very cruel form of torture. It was used on favored consorts by Empress Dowager Lü of the Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, to name but a few.

This Consort Li was once a beloved consort of the late emperor, possessed of all his favor. Her descent into such a state need not be elaborated upon—it was clearly the handiwork of the present Empress Dowager!

Here in the Otherworld, flaying involves an additional process—using seven iron nails, or rather, "rolling pins resembling screw nails," they pierce and screw them into seven vital acupoints such as "Tanzhong" and "Qi Sea."

With her entire body sealed, no matter how capable she was, she could not exercise her abilities.

Consort Li's body displayed seven rust-stained marks, which had fused indiscernibly with her flesh.

Upon seeing such a ghastly sight, the Straw Man, bearing Kotaro Komura's mind, spoke: