Free Web NovelAfter a brief moment of anger from being slandered, Gu Qianqian gradually calmed down. She looked in the direction Fang Ji indicated, seeing the bloody scene that resembled a demonic sacrificial ceremony. She narrowed her eyes and began to seriously consider Fang Ji's proposal.
Could snatching that guy's flesh and blood and devouring it really bring the system back?
Although she strongly resisted the idea of a group of people "bullying" one person—something she would never do normally, and would even stand in front of the "bullied" person, as that's what a hero saving the world should do.
But if it was for the sake of the system, she was willing to do a "bad deed" just this once.
That's right, I'm willing!
After a brief hesitation, Gu Qianqian made up her mind. She withdrew her gaze from the struggling golden figure and looked down at Fang Ji, saying in what she thought was the fiercest tone, "I'll trust you for now. I'll be back soon. You can't run around, or I'll smash your head in!"
The lingering Wei power of Gu Qianqian's previous blow was still present. Fang Ji, suffering from a slight concussion, felt dizzy and nauseous. Only after Gu Qianqian had delivered her threat and walked towards the First Generation Miracle Saint did he realize that Gu Qianqian, this single-minded person, was actually going to devour Him.
Watching Gu Qianqian's retreating figure, his lips trembled. A thought of dissuasion had just risen in his heart, but before he could voice it, Gu Qianqian's figure had already blurred in the golden mist.
Is this really okay? Fang Ji thought with a heavy heart.
Although he did believe that as long as Gu Qianqian obtained the First Generation Miracle Saint's flesh and blood, she could miraculously summon her friend back, and he could also escape the fate of having his skull cracked by an iron rod, but...
miracle is like an addictive poison; once you've enjoyed it, the happiness it brings becomes impossible to quit.
Degradation will grow wildly in unseen places, eventually leading to an irreversible abyss.
Just as Fang Ji was worrying about Gu Qianqian's future, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded in his ears. He turned his head with difficulty, and his expression changed.
Gu Qianqian had returned, carrying a human-sized stone lion in each hand, found from who knows where. As she approached him, she spoke chilling words in the most innocent tone.
"I'm still not entirely at ease. I keep feeling like you're tricking me. To prevent you from escaping while I'm busy, I'll just put these two little lions on you."
Judging from her tone and expression, she didn't seem to be joking...
Hearing Gu Qianqian's words, Fang Ji was instantly shocked, his eyes wide.
Is there something wrong with me, or something wrong with her? She calls this thing "little"?
Why the hell? After the impact of that level of aftershock just now, why are there still stone lions with over eighty percent integrity?
Fang Ji's face was extremely grim, but Gu Qianqian didn't care. She simply followed her own idea, placing the two stone lions, each weighing over a thousand catties, onto Fang Ji's body.
Given the physical strength of an A-level Spirit Ability User, two stone lions cannot crush a person to death.
Although Gu Qianqian is always single-minded, she has always been capable in both the use of power and estimation.
The weight of the two stone lions was just about at the limit of what Fang Ji's body could withstand...
"Boom! Boom!"
With two heavy thuds, the two stone lions landed steadily.
In Fang Ji's vision, amidst the rising smoke, Gu Qianqian's departing back was exceptionally heartless...
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On the other side.
Lord Bing led Bai Kai, continuously sweeping past the ruins, heading towards the central area of Yumen City Pass—the Nangling Commander's mansion.
"Are you sure the operating core of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate is inside that mansion?"
"Do I need to lie to you?" Bai Kai rolled his eyes at Lord Bing and said, "Don't worry! I never lie to men. After digesting a part of that guy's authority, I can already sense it..."
"I'm not bragging, but as long as I find the operating core and connect Spiritual Energy, I'll be the second-in-command of this Yumen God Kingdom!"
"That's what I hope!" Lord Bing mocked coldly, "And even if you are, you'll still be second."
Actually, Bai Kai's words still held some credibility.
Firstly, without special circumstances, it would not have been in accordance with the etiquette of the time for a Nangling Commander to build a mansion of that scale.
Secondly, that small palace was the only place guarded by a relatively sane urban legend before the First Generation Miracle Saint awoke.
Finally, during the successive chaos and battles, the rampant Spiritual Energy, like a meat grinder, swept through Yumen City Pass, damaging almost all buildings to varying degrees. Only that small palace remained intact.
Considering these three points, combined with Bai Kai's senses, it's not difficult to deduce that the operating core of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate is within that palace.
And at this moment, influenced by the First Generation Miracle Saint's power, the giant urban legend guarding near the small palace have temporarily left, making it a good opportunity to enter.
Lord Bing and Bai Kai argued as they advanced rapidly, soon climbing the palace wall of the small palace. From the elevated position of the wall, they saw the scene around Chawan Temple, which resembled a hellish painting.
Among the ruins, the First Generation Miracle Saint lay on the ground. Blood flowed from His abdominal wound, pouring onto the ground and emitting a golden mist. All sorts of bizarre sights emerged within the mist.
Gold so viscous it couldn't hold shape like liquid, foul-smelling liquor, animal skeletons infested with flies and spreading plague, rusty weapons, and countless fleeting dreams that seemed close but were impossibly distant.
Figures, human or urban legend, as if seduced by some strange power, gathered around Him, their eyes glowing with angry crimson.
Bathing in the mist, they were ecstatic, cheering, morbidly twisting their limbs, immersed in an unreal joy.
Under the First Generation Miracle Saint's self-defensive Spiritual Energy impact, those figures fell one after another, like withered stalks blown down by the wind, with only a very few ultimately reaching the First Generation Miracle Saint's side.
They tore and gnawed at the First Generation Miracle Saint's body, drinking His blood. As the flesh and blood containing the light of miracle entered their bodies, soon more figures couldn't withstand the power and fell to the ground.
After falling, their bodies first withered and shriveled like dry plants. Then their skin began to collapse, revealing horrifying holes from which viscous golden fluid flowed out, growing into a twisted plant.
However, the figures that followed seemed not to notice the tragic deaths of their companions, or perhaps they didn't care. They continued to gather like moths to a flame. When the number of figures gathered around the First Generation Miracle Saint reached a certain point, chaos ensued.
Amidst the chaos, those figures could no longer distinguish whether the flesh and blood they plundered came from the First Generation Miracle Saint or from their companions who had fallen before them; they only cared about devouring.
That sight made one wonder if they remembered the wish they originally wanted to achieve, or if only the anger of unfulfilled wishes remained in their hearts, or simply the most primitive desire for slaughter...
"That must be the Shaman King's power, right?" Bai Kai's gaze shifted towards the center of the chaos, where he saw the pursuing Shaman King.
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He stood in the distance, silently observing, holding a black spear in his hand. Crimson flames violently surged around his body.
"Hmm!" Lord Bing nodded, "Those people should all be influenced by the Shaman King, probably..."
"Probably when your arrows clashed with His spear, and the fragments scattered across the ground?" Bai Kai said, "Now I somewhat understand why you're so resistant to resonating with that guy's authority."
Even if it could complete one's authority, if the cost was adding some elements of madness and brutality to one's own authority, it would be a net loss.
What's more, Lord Bing himself was already "crazy" enough.
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After settling Fang Ji and ensuring "after-sales service," Gu Qianqian, holding her metal baseball bat, strode menacingly towards the golden figure, whose name she didn't know, but who was currently being besieged.
The closer she got, the heavier her heart became.
The sufficiently powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations allowed her to temporarily resist the Shaman King's power, putting her in a completely different state from those who were blinded by desire and had lost their reason.
In fact, although she wasn't very good at social interactions, her perception of her surroundings had always been very keen.
Living in that small, dilapidated house under the bridge, in spring she could feel the plants sprouting, in summer she could feel the cicadas crawling out of the mud, in autumn she could feel the wild fruits ripening, in winter she could feel the migratory birds flying in. She could even sense the joys and sorrows of the white pigeons that turned from the square to lay eggs at her home...
This was also one of the important factors supporting her extraordinary combat talent. If she hadn't gained Spirit Mark, this ability, if developed further, could very likely evolve into a severe black night disease, eventually driving her mad by the various sounds constantly echoing in her ears.
And now, from a long distance, Gu Qianqian could already feel the golden figure's pain, or perhaps... sorrow?
He was whimpering softly, but it didn't seem to be from the constant physical pain.
He was trembling, but it didn't seem to be from fear or anger.
He was struggling, but He didn't seem to be deliberately trying to kill those who attacked Him...
...
It shouldn't be like this, something feels wrong! Gu Qianqian thought, stopping in her tracks.
That golden figure, being besieged, should have been a punishment for His disastrous actions, a judgment. But in this judgment, she smelled a terrifying scent—the scent of indiscriminate bullying and slaughter, driven purely by desire.
And she herself was about to become one of those madmen.
This went against what she had always believed in; it was a very, very "wrong" thing.
But... this was all so the system could come back.
Gu Qianqian thought, her heart gaining a bit more resolve. She tightened her grip on the metal baseball bat and resumed her steps, walking into the light mist that was gradually stained crimson and filled with a nauseating stench of blood.
As if falling from reality into a dream, her vision suddenly blurred.
In a trance, Gu Qianqian felt as if two voices echoed in her mind.
One voice was very unfamiliar, carrying a commanding tone, urging her to fight, to kill, to plunder, to devour flesh and blood like a beast. It was somewhat terrifying but possessed a seductive, magical power.
The other voice repeated what the system had once told her.
The system told her, "Gu Qianqian, sometimes ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) it's okay not to be smart, it's even okay to be foolish your whole life. You just need to know what to do and what not to do."
The next moment, that terrifying voice grew stronger again.
"Now is the time to act! Don't you want to achieve your wish?"
That's right! Now is the time to act, for the system. Gu Qianqian thought, her clear, spring-like eyes seemed to be polluted, stained with a faint crimson. But then, as the system's words flashed through her mind again, they became clear once more.
"Gu Qianqian, there are some things you absolutely cannot do. Once done, they will become wounds etched into your bones, leaving indelible scars even after they heal."
"Go, fight! There are only so many opportunities to achieve your wish. Only by fighting and defeating your opponents can you win in the cruel competition." The other voice rang out.
"..."
The two voices continuously echoed in Gu Qianqian's mind, making her head ache terribly, almost driving her mad.
She didn't want to do "wrong" things, but the desire for the system to return, nourished by some strange power, grew wildly in her heart, becoming stronger and stronger.
Amidst hesitation and struggle, she charged forward, finally using her terrifying brute strength to push her way in front of the golden figure, whose body was half covered in flesh and blood and half just bones. She raised the metal baseball bat with both hands, then froze as if a pause button had been pressed. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Perhaps sensing Gu Qianqian's sincere and intense emotion of wanting to summon the system back, or perhaps sensing a threat from her, the First Generation Miracle Saint cast His gaze upon her, their eyes meeting.
At that moment, a voice sounded from the depths of her mind, then echoed.
"Are you... also like them?"
As that voice sounded, Gu Qianqian saw loss, sorrow, anger, and a faint plea in the golden figure's jewel-like eyes.
It felt as if He had originally thought that among thousands of people, there would always be one who was different, who could understand His thoughts, but what He got in return was disappointment.
Unable to bear being stared at with such eyes, Gu Qianqian closed her eyes and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry, I want the system back!"
After speaking, she swung her most powerful blow towards the golden figure's body.
Spiritual Energy enveloped the metal baseball bat, erupting in a thick, earthy yellow glow. The air currents generated by the intense compression of air seemed to vacuum that area, directly knocking away a dozen figures gathered nearby.
However, just as the metal baseball bat was less than five centimeters from the golden figure, Gu Qianqian's hand felt a cold, slippery touch.
"Stop, Gu Qianqian, that's enough..." A voice sounded in her ear.
She paused, blurting out, "Eh? Ji Yunpei? How did you get here?"
"I ran... How did you..." The voice seemed to hesitate several times before gritting its teeth and saying, "What Ji Yunpei?! It's the system, it's the system, you idiot!"
Upon hearing this, the glow on Gu Qianqian's metal baseball bat suddenly dissipated. She spun around sharply and saw the semi-transparent, semi-solid, anglerfish-like black shadow on her shoulder...
Instantly, tears welled up in her eyes.
The metal baseball bat slipped from her grasp, clattering to the ground.
