Chapter Fifty: The Belief of the Spirit Master

Li Juetian was already surrounded by his former comrades-in-arms, and for him, this was truly a desperate situation!

Feeling the oppressive aura all around, Li Juetian gritted his teeth and unleashed a sudden burst of strength, sending Meng Tao, who stood before him, staggering back. He had no time to rest; he swiftly fled toward the distance, pulling away from this group of out-of-control Spirit Controllers.

Seeing these Spirit Controllers quickly charging toward him again, Li Juetian shook his head and managed a bitter smile. Then, he stripped off his clothes, revealing his sturdy muscles. He began clawing at his own body with his hands, scraping until deep, shocking wounds marred his flesh.

Only then did he turn his gaze to the other two D-class Spirit Controllers. They were momentarily stunned, but soon their expressions grew solemn as if understanding his intent.

They stood before Li Juetian, blocking the attacks of the berserk Spirit Controllers. One of them turned back and said, “You… are a true man.”

Li Juetian merely smiled wryly, then placed his hands on their shoulders. “Let’s begin.”

Dark mist slowly drifted from the bodies of the two Spirit Controllers into Li Juetian’s wounds. The injuries widened rapidly, blood gushing forth like a spring, and soon Li Juetian became a man bathed in blood.

His body began to swell, his veins bulging like balloons, and his expression contorted in agony and ferocity.

“You’re nearly at your limit, aren’t you? If you keep this up, you’ll be finished for real.”

“It doesn’t matter—keep going!”

The process continued until the two Spirit Controllers collapsed from exhaustion, their energy depleted, and Li Juetian had fully transformed into a human balloon. Now, his aura was vast, entirely different from before.

His wounds began to burn, scorching flames roasting his skin relentlessly, and he never ceased his muffled groans of pain.

Xiao Zi had been watching silently from the side. Seeing Li Juetian’s state, he asked with concern, “What’s happening to you?”

Upon hearing this, Li Juetian coughed up a mouthful of blood. The moment it left his lips, it ignited into flame.

Now, Li Juetian trembled all over, wrapped in fire and smoke, like a grim reaper just risen from hell.

“We Spirit Controllers must seal strange creatures and use their energies in battle. Do you know how we fight? We channel the energy of these entities through our veins, letting it course through every corner of our bodies.

So, whenever we use this energy, we endure immense pain, and after prolonged use, our bodies inevitably begin to transform, becoming part strange creature ourselves. This means whenever we burn our own blood, we can unleash unprecedented power.

Moreover, because our veins are long exposed to the energy of strange creatures, they become the most natural reservoirs for their power. As long as we withstand the pain, we can control multiple entities at once!”

“So you just absorbed your two comrades? Burned your own blood? Do you think that’s enough to defeat me?”

Xiao Zi laughed, finding the Spirit Controller before him naïve and ridiculous.

“I don’t know if I can defeat you, but I know one thing,” Li Juetian narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at Xiao Zi. “If you wipe us all out here, the people of Qianyou Town will face an unprecedented catastrophe. No matter what, I have to fight!”

With that, he dashed forward, his powerful aura pressing down on Xiao Zi.

Xiao Zi deftly sidestepped, easily dodging Li Juetian’s attack, and with a swift counter, struck him across the face, slamming him hard into the ground.

The impact left a deep crater, scorching flames continuously searing Xiao Zi’s hand, but he seemed immune to pain, calmly speaking:

“You and I are as different as fireflies and the moon; you don’t stand a chance.”

Li Juetian did not answer. Instead, he forced his wrist to break, stood up from the ground.

“That’s what distinguishes us humans from you strange creatures. We’re willing to sacrifice our lives for others, even if it’s meaningless.”

Xiao Zi tossed aside Li Juetian’s broken hand, laughing, “And that’s precisely your greatest folly.”

With that, he lost all interest in toying with the Spirit Controller before him.

A blade of wind flashed, slicing straight toward Li Juetian’s head. Instinctively, Li Juetian raised his hand to block, but the price was his already missing hand being severed completely.

No time for pain, he lunged at Xiao Zi again. This time, Xiao Zi didn’t dodge; he threw a punch.

The two fists collided, sparking an energy storm that exploded violently.

“Ah!!”

With a scream, Li Juetian’s body finally succumbed to the overload; his veins burst open.

Now, Li Juetian lay on the ground, his body mangled and bloody, resembling a balloon smashed to pieces.

Even then, he glared fiercely at Xiao Zi, attacking him with what little energy he had left.

Xiao Zi’s smile was twisted and manic; he stomped down again and again on the man beneath him, venting his dissatisfaction.

“Truly heroic, aren’t you? Risking everything to kill me? To protect your so-called kind? Do you realize your so-called protection never shields the lowest, but only the few at the top!”

Li Juetian seemed not to hear, gazing upward. “Ah… I, a mere common man, died blocking the strange in the forbidden domain, and have no regrets!”

When Li Juetian finally died, his bones were charred black from the prolonged burning, but even so, in his last moments, he stood up.

His flesh had burned away, leaving only a scorched skeleton, yet it stood upright, as if defying Xiao Zi with the price of his life.

With a casual swing, Xiao Zi slammed the two others heavily to the ground. “I just don’t get it. Isn’t the duty of Spirit Controllers to eliminate strange creatures? Why bother with such futile efforts against those that can’t be destroyed?”

These two were the same D-class Spirit Controllers who had given Li Juetian their energy.

They said nothing, only launched another attack on Xiao Zi.

Faced with a powerful enemy, knowing they were no match, yet still swinging their iron fists—this is the spirit of humanity.

Their attacks struck Xiao Zi, causing him to lose what little sanity he had left. He hated this human spirit with a passion.

“Today, I’ll show you just how insignificant you truly are!”

With those words, all the energy in the forbidden domain converged on Xiao Zi. He pointed casually at the two Spirit Controllers, and they instantly exploded, becoming clouds of blood mist that merged with his body.

After draining the last drops of blood from the dying Meng Tao, Xiao Zi’s form gradually swelled to over ten meters tall, and as all energy in the forbidden domain was exhausted, the domain itself collapsed.

With blood fury unleashed, Xiao Zi’s heightened senses paired with the Demon Eye of Blood, surveying all of Qianyou Town.

“Come forth, strange creatures—let this place become our paradise!”

In that instant, all the strange creatures awakened by Xiao Zi, along with those lurking in the corners of the town, emerged.

Each one unleashed their aura recklessly, rampaging through the town without restraint.

Qianyou Town was transformed into hell on earth in the blink of an eye.