Chapter 801: Chapter 442: Hell’s "Gift" (Part 2)

"Depict some of the entities from within myths, infuse your own ideas and concepts, and thus replace the actual myths—such as turning Hell into a paradise with a sliver of hope for survival."

He said this.

He casually summoned a pool of ink.

Dipping his fingers into the ink, he began to paint in the void.

Soon enough.

The scenery of the first layer of Hell emerged with a few casual strokes of his brush.

There were countless fierce ghosts with blue faces and long fangs, using pincers to pull out the tongues of spirits one by one, the process was slow, and iron nails were driven in, the piercing wails and cries of agony seemingly pierced into the divine soul.

"..."

So you learned this so quickly?

The Gnostic Li Ye gaped, every time he thought it was almost finished, "himself" would manage to come up with even more outrageous deeds.

"The Hell of Tongue Extraction." Li Ye glanced at the "world" he had crafted and sighed: "The dharma method of depicting Hell, and you still say this has nothing to do with your Gnostic School?"

"Of course, it has nothing to do." The Gnostic Li Ye wouldn’t admit to this, but hinted: "If Hell is used well, it can be very useful.

It’s said that in turbulent times, severe laws are applied.

What’s more severe than the punishments of Hell?

So you might as well treat them as the nests of Spirit Beasts, how about that."

"..."

This time it was Li Ye’s turn to be speechless.

You want to consider this thing as the nest of Spirit Beasts?

To treat these fierce ghosts with blue faces and long fangs as my Spirit Pets?

Although Li Ye considered himself fair, he still had some aesthetic sensibilities and was unable to view these fierce ghosts as little creatures that could play and frolic around him.

His actions did not stop.

He spoke: "I can’t consider these beings as my Spirit Beasts, but there’s a way to make them help me."

He quickly completed a second painting of Hell.

It was the Hell of Scissors.

Then a third, a fourth...

When he finished the fourth painting of Hell, he suddenly paused.

Looking at his originally jade-like finger.

The fingertips began to show some cracks, oozing blood tinged with a trace of gold.

And all of this stemmed from the "Hell of the Reflecting Mirror of Sins."

Or rather, the reflecting mirror within it.

The mirror surface looked as lively as rippling water, reflecting everything, the greenish-blue wooden frame carved with various reliefs, emitting a faint glow.

[Name]: Reflecting Mirror of Sins

[Mood]: Apprehensive

[Status]: A special Spirit Beast born from a wisp of spirituality absorbed within the "Hell of the Reflecting Mirror of Sins," possessing all the features of the reflecting mirror, and can strengthen itself by absorbing "sins."

Li Ye’s sudden pause made the Gnostic Li Ye feel curious, staring at the painting for a moment, and puzzled, he said: "I don’t see anything special there."

This feeling was just too awful.

He couldn’t rely on the power of "Dao Prosperity" here, so his usual all-seeing eyes were unable to see clearly.

"It’s alive." Li Ye directly extended his hand, and his fingers actually passed through the ink-sketched scene, grabbing that reflecting mirror, and bringing it into the real world.

This time it was not just the Gnostic Li Ye who was astonished.

Also that reflecting mirror.

It could not fathom that someone was actually able to discover its existence. It must be known that even at its birth, the artist hadn’t realized it was real.

It didn’t dare linger here.

Instinctively attempting to escape.

But a flat voice halted its movement.

"Don’t think of escaping."

"If you attempt to, I’ll destroy you."

"If I can’t have you, nobody in the world can."

So it trembled and obediently stayed still.

Only then did Li Ye pick it up, looking at his own radiant reflection in the mirror, an odd feeling arose.

His playful heart stirred.

Blurted out: "Mirror of Sins, Mirror of Sins, who is the fairest one in the world?"

Mirror of Sins: "..."

Gnostic Li Ye: "..."

So what does this even mean.

Even the Mirror of Sins was at a loss, awkwardly saying:

"Your divine sense is pure."

"Merit gleams golden, your appearance is complete, a celestial being’s demeanor... you are indeed the fairest I have met."

Thus Li Ye nodded with satisfaction:

"So then."

"Are you willing to produce some offspring?"

"With your help, no evil would escape in the world, it should be a great help towards the great disaster."

So what does this even mean?!

Could it possibly mean that you can actually have children with me?

It dared not refuse.

Obediently swayed its mirror body: "Since you have brought me out, I am willing to follow your commands, as you wish."

It simply didn’t believe that this person could make it reproduce.

Really thought that special Spirit Objects like itself could appear so easily.

It is, after all, the Mirror of Sins in the Hell of the Reflecting Mirror of Sins!

If it weren’t for some external interference when the artist was painting, it wouldn’t have even existed.

"It’s best if you comply." Li Ye extended his hand towards it, comforting: "Don’t be afraid, I just need a wisp of your original essence."

Then, with a swift grab.

He directly extracted a wisp of the Mirror of Sins’ original essence.

The pitiful Mirror of Sins only howled in pain after realizing, yet its cries somehow resembled the whimpering of a puppy.

Li Ye inspected the wisp of essence held before his eyes.

Just as he predicted.

Special spirit objects like these did not differentiate between Yin and Yang.

Or rather for the lack of a better term, it was akin to those Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants that have both Yin and Yang, capable of self-reproduction.

This meant it was even easier to manage than Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants.

Just a hint of it needed to be infused with the Mediation Creation’s special spiritual power, followed by inserting a stalk of Void Nether Grass...

His actions were swift.

Just like kneading dough, he kneaded that wisp of spiritual power in his palm, added the Mediation Creation’s spiritual power and the force of blooming flowers, then took out a stalk of Void Nether Grass, directly inserting it into the top of the mirror for panel binding.

The whole process flowed seamlessly.

By the time the mirror and the Gnostic Li Ye realized.

The previously dignified and gloomy top of the Mirror of Sins now bore a stalk of Void Nether Grass, and for some unknown reason, the mirror itself felt a sort of... that it was a wondrous part of its body.

It could even see the little mirror encased within the Vital Spiritual Liquid of Jianmu in the Void Nether Grass.

Indeed.

It clearly saw that its wisp of Original Spiritual Qi was enveloped in multicolored radiance, producing small brilliant spots.

The spots greedily absorbed the Vital Spiritual Liquid, quickly transforming into small mirrors just like it, yet appearing petite and cute.

This made the entire mirror uncomfortable.

Amidst its nervousness, it also felt a perplexing sense of joy.

Watching those little mirrors frolicking in the spiritual liquid, it inexplicably felt like laughing, a joy welling up from the depths of its heart uncontrollably urging it to laugh.

Hmm, whether this was fatherly love, motherly love, or an amalgamation of both, it simply didn’t know.

Even Li Ye wasn’t sure.

After all, it was his first time doing such a thing.

But he could sense the wondrous budding emotion of this initial experience, conveying these emotions through the Emotion Communication to the still-sleeping within the Saint Tan Hua.

This was a very special artifact, it should help it awaken quickly.

"You... this."

The Gnostic Li Ye stammered for a while.

Finally spoke:

"Your method is indeed too miraculous."

"How could there be such a curious dharma method?"

Li Ye continued painting calmly.

He had discovered how to properly utilize these "Hells."

The nice ’weapons’ inside should all be able to produce offspring, by then, taking these little ones to accomplish tasks should be quite effective.

Maybe even serve as a kind of "law and order."

Yet, it’s just unfortunate for the "fierce ghosts" here, whether they would feel dejected or relieved with the lack of their weaponry now for work, who knows.