Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 434: The Heavenly Body and Shariputra, The Devil Eliminated by The Environment_1
"Books, money, Spiritual Treasures..."
Wang Linchi took stock of the items in his storage space. He had plundered everything, useful or not. Whether they were useful could be determined later; for now, he simply wanted to annoy them and make their lives difficult.
He was already being quite restrained by not resorting to a laser sweep. Compared to Baihe County, his impression of Zhenhai City was, in fact, quite poor.
The reason he didn’t use a laser sweep was because mass slaughter was too significant an event. He would inevitably be implicated, even if he fled to Baishan County. With such a major incident, they would undoubtedly come looking for him.
He still needed the Dajing Dynasty’s help to enter the Imperial Examination Space, and the next opportunity was fast approaching. He had to hold back for now.
If my anger subsides, then so be it. If not, it won’t be too late to return and seek revenge later.
"Young man up ahead, wait a moment!" A voice called out from behind Wang Linchi as he rode his horse.
Looking back, he saw an old man dressed in coarse linen, accompanied by a granddaughter... no, a grandson.
The old man himself was unremarkable, looking like an ordinary old farmer. However, the grandson he was with, dressed in thin gauze, was a different story, with rosy lips and pearly teeth.
To put it mildly, if Liu Ling’er, who had disguised herself as a man, had learned a thing or two from this boy’s disguise as a girl, her own disguise would have been far more convincing, with at least half the flaws eliminated.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Wang Linchi reined in his horse and asked.
"Yes, yes, there is! This old one would like to ask..." the old man said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh, I’m busy," Wang Linchi cut him off before he could state his request. "Do I look like a sucker to you?"
This abrupt question made the old man’s smile freeze.
The old man’s attire was unremarkable, but his grandson was clearly out of place. Given the boy’s appearance, he was definitely pampered. Yet here he was, walking under the scorching sun with an old man. Something’s not quite right here. At the very least, he should have been in a carriage, attended by servants.
"Sir, what are you saying...?"
"What I mean is, I’m a Spirit Master, and I also hold a Scholar’s title. So don’t try any tricks on me. Hand over your valuables to save your lives, or I’ll kill you and won’t even bother with a burial," Wang Linchi stated bluntly.
As for whether it’s a misunderstanding, who cares? After killing a protagonist, I should be firmly in the villain’s camp. I’ve already committed murder and arson; adding highway robbery to the list now isn’t a big deal.
The old man’s smile froze, then vanished. "The current Emperor rules with virtue. Aren’t you afraid of public execution for using your power to bully others?"
"Not at all. If I kill you both, who’s to know I did it?" Wang Linchi replied with a smirk.
The old man was no ordinary person; he was also a Spirit Master who had been concealing his abilities.
As for his motive in stopping Wang Linchi, it was most likely his horse or perhaps his status that had caught the old man’s eye.
"If laws were truly effective, there wouldn’t be so much injustice in this world. If others can do it, why can’t I?"
A cold glint flashed in the old man’s eyes at Wang Linchi’s words.
The next instant, a short dagger slid from his sleeve. He moved like a coiling dragon, slashing towards Wang Linchi’s throat.
The old man used a Spirit Law that dramatically increased his speed and imbued his attack with a sharp, vicious wind.
However, Wang Linchi was prepared for a sneak attack. Being well-versed in ambush tactics himself, he naturally guarded against others using them on him.
With a flick of his hand, he caught the old man’s dagger, and the vicious wind generated by the Spirit Law dissipated instantly.
"He... he blocked it?!" The old man’s pupils constricted in disbelief. He hadn’t imagined Wang Linchi could so easily stop him.
"That’s not all. I can also crush you," Wang Linchi said, easily snapping the short dagger. A radiant light appeared, and a massive, furious ape materialized.
The giant ape burst into the old man’s vision, and an instant later, his head exploded.
"Alright, tell me, what’s so special about you?" Wang Linchi asked the rosy-lipped, fair-skinned young man while searching him.
Before the youth could answer, Wang Linchi found an Imperial Guards’ identification token. Looking at the youth again, he was certain this was someone the Emperor wanted.
Could it be that the Emperor of Dajing has a fondness for men? Why else would he seek out such a person?
"He... he said I have a Natural Heavenly Body, and that I’m of great use to His Majesty," the youth stammered, on the verge of tears, having never witnessed such a brutal scene.
"Of what use to His Majesty?" Wang Linchi asked. This was indeed outside his realm of knowledge.
However, upon examining the youth with his Thought Field, his eyes widened. Now I understand what a Natural Heavenly Body is.
He had initially thought the youth was a male disguised as a female, but that wasn’t the case. The individual possessed dual sexual characteristics; they were both male and female.
It was a type of congenital anomaly. Determining their actual sex would require further genetic examination, as it couldn’t be judged by appearance alone.
"I... I don’t know. He didn’t say," the youth finally broke down crying.
After a moment’s thought, Wang Linchi dispatched him and had the Saint Master clean up the scene.
Whether it’s a Natural Heavenly Body or not, it’s of little use to me. Better to kill him and be done with it, avoid any unnecessary future trouble.
While the Saint Master was halfway through his comprehensive funeral services, he sifted a pristine white bone from the ashes of the one with the Natural Heavenly Body—a remnant left after cremation.
The Saint Master, noticing something unusual about it, presented it to Wang Linchi.
"Isn’t this just calcium... Why does it look a bit like the Demon Suppression Relic in my hand?" Wang Linchi initially paid it little mind, but a closer look revealed something peculiar.
Taking it, he then retrieved his Demon Suppression Relic for comparison.
The material and feel are quite similar; only the color and completeness differ.
Wang Linchi compared them, attempting to link the Demon Suppression Relic with this newly incinerated Shariputra.
Before his eyes, the inscriptions on the Demon Suppression Relic gradually came to life, while the Shariputra he had just obtained from the cremation slowly turned a pale gray.
It seemed as if the Demon Suppression Relic was absorbing energy from it.
As the absorption deepened, the entire black surface of the Demon Suppression Relic began to writhe like a pool of sludge.
It’s alive? Wang Linchi had barely felt a flicker of excitement for two minutes when he saw the black, sludge-like surface begin to turn grayish-white, as if its vitality was being forcibly overdrawn and it was gradually becoming inactive.
The environment isn’t suitable; it can’t survive.
Seeing this, Wang Linchi felt a twinge of regret. After the new Shariputra in his hand completely disintegrated, the energy supply was cut off, and the grayish-white color rapidly consumed the sludge on the Demon Suppression Relic.
Just three seconds later, it too completely shattered.
Even the original Demon Suppression Relic turned to powder, sifting through Wang Linchi’s fingers into his palm.
The Devil... it seems to be some kind of parasitic creature that can, to some extent, influence the host’s thoughts, behavior, and so on. However, it requires an extremely high-energy environment and has terrible adaptability, even worse than a fish out of water. Wang Linchi quickly deduced this information from those few seconds.
No wonder it’s such a useless, discarded piece of junk... Wang Linchi complained to himself. This thing had no value whatsoever. He was fortunate he hadn’t wasted time searching for it; otherwise, he would have suffered a major loss.
The Devil couldn’t even survive in this world, let alone travel to others.
It didn’t even qualify to be a plug-in for Wang Linchi.
So, what does the Emperor want with the Devil? Wang Linchi was puzzled.
The Emperor surely wouldn’t be searching for a Devil for no reason.
This was the second incident related to it. The old man was searching for a Heavenly Body, and Liu Yan had possessed the Demon Suppression Relic. The fact that the old man appeared near Zhenhai City suggested he already knew of Liu Yan’s death. That’s why he would try to steal his horse to return to the Capital quickly.
As for the old man revealing his identity, the chances were slim. He likely attributed Liu Yan’s death to some faction aiming to undermine the Dajing Dynasty. So, if he had revealed his identity, he might have been ambushed en route.
Unfortunately for him, he targeted the wrong person or, rather, his luck ran out when he encountered someone as fortunate as Wang Linchi.
He had effectively become a delivery package straight to Wang Linchi.
If I think about it this way, the Devil might still represent some kind of fortuitous encounter, and it could even be related to the protagonist’s fortuitous encounters. Wang Linchi couldn’t help but consider this.
He had seized Bai Changsheng’s fortuitous encounters, thereby indirectly acquiring various opportunities that were now gradually being presented to him.
However, Wang Linchi had little interest in these opportunities.
Fortuitous encounters weren’t things one could just pick up or take at will. Some were traps, others unsuitable. To waste one’s time and resources chasing every opportunity would be to mistake the means for the end, putting the cart before the horse. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
He was greedy, but not for everything. He knew what was worth coveting and what wasn’t. Being too greedy could lead to ruin, a price he couldn’t afford to pay.
