Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 518: Fighting Law of the Blue Lotus, The Fateful Origin that Can’t Be Explored_1
"Damn it, what on earth is happening?" Li Qinglian had naturally heard the loud commotion coming from the direction of the manor. But by the time he rushed back, only a scene of utter devastation remained.
The entire manor had become a sea of fire, surrounded only by the quiet crackling of flames. Li Qinglian was somewhat at a loss, and the women beside him were equally bewildered.
"Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect, Black Ghost Snake Dragon King..." Mo Qinglan, as a de facto Elder, maintained her composure even as the Human Association Headquarters was destroyed, calmly counting the bodies of the Temple Masters from various families nearby.
Li Qinglian had never anticipated such a drastic turn of events in this simulation. Nothing like this had gone wrong before.
According to the original plan, the Human Association should have counter-attacked and killed these Temple Masters, after which he would have helped them divert the ensuing trouble elsewhere.
However, now, forget success—not only was the Human Association Headquarters obliterated, but all these Temple Masters had also been slain by some unknown entity.
He wanted to find clues, but there were none to be found.
"Let’s go. We’re heading to Rongqing City first." Li Qinglian suppressed his rising unease, intending to proceed with his plan and take everyone with him. Above all else, the Kanghe Dragon Emperor had to die.
"I agree. What if the murderer returns..." Mo Qinglan began, but she was cut short.
A tall woman beside Li Qinglian spoke with venom in her voice, "Excellent! Then we can kill him and avenge everyone!"
"But we can’t defeat them," Meng Qin, another, more delicate-looking girl beside Li Qinglian, reminded her.
The enemy had not only obliterated the Human Association Headquarters but also killed all the Temple Masters. Even Li Qinglian himself couldn’t have accomplished such a feat, let alone the three of them.
If the murderer truly returned, none of them would be able to withstand him.
"So what? Do we just give up because we can’t beat them? We should fight the murderer to the death!" the tall woman retorted without hesitation.
This time, even Mo Qinglan was speechless. Such a catastrophe, something no one wished to see, had befallen them. But to suggest they all die together was too much. Her grandfather was the president of the Human Association, her father the acting president. Logically, she would be the next successor. Yet now, with everything lost, she was already thinking of ordering everyone to their deaths? Wasn’t that far too domineering?
"Don’t act rashly," Li Qinglian immediately consoled. "If we die, all is lost. A meaningless sacrifice will only delight our enemies."
He actually felt this outcome was already quite favorable. In the initial simulations, not only did the entire Human Association perish, but even the three girls beside him had died. To have survived this time was an immense stroke of luck.
"I... I was just too emotional," the tall woman sobbed, aggrieved. It was the first time she had ever suffered such a slight; she had never experienced anything like it.
As the pampered young lady of the Human Association, she had certainly never faced any real setbacks since childhood. Her grandfather and father had already weathered those storms for her generation.
Coupled with having Li Qinglian as a capable subordinate, her path had been smooth until now; this was the first time she had encountered such a devastating event.
"Hmm, I know, but this isn’t the time for emotions. We need to leave as soon as possible, lest we’re..." Before Li Qinglian could finish, he suddenly sprang into action, roaring, "Vajra Heavenly King’s Blessing Charm!"
In an instant, a golden radiance erupted from his body, enveloping him and coalescing into the phantom of a Vajra warrior, which intercepted an attack from an assailant.
But the Vajra warrior phantom shattered instantly, and the golden light dissipated into nothingness. He, too, was sent flying several meters.
Fortunately, thanks to the protection of the Vajra Heavenly King’s Blessing Charm, he wasn’t seriously injured, so he scrambled to his feet immediately.
"Lotus Sword Body, activate!"
He then immediately counter-attacked the assailant, employing the first ability of his Divine Grains, acquired after his God-eating Spirit Body had Devoured the Mysterious Tiger God Sovereign.
However, he was once again sent flying.
"With such pitiful strength, you intend to stand up for these remnants?" a powerful voice boomed.
Li Qinglian, scrambling to his feet once more, finally got a clear look at his attacker: a burly man with an unremarkable face, yet whose physique gave him an air of immense fortitude.
"Who are you?" Li Qinglian rose, shielding the three women behind him, his expression grave as he asked.
"Shouldn’t I be asking who *you* are?" the robust man retorted, his eyes narrowing as an intimidating aura emanated from him. "This is the Human Association Headquarters. Bringing people here... are you also one of the Rebels?"
Thanks to the potent spiritual resistance afforded by Li Qinglian’s Lotus Sword Body Divine Grains, he managed to withstand the man’s intimidating pressure. Otherwise, he would have been instantly immobilized.
The women he protected, however, were paralyzed by it, unable to move.
Rebels? Is he from the Court? Li Qinglian understood instantly. Only the Court referred to the Human Association in such terms.
The Temple Masters of the Demon Gods called them blasphemers, and the field of dead Temple Masters served as further evidence.
The Rebel Army and the various rebel kings were also possibilities, but given their resources, they couldn’t have nurtured such a powerful individual. Only the Court had such capability.
"It seems you’re unwilling to talk. In that case, I’ll have to dispatch you," the muscular man stated, preparing to strike again.
"Wait!" Li Qinglian shouted abruptly, swiftly retrieving a Charm from his robes and activating it without hesitation. "This is a divine artifact! If I fully activate it, it can summon the phantom of a deity! Let us leave as if we never met, and this divine artifact is yours."
Li Qinglian laid out his terms: one option was mutual destruction, the other was for his opponent to gain everything. Most would surely choose the latter. As for making empty threats without offering any benefits, Li Qinglian wasn’t that foolish; that would only lead to a fight to the death where both sides perish. Besides, he had already activated the Ten Li Teleportation Charm. His current goal wasn’t to provoke the opponent, but to stall for time. Ten li was sufficient. As for a thousand or even a hundred li, that was out of the question. Such distances required a much richer Spiritual Energy environment. Back in the era of the Heavenly Talisman Daoist, even the Ten Li Teleportation Charm was unusable; the maximum range for teleportation Charms then was merely one li.
"A divine artifact? Hah! Do you take me for a fool?" the brawny man scoffed. "You’ve already activated it; you’re just stalling for time!" With that, he lunged. However, he was a step too slow. By the time his attack landed, his targets had already vanished.
Yet, the brawny man—the Saint Master in disguise—showed no sign of frustration. After all, his primary purpose had been to provoke Li Qinglian.
There’s a high probability he possesses Destiny, but it doesn’t seem to be on his person. I wonder where it is. Interesting. It takes effect, yet its source remains elusive. Wang Linchi noted Li Qinglian’s condition; the young man indeed possessed the ability to turn misfortune into blessing.
As for Wang Linchi killing him outright, he was reluctant to do so. Moreover, he sensed that if he truly made a killing move, someone would intervene to save Li Qinglian. Looking back through the Saint Master’s perspective, Wang Linchi couldn’t help but scoff. "Well, the rescuers have arrived. A bit late, perhaps, but if I had actually gone for the kill, they definitely wouldn’t have been."
Through the Saint Master’s eyes, he saw an enormous nine-tailed green fox hurtling towards him, with other Demon Gods trailing behind it.
The Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect, having possessed one of its believers, had come seeking revenge for the deaths of its numerous Temple Masters.
"Deal with them. Consider it tying up loose ends," Wang Linchi ordered directly. They were just a bunch of nobodies who dared to show their faces after I’d claimed their turf. If they had just stayed put, Wang Linchi wouldn’t have bothered killing them. But since they specifically came to help Li Qinglian turn misfortune into blessing, then they could all die together.
Upon receiving the command, the Saint Master instantly deactivated the Monkey Talisman transformation, reverting to his true form. He then reached out, grabbed the onrushing Nine-Tailed Green Fox, and with a sickening CRACK, ripped out its head along with its spine.
The fox died instantly, dissipating into a cloud of Divine Power. The Saint Master, without hesitation, Devoured it all, utterly obliterating the Demon God, Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect.
The other Demon Gods, witnessing this, were horrified. They had never imagined that the Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect, the strongest among them, would perish so swiftly and decisively.
Seeing the dire situation, they immediately turned to flee.
But having come all this way, how could the Saint Master possibly allow them to escape his grasp? Every last one of them would be devoured.
Demon Gods, after all, were akin to embodiments of rules. For Wang Linchi, they represented a substantial amount of Experience Value. It wasn’t cost-effective for him to hunt them down personally, but when they were delivered right to his doorstep, naturally, he’d consume them. How could he let a cooked duck simply fly away?
