Chapter 129 - Up

"Mom, push me back. I might become a bit noisy later, but be patient; I'll come back and see you when I have the time. Let me know if you run out of money."

At this moment, Li Huowang was engulfed in flames with a strange smile on his charred face, talking to himself.

Seeing this, Shou San frowned and took another step back, “Elder was right. This kid is different from the usual Strayed Ones. This is rather difficult to manage.”

Just when he was at a loss, he suddenly felt movement behind him.

As soon as he turned around, his expression tensed up and the flames around his body quickly diminished before burrowing back into his body.

“Elder Yan Jianxi, Elder Er Tingnu, Elder Bi Xiuai, Elder She Changshi, Elder Yi Jianyu, Elder Shen Benyou. Why have the elders come down from the mountain?” asked Shou San as he greeted the elders.[1]

“How is the situation?” asked the square-faced Elder Shen Benyou, looking rather disgruntled.

“The Strayed One is just standing there. As you can see, he doesn’t follow our routine,” Shou San was rather upset as he pointed his charred finger toward Li Huowang.

Hearing this, the six of them exchanged glances. Then, a tall woman amongst them walked over and said, “He’s almost there. We just need to give him another push.”

As she said that, the six of them raised their fists into the air, causing the flames that had enveloped Li Huowang to pull him toward the ground.

“Mom, can you push a little faster? I feel like something is wrong. Also, remember to cover my mouth.” Li Huowang continued to mumble to himself as he stared at the moon in the night sky.

“I’ll do it,” Elder Er Tingnu, who was dressed like a courtesan, said. Then, she made a gesture with her finger and reached into her hair before gently pinching and slowly pulling outward.

Gradually, a silver needle that carried a cold light began to be pulled out.

Soon, the needle’s length had reached almost an inch. This went to show just how deeply the needle had been stuck inside the woman’s head.

Once she pulled it out, she gently flicked it, causing the bloodied silver needle to fly out with an afterimage before embedding itself directly into Li Huowang’s charred head.

“What did you inject into him? Don’t administer things carelessly; things can go wrong,” reminded Yan Jianxi.

“Just a piece of the past from four years ago. I’m afraid that his heart wasn’t suffering enough, so I gave him just a bit more, hehe,” replied Er Tingnu as her blood-red lips rose slightly, a smug expression on her face.

At that moment, as soon as the long needle pierced Li Huowang’s head, he returned from the other side. At the same time, various bloody scenes appeared in his mind, causing him to involuntarily clutch his abdomen and start vomiting.

In those scenes, he could clearly see that it was indeed him—he laughed maniacally as he wantonly killed people in that small town.

More accurately, it wasn’t really killing.

While there weren’t any obvious reasons, the people around him had their bodies suddenly explode, burst into flames, or had their heads caved in.

And this was not limited to just dozens of people, but tens of thousands!

Male or female, young or old, everyone in the small town suffered a similar fate.

Only one person remained—Jiang Yingzi. She somewhat resembled Yang Na from when she was younger.

The scenes of tens of thousands of people dying due to him exploded in his mind. This was not something that Li Huowang could endure.

“Did I really kill all those people in this town?” Li Huowang once again began to question himself. However, there was no need to answer this; only he would show mercy to someone who resembled a younger Yang Na.

At that moment, coupled with the effect of the pill, the charred Li Huowang screamed in agony, and the skies were split apart.

Everyone looked up toward the depths of the skies. Deep in the sky, in an unfathomably vast and dark abyss where countless black worlds and suns swirled around, there was something moving.

At the same time, everyone present felt their five senses starting to morph as they melded together. Their senses of sight, taste, smell, and hearing were all melded together into a brand-new perception that ordinary people would never be able to understand.

Only in this way could they truly “see” Ba-Hui.

“Finally!” Shou San shouted excitedly despite the almost materialistic fear that shrouded his body.

“Begin quickly! Everyone, get ready!” shouted Shou San.

Once those words were uttered, the other disciples who were sitting cross-legged around Li Huowang all began to mutilate themselves in various ways. At the same time, they all “looked” toward Ba-Hui in the skies, their eyes filled with a morbid longing.

Soon, red blood dripped down from their skins and began to form complex hook-shaped symbols on the ground. Slowly, the blood symbols coordinated with one another and formed a giant circle.

Just as the symbol circle was about to be completed, Li Huowang, who was in the center of the circle, gently raised his head. At the same time, all the blood symbols on the ground were lifted before slowly revolving around his body.

Ba-Hui had been summoned by Li Huowang, and so at least for now, he had momentarily obtained a portion of Ba-Hui’s strength.

Seeing that their plans had been foiled, the six elders simultaneously glared at Li Huowang.

After a moment, Elder Yan Jianxi spoke first, “Young man, what are your intentions?”

Powerless, Li Huowang continued to kneel on the ground, his body swaying as though it could fall at any moment; there was no sign of vitality in his eyes.

Due to having endured extreme mental and physical agony, Li Huowang’s heart was filled with the desire for death. At present, even thinking was very difficult for him; even so, he endured it and mumbled, “I’ve done my part... Now, it’s your turn.”

“Now? Are you mad? You must know how long we have waited for this moment?” shouted one of the Elders.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

“Stop horsing around! Quickly return the blood symbols!” shouted another Elder.

“Who do you think you are?! You dare to threaten us?” shouted yet another Elder.

However, Li Huowang’s outburst suppressed all their voices, “It must be now! I didn’t get what we agreed on! So, don’t even think about getting what you wanted!”

Even in his current state, Li Huowang was keenly aware of the fact that there was no friendship between him and the Ao Jing Sect. He was also a Strayed One. If he didn’t take the opportunity to barter right now while he still held the upper hand, then there would be no room for negotiation once he no longer had Ba-Hui’s strength.

“You guys can just kill me now! Then all your work this time around would have been for nothing! As long as... Help me get rid of Dan Yangzi! ...I won’t care about what you do next!” Li Huowang used his remaining strength to state his conditions.

Then, his body began to tremble as his physical and mental agony started to spread outward in all directions.

At the same time, all the Ao Jing Sect disciples fell to the ground, shrieking miserably. This agony greatly surpassed the intensity of their usual self-mutilation.

When any existence is unable to endure the pain and suffering they are going through, they try to think of a way to escape. And so, all the Ao Jing Sect disciples took out various sorts of sharp weapons before pointing them toward their necks.

“Stop! We will help you get rid of Dan Yangzi now!” shouted one of the Elders.

When he heard this, a smile bloomed on the face of Li Huowang who had been quivering in agony.

At that moment, everyone had their attention focused on Li Huowang; nobody noticed Ba-Hui glancing at Li Huowang.

1. Their names are interestingly made up of sensory organs, senses, and an emotion. Yan Jianxi - Eye sees Joy, Er Tingnu - Ear hears Anger, Bi Xiuai - Nose smells Love, She Changshi - Tongue tastes Thought, Yi Jianyu - mind sees Desire, Shen Benyou - body touches Worry.