"Because you can’t defeat ."
Ah—
Miss Nailuo opened her mouth wide.
That single sentence left her speechless, sputtering for a coback against Beichuan Si, completely choking her, with her spiritual body shaking with fury.
Angry, but utterly helpless.
Because what Beichuan Si said was the truth.
She, Miss Nailuo, truly couldn’t defeat Beichuan Si.
Even with a million words, she did not know what to say at the mont.
Because that sentence from Beichuan Si was truly too effective.
After struggling for a while, Miss Nailuo finally spoke, "I... I am the Great Heavenly Person of Ihui Island..."
"This is the depths of Mikami Forest. I could dispose of you and then leave Ihui Island— Or do you still have any islander forces at your disposal in such a place?" Beichuan Si asked clearly.
Yes, in this place you can’t call for help, and you can’t defeat . I could just pin you down and kill you here, regardless of whether you’re a Heavenly Person or sothing else?
This sentence made Miss Nailuo’s spiritual body tremble, her complexion even becoming spectral:
"I can fight you to the end! We might as well forget the Divine Tree!"
We might as well upset the chessboard!
Miss Nailuo looked resentful.
"You are welco to do so." Beichuan Si remained unfazed, "After all, I’ve got nothing to lose. What do the residents of this island an to ? I have enough power to protect myself, and even if the Gate of Yellow Springs erupts, I could still grab a fishing boat and leave before anything happens."
Upset the chessboard? Beichuan Si simply didn’t care, as from the start he was an outsider, and whatever happened on this island’s chessboard ant nothing to him.
Upon hearing this, even Miss Nailuo didn’t know what to say.
She regained her composure.
Beichuan Si was right, no matter what action she took now, it was all aningless to Beichuan Si.
Because from the start, he had nothing to lose.
There was simply nothing that could make him hesitate.
As for the Ihui sisters?
Even if using these two shrine maiden candidates to threaten Beichuan Si, what could it achieve? She couldn’t possibly kill either of them, as one was needed for the ritual of the Divine Tree anyway.
Under this exceptionally complex and frustrating state of mind, Miss Nailuo had no choice but to nod in agreent to Beichuan Si’s proposal.
Trusting him to handle the Earth Spirit and not to use one of the Ihui sisters as a sacrifice for the ti being.
"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Nailuo."
Beichuan Si expressed his gratitude, albeit not much.
"..." Miss Nailuo just stared at the Death Aura Hamr that Beichuan Si was holding, unwilling to say a word.
She stepped back a few ters, and it was a while before she adjusted her attitude and pointed towards a large gate beside her.
"Entering the first long corridor is the ’Hand’s Passage’, I hope Beichuan Mage doesn’t boast excessively, leading us to total annihilation."
Beichuan Si was unconcerned about Miss Nailuo’s cold and harsh words.
If he didn’t need her to lead the way, Beichuan Si would have swung his hamr without a second word, if not finishing her off with a few more blows—where would she get the chance to say these things?
"...Thank you, Beichuan Mage." Ihui Ju Xu said, holding her sister’s hand and thanking Beichuan Si.
Beichuan Si just waved his hand.
He would adhere to the agreed matters, nothing more.
Seeing that Beichuan Si ignored her, Miss Nailuo also huffed coldly and simply pushed open a side gate of the Izumi Shrine.
According to a typical shrine architecture, one would first see a long approach and a torii gate.
But the side gate of Izumi Shrine was entirely different.
A deep, pitch-dark corridor stretched before their eyes.
This was the ’Hand’s Passage’.
Beichuan Si took a flashlight from his backpack, the cylindrical light sweeping inside.
Hands...
Hands...
Hands...
They were all hands!
Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Ju Xu widened their eyes in shock: "This is..."
The sides of the corridor were hung with completely dried up human limbs.
Just like ordinary dried at, the arms were a deep wax-yellow after drying, with the parched knuckles showing the shape of the bones, completely shriveled.
This dense number continued along the direction of the corridor, extending straight until disappearing completely into the darkness.
The walls on both sides were stained with horrific bloodstains, and the ground also bore blood that could not be cleaned no matter how one tried.
The scene, akin to a slaughterhouse, easily brought about physical discomfort.
In this situation, Miss Nailuo explained tily:
"From ancient tis, ordinary islanders who wanted to pass the Heavenly Person Trial and beco Heavenly People have always existed. At that ti, passing the Heavenly Person Trial could elevate one’s family status, and also secure food during food-scarce tis...as long as one passes the Heavenly Person’s test and sacrifices oneself, one’s family could attain a lofty status..."
She shook her head, "However, regrettably, the Heavenly Person Trial is not so easy to pass. Most people fail, and only a few beco Heavenly People, enjoying privileged treatnt."
Cruel, barbaric, terrifying, bloody.
These things, which seem ethically devastating in modern eyes, seed to be completely acceptable in ancient tis.
Exchanging a life for the survival of one’s whole family and the possibility of becoming a Heavenly Being—strictly speaking, the deal wasn’t a loss at all.
Beichuan Si took another look at Miss Nailuo, unwilling to waste his ti on such matters.
Compared to this, he cared more about the instrunt placed in front of him.
Rather than calling it an instrunt, it was more akin to torture device.
The knife, covered in dark blood and bits of flesh, emitted a ghastly radiance.
Beneath the knife was a polished wooden support platform.
In the middle of the wooden support platform was a round slot, presumably for placing an arm.
"Here, one must offer an arm to move forward. If you don’t offer an arm, you’ll inevitably suffer the attack of the ’Human Pillar Earth Spirit’ slumbering under the Shrine... you should have felt it, Beichuan."
Miss Nailuo said from beside him.
She seed still focused on urging Beichuan Si to give up either Ihui Guangjiu or Ihui Juxu.
But Beichuan Si, paying her no heed, walked into the tunnel of arms.
Seeing Beichuan Si like this, Miss Nailuo sighed, stiffening as she followed him into the arm tunnel.
Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Juxu also followed the two closely.
Surrounding was utterly quiet, nothing could be heard.
The deathly still environnt overwhelmingly chilled one’s limbs.
Beichuan Si continued to move forward.
Blood-stained sleepers, the dilapidated wooden floors... On both sides of the road, braziers were placed, but they were no longer in use.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
The group moved forward silently, with nerves stretched to their limits.
"As long as we can get through the final Skull Gap, we will also be considered as those who passed the test, and the Earth Spirit will not attack us," said Miss Nailuo.
Then—
Her entire spiritual body tensed!
"Sothing’s coming!"
A sharp noise emanated from the darkness.
It was as if the ground itself were trembling.
Under the fearful gaze of Miss Nailuo and the Ihui sisters, a three-ter-tall Spiritual Body surged through the tunnel behind them.
The terrifying montum of its charge forced them to continually retreat.
But the corridor was so narrow, and there was still a long distance from leaving the tunnel of arms, it was impossible to run away!
All it would take was for the adversary to co crashing into them, and the bodies of Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Juxu would be smashed to pieces!
"Beichuan!" Miss Nailuo shouted.
As she shouted, Beichuan Si, holding the Death Aura Hamr, already stepped out from behind her.
He set his feet firmly, positioned in a horse stance, and then with a sharp twist from his waist—
The force quickly shifted from his waist to his arm, and then the force transitioned through Beichuan Si’s palm onto the handle of the hamr.
Whoosh—!!!!
The piercing sound of wind followed Beichuan Si’s hamr swing.
Boom!!!!!
Miss Nailuo’s eyes widened.
Ihui Juxu and Ihui Guangjiu trembled intensely.
Under their gaze—
Chunks of flesh and dark fluid flew in all directions.
Like a truck running over a waterlon!
The Earth Spirit exploded into pieces.
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