Chapter 81: Chosen by Heaven (4 updates)

Li Baizhen is now certain.The third demon that exists besides the Heavenly Dog Bone Demon and the Eight-clawed Demon is Diao Deyi.

The bone powder that Diao Deyi is currently scattering from his hands is exactly the same as what was found at the scene that night.

Well, caught red-handed!

However...

Li Baizhen thought of the orders from above and let go of his hand.

"Ding Hui, you go first. I need to have a word with Diao Deyi."

"What about his blood..."

"We’ll talk about that later."

Ding Hui nodded and left.

Li Baizhen signaled with his eyes for Fang Yu to follow.

"Diao Deyi, humans have limits."

"This is a conclusion that humans have drawn after strenuously researching martial arts over the eons."

"It’s as if the heavens and earth have shackled the human body with heavy chains."

"Even as one continues to develop the human body on the path of martial arts, one is still confined by these ultimate limits!"

"Therefore, humans have limits!"

"But martial arts have no limit!"

"Only this human body, as if cursed, has a threshold limit."

"At the initial stages of martial arts, perhaps you cannot feel it."

"Yet, the further one goes on the path of martial arts, the more the martial artist will sense the feeling of being powerless."

"That feeling when you have tried your utmost, even pushing martial arts to its conceivable limit. Yet, your body, like a dragging anchor, restricts you tightly!"

"It’s as though some divine being has predetermined the human limit, sealing it within a specific scope that cannot be exceeded by the slightest margin."

"Flora and fauna, why are there only four major realms for humans?"

"Quite simply, because the Wood realm is the human limit!"

"But humans possess the wisdom of myriad spirits."

"Countless pioneers, in succession, to break through these human limits, have made countless efforts."

"Some have let their bodies be food for beasts, others have emulated beasts all their lives."

"Some have groveled over mountains and rivers turning to stubborn stones."

"Some have leapt into the void to recklessly pluck stars."

"In the quest to break through the limits of humanity and to escape the human shackles, our ancestors tried many, many paths."

"In the end, only two paths were validated as feasible."

Fang Yu was extremely interested upon hearing this.

Humans have limits; therefore, break through the limits!

It’s just a few simple sentences.

Yet Fang Yu could hear the deeper story, where numerous humans, one after the other, piled up bones to find these two correct answers.

"The first path is the way of the Spirit God!"

"There are spirits in the world, and there should be gods as well."

"Gods don’t show themselves, yet spirits pervade the world."

"But if one becomes a Spirit Servant, they lose control of themselves."

"Those who, in order to break through the limits of martial arts, believe in the Spirit God, we call them Believers."

"Believers are the lackeys of the spirits, often not in control of themselves."

"In this world, there are too few spirits that humans can harness and control. Most spirits are full of danger."

"However, if one becomes a Believer, they can break through the physical limits, that invisible shackle, and temporarily escape, pushing both martial arts and personal realm to higher levels!"

"Believers are dangerous."

"Being a Believer is likewise dangerous."

"Or to say, the existence of spirits is in itself a danger."

"So, most martial artists, only when they have reached their personal pinnacle and are unwilling to settle for mediocrity, would consider seeking this external power. Even if it means becoming something not human nor ghost, denying their humanity, killing their wives, and murdering their children."

Li Baizhen became somewhat agitated when he reached this point; there seemed to be some hidden emotions.

"The personal pinnacle is often not the Wood level."

"But it is the realms even further ahead where one has already begun to reach their limits."

"This is not the limit of human shackles, but the limit of individual potential."

"In theory, such people, having their martial arts potential cut off here, should just stay put honestly."

"But humans are filled with dissatisfaction."

"That greed will lead them to reach out towards the abyss."

"Even if they have not reached the limit of human shackles like the Wood Realm, they would choose to have faith in Spirit Gods or take another path, enabling themselves to continue growing stronger."

"Therefore, all martial artists in the world are actually potential hidden dangers!"

"Any martial artist who has reached their personal limit can fall into darkness at any time."

"The existence of the Foolish Underworld is like a line, a safeguard."

"It allows those whose personal martial arts path has reached its limit to comfortably stop and live peacefully."

"Because with the Foolish Underworld above, someone to help protect your family, you can easily give up on martial arts, and no longer fixate on the matter of limits."

"In this life, being a bit oblivious can actually lead to a better one."

Fang Yu was unfazed by the creed of the Foolish Underworld.

It was just unexpected to him that aside from slaying demons, the Foolish Underworld also had the meaning of a protective umbrella.

Spirit God Faith...

Fang Yu thought of that night.

His Spirit God Faith panel... it seemed to have been shut down by the system!

So this Demon Bloodline path that I am currently taking, is it that ’another path’ Li Baizhen mentioned?

Fang Yu pondered this and then asked.

"In that case, are Believers stronger than ordinary martial artists?"

"Not just stronger. Depending on the Spirit, the power of Believers can change drastically, like falling off a cliff."

"One moment they may be ordinary humans, the next they could surpass Flower or Grass level martial artists, becoming extremely troublesome entities."

"However, that is not their own strength, but the power of the Spirit."

"They also need to cultivate, to transform the Spirit’s power into their true strength."

"Relying completely on the Spirit’s power, they may be formidable for a while, but the erosion of their spirit will cause them to completely lose themselves. In the truest sense, they become vessels for the Spirit."

Fang Yu quickly took the opportunity to ask.

"What about the other path?"

After all, the way of the Spirit Gods had nothing to do with him.he martial artist’s constitution that matches the type of Demon Bloodline is also crucial."

"The pairing of the two, along with a certain amount of luck, can lead to the birth of... a Demon Martial Artist!"

"And a Demon Martial Artist, when detected by Artifacts, is both human and... demon!"

Saying this, Li Baizhen stared straight at Fang Yu.