Chapter 80: According to the legend in the Rakshasa world, he and she are becoming more and more "the same age".
During this night, the other groups also completed their tasks.
When the group left Isaac Villa, the bright and warm morning light was shining. Si Ling thought of the Western legend he had read. It was said that the dead souls would see such a bright beam of light when they ascended to heaven. It was the divine ladder leading the dead souls into heaven.
If there are victims of this gang who are trapped in hell because of their lingering resentment, such beams of light should be falling from some corner of hell right now.
After sending Alice back to the Ghost Academy, the werewolves kindly returned to the Fog City just to report back to Si Ling on the follow-up matters.
Fenric said, "When Principal Lucifer heard about Alice's rampage, his face turned green. But when he heard you firmly say it could be reversed, he immediately accepted your statement and drove the demons back. He told Satan to come to him if he was dissatisfied, but no one could take his student away."
Si Ling breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, how's Alice?"
"She wasn't awake when we left," Ulric said. "Are you sure she won't go berserk again when she wakes up... What exactly does going berserk mean?"
As a werewolf, he had no knowledge of the "berserk" state that was unique to evil spirits.
Si Ling patiently explained, "Simply put, her uncontrolled resentment has driven her insane, similar to a human's mental disorder... except that when a human goes mad, they don't necessarily become aggressive, but when a ghost enters this state, they'll just start killing people. This often happens when a ghost encounters the culprit who killed them. Some ghosts go mad instantly, while others simply experience a surge of resentment and a surge of magical power, but they appear normal and don't even realize they're losing control."
Ulric suddenly understood. "Oh, I see! No wonder she was able to quickly create the illusion of a factory in Barnaby's yard. I thought it was hatred that unleashed her potential!"
"Yes." Si Ling nodded.
It was from that moment that she realized that Alice was not in a good condition, so she immediately found an excuse to leave the mission site and set up a larger barrier outside to trap Alice inside.
"That's unscientific," Fenric complained. "People become insane because their tolerance for sexual desire is limited. You ghosts..." He looked at Si Ling. "You all have no sexual desire. Besides, isn't the reason evil spirits become evil spirits because they are filled with resentment? And then too much resentment leads to insanity? Does that make sense?"
Fenric felt that this looked very much like a system bug.
Si Ling smiled and said, "This involves a very ancient legend. According to legend, the Emperor of Heaven..." After she uttered these two words, she subconsciously glanced at Xuan Chi. Seeing that his expression was calm, she continued, "Legend has it that the Emperor of Heaven once exiled an old minister. However, although this old minister had a violent temper, his cultivation was not much worse than that of the Emperor of Heaven. So after being exiled, he established his own world, called the 'Rakshasa Realm', specifically to absorb people with violent temperaments like him as his subjects. These violent people were originally gods, but after entering the Rakshasa Realm, they no longer had to restrain their emotions. They were gradually distorted by these emotions and became a new species that was neither god, human, ghost, nor demon, called 'Rakshasa'."
"When they were immortals, they lived on the essence of the sun, moon, heaven and earth. After becoming 'Rakshasa', they turned to absorbing resentment. The resentment generated by the three realms nourishes them. But just like the three realms have 'rare ingredients', they also pursue more high-end and rare ingredients."
"Ah, you mean..." A guess emerged in Orrick's mind. This guess made him shudder and curious. He pushed aside Xuan Chi who was walking side by side with Si Ling, caught up to Si Ling and asked, "Are you saying that the violent ghosts will eventually be eaten by them?!"
"Hmm... to be more precise, they're probably more like dairy cows, or chickens that lay eggs," Si Ling said. "If they continue to go berserk, their resentment will always be at its highest point, providing a constant supply of food for the Rakshasas. But if you treat them the way the Hell Demons here do, beating them to pieces—then, yes, these souls, shattered at the peak of their resentment, will be eaten directly by the Rakshasas."
Orrick shuddered: "Fortunately you saved Alice..."
Si Ling remained noncommittal about his lament and continued, "That's why in the East we call this state 'Rakshasa Ghost Phase' - roughly meaning the ghostly state that Rakshasas long to experience. It's similar to the 'First Tribulation' of evil spirits, which Xuan Chi has experienced. The difference is that the First Tribulation usually ends with the first kill, so the resentment doesn't last as long as the 'Rakshasa Ghost Phase'."
Orrick was so engrossed in the story that he immediately said, "Then I guess 'Rakshasa Ghost Phase' is an upgraded version of 'First Tribulation'! It was all created by the Rakshasas. 'First Tribulation' didn't satisfy them, so they created 'Rakshasa Ghost Phase'!"
"Yes, there has always been this kind of conspiracy theory in the East." Si Ling sneered, "But this legend may not be true."
Orrick was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Si Ling speculated, "Because according to legend... the reason the 'Rakshasa Ghost Phase' and the 'First Tribulation' could be reversed was because the Heavenly Emperor discovered this and spread the method of curing the Rakshasa Ghost Phase to the Three Realms. Later, he sent troops to suppress the Rakshasa Realm and strictly ordered them not to do such things again. If this is true, the First Tribulation and the Rakshasa Ghost Phase should not occur again."
"That's easy to explain." Orric shrugged, his imagination running wild. "Perhaps the Heavenly Emperor lacks control? Or perhaps the Rakshasa Realm is so populous that there are bound to be some who refuse to obey. Isn't that true in all three realms? If the Rakshasas are all ill-tempered, I think this situation will only get worse. It's not surprising."
"That's true." Si Ling nodded, agreeing with his point of view again.
Orik has always been considered the dumbest of the three werewolf brothers. He is neither as calm as Fenric nor as careful as Ulric. Therefore, he was indescribably happy to receive Si Ling's recognition twice in a row. He was always running in the front in the second half of the return to school. From time to time, he would transform into a wolf so that he could run wildly on all fours, and occasionally howl to the sky, just like a happy big dog.
Xuan Chi also listened to the whole story attentively. He was not as excited as Orrick. He pondered for a long time and suddenly asked Si Ling: "When did you hear this story?"
"It was a long time ago." So long that Si Ling had to strain his memory to determine the approximate time. "At least 27,800 years ago. Back then, there was no Fengdu, and the underworld was in turmoil. This story was passed down among the ghosts, and then... maybe two or three thousand years later, no one mentioned it anymore. Xie Bian and the others probably haven't heard of this legend. They only know the term 'Rakshasa Ghost'."
As she spoke, she noticed that Xuan Chi's breath seemed to be stagnant. She felt uneasy for some reason and subconsciously held his arm: "What's wrong? Did you remember anything?"
"Twenty-seven or twenty-eight thousand years ago..." Xuan Chi looked back at her, "But I've never heard of this legend... It's related to the Emperor of Heaven, and even to his decrees, but I've never heard of it."
Si Ling's heart skipped a beat.
How long Xuan Chi was sealed is a mystery, and they can only analyze it based on clues.
Initially, they found that the version of the Classic of Mountains and Seas that was circulated in the underworld did not mention the Suhuang clan, so they speculated that he had been sealed for at least 10,000 years; later, when they saw that Professor Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom who had lived for 20,000 years, did not know about the Suhuang clan, they pushed the time back to 20,000 years.
Now, he said he had never heard of this legend from 27,000 to 28,000 years ago.
…He and she are becoming more and more of the same age.
Si Ling thought.
She took a long breath and comforted him softly, "It's just a legend... It might have been made up by Hell from the beginning. If you were still a celestial beast back then, you might not have heard of it."
Xuan Chi heard that she was coaxing him, and when he looked over, he saw eyes full of worry.
He felt a complicated feeling in his heart, a kind of inexplicable emotion stirring. He pursed his lips and smiled: "Don't comfort me, the length of time I was sealed is just a number, I don't feel anything."
"That's good." Si Ling lowered her eyes, not knowing what to say, but she knew clearly in her heart: this man was coaxing her.
How could I not feel it?
Even though that sealed state had caused his mind to become distracted, his concept of time to become illusory, and his pain to be stretched to near eternity, it didn't matter if it was a few thousand years longer, but he was so loyal to the Emperor of Heaven...
Being brutally suppressed by the monarch you are loyal to is very different from being suppressed for 10,000 years and 27,000 to 28,000 years.
Si Ling thought of the exiled old minister in the legend again, and felt sad for Xuan Chi. He couldn't help but think: If only he was that old minister.
Although they were also punished by the Emperor of Heaven, the old ministers who founded the Rakshasa world obviously lived a much more comfortable life.
But... never mind.
That old minister was exiled and established the Rakshasa Realm because of his "violent temperament", but Xuan Chi was too good-tempered and too loyal. It was hard to imagine how he would live if he had not been sealed but exiled in a conscious state.
The group returned to the Ghost Academy and rested as usual. Si Ling had nothing better to do, so he went to the cafeteria to grab some cake and fried chicken. Then he went back to his bedroom suite and lay on the sofa, reading the popular Little Black Book from the Porcelain Netherworld.
Time always passes quickly when playing badly. Si Ling felt that he had not done anything and it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
A message from Ah Zhui interrupted her slacking. Si Ling clicked on the message and saw Ah Zhui saying, "Alice is awake! Principal Lucifer said he'll hold a farewell party for her tonight, starting at 6:30 in the banquet hall."
Si Ling: "Farewell party?"
Ah Zhui said, "Yes, Barnaby has been dealt with, and Alice's resentment has dissipated. It's time for her to go to heaven. Theoretically, she can go to heaven immediately after waking up, but she is under the jurisdiction of the Ghost Academy, so heaven has made special arrangements. An angel just came to contact Principal Lucifer and confirmed the time of Alice's return."
"Is that so?" Si Ling replied a little sourly, "That's great."
Alice is going to heaven soon, and she is really a little envious.
Although "going to heaven" in the Western world and "becoming an immortal" in the Eastern world are not the same concept, she has been obsessed with it for too long, and her yearning for heaven has become somewhat irrational... In fact, to be honest, this wish may have been irrational from the beginning.
She couldn't explain why she wanted to become an immortal so much.
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The author has something to say: [Notes]
①Every word of all the contents about the Rakshasa Realm, Rakshasa, Rakshasa ghost form, and the first calamity are all made up by me.
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