"Human, now that Earth is in such a perilous situation, you still want to harm your own people and reduce the strength of the human force, just to follow your ridiculous heart?" A gentle female voice rang out.
Incredibly, the source of the voice was none other than Bigenfahri, who was already lying on the ground, brain dead.
"A talented but immoral person—I remember seeing this term in the historical records of the Dragon Kingdom, and it's quite fitting to describe someone like you."
The dead Biegun Fahri had stood up, but his eyes were still white, like a puppet.
"Hahaha, what a disgusting smell! The stench of strife and discord is truly nauseating. This lady, the goddess?" Li Xuanzu's nose twitched, already confirming the other party's identity.
Eris, the goddess who governs strife and discord.
“I’m rather curious how you know my identity and abilities so precisely, but that also proves that you possess the ability to fight against the gods.” Eris’s tone genuinely revealed a hint of approval.
"However, you humans always like to put yourselves in opposition to an invincible being, regardless of victory or defeat, at least for you it is an honor."
Eris was right. Throughout history, countless people have used phrases like "to be on par with the gods" to ignite their fighting spirit as "human beings."
"Although I hate it when you keep referring to 'you humans,' you're not wrong," Li Xuanzu shrugged, expressing his helplessness.
"But what makes you think you're an invincible force to me?"
Li Xuanzu suddenly raised his eyes, and the blood red in his eyes turned into golden light, filling the huge conference hall with dazzling golden light.
"Although this move will put a little strain on your divine sense, for the sake of safety and out of respect for you as a 'divine being,' please accept this move, 'Binding the Spirit.'"
Li Xuanzu smiled brightly, but the same emotion did not appear on Eris's face.
No, it should be said that it was on the face of the dead Biegun Fahri.
“It’s just a human trick…” Eris controlled Bigenfahri, whose entire body shone with the same dazzling golden light.
However, He realized something was wrong when He felt himself getting further and further away from Bigenfahri's body.
"Wait, what kind of technique is this? Why!" Chains woven from light, almost solid, pierced into Bigenfahri's body, pulling out the phantom of a woman.
Then Eris's true form was revealed.
A woman of exceptional beauty, who was in charge of disputes and discord, had no conflicting features on her face, as if sculpted by a master craftsman. She was dignified and majestic, yet beautiful.
Even though His face was distorted by anger at this moment, He could still make most men in the world feel pity.
"After all, I'm getting old, and my spiritual sense isn't working as well anymore." Li Xuanzu gently rubbed the area where his head and the back of his neck met, trying to relieve the fatigue in his spiritual sense.
This time, Li Xuanzu really went all out.
"拘神" can be interpreted in any way.
The "spirit" in "restraining the spirit" actually refers to the divine consciousness, meaning to forcibly restrain a divine consciousness weaker than oneself through brute force and then pull it out.
It's not wrong to compare "god" to "deity," since they are both energy entities.
The ability to control the spirit is not comparable to the ability to see into one's mind. Although both are supernatural powers, they are not even in the same league.
If we had to rank them, the one who controls the spirit would be miles ahead of the one who understands the mind.
The former is a supernatural power that only cultivators in the Mahayana stage can cultivate, while the latter only has the final step; true geniuses with the Mind's Eye need to use their divine sense.
How can the supernatural powers that can be cultivated to the peak at the Nascent Soul stage be compared with those that require the Mahayana stage to even begin?
Li Xuanzu had mastered both techniques to perfection, so he naturally prioritized using his killing move.
As for the supernatural powers of the Tribulation Transcending stage, there are not many, and it is best not to use them unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise the divine sense will be severely damaged.
His body wasn't strong enough to compare with the physical body of a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage; the speed at which his injured divine sense recovered depended on the strength of his physical body.
This is why the spiritual consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator recovers slower than that of a Body Integration cultivator.
Body cultivators cannot cultivate divine sense; at least Li Xuanzu had never seen one.
Although Li Xuanzu doesn't need to use his divine sense and supernatural powers at the Tribulation Transcending stage now, he doesn't need to worry too much about dealing with a few gods.
If these so-called "gods" were truly omnipotent, would they need to bewitch people into becoming their followers?
If it were Li Xuanzu, he would have attacked directly. Why would he need to resort to these petty tricks?
Therefore, while Eris may not understand, Li Xuanzu is indeed far stronger than Him.
So what if the gods absorbed the faith of the entire nation?
At most, it's only a fifth-tier or sixth-tier monster. Even if it's not weak, it's just awakened, so it can't be that strong.
"Alright, you so-called gods are quite interesting. They're not exactly like spiritual cultivators, but they're not pure enough either. They grasp the rules, but they're incredibly weak. They absorb the power of wishes, but they don't cultivate merit. How strange."
Li Xuanzu looked at Eris, whose collarbone and coccyx were pierced by chains, and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Heh, comparing us gods to insignificant humans, you're really something." Eris could probably feel the pain, as she spoke with panting breaths and a seductive voice.
"Damn, you really think I'm praising you?" Li Xuanzu teased.
"Your method of cultivation, to put it nicely, is interesting and you learn a lot; to put it bluntly, you're just a bastard, learning a bunch of things but not mastering any of them. Do you think that's a good thing?"
"You call yourself a nobody? You can stand in front of me and talk to me, isn't that all thanks to those nobody humans you speak of?"
"Don't forget, your existence is just something they fabricated to satisfy a sliver of fantasy about their own ordinary lives."
"To put it bluntly, a few fabricated things have gained the ability to think for themselves and even put on an act. Well, I'd like to see if you'll have to beg them to continue worshipping you after I kill all your followers."
Li Xuanzu was angered by Eris's words.
"You! You glib-tongued scoundrel, if you kill them, aren't you afraid they'll retaliate against the Dragon Kingdom?" Eris panicked and struggled incessantly, but was firmly nailed down by the chains piercing her body, leaving her suspended in mid-air.
Chains are tangible but intangible, and so is Eris. Therefore, even though He kept trying to escape Li Xuanzu's control, He could not succeed.
Li Xuanzu's method of restraining spirits was not so simple.
Even though Eris was extremely cautious, when she came to see Li Xuanzu, she only used a small portion of her divine power to control Bigenfahri's corpse.
However, Li Xuanzu's spirit-binding technique can directly bind the source based on these strands of energy, even if they are thousands of miles apart.
Otherwise, how could it possibly burden Li Xuanzu's divine consciousness during his tribulation stage?
Although it may seem like a small amount, it's equivalent to lowering the ocean level by a visible height.
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