Chapter 2 Two-Faced Beast God
He continued, "I was originally created by Linglong, the holy maiden of the Witch Clan, who used witchcraft and secret techniques to absorb and refine the malevolent energy of the southern border. I am neither human nor demon, neither immortal nor devil, so I have no human flesh and blood at all; Linglong simply created a shell for me."
"Then why would you say you are only half of the Beast God?" Qin Wuyan was still puzzled.
"Because when Linglong created me, I was a whole, formed from a mass of the essence and malevolent energy of heaven and earth. As for why I became two parts, that goes back to the first day I left this place."
"So this was your former residence." Qin Wuyan said, carefully looking around. It was a dilapidated little courtyard that had been uninhabited for a long time. However, the towering camphor tree in the courtyard shaded and surrounded the entire courtyard, and its emerald green leaves exuded an inexhaustible vitality. No wonder this little courtyard had gone unnoticed.
The Beast God smiled faintly, a hint of tenderness appearing on his face: "Yes! When Linglong created me, she didn't know what would happen, and she was very afraid, so she used witchcraft to imprison me here. For those hundreds of years, she was the only one in my life. However, even Linglong didn't expect that I, formed from the malevolent energy of heaven and earth, would naturally absorb all malevolent energy after gaining consciousness. My power gradually increased, and Linglong began to fear me..."
He paused for a moment, seemingly reluctant to bring up the past, his expression filled with sorrow.
“But at that time, I knew nothing about the source of my power. Linglong’s gaze toward me grew more and more serious each day. She was afraid that I would cause even greater trouble, so she locked me up. I repeatedly told her that I would not harm anyone, that I just wanted to… just wanted to be with her.”
"I just want to be with her!" Qin Wuyan murmured to himself, repeating these words over and over.
Unrequited love! The person before me is no different from myself.
“I just want to be with her! I’ve told Linglong so many times…” A hint of pain suddenly appeared on his face, “but she’s never believed me!”
Qin Wuyan fell silent, remaining silent for a long time. The man in black also fell silent, seemingly lost in memories.
"Finally, one day, I broke through Linglong's restrictions and left. I arrived at the town of Qilidong, and everyone who saw me screamed in panic, treating me like a terrifying monster. Some even threw stones, vegetable leaves, knives, and axes at me as they ran, trying to scare me away. I didn't know why they were treating me like this. I desperately explained that I wouldn't hurt anyone, but they didn't believe me. I didn't know how scary I looked. I was just angry, but I didn't want to fight them. But suddenly, a young man who knew witchcraft used witchcraft on me, and I had to resist."
"And then? You killed him, didn't you?" Qin Wuyan asked in a questioning tone, but he knew very well that the Beast God would definitely kill that person.
The Beast God nodded, his eyes filled with even greater pain. "I didn't want to kill him, but his magic was far too weak compared to my power. I only managed to slightly parry his attack, yet I killed him instantly. The moment I saw the blood, a surge of bloodlust welled up within me. I couldn't control myself, and one person after another died at my feet. With each kill, my pain doubled, yet the sight of blood brought me endless pleasure. Later, I lost count of how many people I killed. I had lost my mind, until... until Linglong appeared in my sight..."
“Linglong attacked me personally, and I didn’t fight back at all. I told her again and again that I would never come out again, that I just wanted to stay by her side. But Linglong didn’t listen. She just kept casting spells on me. She brought me back here and tried every possible way to destroy me. She used all kinds of magic on me like a madwoman, but my power was still growing. Although I am immortal, I can still feel pain. I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I had to run away. I fled to the Demon-Suppressing Cave, but not long after, Linglong found me.”
The wind whistled through the camphor tree, the leaves rustling as if in response to the man in black's words.
"When I saw Linglong, I was actually overjoyed because I had wanted to go back for a long time. I just wanted to be with Linglong, but Linglong didn't think so. She only wanted to kill me. She devoted herself to research for a long time and finally created the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array with the Profound Fire Mirror. The fire dragons she summoned surrounded and devoured me. I was burned to the point of being riddled with holes and my body was completely destroyed."
"I desperately told Linglong that I only wanted to be with her, and that I wouldn't hurt anyone as long as I could stay by her side. But she just smiled bitterly and said that even if she was willing to be with me, she would die sooner or later, and once she died, I would surely wreak havoc on the world..."
"I was utterly shocked at the time, because I never imagined Linglong would die. In the end, Linglong used every means to burn my entire body, but she could not extinguish the essence of my malevolent energy that I had transformed into. So she simply set up the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array throughout the entire ancient cave, so that if my malevolent energy increased even a little, the raging fire would burn it. I was in unbearable pain, and could only ask her again and again: Why? Why can't I be with her?"
"Linglong's eyes were filled with tears. She sighed deeply and said, 'Because you are not human, you are not even a living being. As long as you exist in this world, you will cause immeasurable disaster. But it is all my fault. I shouldn't have created you in pursuit of immortality. I have let down all living beings, and I have let you down...' This was the first time I heard Linglong blame herself. I was stunned and didn't know what to say. After a long time, I asked her, 'Isn't there any way for me to be human? Isn't there any way for me not to become an ordinary person who harms living beings? Because I just want to be an ordinary person and stay by Linglong's side.'"
"Whoosh...whoosh..." A sudden storm raged in the sky, the shadows of the trees swayed, and birds and beasts in the forest cried out in alarm.
Amidst the falling leaves, he slowly lowered his head.
"What happened next?" Qin Wuyan asked.
"Later..." He gazed sadly at the camphor tree outside the window and continued, "Linglong was stunned for a long time after hearing what I said. I thought I was going to be trapped in the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation forever, but Linglong suddenly pulled out a dagger. She chanted a secret incantation I had never heard before, and then I watched as she cut herself open with the knife, even severing her other arm. I was terrified and didn't know what she was going to do. Slowly, Linglong used her own flesh and bones to build a human skeleton on the ground. She placed me on the skeleton and continued chanting the incantation. I gradually lost consciousness... but I still heard her last words to me. She said that she was sorry to me, and that she was willing to use her own body to truly become a human being."
"I see." Qin Wuyan, who had been listening quietly, said softly. Hearing this, he roughly understood the origin of the Beast God. However, what he didn't understand was why there were two completely different Beast Gods.
The man in black raised his head and looked up at the four corners of the sky in the courtyard. There was a trace of pain on his face. It was the past that he dared not face, and the past that he did not want to face.
"But I still don't understand why you said you are only half of the Beast God?" Qin Wuyan continued to ask. He could guess most of the other things, but this was something he just couldn't understand.
"To be a human being, besides flesh and blood, do you know what's most important?" the man in black asked with a sigh.
"Flesh and blood can form a human body, and you already have divine consciousness, so what are you missing?" Qin Wuyan asked as he pondered.
The man in black was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "We still lack people's hearts!"
"Human nature!" Qin Wuyan, who had been listening calmly, exclaimed in shock...
"After Linglong died, her body turned into a stone statue. But in order to make me human, she cut her wrists and shaved off her flesh, causing her life essence to flow everywhere. Seven of her warriors broke into the Demon-Suppressing Cave. They wanted to kill me to avenge their witch goddess. Although Linglong used witchcraft to merge me into a body before she died, those bloodthirsty desires still existed, and I still killed those warriors. So, in order to stop my bloodlust, I merged the hearts of those dead warriors into my body, and then used witchcraft to forcibly tear my original body in two. One half was expelled from the body. The part that left the body was full of my bloodlust, my obsession, my resentment towards Linglong and humanity. Then that part of the malevolent energy absorbed Linglong's life essence and tried to escape, but in the end, due to insufficient life essence, it was still imprisoned and sealed by the other half with magic. But the other half was also greatly injured. In addition, the body was not fully formed to begin with, and in the end, it turned into a stone that was no longer human, guarding Linglong's side."
"So, you are the half of the beast god who possesses a human heart, while the resurrected Ghost King is actually the other half of the beast god, who is filled with bloodlust and resentment, and has neither a human heart nor a physical body!"
Qin Wuyan finally understood the true origin of the person in front of him.
But why is Biyao in his hands? ... Qin Wuyan lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked urgently, "Could it be that the spiritual energy that Gui Li originally intended to use to revive Biyao was absorbed by you, so Biyao didn't wake up, and you were unintentionally revived by Gui Li?"
"You're very clever! That's right, I awoke by sheer chance, and my body took shape under the influence of spiritual energy." The man in black smiled slightly with a hint of joy, then turned to Qin Wuyan and continued, "But you're all too naive. Do you really think you can revive someone whose soul is imprisoned in the Netherworld just by relying on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"
The Netherworld Spirits, Gods and Demons of the Heavens
I offer my blood and body as a sacrifice.
Three lifetimes and seven reincarnations, forever condemned to Yama!
For love's sake, I would die without regret!
Qin Wuyan recalled the scene of Biyao blocking the sword; her voice was clear and resonant as she chanted the Love Spell, without the slightest hesitation or regret. A pang of heartache shot through him.
"But the Hehuan Bell still captured a part of her soul that day! Can't we use the method of summoning souls to bring her back?" Qin Wuyan pressed.
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