On the other side of the abyss at the entrance to the demon tribe's territory, a shard of the prism-shaped World Heart slowly rotated in the void.
Within the Pure Land space, demon creature dough was piled up like small mountains. Each piece was like white dough, numbering hundreds, and contained dense vitality.
These demon creature dough balls were not obtained by purifying pure-blooded demon creatures after killing them. Instead, they were purified after the death of humans who had been transformed into demon creatures by the Scarlet Moon.
It could be said that their predecessors were all transformed from human bodies.
"No wonder it can accommodate souls and change into human shapes."
After the clone dissipated, Yu Zhibo digested the information brought by the clone, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes.
He casually picked up a piece of demon creature dough. Its texture was soft, not much different from ordinary dough. However, a strange pulsation emanated from the dough, as if nurturing new life.
"If I were to be reborn using this piece, would there be a hidden danger of becoming a demon creature?"
Yu Zhibo pondered this inwardly, simultaneously activating his Mangekyo Sharingan to inspect it carefully. The result, however, did not detect anything too strange, including demonic thoughts.
"Is there truly no abnormality, or can my eyes not see it?" Yu Zhibo hesitated, not immediately using the dough to revive his parents.
"Forget it, I'll go back and ask Uncle Wang!"
After a moment of contemplation, Yu Zhibo glanced at the six people, including Ju Yuanlu, and found no abnormalities. He then directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Earth.
Above Kyoto, above the clouds.
Wang Shouyi was still seated cross-legged on the clouds, guarding the surrounding void.
Upon seeing Yu Zhibo appear, a smile spread across his face: "Has it been resolved?"
Yu Zhibo nodded, then said, "The demon tribe's territory has been wiped out, but contrary to intelligence, that tribe had two A-class existences, one at the eighteenth stage and another at the twenty-ninth stage... It's too troublesome to explain, Uncle Wang, just look at my eyes."
As he spoke, tomoe appeared in his pupils, slowly rotating and transforming into the shape of three-tomoe, forming a faint spiritual vortex.
Wang Shouyi did not doubt him and directly sent a wisp of his spirit into the spiritual vortex. Soon, he saw all the scenes Yu Zhibo experienced in the demon tribe's territory.
When his spirit withdrew from Yu Zhibo's eyes, his expression immediately turned solemn.
"This tribe seems to have quite a connection with that level 99 demoness from the Lighthouse country. Those who went to explore the demon tribe's territory and returned safely might have been planted with demonic thoughts."
Yu Zhibo nodded: "I think so too."
Wang Shouyi said no more. He immediately extended his spiritual sense to cover all directions, located the positions of those people, and activated his double pupils. Soon, his large hand reached out and entered the void tunnel opened by his double pupils. In a short while, he had captured all the personnel who had explored the demon tribe's territory.
Among them was the esper who had recently gained new life using the demon creature dough.
The team that went to explore the demon tribe last time consisted of five people: one lightning-element esper, and the other four were espers of the wind, fire, water, and strength sequences. They were all at the B-class mid-stage to B-class peak level, a standard combat team.
"Director, what are your orders?"
The five espers were startled by their sudden capture. Upon seeing Wang Shouyi, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Among them, a lean, elegantly featured lightning-element esper spoke, being the strongest of the five.
"Release your mental defenses. I suspect you have all been planted with demonic thoughts," Wang Shouyi said.
Upon hearing this, all five were shocked.
However, they were all extraordinary individuals who had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They knew that Wang Shouyi was extremely busy and would not play games with them. Thus, they obediently relaxed their mental defenses, allowing Wang Shouyi's spirit to invade their sea of consciousness.
Wang Shouyi's spiritual power was like a vast ocean. He separated a trace of his spiritual power, transforming it into a small golden hand, which entered the lightning-element esper's brow. Soon, he discovered an abnormality.
"Indeed, they have been planted with demonic thoughts. Fortunately, it was discovered early. Otherwise, as the demonic thoughts deepen, they will become increasingly difficult to detect and remove. In the end, any demon creature who has cultivated the Great Demon Seeding Technique can control you at will."
Wang Shouyi frowned. The content of his words startled the espers.
"However, it's alright. It hasn't reached a particularly serious stage yet, and it can be removed."
As Wang Shouyi spoke, with a thought, the small hand that entered the lightning-element esper's brow suddenly clenched, and then pulled out a wisp of black mist.
This black mist was identical to what Yu Zhibo had discovered in Lin Xiuquan's brow before, but it was more subtle and powerful, hidden very deeply, making it difficult to detect.
After being pulled out, the black mist struggled, transforming into a black snake, attempting to bite the golden hand formed by Wang Shouyi's spiritual power. However, the golden hand was as if cast from steel, and the black snake could not bite through it.
The next moment, the golden hand formed by the spirit suddenly clenched, completely annihilating and dispersing the black snake formed by the black mist.
"After returning from exploring the demon tribe's territory, I always felt like I was trapped by some shackles, with an unspeakable heaviness. I didn't expect to be planted with demonic thoughts. Thank you, Director Wang!"
The lightning-element youth opened his eyes, looking at Wang Shouyi with gratitude and reverence.
The faces of the others also showed expressions of lingering fear, and then they looked at Wang Shouyi expectantly.
Wang Shouyi said nothing more. After asking the lightning-element youth to stand aside, he quickly extracted the demonic thoughts from the sea of consciousness of the remaining three extraordinary individuals.
When it came to the last one, the water-element extraordinary individual who had been reborn using the demon creature dough, he probed his sea of consciousness, and soon his face showed a surprised expression.
"Director, could it be that I..." The water-element extraordinary individual being examined changed his expression, and his heart immediately became uneasy.
That expression was exactly like a patient seeing a doctor with a grave expression.
"It's a bit troublesome, but not unsolvable," Wang Shouyi said, waving his hand, then turned his gaze to Yu Zhibo.
"His sea of consciousness has no demonic thoughts, but his body is formed from purified demon bodies, containing the most primitive demon origin that cannot be eliminated. If this continues, he will eventually transform back into a demon. To eliminate it, only pure immortal lightning can purify it..."
Wang Shouyi looked deeply at Yu Zhibo: "Although I don't know how you did it, I observed your memory scenes through your Sharingan and found that the immortal energy mixed in your lightning techniques seems to be pure immortal energy, which is different from immortal qi."
Yu Zhibo nodded.
The conventional immortal qi and immortal energy were suspected to have been contaminated by something, which could cause these immortal energies to directly fuse and transform into the Heavenly Immortal body, similar to how demonic qi transforms into the Heavenly Demon body. His sequence core, however, could refine immortal energy, returning contaminated immortal energy to purity.
Could it be that Wang Shouyi had also discovered the abnormality of immortal qi?
That's right. Wang Shouyi's cultivation was profound, and he had personally given him the Heavenly Immortal body that fused with immortal qi. He must have known these hidden dangers.
Then, knowing that using immortal qi to build the divine-tier bridge had hidden dangers, why didn't he stop the espers from advancing to A-class using immortal qi?
Yu Zhibo was somewhat confused.
As if sensing Yu Zhibo's confusion, Wang Shouyi said lightly, "For most espers, immortal qi is the only bridge to the divine tier. If they don't advance using immortal qi, they can't produce so many A-class powerhouses to protect Xia Country. After all, not everyone is like you and Wu Boyue. That's why we didn't publicize it."
After a pause, Wang Shouyi continued, "Moreover, this hidden danger is not insurmountable. It's just that after crossing the 50th divine tier, one will suffer from inner demons, and upon entering S-class, one needs to undergo lightning tribulations for purification."
Yu Zhibo's face immediately showed understanding, and he asked curiously, "In that case, does it mean that if I enter S-class, I will be exempted due to the purity of my immortal energy?"
Wang Shouyi nodded with a smile, looking at Yu Zhibo with a hint of admiration: "Pure immortal qi, combined with lightning-element abilities, fuses into immortal lightning. This immortal lightning is not only powerful but also has stronger purification capabilities. Purifying the demonic qi in this primitive demon origin is more than enough."
Primitive demon origin refers to the demon creature dough that has been purified by lightning-element abilities.
"Does the immortal energy in your body also have impurities of immortal qi, Uncle Wang? Can I help you purify it, so you can avoid the suffering of lightning tribulations in the future?" Yu Zhibo asked expectantly.
Seeing the genuine concern in Yu Zhibo's eyes, Wang Shouyi's gaze softened. He smiled and shook his head:
"The gap between our levels is like that between clouds and mud. Let alone me, even other ordinary A-class espers, if you want to purify their immortal energy, you need to reach the 50th divine tier and comprehend the laws of the lightning element. You are still far from it."
He revealed a confident expression at the end: "Besides, lightning tribulations are tribulations, but are they not also opportunities? When yin and yang are reversed, and the Eternal Night World merges with the present world, the present world's carrying capacity will become stronger. At that time, your Uncle Wang will break through all obstacles and ascend to the pinnacle!"
"Uncle Wang is awesome!" Yu Zhibo exclaimed.
"Hahaha!" Wang Shouyi laughed heartily, and for a moment, the atmosphere between father-in-law and son-in-law was extremely harmonious.
The water-element esper, reborn by the dough, looked embarrassed: You guys are just chatting, are you going to treat me or not!
Fortunately, Wang Shouyi was a reliable adult. After laughing, he quickly had Yu Zhibo perform the purification on the water-element esper who was reborn by the demon creature dough.
"I just need to strike him with immortal lightning, right?" Yu Zhibo looked at the unnamed water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough, his face showing an eager expression.
"Are you going to strike him to death?" Wang Shouyi glanced at him and said, "Take it slow. I'll use my spiritual power to protect his sea of consciousness, and you guide the immortal lightning to contact him until the purification of his entire body is complete."
Yu Zhibo nodded, indicating he understood.
Soon, his hand was covered in golden lightning, emitting a terrifying pressure, which made the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough] tremble with fear.
With such terrifying lightning energy, if it came into contact with him, his body would probably turn to ashes in an instant.
"Lower it a bit!" Wang Shouyi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Yu Zhibo followed the advice, reducing the density of immortal energy and lightning escape spiritual energy. Soon, the pressure weakened, reaching the level of C-class. However, it still flashed with golden light. Although not as dense, it was still majestic.
Wang Shouyi nodded, indicating that the intensity was sufficient, and then separated his spiritual power to protect the sea of consciousness of the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough].
As if using the Palm Immortal Technique, Yu Zhibo's hand, covered in golden lightning, reached out and slowly pressed onto the chest of the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough].
"Ah... refreshing~"
The [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough] instinctively showed a pained expression at first, but soon felt a surge of refreshingness spread throughout his body. The feeling of his body being purified step by step was truly intoxicating.
As the immortal lightning diffused within him, strands of black mist began to appear on his body, eventually dissipating in the air...
"Increase the intensity!" Wang Shouyi said, "Reach the density of B-class initial stage!"
"Okay!"
Yu Zhibo operated as instructed, and soon the black mist emanating from the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough] became more concentrated. After a full five minutes, the black mist finally thinned out completely, until finally, not a trace of black mist overflowed.
"Success!" The [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough] showed a look of joy on his face.
Yu Zhibo was also somewhat pleased, as this meant that the demonic qi in the primitive demon origin could be eliminated, and his parents could be resurrected soon.
Wang Shouyi smiled, casually sent the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough] back to his original location, and then probed Yu Zhibo's Pure Land space with his spiritual power. Upon discovering his daughter eating snacks in the small wooden house, he was somewhat speechless. He then saw a light barrier containing a mountain-like pile of primitive demon origin masses.
He said with a smile, "You can purify the remaining primitive demon origin using the same method as just now. If you have no other use for it, you can hand it over to the country, and the country will reward you..."
As he reached the end, he seemed to recall something, and his face showed a look of speechlessness: "You don't lack merit points now, and you have the Medal of Honor. It seems there's nothing else to reward you with. You can do as you see fit!"
He felt that Yu Zhibo was too strange. Other people earned merit points through combat, while Yu Zhibo, on the other hand, used his various bizarre abilities and opportunities to inexplicably gain a lot of merit points, simply being a favored child of heaven.
"I'll go back and study it first. If it's not of great use, I'll use it to resurrect deceased espers!" Yu Zhibo scratched his head.
Wang Shouyi nodded.
Afterward, Yu Zhibo asked some more details about the primitive demon origin. After confirming that his parents' souls could be integrated, he formally bid farewell.
Wang Shouyi pondered for a moment. Sensing that his daughter in the Pure Land space was eating desserts and showed no intention of seeing her father, he felt somewhat speechless and a little sulky. He decided not to see his daughter and directly saw Yu Zhibo out.
Yu Zhibo nodded slightly in acknowledgment, his figure flickered, and he disappeared from the spot. He chose a place to set down Ju Yuanlu and the others, then directly returned to his Room 202, and soon entered the Pure Land space.
He was eager to resurrect his parents.
In the Pure Land space, Yu Zhibo picked up a piece of primitive demon origin. Its texture was soft, and its density was not too high. It was hard to imagine that such a thing, after injecting a soul, could transform into the soul's appearance and grant new life.
Then, like purifying the [water-element esper reborn by the demon creature dough], his sequence core rotated, fusing pure immortal energy with spiritual energy to form immortal lightning, purifying the primitive demon origin.
As the purification continued, Yu Zhibo could feel that while the demonic qi in the primitive demon origin was being purified, a trace of immortal energy was also being integrated into it, making the primitive demon origin more vibrant and full of life.
Ten minutes later, the first piece of primitive demon origin was purified. At this very moment, the system prompt quietly appeared in Yu Zhibo's mind.
[Detected that the host has obtained the Immortal-Demon Origin. The Anime Soul Extraction function has been activated. The Soul Mall is now open. You can spend a certain amount of emotional points and energy points to purchase the souls of characters from the 'Naruto' anime.
(Note: Only souls from the Naruto anime can be extracted. Souls from other film or anime are invalid!)]
After digesting the information, Yu Zhibo was utterly shocked.
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