Chapter 190: Chapter 95: When Heaven Collapses Like Falling Seas, Incense Rises from the Earth

Nameless fishing village.

On the wooden board...

As the stone fell, it merely startled the black fish to scatter briefly; they soon returned, continuing to gnaw at the fisherman’s half-eaten corpse.

In this moment, Li Xuan felt a chill crawl up his spine, while a smoldering ember of anger rose quietly in his heart.

After all, they share the same kin, injury of one affects the kind.

His finger twitched, and a silver line shot out, wrapping a black fish and hoisting it into the air.

Reaching out, his arm from the shoulder up swelled and transformed into armor.

The scorching, black demonic hand grasped the black fish.

Li Xuan brought it close to his eyes, observing the black fish.

The fish’s eyes were dull, clearly it had no awakened intelligence.

Even at such close distance, there wasn’t a trace of Demonic Qi.

This indicated that this kind of black fish was indeed not a demon.

He carefully checked again, recalling some information about fish from the Hundred Flowers Mansion Qing River Water Village.

Soon, he confirmed this type of black fish was a common variety in Qing River, colloquially known as "black stripe." Every spring, many black stripes swim out of the water, usually sold at fish markets by fishermen at a price of just a few coins each.

"Ordinary fish that have developed a taste for flesh, scales like armor, and sharp teeth, aggressive..."

In Li Xuan’s mind flashed the image of the Pig Grandma Dragon with "Black Mountain Tuo" demonic blood.

The Pig Grandma Dragon had only a drop of demonic blood, yet that drop turned it into a "Tier One demon."

He fell into thought, soon the scene of "schools of fish hunting corpses" stimulated him.

Li Xuan twisted open the iron cylinder cover he carried with him, took out incense, and ignited it.

A pale golden incense spread... 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

On the distant jungle soil, a deep pit appeared instantly, the soil was transferred to the side.

Landed on the floating corpses in the fishing village, each touch transported a corpse to the distant pit.

Thus, Li Xuan transported a total of one hundred and sixteen corpses, old and young, men and women.

These corpses were placed in the deep pit.

Soon, Li Xuan came to the pit’s edge, grabbed a piece of wood, casually ignited it, ready to throw it in, but changed his mind and infused the "Tiger Demon Taishou’s" demonic blood, performing the Demon Technique [Create Ghost].

After a long time...

The one hundred and sixteen corpses began to writhe, but only ninety-six crawled out.

The remnants were too incomplete, even unable to become malevolent ghosts.

At this moment, the ninety-six corpses looked at Li Xuan, calling out, "Master."

Li Xuan said, "Go investigate the origin of the disaster, avenge yourselves."

Resting in peace is less than existing in another form, to seek revenge for yourself. This is likely the wish of every wrongly deceased... Though ghosts bear no relation to these wrongly deceased, they barely count as their continuation.

Such were Li Xuan’s emotions.

As for his cold rationality, it was meant for muddying the waters.

Behind this flood, almost certainly lurks a great demon, those who investigate will likely become cannon fodder. But how to startle the snake if you don’t hit the grass?

You act first, I follow.

You may be a demon, but so am I!

As these words fell, the ghosts received their mission, walking away with eerie determination.

One of them even went directly into the water; as it entered, the black fish swam over, gnawing at the ghost.

But soon... those meat-eating black fish began to struggle fiercely, then vomited frantically, expelling the meat they had consumed.

The ghost’s flesh reassembled.

The devoured ghost revived, body as steel, turned around grabbing and consuming the black fish.

The other ghosts, witnessing this, emulated, each one diving into the water.

Ghosts naturally favor shade and water.

All ninety-six ghosts entered the water, clashing with the swarm of fish in an unusual battle.

Fish devour ghosts, then regurgitate flesh fragments, ghosts reassemble, then consume fish...

The water reddened, fish and ghosts warring, dreadful and brutal.

Li Xuan gripping the wood he had plucked, ignited it, cast it into the deep pit, and incinerated the twenty incomplete corpses that did not become ghosts, solemnly uttered "Rest in peace," then transformed into a rainbow to depart.

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He hadn’t returned all night, and with yesterday’s southern rainstorm, wind howling, Tian Yuan had long been worried sick; until he reappeared, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why didn’t you come home last night?" The Little Princess ran over from afar, asking first, "You’re such a grown-up Prince Qing, if you don’t return, won’t Sister Yuan, and your mother worry about you?"

Li Xuan chuckled, "I went calling the wind and rain, performing demonic deeds."

The Little Princess, even being naive, knew this man was teasing her, seeing him soaked, asked, "Will you get sick?"

Li Xuan laughed, "Yes, and when I get sick, I act recklessly."

"I won’t talk to you anymore!"

The Little Princess stomped her foot and ran away again.

Tian Yuan looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan wore a smile.

Tian Yuan sighed, "You must have encountered a very tricky problem...

If not, you wouldn’t have teased her deliberately.

Because you yourself don’t know if you can resolve it, you use this way to prevent her from enquiring further.

Ignorance is bliss, without fear."

Li Xuan’s smile vanished, watching the Little Princess running afar, said, "She’s always been like a flower in a greenhouse, knowing nothing, enduring nothing.

Yet ironically, this princess, meant to enjoy a life of luxury, has to endure hardships with me."

Tian Yuan gently said, "If following you is hardship, then aren’t all women in the world seeking suffering willingly?"

Li Xuan lowered his head, staring at his hands.

His hands relaxed, were in normal form, but once exerted, they became demonic hands wielding malevolent winds and rains.

Ordinary people might wish for a protector, yet none would desire to marry a demon