After a long stalemate, the black mist gradually weakened and shrank. Once it compressed to a certain extent, the black Karmic Fire burst forth rapidly. After paying a huge price, a beam of faint light managed to escape Run Sheng's restraint and shot towards Li Zhiyuan.

If it were a real crossbow arrow in reality, Li Zhiyuan would indeed find it quite troublesome because currently, he could truly be killed by an ordinary crossbow arrow.

But this black light was different.

Run Sheng stood up and let out a roar, wanting to rush towards Li Zhiyuan, but the young man raised his hand to stop him, signaling him not to panic.

The Evil Qi emanating from Run Sheng in his "lost consciousness" state was unrecognizable to anyone, except he instinctually listened to the young man's words.

"Buzz!"

The black arrow pierced into Li Zhiyuan's forehead.

But before the Karmic Fire could ignite the young man, Karmic Fire rose from his right palm on its own, pulling all the power that was originally prepared to ravage his body over to itself.

The young man had long mastered the Karmic Fire. Back then, he relied on this very skill to roast the Old Transgender alive on her back.

Casually waving his hand, a pool of Karmic Fire fell to the ground, burning through the void for a while before gradually extinguishing.

Zhao Yi, who was milking the third Ghost General, turned his head to look at Li Zhiyuan:

"Li, be careful, inside there is..."

Zhao Yi had the ability to discern thoughts. He clearly saw just now that within the black beam of light, it also contained a consciousness, coming from the Judge.

When it comes to the art of possession, ordinary lost souls are really no match for these institutionalized individuals, as they can legally requisition human bodies to complete their tasks daily.

If Li gets possessed, it would become quite an amusing situation.

Li Zhiyuan lowered his right hand, indicating Zhao Yi not to worry.

Zhao Yi snorted, realizing that his previous reminder was purely redundant. Last time at Dujiangyan, a crafty Evil that excelled in memory alteration burrowed into Li's body but was eventually digested by Li.

In terms of self-awareness, Li seemed to have a special talent.

Had Zhao Yi not been involved in the incident at Zhoushan Undersea True Monarch Temple, if he knew even Ksitigarbha's avatar, True Monarch Pu Du, couldn't gain the upper hand in a battle of consciousness, he might be most astonished by the young man's abilities in this regard.

Li Zhiyuan closed his eyes.

A Judge appeared in the field, and wherever he passed, the crops on both sides withered in gray desolation.

He arrived at the embankment, gazing around, intent on transforming this place into an eerie void. But just as he was halfway into the transformation, he stopped, as segments of blue lotuses started growing and blossoming from the cracks in the brick and cement.

The Judge arrived in the basement, standing before the iron door: "You're hiding here!"

He raised a fist and smashed it forward. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The iron door roared loudly but did not break upon impact.

Inside the basement, the body, holding an engraving knife, paused its carving.

If the "Heart Demon," that is, Li Zhiyuan entered, the body could sense it in advance and react promptly.

But with an external consciousness entering, he couldn't receive any warnings.

The body knew it was Li Zhiyuan who deliberately left a gap, allowing this Judge to enter.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The iron door was being repeatedly smashed, shaking uncertainly.

The Judge sensed and confirmed that the boy's main consciousness was hiding here.

If he can destroy it, he could complete the possession over the young man.

Above, the lotuses continued to bloom, dispelling the eerie atmosphere left by the Judge.

Until the lotuses bloomed here.

The Judge lifted his foot, crushing the blue lotus blossoming beneath him.

The sap splattered, attaching to him and igniting his body.

"This is..."

This was the True Monarch's body lotus, inseparably linked with Ksitigarbha, who had once made a great vow: "Until the hell is empty, I vow not to become a Buddha."

Essentially, it's about wresting control over the underworld, naturally possessing special abilities against Yin souls.

Li Zhiyuan obtained the lotus power back then, his body gained the Lotus Platform, though acquired separately, it still pieced together a complete set.

With this thing, others might not mind, but those like the Judge wanting to make trouble here are inherently suppressed.

Besides, before this Judge entered, he's already been thoroughly "exploited" by Li Zhiyuan, now like a plucked phoenix, he's inferior to a chicken.

"Creak..."

The iron door opened, and the body came out.

The burning Judge tried to rush forward, but in the next instant, blue lotuses appeared in front, completely enveloping him.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The body casually and leisurely sliced through the blue lotuses with the engraving knife.

Layer after layer of sap splashed onto the Judge, the flames roared fiercely.

The Judge let out a howl, a howl not harmonious and varied in tone.

The body turned to the corridor entrance, Li Zhiyuan's figure appeared there.

Li Zhiyuan's gaze fell on the engraving knife in the body's hand.

"You've fallen for carving?"

The body didn't answer.

"What are you carving in the basement?"

The body still didn't answer.

"A group sculpture?"

The body pointed to the Judge within the blue flames and asked: "Do you know which Judge he is?"

Li Zhiyuan shook his head: "I don't know, I merely inferred his identity from his attire earlier, but exactly who he is, or whether he actually shares a name with a character from the myths, I really don't know."

The body: "It's quite troublesome, he's a Judge yet also not a Judge."

Li Zhiyuan: "Oh?"

The body, unfearing of the flames, stepped forward, continually slicing with the engraving knife, pieces of consciousness split and fell away like a butcher cleaving meat.