Monsters Die When Killed-Chapter 57 - 33: Sacred Geometry

The moment the light flared, all songs and shouts fell into silence. The only sound that followed was the heavy beat of Su Zhou’s heart.

THUMP—

A single beat, like the striking of a giant drum—or perhaps a command—sent ripples across the calm surface of the Mercury Mirror.

Whipped up by the Gale, the Spiritual Power churned and swelled into a raging tide.

THUMP—

A clearer, heavier beat. The entire basement, and even the old house above, trembled slightly. A vast wave of Spiritual Energy surged forth like a tsunami.

For miles around, insects dropped from the sky. Animals and birds trembled, frozen in terror.

THUMP—

With the third heartbeat, Su Zhou opened his eyes. What looked out upon the world were the vertical pupils of a Dragon Serpent.

He let out a long breath, a sound like a Dragon’s Roar. Then, using his own Spiritual Energy, he connected with the Array beneath his feet.

[First Node: Dragon Serpent]

At the four corners of the Array, four cyan Jade Pearls that had been steeped in Mercury shattered and melted. They evaporated along with a third of the Mercury, transforming into a silvery-cyan, fluorescent mist in the shape of a Dragon Serpent.

These illusory dragon phantoms raced and coiled around the young man. With a final, drawn-out wail, they permeated Su Zhou’s very flesh and bone, refining his body—half Dragon Blood, half mortal—down to its most minute structures and forging a truly Extraordinary form.

——Dragon and Snake Power, achieved——

[Second Node: Cycle]

The Evil Demon Crystal pressed to Su Zhou’s forehead disintegrated into dust. It combined with another third of the Mercury, the silver base, and the Sapphire, transforming into a gust of wind that danced and spun in the air, forming a perfect ring.

The vast and pure ring of Spiritual Qi was then suffused with the young man’s own Spiritual Qi, turning it a violet-cyan color. It coalesced into a sacred sigil and sank into Su Zhou’s chest. The sigil linked all of his internal organs, establishing an extraordinary cycle that resonated with the world—and even a greater cycle beyond it—drawing in power.

——Celestial Human Cycle, achieved——

[Third Node: Undying]

However, not all of the shattered Evil Demon Crystal turned into Spiritual Qi. A trace of an ancient and vast, cyan Divine Thought lingered. Sensing that its vessel in this world had vanished, the Divine Thought began to fade, as if preparing to depart—but a small red snake appeared before it and shattered it with a light flick of its tail.

"’Since you are here, you will stay.’"

At Yara’s words, the cyan Divine Thought began to break down, transforming into a crimson light. The last of the Mercury, the pure golden Runes, and the White Crystal all rose into the air. They merged with the crimson light, igniting a radiance like the sun itself—only this radiance was colorless, as if all colors had converged into one.

It radiated a gentle warmth, a power that felt as if it could give birth to all of creation.

The radiance sank into Su Zhou’s forehead without a sound, without any visible Anomaly.

——True Spirit Undying, achieved——

Just then, as Su Zhou watched, the Snake Spirit turned its head to meet his gaze. It gave a faint smile, then vanished.

An instant later, it reappeared, holding a sheet of papyrus in its mouth. The edges of the sheet burned with colorless flames, and golden text floated upon its surface.

"Su Zhou, read it."

Yara’s calm voice rang out, but Su Zhou’s focus wasn’t on the paper. ’Where did Yara go when she disappeared just now? And where did this page come from?’

But he had never been one to dwell on such pointless questions for long. Su Zhou focused his gaze on the sheet of papyrus.

The text on the paper was written in Divine Patterns. Though he had no idea what the symbols were, he could instinctively understand their meaning. At the same time, the Snake Spirit’s voice echoed in his ears, seeming to come from a distant shore.

"This is the Supreme Cultivation Method of my lineage, ’Sacred Geometry.’ It is a transcendent technique, sufficient to elevate a mortal to the rank of a Celestial God."

"No Celestial Human Supreme Technique, no Divine Righteous Method can compare. Not the ’Eight-Headed Naga Celestial Dragon Body’ which allows one to become a Celestial Dragon, nor the ’Candle Dragon Dharma Body’ which can command day and night."

"And what you are looking at now is its first stage: the Holy Triangle."

The Holy Triangle: the sturdiest structure, the most efficient use of material, the most solid foundation.

Using three unique Talents as its vertices, one constructs the most stable of structures. This then serves as the base to forge a sacred tetrahedron—a regular tetrahedron—and achieve a successful Awakening. This is the foundation of the Supreme Cultivation Method, ’Sacred Geometry’!

’I see.’ Gazing at the Divine Patterns before him, Su Zhou finally understood why Yara had insisted he obtain the Evil Demon Crystal to achieve an advancement of utter Perfection.

Had he used only the Dragon and Snake Jade Pearl, he could have only gathered its Spiritual Energy and drawn upon the latent Yinglong’s Blood within him to cultivate the unique physique of ’Dragon and Snake Power’.

Even if he had added the purest Earth Vein Spiritual Energy, or performed his Awakening in the depths of a Pocket World Blessed Land, the most he could have achieved was the ’Celestial Body Constitution’ of the ’Celestial Human Cycle,’ allowing him to connect to the Great Source of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Only the ’Evil Demon’—or rather, the ’Divine Thought’ from a direct Clan member of another Great Being—was an incredibly rare, yet paradoxically, the most easily obtainable Supreme ingredient in the current era!

Only this ingredient could allow someone in a mortal body to forge the third vertex: a unique Soul Body, the domain of the Soul itself. This was the only way to establish the foundation of the Holy Triangle!

"’Sacred Geometry is not the strongest offensive Cultivation Method.’"

As he followed the method on the papyrus to regulate the circulation of his internal Spiritual Power, Su Zhou quickly grasped the essence of this Cultivation Method. He realized, ’Enhancement of the body, Enhancement of my connection to Spiritual Qi, and Enhancement of my True Spirit and Soul... This is a comprehensive strengthening of my very essence. The three unique aspects correspond to powerful Talents for the body, Spiritual Qi, and Soul, respectively.’

’It might not let me control wind and rain, thunder and lightning, or create fire and ice. It might be lacking in terms of unique attacks. But when it comes to Life Force, potential for growth, and resilience against danger, it is overwhelmingly ’strong’! It is, in the truest sense, one of the most stable Cultivation Methods in existence!’

The moment he had this realization, countless Spiritual Triangles formed the network for Spiritual Power circulation within his body. They were impossibly complex, layered one upon another in a mutually supporting structure. In an instant, the resilience of his body and Soul increased dozens of times over!

Faintly, Su Zhou could perceive that above the foundational Holy Triangle, there were nine more realms... He could only barely make out the next level: a ’Pentagram’ shrouded in mist, its orientation—upright or inverted—impossible to discern.

"Su Zhou, with your original Talent, the ’Divine Technique’ you were meant to Awaken would have been that of the ’Yinglong’: Earth Master, control over clouds and rain, and the summoning of wind. This is the power your ancestral bloodline bestowed upon you."

At that moment, Yara’s voice sounded, pulling Su Zhou’s mind back to the present.

At some point, the papyrus had vanished. The little red snake was once again by the young man’s ear, its tone unhurried. "But you have received my legacy."

"So, pay your bloodline no mind. Your future accomplishments are destined to surpass all of your ancestors!"

"Awaken the Divine Technique that is most suited to you!"

The three nodes formed a face, which would then allow for the Awakening of the ’Divine Technique’ at its apex, completing the sacred regular tetrahedron.

In the basement, the light from the Array had completely faded. The gold, silver, Mercury, Gemstones, and crystals—all had shattered during the ritual, transforming into a Source of Spiritual Energy that flowed into Su Zhou’s body.

Shao Qiming stared nervously as his best friend stood in the darkness. He could only hear the sound of long, deep breaths and a heavy heartbeat, proving that Su Zhou was all right.

Meanwhile, Su Zhou was communing with his own Spiritual Energy.

’The Divine Technique most suited to me? Does that mean the power I want the most?’

’Anomalies, Kaidan, mysteries, the Extraordinary... I want to experience an unusual world, possess unusual power, and be able to make unusual choices.’

’This is what I’ve been chasing for the past ten years... But all of these things are just tools. Tools I need to achieve my desire.’

"What is it that I truly want?"

Su Zhou closed his eyes and asked himself, asked his heart, asked the violet-cyan Spiritual Energy at the center of the Holy Triangle.

Then, in his mind’s eye, he saw the figures of his father, his grandfather, and the Soul Spirits of his ancestors, their backs turned as they fought throughout their entire lives.

He saw the man in the mountain forests of Shan Country, his Soul drained by a member of the Continuous Prayer Meeting.

He saw the innocent people captured by the Wood Centipede, to be used as fertilizer. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He recalled the countless injustices he had heard of and witnessed growing up—the things that happened in the world that filled him with anger, frustration, indignation, and defiance.

Su Zhou saw them all, from past to future—every Soul Spirit that had died because of the evil thoughts of others... and he felt anger, resentment, and loathing.

——Opposite the innocent, there always stands a perpetrator——

And Su Zhou had always wanted to stand in front of the innocent.

Sometimes it was to protect those behind him. Sometimes it was simply to confront what was before him. And sometimes, he simply ’resisted’ for the sake of resisting, ’opposed’ for the sake of opposing, like some incorrigible contrarian.

But his stance never wavered.

’’Protection,’ ’Judgment,’ ’a just verdict’... no, that’s not it——’

’These are wishes I aspire to, but they also feel like shackles... While this Belief is one I acknowledge and would fight for, at its core, it’s not what brings me joy.’

After long contemplation, Su Zhou finally understood.

"What I want is to stop the spread of evil and to move all that is stagnant."

"What I want is a world where good people can hold their heads high, and Evil People have nowhere to hide."

"I don’t go out of my way to do good, nor do I chase after justice. I am simply the enemy of evil. I will repay my debts and settle my grudges, vanquish wickedness and slay my foes. That is all!"

The instant he had this epiphany, the vertices of the Holy Triangle erupted with light. Three beams of Spiritual Light transformed into pillars of light that pierced heaven and earth. They converged upon the violet-cyan Spiritual Energy, forming a perfect ’regular tetrahedron’ which then collapsed in on itself!

Su Zhou felt all the Spiritual Power in his body boil in an instant, then contract into a single point at his core!

His heart pounded, the heavy sound repeating three times.

He opened his eyes. A Spiritual Light flared. His power Awakened, and his Divine Technique was born!

Its name: The Evil-Devouring Demon Lord!