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♪The rift in time and space is deftly manipulated♪

♪Dark clouds roil, malice lurking and waiting♪

♪I roar, stirring a wild tempest on the ground♪

♪No need for praise, courage is my nature♪

♪Unable to endure the deafening cries for help♪

♪Then don't look back. I'll bring this battle to an end♪

♪I will not be a caged animal♪

♪Passive waiting is not my way♪

♪Awakened from slumber, the sealed power ignites♪

♪With the Divine Warrior's Physique, I preserve justice's fate♪

♪Don't be too alarmed. I have made my entrance♪

♪Step aside willingly. Watch as I address the chaos of battle♪

♪In youth, we're wild and free, even venturing where dragons be♪

♪This battle's not in vain, for the light that I maintain♪

[Hero Is Back]

[Adapted from Xu Chen's comic: Rakshasa Street]

[Episode 11]

I didn't even unsheathe my sword

before I knocked you down.

You don't understand

the ways of the Spiritual Crossroads at all.

Young General.

How are you feeling?

You Wind-Treading Clan people

only know about ambushes.

What ambush?

I'm just rescuing her openly and honestly.

Men who pick on women

are the most spineless.

If you want a fight, take it up with me.

Don't worry, I've got this.

You also escaped?

Also?

So Cao Yanbing didn't come to your rescue?

Actually,

it's your mother who set me free.

She heard

that my Guardian Primordial Spirit is quite powerful

and asked me to come help.

You bunch of Spirit-hosted Humans,

just because your Guardian Primordial Spirits

are strong,

you act all high and mighty.

I don't need your help.

I can handle this myself.

Didn't you say that your Guardian Primordial Spirit

is quite powerful?

Stop the act

and summon it already!

Didn't you say

not to act all high and mighty?

Besides, so what if I have a Guardian Primordial Spirit?

We should both summon them.

It's not like you don't have one.

You got it right.

She doesn't have a Guardian Primordial Spirit.

It's a hassle to beat her up.

Shut up, you self-absorbed man.

Stay out of the girls' conversation.

Young General,

your Spirit-Locking Chain was really tricky to unlock.

Took me quite a while.

After I take down this ugly creature,

remember

to show me the way!

Show you the way?

So you are the guide.

I get it now.

Yan Lingyu sent you here,

knowing

I wouldn't dare kill you, right?

She sure knows how to play her cards.

Sorry,

she's not going with you.

You dare to take her from me?

Who exactly are you?

Why should I bother

to introduce myself to a dead person?

Just remember,

I'm the one

you're about to fight.

Sure,

you can fight,

not with me, but with this.

Behold the power

of the Demonic Warrior Form.

Salamander!

If feeling uneasy,

you can go out and check.

But it's best to take me along

in case you need

some help.

Why?

You want to go out?

You're worried about your daughter,

and I'm worried about my friend.

Why wouldn't I want to go out?

I'm afraid

your concern is just an excuse.

What you really want is to reunite with your friend, isn't it?

If he then

removes the shackles from you

and you disregard the Fire-Eater King

to abduct my Ruofu,

wouldn't I be...

Whats wrong?

Why do you look so pale?

I'm okay. It's not your concern.

What are you doing?

Your internal injuries seem serious.

I can help relieve the pain temporarily,

but the Primordial Spirit Power

I can use is limited

and it will need time to take effect.

While being controlled

by the Spirit-Locking Chain,

attempt to channel

your Primordial Spirit Power

could potentially harm your body.

It's okay.

Your injury is more serious.

You...

You really aren't planning to run away?

I don't know why you think

my friends and I

would harm Lingfeng Street.

However, trust

isn't something we can guarantee.

If you're worried,

you can wait

until I finish helping you heal,

and then we can go together.

That way,

even if my friends and I

do something suspicious,

you'll be ready to handle it.

All right,

I'll trust you this time.

Summon your Guardian Primordial Spirits now.

Yuan Rang and Miao Cai,

get ready for combat.

[Yuan Rang]

[Miao Cai]

My Lord,

what are your instructions?

Divine Warrior's Physique?

Interesting.

Salamander,

tear them to pieces!

Yama's Cannon!

Dragon-Confining Fire Pillar!

Cao Yanbing!

Li Xuanyuan!

Did you see that?

Your Human Warrior Form

is utterly powerless

compared to my Demonic Warrior Form.

Salamander,

finish them off.

Protect our Lord!

Charge!

Cao Yanbing,

how does it feel to be trampled

by others?

Who are you?

I'm someone who can help you.

How can you help me?

Do you know why you're so weak

at the moment?

It's because you have

no killing intent.

Even when you're being trampled on,

or when the lives of those

you claim to care about

are in danger,

you haven't shown

any true killing intent.

You're incredibly weak.

Killing intent?

Do you remember how you got out

of Shadowbound Prison?

What would happen

if I embraced

my killing intent?

Just leave it to me.

This doesn't make sense.

Salamander, eliminate them.

This is...

I am your master.

Don't!

Be good

and go play somewhere else.

Enjoy

the wonderful freedom.

Master.

What's going on with him?

Is he...

Cao Yanbing, what are you planning to do?

Sevenfold Soul-Resonance Bell!

In the boundless nether world,

amidst the layers of Vajra mountains,

the boundless light of the sacred jewel,

pierces through the flames of torment.

Sins bound to the nether realms,

enshrouded by the clouds of incense.

Upon the lotus of serenity and wisdom,

the divine spirit ascends to eternal peace.

Xia Ling,

what happened to Cao Yanbing?

Why would he have done such a thing?

He must have been consumed by something evil,

and it's even more severe than before.

Consumed?

It's not something that can be easily explained.

Hurry and take him to get treatment.

Okay.

Ruofu,

quickly take the guest

to a safe place to get treated.

Yes, Mother.

It must be Master,

but he clearly...

Don't come looking for me again.

Could it be

that Master has never truly perished

and has remained in this world all along?

Kneel.

Do you understand what you did wrong?

I don't.

You want to be a hero,

even going so far as to impersonate a guide

and risk your life against the Fire-Eater King.

Isn't that wrong?

If I didn't pretend to be the guide,

do you want me to tell the Fire-Eater King

that our Lingfeng Street's guide

has already...

Silence.

How dare you say that?

If I hadn't arranged for someone to clean up your mess,

you'd be dead by now.

I know

you think I'm useless

and can't help with anything.

You're simply

more of a hindrance than a help.

It's true those three

killed the Fire-Eater King,

but we also owe them

a favor.

Don't forget

that they were also looking for a guide

to enter Luohua Ancient Tower.

What do you want me to do now?

What's the big deal?

Just don't give it to them if you don't want to.

Don't give it to them?

Do you really think

it's that simple?

Have you forgotten

how that perfectly good house

turned into ruins in an instant?

If we really refuse,

can you guarantee

that the same won't happen to us?

We've already endured

a massacre five years ago.

I don't want to take any more risks.

I hadn't considered this aspect.

So

what should we do now?

Get up first.

Were you injured

just now?

I'm fine with no serious injuries.

Stay out of it now.

Leave the rest

to me.

Mother,

you want me to stay out of it again.

Am I really unable

to be of any help?

If you really wish to help,

it can be arranged.

Is it really that simple?

What's the point of doing this?

No more questions.

Just get it done.

Yes.

Cao Yanbing,

we've finally met.

Who are you?

I've told you.

I

am you.

If you are me,

why haven't I

seen you before?

Do you remember the Prison Guardian?

Thousands of years ago,

he suppressed a demonic aura

that was a remnant

of the Demon Lord's power after his death.

What demonic aura? What Demon Lord?

What are you talking about?

What's it got to do with me?

How can it have nothing to do with you?

The Prison Guardian

accidentally opened the seal

while dealing with you,

causing the demonic aura to leak out

and invade your body.

It then found the darkest part

of your heart

and manifested as my demonic form.

Did I bring you into existence?

Yes,

I am the dark side

of your Primordial Spirit.

What do you want to do?

Of course, it's to dominate together with you

and grant you supreme power.

Power?

What do you mean?

Did you forget

that I was the one who helped you defeat

the Fire-Eater King just now?

Don't!

I also gave a little demonstration

of my power.

The building that got blown up.

So?

Do you like it?

It's too brutal and inhumane.

I'm not interested in this kind of power.

How can you accuse me of being inhumane?

Are you dumb or something?

I'm not human,

so I don't have to worry about humanity.

Besides,

it wasn't me who let that demonic beast

bite off its master's head.

It was you.

No way.

Cut out the gossip.

Think it over carefully.

If you hadn't shown killing intent,

I wouldn't have been able to use my power.

All of my actions

are actually determined by you.

Cao Yanbing,

this is Spiritual Crossroad,

where only those with absolute power

can realize their wishes.

Think about your mother.

The Luhua Ancient Tower

is not an easy challenge.

Your strength alone

is utterly insufficient.

You need me.

And only I

can assist you.

Consider this carefully.

Cao Yanbing,

feel free to summon me whenever you wish.

Remember:

killing intent.

In the boundless nether world,

amidst the layers of Vajra mountains,

the boundless light of the sacred jewel,

pierces through the flames of torment.

Sins bound to the nether realms,

enshrouded by the clouds of incense.

Upon the lotus of serenity and wisdom,

the divine spirit ascends to eternal peace.

In the boundless nether world,

amidst the layers of Vajra mountains,

the boundless light of the sacred jewel,

pierces through the flames of torment.

Sins bound to the nether realms,

enshrouded by the clouds of incense.

Upon the lotus of serenity and wisdom,

the divine spirit ascends to eternal peace.

the boundless light of the sacred jewel,

pierces through the flames of torment.

Sins bound to the nether realms,

enshrouded by the clouds of incense.

Upon the lotus of serenity and wisdom,

the divine spirit ascends to eternal peace.

I've already chanted

the Soul-Resonance Spell ten times.

Why does he still appear

so frail?

Does this mean he's actually okay now?

Based on my past experience,

he needs to fully awaken to be considered okay.

This time, his condition is even more severe

than last time,

and I'm also not sure what will happen.

You mentioned that this kind of condition

already occurred when you

were at the Shadowbound Prison

last time.

Did he possess

the same incredible power back then

as he does today?

I'm not too sure about this either.

It's the first time

I've seen him

being consumed during a fight.

It

was really terrifying.

Thankfully, it was brought under control,

or I don't know what might have happened.

Come in.

How is he?

There's no immediate danger to his life right now.

Did you come here just to check on him?

I've come to deliver a message from my mother.

She acknowledged

your efforts

in eliminating the Fire-Eater King

for the Wind-Treading Clan.

My mother has prepared a banquet at home

and would like to invite Mr. Beiluo over for a catch-up.

Your mother invited me?

Is she only inviting Beiluo? What about me?

I'm not sure about the specifics,

but I know

that my mother wants to apologize

to Mr. Beiluo for her actions earlier today.

I understand.

There was a misunderstanding earlier today.

It won't be appropriate if I'm present.

You can go ahead.

I'll stay here with him.

My mother said

that since they'll be drinking and chatting,

you might get bored.

She suggested I show you around Lingfeng Street

and make sure you're well entertained.

Would you like to join me?

He's quite safe here.

All right, I'll follow your suggestion.

Thank you for your trouble.

I'm only obeying the order.

Let's go.

Come on.

I'll pour you a drink.

Here.

Beiluo,

I apologize

for any offense caused before.

Consider this drink

as my way of making amends.

Since the matter is in the past,

there's no need to bring it up again.

Sounds good.

Let's toast

to Lingfeng Street's turn from peril to peace.

Okay.

Try these dishes.

They

used to be your favorites when you were younger.

Here, taste them.

Thank you.

I remember these flower cakes

used to be Tianyue's favorite.

When I asked you about him

while I was in the cell,

you hesitated

and said you would explain later.

Has something happened to him?

My brother

has been seriously ill in recent years,

and he rarely goes out now.

He's seriously ill? What kind of illness is it?

The Malevolent Beings are entirely to blame.

Five years ago,

Lingfeng Street was attacked

by a Malevolent Beings legion.

At that time,

many of our clan members were either killed or wounded,

and we nearly faced extinction.

My brother felt immense guilt

and was deeply concerned

about the future

of our Wind-Treading Clan.

He was already severely injured,

so

he fell seriously ill afterward.

Over the recent years,

his condition continued to worsen

and he has been unable to manage clan affairs.

Consequently, I had to reluctantly assume the role

of acting Spiritual Guardian.

Then,

where is he at the moment?

Can I visit him?

Beiluo,

you and my brother go way back.

I truly appreciate your concern

for my brother

and your desire to visit him.

However, he spends

most of his time

in a deep sleep

and is quite incapacitated.

Even if you go to see him,

it's unlikely that you'd be able

to catch up with him.

I think

it's best if you don't visit him.

I don't need to talk to him.

I just want to visit and see him.

Okay,

I'll see how my elder brother is doing.

If he feels a little better

in the coming days,

I'll arrange for you to visit him.

Sure.

Come on.

Have another drink.

I'll pour you some more.

Thank you

for coming out with me in this weather.

This place is really beautiful,

and I'm glad it wasn't taken by the Fire-Eater King.

All right,

I know you've put in effort.

Just tell me what you'd like to eat later,

and I'll treat you.

I'm not eating anymore. I'm already stuffed.

I just hope you don't find my hospitality lacking.

I think the hospitality has been excellent.

You know,

since I graduated from college,

I haven't had such a leisurely time

eating and strolling.

What's that over there?

Let's go check it out.

Take a break.

Aren't you tired from all the walking?

By the way,

did you get hurt today?

Have you checked your injuries?

I'm perfectly fine.

You don't need to worry about it.

I saw today

that the Fire-Eater King's sword qi

blasted you quite far.

Are you sure you're okay?

Should I ask Li Xuanyuan

to take a look?

He's my Guardian Primordial Spirit.

He can not only fight

but also concoct elixirs and make pills.

Sorry,

I didn't think much before...

Actually,

I only recently managed

to summon my Guardian Primordial Spirit.

I have some experience with this.

If you tell me about it,

maybe I can help you.

Sir,

give us a jug of liquor.

Go ahead and tell me.

And two appetizers, please.

Just tell me about it. After all...

No, thanks.

So I can't summon my Guardian Primordial Spirit.

What does that have to do with you?

Are we that close?

Don't be so worked up.

I just want to show you that I care.

I don't need your care.

I know

that you are only so nice to me

because I'm the guide

and you want me to assist you.

It's all just phony,

and I'm not falling for it.

I genuinely care about you,

but you say it's all phony.

Have you considered

that if we hadn't come here,

you wouldn't even be sitting here?

I...

Here's your liquor.

Here we go.

Please enjoy.

Thanks.

You may leave now.

I...

I was just careless that time.

If we compete again,

I'll definitely be just as good as you.

You want to compete with me?

You must be addicted to fighting.

I'm not going to play along.

Instead of a fight,

we'll have a drinking contest.

Are you up for it?

Cheers.

Cheers.

Come on. Have another one.

- Fifteen, twenty... - Fifteen, twenty...

- Ten! - Five!

Drink up.

- Fifteen, twenty... - Fifteen, twenty...

- Five! - Five!

Come on, bottom's up.

- Fifteen... - Fifteen...

Your turn to drink.

I've been feeling thirsty.

Come on, we'll drink

till we drop today.

♪Listen to the heartworm of desire♪

♪Gnawing away at thoughts♪

♪Behold the giant's world♪

♪Quaking and slowly tilting♪

♪We stride through thick smoke♪

♪Fearless in the face of stormy seas♪

♪Pressing on barefoot♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪

♪I'll never be alone♪

♪Life is like falling leaves♪

♪Having no last words to recover♪

♪With my veiled eyes♪

♪To glimpse the hidden perils♪

♪On the edge of fate's blade♪

♪Facing the darkest abyss♪

♪Daring to leap forward♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I will never♪

♪My fire must blaze fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪