When "God" Decides To Start Over

"Please, Your Majesty, enlighten me." Li Xiu earnestly sought guidance. In this matter, the Unparalleled King indeed had the qualifications to instruct him. Li Xiu saw no shame in asking for advice from a stronger being.

"Summon your Symbiotic Contract and let me have a look. I estimate the problem lies with your Symbiotic Contract," said the Unparalleled King.

Li Xiu summoned the Forbidden Spear, holding it in his hand.

Even while wearing the Demon Armor, it didn't hinder the summoning of the Symbiotic Contract.

"This is... the Forbidden Artifact of the Celestial Sea..." The Unparalleled King seemed startled.

"What is the Celestial Sea?" Hearing this name, Li Xiu guessed that it should correspond to the Land of Trial associated with the Sea Heaven Trial Ground.

However, the fact that the Unparalleled King could recognize it at a glance, and seemed so surprised, was quite intriguing.

"It seems you haven't entered the Celestial Sea. Indeed, for a weak human like you, entering the Celestial Sea would mean certain death," the Unparalleled King snorted coldly.

"What kind of place is the Celestial Sea exactly?" Li Xiu asked quickly, taking the opportunity to gather some intelligence.

"The Demon Kingdom's Four Major Forbidden Zones: Tianmen, Longevity Island, Bottomless Pit, and Celestial Sea. Each is an extremely terrifying place. Not to mention mere humans, even the top Demon Spirits of the Demon Kingdom, would likely face death upon entering the Four Major Forbidden Zones. Among them, Tianmen is the most terrifying, Longevity Island the most mysterious, Bottomless Pit has yet to see anyone come out alive, and Celestial Sea is the restricted zone for living beings, only spirits of the dead can enter."

"Spirits of the dead can enter, does that mean only deceased beings can enter the Celestial Sea?" Li Xiu pondered.

"You're not dumb." For the Unparalleled King, saying this was already a compliment.

"How does one enter after death?" Li Xiu asked, puzzled.

"Don't worry about that. Just make sure you don't go there unless you've had enough of life," the Unparalleled King didn't elaborate further, just continued, "It's quite lucky for you to acquire the Forbidden Artifact of the Celestial Sea as your Symbiotic Contract. You indeed have potential for the future."

"Is it because of the Forbidden Spear that I can't advance to D-level?" Li Xiu asked.

"I don't know much about the Forbidden Artifacts of the Celestial Sea, but they shouldn't affect your level advancement... This is quite strange..." the Unparalleled King pondered for a while before suddenly saying, "Could it be that something on you is affecting the Forbidden Spear, preventing it from advancing in level?"

"Things on me that could affect it... there are quite a few..." Li Xiu chuckled bitterly to himself.

Aside from possessing Light Energy and the Evil Spirit Token, he also had the Demon Spirit parasitically inside him.

However, after the Unparalleled King's words, Li Xiu recalled something.

He had previously ingested that peculiar Demon Spirit Ruby, but the Ruby hadn't been expelled nor had it turned into a Demon Spirit Ring. It's still inside his body, and he doesn't know if it will have any effects on him.

He was reluctant to let others know about his possession of Light Energy, so he couldn't easily tell the Unparalleled King.

However, he had no qualms about the peculiar Ruby incident and thought it might be a good chance to let the Unparalleled King help analyze what was going on.

After explaining the incident of swallowing the Demon Spirit Ruby in detail, the Unparalleled King exclaimed in surprise, "Are you insane? You swallowed the Demon Spirit Gemstone. Aren't you afraid that the Demon Spirit within the Gemstone will take over your body and replace you as the owner of that body?"

Li Xiu had considered this possibility before, but he wasn't too concerned about it.

His Spiritual Sense was strong enough that if the Demon Spirit tried to compete for control of his body, it would be akin to seeking death.

Moreover, since he could feel hunger, it indicated that the Demon Spirit larva inside should be confident in handling the Demon Spirit in the Gemstone; otherwise, it wouldn't want Li Xiu to swallow the Demon Spirit Gemstone.

"The Demon Spirit within the Gemstone can also occupy a human body?" Li Xiu asked as if unaware.

"Heh, the so-called Demon Spirit Gemstone operates on the same principle as the Spirit Technique. A human soul is planted into the Gemstone, and upon merging with it, it becomes a Gem Demon Spirit. Of course, ordinary human souls are too weak; once the body dies, the soul dissipates and cannot be planted into the Gemstone. Only some extremely special humans, after death, can have their souls planted into the Gemstone... originally being human... they can indeed occupy human bodies..."

The Unparalleled King couldn't resist lecturing Li Xiu again, "You're incredibly foolish to swallow a Demon Spirit Gemstone; it's like presenting yourself as easy prey. Only ignorant carbon-based life forms would do such a thing."

"Is there any way to deal with it?" Although Li Xiu wasn't too worried about being possessed by the Demon Spirit Gemstone, knowing how to resolve it would certainly be advantageous.

"Simple." The Unparalleled King said, "You've had that Demon Spirit Gemstone inside you for a while now. Since it hasn't taken over your body, this indicates the Demon Spirit within is not strong or, more accurately, very weak, and getting rid of it shouldn't be hard."

The Unparalleled King seemed to think of something and suddenly exclaimed, "I see, I know now. No wonder you can't advance in level; it must be the fault of that Demon Spirit Gemstone. The Demon Spirit within the Gemstone has absorbed your energy, preventing you from reaching the energy required for advancement, so even though your Primordial Embryo Quality is adequate, you can't advance in level."

Although Li Xiu didn't fully agree with the Unparalleled King, he thought it was probably quite close to the truth.

The Unparalleled King was unaware that aside from the Demon Spirit Gemstone, there was also a Demon Spirit larva and the Evil Spirit Token parasitically inside him, both potentially greedier than the Demon Spirit Gemstone.

The Evil Spirit Token's Primordial Embryo Quality had reached max value, so it shouldn't need to absorb more of Li Xiu's energy, leaving the Demon Spirit larva and Demon Spirit Gemstone. They must be the reasons he couldn't advance to D-level.