When "God" Decides To Start Over

After all four types of wine were poured into the jug, nearly half of the smoke and mist had vanished.

Li Xiu grabbed a wine glass with a flick of his wrist, almost flinging the wine inside out. The drops landed precisely in the cup.

Time was running out; he must get the wine to Xiao Xu before it completely disappeared.

Once the wine was in the cup, Li Xiu pushed it toward Xiao Xu outside the bar.

The wine cup slid a distance and stopped right in front of Xiao Xu.

Xiao Xu gritted his teeth, directly shoved his head into the cup, and gulped down the rapidly disappearing Smoke and Mist Wine.

The cup was emptied in an instant. After draining a cup of wine, Xiao Xu seemed drunk, staggering as he crawled out, pushing the door open with his head.

"Why are you leaving so soon, wait for me," Li Xiu wanted to chase after them but was stopped by the proprietress.

"Don't disturb it. This is the most critical moment for it," the proprietress said.

"What is the most critical moment?" Li Xiu asked, slightly taken aback.

"Sigh, you don't know anything, just someone who understands drink recipes, yet you managed to accomplish redemption and true illusion," the proprietress paused and then continued, "It's going to super spirit, live or die, do not disturb it."

"Is super spirit that dangerous?" Li Xiu frowned.

"Surpassing one's own limits is extremely dangerous in itself, and the higher the limit of the magical being, the more dangerous the endeavor. Xiao Xu is the new master of the Void Realm, its own upper limit is quite high, hence the risk of super spiriting is also greater. Otherwise, why do you think it hasn't super spirited until now, waiting for this one cup of true illusion? Without this cup, its probability of death could reach ninety percent," the proprietress laughed, "If it weren't for you, who knows how much longer it would have had to wait; if it survives, it owes you a tremendous debt."

"Exactly what kind of place is the Void Realm?" Li Xiu inquired.

"You brought it here and yet don't know what the Void Realm is?" the proprietress was surprised.

"I really don't know much," Li Xiu didn't explain further.

"In those days, the King of the Void Realm once swept through the desert, and countless magical beings bowed to its feet, honoring it as king. But today's Void Realm is no longer what it was back then. The dignified King of the Void Realm still has to rely on a cup of true illusion to super spirit—truly pathetic." the proprietress lamented.

"What exactly happened to cause the Void Realm to fall to such a state?" Li Xiu was quite intrigued by these matters.

"Things you shouldn't know, don't ask. You've done well this time, continue to seek out those magical beings, let them come and drink the Demon Spirit Wine, the more magical beings like the King of the Void Realm you find, the better," the proprietress advised.

"I'd like to go search, but in this Black Death City, where am I supposed to find so many magical beings?" Li Xiu asked.

"You might try looking outside the South Gate, maybe you'll make a discovery," the proprietress suggested.

"Which is the South Gate?" Li Xiu was completely confused about the directions in Black Death City, as he couldn't tell which direction was south.

This place is different from the outside; there's no sun or moon rising, no compass-like devices, without references there's no way to determine direction.

"Turn left when you go out."

"Is that the gate where there's the sound of ghostly wails?" Li Xiu frowned slightly.

"Correct."

"What's outside the gate? I'm afraid I won't be able to return if I go out, then there'll be no one to work for you, proprietress," Li Xiu had long wanted to go out and see, but was unwilling to risk his life; the proprietress seemed to know what was out there, just the right opportunity to inquire.

"Previously there was a graveyard outside that gate; what's there now, I don't know," the proprietress's answer was very irresponsible.

"A graveyard? Right across from the city gate? Isn't that a bit outrageous?" Li Xiu found it hard to believe, who would build a city and dedicate the city gate area to a graveyard?

"Nine out of ten households are dead, and the one left alive is near death; it's good enough that they can be buried, does it matter where they're buried?" the proprietress sneered.

"You mean the former residents of Black Death City? Why did they die?" Li Xiu's curiosity grew stronger.

"I don't know," the proprietress replied coldly and fell silent.

Li Xiu asked a few more questions but received no response from the proprietress, so he had no choice but to leave the Nether House.

He could now freely enter and exit the Nether House without needing to drink wine. Li Xiu actually wanted a drink, but it was impossible unless other beings offered him their wine; his own quota had been used up.

There was no trace of Xiao Xu outside; presumably, he had returned to the Void Realm.

"Who knows if he'll succeed in super spiriting? If he does, will he be grateful to me, or will he want to kill me?" Li Xiu decided never to venture out to the desert area again unless he also attained super spirit.

Looking toward the South Gate, Li Xiu still didn't go over there; even if he planned to go, he'd have to wait until the Jedi Knight's light energy recovered, and bring Chu Jun with him.

This time's gains were quite good—a segment of Super Spirit Bone, an S-Class Radiant Demon Core, and an Invincible Body skill—Li Xiu was quite satisfied.

Extinguishing the light, he left Black Death City, feeding the S-Class Demon Core to the Jedi Knight. After consuming it, there was no sign of upgrading, not knowing how many more it would take to advance to S-Class.