The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

A moment later, the group arrived at the open space outside the ancestral hall. Su Qi stood in the center, while the others stood at a distance from each other, guarding the entrance to the cave.

"Hey, Dao Lian, do you think he can do it?"

Despite having confidence in Su Qi, Daohe still couldn't help feeling a little nervous when he thought that it was Ye Wang's shikigami, which Su Qi had repeatedly emphasized.

Dao Lian crossed her arms and said without hesitation, "I don't think he's the kind of fool who overestimates himself."

Ye Ming, Mu Nai, Ye, Anna, and Yu Xu, who were standing by, were also on high alert, ready to deal with any sudden changes.

Meanwhile, seeing the crowd spread out, Su Qi unhesitatingly tore off the talisman pasted on the ancient book and casually flipped it open. The next moment, two paper figures were instantly spat out from between the pages, floated into the air, and burst into flames, manifesting as two tall and terrifying figures.

"We were sealed away for a thousand years..."

"Finally, liberation will be achieved today..."

"And by Lord Ye's orders, no one but him is allowed to know the contents of this book..."

"You're all courting death!!"

Accompanied by two cold, murderous voices, the two figures finally materialized.

They were about seven feet tall, with a robust build and bulging muscles. Their joints were covered with beetle-like black shells. Their enormous heads were different from humans; they had large horns and huge masks shaped like inverted pentagrams. The masks had no nose or ears, only a single eye and five slanted eyes below the central pentagram mark, each with a gaping maw full of sharp teeth like a shark.

At the same time, the moment they materialized, immense magical and spiritual power radiated from them, sweeping through the entire cave like a storm.

Such an overwhelming sense of oppression... Is this the shikigami of King Ye from a thousand years ago...?

Gazing at the two figures not far away, Asakura Ye Ming's body stiffened slightly, and his expression immediately turned serious. He hadn't expected that the shikigami left behind by Ye Wang was even more powerful than he had imagined. Now, personally feeling that power, he even had a slight doubt in his heart, wondering if Su Qi could resolve these two troublesome issues.

After all, magical power is not the same as strength. What if Su Qi's magical power is strong but he cannot fully utilize it?

Like Ye Ming, everyone else immediately tensed up, becoming fully alert to prevent any unforeseen events.

"Die!"

"I'll kill you!"

On the other side, as soon as the front ghost and the back ghost landed, they leaped out, their footsteps shaking the ground, charging towards Su Qi, who was closest to them, with a fierce aura.

However, the next moment, a flash of white light appeared, and the two lantern stands nearby were suddenly cut in half and fell silently. The charging ghosts in front and behind also separated at the same time and fell to the ground.

"Huh? What's going on?! Hou Gui, why can't I move my body?!"

"It was severed...when exactly...?"

Suddenly, their bodies felt lighter, and their vision tilted sharply. The two ghosts were startled at first, then fell to the ground in astonishment. Immediately afterward, the magical power that constituted their bodies rapidly collapsed, turning into two paper figures cut in half at the waist, which slowly floated to the ground.

The cave suddenly fell silent. First, the powerful enemy who had just put so much pressure on them had been instantly defeated, leaving everyone feeling somewhat disappointed; second, in that instant, apart from Ye Ming, the other members of the Asakura family felt for the first time the terrifying magical power that Su Qi unleashed with "full force".

A formidable foe... that guy will definitely become a formidable enemy on Ye Tongling's path to becoming the Spirit King...

Unconsciously tightening her grip on the prayer beads, Anna stared at Su Qi for a moment, then turned to look at Asakura Yoh beside her. She saw her fiancé first look surprised, then chuckle and say, "As expected, I knew he was amazing."

Then he smiled at Ye Ming and said, "Grandpa, you see, I told you nothing would happen, right?"

Anna sighed softly, then suddenly raised her hand and gave him a sharp rap on the head.

"Whoa, Anna, why did you suddenly hit me?"

"I thought it would feel good, so I hit it. Any objections?"

"Uh, no...no objection."

At the same time, Su Qi had already dispelled his super spirit body and quickly picked up the "Super Divination Manual" in his hand.

The magical power that can disrupt others' magical power and render super-spirits ineffective; the magical art of the Witchcraft Gate that allows one to sense the distribution of others' magical power in battle and thus easily evade; the curse of resurrection that can revive the dead as long as the body is intact; the ritual of the Lord of Mount Tai that can communicate with the Lord of Mount Tai and allow the soul to be reincarnated... Page after page of text flowed through his eyes, instantly transforming into information that he completely absorbed, quickly understood, and directly stored in his memory bank, never to be forgotten.

The "Super Divination Manual" wasn't thick, only forty or fifty pages long, and Su Qi finished flipping through it in just over a minute. Afterward, he closed it, walked directly to Asakura Yeming, and handed the ancient book he had just acquired back to him.

"What's going on?" Ye Ming asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I've already written down all the details, so I don't need to."

Not only did he memorize them, Su Qi had even mastered almost all the techniques listed above. His soul was far stronger than Anna's, and he had also thoroughly read the entire Daoist canon, possessing profound knowledge. What Anna of Kyoyama could do in the original story, he could certainly do as well, and perhaps even better.

With the "Super Divination Guide" in hand, the next step of the plan could begin.

……

As time rewinds slightly, at the same moment Su Qi slays the ghosts before and after him, in a hotel room by a desert highway in California, a strangely dressed boy suddenly covers his forehead.

His face and build were extremely similar to Yoh Asakura's, except that he had long, loose hair, was shirtless, and only wore a white cloak. He wore black trousers over brown trousers, with leather straps attached diagonally to the trousers. His gloves, shoes, and earrings were all adorned with prominent pentagram patterns.

"My lord, you're bleeding!"

Beside him, a Black child with curly black hair gasped in surprise.

"Abachio, I'm fine." Asakura Yoshi, the reincarnation of Ye Wang, who was sitting by the bed, put down his hand, looked at the blood in his palm, and said calmly, "It's just that someone defeated my shikigami."

"Shikigami?"

"You can think of it as a special super-spirit that I transcended a thousand years ago... If a shikigami is defeated, its closely connected master will also be injured. That's what shikigami are, Abageo. Isn't that interesting?"

"But... a grown man got hurt because of this."

"It's just a minor, insignificant injury." Licking his blood-stained index finger, Asakura looked out the window, a smile of interest on his face. "The Asakura family shouldn't possess such power. Could it be him..."

"Who?"

“My other half, Yoh Asakura.” He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up and walked straight toward the door. “Let’s go, Abagio.”

"Good sir, where are we going?" Abachio hurriedly followed, his short legs carrying him.

"Izumo... It's been so long since I've come home. Let's see how the Asakura family is raising my Leaf."

……

Meanwhile, at the Asakura family residence, after the "Super Divination Manual" was unsealed, everyone returned to the mansion, and the two groups separated.

"Now that we have the 'Super Divination Manual,' what should we do next?"

After returning to the room where the three of them lived, Dao Lian was the first to ask a question.

"Stay here for now," Su Qi said, giving the two of them a meaningful look. "Then, let the two of you try dying a few times first."

"Die a few times and see?" Daohe was slightly taken aback, a bad feeling rising in his heart. He forced a smile and said, "Master, are you joking?"

"No, not at all." Su Qi returned the smile. "It means exactly what it says. Go die a few times and see."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Heroic Death, Please

"Hehe, you must be joking." Daohe shook his head, his face full of forced disbelief: "No one can die multiple times."

You foolish human, there's someone right in front of you who's died a thousand times...

While inwardly cursing, Su Qi said, "Of course. As long as you die once, I'll revive you, then you die again, and so on, isn't that enough?"

"Resurrection?" Daohe immediately grasped the key point. "How to resurrect?"

"The spell 'Curse of Contemplation' is a magic recorded by King Ye in 'The Super Divination Manual.' As long as the body is intact, it can revive the dead. Although this spell is a bit difficult, second only to the Taishan Fujun Sacrifice, don't worry, if it fails, I will definitely help you two to properly collect your bodies."

"Who asked you to help collect the body..." he couldn't help but shout, "I'd rather live than have you collect my body!"

"Don't be nervous, it was just a joke to lighten the mood." Su Qi pressed Dao He's shoulder, looked him in the eye with his innocent eyes, and said sincerely, "My friend Dao He, you know me. I'm a handsome guy who relies on three things: being good-looking, being loyal, and treating people with sincerity. Do you think I would do something like betraying my brothers to the death?"

Dao He replied decisively and without hesitation, "Yes! I always feel that if it were you, you would be capable of anything."

“My friend, this is where you're wrong. Look at your heartless heart and say, I did everything I could to help you before, wasn't that enough of a favor?”

"Uh..." Daohe was speechless, then turned and pulled Daolian over, "Daolian, what do you think we should do about this?"

"You once said that experiencing death, getting close to death, or enduring pain can enhance your magical power, right?"

Su Qi nodded. "Yes, Dao Lian has grasped this knowledge point quite well."

"So, if someone truly dies and is then resurrected, their magical power will increase dramatically?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's correct."

"Then let's begin," Dao Lian said decisively. "What do you want us to do?"

"Hey, hey, hey, Dao Lian, you actually believe him?"

"Hmph, if he wanted to kill us, he wouldn't have gone to so much trouble training us. As long as we're still useful, he won't let us die in vain."

“That’s right.” Su Qi turned to Dao He. “My friend, look, even Dao Lian is so open-minded, how can you still not believe me? Hurry up and write a will, and prepare to go.”

"Well, I'm not being modest, but could you perhaps find someone else?"

"I'm sorry, while individual destiny depends on personal struggle, the course of history is even more important. As members of the Saviors team, in order to fight against the evil villain Ye Wang, you must have great power, so... Miss History is telling you to hurry up and die."

"I suspect you've got some dirty dealings going on with Miss History."

"Oh, I'm sorry, because you've been talking too much nonsense, you don't have time left to write your will. Hurry up and bravely face your death, please."

"Alas... Oh, heavens, why have you treated me so cruelly?"

Dao He looked up to the sky and sighed, finally resigning himself to his fate. He said irritably, "Tell me, how do you want me to die?"

"Free fall, a 3,650-degree mid-air split, testicles shattered, and death."

"Then you should probably find someone else."

"Just kidding."

Su Qi's expression turned serious, and he finally got to the point, "How you die is not important; what matters is what you gain after death. First, you must cultivate in hell after death, temper your souls, and enhance your witchcraft. Second, I hope you will cross the end of hell and bring back the remaining four fragments of the great soul."

"The four parts of a great soul? What are those?"

"The spirit of fire, the spirit of earth, the spirit of rain, the spirit of wind, the spirit of thunder... The Great Soul has five parts, which are the natural spirits representing the five elements. They are the strongest spiritual entities, surpassing even the gods and second only to the Great Soul."

Su Qi explained, "The Fire Spirit was taken by Ye Wang. In order to be on par with him in terms of basic conditions during the battle, we need the other four elemental spirits. They are stored in the core area of ​​the Great Soul, and the hell that people go to after death is also within the Great Soul. As long as you continue to go deeper into hell and cross the end, you should be able to find those four elemental spirits."

Dao Lian frowned slightly. "Passing through Hell shouldn't be that easy, right?"

"Of course. Depending on individual beliefs and cultural customs, everyone goes to a different hell. We are all from the Ming Dynasty, so the hell we go to is naturally the underworld. You should know very well what you will encounter. In addition, each hell has a lord who guards it. As for you, perhaps after defeating the Ten Kings of Hell, you will be able to go to the core area where the four elemental spirits reside."

"The Ten Kings of Hell!?" Upon hearing that name, which every Ming Chinese knew and whose reputation resounded like thunder, Dao He couldn't help but say, "Are you sure we're not just going to deliver ourselves to hell by breaking through the underworld?"

"Don't worry, within the great soul, as long as your will remains, you will not die. I have already confirmed this information with the Taoist ancestors over there."

"Are there still Taoists over there?"

"Of course, as a family of spiritualists with a history of over two thousand years, it would be strange if there weren't any of our Taoist relatives in the underworld, right? So don't worry, I'll prepare a guide for you."

Dao Lian said, "It seems you were prepared for us to do this all along."