The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

"I'm sorry, but this is still too slow. So please, offer your souls to me first."

Ye Wang still wore a faint smile, as if he was completely unaware of how cruel his words were to others.

But with his millennia of experience, he couldn't possibly be unaware. It's just that the fates of the others had already been decided a month earlier; they were his specially trained helpers, and more importantly, crucial sacrifices.

After a month of hellish training, although their aptitudes varied, their magical power was generally above 50,000, making them the highest quality sacrifices. As for the so-called "Star Sacrifice," the star, of course, refers to Ye Wang himself, symbolized by the pentagram, but the sacrifices are not only for outsiders, but also include themselves.

"Why! Why are you doing this to us!?"

"No! This can't be real! It must be a dream! Yes, it must be a dream!"

"Damn it! Even if I'm a grown man, I don't want to die here!"

Fire Spirit began attacking the group. Amid screams and the sounds of fighting, some questioned, some fled, some resigned themselves to their fate, and some couldn't accept reality, but no one dared to resist or attack Ye Wang. As his followers, they knew best the despair-inducing power he possessed.

And the reality was just as they realized. Even after a month of hellish training, they were still routed by the fire spirits' attacks, suffering heavy casualties in a short period of time, and none of them were able to escape.

"Good...good sir...why...why did you do such a thing?"

Abachiao looked up at Ye Wang, his small face filled with fear, and asked the question in a trembling voice.

“Because this is a necessary sacrifice, Abachiao.” Ye Wangwen smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it will only hurt for a little while. After I become the Shaman King, I will revive everyone.”

Before he could finish speaking, the Fire Spirit reached out with a claw, grabbed Abachiao's small body, threw it into its mouth, and snapped its jaws shut... *poof*, a large amount of flesh and blood splattered out, and then it was burned to ashes by the fire.

"Not enough... still not enough... we need more offerings..."

A moment later, looking at the Fire Spirit, whose height had doubled, whose crimson body was burning with illusory flames, and whose patterns emitted a dazzling red light, Ye Wang frowned slightly and turned his gaze to a brightly lit street in the distance.

……

Meanwhile, Su Qi and his group arrived at a port in Tokyo Bay and found the huge oil tanker that belonged to X-LAWS.

While formally announcing his name and requesting a visit, and having X-LAWS's personnel notify him, Su Qi pulled Asakura Yoh aside and instructed him, "Yeh, when we're discussing things later, you, Anna, and the others being protected by Holoholo wait downstairs."

"Huh? Why did you leave me behind of all people?"

The latter was somewhat puzzled, but Su Qi said seriously, "Of course it's because you're so lovable, everyone loves you, and you can get along well with anyone. Those people don't trust us yet, and they need someone as talented as you to dispel their distrust."

"Really? You're exaggerating! Besides, I've never had many friends since I was little."

"Huh?" He looked incredulous. "Ye, you actually believe it?"

"Michijin, stop teasing me." Yoh Asakura sighed. "What's the real reason?"

"Because you're incompatible with them," Su Qi said directly. "The people of X-LAWS all harbor a deep hatred for Ye Wang, and their purpose in forming this group is to kill him. Since we'll inevitably discuss this when we form our alliance later, so..."

"So Daocheng is worried that I might say something inappropriate, causing the alliance to fail, right?"

"Yo, you do have a good sense of self-awareness." He glanced at Yoh Asakura, whose expression was somewhat dejected. "Do you still hold onto the idea of ​​not killing Yoh?"

“I’m sorry…” the latter sighed softly, “I still don’t want to kill anyone.”

"If the people of X-LAWS heard your views, they would definitely doubt the sincerity of our alliance."

"What about Daocheng? Are you determined to kill Ye Wang?"

Su Qi thought for a moment and shook his head. "I don't have such a strong desire to kill him, but in my opinion, Ye Wang's mistakes and his attempt to kill me are enough to give me a reason to retaliate and kill him. I am not as magnanimous as you."

Yoh Asakura was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Then... what if I stop you from killing him?"

Su Qi smiled and said, "Then let's find common ground while reserving differences. You also want to defeat Ye Wang, right?"

Yoh Asakura nodded. "Yes, I also want to defeat Yoh, but I probably can't do it on my own."

"How about we defeat Ye Wang first, and then decide whether to kill him or not?"

"But... wouldn't that be indirectly helping you kill him?"

He was self-aware enough to know that even if he wanted to save Ye Wang's life after defeating him, he probably wouldn't be able to go against the wishes of most people.

"Are you going to help Ye Wang's side? Or stand idly by and let your year-long training go to waste?"

Asakura Yoru remained silent, unsure how to respond.

At that moment, X-LAWS's men poked their heads out from the ship's side and invited them onto the deck.

"Then Ye, we'll go up first."

Yoh Asakura nodded. "You guys go up first, I'll wait down here."

Having come this far, going up would only cause trouble. Staying down here would be better for both him and everyone else, he understood this, yet he still couldn't help feeling a sense of loneliness and confusion... Was my insistence entirely wrong?

Su Qi said no more, gave a greeting, and then went up the ship's ladder with Dao He, Dao Lian, and Sha Ti to the deck, where they met the X-LAWS group who were waiting there.

Chapter Forty-Six: The human world has become filthy once again.

The X-LAWS members all wore white uniforms resembling military attire, black leather boots, and carried firearms. They were all dashing and upright, looking more like soldiers than psychics.

The deck was lit, and a dozen or so X-LAWS members in military uniforms stood in a line, their hands clasped behind their backs, staring straight ahead. In front of them was a round table, and sitting at the table was a girl dressed in black and white Gothic Lolita fashion, with long light blue hair, who looked only eleven or twelve years old, as delicate and cute as a doll.

She is the leader of X-LAWS, and like Satie, a god-level psychic with a magical power value exceeding 500,000, Madonna Joan. Behind her stands a tall, slender young man with short blond hair, cold features, and gold-rimmed glasses; he is Marco, the true manager of X-LAWS.

"Miss Shati, the leader of Gandara, Mr. Daocheng, the head of the Ming Dynasty Dao family, and all the others, what brings you here so late at night?"

After being seated and exchanging a few perfunctory pleasantries, and serving everyone black tea, Marco, on behalf of his quiet leader, inquired about the purpose of their visit. Having already gathered information on other psychics before participating in the psychic battle, he didn't need Su Qi and Shati to introduce themselves again.

"We've come to defeat Ye Wang." Su Qi cut to the chase without beating around the bush. "I've heard that your ultimate goal is to kill Ye Wang. Since we share the same objective, we've come specifically to visit you, hoping to form an alliance."

"Defeat Ye Wang..."

Upon hearing the name "Ye Wang," a hint of murderous intent flashed in Marco's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "You two are right. Our target is indeed Ye Wang, and we are happy to cooperate with any force in killing him. However... we have never crossed paths before, so isn't it a bit rash to form an alliance immediately upon meeting him?"

"Gandhara has been destroyed."

Seeing his hesitation and caution, Shati suddenly spoke, her face filled with sorrow, "Not long ago, Ye Wang personally destroyed Gandara. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Dao family head to help, which made Ye Wang wary, I would probably have lost my life as well."

"What? Gandhara...is destroyed?"

Marco's pupils contracted slightly, his mind reeling from the sudden news. He knew very well that Gandara was a powerful psychic organization no smaller than X-LAWS, and perhaps even larger. Its leader, Satie, was no less powerful than Jeanne d'Arc on his side. In other words... if Ye Wang had attacked X-LAWS instead, they might have been completely wiped out.

Ye Wang's power is far greater than imagined!

Marco was still shaken and on high alert, but he had no intention of running away. To him, Ye Wang was an enemy he would kill no matter what, even at the cost of everything. For this reason, he had even created the powerful weapon, Maiden Jeanne, himself. Now, there was no turning back.

But that young man actually made Ye Wang wary...

He turned his gaze to Su Qi, who looked like an ordinary thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, yet he dared not underestimate him. As for the possibility that Shati was lying, the oppressive aura emanating from him, reminiscent of Joan of Arc, was undeniable, and the leader of Gandara, being from a Buddhist sect, would never lie about such a thing.

“That’s right,” Su Qi continued. “Because he feels threatened, Ye Wang has begun to eliminate dissidents, and the next one might be X-LAWS. So in order to stop him from destroying humanity, and to eliminate Ye Wang as soon as possible and reduce casualties, we came here overnight to discuss the alliance, hoping to kill Ye Wang as quickly as possible. If possible, it would be best to act tonight.”

"Tonight's the start?!" Marco was slightly taken aback. "Don't you two think this is too hasty?"

"The sooner we act, the fewer variables there will be, and since we are psychics, we don't need to make any other preparations, right?"

"Uh, this..."

Just as he hesitated, Joan of Arc, who had been sitting quietly in the chair like a doll, suddenly spoke up, "Let's leave it at that."

Her clear, ruby-like eyes reflected Su Qi and Sha Ti's figures. She revealed a gentle and holy smile, "Mr. Daocheng, Ms. Sha Ti, let us work together to give the sinner Ye Wang a just punishment."

"Eh? Wait, Lady Joan of Arc..."

“Marco, when opportunity knocks, we must not hesitate because of unnecessary suspicion,” Joan of Arc said first. “I can sense that Mr. Daocheng and Miss Satie are not lying; they will become our companions.”

As a god-level psychic with a magical power value exceeding 500,000, sensing other people's emotions and seeing through lies is not difficult for him. Especially when Su Qi and Sha Ti deliberately unleashed their magical power to show their sincerity.

"Very well, since it is Lady Joan of Arc's decision, we have no choice but to comply."

In the end, Marco obeyed his leader's orders, and the three major forces of Taoism, Gandhara, and X-LAWS formed an alliance.

"what?"

Suddenly, Su Qi turned to look at the bustling urban area on the shore, his expression turning serious.

"Is there something going on with Ye Wang?"

"He just moved to the city center. I have a bad feeling. Ye Wang is probably planning to make a big splash."

……

Tokyo, Ginza, is Japan's most famous shopping district. Even at night, it is still brightly lit, bustling with traffic, and the light of countless neon lights shines brightly, even completely obscuring the starlight and moonlight.

Beneath the vast sky, above the brightly lit skyscrapers, Ye Wang, dressed in a brand-new armored super spirit body, stood high above like a god, looking down upon those below.

"The human world has become even more filthy."

This is one of the largest commercial streets in Asia. Today is the weekend, and a large number of people have gathered here. Even though he is in mid-air, he cannot turn off the passive mind reading, and countless dirty and filthy desires still flow into his heart.

The desire for wealth, the greed for money, the lust for the opposite sex, the hunger for food... and arrogance, violence, jealousy, treachery... disgusting voices filled the air below. The bustling commercial street, which was a desirable place in the eyes of others, was in his eyes a swamp of evil thoughts, a mixture of all kinds of human ugliness and disgust, constantly bubbling with nauseating and putrid thoughts.

Because of the overpopulation and excessive information in modern times, everyone has more distracting thoughts and desires. Compared to Heian-kyo a thousand years ago, Ginza at this time is several times more filthy.

"Humanity has indeed reached a point where it needs purification. If this continues, the entire Earth will be polluted by these disgusting insects."

Ye Wang descended from mid-air with a cold expression. The crowd below was dense, and soon someone noticed him in mid-air and exclaimed, "Hey, look, is that a UFO? It's an unidentified flying object, right?"

"What UFO? You're not a child, you're probably seeing things."

"Look! See, that's definitely an unidentified flying object!"

The companion being pulled clearly didn't believe it, but unable to withstand his companion's persistence, he finally looked up and his face froze. He stammered, "No... could it be some kind of joke by the production team? How could there really be a UFO?"

In his eyes, he saw a figure clad in light armor and wings, with six long, pointed iron chains connecting to its lower back, enveloped in red light, resembling a large crimson bird. This was Ye Wang's latest armored super spirit body, the Black Phoenix evolved from the Black Chick.

As they exclaimed in surprise and made unusual movements, people on the nearby streets looked up, and the phenomenon spread rapidly. Soon, almost everyone on the street could see Ye Wang in mid-air.

"What is that? An alien?"

"Idiot, that guy is clearly human, just wearing a mecha. That's advanced technology!"

"Wait! Let me take a picture and post it on Twitter."

Many vehicles stopped, and many people took out their phones to take pictures of Ye Wang, making the whole street even noisier. Only a few people sensed the danger and immediately ran off the street.

"Too insignificant."

Looking down at the crowd below, Ye Wang had a thought. The six iron chains that served as the long tail behind him fluttered around him, and the pointed head opened to reveal the pitch-black muzzle inside.

"Tail fireball".

Before the words were even finished, a series of deafening explosions shook the ground, and flames shot into the sky. Most of the buildings along the commercial street were shattered, and many of the affected cars were instantly turned into fireballs. Hundreds of pedestrians standing on the street were also turned into torches, and screams and the shrill sirens of car alarms filled the entire street.

"Fire Spirit, begin to enjoy the feast."

Looking at the bewildered ghosts standing on the street, Ye Wang's lips curled into a cold smile.