Bloodlust is Inexorable
“Our races’ war has started.”
“What? Why?” Mu Yu wasn’t ready for the war; he still couldn’t stop it as a measly Spirit Severing Realm Seventh Layer cultivator. He pressed on, stressing, “Our races don’t have to fight. This conflict is nothing more than Third Heaven Palace’s conspiracy to obtain soul energy. We must stop this war.”
“I can’t stop it. I only learnt about Third Heaven Palace’s unscrupulous schemes recently. If they goad cultivators into attacking us, we have no other option but to fight back; there’s no room for negotiation, understand?”
With a doubtful undercurrent, Mu Yu argued, “You can stop wood elemental d-”
“I can’t! Elemental demons only take orders from spirit lords. I’m a mere elder. My age has nothing to do with being able to control our race. If one race’s spirit lord takes command and other spirit lords don’t show up, all elemental demons will have to take orders from the spirit lord present.”
“You will never find the five because they are part of us.”
“You senior brother, Xiang Nan.”
“He wouldn’t start a war when he knows what the consequences are.”
“You still don’t get it. Ever since he and Spirit Lord Hou Tu merged, he became a spirit lord. All five of our races must now heed his commands. Should he declare war, we are obligated to conscript ourselves.”
“Where do I come into this?
“We haven’t received orders to fight a large-scale war yet; however, the leading earth demons have started skirmishes with cultivators here and there. As a consequence, the elemental demons who believe Xiang Nan will lead them to glory have lit the flames of war. I came seeking you to ask you to lead wood demons so that we don’t need to obey Spirit Lord Hou Tu.”
“You will obey me?”
“Remember when I told you that no elemental demon or human will ever trust you five? We trust the spirit lords inside you. Accordingly, we don’t obey you but Lord Ju Mang’s orders. We will only follow your commands if you and Lord Ju Mang fuse.”
“Xiang Nan won’t start a war.”
“According to my knowledge, earth demons have already begun their search for Spirit Lord Hou Tu as they have learnt that Xiang Nan and Hou Tu have fused. He has all the say now!”
“Nothing is going to change even if they do find Xiang Nan. I know he will do his best to prevent war,” disputed Mu Yu, relieved to hear they hadn’t located Xiang Nan yet.
“They will force him to fight even if he doesn’t want to! Nobody can withhold themselves in the face of bloodlust! Try this!”
Tree Elder enveloped Mu Yu in a layer of green light, catching Mu Yu by surprise. Mu Yu instantly felt an urge to kill and drain life from others to satisfy his bloodlust! Mu Yu’s eyes turned black and white. Next, he drew Shadow Splitter Sword and sprang at a wood demon behind Tree Elder!
Clang! Tree Elder caught Shadow Splitter Sword and dissolved the green light enveloping Mu Yu, erasing the bloodlust coursing through Mu Yu. Mu Yu couldn’t believe he felt the same sensation as when Ju Mang took over his mind!
Tree Elder passed Shadow Splitter Sword back to Mu Yu and elaborated, “Understand how dire the situation is yet? Hou Tu has the same ability. Once the wood demons find Xiang Nan, he’ll no longer be the same Xiang Nan you know! His bloodlust will lead him to war!”
Mu Yu staggered back. “How did you trigger such intense bloodlust?”
“You don’t need to be wary of me. The energy is the half of Lord Ju Mang’s energy that he left behind. The energy I recently found out about possesses bloodlust like none other. Once active, it will hasten the removal of the formation inside you. The other elemental demon races have found their spirit lords’ other half of their energy and are commencing their search for their spirit lords. They will not be as lenient as I am.”
“Why are you trusting me?”
“I don’t because Sword Shadow Dust Gale was the one who extracted the energy to seal away. Because of the energy’s potency, I can’t tell you with certainty what will happen to you after it influences your mind. Perhaps you will vie for blood even more. Your response to the energy just now is the best proof that giving it to you now is to my detriment. Therefore, I won’t let you have it.
“Xiang Nan, on the other hand, can control the energy because he’s a full-fledged spirit lord. Hou Tu has always had a penchant for violence. I can guarantee the energy will lead Xiang Nan to war. If we don’t stop them before then, it’ll be too late to stop them.”
“Hang on. What’s your plan if you don’t want me to have the energy, yet want me to lead wood demons?”
“Given I can’t sense Lord Ju Mang’s presence on you, that means Sword Shadow Dust Gale has sealed him away. As I previously mentioned, the energy can remove the seal. You can’t control the energy since you two are individuals. Should you be able to produce your own bloodlust, you will be able to control it. I need you to produce your own bloodlust as soon as you can to remove the seal and fuse with Lord Ju Mang. Then, you can use your authority to keep us out of the war.”
The story was the nail in the coffin for Mu Yu’s desire to avoid the power of bloodlust.
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