Chapter 106: Light Elemental Spirits
In the time that followed, Lin Ze and Cai'er kept themselves relatively restrained.
After finishing supper, the group strolled around the commercial district. Before they knew it, night had fallen.
But just as Lin Ze and the others were immersed in relaxation and joy—
—an unexpected event occurred atop the city wall.
A soldier of the Glorious Angels found a necklace glowing with a golden halo while cleaning up the battlefield.
He brought it back to the city wall.
However, after fiddling with it for quite a while, the soldier couldn't figure out what it was. So he handed it over to Captain Li of the Glorious Angels.
At that moment, many people were releasing Kongming lanterns in memory of their fallen comrades along the city wall.
Captain Li of the Glorious Angels Knights, clad in golden armor and standing at the peak of the seventh level, held the golden necklace in his hands.
Sensing the sealed item inside the necklace, Captain Li's eyes were full of greed.
His face flushed with excitement, and even his breathing became erratic.
After dismissing the nearby personnel, Captain Li stared at the necklace with a greedy expression and muttered, "A Light Elemental Spirit... I never thought I'd actually obtain a Light Elemental Spirit one day!"
For a knight, possessing a Light Elemental Spirit was like owning an artifact-grade spiritual furnace.
If he could fuse with it, he could instantly break through the bottleneck at the peak of the seventh level and reach the eighth level.
Not only that—his future cultivation would proceed almost without bottlenecks, and breaking into the ninth level would no longer be a dream.
It could even double the growth rate of his innate spiritual power.
Most importantly, an Elemental Spirit could also release the soul skills of its contractor.
And the rarity of an Elemental Spirit was such that it only appeared once in a thousand years.
How could Captain Li not be thrilled?
Logically, such a treasure should be submitted. But he knew clearly—once handed over, it would never belong to him.
After a brief moment of hesitation—
Captain Li decisively chose to keep it for himself!
And with the Flame Lion Demon An Luoxian's understanding of human greed, he knew that no human would willingly give up such a treasure.
At this time, Captain Li had already cast aside reason. He activated his spiritual power and violently broke the seal—
Releasing the Light Elemental Spirit inside.
When the Light Elemental Spirit had been captured by the demons, she had already sustained serious injuries.
Lying in his palm was a snow-white, crystal-like tiny figure, wearing a milky-white short skirt, her pale arms and slender legs exposed.
Her long golden hair flowed like a waterfall, hanging all the way to her feet. A pair of transparent wings flanked her delicate frame, but she no longer had the strength to flap them. The most distinctive features were her two pointed ears emerging from the golden strands—clear proof of her elven origin.
The Light Elemental Spirit looked up at the human who had freed her.
But in her eyes, there was no joy—only despair.
Because what she saw in that human's eyes… was greed.
An endless greed that wanted to possess her entirely.
She understood the role she played in the eyes of humans. She knew what fate awaited her.
But she still couldn't help the unwillingness rising in her heart. In an extremely weak voice, she pleaded:
"Let me go… I was seriously injured by the demons… My body is already tainted with dark aura. If you force a contract… you will surely suffer backlash…"
It was true. As she said, marks of dark aura erosion had already appeared on her face and legs.
The once flawless skin now emitted a faint blood-red glow, and the originally brilliant golden halo had been corrupted.
However, Captain Li didn't care. On the contrary, he spoke in a slightly crazed tone:
"Compared to you, what is dark aura backlash worth!?"
"Your existence is for the revival of mankind! With you, I will surely rise to greater heights!"
Hearing those words, the golden pupils of the Light Elemental Spirit gradually dimmed.
She gave up resistance in her heart.
Humans truly are greedy creatures…
Even more greedy than demons…
Seeing that she no longer resisted, Captain Li grinned hideously.
Without waiting for consent, golden light surged from his hand. In the next moment, circles of golden radiance imprisoned the Light Elemental Spirit midair.
Because this was a forced soul contract, the pain of soul tearing from the light element's invasion spread throughout the body in an instant.
A miserable cry burst from the Light Elemental Spirit.
Yet Captain Li remained blind and deaf to her suffering. He was completely obsessed.
Looking at the Light Elemental Spirit's tears, Captain Li seemed to already see himself standing atop the God Seal Throne.
To him, the Light Elemental Spirit wasn't a lifeform.
She was merely a tool—a resource to enhance spiritual power.
A mad laugh burst from his mouth.
"Hahaha! With you, I'll surely break through the eighth level! The ninth level isn't a dream!"
"I'll even be qualified to challenge the God Seal Throne! In the future, it will be me who leads humanity to fully drive out the demons!"
"Become part of me, Light Elemental Spirit!!"
As he shouted, golden light elements surged from his body, rushing toward the Light Elemental Spirit to establish a spiritual connection.
But the moment his spiritual power touched her—
Everything changed.
A blood-red mark suddenly lit up on the chest of the Light Elemental Spirit!
And the moment his golden spiritual power made contact—
It was immediately dyed blood-red by the mark at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Captain Li's face turned pale with horror.
He wanted to sever the spiritual connection—but it was already too late.
That blood-red mark had now appeared on his own chest.
What was worse, the mark began devouring his spiritual power.
In an instant, a massive blood-red tornado erupted under Captain Li's feet, engulfing his entire body.
His earlier madness had now become sheer terror.
"Why do you have the devil's mark on your body!?" he screamed, realizing death was imminent.
The Light Elemental Spirit, looking down at the man who now feared for his life, gave a faint, bitter smile.
"I don't know why I carry this mark either," she murmured, "but I do know… you're going to die, filthy human…"
With those final words, she collapsed as well—
And everything faded into silence.
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