Infinite Professions-Chapter 45 - 41: Spirit Control

Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly, Butterfly Dream of Zhuang Zhou.

"Ugh...vomit!"

Shen Hex awoke faintly, but before he had a chance to receive the original owner’s memories, his stomach began to spasm violently, the overturning rivers and seas of pain causing him to kneel on the ground, vomiting up a large amount of filth.

Not only filth but also blood, and a pungent stench that caused a strong rejection response from his body, until eventually, nothing solid remained, only gastric juice mixed with blood.

Only then did Shen Hex collapse, like a drowning man who finally crawls onto dry land, lying there gasping for breath.

At the same time, a surge of flooding torrents appeared in his mind, with the massive information of memories overwhelming him, but fortunately, the power of Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly quickly integrated, allowing him to receive everything in an illusory way.

"Spirit Control Continent..."

"Chapter of Valor..."

"Ancient Dragon King..."

"Li Taiyi..."

"Demon King Beast..."

Shen Hex pressed his hand against his forehead, gradually sorting through the chaotic memories, finally understood the causes and effects.

This is a strange world, where ninety percent of its area is vast ocean, with a giant land mass at its center, which the people call the Spirit Control Continent.

On this continent live billions of humans and countless other beings, and all non-human life possess powerful extraordinary powers, that people call Spirit Beasts.

Compared to the Spirit Beasts that wield extraordinary powers, humans are so weak, positioned at the bottom of the food chain, constantly hunted by various Spirit Beasts, with the fire of civilization nearly extinguished.

During that dark era, countless wise men struggled in their quest, finally discovering humanity’s unique extraordinary power, utilizing the wisdom of the universe to control Spirit Beasts, growing alongside them to gain powerful strength and long life.

These people were called Spirit Control Masters!

The emergence of Spirit Control Masters saved the endangered human race, and tribe after tribe, dynasty after dynasty, emerged ruled by Spirit Control Masters, shifting humans from the bottom of the food chain to the dominators of the Spirit Control Continent.

Yet, inexplicably, after humans dominated the Spirit Control Continent, a terrifying dark power appeared on the continent.

This dark power could mutate Spirit Beasts into terrifying monsters, and among the monsters, the Demon King Beast brought terrifying disasters to human nations and the Spirit Control Continent.

Nation after nation, city after city, destroyed by the beast tides precipitated by the Dark Demon King Beast, at the most critical moment, only three countries remained, struggling under the iron hooves of the Demon King Beast, as the fire of human civilization once again approached extinction.

At this point, the three countries united, resulting in the birth of nine Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters, each possessing humanity’s most treasured qualities: courage, friendship, wisdom, innocence, kindness, hope, light, justice, and protection.

These qualities endowed them with immense Power of Destiny, allowing their Spirit Beasts to evolve into Celestial Spirit Beasts surpassing Emperor-level Spirit Beasts.

Ultimately, several Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters and their Celestial Spirit Beasts joined forces to defeat and seal the Dark Demon King Beast, bringing peace back to the Spirit Control Continent, allowing the fire of human civilization to continue anew.

But the Dark Demon King Beast seems to be an immortal entity, even the Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters can only seal it, unable to completely destroy it, and its power will recover periodically, every few decades or centuries, breaking through the seal and returning to the mortal realm.

What is more despairing is that the power used by the Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters and Celestial Spirit Beasts to seal the Dark Demon King Beast is their most precious Power of Destiny, so after sealing the Dark Demon King Beast, the Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters cease to be Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters, and even their Celestial Spirit Beasts revert to their original evolutionary stage.

This means the Spirit Control Continent can never be at peace, perpetually threatened by the Dark Demon King Beast.

Fortunately, as the power of the Dark Demon King Beast restores, Power of Destiny will reemerge among humans, inherited by new Spirit Control Masters, becoming the Celestial Destiny individuals resisting the Dark Demon King Beast.

This is the Spirit Control Continent.

And Shen Hex, in this Dream Butterfly event, was none other than the previous generation’s Celestial Destiny Spirit Master of the Spirit Control Continent, the holder of the Celestial Destiny Divine Artifact "Chapter of Valor" – Li Taiyi!

Celestial Destiny Spirit Master!

The continent’s savior!

Shen Hex originally thought this was a heavenly beginning.

But after receiving memories, he realized this was not heavenly but apocalyptic.

Indeed, he was a Celestial Destiny Spirit Master, the continent’s savior.

But that was a thing of the past.

Three years ago, he and the other eight Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters joined forces to defeat the Dark Demon King Beast, sealing it once more.

But for some unknown reason, the power of the Dark Demon King Beast was significantly stronger this time, finally launching a desperate offensive, intending to perish along with them.

At that critical moment, he, Li Taiyi, holder of the Chapter of Valor and leader of the Nine Great Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters, stood out without hesitation, using the Divine Artifact Chapter of Valor and his own Celestial Spirit Beast "Ancient Dragon King" as the price to withstand the final assault of the Dark Demon King Beast.

Then, the end of destiny, the curtain of legend.

The Chapter of Valor was destroyed, which wasn’t so significant, as sealing the Dark Demon King Beast would cause the Power of Destiny to dissipate, naturally causing the Celestial Destiny Divine Artifact to vanish as well.

The unbearable sacrifice for Li Taiyi was the "Ancient Dragon King." This Celestial Spirit Beast that accompanied him throughout his journey provided so much help and was his best friend, most important companion.

Its sacrifice caused a devastating impact on Li Taiyi, greatly affecting his life situation and future growth.

Although after sealing the Dark Demon King Beast, Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters revert due to the dissipation of Power of Destiny, whether their Spirit Control Master rank or their fully evolved Celestial Spirit Beast, returning to their original stage, it is only returning to an initial stage.

A Celestial Spirit Beast, having gone through evolution, even when reverting to its original form, can grow anew based on past experiences, though it cannot become a Celestial Spirit Beast again, reaching "Emperor-level Spirit Beast" is not difficult.

Thus, previous generations of Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters, after sealing the Dark Demon King Beast, remained supreme Emperor-level Spirit Masters, enjoying immense prestige and power, even if they could not become Monarchs of each nation, they would be granted large territories, establishing new kingdoms.

But he...

The Chapter of Valor shattered.

The Celestial Spirit Beast "Ancient Dragon King" perished.

His own rank was reverted to the original form, from "Celestial Destiny Spirit Master" to "Junior Spirit Master."

Falling from the clouds into the abyss, that feeling is imaginable, and from there Li Taiyi became despondent.

Yet, the attacks of reality were far from over.

Just in the third year after sealing the Dark Demon King Beast, the holder of the "Chapter of Kindness" among the nine Celestial Destiny Spirit Masters, Li Taiyi’s lifelong love, the princess Yinn Nianyun of the Sky Kingdom, suddenly became engaged to Hex Yanfeng, the prince of the Earth Kingdom, holder of the "Chapter of Friendship."

Last night, the two kingdoms held an engagement banquet in the Holy City of the Spirit Control Continent, and Li Taiyi, former Celestial Destiny Spirit Master, commoner-born Chapter of Valor, was also invited to attend.

During the banquet, he watched his former friends and beloved, as well as comrades once fighting side by side, now strangers, drowned himself in countless drinks, eventually becoming insensibly drunk.

Just letting it go like that would have sufficed, yet upon being sent back to his residence, he miraculously woke up, rummaged through drawers, and found a bottle of poison. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Yes, he took poison!

And then there was no more.

Shen Hex even had to feel fortunate that the bottle of poison was low-ranked and likely expired due to prolonged storage, otherwise he would have had to return shortly after crossing over.

How can a person be so unlucky?