[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-god-through-horror":3,"chapter-becoming-a-god-through-horror-becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Becoming a God Through Horror",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2273644,4441,"Chapter 101: Clarifying Doubts: Evil Spirits and Monsters","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>「……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Actually, you don’t need to make the occult seem too mysterious—most people in the occult are just ordinary folks, not strong at all, even weak, capable of only a few minor tricks, maybe just a bit of communication with spirits; some can’t even do that.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Those who rely solely on crosses, holy water, and the Bible to exorcise are no different from ordinary people—they can usually only drive away a few lingering ordinary spirits.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Just like me—I’m just an ordinary medium, helping people with nothing but experience.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So your strength is already quite good.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Elise’s view, Louis was indeed quite impressive—just that one ability to control vast flames could easily repel ordinary monsters; with a bit more training in handling evil spirits, he’d be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he avoided special individuals, special witches, demons, evil gods, monster packs, or great evil spirits, he’d be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis pondered—apparently, the power hierarchy in the occult was vast; even his flame control could rank somewhere within it. Estimating… he was probably in the middle tier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Elise continued speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The occult’s power structure is complex, but aside from the Church, the largest and most numerous groups are the various cults, heresies, and special races; the smallest yet most numerous are the wild mediums and exorcists—even so, their numbers still fall far short of evil spirits and similar entities.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「On this land, evil spirits and monsters are numerous, especially in remote areas with terrifying legends—never go there out of curiosity; avoid them whenever possible.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wait, Aunt Elise, why are you emphasizing evil spirits and monsters so much?」 Louis noticed the blind spot and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise paused, then replied, 「Human thoughts are complex and changeable. Sometimes, after being murdered or for other reasons, a soul refuses to leave—but that violates Heaven’s rules.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Moreover, a soul’s state is easily influenced. Though many souls lack the ability to affect the physical world, some with potential can—and after killing, they grow increasingly extreme, gradually becoming evil spirits. As for numbers… the private violence here… you know.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there are many souls unwilling to ascend to Heaven, and others who have luckily avoided falling into Hell—yet because nearly every place has a church, these souls are gently calmed before they turn evil by weekly masses conducted by ordinary priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「As for monsters…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Have you heard of the Wendigo? Or vampires, Bigfoot, Mothman, fallen tooth fairies…？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these are American folk legends, though many originated from Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「They all exist—living in the corners of the human world. If you venture into remote areas and have bad luck, you might encounter them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s why I emphasized evil spirits and these monsters—they’re the things people have a decent chance of running into.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there was another situation she didn’t mention: cults. America had the most cults in the world, but most were useless, and under Heaven’s suppression, they’d never caused major chaos—so she left them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Elise took a glass of water handed to her by Mimi and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis, meanwhile, was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil spirits, monster races, Heaven and Hell, cults, heresies…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the real occult to be this chaotic—had America’s stability been thanks to that overbearing guy, God?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The American stage really was full of surprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You always manage to give me new shocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these shocks aren’t good for the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it—given this messy situation, until I cultivate magic power and master true powerful arts, I can’t be reckless. I’ll have to play it safe for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis looked again at Elise, realizing she was truly an honest person, kind enough to answer every question—no wonder his grandfather chose her to examine the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the depth of her knowledge suggested she wasn’t merely an ordinary medium, as she claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way—mediums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Aunt Elise, could I ask about mediums?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise smiled and replied frankly, 「Of course. Mediums are simply people with special soul aptitudes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Due to differing aptitudes, mediums’ abilities vary. Take me—I can only communicate and travel between realms. But my assistant, Mimi—her ability is soul out-of-body travel, far stronger than mine.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Most mediums in this world can only communicate and soothe, but there are also rare ones with unique abilities—all ultimately stemming from the soul’s uniqueness.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After answering, seeing Louis lost in thought, Elise glanced at the box in his hand, her expression conflicted. As for the monkey’s paw and perfume, wrapped as they were, she hadn’t activated her vision and hadn’t noticed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what Louis was thinking—he felt these mediums were all naturally gifted. If they seriously cultivated, they’d have considerable advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re all talents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should raise Mimi’s priority for recruitment and control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, seeing Louis return to awareness, Elise said, 「Louis, I have a small request—could you listen?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Go ahead.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Try not to use this box. You understand.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「And if you can, find a way to free the soul inside—it’s too pitiful.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise’s gaze toward the box was filled with pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when she communicated with the box, it was Jack who had suppressed the Joker Demon’s consciousness and revealed those secrets to her—otherwise, she wouldn’t have succeeded so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not evil—he’s just a pitiful man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis frowned. He planned to study the box—but faced with Elise’s request, he nodded. 「Alright, I understand.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise sighed and said no more—it was someone else’s possession; she couldn’t interfere too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, she had another option: report it to the Church. The Church’s influence was immense, with many professionals—even the exorcist couple featured in newspapers were, in a sense, Church members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Church’s power was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew the Church’s methods well—it was internally divided into many factions, and for Jack’s unique case—fused with a demon—most factions would choose immediate purification, not salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So professional ethics and compassion forbade her from reporting it to the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",983,"2026-06-19T23:34:28.869Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b40dd1403050d93261fc22869e75f49f41189ef69f3b3ebb8c473efc41cf9673","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-102","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-100",253,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-god-through-horror-cover.jpg"]