[{"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-144":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},2273687,4441,"Chapter 144: Not a God? As a God! Soul Communion!","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Jiali now appears extremely powerful, suspected of psychokinesis, able to easily crush and twist iron cars into balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That giant moth is even more so—suspected to be a Mayan deity, with strong regeneration, high defense, and the ability to create illusions; though its abilities seem simplistic with no world-shattering attacks, its foundational qualities are exceptionally high and it’s incredibly hard to deal with!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I handle these two right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running through the spells he’d learned so far, Louis felt uncertain—against one, maybe; against two? Not likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Fire Spell might affect the giant moth, but only mildly—or rather, its soul is far more resilient than that of evil spirits, so the poison fire causes pain but cannot burn it to death in seconds; Jiali has little sin, so it has no effect on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most commonly used Fire Manipulation Spell, with magic power enhancement, might hold its own against Jiali, but likely won’t work well against the moth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other spells, after eliminating most earth-based and auxiliary techniques, only a few might prove useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Horse Speed Spell works well—it can greatly increase my movement speed, allowing me to attack and retreat at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Curse, Beast Transformation, and Harmful Poison might also come in handy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis had made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, had he not been facing off against the moth, his Yin Spirit could have easily been sent out to forcibly awaken Jiali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, clearly, he couldn’t do that—so he’d cut straight to the point: no need to defeat both, just buy time until Madison and the others leave, then activate the Concealment Spell and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave the mess to the American government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for accidents, Louis wasn’t too worried—he still had the Substitute Doll as a last resort. No fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiali’s black hair whipped wildly as her consciousness blurred; before her eyes, nothing was clear—only one grotesque monster after another, all trying to kill her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’ll kill them all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast psychokinesis surged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled, cracks spreading across the pavement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opportunity, Louis tossed Madison to the already-standing driver, Yulunka, and Ailan, gave a hand signal—the driver, with professional gangster instincts, understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting Madison, they quickly retreated; Ailan hesitated slightly but realized she was useless in this battlefield, so she followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiali’s eyes flashed, tendons bulging—two steel bars shot out like spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching flames erupted, forming a barrier that blocked the steel bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis stood at the front, his black robes flickering in the firelight, orbs of orange-yellow fire—each the size of a human head— Ningju , spinning, sparks flying, forming a wheel of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak—creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grating, teeth-chilling sound echoed as the ground began to flip en masse; steel rebar within the concrete bent like play-dough, twisted into a giant sphere that rolled across the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the ten-meter-wide sphere of steel-reinforced concrete roll toward him, Louis swallowed hard—damn, this power is insane, I want it—hope my Yin Spirit can one day match this expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a flash of white light—twenty-odd orange fireballs merged into one, a fireball nearly ten meters wide launched like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames exploded instantly, rolling waves of heat sweeping outward in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sadly, Louis’s fireball couldn’t stop the psychokinetically-enhanced stone sphere—it absorbed the blast’s force and kept rolling forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a gale swept behind Louis—two thick gray claws suddenly lunged for his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the Moth God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing launched a surprise attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis remained calm—he had sharp senses and had been watching for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a pincer attack, huh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis’s leg tendons bulged; phantom spirits of two divine steeds flared beside his calves—instantly, he slipped between the gray claws and the giant stone, moving with elegant, ice-skating grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray claws met the stone—the sharp claws pierced it easily, but the stone’s mass was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the Moth God let out a piercing shriek—the stone crushed forward, crunching, crunching, crunching—even the Moth God’s body, previously hardened enough to block Louis’s attacks, was now ground into the earth, emitting a sickening squelching sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis, having dodged, saw this and his eyes lit up—he thought of something—but seeing Jiali’s gaze turn toward him, he immediately activated the Concealment Spell, pressing himself flat onto the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence dimmed, his soul’s fluctuations suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiali scanned the surroundings—the monsters closest to her had vanished, but others remained, many more—destroy them, destroy everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hazy illusions still persisted, her arms outstretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast psychokinesis rapidly spread, rippled, trembled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fire hydrant along the street exploded simultaneously—water jets shot skyward, steam rising, striking the clouds, forming arcs of rainbow light, short and long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiali stood in the air, gazing downward—like a deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a deity of pure destruction; nearby residents had already noticed the commotion. Though this apartment building was isolated in the neighborhood, such massive explosions and roars made it impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t blind or deaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they saw through their windows shattered their worldview—though this country was religious, most only paid lip service; this scene was truly devastating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh God, is this a demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord said…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, police station? Fuck! You guys…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah! Help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jiali turned her gaze toward them, everyone under her stare tensed—though they were far away and couldn’t see the devil’s face clearly, being watched still triggered an inexplicable shiver, a primal, instinctive fear warning them: death was approaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the phone, the police officer’s voice grew louder: “Hello? Hello? What’s happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a trembling voice came through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s looking at me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone hung up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signal lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis, crouched in the grass, watched the scene with awe—for mortals, this sight alone might already qualify as divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for mortals—after all, those living near this remote apartment were mostly uneducated fools with low awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a cultivator like Louis, it was clear she was powerful—but calling her a god? Not really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe a local deity, at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, even so, in pure physical terms, she could easily crush him—unless he sent out his Yin Spirit and attacked on the soul level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis wasn’t discouraged—he’d just broken through, barely knew any Yin Spirit realm spells; he still had room to grow, and one day he’d reach this level, even surpass it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—soul level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been too busy dodging the pincer attack earlier, but now—if he sent out his Yin Spirit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis recalled what he’d just seen—perhaps the Moth God hadn’t truly controlled Jiali; otherwise, she’d have stopped when the stone sphere rolled toward her, not let it crush forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But first, he needed to observe the Moth God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s a Mayan deity that consumes human soul offerings, it likely possesses soul-based attacks—must be cautious, no carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis slightly lifted his head toward the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a gray claw emerging from the stone’s edge, frantically digging—soil and clumps of earth were rapidly excavated; it was about to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, a fallen deity digging dirt by hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a pathetic god~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it’s just a minor local deity—not a true or great god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it’s nearly free, how to test his theory? Louis’s gaze fell on the water trickling from the burst fire hydrants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis’s eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left-Path spells are complex, demanding great combat wisdom—how to adapt on the fly, how to combine techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Louis wasn’t bad at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subtly channeled his magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moth God, half-emerged, shook its head—since some unknown event long ago, civilization collapsed, sacrifices ceased, its power mysteriously weakened; after sealing itself in another dimension to survive, it hadn’t been this humiliated in ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wisdom worn down during its self-imprisonment in that dimensional box still burned with rage—it would devour this woman who radiated deliciousness!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as it prepared to act—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It noticed a human figure standing above a small puddle beside it—vivid, lifelike, as if truly alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did they arrive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlie, who had been ruthlessly tearing up the ground, ripping out utility poles, and splitting the earth, suddenly froze and turned her head toward the “living person” who had appeared beside the Mo God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monster, die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of utility poles twisted and fused together, forming a spiral spear that shot forward under Carlie’s telekinetic force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the air itself cracked with a sonic boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying spiral spear struck the Mo God the moment it broke free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When telekinetic force, fused with human-made steel, collided with the skin of an ancient local deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to halt. Louis stared intently—and yes, his guess was correct. He had arrived just in time, shattering the Mo God’s illusion. The Mo God had never fully taken control of Carlie; it had merely driven her into a frenzy and made her oblivious to Its presence, preventing her from attacking It.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, using the water Carlie had created to cast Illusory Light, Louis had launched a direct assault. At this proximity, even It could not escape the backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t anticipated Carlie had such a move. Could the Mo God withstand this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If It can survive this, should I run right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thought moves fast, but Louis thought too much—so much that by the time he wondered whether to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was already clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the utility poles disintegrated and fell, striking the ground with a clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Louis exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Mo God’s body had been almost entirely obliterated—only its head and a partial upper torso, still attached to a tentacle-like arm, remained. It had lost four-fifths of its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick streams of pink blood gushed from the wounds, and the air was thick with pink mist—clearly, that blow had not been fully absorbed. It had barely survived, its body shattered into blood mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mo God collapsed. The ability it had used to rapidly heal Amber now seemed ineffective on itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tentacles twitched weakly, attempting to rise again and again, failing each time. Its face, covered in fleshy membranes, gaped open as if screaming silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A god, reduced to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis finally relaxed, his worry gone, and turned his gaze toward Carlie, who hovered in the sky like a deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Spirit Out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phantom figure emerged from his body, floating lightly. With a light tap of his toes, he soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlie, still under the illusion and in a frenzy, could not see Louis’s Primordial Spirit. Louis flew straight toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood swirling rapidly within Carlie emitted a faint force, trying to repel Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Louis was a professional; his Primordial Spirit was a new stage of the soul—not something mere bloodline instincts could block. So Louis passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul’s realm is strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people’s souls reside within their physical bodies, intimately connected and interdependent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis had come here to resolve the dream illusion, not to possess the body. So he did not seize control—he compressed himself into a beam of light and plunged straight into Carlie’s Niwan Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was filled with Carlie’s deepest psychological secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis immediately unleashed his power and began smashing through barriers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullying? Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exclusion? Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oppression? Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignored? Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family oppression? Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With brutal force, he shattered dozens of barriers. The entire Niwan Palace trembled, on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he reached the final barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Louis paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood another version of himself, surrounded by a crowd of beautiful women, arms wrapped around them, writhing on a massive bed—while Carlie cowered in a dark corner, biting her nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, what? I’m her deepest obsession?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How am I supposed to break this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment of thought, Louis decided to sacrifice himself—kill his own illusion, and eliminate the women too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, other me. You’re just a fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis descended from the sky, unleashing intense spiritual force to obliterate himself—and incidentally, destroyed the group of women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he reached out toward Carlie in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forced a warm, sunny smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all a dream. Wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice. After seeing Carlie’s frenzy, he couldn’t possibly treat her as he had before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlie trembled, placing her hand in Louis’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous force surged—Carlie wrapped her arms around him and tackled him onto the massive bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s a dream… then a little more… shouldn’t hurt, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like a knight, she forcibly unlocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis was stunned for an instant—but quickly recovered, struggling to seize control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was her domain, and her soul power far surpassed his. Combined, the result was clear: poor Louis could not struggle at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only passively endure the unlocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And oddly, Carlie’s new lock was unlike Emma’s—youthful, shy, yet feigning composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite intriguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2173,"2026-06-19T23:34:28.869Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","aaad9881fe86d9b84d5772a78f30685c228642151ad1b9c118eb252017cbf470","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-145","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-143",253,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-god-through-horror-cover.jpg"]