[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-law-of-primordial-origin":3,"chapter-law-of-primordial-origin-law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Primeval Law",{"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},2216040,3936,"Chapter 18: Slaughter, or Mastering Slaughter","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Li Youyi captured subtle sounds with his ears, hearing only three slow and light footsteps approaching from the grave forest, step by step. But with huge grave mounds seven or eight meters high blocking them, neither side could see the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three were extremely cautious, their footsteps completely different from their usual walking sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Li Youyi couldn't judge their identities through their footsteps. Once he misjudged and failed to kill Chen Hong in the first instance, the rifle in Chen Hong’s hand would pose a fatal threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next clash had to be not only fast but also extremely cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position Xie Jin stood in happened to allow him to see Chen Hong and the other two moving slowly from the grave forest on the right, his gaze involuntarily looking over there. He secretly sighed that Li Youyi was too cautious and hadn't chased after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had chased, he would surely have died under Chen Hong’s gun by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hong shook his head at Xie Jin, gesturing for him to lure Li Youyi over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jin understood, then pretended to be arrogant and haughty: \"Li Youyi, you were ruthless today, I admit defeat, but Doctor Cai is in my hands. Go, with a hostage in hand, he won't dare to do anything to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jin and the security team member holding the stun gun fled in the direction of Chen Hong and the others, thinking they could use this to lure Li Youyi toward the muzzle of the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hong gripped the rifle tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butt of the gun pressed against his shoulder, aiming forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi naturally wouldn't fall for the trick, but instead seized this rare opportunity, rushing up the seven or eight-meter-high grave mound at the fastest speed. Instantly, the five people behind the grave mound were in full view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the sound, Chen Hong hurriedly turned the gun barrel, looking toward the top of the grave mound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Huang Long Sword had already been thrown out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword arrived with the wind, emitting an ear-piercing zheng sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword tip hit Chen Hong in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like being stabbed hard with an iron rod; Chen Hong’s chest felt like it was about to split, and he fell backward, the rifle nearly slipping from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was wearing the corpse-clothing soft armor, the Huang Long Sword couldn't pierce his chest, and the injury wasn't serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After throwing the sword, Li Youyi jumped from the top of the grave mound to a blue stone tablet over three meters high, then jumped down from the tablet, stepping on Chen Hong’s face as he landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hong hurriedly rolled to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi chased after him, his palm like a horizontal blade, the wind from his sleeve sharp, slashing directly at Chen Hong’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too fast; Chen Hong didn't have time to aim at Li Youyi, so he had to raise the rifle to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi’s palm slashed onto the rifle’s barrel, the force heavy like a sledgehammer, knocking the barrel back against Chen Hong’s neck, nearly smashing his throat to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hong’s throat was painful and fishy-sweet, his eyes wide open, just wanting to counterattack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a dry, hoarse scream came from his mouth first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Li Youyi had already twisted the arm holding the gun, and then his whole person was thrown out, his head hitting the tombstone with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slashing, grappling, twisting, throwing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi grabbed the rifle, walked over with steady steps, and used the butt of the gun to smash Chen Hong’s kneecaps to pieces, making him unable to stand up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, the sound of camel bells rang out in the depths of the grave forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi’s pupils flashed with blood-red light, and thousands of voices seemed to be drumming and urging in his ears, telling him to smash Chen Hong into meat paste. The butt of the gun hovered above Chen Hong’s terrified eyes, but he finally restrained himself; reason overcame emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to master slaughter for self-protection, not to be mastered by slaughter for self-destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he were to kill, he would leave it to his senior brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst Chen Hong’s screams, the other four were scared out of their wits and fled one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This graduate student was too cruel, his methods ruthless; he was simply a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi fired directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang! Bang! Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three bullets remaining in the rifle shot and killed the security team member holding the stun gun who was running the slowest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing away the rifle, Li Youyi didn't chase the three who had disappeared into the underworld mist. The deck area of the bronze ship was only so big; where could they escape to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they didn't have guns, they couldn't threaten him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, the situation here was much more complex; if Li Youyi chased after them, someone might take the opportunity to circle back, and the consequences would be unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi walked out from behind the grave mound, holding the bloody and cold-glinting sword in one hand and dragging Chen Hong’s leg with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone on the deck breathed a sigh of relief, their hanging hearts dropping, all feeling that Li Youyi was like a god descending to earth, and no matter how many villains were before him, they were all vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier gunshots had truly made them worry for Li Youyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Tianshu was still lying in a pool of blood, being kicked one kick after another by Gao Huan, who had returned, writhing in pain on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Lin must have been truly scared, feeling that Li Youyi was no longer a mortal and invincible. He sat against the railing, trembling like a quail, not daring to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone was just an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When bullying people, they were each as fierce as beasts. But when death approached them, they were timid as mice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to vent, do it later. Go and untie everyone first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Youyi said this, he walked toward Zhao Meng, wanting to first check his senior brother’s injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the underworld mist in the distance, the sound of a bullet being chambered rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very subtle, but it couldn't escape Li Youyi’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, Li Youyi rolled to the side almost instinctively, then hid toward the medical tent in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gunshot exploded like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Youyi hadn't reacted fast enough, this shot would have left a blood hole the size of a bowl in his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Lin, sitting on the ground, suffered an unprovoked disaster, his head exploding into a pool of blood mud, splashing on the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck, chaotic screams rang out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huan, who was untying the scientific researchers, was scared to the ground by the gunshot, not daring to move, looking toward the underworld mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tat tat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large patch of footsteps approached from far to near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the underworld mist, the six people from the 705 Laboratory gradually became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin, a burly man nearly two meters tall, walked at the very front, chambered a round again, and aimed at the direction of the medical tent. As long as Li Youyi showed his head, he would surely be shot dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone recovered from their terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scientific researcher asked in confusion: \"Director Yang, what are you doing? It was Brother Li who saved us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang, wearing a Zhongshan suit, said in a flat tone: \"Why do you think he is so powerful? A spear weighing hundreds of jin, he can lift it at will. His speed is so fast, not like a human at all. He must have swallowed the Buddha’s sarira; it is the power of the Buddha’s sarira that has made his flesh extraordinary and holy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scientific researchers who had their hands tied all showed looks of sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 705 Laboratory, the middle-aged woman wearing glasses said: \"He has been deceiving everyone, saying the Buddha’s sarira is not on him; can such a person be trusted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang added: \"Only by taking back the Buddha’s sarira can we possibly make the bronze ship turn around and return to Earth. Don't you want to go back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi’s voice came from behind the medical tent: \"That’s right, the Buddha’s sarira is in my hand, but it cannot control the bronze ship at all. Director, isn't it that you want to swallow the sarira yourself to obtain extraordinary power? I tell you, my power is not from it at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang didn't want to engage in a war of words with Li Youyi and said: \"I will count to three; if you take the initiative to hand over the Buddha’s sarira, I will guarantee with my personality that we will pretend nothing happened before, and we will work together to find a way to survive in this strange Ghost Wilderness world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you insist on going your own way, then you will have to bear the consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Shanshan was worried that Li Youyi was too young and would be tricked by Director Yang, so she smiled: \"If he doesn't show up, I’m afraid the Director can't do anything to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang glanced at Qi Shanshan, who was standing alone by the railing not far away, really not understanding where this Doctor Qi got the courage to go against them in such a dangerous situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang stared at Qi Shanshan and said coldly: \"They are brothers after all; if he doesn't show up, his senior brother is lying there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin aimed the muzzle at Zhao Meng, who was lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang didn't give Li Youyi much time to think, calling the numbers very quickly: \"Three...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the word \"three\" was called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Shanshan’s eyes narrowed, and she decisively tore off the cross pendant she was wearing around her neck and threw it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an immortal item taken from a skeletal human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"ding,\" the cross pendant landed at Han Qin’s feet, some kind of secret energy within it was activated, and the pendant erupted with blinding white light, dispersing the underworld mist all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Shanshan bet that with Li Youyi’s personality, after Director Yang called to three, he would either act or surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She absolutely would not allow Li Youyi to lose to the six people from the 705 Laboratory just like that, which was why she risked helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also because Qi Shanshan had just witnessed Li Youyi’s strength—not just physical strength, but also his keen insight and judgment in seizing opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would surely seize this opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just as Qi Shanshan had expected; the moment Director Yang called \"three,\" Li Youyi’s voice rang out: \"Isn't it the Buddha’s sarira you want? I’ll give it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi leaped onto the top of the medical tent like a ghost, the scorching current in his body surging toward his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like throwing a flying knife, he flung the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish, carrying the sound of breaking wind, straight toward Han Qin, who was thirty meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How great was Li Youyi’s strength? Even if he threw a pebble, it could kill someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qin was about to fire, but white light erupted at his feet, and he couldn't open his eyes at all. In that brief moment, the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish hit his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How great was Li Youyi’s strength? Even if he threw a pebble, it could kill someone. Han Qin’s skull broke, his vision darkened, and he fell forward, head heavy and feet light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi leaped off the medical tent, his feet fast as a galloping horse, wanting to rush over before the few people from the 705 Laboratory could pick up their guns again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the middle-aged woman wearing glasses, the other four were not young, but their reaction speed was extremely fast. One of them quickly picked up the shotgun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Li Youyi was still ten meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi had a premonition, and the Huang Long Sword flew out of his hand, piercing through the person’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream and the sound of the shotgun falling to the ground again rang out simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll block him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang was very calm, his old face turning somewhat gloomy, raising his arm to reveal the three-headed snake bracelet on his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The style was a metal snake with three heads, coiled around a blood-jade-like bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another immortal item!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang used a small knife to cut his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the blood flowed out, it didn't drip to the ground but drilled into the blood-jade-like bracelet. As the bracelet erupted with blood light, the metal snake actually \"came alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Director Yang, due to the massive loss of blood, gradually withered, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it need this much blood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before trying, only a small amount of blood had caused the bracelet to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret now was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",2235,"2026-06-17T10:49:26.844Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","be0eabf08e0781841637aa5a9e2b1a76b72d964a9f534ae61487f0b6d081de6a","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-19","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-17",333,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-primeval-law-cover.jpg"]