[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit-":3,"chapter-ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-34":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ten Thousand Laws of the Occult, I Am the Spirit Sovereign",{"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},2356217,4609,"Chapter 34: Am I a Star of Calamity?","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-34",34,"\u003Cp>Li Yu had intended to pry into more secrets, but the token called the [Rebel Star] moved too fast; in the blink of an eye, it plummeted into a nearby residential area and vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it had already chosen its master, and it was not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this bit of prying still yielded something for Li Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Highly autonomous, not controlled by the evil gods—this is good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having missions and rewards, however, is a hidden danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most pressing matter is whether I will be chosen by a Demon Star Token?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If no Demon Star Token chooses me, can I forcibly intercept one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While changing the direction of his inquiry in his heart, Li Yu did not waste a single moment, his gaze tracking those Demon Star radiances flying about in disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about ten breaths, he finally caught sight of a new Demon Star Token:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This token is named [Plague Star]; it is currently wavering between two candidate masters, but it has already begun to lean toward a young prodigy who believes in the Compassionate Father and enjoys spreading plagues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether one can be chosen by a Demon Star Token depends on whether there is one among the descending batch of tokens whose spirituality is compatible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If a Demon Star Token approaches the range of Truth, the soul-body can perform an interception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True good news surfaced in Li Yu's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, that token called Plague Star also vanished into a residential area in the distance in the blink of an eye; presumably, it had made its choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the information he had just glimpsed, Li Yu even had a conjecture about who its master was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon Star Tokens seem to lean toward choosing young prodigies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the one who has enjoyed spreading plagues recently... is that evil cultivator called [Green Robe]?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, only sixty breaths of time remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu continued to peer at the trajectories of the Demon Stars while silently waiting to see if any Demon Star Token would pass through his Truth zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty breaths, none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty breaths, still no Demon Star flew by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty breaths, still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty breaths, and still not a single streak of demonic starlight fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu was also getting anxious, but there was no help for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the path to godhood he had chosen seemed somewhat special, compared to those cultivators who began assaulting Sequence Six at a young age and roamed wantonly without fear of the overlords of the four districts, he did not seem so special after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed quite normal that no Demon Star Token had chosen him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wanfu City was so vast that every district seemed to get a fair share of Demon Star Tokens, but if one narrowed it down to a specific street in a market, it was perfectly reasonable for none to be allocated or even pass through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as the countdown was about to end and the ocean of Demon Stars above began to dissipate, leaving Li Yu on the verge of gaining nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of starlight, invisible to others but incomparably brilliant and demonic in Li Yu's eyes, flew toward the courtyard where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fortunate that he was in his Truth soul-body at this moment; if he had been in his flesh-and-blood physical body, he would likely have been inexplicably excited and teary-eyed, as he had truly waited for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at its trajectory, it was clearly not coming to choose Li Yu; it was just passing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yu did not care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Truth bubble body could still be maintained for ten breaths, and without even a shred of hesitation, he blocked the path of that Demon Star, not even having time to carefully peer at the various extraordinary pieces of information gradually emerging on the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the perspective of the \"Demon Star Token,\" it was moving toward a master whose spirituality was compatible with its own, when quite abruptly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of sinful, iridescent hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly reached out and grabbed it firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could struggle, Li Yu had already dragged it away, and his soul returned to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not yet looked at what the \"Demon Star Token\" in his hand actually looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extraordinary information he had glimpsed earlier due to his gaze surfaced in his eyes with a delay:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This token is called [Calamity Star].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It tends to choose a young prodigy with a chaotic temperament who likes to cause trouble; there were simply too many candidate masters for it in the city, to the point that after circling the city ten times, it still hadn't managed to choose the most suitable master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has encountered an interception... it attempts to resist... resistance failed... ownership established!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holding this token with the codename Calamity Star will subject one to the influence of some mysterious spirituality, and the missions accepted after entering the Weird Domain Spirit Realm may also develop some correlation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu exclaimed abruptly and lowered his head sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he caught sight of that Demon Star Token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a feeling Li Yu found hard to describe: cold, evil, and yet harboring countless types of fanaticism ready to erupt at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body was cast from some dark green, eerie metal that certainly did not belong to the human world, covered in ancient, twisted runes; in the central area of the token was a mass of substance resembling a vortex, viscous and lustrous, as if it were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next moment, it indeed came alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right under Li Yu's gaze, it turned into a mass of dark green matter, ignored all obstacles, and plunged into his palm, disappearing from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from a cold voice that immediately rang out in his mind, there was no trace left to prove that this token had ever existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calamity Star, ownership established!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In two days, the first summons will be initiated; it is known to be an ancient Weird Domain, and the death rate is extremely high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The summons cannot be refused!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mission also cannot be refused!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the token master dies, the Calamity Star will be returned to the furnace to be reforged and will choose a new master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Li Yu seemed to hear a hint of schadenfreude in this cold notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to complain and investigate, he was startled to find that his flesh-and-blood body could already open its eyes, and the nauseating discomfort that had filled the hearts of all the city's residents had also abruptly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up, and sure enough, the terrifying celestial phenomenon that had accompanied the Demon Stars was gone. As long as one wasn't a fool, everyone knew what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, sounds of disappointed wailing and even cursing erupted across the four districts of Wanfu City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't get chosen? Even I didn't get chosen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of shitty Demon Star Token is this? I'm eighteen years old and already a proper Sequence Eight powerhouse; why didn't it choose me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, I'm a Sequence Seven, and I still wasn't chosen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't even care; without a Demon Star Token, I'll still advance to become a formal cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being chosen isn't necessarily a good thing. The so-called 'guilt of holding a jade'—whether in Wanfu City or the three great kingdoms, it's not like there haven't been precedents of [Demon Star Token Masters] being dug out and forcibly slaughtered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Getting a Demon Star Token just means having one more dangerous place to cultivate; the death rate is ridiculously high. I can go to the three forbidden zones outside the city and get the same effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These sour, complaining rants were a mix of truth and lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no Demon Star Token Master would come out shouting that they had been chosen; that would be no different from seeking death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+Shu_ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu, mixed among them, also shouted a couple of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the process, whether he groped or performed internal observation, he could not find a single trace of the token called \"Calamity Star.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he somewhat understand why, unless the Demon Star Token Master exposed themselves actively or passively, others could not discover it; it was indeed mysterious and unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The existence of a Demon Star Token is more like a brand, a ticket, rather than an evil god's magic treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But those rules are so overbearing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what the hell is that codename?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a Calamity Star?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn't forcibly intercepted it, who would this token have gone to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yu was full of the desire to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prying with his Truth bubble body had likely given him an understanding of Demon Star Tokens that surpassed many related researchers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, he knew that the codename of every Demon Star Token was different and would produce different influences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rebel Star chose a prodigy who betrayed their own faction, the Plague Star chose one who spread plagues... so this Calamity Star, did it mean he was very good at causing trouble, a bane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That shouldn't be it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, the master this token originally chose wasn't me; it was snatched by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu muttered, trying to convince himself that he was no bane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also at this moment that the sour talk throughout the city suddenly turned into boiling ecstasy because another festival was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those steam airships and tower ships that had obediently disappeared due to the Demon Star descent reappeared, and with roaring whistles and giant loudspeakers, they issued a new notification:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Demon Star descent has ended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next will be the grandest festival in Wanfu City... Missionary Day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the City Lord is away, this Missionary Day will be conducted independently by the four districts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But before that, please have the overlords of the four districts display divine miracles to see if any challengers appear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this notification rang out and fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including Li Yu, could not help but look at the vast night sky once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine miracles?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wonders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At almost the same moment, the starry sky above Wanfu City was divided into four regions without any warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to enter Li Yu's eyes should have been the South District, where his home was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was precisely the South District that lagged behind the other three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place that erupted with a miracle the fastest and attracted the gaze of the entire city was the East District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is correct; it was the East District, which Jiao Qing and Sun Sanniang had described as being full of Gan Kingdom fellows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that direction, countless neon lights suddenly flared, illuminating the night sky as if it were broad daylight, while simultaneously revealing a magnificent, antique-style giant building hundreds of meters tall; it appeared to be of ancient design, yet it was equipped with sweeping searchlights and an incredibly huge, conspicuous neon sign bearing the three large characters \"Xi Wang Mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that building, numerous scenes of extravagance, absurdity, and forbidden depravity emerged, visible to the entire city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with a twisted or perverted soul would surely be tempted to head there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu considered himself normal, but at this moment, his gaze was also drawn to those images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next moment, a voice of boundless wantonness and indulgence emanated from that eerie giant building, causing Li Yu's expression to change drastically upon hearing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mansion has had a new owner since a few days ago; it is now the Forbidden God Sect that provides me with methods of pleasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You piglets in the city, if you also wish to live a life without restraint, then come to the East District and join my Xi Wang Mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially those who have obtained the Demon Star Token; I have special treatment for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Forbidden God Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar term that Li Yu had temporarily resolved and eliminated was abruptly uttered by a powerful figure who was incredibly distant in both status and location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suppressed the palpitations in his heart and could not help but recall the rumors and information related to the East District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xi Wang Mansion, the hegemon of the East District.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is rumored that the master of the mansion is Zhao Xi, a member of the Gan Kingdom royal family from many years ago, who was originally a normal cultivator whose path and sequence were unknown, until one day he suddenly fell into depravity and became a perverted Prince who took pleasure in abusing the common people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He once had a horrific record of using the Gan Kingdom imperial capital as a hunting ground, treating commoners and cultivators as prey to be hunted and eating their brains raw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, when he encountered a pursuit by the Earth Mother Sect, he was deliberately let go by the Great Ancestor of the Gan Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a person has defected to the Forbidden God Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2179,"2026-06-21T04:11:00.205Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","54cf7c95437fc94651dd0662c7304866e5441b4c60c902cdb751725b13938b7d","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-35","ten-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--chapter-33",427,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ften-thousand-laws-of-the-occult-i-am-the-spirit--cover.jpg"]