Chapter 104: Returning To His Senses (1/2)

A minute ago.

Xukong had finally felt the barrier surrounding the mysterious ring disappear. He had been trying to contact Lin Mu's mind but was unsuccessful as the shield surrounding it was still present, but now that his spirit sense could leave the ring he could at least observe what was happening outside.

As soon as Xukong's spirit sense left the ring he saw the Town head's skull getting crushed in Lin Mu's hand. He was surprised by this sudden development. But not because Lin Mu had killed someone, instead because of how quickly and effortlessly he had done it.

Xukong then saw the expression on Lin Mu's face and the condition of his body. The malevolent smile on his face, accompanied by the blood-shot eyes and the strained veins, only made him think of one thing.

”Demonic Might! He's actually able to replicate the innate ability of the demon race.” Xukong exclaimed.

'Is this the new ability that he received from the ring? Is that why there was the aura of the Demonic path in the ring?' Xukong wondered.

There were many more questions that were popping up in his mind, questions to which he could not find the answers to right now. But that was the least of his concerns. Xukong knew about the ability 'Demonic Might' and knew the side effects that came with it.

'Will he be able to bear them… No. He doesn't have enough spirit qi to even reach that point. He should be exhausted anytime now.' Xukong thought.

Xukong next saw Han Lei revealing his secret and taking Lu Xiao hostage. He then saw Lin Mu blink and appear behind him, swiftly killing him.

'This is a little strange. His senses should have become dull after using the ability, but they seem to be normal still. Is this ability not Demonic Might?' Xukong wondered.

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Lin Mu was standing over the dead body of Han Lei and the now unconscious Lu Xiao. Evidently, the entire ordeal had been extremely intense for Lu Xiao, and he had fainted due to the shock.

Lin Mu pulled out the short sword that was still stuck in Han Lei's skull and splattered more blood on the floor. Even though he had killed both the people in the room, he still did not feel satisfied. He wanted more.

The comfort that he felt while killing them was only temporary and lasted for a few minutes before fading away. The rage within him was still seething and demanded more.

Lin Mu looked over to the unconscious Lu Xiao.

”It'll be a bother to explain this to him, and there are more people outside the building. Better just kill him and be done with this.” Lin Mu spoke to himself.

Xukong heard Lin Mu's muttering and tried to warn Lin Mu, but was unsuccessful as the shield in his mind was still there.

'It's the ability! It's clouding his mind and preventing me from talking to him.' Xukong understood.

Lin Mu was just about to stab his blade through Lu Xiao's heart when he suddenly stumbled back. His head felt like it was spinning and a wave of intense exhaustion washed over him. Lin Mu held on to the wall nearby and collapsed onto the floor.

”Wha… What's happening?” Lin Mu uttered before fainting.

”Ah, so his spirit qi finally ran out. Just in time, or he would have just complicated the situation more and increased his own work.” Xukong said with a relieved tone.

'Let's see how long it takes for him to recover. I'll need to keep a lookout, though I don't know for how long I would be able to do that. The world's restrictions should be returning soon.' Xukong concluded.

Xukong had realized that the reason why the world's restrictions were not affecting his spirit sense. It was because of the mysterious ring. His conjecture proved to be right when the environment within the mysterious ring started to revert to normal.

The altar returned to an ethereal state, and the beam of light that was being emanated from it was also stopped. Even the True Grand Formation Array faded away as if it never existed. Xukong then felt the world's restrictions acting as his spirit sense was forced to retreat back into the ring.

'We'll just have to leave it up to luck now. If someone discovers him, he'll just have to deal with it.' Xukong thought.

Fortunately for Lin Mu, it seemed like people seldom came to the town head's office, as even after an hour, no one came to check up on them. Not even a clerk or staffer came to pay a visit. From this, one could tell that the mayor was either very reserved or was overbearing enough that the people avoided him.