chapter 13
With the Fierce Ghost destroyed, the Ghost Domain it created vanished as well, and everyone returned to the real-world Qingshan Hospital.
The hospital was as quiet and pristine as ever, as if nothing had happened at all.
But only those who had witnessed everything firsthand truly understood just how terrifying the events in the Mirror World had been.
No one doubted Li Yi’s identity as the Disciple of the Master now, and everyone treated him with utmost respect.
“Dear viewers, the Fierce Ghost has been eliminated. That’s all for today’s live stream. See you tomorrow.”
Li Yi waved to the Live Streaming Room and then ended the stream.
The Qingshan Hospital incident was, in essence, straightforward. Back in 2018, a caretaker in the intensive care unit discovered the Fierce Ghost inside the mirror, and the ghost realized it had been exposed. Thus began a chase between the caretaker and the ghost. In the end, the caretaker attempted to perish together with the Fierce Ghost by setting a fire. But fire cannot kill a Fierce Ghost, which led to today’s disaster.
However, a lingering doubt remained. Over all these years, and even right before Li Yi entered the Mirror World, someone had walked out of the men’s restroom nearby. Was that person the true culprit behind the tragedy at Qingshan Hospital?
“Master, please wait!”
Seeing that Li Yi was about to leave, Zhou Sheng hurried forward to stop him.
Li Yi turned back, puzzled. “What is it? Is there something else?”
“Could you tell us your name? Or maybe your contact information?” Zhou Sheng asked nervously.
He actually had his own agenda-he wanted to recruit Li Yi to his police team.
Li Yi saw through Zhou Sheng’s intentions, laughed, but did not reject him directly.
“My name is Li Yi. If fate allows, we’ll meet again.”
With that, Li Yi departed in style, leaving behind the group who had not yet shaken off the shadow of the Fierce Ghost.
Just then, Wu Qian came over.
“Captain, don’t bother. He’s actually a Streamer.”
She handed Zhou Sheng a phone, showing the Live Streaming Room.
(The stream is now closed across the entire network.)
“A Streamer?”
“No, this must be a way for him to conceal his true identity!”
Zhou Sheng nodded firmly, certain that his reasoning was sound.
Half an hour later, in an apartment building in Dayan District.
Li Yi sat at home, checking his gains.
“System, Live Stream Rewards Settlement.”
(Ding! You have obtained: Mount Longhu Master’s Legacy, Centennial Peachwood Sword, Title: Punishment Master.)
(Peak viewers: 100 million. Reward: 5,000 Skill Points.)
(Note: Skill Points can be used to upgrade any active skill.)
After reading through the notifications, Li Yi opened his Character Panel.
Your Character Panel:
Fierce Ghosts vanquished:
My items: Centennial Peachwood Sword 050 (full experience will automatically advance to the next tier)
Passive Skills: Sage’s Heart, Heroic Charge, Yin-Yang Eyes.
Active Skills: Palm Thunder 0100 (full experience will automatically advance to the next tier)
Golden Light Incantation, Yin Five Thunders, Yang Five Thunders, Purifying Heart Divine Incantation…
The Skill Page now included a whole range of Daoist arts from the Master’s Legacy.
My Cultivation Base: Twenty years, equivalent to the Peak of Grade B
My Title: Punishment Master
Popularity Value: One Hundred Million
Draw Attempts: 0
As expected, risk comes hand in hand with crisis. Hell-level missions bring the richest rewards.
Excitement flickered in Li Yi’s eyes. Not long ago, he had been completely powerless, just an ordinary person. Now, in the blink of an eye, he had become a Daoist who could easily destroy Fierce Ghosts.
“System, spend 500 Skill Points to upgrade Palm Thunder to the highest level!”
“Spend 500 Skill Points to upgrade Yin Five Thunders to the highest level. Distribute the remaining Skill Points evenly among the other skills!”
Staring at the thousands of Skill Points on his Character Panel, Li Yi didn’t hesitate. The Punishment Master title could unconditionally boost the power of his Thunder Technique by ten percent.
He had already experienced the might of the Thunder Technique in his previous battle with the Fierce Ghost. It was practically the nemesis of all evil spirits.
Summoning thunder, he could obliterate a Fierce Ghost with a single strike.
At this stage, upgrading his Thunder Technique was undoubtedly the best choice.
Li Yi’s live stream ended, but the impact he left on the internet did not fade away.
Someone edited clips from his stream into videos and posted them to every major short video platform.
The view count instantly shot past one billion-simply because Li Yi’s Live Streaming Room had been broadcast globally and simultaneously. Such a spectacle could not help but capture everyone’s attention.
Nothing like this had ever happened before. The creepiest thing on every live streaming platform’s homepage was that, the moment viewers left Li Yi’s Live Streaming Room, his image would immediately fade from their minds-strangely eerie.
“God Descended, subduing Fierce Ghosts-is a god really among us?”
“Ghost Knock? No worries. I’ll just call my neighbor to take the fall.”
Video after video, article after article-fierce discussion erupted about Li Yi’s live stream last night. In short, Li Yi had gone viral.
Li Yi was already handsome to begin with. Paired with the stirring BGM in the videos and his Thunder God-like, no-nonsense exorcism moves, the visual impact was overwhelming.
Girls experiencing their first crush stumbled upon the video and screamed, unable to look away.
“He’s so handsome! So handsome!”
“Mom, I want to have his babies!”
“From now on, I’m only waiting for him. Everybody, move! Find out everything you can about this guy for me!”
“People online these days are so shameless. The moment they see a handsome guy, they call him husband. Do you even realize how much trouble you’re causing his real wife – me. Do you realize how much trouble you’re causing me?”
“Upstairs, stop embarrassing yourself. Why is a grown man even joining in?”
“Why can’t grown men marry other grown men? Is there a law that says men can’t like men?”
“Master Li, forever a god! (voice cracks)”
While the internet was in an uproar, Li Yi had already quietly fallen asleep.
With every breath, mysterious golden light occasionally rippled across his body-this was the inheritance of the Daoist master within him, colliding and merging.
Golden Light Incantation, Master’s Empowerment, Palm Thunder-any one of these Daoist arts would cause a sensation if revealed, and now, all of them were gathered in a single person.
They had begun to spontaneously reshape Li Yi’s body.