Chapter 21: Let The World Feel The Pain

Chapter 21: Let The World Feel The Pain

In his mind, he felt more and more cool air gathering inside him. But once it got inside, it just disappeared, like a rock sinking into the depths of the sea.

Fang Xiu was puzzled.

_'Where does the Specter's energy go after going inside me? Is it my soul?'_

He tried to look deeper into his mind, allowing it to flow with the coolness, drifting toward an unknown place. It felt like a small boat on a river, eventually merging into the vast ocean.

There, Fang Xiu sensed a gray heart beating slowly. It looked as if it was covered in a layer of thick dust, and all the cool air went right into the heart.

_'Is the soul the same as the heart?'_

_'No. They're not. A soul doesn't have a set shape. Its appearance as the heart is a reflection of the subconscious.'_

_'I know my soul; I can change how it looks.'_

By just thinking about it, the gray heart started to transform. It became a sword, then a knife, and even into Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu was right.

But how the soul looks wasn't what truly matters. What matters was using its psychic power.

So, the soul went back to looking like a heart.

As more cool air flowed in, the heart's pulse became faster and stronger. A soft light began to shine, but it was obscured by the thick dust.

Fang Xiu waited for a moment, and then something happened.

There wasn't a magical momenta breakthroughlike in fantasy novels. It was just a normal change.

Suddenly, the dust at the corner of the heart disappeared, like someone had cleaned it.

At that corner, a deep, black light shone like a black hole.

That was Fang Xiu's real soul.

Then, all the Specter's energy rushed to that spot, turning into a red light. The energy flowed into the soul.

The black and red lights mixed together. The red tried to stain the black with its hue, but the black light stood firm.

Ultimately, the red blended into the black, and everything became quiet again.

Right then, Fang Xiu felt a great change inside.

It was as if the black light had cleansed his entire being. His sensessight, hearing, smell, touch, tasteheightened incredibly.

Before, it felt like watching the world behind a veil, but now that veil was lifted. He could see everything clearly.

_'Does that mean deep down, all I feel is pain?' _

Fang Xiu was confused. As he thought about it harder, he gained a more detailed description of his power.

"Inflicting harm on others can make them feel pain."

_'Huh?' _

To Fang Xiu, that seemed too simple._ _

_'How the hell is that a "special" power?'_

_'If I hit someone without my power, they can still feel pain. So what's the difference?'_

But as Fang Xiu began to practice using his power, he discovered something unexpected. In his dark spiritual visions, he "watched" himself die in various ways.

Devoured by his wife eighteen times, crushed by a little girl, and beheaded by the "doctor."

With each vision, an all-too-familiar pain filled him. It wasn't just the pain from dying, but also the deep emotional pain. The despair, fear, sadness, hate, anger, and all the negative feelings he had ever felt were tied to this power.

Then, it hit him.

His spiritual power was to make others feel every terrible thing he'd ever felt.

He suddenly laughed out loud. It was wild and uncontrollable.

Zhao Hao, standing nearby, jumped, "Xiu? Did it... work?"

Fang Xiu just laughed even more.

_'This is amazing!'_

A rush of happiness and excitement coursed within him.

He was so thrilled with this new power. Even if he'd gotten the ability to control time or space, it wouldn't have made him this happy.

Deep down, this was what he really wanted.

Ever since he came to this world, he had felt so much pain. All he wanted was to get back at those who hurt him.

And now? Now, he could make his enemies feel everything he'd been through. Nothing could possibly be better than that.

He cackled, the joy bursting from him.

_'All the pain this world gave me, I'm going to give it right back!'_

_'I want everyone to know what pain feels like!'_"