Belial's Fragments Appearing Yet Again

Yuanen Zhentian watched in shock as Juggler strolled out of the Gate of Demons, shattered it with a backhanded sword strike, and then turned to see Lan Kai, who had just reverted from his transformation back into a child, before letting out a deep sigh.

The strength of this powerhouse from the Spirit Pagoda was truly unfathomable; they handled demons that would have taken even him some effort to clear with such ease, and even the destruction of the Gate of Demons was accomplished effortlessly.

If it were Yuanen Zhentian himself, even with the entire Yuanen Clan, they would have had to pay a certain price in sacrifices just to achieve the goal of closing the Gate of Demons, let alone facing the swarm of demons that had poured out.

Thinking of this, he immediately walked toward Juggler, wishing to express the Yuanen Clan's most sincere gratitude.

However, Juggler merely beckoned to Lan Kai, and the two of them arrived at the side of the still-unconscious Ye Hui.

Although Ye Hui had returned to her original appearance, her mental state seemed poor; even in her coma, she appeared to be afraid of something.

Juggler turned his head and gave Lan Kai a look, and Lan Kai immediately took out a card and pressed it against Ye Hui's forehead.

As a surge of dark energy flowed into the card, Ye Hui's expression eased significantly, and the image on the card became more solid.

Lan Kai's expression shifted; he immediately put the card away and then cast a furtive glance at Juggler.

Because, just a moment ago, several new monster cards had appeared in his card case.

"To think it's the 'Old Three' and the 'Five Losers'... It seems Juggler-sensei might actually have a chance to transform on the Douluo Continent."

"Croak, being able to see Juggler transform into Ultraman Juggler, this was truly worth the price of admission, ya!"

Juggler didn't say much, merely chatting briefly with Yuanen Tiandang and Yuanen Zhentian before reluctantly handing them each a business card. He then took Lan Kai straight back to the Soul Guidance Fighter, cradled his Tree of Life bonsai, and immediately piloted the craft back toward Eastsea City.

As for the matter of the Yuanen Clan pledging loyalty to the Spirit Pagoda, Juggler didn't seem to mention it, simply telling Yuanen Zhentian to contact the Spirit Pagoda's Vice Pagoda Master, Leng Yaozhu.

Lan Kai keenly noticed that the bonsai seemed to be growing even better, its branches and leaves appearing more vibrant.

"Juggler-sensei, did you encounter something? Was it another fragment of Ultraman Belial?"

After the aircraft took off, Lan Kai couldn't help but ask.

Anything that could make Juggler show that "Ah, why is it you again?" look of annoyance was clearly something that appeared frequently but posed little threat.

In the Ultraman franchise, the only thing fitting that description was the skin tissue that Ultraman Taro had scraped off Belial's body with his light beams back in the day.

Come to think of it, if not for Ultraman Taro's light beams, there wouldn't have been so much trouble for the New Generation Ultramen; doesn't that mean Ultraman Taro is guilty of heinous crimes?

Considering that the plan to eliminate the Ultra Brothers could have been formulated by Zoffy, this radical theory didn't seem that far-fetched.

"Indeed. I didn't expect that not only the Dark Ring, but such troublesome things would also actively appear before us."

"According to that Demon Monarch named Wu Jie, all five great Demon Monarchs possess these, which is why their dark power has become even stronger."

Juggler sighed; even though Lan Kai couldn't see his face, he could imagine the expression of an overworked corporate slave.

"No wonder the Ultraman Belial card has become much clearer, while... Zoffy's card hasn't changed at all."

"However, those more numerous demons still don't seem to be able to take a punch. Do the Belial fragments only affect the Demon Monarchs?"

"Correct. But the Belial fragment inside Wu Jie has already been recovered by me, and the origin power of that world has also been partially absorbed by the Tree of Life."

"I estimate that by the time the little girl you know becomes a Titled Douluo and opens the Gate of Demons again, I will have the certainty to completely destroy that world."

Juggler answered Lan Kai's question in a calm tone, while stating something quite incredible.

Perhaps, if Juggler were to speak so nonchalantly about destroying an entire world, he would receive unanimous opposition from almost every Warrior of Light.

But Lan Kai would not; as for the Demon Plane, unless it was the one that would eventually produce the demon named Sparda and his half-human sons Dante and Vergil, a Demon Plane that only thought of invading other worlds to plunder their origin power was better off destroyed.

Even Alien Empera wouldn't accept such a Demon Plane; he would simply destroy it outright.

"No problem, Juggler-sensei. I'll work hard too, and next time I'll go with you to slaughter our way through the Demon Plane."

Hearing Lan Kai's reply, Juggler couldn't help but laugh. However, just as he was about to say something, the smile on his face vanished completely, replaced by a headache.

Because Lan Kai, having entered a relaxed state of rest, had started humming—and he was humming that very song that Kurenai Gai often played on his harmonica.

"You brat..." Juggler smiled helplessly and continued piloting the fighter toward Eastsea City.

However, neither Juggler nor Lan Kai noticed that the card case at Lan Kai's waist, which usually never appeared, had manifested once more, and the Ultraman Belial card inside was faintly glowing.

In the extremely distant reaches of space, a young man who had yet to shed his childishness suddenly sensed something, put down his "Ronin" brand instant fried noodles, and nervously approached a massive screen.

"Those fragments again... and this time they are in..."

After returning to Eastsea City, the remainder of Lan Kai's vacation was spent in intense and stimulating training with Juggler, as well as forging practice at the Eastsea City Blacksmith's Association.

What finally made Mu Xi breathe a sigh of relief was that this time, Lan Kai did not attempt to break through to Spirit Refinement or Soul Refinement; he seemed to be marking time.

As for the fact that his control over fire was even stronger than her own—a fire-attribute soul master—and that his forging efficiency was becoming higher and higher, it no longer mattered to Mu Xi, who had already been made overly sensitive by Lan Kai.

Even regarding a new disciple Mu Chen had taken in, a classmate of Lan Kai's named Tang Wulin, Mu Xi didn't think there was anything special about him.

Isn't he just a little bit better than her?

Can he perform Spirit Refinement?

No!

Can he instruct her on how to control fire?

No!

Then that settles it, doesn't it?