The four dragons and the shadow general rushed toward Li Tian. The dark prince had taken clear orders from Littleshadow. "Protect him even when he fights me." had Littleshadow ordered.
But his body was nothing more than dead.
Li Nushen was still in despair and used electrify in Li Tian body. But again he didn't return.
She used it again and again. Until three human-looking entities appeared.
" Stop using electricity in him! Do you want to kill master?"
" Who are you and how were you inside Li Tian?!" asked Dragonhead ready to fight.
" Stay back! They are his friends,"
said Li Nushen.
" Not really! Let's say we are his martial spirit. And we are the ones you heard Li Tian speaking. But you can't read our thoughts and so you thought Li Tian was thinking. Now, let us check on him. Brother!"
" Oh, ok. It is the backlash of the martial technique. But he has something more. I can't understand what was that thing he took, that put him in this situation. In my estimation, he could survive the back clash. But it has something to do with his mind. We need to help him! or he will die. Everyone, try showing your presence to him. Brothers help me! We should put star energy in him. Third brother, Li Tian has beast cores in his space ring. Create a pill for brain damage. I don't know what kind of pill. You know it better."
They did what the second star said. The first star put the biggest amount of star energy and at one point he disappeared.
The others got scared but the second star calmed them.
" He will be okay. He will need beast cores. We will move. There is a cave that is far in the north of these jungles. We need to Let Li Tian there."
Everyone started moving. Dragonhead was damaged but his regeneration level was crazily high. Although his arm couldn't regenerate to the point which could create itself, the injury was closed in no time.
Meanwhile, Littleshadow who lost a lot of alter egos still was steady. He was taking care of the areas for sneak attacks. Li Nushen didn't put Li Tian down so she took care of him. The second star was still inputting star energy at Li Tian. And the third star got back on the spiritual sea to create the pills for Li Tian.
Flame Empress walked behind them. She was somehow happy. She had a family who fought for each other and sacrificed for each other to the point of someone losing their life and someone losing an arm. She didn't feel too close with Li Tian and couldn't understand why the others who she felt more comfortable, cared about Li Tian so much.
But they walked for the other part of the day and stopped in halfway. The pill was ready. The third star had done the job of that of a grade eight alchemist.
After they forcefully gave the pill to Li Tian he woke up. But he was weak. Too weak to stand by it's one. From the moment he woke up Li Nushen saw what was hurting him. Memories. A lot of them with different people suffering different bad luck. Li Tian had taken their pain and suffering. Had taken they hatred.
" Son, how are you feeling?"
" I'm weak. Everyone is alright?"
" Don't worry son, I will protect them. You need to recover first," said Li Nushen.
" Do you need a hand?" asked Dragonhead.
They all smiled at that kind of joke. But they didn't understand what Li Tian understood. That joke was their friendship wow to each other. It meant that they both would give their lives for each other safety.
" I'm glad you all good?! What about the red-haired girl? Is she good? I've seen her. She is part of the family now. I need to teach her to awaken her fire dragon martial spirit."
" Hey! Flame Empress!" called Dragonhead, " Come here, is your time to come in our category for power."
She didn't understand what was going on but she got near Li Tian. He gave her a cultivation technique but her martial spirit didn't fully awaken yet again.
" Put off your clothes!".
When she heard those words she was ready to attack Li Tian. She just remembered all the suffering people had made her feel just because of her body.
" Don't worry! My son, it's not like what you think. If he said something just do it. He is going to help you become stronger and protect yourself so those things never happen again."
Flame Empress trusted the word of the woman. And after she took anyone away the Flame Empress took her clothes off.
Li Tian understood why she hadn't awakened her full martial spirit. Fire is the most offensive element. What happens when you push the fire with hate? It gets bigger and bigger and bigger until it needs to get off. But what happens when you don't have something to get this power out? It explodes in the dantians, creating injuries I'm form of black nodes.
That girl had damaged dantians. And Li Tian had to put qi energy and make it recreate the dantians. But it would give big pain.
" I will do something to you but you need to listen to me and forget the pain. Are you agreeing to this?"
" Yeah."
Li Tian destroyed the first dantian completely.
The girl felt a killing pain but didn't move an inch.
" This hatred you have is going to kill you one day! You need to let it go. You need to create dreams because dreams are what heals us. If you have been abused then create a dream with a world who you can't be abused. Then work toward that dream. When you achieve it. You will be healed. You understand me?"
" Yeah...ouch.This pain is very strong...is it possible to create a world like that?"
" You have seen us. We are a crazy group of people fighting for our dreams. But alone, not even what you call gods can do it. In our path, we will see things that will hurt us but you need to feed the dream. So you can enjoy the realisation of it. This team has a goddess who is right now the strongest creature in the world. It has a prodigy who has built his reputation as a prodigy by destroying parts of his body. We have a person with millions of alter egos. We have a healing saint that we will meet later in our journey. My mom started calling her my bride. And you will be the vengeful spirit of our team. The so-called Flame Empress will destroy cities and melt even energy itself by just the presence. You will be that strong if you join us. But it's your take to decide that. And, we are done here. You can put your clothes on."
She put her clothes on and looked at Li Tian that was about to fall. He was the only man who saw her naked and didn't even think about something out of what he said. She approached and hugged him. But he was weak.
She started cultivating what he gave her.
And then a flame lizard went out from her body toward the sky. The sky turned black and a deep red dragon started descending. A frightening big red dragon engulfed in flames.
That dragon entered into Flame Empress and changed her look into something else. More powerful.
" Call my mom, please! You can go now."
Li Nushen was already there. She could her anyway. And she felt proud that her son had no eyes for any other girl except that girl she found for him.
" You called me, son?"
" Yeah! Mom, use your lighting to destroy the shadows here."
Li Nushen understood that Littleshadow was hearing everything for how long the shadows were there. After she used lightning Li Tian fell.
" Mom, I don't know how but my mind is going to die soon. I can't stop thinking about memories. I'm dying inside. I will need you to tell the others that I will be good and I need time to recover. So they have to continue themselves."
" Don't tell me to do this. You are dying and you care for some.."
" Not "some" mom. They are my friends. My brothers. They were up to give their life for me. And you will help them shine. This is something in my request. Now, please close this cave using lighting and then go. Never look back at me. And remember there is a slight chance I survive. Leave this place immediately and don't let anyone approach because I will close this place in some formations. I will be in seclusion." said Li Tian and then asked the second star and third star to do what they were planning.
( Next time: They tears. The group is divided.)