novel-bin Chapter 125 A Great Harvest! The Soul Tree Evolves! An Extraordinary Object!
Chapter 125 A Great Harvest! The Soul Tree Evolves! An Extraordinary Object!
Chapter 125 A Great Harvest! The Soul Tree Evolves! An Extraordinary Object! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Who told me Lu Yu was just a rising star? He's practically one of those top-tier monsters from the border! False information is killing people..."
The priest of the underworld stared blankly at Lu Yu and the three-headed dragon confronting the mountain of corpses.
He thought that after encountering the Faceless Brotherhood of lunatics, Lu Yu would perish along with him, but he never expected...
What Lu Yu did to me before was just the tip of the iceberg of his true strength.
Have you ever seen a Silver Beastmaster who can directly unleash Morning Star-level combat power?
If you have this ability, you should have said so earlier! If you had, I would have just committed suicide!
However, according to the doctrines of the Underworld Order, wouldn't it be considered that he found an auspicious day to go and see our Lord ahead of time?
"Am I seeing things...? This is a dragon?"
"Could the dragon beast that Lu Yu obtained be this three-headed dragon?"
"So, does that mean we're saved...?"
"So what if we save them? They'll still end up in the Alliance prison, won't they?"
"..."
The villagers were stunned, never expecting one twist after another: the village chief was a fake, an imposter from the Brotherhood of No Faces.
Lu Yu's strength is also fake; he is actually a hidden overlord beast tamer.
What is the truth, really?
Several women looked at the twisted and chaotic three-headed dragon with a hint of worry on their faces.
The smiling mountain of corpses, will it be swallowed whole?
After all, it seems that the gap in strength between the two is simply too great!
Before even reaching the level of spiritual transformation, facing a three-headed dragon comparable to the Morning Star level, it would simply be devoured in one bite.
Even after learning that their child had become a monster, they still retained the love in their hearts that made them willing to give everything for their child.
The woman in the white porcelain mask, who had been silent, looked up at the three-headed dragon in the sky. A red light shone on the "Ж" pattern. Facing Lu Yu's question, she spoke earnestly:
"Hehehe... How's that laugh? I have to say, you're absolutely hilarious! You've broken the script again, leaving me completely unpredictable. It's been a constant stream of surprises. I feel like my soul is being filled by you, Lu Yu, right? You're such a funny guy, hahahahaha..."
Wild laughter echoed above the shattered village. Even through the mask, one could feel the excitement and joy emanating from the soul of the woman in the white porcelain mask.
There was no fear whatsoever, only the madness of treating the world as a playground.
Lu Yu's strength only surprised her more.
"The Faceless Brotherhood is indeed as rumored—a bunch of lunatics."
Lu Yu frowned, because although the resentment in the cemetery was plentiful, it had its limits, and the more intense the battle, the faster it would be depleted. Therefore, he had to finish the battle quickly, kill the mountain of corpses first, and then force the masked woman to retreat.
Lu Yu decisively issued the order:
"Destroy him!"
Although the living weapon Egg is not yet a pet, after Lu Yu fed Egg with food that had the [Fullness] buff, the latter has become completely obedient to him.
Even the hamsters that had been feeding it were dumbfounded, gaining a deeper understanding of the abnormal cultivation ability of this person.
The mouse often lamented that even it had turned into the shape of a human.
"Roar roar roar!"
The three-headed dragon in the sky received the command and roared. Although its appetite for food had been satisfied for the day, as a phantom containing the power of twilight, it had a destructive desire to drag all things to their end.
boom!
The three merged dragon heads opened their gaping maws, and the light of dusk converged, instantly transforming into high-energy orbs of light.
In the instant it appeared, the violent energy fluctuations immediately stirred up a gale, and the sky was shrouded in a dim yellow light, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Three beams of light swept out, one aimed at the woman in the white porcelain mask, intending to interfere with her, while the remaining two were aimed at the failed corpse mountain anomaly, bringing a fatal blow.
"Hahaha... Mother... Father... Hahaha..."
The eerie mountain of corpses laughed, sensing the threat of death, and tried to escape with its two thin legs, but unfortunately, its enormous body became an easy target.
Faced with this terrifying dragon's might, they had no ability to resist whatsoever and could only tremble in fear.
The other villagers also turned their heads away, not daring to look anymore.
The destruction of the Corpse Mountain was already destined!
The woman in the white porcelain mask screamed in terror as she watched the approaching dragon's breath:
"No! No..."
Lu Yu was also a little stunned when he saw this. Could it be that this guy's true strength is not strong?
However, the next moment, the masked woman's voice, which had been filled with fear, suddenly turned mocking:
"Don't stop!"
Click!
Suddenly, the void above the mountain of corpses cracked open, revealing a huge white porcelain smiling mask with an eerie smile.
It was only slightly smaller than the mountain of corpses, and its entire body was made of mysterious white porcelain. It stood in front of the three dragon breaths, opened its bottomless dark maw, and easily swallowed them.
There was no terrifying explosion, no violent collision, and after swallowing the deadly dragon breath, it didn't even budge it in the slightest.
It stands silently in the air, appearing to everyone as an unyielding gate.
"The mask... the mask that brings death... salvation..."
Upon seeing this, Corpse Mountain let out a strange laugh, and its enormous body began to dance, seemingly in celebration.
"Completely unharmed!? Could this guy have already surpassed the Morning Star rank?"
Upon seeing this, Lu Yu's pupils contracted sharply, but he quickly recovered:
"No, it seems the attack was redirected through some kind of spatial ability."
His Eye of Truth remained open, but due to the vast difference in strength, he couldn't obtain much useful information.
However, the opponent wasn't overwhelmingly powerful; they were probably also at the Morning Star level. Of course, it's also possible that this crazy woman was still immersed in the drama and didn't want to affect her experience.
"This guy's name is [Void Demon Mask]. How's his strength? Not bad, right?"
The woman in the white porcelain mask looked at Lu Yu, who had retreated behind the crowd, and said with a smile:
"Men can't be this fast... Don't just think about running away, or the girls will be disappointed. Since you said I'd be the actor, then to make the drama more exciting, I'll add some scenes. Since you boys all like girls cosplaying, then I'll do a little bit of nurse cosplay."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Void Demon Mask opened its massive maw again, suddenly revealing a pale, giant hand. The center of the hand was also hollow, from which emerged a syringe filled with dark green liquid.
The art style is incredibly bizarre.
"Dad... Mom..."
Corpse Mountain also felt fear and instinctively wanted to run away, but he couldn't move. The surrounding space solidified, binding him to the spot.
"Don't worry, it's okay, the shot won't hurt!"
The masked woman's gentle voice rang out as she forcefully inserted the syringe into the corpse mountain's body, slowly pushing it to inject the liquid.
Click click click!
"Hahaha... Ouch, that hurts... Hahaha..."
The mountain of corpses emitted a deafening laugh. The body, formed from a large accumulation of bones, suddenly swelled up and released a large amount of black liquid, washing away the swollen corpses and causing them to condense, eventually forming an identical mountain of corpses.
boom!
The two mountains of corpses connected, and the oppressive aura emanated from them. The hollow mask on their bodies began to distort, revealing the same eerie smile as the Void Ghost Mask. The soul fire in their eye sockets burned fiercely, like a furnace of life.
He transformed all the corpses into nourishment, converting them into immense spiritual energy, which he then channeled into himself. As his size swelled, he, like the three-headed dragon, gained power comparable to the Morning Star.
However, because they were created through forced birth, they did not undergo any ceremony in the Mother River and are considered pseudo-morning stars that only possess power but lack spiritual transformation.
And like the three-headed dragon, it gains power by burning others.
Everyone, human or ghost, is showing off.
Only the tens of thousands of corpses in the cemetery are being beaten!
"This world truly becomes more bizarre the stronger one becomes. What kind of ability is this that can forcibly bring this mountain of corpses into its complete form..."
While Lu Yu was shocked, he also realized that the other party was not planning to make a direct move, but rather wanted to continue this drama.
It's like a stage has been set up, and two puppeteers are each controlling their own puppets, putting on a performance duel.
The losers will be punished!
This suited him perfectly, as it saved him a Star Leaf from the White Fox Boss.
After all, the "Full of Energy" buff is also dependent on luck. If you're unlucky, you might not be able to get it for a long time, which means you'll lose a life-saving trump card.
"roar!"
Seeing this, the three-headed dragon in the sky once again gathered the power of dusk. However, this time, the Void Mask did not intercept it. Instead, it turned around and floated to the side, grinning maliciously as it prepared to watch the show.
The dragon's breath roared in and struck the mountain of corpses!
Rumble!
The dragon's breath swept through, obliterating the village ruins and leaving only a huge crater.
Lu Yu kept his word; he said he wouldn't take a single needle or thread from Bianmu Village, and he didn't...
I accidentally razed their house to the ground!
"Ahhh..."
The two mountains of corpses were struck in half, and a large number of corpses instantly vaporized and evaporated, with painful howls emanating from the hollow masks.
"Together...we'll always be together..."
Accompanied by its eerie call, as it walked forward step by step, the earth trembled, and a large number of corpses remaining underground began to gather, including many of the Netherworld Cult members who had been killed by the villagers and Lu Yu.
After devouring the corpses, the mountain of corpses quickly repaired its wounds, remaining intact. As long as there are corpses, it can continuously repair itself.
Lu Yu was also somewhat surprised to see this. If this guy were to go to the underworld or an ancient battlefield, he might really turn into an unimaginable corpse version of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
It gave birth to countless undead followers, which then became undead calamities.
"Let...we...be together!"
The mountain of corpses let out a scream, and its enormous body suddenly split open from the middle, turning into a giant maw full of sharp teeth, from which countless corpses emerged.
Skulls, zombies, bloated corpses, and other things combined to form a giant hand that reached for the three-headed dragon in the sky, but the dragon reacted faster and dodged directly.
The giant hand grasped at nothing and slammed down onto the earth.
boom!
As dust billowed up, a huge palm print appeared on the ground, spreading out countless cracks and rubble. The two mountains of corpses launched continuous attacks, and the three-headed dragon formed from the egg continuously spewed dragon breath. The two collided repeatedly, unleashing terrifying spiritual energy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This land, which had been peaceful for so long, was shattered and turned into a cratered lunar surface, altering the terrain.
Although the mountain of corpses was at a disadvantage and was constantly being attacked, it could replenish itself by devouring the corpses of those involved, making its endurance significantly stronger.
On the contrary, the resentment in the cemetery has been decreasing, and the power of the three-headed dragon has begun to weaken.
"A family...together...we'll always...be together..."
Seeing this, the fanatical smiles on all the pale masks of the Mad Mountain of Corpses became even more distorted. After suppressing the three-headed dragon with a frenzied power that defied death, it quickly revealed a weakness.
The air froze for a moment!
At this moment, a large number of corpses emerged, their hands clasped together, bearing eerie smiles, forming a vast net that blotted out the sky and enveloped the three-headed dragon.
Skill - Corpse Net!
The woman in the white porcelain mask chuckled as she witnessed this scene:
"It looks like this drama is coming to an end."
"Indeed, it's about time to wrap things up."
Lu Yu nodded in agreement and said:
"Egg, stop playing!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the previously dejected three-headed dragon of dusk began to writhe and open its scarlet eyes, which then gathered a deep red light.
Life-destroying rays!
boom!
At that moment, the three-headed dragon in the sky unleashed countless rays, sweeping in all directions. The net of corpses was instantly shattered, and the bodies melted into blood in an instant.
Amidst this rain of blood, a surge of overwhelming resentment rose once more; what had just been consumed was only half of the entire cemetery.
At that moment, the remaining half burst into flames, and psionic energy surged, sweeping and shaking space, dragging the ancient Misty Holy City into it. Thick mist churned, and a scarlet dragon claw descended.
Like a pillar falling from the sky, the mountain of corpses instinctively tried to resist, condensing a large number of corpses layered together to form a cone-shaped tower, attempting to pierce through it.
However, in the face of absolute power, all resistance is futile!
The corpse tower was instantly crushed from its tip into dust. Amidst the terrified screams of the corpse mountain, it was shattered and pierced into the ground.
One-hit kill!
"A family...not together...can't die..."
The heavily damaged mountain of corpses let out a sharp cry, trying to repair itself once again by using the corpses.
However, it saw the scarlet dragon claw that was pinning it down suddenly shatter, and huge red light spots gathered together, merged and intertwined, turning into a ball of light, which slowly descended in its terrified eyes.
Rumble!
The moment it fell, a huge crimson beam of light shot into the sky, continuously spreading and shattering the matter it came into contact with.
Ultimate move – Crimson Light!
The earth shattered, turning the world before them a crimson red.
"That's...that's incredible!"
The priest of the underworld was also dumbfounded. How could he still have a trump card? Just how many layers of skin did Lu Yu have?
How afraid of death are they?!
The beam of light lasted for a full half minute before dissipating, leaving behind a huge crater. The mountain of corpses lay within it, ninety percent of its remains dissolved, leaving only a large amount of netherworld soil. It was extremely weak, on the verge of death, and the eerie smile on its mask vanished, leaving it empty once more.
If it weren't for the newly formed second mountain of corpses that helped it die in its place, it would have almost turned to ashes.
direct……
One-hit kill!
In the sky, because the resentment accumulated in the cemetery over hundreds of years had completely dissipated and the three-headed dragon and the phantom of the holy city had lost their power supply, Egg also fell straight down due to exhaustion and was caught by Lu Yu and held in his arms.
"Gurgle!"
Egg gently nudged Lu Yu, its eyes sparkling with anticipation. With a full stomach, its intelligence far surpassed that of its usual state; it even began to think and crave praise.
Lu Yu stroked the eggshell and said softly:
"Well done!"
"Gurgle..."
Egg happily squinted its eyes, but due to the mental exhaustion from manipulating too much resentment, it closed its eyes and fell asleep.
However, neither the priests of the underworld nor the villagers dared to underestimate this little creature with the appearance of a dragon egg.
That was it just now, summoning the phantom of the Misty Holy City, almost destroying this entire area.
A true evil dragon!
"Slap... slap... slap"
Applause rang out, and the white porcelain masked woman's "Ж" pattern glowed red, looking at Lu Yu with admiration:
"I'm really growing to like you more and more. We could have fought slowly, but you just didn't follow the usual path and pulled off a spectacular ending. But... the drama isn't over yet, and you've already lost your biggest asset. My mountain of corpses isn't quite dead yet, and I still have my pet beast. But I don't want to kill you. I'd rather capture you and take you back to be my personal actor."
As they spoke, the illusory demon mask approached with a sinister grin.
Lu Yu remained calm and was about to speak when he suddenly saw white hair flying in front of him. Chi Yue Meng stepped forward and blocked his way, her eyes revealing mysterious marks that reflected ancient phantoms.
She looked at the masked woman and the illusory ghost mask, and said, word by word:
"He's mine!"
His tone was calm, yet it contained an extraordinary firmness.
She would not allow anyone to cross her line and harm Lu Yu.
The Abyss Demon Eye also floated beside her, baring its teeth and glaring fiercely at the opposite side, completely unafraid of the pressure from the Void Demon Mask, and constantly roaring.
It was in the abyss, and had already seen a whole bunch of guys much stronger than this.
"President..."
Lu Yu was also somewhat moved. At the crucial moment, Chi Yue Meng was indeed both cool and reassuring. Bai Si Huizhang is awesome.
While rescuing a damsel in distress is certainly cool, he had a backup plan. Otherwise, it would seem like he has a weak stomach and can only live off women...
"White hair, red eyes, an abyss pet, and this face... I guessed right, it really is..."
The woman in the white porcelain mask saw the Crimson Moon Dream when suddenly a thunderbolt ripped through the sky, interrupting her thoughts, and a blinding white light flashed.
Rumble!
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and electric lightning crackled within the thick clouds. The world darkened as if a thunderstorm was imminent, and a fierce wind swept across the ground. Terrifying psionic energy swept in like a tsunami.
"This is……"
The woman in the white porcelain mask raised her head, sensing someone approaching. She was somewhat shocked by the coincidence, but she quickly recovered and looked at Lu Yu, saying:
"Did you do this?"
Thinking of Lu Yu's strange behavior just now, he could have stalled for time, but he decisively ended the battle.
"That's right!"
Lu Yu, who was hiding behind the president, nodded and admitted:
"My support has arrived. This time, it's your turn to take your final bow."
Ever since the cemetery incident, Lu Yu had always felt that things weren't stable enough; what was the difference between having less than a 100% win rate and suicide?
So while setting up the egg, they notified the alliance that a mysterious monster, possibly above the Morning Star rank, was attacking a human village. The reason the three-headed dragon had been stalling for so long was that it was waiting for someone to arrive.
Then, by using his rat clone to keep watch, Lu Yu sensed the arrival of reinforcements, and that these reinforcements were formidable. He then decisively attacked, instantly killing the Corpse Mountain and securing ownership of the spoils ahead of time.
The woman in the white porcelain mask gave Lu Yu a deep look. She had never suffered a loss before, but she never expected that after meeting this guy, she would be outmaneuvered several times.
"This is really... interesting!"
The woman in the white porcelain mask trembled slightly, her legs bringing together a little closer; she was already excited.
This guy is so interesting, I really want to take him home...
Unfortunately, it's too late!
Click!
The clouds tore apart, revealing countless worms writhing in lightning, crawling within and converging to form a gigantic eye of thunder, gazing down at the woman in the white porcelain mask on the ground. A detached voice rang out:
"The Faceless Brotherhood really knows how to annoy people; they've ruined my coffee time."
The sound was like thunder, rolling in, and the powerful pressure washed over the life on the ground like a tsunami. The villagers fainted immediately, and the priest of the underworld also showed a look of horror.
"The Thunder-Eating Insect..."
The woman in the white porcelain mask raised her head, recalled something for a moment, and exclaimed in surprise:
"Situ Kong, you've been hiding your true strength well. You're not just at the peak of the Morning Star Realm, but at the peak of the Radiant Moon Realm. To be able to use the Spiritual Puzzle to attack across such a great distance, it seems you're about to take that final step..."
"Noisy."
When Thunder Eyes was recognized, he showed no emotion whatsoever. With a thought, countless bolts of lightning coalesced into a thunderous hand that blotted out the sky, reaching out to grab the masked woman on the ground.
"Excuse me, I don't like older men touching me, so bye-bye..."
Faced with this terrifying attack, the woman in the white porcelain mask simply smiled and waved her hand. The illusory ghost mask behind her swallowed her along with a large amount of soil in one gulp, then turned and vanished into the void.
"The territory of humanity is not a place you can come and go as you please."
Situ Kong sneered, conjuring a massive lightning spear that stretched across the sky before hurling it into a distant mountain range.
Rumble!
With a tremendous tremor, countless bolts of lightning struck, transforming the area into a lightning prison. Its power was many times greater than the [Crimson Light] that Egg had used before. The terrifying lightning raged, turning everything in its path into dust.
Within this Thunder Prison, the figure of the Void Ghost Mask flashed out, entangled in lightning, but quickly disappeared.
When the lightning subsided, a glance revealed that all the high mountains were...
gone!
It was directly annihilated, and in its place, a giant crater, like that of a meteorite impact, appeared, resembling a dried-up giant lake.
"Is this the power of a top-tier beast tamer...?"
Lu Yu was shocked by what he saw. The higher the level a Beast Tamer advances, the more their power will experience a qualitative leap, transforming them into legendary beings.
At this moment, Situ Kong was like a high and mighty monarch, whose anger could cause the deaths of millions, and all living beings were nothing more than ants in his eyes.
If the peak monarch level is already this powerful, then how terrifying must the beings above the Radiant Moon be?
Thinking of this, a resolute look flashed in Lu Yu's eyes. To reach the stars, he needed to possess even greater power.
"Hmph, they always run fast. The Faceless Brotherhood should just be renamed the Running Brotherhood."
Situ Kong snorted coldly. Although he hadn't caught him, he had successfully injured him severely, so he shouldn't cause any trouble for a while.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the mountain of corpses on the ground and naturally saw what had just happened. The strength of that powerful evil dragon far exceeded his imagination.
He looked at Lu Yu with admiration and said:
"I already know the whole story. You did a great job. The Special Operations Team is on its way and they will help you handle the aftermath."
After saying that, the Eye of Thunder shattered, turning into wriggling thunder worms that burrowed into the dark clouds and disappeared, as if they had something very important to attend to.
After Situ Kong left, Lu Yu looked at the guild leader and sincerely thanked him:
"President, thank you for your help just now."
The mark in Akatsuki's eyes had long since faded; her eyes were lowered, and she said in a muffled voice:
"You're so smart, you'll be fine even without my help."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu shook his head, looked into her eyes, and said earnestly:
"The president just now was very handsome, which made me feel at ease."
Girls, especially rich women, need to be praised a lot. If they are praised to their delight, they can hold on to her coattails.
Moreover, it was precisely because Akatsuki Yume considered him a friend that she took the initiative to protect him.
Never... never betray anyone's kindness.
"Um."
Chi Yue nodded calmly. Lu Yu was used to her indifferent personality. He turned around and began to collect the spoils of this battle, otherwise the special operations team from the Special Department would be arriving soon.
The instant he turned around, Akatsuki's eyes turned into hearts, and a heart-shaped tail emerged, wrapping around her white-stockinged thighs, tightening and leaving red marks, revealing the turmoil in her heart.
Is he... handsome?
Seeing this, the Abyss Eye sighed helplessly. Its master really was…
Shame on succubi!
If you like him, just go for it! Conquer this man and make him your master, then you can have sour plum candy every day.
Just thinking about it makes me happy!
Lu Yu didn't notice Chi Yue Meng's actions behind him. He first put the corpses of the Netherfire Wolfhound, the Skeleton King, and others into the Void Treasure Chest and extracted them as materials before arriving in front of the Mountain of Corpses.
The stench of decaying corpses assaulted our senses.
The smiling mountain of corpses lay on the ground, utterly powerless to resist due to the lack of extra bodies to repair themselves. Their pale faces could only murmur incessantly:
"Family...together...forever..."
The laughter was childlike, yet it wasn't joyful; instead, it carried an indescribable sadness.
Lu Yu summoned Shushu, who nodded. Its shadow spread out, reflecting a netherworld, in which the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree stood silently.
It spread out numerous roots, climbing and taking root in the underworld soil of the Smiling Corpse Mountain, constantly absorbing nutrients and growing at a visible speed.
This time, in order to successfully complete the plan, the Netherworld Priest not only emptied his branch's Netherworld stockpile, but also borrowed a lot of Netherworld from several other branches, gathering a total of one hundred portions of Netherworld.
These are precious Netherworld soils that can only be refined through special rituals. They are extremely beneficial to all undead life forms and are highly valued even within the Netherworld Cult.
As a result, it all benefited Lu Yu.
The Thousand-Faced Soul Tree began to grow, half a meter... one meter tall... one and a half meters... until it reached three meters before stopping, transforming from a small sapling into a lush and leafy tree.
Although it did not grow into a towering tree, its buds bloomed, and on two branches, two shimmering blue fruits even emerged.
It was the soul fruit that Lu Yu had been longing for.
As the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree grew, its skill proficiency naturally increased to the master level.
The gains were enormous.
Moreover, after losing the Netherworld, the corpses on Corpse Mountain completely fell off, leaving only a small black ball covered with pale masks, like a glutinous rice ball, trembling on the ground, as if it had already understood its fate.
They should have lived happily in the sunshine like other children, but the Faceless Brotherhood deliberately misled their parents to turn them into monsters in order to achieve their own goals.
Ultimately, they were just a group of pitiful children.
But now, rather than letting them live in agony, death is a relief.
Lu Yu sighed, just about to extract the corpse mountain as material, when Little Spider stopped him, saying:
"Eek!"
Master, before that, can I do one thing for you?
Lu Yu looked at the serious-looking little spider, respected its thoughts, and nodded.
The little spider smiled, then leaned close to the mouse's ear and whispered something. The mouse was a little surprised, but still nodded.
Then, the little spider stretched out its hand and wove human-shaped dolls with its silk.
Meanwhile, the rat used the roots of the mature Thousand-Faced Soul Tree to pierce into the Smiling Corpse Mountain, pulling out one soul after another and placing them into these spider silk dolls.
Click!
Suddenly, these spider silk dolls came to life, their eye sockets burning with the flames of their souls, radiating a twisted and chaotic aura. They staggered towards the villagers, step by step...
Like a monster resurrected from the dead, it is adapting to its body, yet it appears evil and terrifying.
Seeing this, the priest of the underworld sneered, "Is this an attempt to take revenge on the parents who turned them into monsters? Once they die, even if they are resurrected, they are no longer human. Indeed, only the eternal underworld protected by our lord is the true home of the dead, where they can find happiness."
Lu Yu shook his head and said, "You're wrong, they went to say goodbye."
"Saying goodbye?"
The priest of the underworld paused for a moment, then saw the spider silk puppets. He approached the unconscious villagers, found their families, and slowly reached out to gently touch their faces.
"Ahhh..."
They opened their mouths, like mummies trying to devour life, just as the underworld priests thought they were about to go berserk.
They made sounds using the special structure of the spider's silk:
"Dad... please take good care of yourself from now on, and don't drink so much, Mom will worry. If possible, please have a younger brother or sister, so your family... can always be together..."
"Mom, you've lost weight. You need to eat properly, just like you taught me—eat more meat, but also some vegetables..."
"Mom, please don't cry all the time. It hurts me a lot when I'm with everyone, but seeing you cry makes me feel even worse..."
"Grandpa, I used to say I'd buy you lots and lots of cigarettes when I grew up, but this time, I'm breaking my promise again. After all, I'm just a kid, and even if I go back on my word, you'll always spoil me. So, for the last time, I hope you'll go along with me, smoke less, and drink more water when you cough..."
"It's all our fault for making you suffer... Let's all stay together and try our best to live on..."
They spoke quietly, their words a longing that even a mountain of corpses could not erase, words that transcended the pain of a twisted soul, words of attachment and love for their parents.
Although the villagers were still unconscious, they seemed to sense something, and tears streamed down their faces.
The child they longed for was right in front of them, yet they couldn't wake up, couldn't open their eyes to see him, and could only miss their last chance. This was also a punishment. What awaited them next was the judgment of the Alliance.
Regardless of the reason, if you do something wrong, you must pay the price.
Seeing this, the Netherworld Priest fell silent, a beautiful figure appearing in his mind—his wife, and the reason he joined the Netherworld Order.
Resurrect her!
But as he grew stronger and learned more information, he became more and more desperate. How could the dead possibly come back to life... They were just monsters.
As for the high and mighty god of the underworld, how could he possibly show mercy to a mere ant?
But at this moment... he suddenly longed for death to come.
It's not about absolving himself of his sins; that would be self-deception. His sins are unforgivable.
He just wanted to... face the Alliance's judgment as soon as possible, and then enter the Underworld, even if it was just to take a look from afar, even if it was just for a moment.
Let's see if she truly lives a happy and fulfilling life as described in the doctrine.
Finally, the spider puppets bid farewell:
"We're leaving now, please take good care of yourselves..."
They did not covet the present world, but rose one by one and came to the side of the smiling corpse mountain. The fire of their souls ignited the spider silk, turning it into clusters of burning flames, which, along with the smiling corpse mountain, began to burn.
Amidst the blazing firelight, Lu Yu saw a group of adorable children waving goodbye to him.
"Thank you, big brother, spider sister, little mouse!"
"I am a hamster..."
The mouse spoke softly, not angry, quietly watching the flames burn, and waved its little paws.
The little spider, wearing a blindfold, listened to their farewell and prayed quietly, like a devout saint.
At first, the little spider only wanted to make its owner happy, but now it sincerely hopes that these children can find a better home.
(ヮ)
Click click click!
As the fire of the soul burned to its zenith, spirituality suddenly began to collide, condense, and coalesce. Finally, the flames dissipated, leaving behind a pale mask.
Compared to its previous emptiness and lifelessness, it is now...
He's smiling!
It floated slowly over and landed in my hand.
Lu Yu was shocked as he processed the information in his mind.
The failed anomaly, actually...
A complete and powerful anomaly has been born!
This is a long chapter of 9,000 words. The story has come to an end. No one will be whitewashed. Those who deserve judgment will be judged. It's just that human nature is complex. A new story will begin tomorrow. I'm still asking for your monthly votes.
(End of this chapter)