101: Chapter 101 From the Eastern Continent: A Terrifying Shadow
Qin Yao walked step by step towards the soldiers holding old-fashioned rifles.
With each step he took, the Void Realm behind him twisted slightly, as if an unseen Ghost Hand was reaching out from another dimension towards the real world.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers holding the old-fashioned rifles retreated in terror one by one.
Qin Yao paid no heed to their fear.
He merely looked with pity at the despairing civilians, then slowly raised his hand, his palm facing the few soldiers.
Thud! Thud!
Several dull sounds of something piercing through.
Those soldiers were suddenly strangled by bluish-black, eerie, massive hands gripping their necks tightly.
Their feet left the ground, their faces flushed red, their eyes bulged, and they struggled desperately, but it was all in vain.
"Are you willing to atone for your sins?"
Qin Yao walked up to one of the soldiers, his tone calm.
Hearing this, the soldier nodded frantically, making muffled "wu wu" sounds of pleading from his throat.
"Very good."
Qin Yao nodded, a compassionate smile appearing on his face.
"Since you are willing, then go to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."
Crack!
A crisp sound.
The soldier's neck was instantly snapped, his head hanging limply.
"amitabha buddha..."
Qin Yao pressed his palms together and recited in a low voice.
"Excellent, excellent. This humble monk has already ferried you out of the sea of suffering."
He turned around and looked at another soldier who had already wet his pants in fear.
"What about you?"
"Are you willing to atone for your sins?"
The soldier shook his head desperately, tears and snot smeared across his face.
"Unwilling?"
Qin Yao sighed, a flicker of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
"Patron, you are attached to appearances."
"Since you remain obstinate and unawakened, this humble monk can only help you attain liberation."
Crack!
The sound of a neck being wrung echoed once more.
Regarding this, Qin Yao's gaze remained clear throughout.
He did not consider this killing.
To him, this was eliminating the vessels of sin, ferrying those who are sinking towards rebirth... In the vast sea of karma, only by destroying the vessel can the sin be purified.
Just as he was about to approach the third soldier.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
A series of crisp clapping sounds suddenly came from atop the city wall.
"Brilliant, truly brilliant."
A young man draped in a red robe with brown-red hair, holding two thick iron chains in his hand, slowly floated down from the city wall.
At the other end of the iron chains were two naked, bruised, and battered women.
They lay on the ground like dogs, their eyes vacant, clearly having had their Souls tormented away.
The young man looked at Qin Yao, his eyes sparkling with interest.
"Which faction are you from? Your ability is quite good."
In the Void Realm behind the young man, Ghost Shadows flickered faintly, exuding a cold, decaying aura.
Clearly, he was a Ghost Controller!
And an A-Rank Ghost Controller who had subdued multiple Abnormalities!
"This humble monk comes from the Dongsheng Continent and is a pilgrim of the Rebirth Cult."
Qin Yao looked at the two women and pressed his palms together.
"The Rebirth Cult?"
The young man raised an eyebrow.
"Never heard of it."
"But that's not important."
He let go of the iron chains in his hand and extended his hand towards Qin Yao.
"I am the Dominator of this region. You can call me Kudemei."
"I see your ability is good. Why not join us?"
"Among the six Base Cities of the Golden Country, if you agree, I can let you take charge of one!"
"Women, wealth, power... you can have it all!"
"How about it?"
His tone was sincere, but a trace of cunning was hidden in his eyes.
In this chaotic world, having one more powerful ally helps him expand and, more importantly, solidify his rule!
However.
Qin Yao did not reach out to shake that hand.
He merely looked quietly at Kudemei, as if looking at a corpse.
"I do not make deals with the depraved."
"Depraved?"
The smile instantly vanished from Kudemei's face, replaced by a ferocious anger.
"Don't be ungrateful when I'm being polite!"
Perhaps due to long-term exposure to Rule Power, Kudemei's personality was utterly perverse and twisted.
Qin Yao's words seemed to ignite the bloodlust and savagery within him!
BOOM!!!
Waves of cold, eerie Rule Power erupted instantly from within him.
In an instant.
A ghastly white human skin mask materialized on his face!
A crimson tongue covered in barbs shot out from his mouth!
Countless yellow talisman papers flew towards Qin Yao like moths!
Behind him, those Ghost Shadows became more solid, more vicious, and more terrifying!!
The Ghost Domain of a top-tier A-Rank Ghost Controller unfolded beneath Kudemei's feet!
Seeing this, Qin Yao's expression remained calm.
He didn't even employ any other methods, merely raising his right hand and gently clenching it towards the Void Realm.
CRACK!!!
A bluish-black giant hand, several times larger than before and almost solidified into a physical form, appeared out of thin air!
It ignored the fluttering talismans, ignored the disgusting tongue.
It directly grabbed Kudemei's body!
"What?!"
Kudemei was greatly alarmed.
He desperately urged the Abnormalities within his body to resist.
But that giant hand was like an iron clamp, unmoving.
Moreover... a terrifying Rule Power was flowing into his body through the giant hand!
"No... what is this... AHH!!!"
Amidst a piercing, miserable scream.
The Abnormalities that Kudemei had subdued within his body were actually being forcibly ripped out!
Then... they were directly crushed by that giant hand, dismantled into pieces of "deactivated" Puzzle Pieces!
Thud!!
Kudemei's corpse then fell to the ground like a ragged doll.
His eyes were wide open, undeniably dead... For a moment, the surroundings were terrifyingly silent!
Those Ghost Controllers who had initially wanted to rush up to help him were all scared out of their wits, turning and fleeing.
"Run?"
Qin Yao shook his head.
"To harbor fear is to be attached to appearances."
"This humble monk wishes to ferry you all, to free you from fear, from the sea of karma, and to regain the bliss of rebirth."
As Qin Yao spoke, several Ghost Hands reached out from the Void Realm, grabbing back and erasing those fleeing individuals one by one.
In just a few minutes.
Before the city gate, the ground was soaked with blood.
Qin Yao stood amidst the blood, yet his monk's robes remained spotless.
He looked at the trembling civilians, a compassionate smile appearing on his face once more.
"Do not be afraid."
"The depraved ones have already repented and attained rebirth..."
Hearing Qin Yao's words, the eyes of the many civilians still held only numbness, and deep fear... Qin Yao did not mind this.
He did not say more, but directly announced... his intention to take over the six Base Cities of the Golden Country!
He planned to establish a branch of the Rebirth Cult here, rebuild a new order, and spread the teachings of the 'Ancient Buddha of Rebirth'... throughout the entire Idfu Continent!
... And at the same time.
Far away, upon the Eastern Sea.
The 【Netherworld Dragon Boat】 broke through layers of mist and arrived at Takama-ga-hara of the Neon Country!
But the sight before them made everyone gasp in shock.
The original Takama-ga-hara island had vanished.
In its place was a... massive ruin floating on the sea surface!
Driven by some kind of Rule Power, the ruin was continuously reassembling and piling up.
And at the very center of the ruin, a distorted divine throne, pieced together from countless rubble, tiles, broken walls, and debris, was emitting a chaotic radiance!
Most heart-stopping of all... on that divine throne sat a shadow!!