147: Chapter 147 Proactive Expansion: Launching an Expansion into the Southern Continent
Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, Northern Border.
This was originally a dense primeval forest, but at this moment, it had been occupied by a deathly silence of yellow and twisted dark red.
Two figures emitting terrifying auras stood facing each other across time and space, like two ancient demonic mountains.
One of them wore tattered yellow robes, his face blurred and indistinct, only vaguely resembling Zhao Lintian by about fifty percent.
He was surrounded by thick yellow mist, each wisp seemingly an independent nightmare world, constantly playing out maddeningly horrific scenes.
This was precisely the one who had forcibly descended into the mortal world using Zhao Lintian as a medium—the King in Yellow!
And the other one.
Was a hundred-zhang tall, eerie buddhas shadow, entirely dark red and seemingly dripping with blood.
It had ten faces, each representing an extreme emotion or desire.
Countless arms danced behind it, each palm holding a still-beating heart.
The buddhas shadow was one of the Old Masters from the 'Chaos Void Realm Divine Domain'... the Multi-Faceted Ancestral Buddha, also known as the "Multi-Faceted Old Master" or "Multi-Faceted Buddha Lord."
"That existence in the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore... has become... a threat..."
The King in Yellow emitted a series of sharp, ear-piercing ravings. The sound was like nails scraping forcefully against glass, and every melody carried chaotic rules that shattered sanity and drove one toward madness.
"He stole a portion of the Rotten Old Master's body and is even attempting to establish his own Buddha Kingdom..."
"He must... be erased!!"
As the King in Yellow's ravings subsided, the ten faces of the Multi-Faceted Old Master spoke simultaneously.
Their voices overlapped, forming a terrifying soundwave like a great bronze bell:
"amitabha buddha..."
"If not for that plan... I could crush him with a single thought."
"That plan..."
Hearing these four words, the King in Yellow's figure visibly paused.
His eyes, hidden beneath the hood, flickered with greed and madness.
"Eternal collapse, dreams shattered..."
"The demigods are all going mad for that so-called 'reality'."
"Even those ancient existences who have been silent for countless eons... are plotting to sacrifice the entire real world to open the door to reality."
At this point, his ravings became even more distorted and strange... "But... if this door is truly opened, can we, who were born from nightmares and distortions... still exist?"
Hearing this, the Multi-Faceted Old Master fell silent.
After a long while, He finally spoke slowly, his voice carrying a trace of decisiveness.
"Whether we exist or not is not important."
"What is important is... we must embrace 'reality'..."
"As long as we master reality, we can transcend this endless Chaos and nightmare, reaching... true immortality!"
"And this land..."
It extended a giant palm, pointing toward the direction of the Yanlong Empire from afar.
"Is one of the key nodes of that plan."
"And also... where the key to opening that door lies."
"So... we need to first clear all obstacles."
The King in Yellow took up the conversation, his ravings becoming even colder.
Boom!!!
Two terrifying wills collided in the air, stirring up ripples of rules.
The surrounding space shattered inch by inch under this power, turning into nothingness... Inside the Rebirth Temple.
Lin Chuan sat cross-legged on the Lotus Pedestal.
Just now.
His vague sense of crisis had grown increasingly intense!
It was as if a pair of invisible hands were weaving a giant web in the shadows, intending to forever bind and lock him in an endless abyss!
"Nightmares are collapsing, and Old Master-level existences are gradually descending into reality..."
"It seems... just SSS Tier Level 1 is not enough."
Lin Chuan's thoughts shifted.
As his Terror Level increased, his understanding of this world was also rising bit by bit!
He discovered that the higher he stood, the more terrifying the truth he saw became!
Only by becoming stronger can one survive.
Otherwise, one would only fall into a great horror more terrifying and lethal than death!
Even when true despair arrives, for an Undying Taboo like Lin Chuan, complete death... would be a luxury and a relief!!
"Panel!"
Lin Chuan's thought moved.
The panel deep in his consciousness instantly popped up.
[Current taboo value total reserves: 35 points! (Includes taboo value reduction, all Power Of Will and fear value conversion).]
[Distance to next upgrade (SSS Tier Level 2): Requires 50 points!]
Still 15 points short.
Lin Chuan's gaze turned toward the West Continent.
There, his Clone [Old Master of Death Plague] was still wandering aimlessly.
Many taboos and weirdnesses were constantly being devoured by the [Old Master of Death Plague], turning into Lin Chuan's 'taboo value'.
But the speed of obtaining 'taboo value' this way... was still too slow.
After reaching the Old Master level, devouring taboos or weirdnesses below SSS Rank provided increasingly limited taboo value for Lin Chuan.
"I still must go and obtain more Believers..."
"Only with enough Believers can more Power Of Will and taboo value be provided..."
Lin Chuan pondered.
He was preparing for another expansion.
As for the target, it was precisely the Southern Continent—the Peacock Holy Nation!
As long as he took the vast Southern Continent and possessed sufficiently large territory and oceans... he would be able to support the survival and proliferation of more Believers!
With this thought, Lin Chuan summoned Zhao Linfeng and the others.
He planned to take action personally in three days, purging various taboos and weirdnesses from the Southern Continent... expanding the Buddha Land range of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore to the entire Southern Continent!
While Lin Chuan was preparing for expansion.
Yanlong Empire, Bureau 749 Headquarters Laboratory,
The top-secret plan named "Deification" had also entered its final countdown.
Dr. Liu stood in a huge underground Laboratory.
He looked at the strange sphere in front of him, connected by countless tubes and emitting a faint white light, his eyes full of excitement.
"Finally... it's about to be completed."
"Artificial Old Master... No. 1."
"As long as we have it... our Yanlong Empire will have the confidence to confront the Old Masters!!"
"And this is only the beginning!"
"Once we have the first successful sample, we can subsequently manufacture Dominators, or even... Dominators!!"
"We will have... our own god!"
He muttered while his hand trembled, pressing the red activation button.
Click!!!
In an instant, a strange fluctuation spread throughout the entire Laboratory.
The white sphere began to tremble violently, and a human face emerged on its surface.
Immediately after, the sphere melted, slowly turning into a human figure!
He held a blade, surrounded by rules... like an ancient general. Just by standing there, the faint roars of thousands of troops and horses echoed around him!