190: Chapter 190 The Yellow-Robed Cult Leader, Offspring of a Fallen God
Fanatical shouts echoed above the dead silent sea outside the Red Continent.
Layera's colossal body was like an ultimate nightmare stripped from ancient myths.
Each of its breaths stirred up a putrid, bone-chilling black tsunami.
Having previously devoured the ‘nightmare old master’, Layera, now awakened and returned, had clearly undergone some terrifying transformation!
It became even more horrifying, more sinister, as if it had completely transformed into an unspeakable ultimate calamity.
On its giant octopus head, countless tentacles writhed wildly in mid-air.
The dripping green viscous liquid seemed capable of corroding space.
In the distance, on the sea, a colossal human ocean freighter happened to run head-on into this scene.
The sailors on the deck only managed to glimpse a blurry outline of the giant creature.
They couldn't even let out a scream!
Their sanity instantly zeroed out, and their eyeballs uncontrollably bulged outwards.
"Hiss… hiss…"
Hair-raising sounds of flesh tearing rose and fell on the freighter.
Large areas of the living crew's skin peeled off, growing layers of slimy, foul-smelling greenish-black scales.
Their necks split open, transforming into gills, and viscous webs grew between the fingers and toes of their hands and feet.
In just a few seconds.
All the humans on the ship had mutated into Deep Oness!
"Plop! Plop!"
Their faces were blank, yet filled with extreme fanaticism, as they plunged into the dark ocean like dumplings.
They joined the fervent calls and worship.
With Layera's complete awakening, the rules of the entire boundless ocean were completely altered.
The sea transformed into an absolute horror restricted zone that even ordinary Dominators dared not easily venture into!
...
At the same time.
The ‘Yellow-Robed Cult Master’, who had just fled the West Continent to avoid Lin Chuan’s edge, abruptly stopped in mid-air.
The murky yellow streak of light he had transformed into suddenly halted in mid-air.
He sensed the putrid aura soaring from the depths of the sea!
"Layera..."
The Yellow-Robed Cult Master’s voice was no longer hoarse, but filled with a hysterical rage and venom.
He and that giant creature in the sea shared a profound connection!
Both were deformed offspring born from an unspeakable ancient ‘Fallen God’.
Though of the same origin, making them half-brothers.
Between them... they were also mortal enemies!!
Because they both yearned to devour each other, to complete themselves and ascend to the throne of the Fallen God.
"My elder brother..."
"I can't believe... you actually transformed a step faster than me!!"
The Yellow-Robed Cult Master's tattered yellow robes violently billowed, with countless strange tentacles faintly visible beneath the hem.
He knew very well that, in his current state, he could not contend with the fully awakened Layera!
In a flash, the Yellow-Robed Cult Master made a decision.
He changed direction, transforming into a murky yellow meteor that tore through the sky, heading straight for the snow-covered Shaven Empire.
Just half an hour later.
In the depths of the extreme northern ice plain of the Shaven Empire.
The Yellow-Robed Cult Master descended upon Belgrade City, bringing with him a sky-full of murky, bizarre storms.
The main body of the taboo of sin had always floated above the city!
Looking at the taboo of sin, he directly conveyed his intention to form an alliance.
He attempted to unite with the ‘taboo of sin’ to jointly curb Layera.
As a price, he promised.
In the long years to come, he would always stand on the same front with the ‘taboo of sin’, facing all drastic changes together!
...
Meanwhile.
In the Yanlong Empire, at the General Base City.
In the underground conference room of Bureau 749, the atmosphere was heavy. S-rank Taboo Masters were on high alert, some even secretly taking out 'strategic' Taboo Items!
All the rule-based killing intent was firmly locked onto a slender figure in the center of the conference room.
It was a young man with a broken Ancient Well sword on his back, dressed in a green robe.
He stood there quietly, like a phantom not belonging to this era.
Facing the pressure from dozens of top Taboo Masters, the young man's eyes remained as calm as an Ancient Well.
He had no hostility, but the subtle, ethereal aura emanating from him made everyone present gasp for breath.
At the head of the table, Xia Xuanyuan's face was gaunt, his eagle-like eyes fixed on the young man.
"You say... only you can carve a path to survival for the Empire?"
Xia Xuanyuan's voice was deep, carrying the undeniable authority of the Empire's helmsman.
The young man nodded slightly, his gaze piercing through the thick underground bunker, as if seeing the endless gloom in the sky.
"Your Majesty's contingency plan can only protect the Dongsheng Continent for ten days."
"After ten days, the Dongsheng Continent will surely be turned upside down!"
The young man's voice was cold, carrying an indifference that saw through the great ebb and flow of life and death.
"I am willing to be the Sword Bearer, to carve out that sliver of life for this land."
Xia Xuanyuan fell silent.
He did not immediately refute the young man, but the vigilance in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
He knew some information about the young man.
In his opinion, how could such a mysterious existence, comparable to a High-Ranked Dominator, fight for humanity without reservation?
But at this moment, the Yanlong Empire had no room to retreat.
"Good."
Xia Xuanyuan heavily thumped the table, accepting this incredibly weighty cooperation.
The young man did not care about Xia Xuanyuan's wariness.
A faint arc curved on his lips, but deep within his eyes, a complex expression no one could understand flickered.
After the two sides reached an agreement, the entire Yanlong Empire transformed into a massive, precise machine, immediately beginning to operate at an overloaded capacity.
The ‘Deification’ plan was forcefully accelerated.
At the same time, under the young man's guidance, the Yanlong Empire launched an even more insane ‘The Extraordinary Plan for All’ (The Extraordinary Plan for All).
...
On the other side.
In the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore in the West Continent, Lin Chuan also sensed the rule fluctuations of ‘Layera’ awakening and returning.
However, he did not delve into it.
The sea area where Layera was located was incredibly far from the West Continent.
Even if it made any moves, it wouldn't affect Lin Chuan's interests for the time being.
Lin Chuan's current attention was still focused on the West Continent and himself.
After devouring many of the strange and taboo entities of the West Continent, Lin Chuan re-examined his panel.
[Current Form: taboo!!]
[Terror Level: SSS Tier Level 5 (Mid-level Dominator).]
[Current taboo value: 19000 points! (Including taboo value reduction)]
[taboo value required to upgrade to SSS-class sixth tier (High-Ranked Dominator): 1000 points!]
One thousand points!
Having devoured half of the West Continent's strange taboos, plus converting over a hundred billion Power Of Will.
He was still only a thousand taboo value away from the High-Ranked Dominator level that controlled higher-dimensional rules...
He was still missing the last one thousand taboo value!
This was like a chasm that appeared extremely narrow yet was bottomless, firmly blocking his evolutionary progress.
Lin Chuan's thoughts surged.
He knew exactly why.
The higher the Rank of evolution, the more the required taboo value increased exponentially and terrifyingly.
Moreover, as his own status continuously elevated.
Those low-Rank strange entities could barely yield any taboo value for him anymore.
Even ordinary S-rank, or even low-Rank SS-Rank Taboos.
After deducting extremely high marginal decay, could only provide a meager ten points, or even just a few points, of taboo value reduction.
This was completely a drop in the bucket for his evolution and advancement!
The era of accumulating taboo value by devouring low-level strange entities and low-Rank taboos was completely gone forever.