Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 237 - 234: Insect God Devours Life, Yellow-robed Child

Chapter 237: Chapter 234: Insect God Devours Life, Yellow-robed Child

I don’t know if it was because of a lingering emotional connection, or because he still remembered that this was his own sovereign.

In the midst of the bustling Xue Donglou movement through the vast Xue Mansion, fighting while retreating, Lady Huaiyu still managed to relay a few explanations.

"The Age Star passing through the sky? Everyone will die?"

But this is completely different from my plan!

Initially, I just wanted to save some effort by getting the Water Virtue Dragon Scale Armor. I never expected this ’Old Almanac’ to be so unreliable!

And I have already died once, isn’t that enough?!"

But before Xue Donglou’s face could turn green with understanding,

the demons and deceitful monsters that noticed the red light had already swarmed towards him in a frenzied attack.

"There’s another one here, don’t let him escape!"

"Kill him!"

"Moo!"

Although Xue Donglou by then had attained the Taoist ability of ’Yin God,’ he had never experienced the stages of ’Dharma Seal’ and ’True Qi,’ and completely lacked duel experiences.

When he was surrounded by a Bull Demon wielding a heavy hammer, its eyes blood-red and muscles bulging,

he merely used the ’Object Manipulation’ ability that every ’Yin God’ possesses, defending in vain a couple of times before being fiercely smashed in the chest with the hammer.

Even the non-human body of a Feather Forest Guard was instantly blown apart by the massive force.

However, the glaring red light above the corpse did not disappear.

Just as the puzzled Bull Demon leaned in to inspect,

Buzz—!

In the sharp buzzing of insect wings flapping, a line of white light shot out from the pile of broken corpses.

Clearly, it was a hideous bug.

The head resembled Xue Donglou’s original face but topped with an ugly bald head.

On the bald forehead, bulging blue-black meridians formed three small characters: "Gluttony," "Lust," and "Extravagance."

Behind it grew two pairs of blade-like wings, its body reminiscent of a cicada but longer and thinner, with a plump belly striped in white.

It was indeed the ’Three Corpses Worm God’ that Xue Donglou had cultivated over many years—a complete ’Yin God’!

Under normal circumstances.

A ’Yin God’ is just the beginning of a cultivator’s transcendence, far from being able to completely abandon the physical body and become self-sufficient as a ’Corpse Dissection Immortal."

Compared to the latter, one seemed like an unborn fetus, while the other, a formidable general who had dominated the battlefield.

Although using a ’Yin God’ for dueling was already far beyond the realms of ’Dharma Seal’ and ’True Qi.’

To avoid injury after leaving the body and not affect future paths, most Yin Gods require some kind of ’Daoist Skill Technique’ suitable for their own Dharma Veins.

Senior Brother Song from Wealth Qi Mansion’s ’Money Communicating God Sword’, Nie Renxiong from Taiyin Xuanbing Dao’s ’Taiyin Split Light Sword’, Young Master Huadie’s ’Dream Butterfly’, and Lady Huaiyu’s ’Scent Mist Cloud Banner’ are all such items.

However, Xue Donglou’s ’Three Corpses Worm God’ was already a bizarre kind of demon.

The human body was merely a nest for nurturing the worm god for him.

Had it not been for ensuring the continuation of the Xue family lineage, he could discard and switch bodies at any time without the loss typical to others, where damage to the physical body also degrades Taoist abilities.

Whoosh!

This bug, with unmatched flying speed, disappeared in a flash in midair and then abruptly burrowed into the Bull Demon’s body through its head.

The brilliance in the Bull Demon’s blood-red eyes suddenly blanked.

Soon after, loud gnawing sounds came from within its body.

A few breaths later, the brilliance returned to its eyes, but the body had changed masters.

This was the formidable ’Three Corpses Worm God Skill’ derived from the first two remarkable stages—’Divine Skills: Worm God Devour Life’!

The ’Three Corpses Worm God’ could devour living people, completely steal others’ lives, and Taoist skills.

It could even continuously divide and reproduce new clones. As long as one clone survived, the worm god would not perish.

"The last body bearing my Xue family’s bloodline is gone? Do you expect my father to start spreading branches again?"

Suddenly faced with this drastic change, Xue Donglou, who had just escaped death, stared blankly at his shattered corpse scattered on the ground.

He couldn’t help but feel that his dreams of a grand imperial rule were moving further and further away from him.

Just then,

a ’Shadow Following’ red light burst above the ’Bull Demon’s’ head, attracting the attention of the surrounding demons and deceitful monsters.

If Xue Donglou had the ’Divine Skills: Worm God Devour Life,’ which could completely steal others’ lives and was as profound as Wang Yuan at that time,

perhaps he could have fooled both the ’Age Star’ and the ’Old Almanac’, and by luck escaped death.

Unfortunately, he did not have the precious ’Small Book of Life and Death’ to suppress his rank, and he was changing bodies right under everyone’s noses.

Where could he hide?

Outnumbered, shortly after, the Bull Demon that became Xue Donglou was again torn apart by a group of demons.

The ’Three Corpses Worm God’ moved again.

However, as Xue Donglou kept switching bodies, even though he hadn’t had time to fully assimilate the various Taoist skills he had hastily consumed, he was becoming stronger with each fight.

The experience of dueling had advanced leaps and bounds, and the duration of persistence was getting longer as well.

The Insect God, apart from not being able to infest the "Weird," had spared none from demons, magicians, and spirit monsters from his venomous grasp.

It was at this time, following a scream from the Ghost Painter’s mouth, that he was utterly extinguished.

In the Xue Mansion, the only remaining evil beings of the "No-Life Dao" were the three painfully enduring Yin Gods: Young Master Huadie, Lady Huaiyu, and Xue Donglou.

After a one-time harvest of a large number of demons and deceit monsters’ lives, the "Old Almanac’s" "Killing Banquet" finally entered its main act.

Suddenly, shadows of Daily Evil Gods popped up around the "Old Almanac," bowed towards the top of their heads, and chanted in unison,

"First, establish the leading Qi!"

"Second, generate the following Qi!"

"Third, create myriads of laws!"

"Fourth, birth the light!"

"Qingyun opens the Life Gate, auspicious smoke blocks the death portal, flowing naturally and clearly!"

"Open the ’Heavenly Gate,’ invite the Deceit God!"

The already night-time sky darkened once again.

Countless invisible Deceit Gods belonging to the "Heavenly Official - Black Taisui" lineage descended from outside the Heavenly Gate, converging into a transparent large cauldon above the "Old Almanac."

Streams of bloodlight from inside and outside the city, as well as from within the "Old Almanac," shot into the cauldon, serving as the Five Grains for wine brewing.

Invisible flames rose beneath the cauldon, and a chilling wail echoed in everyone’s ears.

Countless distorted human faces in the cauldon began to melt, bubbling at the bottom into droplets of red wine.

A cup of "Immortality Wine," coveted by countless individuals, began to brew.

The legion of evil beings from the "No-Life Dao" could never have foreseen this.

That they would travel all the way to Dengzhou Prefecture, only to not only fail in hosting their own "Killing Banquet" but also to inadvertently offer themselves as the raw materials in someone else’s "Killing Banquet."

In a corner of the city, Wang Yuan, who constantly observed the outside world every moment through the principle of "a god residing three feet above one’s head," now only dared to sneak a few peeks at this tragic scene using his peripheral vision.

Upon seeing the appearance of the large cauldon, his heart flickered slightly:

"As expected, it’s the ’Killing Banquet.’ After this ’Deceit Object’ is activated, there is no doubt that it has chosen ’Black Taisui’ as the object of its allegiance – it is bound on a dark path till the end."

Those artifacts of the Taoist lineage that were considered side-relics, why did they one day come to life and turn to inflict harm upon their own disciples and innocents?

Without a doubt, they had been overtaken by some higher level of the "Weird" knowledge.

It’s not surprising for the "Old Almanac," which contains the fundamental Taoist lineage of the "Xuankong Flying Temple," to be targeted by the "Heavenly Official - Black Taisui."

Maybe the Daoist knowledge continuously researched by numerous side paths did not intersect with those ten or so Heavenly Officials initially.

But the misfortune lies in that the only constant in this world is change!

The Taoist Venerable smacks his lips at the blood plasma, while the Old Buddha savors the meat with relish.

The "Weird" forms a precise food chain system from top to bottom:

With the Thirty-three Heavens as the main root, the Sun and Moon palaces as secondary roots, the Cycle Star Mansion as the air root, and the Killing Tree as the great branches of the Dao that stretch through the four Yin extremities;

Hanging at the very top of the Killing Tree, concealed behind multiple curtains, the various Heavenly Officials only occasionally reveal a glimpse;

Those who drink the "Immortality Wine" steal a "Killing Thieves Fruit," a "Supply Fruit," or an "Immortal Fruit" from the three realms of Strange Immortals;

Those who have completely mutated due to the loss of control over their Daoist skills or have been caught up by "knowledge;"

Various demons and monsters who, after violating the "Precept Taboo," have not completely mutated yet.

From demons to "Weird," from "Weird" to "Strange Immortal," from "Strange Immortal" to "Heavenly Official."

As the top predators, those Heavenly Officials hanging on the "Killing Tree" keep feeding through their henchmen.

You never know when their "knowledge" domain might extend into the awareness of the side paths, leading to an intersection and causing misfortune.

This "Old Almanac" probably didn’t know how many years ago it had been corrupted.

At this moment, as the "Killing Banquet" progresses, this "Deceit Object" continues to twist and distort.

Like human skin, the pages of the Yellow Calendar gradually expand into a garment glowing with yellow Dharma Light, densely inscribed with the names of various Daily Evil Gods.

Within the garment, a faint black light forms the image of a small child, eagerly staring at the large cauldon above.

"The Daoist Soldier path has reached its peak with ’Martial Saint.’ The real top-tier power that humans could contend with the Heavenly Officials is still reliant on ’Corpse Dissection Immortal.’

"Since my enlightenment, I’ve only seen various demons and deceit monsters flaunting their prowess, treating humans as cattle and sheep for slaughter.

"I wonder when I’ll have the chance to witness the elegance of those Human Clan ’Corpse Dissection Immortals.’"

After expressing his sentiment, Wang Yuan, knowing he was powerless to stop the birth of a ’Yellow Seal Strange Immortal,’ completely withdrew his gaze, daring not to look any longer.

At that moment,

Though his heartbeat seemed to have completely quieted down, an indescribable Taoist charm began to sprout from within Wang Yuan.

Heavenly Department Dao Skill – Earth Que Golden Book, in the Red Seal stage, comprises three fundamental abilities: "Eating Ghost," "Fake Death," "Enslaving Ghost."

Born from its absolute dominion over the Ghost Path.

To the outside world, Wang Yuan was already dead, but for himself, a speck of heart light remained alive.

An emerging Yin God had already grown to the verge of breaking out of the body.

When Wang Yuan retracted all attention and introspectively looked within, amidst this half-living, half-dead, neither living nor dying state, some strange transformation finally came to fruition!