Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 280 - 277: Thousand People Pointing, Coming to an End Without Sickness

Chapter 280: Chapter 277: Thousand People Pointing, Coming to an End Without Sickness

The torrential rain was pounding, and on the surging seas of the East Sea, a brilliant bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the divine and stately figure among the clouds.

With coral-like horns, snow-white mane, gleaming silver scales, a serpentine body, and a belly bearing five claws.

A dragon! This was a Divine Dragon of the Yellow Seal Mage Realm!

Meanwhile, another azure dragon burst forth from the suddenly collapsing Living Dragon Gate, soaring into the clouds with a high-pitched Dragon Roar.

Although this Azure Dragon’s body was purely blue, from head to tail, it was almost impossible to find a single dragon scale on it.

It was none other than Qingyan, who had been stripped of her Wood Element Dragon Scale Armor!

After being imprisoned for a full fifteen years, she had finally seized the opportunity of Long Shao’s "Transforming Dragon" and successfully broke free from her shackles to be reborn.

In the sky, the Dragon Roars resounded continuously, as one azure and one white Divine Dragon intertwined and tumbled joyously among the clouds, expressing an ineffable delight.

Beneath them, the roaring floodwaters also poured smoothly into the sea, averting a calamity that nearly destroyed the Lower Turbid River.

It was at that moment.

As the disaster caused by the change of course of the Turbid River was mitigated, the surging Tribulation Energy within the boundaries of Dengzhou Prefecture also rapidly subsided, and the dream realm finally began to separate from reality once again.

Centered around the illusory full moon above, countless nightmarish Demons and Ghosts vanished as if wiped away, leaving not a single trace behind.

"Hahaha...."

Jiang Baimei, who vividly felt the world returning to reality, couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

In less than half a night, Wang Yuan and Huang Wu had nearly wiped out over a thousand Feather Forest Guards, leaving him as little more than a marshal without an army.

The bone-chilling intent to kill for the first time fell unrestrained upon Wang Yuan and Huang Wu.

It nearly froze their blood in an instant.

Without further hesitation, the two exchanged looks and reached out together, grasping at something in the direction of the moon with a hollow scoop.

The next moment.

Bang!

Under the oppressive Qi-Blood as bright as the blazing sun, the chaotic currents exploding from King Jialouluo’s hands tore the siblings to shreds in an instant.

However, before their corpses could hit the ground, they suddenly burst into hundreds of palm-sized silver-grey butterflies and vanished into thin air.

After a blink of an eye, the swarm of silver-grey butterflies reassembled at the estuary, reforming into an unharmed boy and girl.

"That was close!"

The pair, who had been dancing on the knife-edge and were still shaken, could feel the cold sweat on each other’s palms as they clasped hands.

Then, with an unspoken understanding, they both opened their palms to reveal a cluster of silver light.

It seemed to be an elusive silver-grey butterfly, part of a dream, and apparently lighter than dust and smoke by a billion times.

Deceit Monster: Calamity Butterfly

Biography: Originally, the entity was a Mage in the realm of Yin God who practiced the Great Dream Butterfly Technique. It mutated into a Deceit Monster in the dream realm due to the influence of the "Evil God Order: Moon Breaking Great Loss."

Later, it resided in the public dream realm of Dengzhou Prefecture, absorbing all 189 Evil God Orders.

Filled with the entire history from the Eastern Barbarian Era to the Great Yan Dynasty and tainted with five thousand years of mathematical knowledge from an Exotic Realm, it was born from the imagination of a million people.

Abilities:

1. Dream Divination: Dream Illumination.

The dreams of all things in the world are fundamentally a whole, where endless knowledge and information converge.

The Calamity Butterfly can utilize advanced math and the dream realm itself for deduction. It can be applied in invention, creation, or forecasting the direction of events...

Entering a dream with intense longing allows one to use divination within the dream, looking forward into the future along the historical context of the past!

It can also passively receive revelations on matters closely related to oneself, allowing one to preemptively avoid danger.

2. Water Moon: Dream Realm Descent.

Moon in the sky? Moon in the water? Which is real and which is not?

Blurring the lines between reality and the dream realm, wherever one stands becomes the dreamland, massively augmenting Dream Realm Dao Skill.

Commanding the dream realm to erode reality, both the range and intensity depend on the strength of the dream realm and one’s own Taoist Ability.

One may call upon folk tales that have been passed down for a long time to project into the real world, creating an absolute home field where the master of the Calamity Butterfly cannot be killed.

Alternatively, form an ideal nation out of pure imagination.

Of course, one can also forcibly pull an enemy into the dream realm, completely controlling them at will.

This ability can be used wherever dreams exist.

3. Calamity Butterfly: An intangible disaster.

Releasing varying numbers of avatars, wherever the Calamity Butterfly lands in someone’s dream, they will experience unending bad luck, with everything directed towards the worst possible outcomes. It has a similar effect to the Evil God Order.

The upper limit of influence is the Mage Realm, with higher realms experiencing less effect. If the enemy can withstand the calamity, one will face an equally severe backlash. Use with caution!

The more dreams the Calamity Butterfly consumes, the stronger it becomes.

If this ability is combined with the "Immortal Sand Soul Returning Seal", unexpected results might be reaped.

These three abilities are perfectly suited for use within the Ghost Path, wholly augmenting Ghost Dao Techniques, especially Huang Wu’s "Moon in the Water and Flower in the Mirror."

Calling it a tailor-made, powerful Taoist Inheritance Artifact would not be an exaggeration.

If not for the inclusion of the "Evil God Order" from Outer Heaven, perhaps even the Lifebound Magic Treasure of a Mage-promoted person could be spared.

Taboo:

Hard fate! Hard fate! Hard fate! The effect of "Offending Tai Sui" will come unexpectedly, and calamity will stick with one forever without peace.

To this, Wang Yuan and Huang Wu didn’t care in the slightest.

Their Life Plates were interconnected, already burdened with the "Eight Defeats" and carrying their doom with them, so they weren’t worried about piling on more troubles.

"Give me your life!"

Jiang Baimei, known for his "Clear Sight across Miles", would naturally not let the two escape easily, and with Qing Yezi and Yu Jiezi in hand, he charged toward them like lightning.

He flung out several Talismans given by Qing Yezi to seal off heaven and earth, leaving them nowhere to escape!

"Not good! The pursuers are here!"

The two dragon shadows amidst the clouds saw that the situation was dire and immediately descended from the sky to protect Wang Yuan and Huang Wu, one on each side.

However, facing a fifth-realm Martial Saint,

even with their cultivation of the "Sky One Blue Method" and following the path of "Magic and Martial Unity," their combat prowess far exceeding their peers, they still couldn’t withstand the exploding scales and their hearts racing uncontrollably.

What’s more, King Jialouluo was naturally the nemesis of the dragon type.

Being able to stand in front of Jiang Baimei without fleeing like mad was already a testament to the depth of their maternal love.

"Heh, two true dragons at the Mage Realm?

Even if I covertly devour one myself, the White Sun Bodhisattva shouldn’t say anything, right? This should be compensation enough for the losses of the Feather Forest Camp."

Jiang Baimei, who joined the fray later, obviously didn’t recognize Qingyan.

Smelling the enticing aroma coming from her, he immediately salivated and extended his crimson tongue to lick his sharp, baleful teeth.

The targeted stares from this apex predator left the group rigid, their breathing nearly stopping.

Stripped of all tricks and cleverness, they now truly understood the insurmountable chasm between themselves and the most powerful beings in the Mortal World!

Yet, Jiang Baimei didn’t notice.

In a place invisible to him, countless Calamity Butterflies, their patterns turned into ghostly faces, had quietly entered his dream realm.

Calamity Butterflies, whose limits only reached the Mage Realm, had a minuscule effect on a fifth-realm Martial Saint.

But all Wang Yuan wanted at that moment was just a slight opportunity.

"Long Shao!"

"Sister!"

Just as the two concubines, rejoined after a long separation, exchanged one last look and prepared to desperately hold off Jiang Baimei together, allowing Wang Yuan and Huang Wu to escape first,

Qingyan suddenly looked up towards Yunjing City.

The next moment, a cyan dragon shadow tore through the sky and landed mightily upon her.

Between sea and sky, cyan light flourished.

The [Wood Element Dragon Scale Armor] returned to its place, and the azure scales grew anew on the Azure Dragon’s body. Her [Azure Dragon Dharma Body] was finally restored to its entirety.

Her aura surged dramatically, and her Taoist ability returned to the level it was before she was ambushed.

Jiang Baimei, unimpressed, coldly declared:

"It’s nothing but futile struggling. Unless you can break through to the Sage Realm, you all will still die!"

Seeing the Dragon Scale Armor, worn by Zhou Wenrui for fifteen years, returned, Wang Yuan was no longer as anxious and took a step forward with a sly smile:

"The one who should die is you! Today, I shall have you, this birdman, be reforged and reborn to human form!"

Behind him, a [Merit Golden Wheel] suddenly lit up, illuminating several miles around.

And it was not just the original two rings representing two hundred thousand merit but three, four... a total of ten rings, symbolizing an astonishing one million merit!

Just now, Long Shao had saved the entire Lower Turbid River Plain, and the vast Yin Morality and Human Willpower effortlessly facilitated her transformation into a dragon.

However, at least half of the benefits that the Little Concubine received also fell upon Wang Yuan.

Because half a year ago, he began repelling Young Master Huadie to save his little aunt’s life; slew the Inverted Taoist; reformed the [Water Dragon Cultivation Formation]; sat at Mirror Lake to protect Long Shao...

He dispatched a great number of Judges to release wronged souls, resolving the [Dragon-Breaking Gate] and [Heart-Piercing Formation] placed at Yunhe Bridge; sacrificed his only close disciple to gather intelligence from within the enemy’s lair...

He went to dream realms to snatch control of [Dream Moth] from the Yellow-clad Child; killed the disobedient with [Old Almanac]; and invested in countless fish, turtles, shrimp, and crabs...

If any of these steps had not been achieved, the "Transforming Dragon" process might have fallen short.

Wang Yuan, who had invested so much thought and effort, was naturally of great merit.

Although it was the Little Concubine who transformed into a Divine Dragon in the face of adversity,

the man who always stood behind the Little Aunt, silently supporting Long Shao, was none other than Wang Xiaoyuan himself!

Compared with those fish, turtles, shrimp, and crabs he had invested in, sharing half of the credit for the disaster relief was more than generous.

Wang Yuan raised his hand and threw the [Nine Dragon Nine Phoenix Crown] above his head, uttering softly:

"Aunt Qing, Little Concubine, Sister!"

A divine thought communicated to the minds of the other three.

[Red Book Iron Token]

Taboo: as long as one carries Incense, Dragon Energy, and Yin Morality, and can represent the will of billions of people, with the Law of Heaven on their lips,

they can replace the Emperor with the highest authority over the Human Dao to issue decrees, to strip the power of immunity from death!

Understanding his intention, Qingyan and Long Shao reverted to human form and each took hold of Wang Yuan and Huang Wu’s hands.

Wang Yuan, the Living Yama who ruled over the millions of hearts in Dengzhou Prefecture, whose merit was as vast as mountains and seas; Zhou Huangwu, the nominal ruler of Yunhe County;

The Little Concubine Long Shao, who concentrated infinite willpower from the Lower Turbid River Plain; and Long Qingyan, who indirectly controlled the [Sacrificial Treasure] for fifteen years by having her [Wood Element Dragon Scale Armor] taken, served as the medium.

The four spoke in unison:

"Herein lies the Martial Saint Jiang Baimei, who for personal gain has betrayed the Dynasty, the Human Clan, and all beings of this realm, a crime unforgivable! He must be executed!"

The golden red Dragon Energy emerged once more above Jiang Baimei’s head, as countless figures angrily chanted in unison:

"A crime unforgivable! He must be executed!"

"A crime unforgivable! He must be executed!"

"..."

The grand proclamation echoed between Heaven and Earth.

As Jiang Baimei flapped his wings, attempting to flee, how could he escape from the vast territory of the Great Yan in such a haste?

Crack!

In his utmost horror, the [Red Book Iron Token], which had steadfastly blocked the Heart Punishment Arrow, instantly shattered.

A cascade of golden light fell mercilessly upon him like Mount Tai crashing down.

"No——!"

Blood rained across the sky.

A Martial Saint, invincible among mortals... met a tragic end!