Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 425 - 422: Parasitic Shell, Wild Fox Zen

Chapter 425: Chapter 422: Parasitic Shell, Wild Fox Zen

The cave was bathed in an increasingly bright red light.

It allowed one to see clearly the grotesque and terrifying scene before them.

Surrounding them were smooth-polished rock walls, and in the center lay a pool filled with fresh blood, in which rested a creature, crimson all over and resembling a giant slug.

It jittered with dozens of soft tentacles covered in mucus.

At the end of each tentacle was a circular mouthpiece resembling a leech, clenched onto the back of the heads of a group of Yellow Seal Mages whose bodies flickered with magical light.

Every one of these Mages looked oddly shaped.

There were "Clawed Men" whose hands had turned into crab pincers, "Tentacle Monsters" whose lower bodies were grafted with octopus tentacles, and... "Cockroach Men," who would make any woman scream in terror, among others.

Although it was uncertain what formidable abilities these odd organs bestowed by demons possessed, they certainly epitomized the essence of "monstrous."

The Demon Mages, who were previously lying on the ground as if plagued by nightmares, suddenly woke up, sitting up and taking deep, ragged breaths.

Their previously vacant pupils slowly regained focus.

"My ’Insect-Attached Man’ was killed; just now, the outpost I was in charge of was ambushed by a group of Ghost Dao Sects.

It seems they were from ’Ghost King Forest,’ mentioned in the intelligence reports, located along the coast of Jiangzhou."

"The same for me. The attackers appeared to be from ’Luopo Mountain.’

"It’s the same for me as well; my outpost was just raided by ’Five Organs Temple’—completely wiped out. I didn’t even have time to take out the ’Yin God Shrine’ that specifically counters Ghost Dao."

"..."

The first formerly unconscious siblings exchanged information with one another.

Without exception, those who had destroyed their outposts and killed their ’Insect-Attached Men’ were all powerful Ghost Dao Sects from within the East Sea region.

Some were independent, relying only on themselves, while others belonged to solidly established Sects.

Each one had a reputation, and it was easy for them to summon three or four Yellow Seal Mages.

When they were attacked, they were outnumbered at least three to one, and many came specifically bearing ’Taoist Inheritance Artifacts’ for the purpose of assassination.

Even the ones who managed to deploy ’Yin God Shrines’ that could counteract Ghost Dao couldn’t suppress so many formidable enemies at once.

While this artifact seemed incredibly powerful, one could tell from its quantity that it was not a rare item.

Its nature was similar to the statues constructed by ’No-Life Buddha’ during the ’One Day Prison Heavenly Array,’ and the ’One-Eyed Stone Man’ that triggered Nie Renxiong’s outburst.

Being mass-produced, they were essentially mana receptors, nowhere near as handy as a genuine ’Deceit Object.’

Especially under the circumstances of a surprise attack, the result was predictable.

Due to the death of the ’Insect-Attached Men,’ more and more stupor-stirred Demon Mages awoke in the cave.

Adding up the members of ’Demon Master Dao,’ there were roughly thirty-some Mages.

In less than half a ’Two Hours,’ they were all the targeted victims of a coordinated strike by a coalition and were all sent packing back to their homelands.

Of course, with useful techniques like ’Blood Immortal Parasite Technique’ and ’Insect-Attached Men’ at their disposal, not a single Yellow Seal Mage was foolish enough to go in person to execute missions in Red County Shenzhou.

When it came to ’Gou Dao Longevity Technique,’ even the assiduously researched skills of Old Master Wang fell an entire tier short in comparison to these inheritors of ancient traditions.

Though he never revealed himself from beginning to end, he merely adopted a new alias, hiding within the operating team all the while, keeping tight control over the execution of the plan.

In contrast, the deaths of these Yellow Seal Mages of ’Demon Master Dao’ didn’t affect their core essence in the slightest.

Upon their death, the full strength of the ’Insect-Attached Men’ would naturally return to their original ’Divine Power Talisman’ through the intermediary of the parasite eggs within their bodies.

They could fail repeatedly without limit, as dying once was akin to having played a round of a remote virtual strategy game.

Just start over from the beginning, and that was all.

Admittedly, this placed some demanding requirements on the host bodies and financial resources.

The first three columns of the Life Plate: Year Pillar, Month Pillar, and Day Pillar had to match completely with one’s own (born on the same year, month, and day, or alternatively sixty years before or after).

The best effects were achieved with a complete match in all four pillars.

A robust physical form was also needed; the Meat Body level could at most be one grade lower than one’s own to fully utilize the total strength of a Yellow Seal Mage’s original body.

Luckily, the ’Blood Immortal Parasite Technique’ allowed them to artificially create some hosts that had brute strength but low intelligence at a tolerable cost.

Yellow Seal Mages would typically prepare one or two similar hosts for themselves, and the more lavish ones would have reserves of three or more.

The drawback was that while using ’Insect-Attached Men,’ the original body would enter a state of fake death and dormancy, defenseless.

"Tch, such bad luck! Does the good fortune from my ’Two Ears Drape Shoulder Phenomena’ not outweigh the bad luck?

Just lost two ’Insect-Attached Men’ comparable in physique to a ’Military Leader,’ when will I ever recover them?"

Yan Liangcai, endowed with both the ’Square Gang’ and ’Two Ears Drape Shoulder Phenomena,’ had been killed twice in the span of a single month.

Now, he was pale and in a terrible state, his face pinched with the sting of loss.

Driven by the urge to collect more ’Innate Strange Phenomena,’ he had been striking aggressively, only to taste the bitterness of ’Tribulation Energy’ entering his brain and facing continuous ’Killing Tribulations.’

Just as he regained his wits, he heard the Sect Master of ’Four Beasts Temple’ voice the doubts that were in the minds of all the Demon Mages:

"To acquire a sufficient quantity of ’Ghost Medicine.’

"Our initial phase of the plan involved only the commonplace wandering ghosts and Ghost Kings on the battlefields, as well as the City Gods who had become the abandoned children of fallen dynasties.

"These powerful Ghost Dao Sects were supposed to be targets for much later, during the second or even third phases of our plan.

"Without directly suffering losses, how could they possibly respond so quickly?

"Moreover, they not only pinpointed each of our outposts precisely, but they also conducted a very coordinated surprise attack."

We didn’t even have enough time to notify others to be on guard.

"We don’t seem to have provoked them, right?"

"What is the reason for all this?"

This was the common doubt in the hearts of all Mages.

After this unexpected and abrupt assault,

the series of arrangements that had been deployed in Red County Shenzhou since last year, starting with the "Sacrificial Technique·Five Grains Harvest" (Chapter 117), were almost completely obliterated.

These Mages still had several lives to spare,

but those elite disciples who served as the backbone, as well as a large number of "Artificial Demons," had truly been depleted.

Hundreds of "Yin God Shrines" had also fallen into the hands of those from the Ghost Dao.

The loss was nothing if not severe.

Without those capable helpers, the subsequent plans seemed to be ten times more difficult to continue than at the beginning, and ten times more dangerous.

Even though they did not know where the problem had arisen, or who that hidden mastermind was who had clandestinely united these Ghost Dao sects,

this move had indeed hit them fiercely in their vital spot.

The plan that was originally supposed to roll like a snowball from the mountain peak, gathering size and becoming unstoppable,

was trampled into a bloody mess right at the beginning!

It made them feel excruciating pain in their hearts!

"Who exactly is it?!"

"Whether it’s an internal mistake or an external traitor, we must capture them and tear them to shreds!"

After a brief moment of doubt, the Mages were both angry and hateful, all grinding their teeth.

Just as they were impotently furious,

a voice as sharp as a baby’s suddenly rang out in their ears:

"In this operation, two of our sect who possess undying characteristics, the Yellow Seal Strange Immortal "Parasitic Shell" and "Wild Fox Zen," have also gone to Red County Shenzhou.

They could not possibly be killed by such simple tricks.

Pass down my decree!

Inform "Parasitic Shell" and "Wild Fox Zen" to skip the first and second phase of the plan, directly initiate the third phase, and act against the Ghost Dao.

Spare no expense to lure those Ghost Dao practitioners to Chikushido Island, before me!

Spare no expense!"

A multitude of Mages collectively bowed to the ground, respectfully saying:

"We receive the Taoist Master’s decree!"

Although they did not know why,

the tone of their own Taoist Master not only lacked the annoyance of an unexpected setback but also contained a barely concealable frenzy of delight and impatience.

But not a single person dared to open their mouth to ask more.

Since sixteen years ago, when the "Taoist Inheritance Artifact, Hundred-Patched Coat · Predecessor’s Relic" of the Demon Master Dao, which had been worshiped for many years, suddenly began to speak,

the Taoist Heavenly Prison locked himself up with that artifact and had not appeared before others since then.

Over the years, the peers from the same Tao Lineage disappeared one by one until today, as Taoist Heavenly Prison had long since become the absolute ruler of the "Demon Master Dao"!

Such control power was even stronger than that of the Sects.

The order to collect a limitless amount of "Ghost Medicine" came from him.

...

In a small fishing village overlooking Chikushido Island from across the sea on the mainland.

"What is this weird thing?"

The five from the Five Organs Temple, each seated on one of the heads of the "Eighteen Mud Plough Ghost King," looked down at the notably ordinary-looking middle-aged fisherman on the ground with shock and uncertainty.

They saw him stiffly lift his head, and his cheek suddenly split open to reveal a blood-red eye staring intently at them.

A bloody smile cracked on his mouth, showing a row of sharp, thin teeth.

Wang Yuan’s "Heart Communication Conch" had already revealed some details about the opponent.

"Yellow Seal Strange Immortal · Parasitic Shell":

Once a Demon Mage who practiced the "Blood Immortal Parasite Technique."

An accident occurred when he whimsically attempted to merge his brain with the "Blood Worm" to achieve a symbiotic state.

The Daoist Skill went out of control, completely degenerating into "Weirdness."

Ability: He can transform any flesh and blood creature with a lower realm into his "Parasitic Shell" and reside within their bodies at will.

Perfect concealment! Unless he exposes himself, there is no way anyone of the same realm would notice anything amiss.

Moreover, with each host he occupies, he gains a portion of that host’s power or special abilities.

Even if killed, as long as any remnant remains, he will activate an extreme "undying characteristic," using the host’s body to recover.

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