Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 590 - 542

Chapter 590: 542

Could there be a connection between these two?

Huh? That is..."

Su Guyun’s pupils suddenly constricted as he saw an endless expanse of milky white fog, like a massive army charging in from the depths of the East Sea.

Grazing the borders of Chikushido Island, it swallowed up Gokoku Island and even the more distant Changzhou Island.

"Ah—!"

A mere moment later, a chorus of shrill screams began to rise in waves, unceasing to the ear.

"Hiss! What is this thing?"

"Send the signal, row with all your might, retreat! Retreat!"

Including Su Guyun, the Chuyun Country’s fleet were all frightened into retreating by the strange sight before them.

It was clear.

The one who "Heavenly Gifted" her wasn’t the overwhelmed and distraught No-Life Old Buddha but rather Wang Yuan’s Avatar of Taibai.

Old Master Wang was too stingy to engage in a losing business deal that involved more work than reward, so he wouldn’t miss the chance to make use of waste.

The Human Dao Torrent that was diverting disaster eastward ran perpendicular to the Moluo Islands, deliberately controlled to center upon Gokoku Island and Changzhou Island.

After the turmoil subsided, it would be perfect for Su Guyun to come and clean up the mess.

It was an opportunity to cleanse the island of all the miscellaneous forces in one fell swoop.

If lucky, they might even take a large island without shedding a drop of blood.

And in the depths of the fog, where the Chuyun fleet dared not cross the Thunder Pond for the moment, disaster had already quietly descended.

On Gokoku’s territory, those commoners with good intentions were immune to the black mire’s corruption, leaving no trace as the water passed.

On the contrary,

some people, even without being asleep and only enduring one-tenth of the contamination from the Human Dao Torrent, underwent a complete inversion of character after a moment of confusion.

This was especially true for the elite from all walks of life.

Everywhere is the same; the higher the standing of the ruling class, the more exciting the world they have seen, and the stronger their desires naturally compared to ordinary people.

In contrast, their sense of morality is mostly weaker than that of ordinary people.

Even the entire secular world is more lenient towards them.

—For the elites who break the law, laws are amended overnight, but for the commoners, there’s no mercy, execution it is!

After all, at that time, laws were only there to maintain the rule of the elites, not like what Wang Yuan and Zhou Jinghuan pursued, which was to uphold justice for the commoners.

In such a climate, where cages could not restrain wild beasts, the influence of the sinister mire was naturally far greater on them than on the average person.

Particularly in the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion, where many high-ranking officials of Kagawa Country were feasting, they were typical examples.

Not only were they the top elites of the human vassal states, they were also utterly depraved demons.

At first, when the thick fog appeared, they paid it no mind—eating as usual, drinking as usual.

Suddenly, someone at the banquet cried out in alarm:

"Old Jintian, what are you doing?"

When the others turned their heads to look, they saw among the civil servant’s seating area,

a short old man with curly hair and red ears who bore traces of canine features on his face, salaciously caressing the thigh of a subordinate sitting beside him.

That subordinate, although male, was also a half-demon born from the union of a human and a fox demon,

and in the eyes of certain elites with a predilection for male beauty, he was even more enticing than the most beautiful woman.

Before other dignitaries, who found Old Jintian’s behavior unseemly in front of the Feudal Lord, could intervene,

the half-man half-dog old man had already succumbed to a beastly outburst—and with an "Awoo," he pounced on his subordinate.

It’s said that the Affiliates of the Swallowing Star Heavenly Dog include many different types.

Wang Yuan once encountered one type known as the Red Dog, called "Blood Meal for Mortal World for Five Thousand Days."

This old man belonged to another breed.

The Heavenly Official Book states: "The Red-Eared Dog is named the Sun Heavenly Dog; this beast’s name is also like that in the ’Western Three Classics’: the name of the beast from Yin Mountain is Sun Heavenly Dog."

It would copulate with the sun, the earth, the air, it was its very nature.

The Test Knife families before, as executioners, even had the license to test their knives on passersby at will.

Their minds were heavily burdened with the intent to kill, which they did not need to control.

When they ran amok, it was the "kill desire" that they first sought to unleash.

But for this Kagawa retainer, the Sun Heavenly Dog, what was clearly ignited first was "lust."

While most people were distracted by this spectacle,

Clang—!

Amidst the sharp cry of a treasured sword being unsheathed, someone roared:

"Kill! I’ve contributed to the unification of the five countries for the Kagawa Domain. Why can’t I sit on the lord’s seat?!"

A razor-sharp, snow-bright blade lacerated the air and ferociously struck towards Kagawa Motomichi, the lord seated at the head.

It was the lord’s own younger brother, Kagawa Shigemoto, whose "Power Desire" ran amok, his eyes turning red with the prospect of overthrowing his superior and assassinating the lord to take his place!

Or rather, this desire had long since taken deep root in the heart of Kagawa Shigemoto.

Only now, with the help of the dark mud of evil thoughts, did it completely break through the constraints of Morality and burst forth in an instant.

At nearly the same time, nearly none of the desire-driven nobles in the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion were spared.

Some were lustful, some greedy for wealth, and others coveted fame and fortune... Their intense cravings almost materialized, bursting out of the pavilion.

Yet, the one with the strongest desires wasn’t the usurping Kagawa Shigemoto, but the highest-ranking lord, Kagawa Motomichi.

His desire was the most direct - gluttony!

Though he was ambushed by his younger brother, he effortlessly killed him using the terrifying power of the Yellow Seal’s "Divine Transformation."

Afterward, unable to restrain the hunger within, he opened his mouth, full of sharp teeth.

He bit off his brother’s head, then his shoulders, his heart...even the blood was drained entirely.

In an instant, an even greater power surged into the body of this Crow Tengu.

This was precisely the fierceness of the "Glutton Immortal Dao" and its foundational "Swallowing Star and Sun Technique," which allowed one to grow continuously stronger as long as one kept eating.

However, at the same time, his Humanity quickly withered away, replaced by the madness of Beastly instinct.

All because the Great Demon, driven by its gluttony, had forgotten that this Earth Department Taoism had one fundamental Taboo.

[Precept Taboo: One must not eat dog meat! Once dog meat is consumed, one will become muddle-headed, gradually lose Humanity, and turn into a wild beast with only the instinct to eat!]

The Crow Tengu was, of course, also a dog.

"Ao woo—!"

In the midst of a mournful howl, a crimson Dharma Light burst forth with such force that it shattered the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion into pieces.

A large group of increasingly less human-looking high-ranking officials from the domain desperately fled out.

Only then did they discover that the samurai and Soldiers inside Coastal City, who had already fallen asleep, began to sleepwalk and fight each other, further triggering a terrifying chain of Camp Whistling.

Blades clashed, screams echoed.

In just a short moment, the entire city was stained with a glaring blood-red color.

Further afield, the deeply rooted Demons and Monsters of the land were either killing and devouring each other or rampaging in groups, hunting at will.

The five countries of the island, which had just ended their wartime chaos, now displayed an apocalyptic scene of a night rife with monsters and a wild dance of Demons.

This group of high-ranking officials from the domain, upon seeing this, not only failed to stop the chaos but, driven by their raging desires, joined in as well.

This perfectly matched the historical assessments of the Central Dynasty regarding this country:

"Moluo, a beast, fears authority but lacks virtue, has slight propriety but no great righteousness. If strong, they turn to robbery; if weak, they grovel, disregarding kindness and justice!"

This type of Collective Unconscious, composed of such a societal character, had virtually no resistance to the pollution of the dark mud of evil thoughts.

They were instantly overwhelmed!

At this time, unnoticed in the riot-stricken city,

A group of ugly-faced, yet bright-hearted Black Law Judges had been watching for who knows how long.

These Yin Officials, who had already accumulated a lot of Yin Morality in their lifetimes and had their potential for evil stripped away by the Black Law Judge Method, were completely immune to the dark mud of evil thoughts.

They were meticulously recording the changes in each sample, from the nobles, Soldiers, to the Commoners, gathering firsthand data.

The data was being continuously sent to their Taoist Master.

"On regular days, the lower-class layers of society, who were deeply oppressed and only knew to toil away, have simple and honest thoughts, overall showing stronger resistance to the black mud.

Their desires are the most modest, at most seeking only enough to eat and wear.

Their sense of Morality that suppresses desires and their fear of power are the strongest. Considering all factors, they are least likely to become innately evil and start a killing spree.

Among them, the likelihood of females going on a rampage is half that of males.

In a male-dominated society, many women have been oppressed for a long time, and their greatest desire might be for their fathers or husbands to stop abusing them.

It seems that the higher one’s social status, the stronger the desires, the deeper the harm caused. Conversely, the lower the status, the weaker the desires, the less the harm suffered.

It just goes to show, ’good and bad fortune are doorless; it’s man who invites them in!’"

Realizing this, Wang Yuan let out a slight sigh of relief.

It was at this moment.

In the Collective Unconscious Sea, the avatars of both Taibai and Huang Wu, who had been sustaining the gargantuan levees, also gradually reached their limits.

Crack!

The levees finally fractured, and streams from the "Human Dao Torrent" began to rush towards both Dushuo Immortal Mountain and the mainland.