Chapter 377: Executing Plan A, Preparing to Seize Control of the World

Yin Qi is a type of aura that has a very strong affinity for Dark Attribute energy.

It is not inherently threatening; even if an ordinary person comes into contact with Yin Qi, at worst they would catch a cold or fever, or in severe cases, fall gravely ill.

But after coming into contact with the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi, the dense Yin Qi in the surroundings, like ignited marsh gas, rapidly transformed into Corpse Qi.

Strips of blue-gray, ribbon-like Corpse Qi coiled around the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi, as if draping a ceremonial sash over the armor of this Jiangjiun who had campaigned on the battlefield during his lifetime.

"Monster!"

Qianhe Daozhang roared,

lifted his peach-wood sword, and thrust it straight toward the back of the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi.

The wooden sword, which should have been snapped by the refined iron armor, acted like a divine weapon; the moment it touched the surface of the armor, it burst forth with brilliant golden light.

Century-old peach wood,

having absorbed Yang energy day after day and been nourished by Qianhe's Reiryoku, could even make a thousand-year-old zombie bleed.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Black smoke billowed, like charred, rotting flesh.

The Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi wanted to grab the disciples of Qianhe, who were unable to move as their legs were pinned by the copper coffin,

for a zombie that had just transformed still lacked complete intelligence.

Having taken the full force of the peach-wood sword as it pierced through his back and out his chest, the sense of danger rushing to his brain made him howl and retreat repeatedly.

Bang.

Erza, clad in Armor, had already pried open the copper coffin and rescued the disciples of Qianhe whose legs had been crushed and who were unable to move.

"Strange, a Puppeteer?"

Qianhe raised an eyebrow; in ancient times, there was the Moji mechanism art, which studied the secret arts of investigating things, using various Demon Flesh and rigid steel objects as a Foundation Stone to create various mechanical armors capable of enhancing one's physique.

But in the end, they were wiped out by the national army.

It was only because this art allowed ordinary civilians to easily control such power, and with one moment of carelessness, one could create an army of thousands.

It threatened the status of those in power.

And the Daoist school, although it also possessed the great ability to change the world, required talent, required opportunity, and required unceasing cultivation.

Even with the Daoist school flourishing in the current era, there were only the Dao Sect Four Heroes.

"I never expected to have the fortune of glimpsing the inheritance of a Puppeteer; even if I, Qianhe, were to die today, I would have no regrets."

Qianhe bowed with his hands cupped toward Erza, who had saved his disciples.

The words he spoke were very pessimistic; the situation unfolding before his eyes could no longer be masked by mere coincidence.

The Daoist school believes most in fate; the cycle of the Heavenly Dao, the fall of nations, everything is predestined, which is why Daoists never interfere too much in the mundane world.

Now,

for a zombie that had been dead for only a few months to be able to forcibly transform into a drought demon, it could only be the handiwork of the Heavenly Dao.

Heaven wants Qianhe dead.

Swoosh.

A demon-breaking arrow, like scissors tearing through a curtain, ripped a crack in the Corpse Qi shrouding the surroundings.

Kikyo is a very powerful Shrine Maiden,

a divine woman whom the World Consciousness of the *Inuyasha* world wanted to elevate in rank and create to rival Cuizi.

She would not be much weaker than Qianhe Daozhang.

Crack.

The Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi shook his arm and grabbed the demon-breaking arrow; his zombie body, which possessed extremely strong defensive capabilities, had its palm burned directly by the Reiryoku attached to the demon-breaking arrow.

"Qianhe Daozhang, now is not the time for defeatist talk!"

Erza, with her red hair, swung her dual swords and began to battle the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi.

Lacking the Yang Attribute energy of Qianhe and Kikyo, Erza's countless sword strikes landed on the 【zombie body】 of the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi, erupting in bursts of metallic clashing sounds, like weapons colliding.

Her blades, which were always sharp enough to cut through anything, were actually chipped. "Even if we die, we cannot let the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi escape, otherwise this land will fall into a complete dead end."

A drought demon is born, and he was a member of the Qing Guo imperial family before he died.

If he escapes and is not eliminated in time, he will soon spontaneously gather a large number of zombies, and a 【Corpse Kingdom】 will appear within Qing Guo.

Qianhe did not need to remind them; Kikyo and the others knew the power of this drought demon—at Lv. 26, he could suppress the Lv. 40 Qianhe Daozhang.

Although they were all New Player, they had never come into contact with the Samsara Game.

But hearing Anya, this modern person, say that level meant the progress of strength growth, similar to the distinction between small yoma that haven't grown up and great yoma.

If he could withstand the offensive of Erza, Qianhe Daozhang, and herself before he had even grown up, once the Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi was allowed to leave,

his future strength would likely surpass even top-tier yoma like Quan Dajiang.

"Qianhe Daozhang is right; it is indeed the Heavenly Dao that wants him dead."

Watching the birth of the Dark Gold drought demon, Fang Yi could actually have stopped it, but he did not do so, letting the Bianjiang imperial family be baptized by Yin Qi and transform into a highly threatening Pollution Monster.

The world of 【Qingguo Guishi】 has had its World Consciousness polluted.

Or rather,

because it could not transform into a 【Third Tier World】, it actively accepted Pollution Energy, choosing to drag the entire world down into corruption.

According to the original plot, the Daoist school would see the appearance of Shi Jian, Lin Fengjiao, Simu, and Qianhe Daoren, four super-powerful masters with abundant Yang energy.

With Yang flourishing and Yin declining, the World Consciousness would actively transform a Bianjiang Huangzu Jiangshi to plot-kill Qianhe Daoren, continuing to maintain the balance of Yin and Yang.

The World Consciousness is very patient,

wanting to wait for a life capable of changing the world's landscape to appear before it goes all-in, gathering all its origin energy for that person.

In Fang Yi's eyes, it was similar to Zhang Sanfeng from *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, or Jiang Chen from *My Date with a Vampire*; as for the talent of the Dao Sect Four Heroes, even for the strongest, Shi Jian, and the most talented, Lin Fengjiao, the World Consciousness was unwilling to place its bets easily.

Therefore, continue to maintain the yin-yang balance.

But now, the yin-yang balance in 【Qingguo Guishi】 has clearly been actively broken by the World Consciousness, which is constantly converting its origin into yin energy and then mixing it with Pollution Energy.

It is continuously creating Fallen Species far superior to thousand-year zombies.

Clearly,

there must be a promise from the pollution forces behind it.

Therefore, Fang Yi's plan to use the same method as controlling the 【Ninja World】 and 【Pirate World】 to conquer this world through gentle means clearly will not work.

He can only launch a direct assault.

Of course, this is the perfect time to recruit Daoist experts like Qianhe Daoren and Lin Fengjiao, who have already been abandoned by the World Consciousness, into his ranks.

"Master, are we going to fight the World Consciousness for control of 【Qingguo Guishi】 right now?"

The white-haired loli felt a bit timid.

After all, the World Consciousness of 【Qingguo Guishi】 has already defected to the Polluted Continent.

Unlike the previous minor skirmishes, doing this is equivalent to the Samsara Game completely tearing off the mask with the Polluted Continent.

Most World Consciousnesses have the fear of the Polluted Continent carved into their very bones.

The white-haired loli grew up listening to horror stories about the Polluted Continent; Fang Yi rarely did not look down on the little loli—no... she should be called a young girl now. He gently rubbed A Fu's head and said, "When dealing with an enemy, your submission and cowardice cannot help you, especially in a life-or-death situation like this."

Recalling the days when he should have returned to Earth to collect his one billion in cash, only to be bumped into by a fleeing white-haired little girl due to an accident, Fang Yi sighed helplessly and said, "When you feel fear and pain, you should know that what happens next will determine your fate."

"Accepting fear is the fuel for your growth and the beginning of your transformation into a hero."

"But Master, what if we fail?"

The white-haired young girl asked the mood-killing question timidly, her eyes brimming with tears.

Fang Yi's mouth twitched; he changed his hand from gently rubbing her head to fiercely ruffling her white hair, and finally said, "These bad ideas for resisting the pollution were all thought up by me, so I should die before you, right?"

(End of this chapter)