Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 464 - 366: The Consciousness of the Dog Head Gold Seal

Chapter 464: Chapter 366: The Consciousness of the Dog Head Gold Seal

The speed of the Dragon Race’s flight was incredibly fast. As Xu Yue’Er was lost in thought, she had already brought Zhao Yi to Sumeru Mountain.

The moment they arrived at Sumeru Mountain, Xu Yue’Er’s expression changed dramatically.

Before her lay the ruined Sumeru Mountain, swarming with Undead creatures, as far as the eye could see, numbering perhaps in the hundreds of millions.

Xu Yue’Er had been hiding in the sea before. Though she had seen Undead along the way, their numbers had been merely in the thousands, which had seemed peculiar but didn’t concern her overly much.

Now, witnessing the undead sprawling across the mountains, Xu Yue’Er’s scalp tingled, her scales bristling, as an overwhelming, suffocating fear surged from within her.

This fear was intensely potent, even more unsettling than when she saw her clan members cruelly felled by that wild boar.

Zhao Yi was unaware of Xu Yue’Er’s thoughts, otherwise, he would have assured her that such fear was entirely natural.

Just like ordinary people are afraid of ghosts.

It’s a primal terror and instinctual dread that living creatures have towards Undead creatures.

Eventually, Xu Yue’Er couldn’t help but ask nervously, "Why... why are there so many Undead?"

Zhao Yi wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

When Zhao Yi had seen through the Dog-Head Gold Seal that there were so many Undead here, he already had an inkling of what was happening.

Evidently, these Undead were disciples and devotees of the Buddhist Sect.

Previously, when the Great Xia Court issued decrees urging people to follow the Royal Family to the New World, the Buddhist Sect within the Cultivation World had been the most vocal in their opposition.

The reason was simple.

The Buddhist Sect harbored resentment towards the Great Xia Royalty, unwilling to obey the emperor’s Holy Decrees, primarily because Zhao Yi had destroyed the Buddhist Sect’s sacred land, Sumeru Mountain.

The monks in the sect’s temples, though intimidated by Xia’s might, dared not trouble Zhao Yi, but it was impossible for Zhao Yi to expect them to follow him obediently.

Beyond the monks, the sect’s believers also harbored anger towards Zhao Yi.

The Buddhist Sect had preached for hundreds of thousands of years. While the sect’s cultivators often mysteriously disappeared for a certain reason, the religion’s teachings were never discontinued.

Through hundreds of thousands of years of development, the sect’s foundation and the number of its followers were vast, all of which became apparent this time.

Among the millions Zhao Yi later left behind, the majority were followers of the Buddhist Sect.

The Great Xia Dynasty had a population of less than two hundred million; Zhao Yi took about one hundred thirty million away, and the followers of the sect occupied nearly a third of the total populace.

This was despite a thousand years of the Zhao’s suppression of the Cultivation Realm, tightly controlling the dissemination of the sect’s teachings. Otherwise, given the rapid propagation of the sect’s doctrine, the Cultivation World would inevitably have evolved into a habitat of Buddhist prodigies.

After Zhao Yi led the imperial court and its people away, the disciples and believers of the sect must have come to the ruins of Sumeru Mountain to worship.

Zhao Yi could even envision what transpired at that time.

While the disciples and believers of the sect were praying and mourning at Sumeru Mountain, the world gate unexpectedly reconnected, and countless otherworldly monsters descended from beyond the heavens, turning those individuals into their feast.

Zhao Yi wondered if those people regretted not migrating to the New World with the Great Xia Court when they were devoured by the monsters.

Zhao Yi guessed they must have regretted it because the majority of the Undead were outside of Sumeru Mountain, not on it.

This indicates that when the monsters descended, many of the sect’s disciples and believers indeed entertained the thought of fleeing.

Just as they had been afraid of the Great Xia Court and did not dare to mourn at Sumeru Mountain before the court had left.

When confronted by otherworldly monsters, they similarly discarded their devotion to the sect in an instant.

After all, the sect was merely a belief, and belief cannot save lives.

When faith clashes with survival, anyone rational would choose survival.

"Tsk tsk, the scene must have been quite brutal back then."

Zhao Yi clicked his tongue, the Dog-Head Gold Seal in his hand emitting an intense purple-golden light, then surging outward like a purple tide in all directions.

This commotion immediately attracted the attention of the otherworldly monsters.

Roar!

From the direction of Shengjing City, countless monsters roared in unison.

The monsters had been searching unsuccessfully for food, stumbling across only a deserted city, and were already ravenous.

Now, discovering food, they disregarded all else and swarmed toward Sumeru Mountain.

This time, it was Zhao Yi’s turn to feel his scalp tingle.

Through the surge of fortune within the Dog-Head Gold, he perceived the vast killing aura radiating from the grotesque creatures.

Evidently, those who had emerged from the Spirit Realm weren’t benevolent souls, but monsters exuding an overwhelming miasma, likely having emerged from seas of corpses and blood, far surpassing the menace of the previous Minotaur.

At this thought, Zhao Yi attempted to communicate with the Dog-Head Gold, urging it to quicken its pace.

Shengjing City lay only a thousand miles from Sumeru Mountain, the creatures incredibly fast, spanning hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, able to reach them in at most ten breaths.

If the Dog-Head Gold couldn’t gather all the Undead in ten breaths, Zhao Yi would have to retreat temporarily to the New World.

After all, no matter how formidable he was, and even with Taotie’s insatiable appetite, it was impossible to combat thousands of star-like otherworldly creatures simultaneously.

Having absorbed an unknown number of Undead, the Dog-Head Gold had nearly achieved a fully formed silhouette, and even had a vague consciousness.

When Zhao Yi communicated with it, he could hear fragmented responses.

"No... leave...."

Zhao Yi was momentarily taken aback, furrowing his brow soon after.

As the creatures drew closer, Zhao Yi could even smell the intense stench in the air.

The issue wasn’t merely about leaving but rather becoming trapped if they delayed further, hindering any escape.

Looking toward the Dog-Head Gold Seal, Zhao Yi immediately understood why it was reluctant to depart.

The initial wave of purple energy had just been entirely released and wasn’t yet recuperated.

If they left now, not only would they fail to collect the Undead, but the vital energy amassed in the Dog-Head Gold Seal over a considerable time would also be forsaken.

This would be a classic case of losing one’s property as well as the spoils of war.

Suddenly stripped of everything, if the Dog-Head Gold Seal wished to leave, that would indeed be strange!

While still contemplating, another wave of transmission emanated from the Dog-Head Gold Seal’s consciousness.

"Block...."

Zhao Yi glanced at it, his mouth involuntarily twitching.

He could already see the otherworldly monsters emerging over the mountain.

The creatures were driven mad with hunger, their eyes turned red as, upon seeing the food, they charged wildly, snorting fiercely as they dashed this way.

For the Dog-Head Gold Seal to suggest he rely on defenses here really seemed impossible!

"I can hold them off for ten breaths at most!"

Zhao Yi estimated the combat prowess of the otherworldly monsters, finding them comparable to the previous wild boar, allowing him to slightly relax his tense nerves.

If they were all on par with the wild boar, even though teaming up with Taotie would be a bit strenuous, holding them off for ten breaths would still be manageable.

After ten breaths, it would be up to the Dog-Head Gold itself!

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