Hyper-Dimensional Player-Chapter 432 - 52: Land of Monsters

In fact, the supernatural creatures themselves maintain the legends of the Mythical Era.

When all mythical creatures have perished, the true End of Dharma Era will arrive, and because they die so thoroughly, it may be impossible to reverse the situation.

They actually count as a resource; using them well can accelerate the revival of mythology.

As Duncan departed, Yuzaoqian kindly escorted him to the edge of the bamboo forest and even stood at the door with a lingering gaze after Duncan had gone far away.

Yama watched thoughtfully from the side.

After the initial anger, she always felt that she had learned some remarkable but seemingly useless knowledge from this fox demon.

They have significant limitations when walking in the mortal realm.

Don’t be fooled by Yuzaoqian’s strength; to truly appear in the mortal world, she must create a human form and if she doesn’t want to be discovered, it’s best to use a method similar to reincarnation. Duncan, although less restricted, also faces certain limitations as he holds the position of an Immortal Heroic Spirit.

Simply put, to deal with the supernatural entities—be they spirits, fairies, gods, or demons—he can easily defeat them, conquer their mountains and temples, and destroy the foundation of their beliefs.

However, Duncan cannot easily attack mortals; he can’t simply pick up a sword and cut down a king.

Although he can forcibly do so, the cost is too great.

The best way to handle it is to secretly influence and manipulate Britain Kingdom, turning the opponent’s country into a colony or having the Secret Magic Sect, the Demon Hunter Brotherhood, or the Wizard Academy take action—using mortals to deal with mortals.

Back when the No.1 Human Form was active in reality, although many entities wanted to stop him, it was limited to mortal-level struggles.

The Root World’s law restricted their interference in the reality dimension.

Duncan’s identity as an Immortal means he has withdrawn, not aged to death, so his restrictions are smaller, but certain matters require him to give respect to the Root World’s law.

If you dare disrespect the Heavenly Dao, sooner or later, you’ll face consequences.

Inside the bamboo forest.

After Duncan’s silhouette faded away, in the pavilion of the Fox Demon Residence, a mature and alluring Three-tailed Fox knelt before Yuzaoqian, softly saying, "Master."

"If we establish a country of monsters, do you still need to reincarnate into the mortal realm?"

At this moment, Yuzaoqian pondered as she gazed at the bright moon in the sky, "My reincarnation into the mortal world was originally to maintain the legends in Fusang."

"In the future, I will choose a king of Fusang to see if the legend of the Great Monster can be upheld."

"Upon reflection now."

"It seems unnecessary."

"Forcing reincarnation into a human form would greatly diminish my mana."

"If I can maintain the legend as the lord of the monster country, it would avoid many troubles."

Upon saying this, the Nine-tailed Fox’s eyes instantly brimmed with ambition.

In the Ancient Era.

There were so many Great Monsters, yet she survived until now; others either perished or escaped into other worlds at the end of myths. The Nine-tailed Fox must have some means, but the difficulty of sustaining life in the Root World is much greater than in other worlds.

Look at the Celtic Pantheon, such a large pantheon couldn’t help but gradually perish.

If not for Duncan’s secret support, the Norse Pantheon’s foundation would also be eradicated bit by bit; in the future, when the rites cease, Norse faith will become merely a legend, maintained only in other kingdoms.

Yuzaoqian sat cross-legged at Duncan’s previous spot, with nine white fox tails swaying in the wind behind her, exuding an unrelenting aura, far from her original delicate and vulnerable appearance.

She indeed was no match for Duncan.

But as the leader of the blood-colored Skull Mark unit and inheritor of Ancient Great Monsters, she was not easily defeated.

In some ways, her power resembles that of Crow Queen-Triss.

If she were to perish,

The last heir of the Nine-tailed Fox lineage in the Root World would cease.

Yuzaoqian sighed and said, "Dispatch someone to secretly watch Queen Himiko."

"And Yama."

"I also need to be aware of the movements of other Great Monsters."

The entities capable of competing with her are fewer.

Currently, the greatest threat is Queen Himiko because she represents a special Heroic Spirit in the form of Ghostification, and she possessed strong spell-casting abilities during her lifetime, leaving a legend in history through Ghost God Witchcraft.

She must secure her position in the monster country.

"Yes."

The Three-tailed Fox respectfully bowed aside, and soon several fox demons vanished into the bamboo forest.

She serves as the ancestor of Fusang Fox Demons here.

Yuzaoqian pondered for a moment, slowly stood up, and suddenly staggered, then embarrassedly rubbed her hip; that man’s blows were indeed harsh; those three whips nearly broke her.

Had it not been an Ancient Great Monster, a single whip might have killed.

Dimension Space.

After handling matters around Fusang Kyoto, Duncan’s first step plan was already accomplished; as for Middle-earth, he had other arrangements which didn’t need much discussion.

The position of the monster country is evidently suitable near the Four Countries or Chuyu Country.

Such large-scale barriers cannot be set up quickly, and the Night Parade of Hundred Demons in Fusang also needs a tidy-up to list the places of supported local Divine Spirits, and it’s best to directly create a concession in Fusang as a colony.

Tokyo is somewhat hot, but Edo nearby looks nice.

At this moment.

Duncan enlarged the world map projection page, revealing that numerous places in South America were already illuminated with dark zones. North Africa was discovered long ago, and now West Africa is lit up, along with certain skull-marked areas, labeled as ’Voodoo’, ’Primordial Divine Spirit’.

The native religions in Africa are not of concern, even if he does not act personally, Monotheism must extinguish them.

Maldives has been flagged.

The displayed mark is ’Maldives of Britain Kingdom’.

Currently, North America’s expansion progress isn’t fast due to numerous Indian tribes; however, more dark areas in South America have been illuminated.

——"Maya discovered."

——"Discovered the Inca."

——"Navigator Loubna discovered the Amazon rainforest."

Duncan spun the world map. South America and North America were really too far, and Alaska wasn’t a good place either. His gaze finally landed on Australia. This place was quite interesting; in the future, many resources that the Eastern Land needs could be found here.

Should we leave the kangaroos?

Honestly, as long as the East expands a bit through Malacca and opens up the map on the ocean, there’s a chance to claim Australia. European countries are actually farther from Australia.

It can only be said that the East always values the homeland and is not keen on maritime exploration.

"Let’s leave it for now."

"We’ll see in the future, and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, should I find a vessel body to clean up slightly?"

"By the way."

"Aren’t Great Zhou and Small Zhou both from this era?"

Duncan was considering whether to leverage Britain’s tradition to balance things a bit. Since the West started, the East could consider starting too. It’s merely a matter of an avatar, nothing too difficult, and a slight custodianship might be considered.

If not, interfering with some historical nodes from behind the scenes would save a lot of effort.

After all, there’s no need to explain everything in detail.

At this point, the backup plans Duncan laid in Fusang were almost activated, with the next marked point being Maya civilization. The side of the Inca could be left for a while.

Opening up North America would take at least a hundred years.

"Once the earth’s geomantic nodes are all marked, we will be entering the final stage of the End of Dharma Era."

Duncan pondered while resting his chin on his hand.

Suddenly.

A projection screen condensed in the void before him, and immediately after, an outline of an Otherworld Realm emerged.

Hmm?

Has the human form been successfully captured?

Duncan glanced at the extra marked Small Thousand World, where it seemed to be bypassing the surveillance of the Heavenly Dao Law. In contrast, the planes extended from Western civilization weren’t as restricted.

"Capture the human form!"

"You have captured a suitable human vessel! . . . Would you like to mark it? . . ." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This time, it was no longer a direct inquiry of whether it was loaded.

Because there was an additional display on the projection page, stating that if this human form was abandoned, other human forms could still be sought.

"Is this the ability to choose origin now?"

Duncan wasn’t particularly concerned with origins, but spending a Legendary Level made it different. If he didn’t like this human form, he could continue searching in this marked plane.

It’s just that waiting was still necessary.

This time, he made a significant investment, and Duncan invested a lot of Legendary Level. Caution was essential to avoid losses.

Even if he could summon Heroic Spirits, the human form must still grow.

If the foundation wasn’t solid,

even engraved spells of Heroic Spirit descent wouldn’t work. Each human form, number three, reached the threshold only after developing for a while. If the situation is too perilous, and the newly loaded human form perishes, not even having the chance to grow enough to fight with a higher-ranking figure, the investment goes down the drain.

In the newly condensed projection page, a scene of the Barbaric Era came into view.

This time, the human form loading brought significant changes!

Because Duncan saw a young man lying still in a pool of blood, not far away were more than ten brawny men with naked torsos, headed by one whose muscles coiled like rocks, seeming like a mythological hero from ancient Greece, fighting a terrifying multi-headed snake lizard.

——"Mark the human form."

——"Divine-like abilities parsing soul memory! . . ."

Small pages surfaced one after another, capturing phase memories of the human form, starting from Barbarian tribe training all the way to embarking on a distant journey.

The Holy Relic of the God of Machinery enhanced the Dimension Space’s insight and Law of Cause and Effect.

——"You come from the Yarites Holy Mountain tribe of Barbarians, from a young age, you aspired to become a Legendary hero praised by Minstrels, but regardless of how you trained, the gods had other plans. The mythological hero they favored in this era was Hegel, who bore the bloodline of the God of Strength."

——"You could only set out as an attendant. After the Furious Gods promised courage, strength, and glory, young Hegel embarked on the journey, ready to face the trials of destiny."

——"But jealousy gradually drove you mad."

——"You grew increasingly dissatisfied with the gods’ plans, as you were merely a child of mortals, no matter how hard you tried, you could never attract the attention of the gods."

——"Ultimately, a mad thought appeared in your mind!"

——"You wanted to replace Hegel."

——"You wanted to usurp the legendary storyline arranged for him by the gods, to become a mythological hero yourself! . . ."

——"But destiny had long been determined."

——"What the gods decided was not something easily changed, and a mortal attempting to steal the glory narrative belonging to a Divine Son was sheer fantasy, in a trivial trial, during an insignificant accident, you became the stepping stone to the hero’s rise, a pitiful pawn sacrificed."

——"With resentment towards fate and hatred towards the gods, you prayed to the unknown Dark Demon God for revenge!"

Interesting.

The Dimension Space could actually parse the past memory background of the human form.

With a thought, Duncan understood many things. This human form once desired to become a mythological hero, but his background was too humble, unnoticeable to the Furious Gods, and no one would choose a mortal’s child as a Legendary hero.

Heroes needed a distinguished origin.

His plot to replace was nothing more than a ludicrous farce.

In this Mythical Era, the spread of hero legends came through only three channels: bloodline, maternal infant, and sexual transmission. Mortals desiring all of this overestimated themselves.

Thus, he perished.

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