Fairy of Green Ridge Had Finally Died!

Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits appeared one after another along the water, the rivers, and the lakes.

They stared fixedly at the old Crocodile Dragon, roaring one after another, "Die!"

"Die!" "Die!" "Die!"...

The sound, audible only to Luo Zhou and the old Crocodile Dragon, resounded through the heavens.

At that moment, the old Crocodile Dragon was truly afraid.

Because whenever it saw one of the Dead Spirits, memories appeared in its mind.

"Liu A-fa, an ordinary mortal, male, forty-three years old, a tofu seller. On the seventeenth day of the fifth month, eighty-three years ago, eaten by me. Five bites, tofu and all. The flavor was excellent..."

"Zhang Ke-xin, an ordinary mortal, female, twenty-seven years old, a housewife. On the seventh day of the seventh month, a hundred and twenty years ago, she was washing clothes by the river. It rained, and she walked too slowly. I chased her to the bank and ate her. Too skinny, not tasty..."

"Yue Nan, a Qi Refining cultivator, fifty-six years old. On the fifteenth day of the sixth month, thirty-seven years ago, he came to assassinate me. I ate him, taking a dozen extra bites on purpose. He was still cursing me when he died..."

Tens of thousands of people, transformed into eerie entities, surrounded them from all directions.

The old Crocodile Dragon immediately transformed. Its body shrank into a three-zhang form, its four limbs slender, powerful, and well-muscled. Then it turned and ran.

It had four transformation forms: a cute little-dog form for acting adorable, a ten-zhang form for assaulting fortifications, a seven-zhang combat form, and its current three-zhang escape form.

It was afraid and wanted to flee.

But the old Crocodile Dragon never imagined that it would actually be surrounded by tens of thousands of Dead Spirits.

No one else could see them. Only Luo Zhou and the old Crocodile Dragon could.

To see them was to acknowledge their existence. They blocked the old Crocodile Dragon completely, surrounding it and making escape impossible.

"Die, die, die, die!"

The old Crocodile Dragon cried out in terror, "What the hell are these things? Fang Daoqi, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid my mother will wipe you out?"

Fang Daoqi was also dumbstruck, with no idea what the old Crocodile Dragon was doing.

Yet he inexplicably sensed an utterly terrifying netherworld aura coming from its direction.

Fang Daoqi could not help retreating, keeping far away.

"What are you things? Get the hell away from me!"

The old Crocodile Dragon roared again.

But contrary to its expectations, one of the Dead Spirits spoke:

"Yue Canglong, I am you.

You ate me, and I became part of you. Back then, you even praised how tender my flesh was, and how delicious it tasted!"

"Yue Canglong, you bit me thirteen times before I finally breathed my last.

Back then, I could not slay a dragon. Today, I have come to find you!"

"Yue Canglong, have you forgotten?

You swallowed me in a single bite. I stayed in your belly for three whole days before I died. It hurt so much!"

Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits addressed the old Crocodile Dragon, recounting their deaths.

The old Crocodile Dragon heard every word clearly, and saw every Dead Spirit with perfect clarity.

Suddenly, all the Dead Spirits spoke together:

"In the past, you ate us. Today, we will eat you!

The Heavenly Dao turns in cycles; blood for blood, an eye for an eye!"

"Yue Canglong, die!"

Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits shouted frantically, frightening the old Crocodile Dragon until it trembled from head to toe.

It suddenly shouted, "Mother, Mother, save me!"

As it cried out, spiritual light gathered around its body. In a daze, a majestic figure appeared!

The figure stood three zhang tall, yet was blurry, its features impossible to make out.

A white-robed fairy danced in the wind, her exquisite jade feet standing in empty space. Her long, straight legs rose like spears, her slender waist curved like a willow, and she stood proud and dashing.

A sharpness radiated from her. She was heroic and spirited, almost overwhelmingly domineering!

The phantom appeared, and Luo Zhou immediately knew that the Fairy of Green Ridge had used the divine seal of heaven and earth to project a divided spirit here.

Seeing her appear, the old Crocodile Dragon could not help crying out, "Mother, save me!"

The Fairy of Green Ridge frowned.

"You useless little beast. You were never an easy child from the day you hatched. I hatched you, and all you have brought me is trouble!"

"Mother, you finally came to see me! When I was little, I helped you eliminate your enemies. Every time I ate someone, you praised me.

I have eaten so many people now. Praise me again, please! Don't abandon me!"

"Shut up. Back then, the people you ate were all enemies. Now you are slaughtering innocents. If this continues, even I will not be able to protect you."

Divine light appeared around her. Beneath that divine radiance, all dead souls and undead spirits should have been annihilated.

Although she said that, she still took action, protecting her own and saving her spiritual pet.

She had not taken these tens of thousands of Dead Spirits seriously, believing a single attack would destroy them.

Yet beneath the divine light, the Dead Spirits remained completely unharmed.

She changed her techniques three times in succession: divine flame, holy ice, and radiant dust...

She cast numerous spells, but none had any effect. Looking around, she asked hesitantly:

"What are these things? They are neither dead souls, vicious ghosts, nor specters. What are they?"

These were not dead souls, vicious ghosts, or specters, so she had no way to destroy them.

While she hesitated, a Dead Spirit flew before her.

The Fairy of Green Ridge snapped angrily, "Arrogant. You do not know death—"

But the Dead Spirit said, "Are you Xiao Cui?

I am your Third Aunt. When you were little and had no food, you ate plenty of meals at my house..."

The Fairy of Green Ridge froze. Looking at the Dead Spirit, she said uncertainly, "T-Third Aunt?"

She repeatedly confirmed it. The Dead Spirit truly was the neighbor who had helped her when she was young—her Third Aunt.

"You said you would repay me back then. So this is how you repaid me? You bit me seven times, eating me bit by bit!"

The Dead Spirit gradually became crazed, filled with boundless hatred.

Another Dead Spirit floated up and flew before her.

"Xiao Cui, it is Uncle Wang. I helped you repair your house and build your wooden bed. One day, when some rotten boys tried to bully you, I was the one who drove them away.

Do you still remember me?"

"Uncle Wang? You... how did you die too?"

"I died long ago, eaten by the Crocodile Dragon you raised.

I ran for my life, and it chased me relentlessly. It bit me nine times, then ate my entire family as well!

You once said you would repay me. Is this how you repaid me?"

Boundless hatred!

Another Dead Spirit rose into the air.

"Martial Uncle, it is Xiao Bei.

I worshiped you so much back then. I ran errands for you and served you. You were my idol. You even passed techniques on to me. Do you still remember me?"

"Although I was eaten by the Crocodile Dragon, I was happy, because it was the dragon son you raised!"

There were more than a dozen Dead Spirits like this, surrounding the Fairy of Green Ridge and recounting the events of the past!

The Fairy of Green Ridge found it impossible to believe. Back then, she had entered the sect to cultivate, leaving the Crocodile Dragon behind. Thirty years later, she had returned after completing her cultivation.

All these people had died by then. She had assumed they had simply reached the ends of their lifespans and had not paid much attention. She had never imagined that the old Crocodile Dragon had eaten them all.

"What happened?"

She demanded the answer in furious disbelief.

The old Crocodile Dragon replied timidly:

"Mother, you left without taking me with you. I was angry. I was furious.

These people had all received your thanks. What made them worthy?

I hated them, so I found chances to eat them all!"

"You liked eating people back then. If I had brought you into the sect, you would have died!"

"As long as I can follow Mother, I am willing to die!"

After hearing this, the Fairy of Green Ridge fell silent.

The Dead Spirits tightly surrounded the old Crocodile Dragon. While speaking, they had not remained idle; they were desperately eroding the divine seal of heaven and earth protecting it.

Suddenly, one of the Dead Spirits shouted, "It's broken! It's broken!"

All the Dead Spirits shouted together:

"In the past, you ate us. Today, we will eat you!

The Heavenly Dao turns in cycles; blood for blood, an eye for an eye!"

"Yue Canglong, die!"

They broke through the old Crocodile Dragon's defenses and began devouring its flesh.

The Fairy of Green Ridge wanted to stop them, but she could not. She had no way to deal with the Dead Spirits.

The old Crocodile Dragon, however, was ferocious. At the final moment, facing countless Dead Spirits, it suddenly transformed into its largest, ten-zhang form.

Then it grabbed a Dead Spirit and swallowed it in one bite.

"When I was alive, I ate you. Now that you are all dead, do you think I am afraid? I will eat you again!"

The Dead Spirits were swallowed, but inside its belly, they began frantically devouring it.

The Fairy of Green Ridge saw this and wanted to move, but ultimately did not. She merely let out a long sigh.

"Alas!"

She said nothing more. The divine seal of heaven and earth protecting the old Crocodile Dragon completely vanished.

Fang Daoqi was staring in utter stupefaction. He had no idea what had gotten into the old Crocodile Dragon. Then the Fairy of Green Ridge's divided spirit appeared, frightening Fang Daoqi into kneeling on the ground.

Afterward, the old Crocodile Dragon's flesh began mysteriously diminishing, as if something were tearing and biting it. Fang Daoqi could not understand what was happening.

A moment later, the old Crocodile Dragon died. Its flesh, blood, tendons, skin, spine, marrow, and brain matter had all been eaten.

Only a snow-white skeleton remained, still posed in its final combat form!

After devouring it, the many Dead Spirits gradually dispersed.

The Fairy of Green Ridge glanced at Fang Daoqi.

"Yue Canglong was my spiritual pet. It fought for me, and I left it here to roam freely.

But it never changed its beastly nature. It silently ate people on rainy nights, harming countless lives. Its crimes were unforgivable!

Therefore, I took action and killed it. Its crimes were heinous, and it could not be forgiven.

Place this skeleton before my stone statue, using it to warn everyone: do not commit evil, and do not harm others!

Otherwise, no matter who you are, death is inevitable!"

With that, the Fairy of Green Ridge vanished.

Luo Zhou was speechless. That useless beast turned a funeral into a celebration, taking all the credit for itself. No wonder it had been able to become a Golden Core True Person.

Fang Daoqi remained dumbfounded. Then he walked over and gently touched the old Crocodile Dragon's bones.

Trembling, he said:

"Rainy Night Devil, the old Crocodile Dragon... is dead?"

"The Rainy Night Devil is dead! Dead! Dead!"

He shouted like a madman.

At his roar, many cultivators throughout the city who had been secretly watching this place also began shouting frantically:

"The Rainy Night Devil, the old Crocodile Dragon, is dead! Dead!"

Ordinary people did not understand what it meant, but when they heard that the Rainy Night Devil was dead, they followed along and shouted.

"Dead! Dead!"

The entire city boiled over, raging like a blazing fire, as though it were celebrating the New Year!