Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits appeared by the water's edge, by the rivers, by the lakes.
They stared intently at the old Crocodile Dragon, roaring, "Die!"
"Die!" "Die!" "Die!"...
Only Luo Zhou and the old Crocodile Dragon could hear the voices, which echoed across the sky.
At this moment, the old Crocodile Dragon was truly afraid.
Because for every Dead Spirit it saw, a memory would flash in its mind.
"Liu A-fa, ordinary mortal, male, forty-three years old, tofu seller. Eighty-three years ago, on the seventeenth of May, I ate him. Took five bites, ate him along with the tofu. Tasted very good..."
"Zhang Ke-xin, ordinary mortal, female, twenty-seven years old, housewife. One hundred and twenty years ago, on the seventh of July, washing clothes by the river. Walked too slowly in the rain, I chased her to the bank and ate her. Too skinny, didn't taste good..."
"Yue Nan, cultivator at the Energy Refining stage, fifty-six years old. Thirty-seven years ago, on the fifteenth of June, he came to assassinate me. I ate him. Deliberately took more than ten extra bites. He was still cursing me as he died..."
Tens of thousands of people transformed into strange beings, surrounding from all directions.
The old Crocodile Dragon immediately transformed. Its body shrank to about ten meters in size, its limbs slender and powerful. It turned and fled.
It had four transformation forms: a cute, puppy-like form for acting adorable, a ten-meter form for assault, a seven-meter combat form, and the current three-meter escape form.
It was scared and wanted to run.
But the old Crocodile Dragon never imagined it would be surrounded by tens of thousands of Dead Spirits.
Everyone else couldn't see them, only Luo Zhou and the old Crocodile Dragon could.
These beings, existing yet unseen, blocked the old Crocodile Dragon tightly, surrounding it, preventing it from escaping.
"Die, die, die, die!"
The old Crocodile Dragon screamed in terror, "What the hell are these things? Fang Daoqi, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of my mom destroying you!"
Fang Daoqi was also dumbfounded, not knowing what the old Crocodile Dragon was doing.
But he inexplicably felt an incredibly terrifying, netherworld-like energy emanating from the old Crocodile Dragon.
Fang Daoqi couldn't help but retreat, keeping a safe distance.
"What are you guys? Get lost!"
The old Crocodile Dragon roared again!
But to its surprise, a Dead Spirit spoke:
"Yue Canglong, I am you.
You ate me, and I became a part of you. You even praised my flesh as particularly tender and delicious back then!"
"Yue Canglong, you took thirteen bites to make me die.
Back then, I couldn't slay dragons. Today, I've come for you!"
"Yue Canglong, don't you remember?
You swallowed me in one gulp. I was in your belly for three whole days before I died. It hurt so much!"
Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits were recounting their deaths to the old Crocodile Dragon.
The old Crocodile Dragon heard every word clearly, and saw every Dead Spirit vividly.
Suddenly, all the Dead Spirits spoke in unison:
"You ate us in the past, and today we will eat you!
The cycle of heaven, blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"
"Yue Canglong, die!"
Tens of thousands of Dead Spirits shouted madly, scaring the old Crocodile Dragon into trembling.
It suddenly cried out, "Mom! Mom! Save me!"
As it cried out, spiritual light gathered on its body, and in a daze, a majestic figure appeared!
A figure nearly ten meters tall, yet indistinct, its face unreadable.
A fairy in white, fluttering in the wind, with delicate jade feet standing in mid-air. Her long, straight legs were like spears, upright and firm. Her slender waist was like a willow, proud and graceful.
A sharp energy emanated from her, heroic and dashing, even domineering!
As the phantom appeared, Luo Zhou knew that the Fairy of Green Ridge had used the world's spiritual script to project her spirit here.
Seeing her appear, the old Crocodile Dragon couldn't help but cry out, "Mom, save me!"
The Fairy of Green Ridge frowned and said, "You useless thing. You've been a troublesome child since you were born. I hatched you, and you're nothing but trouble!"
"Mom, you've finally come to see me. When I was little, I helped you eliminate enemies, and you praised me every time I ate someone.
I've eaten so many people now, praise me again, don't abandon me!"
"Shut up. Back then, the ones you ate were enemies. Now you're killing innocents. If you continue like this, I won't be able to protect you anymore."
A spirit light appeared on her, and under this spirit light, all undead spirits were annihilated.
She said this, but she still made a move, protecting her own spirit beast.
She didn't take these tens of thousands of dead spirits seriously, thinking she could destroy them with one move.
But under the spirit light, the dead spirits were unharmed.
She then changed to three other spells: spirit flame, holy ice, and light dust...
After casting many spells with no effect, she looked around and said hesitantly:
"What are these things? They are neither undead souls, nor fierce ghosts, nor specters. What are they?"
Since they were not undead souls, fierce ghosts, or specters, she couldn't destroy them.
While she hesitated, a dead spirit flew to her.
The Fairy of Green Ridge angrily said: "Arrogant, you don't know death..."
But the dead spirit said: "Is that Xiao Cui?
I am your third aunt. When you were little and had no food, you ate a lot of my food..."
The Fairy of Green Ridge was stunned and looked at the dead spirit, saying hesitantly: "Third, Third Aunt?"
She confirmed repeatedly that it was indeed the neighbor Third Aunt who had helped her when she was young.
"You said you would repay me back then. This is how you repay me, by eating me seven times and devouring me bit by bit!"
The dead spirit gradually became frenzied, filled with endless hatred.
Another dead spirit floated up and flew before her:
"Xiao Cui, I am your Uncle Wang. I helped you repair your house and your wooden bed. One day, when you encountered a bad boy trying to bully you, I 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 with all my might, and it chased me relentlessly, biting me nine times. It even ate my entire family!
You once said you would repay me, and this is how you repay me!"
Endless hatred!
Another dead spirit flew up.
"Martial Uncle, I am Xiao Bei.
I admired you so much back then, running errands for you, serving you. You were my idol. You even taught me spells. Do you remember me?"
"Even though I was eaten by the Crocodile Dragon, I was happy, because it was your dragon son!"
More than a dozen such dead spirits surrounded the Fairy of Green Ridge, recounting past events!
The Fairy of Green Ridge found it hard to believe. When she joined the sect to cultivate, she left the Crocodile Dragon behind. Thirty years later, she returned after achieving success.
These people had all died back then. She thought they had all died of old age and paid no mind, but she never expected them to have all been eaten by the old Crocodile Dragon.
"What is going on?"
She asked in extreme anger!
The old Crocodile Dragon replied meekly:
"Mother, you left without me. I was born with energy, and I was angry.
These guys all received your gratitude, and they deserve it!
I hated them, so I found an opportunity to eat them all!"
"You liked eating people back then. If I brought you into the sect, you would die!"
"As long as I could be with Mother, I was willing to die!"
Hearing this, the Fairy of Green Ridge fell silent.
The dead spirits surrounded the old Crocodile Dragon tightly. While speaking, they did not stop their efforts, desperately grinding away at the heaven and earth spirit runes protecting the old Crocodile Dragon.
Suddenly, a dead spirit shouted: "It's broken, it's broken!"
All the dead spirits shouted together:
"You ate us in the past, today we will eat you!
The cycle of heaven, blood for blood, an eye for an eye!"
"Yue Canglong, die!"
They broke through the old Crocodile Dragon's defenses and began to devour its flesh and blood.
The Fairy of Green Ridge wanted to stop them, but she couldn't. She had no way to deal with dead spirits.
However, the old Crocodile Dragon was ferocious. In its final moments, facing countless dead spirits, it suddenly transformed, becoming its largest form, ten zhang tall.
Then it grabbed a dead spirit and swallowed it in one gulp.
"If I eat you alive, and you're all dead, will I still be afraid? I'll eat you again."
The Dead Spirit was devoured by him, and inside its belly, it was frantically consumed.
The Fairy of Green Ridge saw this and wanted to intervene, but she didn't. She merely let out a long sigh!
"Sigh!"
She said nothing more, and the spiritual seal protecting the old Crocodile Dragon completely vanished.
Fang Daoqi was stunned, not understanding what possessed the old Crocodile Dragon. Then, the Fairy of Green Ridge's spiritual avatar appeared, scaring Fang Daoqi to his knees.
Moments later, the old Crocodile Dragon's flesh and blood began to inexplicably decrease, as if being torn apart, leaving him bewildered.
A short while later, the old Crocodile Dragon died, its flesh, blood, tendons, skin, bones, and marrow all consumed.
Only a snow-white skeleton remained, still posed in its final fighting stance!
After being devoured like this, the many Dead Spirits slowly dissipated.
The Fairy of Green Ridge glanced at Fang Daoqi!
"Yue Canglong, as my spirit beast, fought for me. I let it roam freely here.
However, it never changed its beastly nature, eating people on rainy days and harming countless others. Its sins were unforgivable!
Therefore, I acted and destroyed it. Its crimes were heinous and unforgivable.
Place this skeleton before my statue as a warning to all: do not do evil, do not harm others!
Otherwise, no matter who you are, you will surely die!"
With that, the Fairy of Green Ridge vanished!
Luo Zhou was speechless. This scoundrel was turning a funeral into a celebration, claiming all the credit. No wonder he could become a Golden Core True Person.
Fang Daoqi was utterly bewildered. He then walked over and gently touched the old Crocodile Dragon's bones.
He trembled as he spoke:
"Rainy Night Devil, the old Crocodile Dragon, is dead?"
"Rainy Night Devil is dead! Dead! Dead!"
He roared madly.
Following his roar, cultivators who were secretly watching from all directions in the city also shouted wildly:
"Rainy Night Devil, the old Crocodile Dragon, is dead! Dead!"
Ordinary people didn't understand what this meant, but they all shouted along when Rainy Night Devil died.
"Dead! Dead!"
The entire city erupted in cheers, like a festival, like New Year!
Before you continue
Explore the wiki