Jiang Nuo originally wanted to use the same method to burn down the black trees with real fire, but after scattering a few talismans, he found that the trees couldn't be ignited at all.
The flames pierced through, and the black tree appeared and disappeared intermittently.
He grunted in agreement and stuffed the remaining talisman paper back into his pocket. "A tree that can't burn."
Seeing that he seemed to have no other way, Ma Ye couldn't help but feel smug.
"You think you're so powerful? In the end, you'll still become my sacrifice."
Previously, in the tribe's territory, I had deliberately arranged for the two people on stage to trust me, but not only did I fail to find out the person's strength, I was also tortured with insects by the stinky witch doctor who saw through my act.
Since arriving in the Bone Witch Tribe and taking in several envoys, Ma Ye has come to regard himself as a god of this region. He is arrogant and cannot tolerate the slightest provocation.
But this person repeatedly thwarted his plans and even tried to save the tribe. How could Ma Ye tolerate that?
Jiang Nuo sighed, opened her empty hands to Ma Ye, then flipped her palms over, and a wooden gourd appeared in her hand.
"The fire won't burn it, but I have plenty of treasures."
He climbed up the tree, hooked his calves around the branches from behind to steady himself, and aimed the magic gourd at Ma Ye.
"If I call your name, will you dare to answer?!"
Ma Ye: "..."
Are you out of your mind?!
Ma Ye could easily see that Jiang Nuo was deliberately humiliating him, implying that he was a fake god and a real monster.
"You think I'm a monster? Or do you think you're the all-powerful Monkey King?"
Jiang Nuo was greatly shocked, "Stop trying to scam me, who thinks you're a monster?"
He twirled the magic gourd in his hand, this time pointing the spout at the trees that were relentlessly ravaging the land and trying to kill humanity.
"A soul transformed into something else, you're not entirely useless; you do have some skill."
Jiang Nuo affirmed Ma Ye's abilities, then waved his hand, causing his soul to leave the tree and vaguely appear in a misty white human shape in the air.
What are these things?
This was the first time Chu Xiu had ever seen such a spirit. In the past, she had only encountered vengeful spirits or malevolent ghosts; she had never seen such a harmless spirit before.
Qian Sen explained, "When a soul is forcibly pulled out of the body, the symptoms range from mild—apathy and loss of consciousness—to severe—a permanent coma that can only be resolved when the soul returns to its place."
"Ah! Aren't these souls all members of the Bone Witch Tribe! Those clansmen being carried on stretchers!" Chu Xiu suddenly realized.
[Oh my god, how cruel! The people thought it was divine punishment, so they were very respectful to the gods. But not only are these gods fake... they're going to exterminate them all.]
Imagine how the people of my tribe would feel if they knew the truth... It's suffocating just thinking about it...
"How dangerous!! What does Jiang Nuo intend to do by taking these souls away?"
Jiang Nuo threw the fishing net, smeared with the stench and slime of the corpse, at Ma Ye's head, giving him no chance to react.
Then he happily collected the souls, only slightly regretting that none of them were as Love Soul as the one he had lost.
"Stop! Stop!"
Trapped by him, Ma Ye roared madly, his eyes bloodshot, and uncontrollable Corpse Qi overflowed from his seven orifices.
"These are all mine, all my sacrifices! They were offered to me by these fools!"
"I am the supreme God, the God who can rule over the lives of these ordinary people!"
"You let go... Ah!"
Si Yan moved her wrist, coldly watching Ma Ye finally quiet down, her brows furrowed.
"It's so noisy."
Si Yan's speed in attack caught Ma Ye off guard, and even Chu Xiu and the others were surprised.
Lin Yu, in particular, didn't show anything on camera.
Jiang Nuo finally collected all the living souls trapped in the black tree into the Eight Treasures Gourd. Turning around, she saw Ma Ye lying on the ground, his face covered in burns.
Jiang Nuo tossed the magic gourd to Si Yan for safekeeping, then jumped to Ma Ye's side, asking with great interest, "What other souls are you hiding?"
Perhaps his Love Soul is among this pile!
I just sensed a faint signal.
Ma Ye chuckled twice, his face contorted in a hideous rage. "Are you trying to humiliate me...?"
All the living souls had been completely collected, yet they still dared to ask if he had hidden any!
"Really, there's nothing left...?"
Jiang Nuo puffed out one cheek, scratched her palm in confusion, and muttered, "Then what was it that I sensed just now?"
Just as a glimmer of hope began to rise in Jiang Nuo's heart, Ma Ye's answer shattered it completely.
Jiang Nuo was unhappy, depressed, and wanted to act out.
He picked Ma Ye up and threw him into the pile of wailing, wronged spirits.
The initial order given to these wronged souls was to tear Ma Ye, the person behind the Bone Witch Tribe's disaster, apart.
Then he patted his bottom, sat down, propped his face up with his hands, and watched with great interest how Ma Ye was eaten bite by bite.
Behind them came the sounds of Chu Xiu and the others vomiting, which even made Si Yan feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Nuo rested her chin on her hand, nodding her head up and down as she spoke.
" Ma Ye used the three messengers to forge his own divine image, squandering the souls of the Bone Witch Tribe and forcing the Bone Witch Tribe members to make offerings. The incense offerings gave him a sliver of power as a false god, and he used the dense forest graveyard to forge countless walking corpse puppets."
"The tribe's lives are almost exhausted, so they use tour guides to bring in tourists. This place is high in the mountains and far from the rivers, so even if a few tourists go missing, the relevant departments will be too afraid to investigate because of the mysterious legends of the Bone Witch Tribe that have lasted for hundreds of years."
He continued talking to himself, as if explaining something to the viewers in the chat.
Si Yan, however, had a point she didn't quite understand.
" A Man and those two guides always have different colored cloth strips on them, and they're different from the ones the Bone Witch Tribe worships. Does Nuonuo know what they are?"
Jiang Nuo pointed a finger at Ma Ye, who was almost finished eating, and said, "I don't know, but it's definitely because of him."
Qian Sen felt that Si Yan was deliberately ignoring him today, so he seized the opportunity to explain.
"When each deity chooses a messenger, they bestow upon him a token that enhances his cultivation; perhaps Ma Ye learned this from some heretical text."
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Nuo gave him a thumbs up, but Si Yan remained indifferent, pressed down Jiang Nuo's outstretched arm, and glanced at Qian Sen.
Qian Sen was startled.
What's wrong with the young master?
[ Bone Witch Tribe Mystery Side Quest Progress: 90%]
Jiang Nuo's initial disappointment lifted, and she shook the hand she was holding with Si Yan, "Returning these souls to our people should end this!"
"Men! Go home!"
Jiang Nuo jumped onto the mound of earth and snapped his fingers at the vengeful spirits who had already eaten and drunk their fill.
Immediately afterwards, the guest panel and all the viewers watching the live stream witnessed another incredible scene.
These vengeful spirits dug at the mound of earth, burying themselves peacefully.
[As expected, the longer you live, the more you can see... A buffet-style grave visit!]
Jiang Nuo is awesome! He's fucking awesome! I'm so happy!