aircannonsinc Chapter 7 Pig's Curse
Chapter 7 Pig's Curse
A dense aura of malevolence surged underwater, and even Mu Yuan, who could sense it across the water, could feel the rotten malice!
Death, drowning, resentment—countless layers of energy overlapped, coalescing into a nearly visible mass of black.
Water source book automatically labeled:
[Advanced Eerie Spectacle: The Water Corpse with Ten Thousand Souls]
[Danger Level: Medium]
[Abilities: Soul Devouring and Drowning, Black Water Corroding Bones, Summoning Water and Gathering Evil, Creating a Large-Scale Ghost Domain]
Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse
As the name suggests, it is formed by the fusion of the souls and remains of countless drowned people. Over the years, resentment has accumulated and finally coalesced into one.
Reaching the level of advanced eeriness already indicates a considerable level of intelligence.
Mu Yuan did not make a move immediately.
He submerged himself at the bottom of the water and observed quietly.
Around the Water Corpse of Ten Thousand Souls, there were dozens of low-level monsters, whose strength was comparable to that of the vengeful spirit that fell into the water last night. This old ghost used them as guards and henchmen.
If he were to charge head-on with his current strength, he might have a chance of winning, but the cost would be significant.
After all, don't underestimate its low-level strangeness; it's not weak at all.
Mu Yuan glanced at the number of incense offerings.
The original time of nine o'clock has quietly increased to thirteen o'clock.
Tonight, all the remaining strange occurrences in the tributaries will be cleared away. Tomorrow, when the people along the banks see that the water has become clear, they will surely come to worship again.
He needs a water soldier.
Use water soldiers to restrain these low-level monsters.
Mu Yuan withdrew his consciousness and slowly sat down at the bottom of the water. The little fish beside him had somehow circled back and lazily rubbed against his fingertips.
He glanced down at it.
"Wait one more day."
After saying that, Mu Yuan floated back into the original tributary.
Immediately afterwards, my consciousness became immersed in the Book of Water!
.......
Turn to the next page of the Water Source Book, and new advancement requirements appear:
[Advancing to Rank 8 - River Commandant: Consumes 10000 Merit Points]
[Currently under jurisdiction: All tributaries of the old town area (approximately 1 kilometer)]
Mu Yuan stared at the line of numbers and remained silent for a moment.
Ten thousand.
It cost a thousand to go from Xiling to Dujun.
The rank of eighth-grade river officer increased tenfold.
But this was to be expected. If the tributary he was in charge of were to be upgraded to another level, it would probably become the main waterway that encircles the entire Canghe City!
A vast area spanning ten thousand meters—that is truly a water deity.
Good deeds need to be accumulated; there's no rush.
He focused his mind, spread his divine power, and activated the passive purification of the waters again, preparing to clean up the remaining tributaries that he had not been able to clear yesterday!
Then he stopped.
At the edge of a tributary, a dense aura of malevolence suddenly entered his senses.
No, it's not just malevolent energy.
There is also an extreme amount of yin energy.
Two?
Mu Yuan narrowed his eyes, and with a thought, he instantly appeared in the middle of the tributary as if he had teleported.
Look towards the shore!
A woman wielding a large cleaver was fiercely slashing at a monster as large as an ox and with a pig's head on its head.
The pig-headed monster, covered in black blood, turned and fled. The splattered blood landed on the roadside weeds, which instantly withered, rotted, and turned to ashes.
[Intermediate-level Mystery: Pig Demon]
[Danger Level: Low]
[Abilities: Soul-Sealing Roar, Immense Strength, Devouring Alive]
Mu Yuan glanced at it and roughly understood.
Slaughterhouse.
Countless pigs died under the butcher's knife. Resentment, malevolence, and the death aura of their own kind intertwined and accumulated over time, eventually coalescing into this thing.
Hate people.
I hate them to the core.
The ability to "swallow alive" is clearly designed specifically for living people.
"What is it?"
Xu Meng's sword strike missed its mark. Panting, she looked up and her gaze suddenly froze.
In the water.
A figure floated on the river, semi-transparent yet solid, unlike a ghost, surrounded by a faint golden light, indescribably strange.
A new eeriness?
No, that's not right. The strangeness of this river was investigated last year, with the Bureau of Abnormalities personally involved. How could it be resolved so quickly...?
and many more.
There is no yin energy on his body.
Xu Meng's pupils contracted slightly, and she gripped the executioner's blade tightly, muttering softly, "Your Majesty, do you recognize that thing in the water?"
The decapitation blade trembled slightly, and a hoarse female voice came from within the blade:
"It's not a ghost...it's..."
The sound stopped halfway through.
"Not a ghost? Then what is it, a demon? Or a shaman?" Xu Meng asked while raising her knife to stop the pig demon that was charging again, taking the opportunity to look Mu Yuan up and down in the water.
Mu Yuan was also looking at her.
To be precise, he was looking at the thing next to her.
A woman with disheveled hair, wearing tattered leather armor, with a red thread wrapped around her neck, her semi-transparent body pressed tightly against Xu Meng's back; it was a ghost attached to the decapitation blade.
Killed by a blade, its resentment lingered, eventually merging with the weapon and transforming into the strange entity that the demon tamer possessed.
This was the first time Mu Yuan had witnessed such symbiosis up close.
interesting.
Before he could think any further, Pig Demon suddenly let out a roar.
"Stop her! I'm friends with you Corpse Immortals!"
With a roar, the Pig Demon suddenly opened its mouth, and a thick mass of ghostly energy condensed in its throat, instantly transforming into a giant pig's head with ferocious tusks, which devoured Xu Meng!
Xu Meng reacted extremely quickly, gripping the knife with both hands and slashing horizontally with all her might.
laugh!
The ghostly pig's head was cut in two and exploded into a cloud of black mist.
But what Pig Demon needs is this brief moment of respite.
Its body suddenly sprang up, its thick limbs spread out in the air, and it lunged straight toward the water where Mu Yuan was!
Mu Yuan was taken aback.
Corpse Immortal?
Are you referring to that ten-thousand-soul water corpse?
That's quite a boast.
But what puzzled him even more was why this pig demon thought he was a subordinate of the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse?
Mu Yuan frowned as he watched the large, dark shape crash into the water from mid-air.
It is purifying the water itself.
Does this thing jump in because it thinks the water isn't dirty enough?
"roll."
The sound erupted from the riverbed, rolling like thunder across the entire tributary.
The next instant, the second layer of protective spiritual light suddenly erupted! Golden light condensed into an invisible giant hand, which accurately slapped the pig demon's belly.
boom! !
The two-meter-tall, muscular body, like a broken sandbag that had been slapped away, traced an arc before crashing heavily back into the muddy bank, creating a crater half a meter deep.
"cough!"
The pig demon spat out a mouthful of black blood, its chest caved in, and ghostly energy leaked out wildly from the wound.
It roared and raised its head, its eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Mu Yuan on the water's surface!
"Who the hell are you?! Who gave you the audacity to lay a hand on me?! Does the Corpse Immortal intend to break the agreement?!"
Its voice was full of anger and disbelief.
He had killed so many people in this area, and all the blood energy he had gathered was given to the Myriad Souls Water Corpse, all he wanted was protection from them.
It wouldn't have fled to this tributary if it hadn't been chased to the brink of destruction.
When they arrived at the location, instead of being met, they were slapped away.
What does this mean?
Mu Yuan looked at it and calmly said, "Who told you I was that corpse's subordinate?"
Pig Demon was taken aback.
He was stunned for a moment and almost lost his life, as Xu Meng had already crept up from behind with her cleaver in hand.
"Wait! You're not one of his subordinates? Then why are you in his territory!"
"You're wrong," Mu Yuan interrupted.
He slowly raised one hand, and golden light gathered at his fingertips.
"This is not his territory."
"This is mine."
[To ward off evil spirits and dispel negative influences]