Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!-Chapter 393 - 297: Bound Spirits? Essence Sea, Saber Coins, the True Face of Rakshasa Kingdom, The Method to Break the Situation.

"Ah~" Zhi Ji let out a painful cry, her body twisting relentlessly as if this could somehow lessen the fear in her heart and the pain she was suffering.

"Louder! Can’t hear you! Have you eaten?"

"Ah! Ah! Ah! You have to scream like this to be strong and powerful, haha!"

Watching the contorted, mutated monster before him, Yi Chen couldn’t help but reveal a wild smile, laughing so hard that the little girl on his shoulder felt a chill in her heart.

No one besides the victim could decide whether to forgive such a viciously mutated monster, and his job was to send it to meet the victim.

A surge of strange energy suddenly burst forth, gently lowering the little girl from Yi Chen’s shoulder to the ground.

"Little one, close your eyes and go rest inside."

As he uttered these words, his enchanting ability was triggered, and the little girl obediently ’lost herself’ and walked towards the house.

At that moment, a squad of patrolling soldiers with strong, canine-like lower bodies heard the commotion and loudly charged towards Zhi Ji’s courtyard.

Soon, a burly soldier with a head that resembled a bully dog by eighty percent stormed into the courtyard.

The other mutated soldiers followed close behind, a total of eight, all armed with steel forks and with muscles bulging all over their bodies.

Seeing this scene, Zhi Ji couldn’t help but reveal an intense look of joy. Her eyes round and filled with deep resentment, she glared at Yi Chen’s roughly hewn features, already planning in her heart how she would deal with him afterward.

"Madman, release Mrs. Zhi, and you may be dealt with leniently. Do you know who Mrs. Zhi belongs to? If you kill Mrs. Zhi, you will no longer have a place to stay in the entire Good City," the lead bully dog soldier shouted angrily.

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If Mrs. Zhi was killed in his jurisdiction, he wouldn’t be able to avoid punishment, and he was extremely anxious.

Amidst the furious shouting, Yi Chen’s hand slowly tightened as he coldly stared at Zhi Ji.

"Are you happy now, Mrs. Zhi?"

"I deliberately lured those soldiers here."

"Killing you directly would be letting you off too easily. Isn’t the sensation of escaping from a desperate situation wonderful? And then, with a ’pop,’ hope is shattered!"

Yi Chen’s words were soft and gentle, yet they clearly resonated in everyone’s ears at the scene.

In Zhi Ji’s eyes of despair, Yi Chen’s movements slowly overlapped with those from her previous nightmares.

Pop!

A headless corpse suddenly appeared in the courtyard; Zhi Ji’s abdomen abruptly bulged out as if to the size of a human head.

At that moment, Yi Chen tossed his hair back, and another distorted face was presented to the bully dog soldiers.

"A bunch of trash, the master dares to kill a mere chicken, and you dare to bluster. Leave now, or I will leave none of you alive!"

With a stomp of his foot, an overwhelming force spread through the ground, instantly causing all eight bully dog soldiers to lose their balance and fall to the ground.

"Captain, it’s a two-faced noble. Damn it, we’ve just insulted a personage," one of them realized.

Within moments, the bully dog soldiers tumbled out of the courtyard, literally tumbling, as they crawled on the ground, not minding the dirt until they were out of Yi Chen’s sight before daring to stand up.

"You continue patrolling. I will report to the City Lord that another two-faced noble has come to Good City!" declared the lead bully dog guard as he fiercely scanned the surroundings and subdued his subordinates before strutting towards the direction of the City Lord’s residence.

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"Another powerful two-faced noble has come, and she killed Zhi Ji? Bully, are you certain of this and not some impostor disguised as a two-faced noble?"

The short, portly elder with a ’Pixiu’ head caressed the emerald ring on his thumb and couldn’t help but coldly ask the kneeling bully dog captain below. He had just married his thirty-sixth concubine and was about to have his wedding night but had been interrupted twice.

"My lord, your subordinate would never mistake this."

"My lord, you did not see this person. He’s extremely ruthless... he doesn’t just kill; he aims to destroy the heart. So terrible. Let me explain in detail."

"This person must be one of the foremost among the two-faced nobles, even stronger and more terrifying than the one who killed the whole family of the noodle stall owner."

"Those pretentious chivalrous types from the rogue factions can’t replicate this kind of demeanor."

After pondering for a moment, the portly City Lord finally spoke solemnly: "Well, the wedding night can wait. I will accompany you to meet this two-faced noble."

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"Come out, or do I need to personally invite you?"

After the bully dog soldiers had exited the courtyard, Yi Chen didn’t go inside. Instead, he turned to the side and coldly addressed a well in the corner of the courtyard.

As he spoke, a point of lustrous golden flame appeared at his fingertips.

Following the appearance of the golden flame, splashing sounds erupted from within the well. Soon after, a graceful and beautiful woman emerged at the mouth of the well.

"My humble self thanks the foreigner for looking after my daughter Nan Nan." The beautiful woman gave a slight curtsy towards Yi Chen, a trace of astonishment hidden in the depths of her eyes.

"A bound spirit? Or something else? This state is indeed curious." Looking at the beautiful woman’s delicate and exquisite figure, Yi Chen stroked his chin, speculating silently in his mind.

He had personally come to retrieve Nan Nan’s house; it wasn’t just a whim but had another reason.

That was because Nan Nan was simply too pure.

The entire Good City could actually be called a city of evil thoughts. Even the seemingly ordinary people with handsome faces that he had seen were mostly somewhat mutated, with a faint twist in them.

Of course, there were also ordinary people without such twisted corruption, like the noodle stall owner’s daughter who was killed. But the reason she remained in that state was that her father and brothers ’carried the burden’ for her.

Without her father and brothers’ hands stained black from unfair dealings, there would be no peace for her.

She wasn’t mutated; it was just someone else mutating on her behalf.

The entire city of Shan was nothing more than a diseased city.

And a little girl who claimed to only have a wicked stepmother at home was so pure, without a trace of mutation. That was very intriguing; at least this unusual situation warranted Yi Chen’s personal visit. Otherwise, with his means, borrowing some Saber Coins from ’kind-hearted people’ on the road would be a piece of cake.

"Madam, since you’ve recognized my identity, why not have a chat with me about Rakshasa Kingdom?"

"After all, madam, you wouldn’t want Nan Nan to be harmed, would you?"

"I can’t protect her for long; forgive my directness, but your current state seems to be contending against some evil force, and I fear you may not stay lucid much longer."

Upon arriving in this bizarre land, any peculiarity provided Yi Chen with an opportunity to understand this curious nation, and encountering this abnormality, he was not alarmed but pleased.

Under Yi Chen’s persuasive and coercive words, the beautiful woman eventually began to recount her own story.

In her narrative, the Rakshasa Kingdom was not always like this; it wasn’t even called Rakshasa Kingdom, but Huaxu Country.

The two characters "Huaxu" were not simple, signifying within the Human Realm the concept of dreams.

They represented the beauty of luxurious garments, the utopian dream of communal prosperity.

Shan was once a small city within Huaxu Country.

"Stranger, have you seen the Essence Sea above our heads? All of this started from Saber Coins," the beautiful woman said with a slight sigh, continuing her story.

According to her, Huaxu Country once embraced communal prosperity, where everyone contributed their vital energy, amassing it into a sea. Those with higher cultivation levels gave more, and the weaker ones gave less, each to their own ability.

In Huaxu Country, those with strong cultivation could draw upon the Essence Sea during magical duels, determined by their prestige and morality. For example, a powerful King of Huaxu represented a whole nation and could mobilize ninety-nine percent of the Essence Sea, imposing his might upon the surrounding regions.

However, all this changed after the discovery of yin iron beneath the earth’s veins in Huaxu Country.

Yin iron contained strange forces. Shortly after its discovery, it was found that ingesting yin iron could speed up the accumulation of vital energy, resulting in faster cultivation.

This discovery sent the citizens of Huaxu Country into ecstasy. The King created Saber Coins of different grades based on the quality of the yin iron, which circulated as currency throughout the entire Huaxu Country.

What he didn’t know was that this act laid the groundwork for the downfall of Huaxu Country.

While consuming yin iron indeed strengthened the body, elevating the physical quality of the citizens of Huaxu Country, the hidden danger was enormous.

That is, the malignant forces within the yin iron got mixed into the columns of vital energy, polluting the Essence Sea above the heads of Huaxu Country.

The emergence of Saber Coins also severely impacted the communal society, classes rapidly stratified, and the hearts of Huaxu’s citizens grew complex. Everyone became selfish, and as the pollution of the Essence Sea worsened, no longer could anyone truly resonate with the Essence Sea, the powers they could draw upon became increasingly diminished.

Eventually, the first Rakshasa King appeared, who conspired to kill the King of Huaxu of that era, renaming Huaxu Country to Rakshasa Kingdom, and created the miraculous Yin Yuan Tower atop the yin iron earth veins. By consuming Saber Coins, he forced a resonance with part of the Essence Sea, acquiring the formidable power to overwhelm a nation.

Generation after generation of accumulation led Huaxu Country to deteriorate and fall into the state we see now.

Now, those mutated monsters achieved rapid cultivation by consuming Saber Coins, and if they didn’t get enough Saber Coins in a certain period, they would meet a painful death, as if eaten alive by myriad insects.

"I am the last witch priestess of Shan. To avoid suspicion, I had no choice but to marry Nan Nan’s father.

During an attempt to draw power from the Essence Sea and resonate with more vital energy, a dark force entered my body. Not wanting to turn into a monster, I severed my physical form, anchoring my spirit within the well, hoping to protect Nan Nan for a little while."

"I’m aware that my husband also has some hidden symptoms of mutation. I fear for Nan Nan’s well-being in the days to come. I made a great effort for her sake, influencing their minds with my spiritual will in secret while they slept. Otherwise, Nan Nan would have suffered their cruelty long ago," the beautiful woman resignedly sighed, telling everything she knew.

Yi Chen knew that the woman had her reservations, but based on the information she disclosed, he gained a deeper understanding of Rakshasa Kingdom and the mysterious Rakshasa King.

"The power of the Rakshasa King has such a significant flaw?"

"Highly dependent on Saber Coins, right?"

At that moment, Yi Chen’s mind was racing, conjuring up a hundred ways to bring down Rakshasa Kingdom.

When it came to construction, he, as a parasite in his previous life, was not adept at it; he excelled at profiteering and parasitism.

But if we’re talking about shorting stocks or flooring the accelerator, not even ten Yuan Juns tied together would be his match.

As for these short-term profitable but endlessly poisonous tactics, he knew far too many.

He could certainly initiate some new financial schemes in Rakshasa Kingdom.

"Within one month, Rakshasa Kingdom must implode!"

"By then, destroying the foundation of the Rakshasa King, a demonic figure on par with Dao Zhen True Monarch, how many Deep Red Points would that be? Won’t that skyrocket? I refuse to believe in the vast Rakshasa Kingdom there are only loyal, good, and wise ministers, and not a single treacherous one.

"Those who are dissatisfied with the Rakshasa King are all potential allies for me. Could the founder have had no successors?"

Clutching his fist tightly, Yi Chen was so excited that his body began to tremble.

He was determined to show Rakshasa Kingdom the might of Yi Taoist’s scythe.

No, a combined harvester; a scythe would be too slow!

"Madam, don’t worry. Surely, this group of yours has allies as well. I’m not bothered with the details. Just tell your friends that the Rakshasa King is as good as dead to me," Yi Chen confidently said to the beautiful woman.

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"When Rakshasa Kingdom falls into chaos, we’ll rise together. I am your friend, not your enemy. Rest assured, in one month, the King of Rakshasa shall perish!"

As Yi Chen spoke confidently to the beautiful woman, "Madam, someone is coming. Hide first, and we’ll talk more tonight." Suddenly, Yi Chen’s eyebrows raised; he sensed a group of people rushing towards the courtyard.