Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses v4c7

The God of Malice is Watching the Land: Chapter 7  A “Destruction” Level Mission

Within the sealed Sanctuary.

After the arrival of “Witch’s Night,” the purification domain within the Sanctuary was activated to its highest level.

This wasn’t a domain controlled by the Twelve Saints, but the final legacy left by the Saint to Noah, and even to all of human civilization.

At the very beginning of the Artificial Witch Project, the Saint had already prepared for failure.

While pushing forward the Artificial Witch Project, the purification domain enveloping the entire Noah was also being constructed simultaneously.

The effort invested in this super-large domain barrier was no less than that of the Artificial Witch Project. Its existence was to ensure that if the Artificial Witch Project failed, the contamination of “malice” would be contained within a small area and wouldn’t spread.

But unfortunately, at the same time the Artificial Witch Project failed, the Gods detected the Saint’s rebellious delusion, furiously broke free from their slumber, and attempted to completely annihilate the Saint.

This indirectly led to the destruction of Old Noah amidst the spreading “malice” contamination. Otherwise, even if the plan failed and the artificial Witch of Absolute Death lost control, her “malice” contamination would have been contained within the white temple.

However, the purification domain still played its intended role, sealing off the entire Old Noah, preventing this “malice,” capable of contaminating all of human civilization, from spreading outwards.

To this day, most of the “malice” contamination within the Sanctuary had lost its activity and gradually subsided.

However, the arrival of the last “Witch’s Night,” and the Witch of Absolute Death breaking free from her restraints, made the “malice” contamination within the Sanctuary unprecedentedly active, showing signs of breaking through the purification domain’s seal.

At this critical juncture, the remaining nine Saints could only do their utmost to maintain the purification domain and deepen the seal.

At the same time, the purification domain’s seal also prevented the nine Saints from leaving, completely cutting off contact between the outside world and the Sanctuary.

The nine Saints were: the Second Saint “Zang,” the Third Saint “Mian,” the Fifth Saint “Ji,” the Sixth Saint “Hui,” the Seventh Saint “Ta,” the Eighth Saint “Jie,” the Ninth Saint “An,” the Tenth Saint “Yun,” and the Twelfth Saint “Gu.”

The First Saint “Noah” was already buried on the Holy Mountain, the Fourth Saint “Illusion” had completely severed all ties with the Saints, and the Eleventh Saint “Shadow” was the only Saint remaining in the outside world, supporting human civilization.

No one knew why things had turned out like this overnight…

The Second Saint “Zang,” also the old man who brought “Illusion” and “Shadow” back from the outside, was the most senior Saint after Noah’s passing.

He stood in the white temple, now gradually eroded by the “malice” contamination, looking at the black Manjusaka flowers blooming wantonly outside the temple and the giant, ghastly shadow, and sighed deeply.

“Is this… the war of the Primordial Demons?”

This battle had lasted for a year, in a way that even the Saints couldn’t understand.

And the nine Saints trapped in the Sanctuary were currently in a terrible situation.

Zang lowered his head slightly, looking at his left hand.

At first glance, there was nothing strange, but upon closer inspection, the veins beneath his wrinkled skin, carrying flowing blood, showed a strange purplish-black color.

And at Zang’s left wrist, some barely perceptible black aura had appeared.

This was a sign of being contaminated by “malice.”

Looking around, almost every one of the nine Saints within the white temple carried this curse-like black aura. The most severe case already had an entire finger filled with the monster’s blasphemous flesh and blood.

Even if this finger was severed, it would regenerate at an astonishing speed, and the regenerated finger’s contamination would be even more thorough.

Therefore, this Saint didn’t dare to sever his entire arm, let alone commit suicide.

Who knew what kind of terrifying Calamity would arise after committing suicide while contaminated by “malice,” especially since he was a “Destruction” level ability user.

This difficult situation had lasted for a long time, and the nine Saints knew very well that waiting here wouldn’t improve the situation.

As for Miss Luo Yan on the peak of the Holy Mountain, it wasn’t that the Saints had forgotten her, but that no Saint would place all of humanity’s hopes on a girl whose identity was still unclear.

At this point, they had to act.

Just then, a gentle knock sounded on the massive door of the white temple. A hint of joy appeared on Zang’s face,

“They’re here!”

All the Saints roused themselves, immediately activating their spiritual energy circuits and opening the barrier gate with seals.

The white temple wasn’t an ordinary building. As the Saint’s former residence, the white temple itself was an extremely stable barrier.

This level of stability was far beyond human comprehension. Even a full-strength strike from a “Destruction” level ability user would hardly leave a mark on the white temple.

It was precisely because of the white temple’s existence that the battle between the two great beings outside hadn’t affected it.

However, the white temple couldn’t prevent the spread of “malice” contamination. At such close proximity, it could only delay it.

As the barrier runes constructing the white temple’s defense system operated, the temple door slowly opened, and several heads cautiously peeked in.

“Dong Yao Dong Yao, this is Eagle, respond if you receive!”

Among the heads, the most handsome young man spoke seriously.

Zang’s face turned slightly livid, and he snapped,

“Qin Hong!”

“…Just kidding, Lord Zang,” Qin Hong smiled sheepishly and quickly ran in. “I was just worried that you all might have been completely corrupted by ‘malice,’ that would be troublesome.”

Zang originally wanted to say something more, but hearing Qin Hong’s words, he could only hold back.

Although his behavior was somewhat comical, at least… at least his motive was correct.

Qin Hong, the current Sword Saint Sect Master… also Qin Wen’s adoptive father, known as the “old Sword Saint.”

But the current appearance of this “old Sword Saint” looked like a handsome young man under twenty. Standing next to Qin Wen, he might even be mistaken for her younger brother, because he was only 1.7 meters tall.

Actually, his previous old man appearance was just Qin Hong’s peculiar taste.

Qin Hong was indeed several hundred years old, but unlike Granny Zoya, the “Destruction” level straggler, he was ranked among the top five strongest individuals in humanity today.

Moreover, he wouldn’t always stay in fifth place, because Qin Hong’s strength was still constantly growing, a truly deserving pillar of humanity today.

Under these circumstances, Qin Hong’s physical functions were at most equivalent to an ordinary person in their twenties, and his appearance was the same.

Granny Zoya’s aged appearance was because her physical functions had reached their limit, while Qin Hong, besides his peculiar taste, had another important reason: his adopted daughter, Qin Wen…

He couldn’t let the father look younger than the daughter, right?

Entering the white temple with Qin Wen were several other “Destruction” level ability users.

Wu Jianming, the second Cadre of Dawn, appeared as a stern middle-aged man. As one of Dawn’s only two “Destruction” level ability users, he, along with the other Cadre, Ronner, supported Dawn after the loss of all the Misters.

Although in terms of seniority, Wu Jianming couldn’t compare to Qin Hong, the grandson of Mister Five, he was still older.

The other two were from Dragon City, a rather rare “Destruction” level ability user couple, Lin Qingfeng and Su Qinyin.

They had another noteworthy identity: the distant uncle and aunt of the current Eleventh Saint “Shadow,” formerly known as Lin Qingying.

However, this kinship was quite distant, because Shadow was from a branch of a branch of a branch of the Lin family, while Lin Qingfeng was the head of the Lin family.

But for the Saints, who knew nothing about Eastern clan concepts, it was considered some kind of connection.

Of course, Lin Qingfeng, Su Qinyin, Qin Hong, and Wu Jianming, these four, who were considered top experts even among all “Destruction” level ability users, naturally weren’t here just for a family reunion.

The reason they broke through the layers of the Sanctuary’s blockade and went through great hardships to reach the white temple wasn’t just to reminisce.

It stemmed from the Saints’ call for help.

Regardless of the disputes and conflicts between mega-cities and human forces, these experts standing at the pinnacle of humanity always knew that the eternal enemies of human civilization… would only be “malice” and the Gods.

Therefore, “Destruction” level ability users had special ways of contacting each other, to communicate during special times.

Especially after the War of the Witch of Absolute Death hundreds of years ago, human experts understood the necessity of this communication even more clearly.

When the Sanctuary faced a crisis, the nine Saints had already had deep discussions and finally decided on the list of these four “Destruction” level ability users.

Their strength was great, and even without them, the outside human civilization could still continue to operate and wouldn’t be swallowed by “malice.”

The reason they didn’t recall Shadow was because she was the only one of the Twelve Saints in the outside world, and at least for now, humanity still needed such a spiritual totem for support.

These “Destruction” level ability users, after receiving the news from the Sanctuary, knew the severity of the situation, so basically none of them revealed the news, except for the old Sword Saint leaving a note for Qin Wen.

The nine Saints remaining in the Sanctuary weren’t idle either. To prevent the four arriving “Destruction” level ability users from being contaminated by the spreading “malice” outside, the Saints had already connected themselves to the entire purification domain, although doing so would deepen the “malice” contamination within their own bodies.

The purification domain, despite its name, could only isolate and prevent the spread of “malice,” not eradicate or purify it.

If purification of “malice” were possible, the Gods wouldn’t be so desperate as to destroy their own foundation—human civilization.

Until now, the nine Saints remaining in the white temple had all been contaminated. They couldn’t avoid this situation when the Witch of Absolute Death broke free.

Therefore, the Saints’ mission… could only be entrusted to these four “Destruction” level ability users.

“The reason we summoned the four of you, besides considerations of your strength and cooperation with the outside world, there is actually another reason.” Zang took a deep breath and said seriously, “You are all… Easterners.”

“Easterners?”

Qin Hong—let’s just call him the old Sword Saint for now—blinked in confusion,

“Is this a mission that only Easterners can complete?”

The other three also looked at Zang with puzzled expressions. After the New Era, everything from the Old Era had been completely shattered.

The current difference between East and West might only be appearance.

Only some nobles or upper-class people stubbornly maintained certain Eastern or Western customs, but these were actually irrelevant now, at most just entertainment.

“…Not necessarily, it might just be better for Easterners to complete it.”

Zang hesitated for a moment and said.

“What mission? Lord Zang, please speak freely.”

Unlike the old Sword Saint, Wu Jianming was a very serious person, especially at this critical time, he was in no mood for jokes like the old Sword Saint.

Lin Qingfeng and Su Qinyin, the couple, remained quiet, secretly observing everything in the white temple.

“To pick someone up.”

Zang whispered.

“Pick someone up?”

The group said in unison, their expressions filled with incomprehensible surprise.

“Yes, but not an ordinary person, nor to an ordinary location.” Zang hesitated for a moment and said, “Actually, if the situation hadn’t been deteriorating, I wouldn’t want to disturb her…”

“Who? Where?”

The old Sword Saint asked with interest.

To make nine Saints so nervous…

Wait?

The old Sword Saint’s expression froze for a moment.

Could it be…

“The peak of the Holy Mountain, Miss Luo Yan.”

Zang said gravely.

“It really is her.”

The old Sword Saint twitched the corner of his mouth and muttered in a voice no one could hear.

Because of Qin Wen, he had been paying attention to this “Miss Luo Yan” who inexplicably appeared from Ghost Town.

He was also the one who initially identified Luo Yan as a God’s Chosen.

But after the series of events that followed, the God’s Chosen theory was no longer reliable.

The old Sword Saint even had a more terrifying guess: perhaps this girl named Luo Yan was actually the avatar of a certain Primordial Demon.

However, the old Sword Saint didn’t expect that this time she would appear on the peak of the Holy Mountain…

“The peak of the Holy Mountain is the Saint’s burial place, and also the only place in this world the Gods cannot reach. It itself is equivalent to a certain Calamity phenomenon, containing some unknown rules.”

Zang whispered, “The last person to ascend the peak of the Holy Mountain was Sister Marytis. She stayed before the Saint’s remains for at least three years, this is inferred from the residual aura.”

Under normal circumstances, even if Miss Luo Yan stayed on the peak of the Holy Mountain for three years, Zang wouldn’t mind, after all, so many years had already passed.

But now…

How could this situation continue?

“I know this mission is extremely dangerous. You will not only face the dangers on the peak of the Holy Mountain, but even the two Witches confronting each other outside might pose a threat.”

Zang’s expression was solemn, “But, no matter what, please bring her back.”