radicalducati Chapter 13 The Collapse of the Myriad Souls Water Corpse
Chapter 13 The Collapse of the Myriad Souls Water Corpse
"impossible!"
The Myriad Souls Water Corpse collapsed.
That hideous, rotting face was now filled with terror.
It doesn't understand. It has died many times, and each time it has been able to rebuild itself from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, its soul returning and its body regenerating.
This is its instinct, as natural as breathing.
But now, its soul is being stripped away.
It's not about annihilating or devouring, but about cutting off.
The tens of thousands of souls that were wrapped around its body were severing their connection with the body one by one, as if countless threads were being cut cleanly at the root by an invisible pair of scissors.
His soul has scattered and cannot return.
Such a thing has never happened in the long history of the Myriad Souls Water Corpse.
"What's going on?"
Xu Meng and Zhou Gang, who had just dived into the water, were stunned as soon as they entered the water.
The situation was different from what they had imagined.
totally different.
According to the archives and the former director's speculation, the best outcome for this newly born water spirit facing the myriad soul water corpses would be barely managing to survive. The most likely result would be assimilation and consumption.
But now?
The water corpse was filled with terror, while the water spirit stood on the riverbed, not even moving an inch.
Why does it feel like the roles have been reversed?
Shouldn't Mu Yuan be filled with terror, while the Myriad Souls Water Corpse remain calm?
"Strange." Zhou Gang was also stunned. "According to the information left by the former director, the Myriad Soul Water Corpse will immediately revive after death. What is it afraid of?"
Upon closer inspection, he saw that the souls formed from the fusion of the corpses in the Myriad Souls Water all had fear on their faces.
It wasn't anger, it wasn't tyranny, it was pure, instinctive fear.
Tens of thousands of faces, tens of thousands of fears.
"What is that gray energy?" Xu Meng suddenly noticed the direction in which the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse was staring.
The Myriad Souls Water Corpse was staring intently at Mu Yuan's outstretched finger.
Gray energy slowly emanated from Mu Yuan's fingertips. This energy was neither like flames nor lightning; it had no flashy visual effects.
It flowed quietly, like a wisp of gray smoke, drifting from fingertips and falling silently onto the myriad souls and water corpses.
Until the very moment it touched the myriad souls and water corpses.
A huge rock crashed into the calm water.
A sudden upheaval occurred.
This wave was not a physical impact, but a crushing force at the level of some kind of law.
It materialized onto the Myriad Souls Water Corpse, and a crack appeared on its massive, three-meter-tall body, visible to the naked eye.
Then comes the second and the third.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly, crawling densely all over the giant's corpse from head to toe, from left arm to right arm.
A gray light shone through the crack, a trace of the soul dissipating after its source was severed.
boom!
The entire body of the Myriad Souls Water Corpse shattered instantly.
Countless fragments and limbs scattered and drifted in the river. The souls that had been wrapped around its body all broke away, their faces twisted and dissolved in the water, like wisps of gray smoke blown away by the wind.
"That's... the end?"
Xu Meng stared blankly at the scene before her.
This is completely different from what they imagined.
Shouldn't it be a tough battle between the Myriad Souls Water Corpse and Mu Yuan?
According to the director's speculation, Mu Yuan should not be a match for the Myriad Souls Water Corpse.
But why does it feel like the director's prediction is completely wrong?
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou Gang's face, but it was quickly replaced by seriousness.
"Watch out! It has the ability to resurrect!"
He shouted at Mu Yuan.
Mu Yuan glanced at him.
Then, he slowly extended his hand.
The power to ward off evil spirits and dispel malevolent influences erupted.
It's not aimed at the Myriad Souls Water Corpse, but at those low-level monsters who are still entangled with the five water soldiers.
Golden energy surged from Mu Yuan's palm like a tide, sweeping across the entire riverbed.
Water ghosts, water monkeys, kappa, and other low-level monsters didn't even have time to scream before they were completely dissolved in the gray waves.
Not even wreckage was left.
With Mu Yuan's current ninth-grade divine power, he could easily crush these low-level monsters.
They're not in the same league, not just a level apart, they're not even on the same level.
He is God.
Even a newly ascended god is not something that mere strange beings can touch.
However, there was one thing that puzzled Mu Yuan.
These strange beings seem unaware of the concept of "God".
According to the message from the Water Source Book, these strange creatures flowed into the human world through the Black Water River, one of the four great rivers of the underworld.
If the underworld exists in mythology, then other mythological systems should also exist.
Why are there only ghosts and no gods?
The Myriad Souls Water Corpse was, after all, a high-level supernatural being, and should have flowed into the human world along with the black water. But upon seeing the divine power emanating from its own body, it didn't recognize it at all.
It wasn't fear, it wasn't apprehension, it was pure, unknowingness.
It's like someone who has never seen fire before reaching out to touch it.
There's something wrong with this world's bizarre resurgence.
Thoughts flashed through his mind as Mu Yuan looked at the newly added report in the Water Source Book.
[Merit +3150]
Killing ten ordinary monsters and one advanced monster will accumulate over three thousand merits.
He was one step closer to being promoted to the eighth-rank river officer.
"Let's go back." Mu Yuan turned his head to look at the five illusory figures behind him.
The naval soldiers did not emerge unscathed from the battle.
Two sailors were injured; one had his arm torn off, and the other had a large chunk of his chest gnawed off.
Although it hasn't been completely wiped out, its injuries are clearly quite severe.
Fortunately, it is within its own jurisdiction and has a remarkable ability to recover; it only needs to stay in the water and wait for repairs.
"I sincerely obey Lord Cangjun's order."
The five water soldiers looked at Mu Yuan respectfully, then transformed into streams of water and disappeared into the main stream, dispersing back into other tributaries.
As recruited sailors, the naval soldiers were not only used for combat, but their main duty was to patrol and monitor.
Every tributary needs eyes, and every body of water needs ears.
Once everything was arranged, Mu Yuan turned to look at Zhou Gang and Xu Meng.
The two were staring blankly at the spot where the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse had died.
"How could he just die?" Xu Meng exclaimed in disbelief. "Isn't he supposed to be resurrected? Could it be that the information left behind by the former director was wrong?"
"It's not wrong." Zhou Gang shook his head, his voice low. "The bureau still has the battle video from back then. In the video, after the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse died, it did indeed revive in a very short time. I also can't understand why it died completely this time?"
He was certain that the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse was indeed dead.
Only when the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse truly dies will the Soul-Suppressing Nail and the original sealing formation appear.
At the spot where the Ten Thousand Souls Water Corpse had died, a rusty nail was slowly emerging.
The nail was less than a foot long, and its surface was covered with rust and dark red marks, as if it had been soaked in blood for decades.
In addition, the threads hidden beneath the mud at the bottom of the river were gradually revealed.
One after another, they connected with each other, densely covering the entire mainstream area, like a giant spider web.
"What is this?" Mu Yuan also noticed the nail.
With a wave of his hand, the water surged and instantly delivered the nail to his palm.