The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 144 Return to the city, human migration

[Sacred Tree Progress: 79%]

Only 1% of the progress is needed to obtain the energy to activate Shukaku, the one-tailed beast.

Huo Ying took a deep breath. He couldn't wait to see the power of the tailed beast.

After putting the war hammer back into the mirror world, Huo Ying glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, ignored them, and took a step to go down the mountain.

"S-lord?"

When they found that Huo Ying was not going to take them away, the people kneeling on the ground panicked and crawled to Huo Ying's feet on their knees.

"Sir, you can't leave. Please take us with you. Don't worry, we will definitely be loyal to you and work like slaves for you."

The little boy's body might not have been completely cold yet, but the people present dared to swear their loyalty to Huo Ying.

Huo Ying sneered: "This is the end of the world. What's the use of me having some cattle and horses?"

After saying that, Huo Ying strode over the person kneeling in front of him, but the next second, a woman with a big belly suddenly rushed over and hugged Huo Ying's legs.

"No, no, you can't leave us here!" the pregnant woman wailed, "You killed our little patron saint, the macaw, and we are the only ones left, the old, the weak, and the disabled. What shall we do?"

"You abandoning us is no different from killing us. I have a baby in my belly. How can you be so cruel and watch us, the old, weak, sick, orphans and widows, die!"

It’s the end of the world, and you don’t even know whether you can survive tomorrow, yet you still dare to have a child.

Huo Ying rolled his eyes, then a hint of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth. This pregnant woman had no signs of life in her belly, and the pregnancy was just a disguise. Perhaps the little boy had been deceived by her before, and was being ordered around by this group of people because of this moral kidnapping.

Huo Ying glanced at the people kneeling on the ground. It was obvious that these people knew that the woman who was acting crazy was faking her pregnancy, but they all let the woman cling to Huo Ying. No one tried to expose the woman, and no one tried to speak for her. Everyone was staring at Huo Ying's reaction nervously. If Huo Ying was soft-hearted, they would take advantage of the woman to gain Huo Ying's sympathy and leave with him. If Huo Ying was determined, even if Huo Ying kicked the woman away, these people kneeling on the ground would not help.

Huo Ying sighed.

"If I take you away, you will be loyal to me and do anything for me, right?"

I relented!
Huo Ying softened his heart!
The woman's eyes lit up, and she immediately kowtowed madly: "You are the Buddha, you are the Bodhisattva, for your great kindness, I will definitely work like a cow or a horse to repay you!"

"Yes, don't worry, we will do whatever you ask us to do!"

Seeing Huo Ying give in, the others hurriedly crawled over to surround Huo Ying, fearing that Huo Ying would go back on his word and run away.

"You are indeed useful to me." Huo Ying's eyes turned cold. Before, these people pointed their guns at Huo Ying because they were afraid that Huo Ying would reveal the secret that night flying insects would not enter this mountain, so they wanted to kill Huo Ying. Now, they wanted to survive under Huo Ying's protection.

Originally, Huo Ying wanted to let them fend for themselves because they were all human beings.

but……

Psychic art!

Bang.

Thick white fog instantly enveloped everyone.

Then, three hundred White Zetsu appeared and surrounded all the people kneeling on the ground.

"Now, it's time for you to show your loyalty."

Huo Ying closed his eyes.

The White Zetsu suddenly rushed into the crowd.

Bai Zetsu held the bone spears and bone spurs in his hands and stabbed them hard at the people kneeling on the ground.

"You actually killed someone! Are you a human being?!"

"You beast, if you don't want to save us, just get out of here. Why are you so cruel!"

"Mercy, mercy, I don't want to die!"

Suddenly, wailing and cursing sounded in the crowd. Several men picked up guns on the ground and fired at Bai Zetsu. The bullets hit Bai Zetsu's body, leaving bullet holes one after another, but after a while, Bai Zetsu's wounds healed automatically.

The wailing and cursing soon ended.

Nearly a hundred bodies were lying on the ground.

The White Zetsu attacked their vital points, and these people died very quickly without feeling much pain.

The fallen leaves on the ground were trampled into mud in the recent fight. The mud was mixed with reddish-brown color, as if the earth was oozing blood.

Huo Ying didn't open his eyes, but just waved his hand.

The White Zetsu quickly lifted the body and carried it out of the forest.

A strong smell of blood spread out.

Soon, several gray shadows sensed the scent of the corpse.

Seeing White Zetsu guarding the body, the gray shadows circled in the air, hesitating.

Although they could sense that the White Zetsu were of the same kind as themselves, the oppressive feeling from the three hundred powerful White Zetsu was too strong, so the Gray Shadows did not dare to parasitize the corpses that were obviously under the management of these White Zetsu.

"Come on, we are all brothers, come down."

Bai Zetsu, who was standing in front of the map, waved at the gray shadow in the air, inviting him with full sincerity.

Well, when you are away from home, you have to rely on the help of your own kind, and your own people will not cheat on your own people.

When the gray shadows saw the enthusiasm in Bai Zetsu's eyes, they felt relieved and one by one they drilled into the corpses carried by Bai Zetsu. Soon, nearly a hundred corpses turned into nearly a hundred zombies.

"Master, it's okay."

Huo Ying stood in the woods and received the signal from the White Zetsu on the map, then lifted the psychic technique.

Bang.

Outside the woods, the three hundred White Zetsu turned into White Eyes and returned to the Mirror Ghost World. They were carried in the hands of the White Zetsu, and the corpse ghosts who had no time to move were also teleported into the Mirror Ghost World.

"Where, where is this? What's going on?!"

The zombies looked at the unfamiliar civic center, subconsciously huddled together, and looked at each other.

The White Zetsu ignored the corpse ghosts and lined up neatly. The next second, Huo Ying also entered the mirror ghost world and stood in front of the corpse ghosts.

The Mirror Ghost World is completely closed. If you lock the corpse ghost in the Mirror Ghost World, you don’t have to worry about the gray shadow running away.

Huo Ying slowly opened his eyes.

Now, what is in front of him is no longer a human being, but a corpse ghost.

"You! You actually!"

The zombies read the memory of the corpse and looked at Huo Ying in horror.

This man actually ordered the killing of so many humans and even let corpse ghosts parasitize the human corpses!
What a horrible behavior!

Eh……

A corpse ghost was stunned for a moment. No, killing humans and letting the corpses be parasitized by corpse ghosts, this is clearly an extremely friendly behavior for corpse ghosts!

The zombies reacted and looked at the strong Bai Jue beside Huo Ying, their eyes lit up for a moment.

You misunderstood. This man is not scary at all. He is a friendly force!
"Submit to me, and I will give you stronger bodies." Huo Ying pointed at Bai Jue beside him.

"agreed, agreed!"

"Believe it, we believe it, come on!"

The corpse ghosts hurriedly responded to Huo Ying's words without waiting for him to finish. There was no other way. It was not because Huo Ying was good at deceiving, but because three hundred Bai Jue were standing in front of the corpse ghosts. The corpse ghosts, who were used to floating in the air, could not resist such temptation at all. For the corpse ghosts, the flesh body they could parasitize was like a house. Parasitizing on a dead person was like living in an old and shabby house, and parasitizing on a strong Bai Jue was like living in a big villa!

"..." The Map White Zetsu scratched its head speechlessly. Although it hoped that Huo Ying would create more White Zetsu, it was also a corpse ghost at heart. It was really embarrassing to face these same kind.

Wood Release: Spore Jutsu.

Huo Ying spread out his palms, and dense spores flew into the air, rapidly expanding and turning into a strong White Zetsu.

There were also some spores mixed with explosive clay that stuck to the corpse and exploded with a bang.

The spores contained the components of poplar wood, and the corpse ghosts instantly ignited the explosion. The gray shadows of the corpse ghosts left the corpses without any reluctance, and one after another parasitized Bai Zetsu's body.

Wait! This body looks a bit like a prison!
After transforming into White Zetsu, the corpse ghosts were suddenly stunned. White Zetsu's body actually contained poplar wood components. Although it was powerful, it was like a seal that allowed only entry but not exit. Moreover, within the seal, once White Zetsu's body was completely destroyed, these corpse ghosts would truly die.

The corpse ghosts looked up in surprise, only to see a madly spinning three-magatama Sharingan.

"Return to the team."

Huo Ying gave a gentle order and transformed Bai Jue frequently. Huo Ying was already adept at dealing with creatures like corpse ghosts. As the corpse ghosts entered Bai Jue's body and were weakened by the energy of the poplar wood, Huo Ying controlled nearly a hundred corpse ghosts in front of him with just a glance.

After receiving the order, the pupils of the new White Zetsu slowly reflected the image of the three magatama, and then they marched in step, walked behind Huo Ying, and stood in a row with the previous White Zetsu.

Huo Ying counted them, hmm, three hundred White Jue, it has evolved into four hundred White Jue!
With an extra hundred White Zetsu and endless firepower, Huo Ying felt that clearing the third floor of the Azure Gene Factory would no longer be a problem.

After leaving the Mirror Ghost World, Huo Ying walked down the mountain and at the foot of the mountain he summoned the map, Bai Jue and the armored vehicle.

Map Bai Jue inserted the big tail into the fuel tank, filled the tank with oil, and then consciously started the return journey towards Ailing Town.

Today, the rain is a little lighter and there are faint signs that it will stop.

There were fewer rain ghosts on the road. Perhaps it was because Huo Ying was wearing a fish scale cloak, the rain ghosts ignored Huo Ying and did not approach him.

The armored vehicle was speeding along at lightning speed, and suddenly, Bai Jue stepped on the brakes.

On the road in the suburbs, there was actually an armored vehicle of the same model as Huo Ying's parked.

The cabin was opened and more than 40 people walked out. Some were taking showers in the rain, while others took out containers to catch the rain.

These people noticed that the rain was about to stop and feared that water would be difficult to obtain in the future, so they risked their lives by stopping their cars to make use of more rainwater.

When they noticed Huo Ying's car approaching, the women who were hiding from the rain on the other side screamed, hurriedly put on their clothes and ran back to the car. Huo Ying glanced at them lightly with some pity in his eyes. The women in this car were all young and in good shape. It was easy to imagine why they were rescued, and it was not difficult to guess what would happen to them after arriving in XN City.

Seeing Huo Ying's armored vehicle, the door of the cab opened and two sturdy middle-aged men jumped out of the car.

Bai Jue looked at Huo Ying, then braked gently.

Huo Ying also opened the door and walked towards the two of them.

When they saw Huo Ying's outfit, they were stunned and looked at the license plate number in disbelief.

"Isn't this the car that Lao Zhou and Lao Meng drove..."

A middle-aged man with tattoos on his face asked subconsciously, but was stepped on by his companion and swallowed the rest of his words.

In the doomsday, the car and the people are still there, but the car has changed owners. Lao Zhou and Lao Meng are naturally dead.

If the murderer wasn't Huo Ying, there's no point asking.

If the murderer was Huo Ying, and Huo Ying could kill Lao Zhou and Lao Meng, why couldn't he kill the two of them?

The tattooed man reacted, looked at Huo Ying guiltily, and became alert.

Huo Ying didn't care about their reactions. Instead, he took out a piece of charcoal from his cloak and threw it over. He asked, "Hasn't Lian Hai City been destroyed? Why did you two come out now?"

Huo Ying looked towards the armored vehicle. In the back seat of the cab sat a bandaged man, who had obviously been transplanted with a turtle's pituitary gland and was serving as a volunteer for navigation.

The tattooed man looked at his companion bitterly. Huo Ying knew the situation in Lianhai City. It seemed that Zhou Wenping and Hu Zhijun had a high probability of falling into Huo Ying's hands.

The middle-aged man caught the charcoal thrown by Huo Ying: "I am from the Lianhai City Investigation Team, everyone calls me Lao Niu."

Lao Niu's behavior was to show goodwill to Huo Ying, and then he said: "Brother, which road did you come from? Is it XN City? Lianhai City was indeed destroyed by ferocious beasts. We were the soldiers ordered to cover the rear. We thought we were dead, but after the ferocious beasts completely destroyed the defenses of Lianhai City, those powerful beasts actually let humans go. I don't know where they went. Although there are many ferocious beasts and weird things left, the investigation team can still barely deal with them, so we did not evacuate directly, but tried to collect survivors."

Huo Ying frowned and glanced at the women who had already put on their clothes, standing next to the armored vehicle, and curiously listening to the conversation between Lao Niu and himself.

Lao Niu smiled awkwardly: "Brother, there is no other way. We need the assistance of XN City, so the priority for escorting back are the family members of XN City's senior officials and those who can try to establish connections in XN City."

Lao Niu said bluntly: "In the doomsday, crying is useless. Bring some pretty girls to negotiate for aid. Even if we can't get more benefits, the other party will be pleasing to the eye and willing to listen to our demands."

"You don't have to think we're that dirty. If we were that kind of people, there would be no need for us to stay behind to cover the retreat." Lao Niu explained generously, and continued, "The number of armored vehicles is insufficient, and the command center is also worried about danger on the road, so the remaining armored vehicles are arranged for each road. Whoever arrives safely in XN City will return along the same route. In this way, the large force will know which road is the safest, and can migrate with the remaining survivors."

"We have given up Lianhai City. Everyone is hiding in the surrounding towns waiting for our news. Seeing you, brother, I feel much more relieved. At least the road ahead is likely to be safe." Lao Niu laughed twice and stuffed the charcoal into his arms: "Anyway, this is all the news. This charcoal will not be returned or exchanged."

That’s right, not all people in the doomsday are evil.

After observing with the Byakugan and Sharingan, Huo Ying was sure that Lao Niu was not lying, and then nodded. Huo Ying had always respected such a warrior who dared to leave the rear and also dared to be the vanguard.

"I'm not from XN City, so I'm not sure if it's safe. But I can tell you something. Don't take the water route, and don't pass by places near rivers. If you can, you'd better warn other teams as well."

Huo Ying reminded Lao Niu and then returned to his armored vehicle.

Map Bai Jue started the car and continued to return to Ailing Town.

Lao Niu thought about it and shouted towards Huo Ying's car: "Brother, thank you!"

It was not until Huo Ying's car disappeared that the tattooed man said, "Brother Niu, I looked at the navigation. The nearest towns are Dongling Town and Ailing Town."

"Dongling Town is next to a big river. He reminded us not to pass by the water source. Perhaps he is a resident of Dongling Town?"

Lao Niu shook his head. "He has already reminded us not to pass by the water source. How can he still live in Dongling Town? He must live in Ailing Town. We have to find a way to leave a message to our teammates, telling them that if they enter Ailing Town, they must keep a low profile and not provoke this person."

The tattooed man was puzzled: "Brother Niu, when he saw us, he took the initiative to throw charcoal to us as a gesture of goodwill. Maybe he was worried that we would embarrass him. So, Zhou Wenping and Meng Zhijun might not have been killed by him. Do we need to think that he is so dangerous?"

Lao Niu lowered his voice and said, "Are you stupid? Without volunteers, how could he drive an armored vehicle through the suburbs? I just saw that there were only two people in the armored vehicle, which means that Zhou Wenping and Meng Zhijun are not only dead, but also leaked the secret of the turtle pituitary gland. That person even found someone who can perfectly integrate the turtle pituitary gland without side effects. Otherwise, how could that person locate while driving..."

"He must have killed Zhou Wenping and Meng Zhijun. It was a coincidence that he got the armored vehicle, but it was definitely not a coincidence that he got the turtle transplant technology."

Lao Niu patted the tattooed man on the shoulder and said, "You know what Zhou Wenping and Meng Zhijun are capable of. One is a glue and the other is a transfer. They are one of the top teams in our Lianhai City Investigation Team. It takes a very capable person to kill them both."

"Think about it. He can kill them both and find an infected person who perfectly matches the pituitary gland of the turtle. This guy is most likely not alone, but a powerful group of infected people in Ailing Town. If we don't warn him, what if someone in the investigation team offends him?"

The tattooed man's pupils shrank as he realized how powerful Huo Ying was. Subconsciously, he also agreed with the speculation that there was a Huo Ying gang in Ailing Town.

Without hesitation, the tattooed man immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, placed his palms on his tattoo, and closed his eyes.

After a long time, the tattooed man opened his eyes and said, "Brother Niu, no, the distance is too far, and there is also the strange fog infection. My ability is unable to transmit information."

The tattooed man has a special ability, which is signal. As long as he tattoos the same pattern as his on another person's body, he can send a signal message to the other person from a long distance, replacing a phone that has become useless.

In addition to this ability, tattoos can also sense danger. The closer you are to a powerful monster, the weaker the signal will be. Tattooed men can judge how dangerous the route is by sensing the strength of their own signal.

Seeing that the tattooed man failed to deliver the message, Lao Niu sighed: "Forget it, I hope they won't be so unlucky to provoke that man. Let's rush to XN City as soon as possible and then return early. The most urgent task is to help the large army transfer quickly."

(End of this chapter)