Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 496, Section 506: Human Corpses Gather

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The closer you get, the more you can feel the enormous sound waves spreading like a tide, causing the air to vibrate continuously.

Beyond the blood-stained city walls, under the gray sky, a group of dark heads stood silently not far away, tilting their heads back over the walls, as if they wanted to rush in and crush everyone to dust.

Lin Beixuan looked back and saw a group of people standing below Huangque City. They were neatly arranged together, and their bodies exuded a faint but intense aura of blood.

Unlike the cold and rigid aura of the Evil Spirit Army, every member of the Northern Underworld Army stared intently ahead, their eyes filled with fear, but even more so with excitement.

Most of the soldiers in the Northern Underworld Army were homeless. Their families and wives had died long ago during the starving ghost incident. Now, the only things that could sustain them, besides their primal instinct for survival, were the desire to become stronger.

Because of Lin Beixuan's merit-based reward system, everything in the Beiming Army became transparent.

If you want money, then kill the enemy!
If you want to become stronger, then kill your enemies!
If you want to get promoted, then kill the enemy!
Under this transparent and simple system, everyone can easily understand it.

Most of the soldiers are ordinary people. After losing their families, they have no other goal but to force themselves to set one.

Gradually, the Northern Darkness army soldiers became increasingly bloodthirsty. When they drew their swords and heard the sharp blades rubbing against the scabbards, their hearts would tremble uncontrollably.

His aura was like wisps of green smoke rising into the sky. These wisps of smoke gathered together, like rivers and seas, and a giant fish made entirely of mist leaped out of the sea. Its wide fins were boundless, its giant tail tumbled, and its massive military force surged out like a tsunami.

Wu Huo rode a strange beast given to him by Sheshan as his mount, and wore armor personally forged for him by the master craftsman Hu Yan. The armor was engraved with runes that looked ordinary, but were actually a mixture of several different methods.

His blood energy surged, as if a flame was burning around him. He gripped a large sword, his brows furrowed, and he stared ahead. His terrifying aura was closely intertwined with the military might of the Northern Underworld Army behind him.

He is now completely different from the person who followed Lin Beixuan back then.

Since ancient times, the fates of kings, nobles, generals, and ministers have been of great importance, while those of ordinary people have been as insignificant as a feather.

His destiny had already gained considerable weight in Lin Beixuan's eyes, a result of the power he had accumulated gradually after assuming a high position.

He even earned a nickname in the Northern Underworld Army.

Blood-stained clothes.

Because he was always the first to charge into battle whenever they encountered the enemy, he would fight until he was covered in blood, which stained his clothes red. This is how he got the nickname "Blood Clothes".

Wu Huo slowly drew his sword, the metal blade scraping against the scabbard, producing a piercing clang.

Luo Qi's essence and blood surged within his body, and the power of the demonic path slowly seeped out.

As the evil spirit army slowly pressed forward, Wu Huo remained expressionless, uttering cold words through clenched teeth.

"kill!"

In an instant, the previously eerily silent Northern Underworld Army suddenly drew their longswords in perfect unison. The swordsmen and shield bearers at the forefront strode forward, placed their fine iron shields in front of their chests, and charged fiercely at the onrushing evil spirit army.

Their immense strength was in no way inferior to that of the aliens transformed by the Evil Spirit Lord. After several battles, the Northern Underworld Army had become familiar with the Evil Spirit Army's tactics and power, and now, facing the Evil Spirit Army's charge, they seemed to be handling the situation with ease.

After blocking the first and fiercest attack with their shields, the swordsmen immediately raised their swords to counterattack, cutting off the heads of the evil spirits that were pressing down on their shields.

Meanwhile, the remaining Northern Underworld soldiers, who had been eyeing them covetously, jumped onto the shoulders of the swordsmen and shieldmen, brandishing their long swords and spears as they charged into the evil spirit army.

Lin Beixuan looked down at the scene below the city, where shouts of battle filled the air, feeling both calm and excited.

Around him, countless arrows rose into the sky, whistling as they shot towards the rear ranks of the evil spirit army.

Several mortal gods from Luozhou appeared and disappeared in the void. They set up their altars on the battlefield to amplify the power of the Northern Underworld Army and weaken the strength of the Evil Spirit Army.

But at that moment, pairs of enormous eyes appeared above the evil spirit army.

These eyes darted around, some looking at the mortal gods on the Luo Zhou battlefield, while all the rest turned to Lin Beixuan standing on the city wall.

These eyes emitted an eerie halo, like a swaying pendulum. Any Beiming soldiers affected by it experienced a significant reduction in their mobility, losing strength and falling into a drowsy state.

Lin Beixuan naturally noticed these things as well, but he didn't move; he simply looked over at them.

[Note: You have entered a special area - the Evil Eye Altar.]

[The Human Immortal's Dojo illustration is now available; information on the Evil Eye Altar has been unlocked.]

[Evil Eye Altar: An altar and dojo forcibly altered by the Evil Eye Immortal, allowing his abilities to be unaffected by other mortal god altars, unleashing his full power.]

[While seated on this altar, affected by the power of the Evil Eye Immortal Path, all beings within the altar will experience a -50 reduction in HP, HP regeneration, and strength. There is also a chance of being cursed by the Evil Eye, continuously falling into a 'hypnotic' state.]

[Hypnosis: The Evil Eye Immortal specializes in eyesight; his eyes possess a strange power, capable of seeing through people's hearts and drawing out the evil thoughts deep within them.]

[Anyone who falls into a hypnotic state will involuntarily lose control of their body, transforming into a monster controlled by evil thoughts under the powerful influence of the hypnotist.]

[Note: You are being watched by the Evil-Eyed Immortal.]

……

Nowadays, Lin Beixuan is no longer as wary of the information prompts from these minor deities and immortals as he used to be.

After learning more about the other party, several solutions immediately came to mind.

You can either choose to kill the other party directly, or cripple them and throw them into the Nine Heavens Profound Yellow Pagoda, where Jiu'er can refine them into Profound Yellow Liquid.

After careful consideration, Lin Beixuan chose the second option.

The cooperation with the Bai Xian clan has not yet been fully finalized, and Luo Zhou is currently facing a shortage of treatment drugs, relying entirely on him to keep the situation afloat with Xuanhuang Liquid.

A mortal god or immortal could provide at least two hundred units of Xuanhuang Liquid, and this amount of Xuanhuang Liquid could at least allow the entire Beiming Army to receive fifteen days of treatment with diluted Xuanhuang Liquid, even while they were injured every day.

So no matter how you look at it, refining the other party is the most cost-effective deal.

However, just as Lin Beixuan was pondering, another prompt appeared on the panel.

[Note: You have entered a special area - the Painted Skin Altar.]

[The Human Immortal's Daoist Temple map is now available; information on the Painted Skin Altar has been unlocked.]

[Painted Skin Altar: A sacred altar created by a painted-skin immortal who forcibly alters the terrain. It can conceal its own altar effects, preventing other mortal gods and immortals from noticing its appearance.]

[While seated within this altar, influenced by the power of the Painted Skin Immortal path, the senses of everyone present, including mortal gods and immortals, will be shielded by the Painted Skin. All beings below the same realm as the Painted Skin Immortal will have their life resilience reduced by 30, eyesight reduced by 50, and weapon proficiency reduced by 10. They will also passively acquire the 'Painted Skin' mark.]

[Painted Skin: Humans are like plants and trees, all possessing a physical form. While the human heart and soul are difficult to change, the physical form can be greatly altered. Painted Skin immortals possess countless forms, and are most adept at using their appearance to deceive people.]

Those who bear the mark of a masked person will have a significantly reduced perception of the people and things around them, making it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

[Note: You are being watched by the Painted Skin Immortal.]

……

[Note: You have entered a special area - the Celestial Centipede Altar.] [The Human Immortal Daoist Temple map is now available, and information about the Celestial Centipede Altar is unlocked.]

[Celestial Centipede Altar: An altar and training ground forcibly altered by the Celestial Centipede Immortal, within which the Celestial Centipede Immortal's power will exceed its original limit by 20%.]

[While seated on this altar, influenced by the power of the Celestial Centipede Immortal, all life force is increased by 50. The Celestial Centipede Immortal will then receive an equal boost to this life force until the life force reaches its maximum. Simultaneously, the user gains the 'Celestial Centipede True Form' state.]

[True Form of the Celestial Centipede: The Celestial Centipede Immortal uses his body as a technique, imitating the divine essence of the Celestial Centipede, to hone the True Form of the Celestial Centipede. He can transform into the Celestial Centipede, breaking through the upper limit of his basic strength in a short period of time and gaining the aura of 'Heavy Pressure'.]

Under the immense pressure of the aura, the speed of ordinary immortals of the same realm will be forcibly matched with that of celestial centipede immortals, while those below the celestial centipede immortal realm will experience a decrease in speed.

[Note: You are being watched by the Celestial Centipede.]

……

Upon seeing this message on the panel, Lin Beixuan's raised hand froze in mid-air, and he gazed wistfully towards a place below the city.

"Hiding away so stealthily, are you planning something sneaky?"

Golden and black flames flickered in Lin Beixuan's eyes as he saw through the other two immortals hidden in the painted skin.

It appears that the Evil Eye Immortal making a scene in mid-air is just a decoy, a cover for the actions of the Painted Skin Immortal and the Heavenly Centipede Immortal.

"So, their target is me?" Lin Beixuan thought to himself.

However, deep down he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The Evil Spirit True Lord's plan to send three human immortals to attack and kill him seemed somewhat redundant to him.

With his current strength, the success rate of these three immortals assassinating him is very low. It is far less reliable and more certain for the Evil Spirit True Monarch to take action himself.

Lin Beixuan could become a Human Immortal at any time if he wanted to, so it was impossible for these three Human Immortals to successfully assassinate him.

Moreover, he has the option to make a choice, and the Nine Heavens Profound Yellow Pagoda to protect him; it's impossible that the Evil Spirit True Lord didn't know this.

"From this perspective, their target is not me, but someone else."

Lin Beixuan narrowed his eyes, and the two divinely created organs in his eyes emitted a strange and terrifying divine light.

The incense from the temple within his body roared up like a tornado, further merging into his divine eyes.

And so he saw more of the world.

Hidden above his gray sky was another figure, the evil spirit who had accompanied him.

I just don't know if this is the other party's clone or their real body.

During this time, Lin Beixuan learned in detail about the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess.

The Evil Spirit Lord is a madman who conducts human experiments, so terrifying that he disassembles his own body into pieces for research.

This person has become so perverted that no one can guess what kind of crazy and twisted thoughts he has in his mind.

On the contrary, Zigu's thoughts were much simpler.

At this moment, Lin Beixuan saw through the opponent's hidden plan and was already on guard.

However, he remained outwardly calm and even stopped his intended attack.

"I'd like to see what you're really up to!"

This time he needs to personally intervene. If he follows the opponent's plan, both he and the Beiming Army will be in danger. The safest approach is to immediately have the Beiming Army retreat back to Huangque City, thus thwarting the opponent's plan.

However, Lin Beixuan thought differently. Despite it being his first time encountering such a situation where the enemy had set up a trap in a vast battlefield, he quickly made a decision that a normal person would not make. As if by instinct, he did not intend to back down, but instead wanted to find the enemy's weakness and then deliver a painful blow.

"Kill them all!"

The Northern Underworld Army and the Evil Spirit Army were like two grinding mills of flesh, crushing each other, with shouts of battle rising and falling.

Two massive military phenomena gathered in the sky were also attacking and fighting each other, trying to devour one another.

Undeterred by pain, the soldiers of the evil spirit army charged forward fearlessly like zombies, and their sheer numbers put considerable pressure on the Northern Underworld Army.

Gradually, the Northern Underworld Army began to suffer casualties.

Wu Huo, his body wreathed in blood energy, cleaved the head of a leader of the evil spirit army in front of him with a single slash, and stepped over the headless corpse without expression.

He noticed that the Northern Underworld army was beginning to suffer casualties, so he did not hesitate to take out a bundle of rockets from his pocket and shoot them into the air.

The rocket wasn't very loud; many people on the battlefield didn't even hear it.

However, this seemingly insignificant voice came from underground on the battlefield of the evil spirit army. Suddenly, ferocious hands reached out and dragged the evil spirit army down.

At this moment, a light mist began to float over the battlefield, carrying with it the distinctive stench of the walking corpses.

The cries of women and children suddenly rang out, and ghostly figures instantly entered the bodies of the evil spirit soldiers, controlling them to kill those around them.

The power of the Sorrowful Mystic Maiden is quite unique; she can influence people's emotions and also has the means to control spirits.

However, after Lin Beixuan established the Underworld, he stopped this ability. So now, the Sorrowful Mystic Maiden directly uses her own power to replace the Yin spirit and possess the enemy's body to control them.

As the corpse mist began to dissipate, Xi Xuan slowly emerged from it.

Because he was a walking corpse, Lin Beixuan placed him in the underground space that Moro had created.

With the arrival of the zombie army, the situation on the battlefield instantly reversed.

The army of zombies and the army of the Northern Underworld sandwiched the evil spirit army in the middle, biting down on it like wrapping dumplings.

Meanwhile, the military strength above the Beiming Army suddenly surged several times over. The enormous Kun fish spread its fins, which shimmered with golden light, transforming into a pair of wings that blotted out the sky.

At the same time, two giant claws extended from the fish's belly, pressing the evil spirit army to the ground.

Lin Beixuan kept a close eye on the battle, from the contest of divine blessings between the two sides to the fierce fighting between the armies below.

He was waiting, waiting for the other party to finally make a move.

As the drums thundered, the Evil Eye Immortal finally moved, countless evil eyes shooting towards the Northern Underworld Army's army that was about to transform into a giant roc.

As long as the army collapses, the Northern Dark Army will naturally suffer losses.

However, the local gods of Luozhou were not to be trifled with.

The Shadow God transformed into a terrifying shadow, blocking the Evil Eye. The Hidden God emerged from the space and came behind the Evil Eye Immortal.

(End of this chapter)