Scourge Messenger

Chapter 466 Death Sentence for a Shield
The path of natural disasters was a direction Yan Qing had planned long ago and would never change easily. As for Deng Jin and Wei Bai's warnings, Yan Qing had discussed them countless times with the thieving women, taking all the consequences into account.

This was indeed a very difficult decision, especially after Jiang Shi's sale. The Thieves' Family was no longer short of resources for immortal cultivation. Even if they did nothing else, they could still steadily cultivate to the sixth level of the Golden Core realm within three to five years by relying solely on Jiang Shi's support. The profits from monopolizing the online shopping platform were that terrifying. For them, the path before the seventh level was already smooth.

Is six-stage Transformation into Gold really not enough?
Even if one aspires to the Seventh-Stage Golden Elixir, is it really necessary to pursue the karma of natural disasters?

Ying Rushi never objected from beginning to end, and the pharmacist only mentioned it once or twice before saying nothing more. Only Shang Xinlei was still very uneasy until last night, holding Yan Qing and unable to sleep for half the night.

In fact, Yan Qing had hesitated before, but now that he saw how much the locals like Deng Jin and Wei Bai were opposing it, he made up his mind.

I admit that what you all said makes a lot of sense: stability, the big picture, security, profits, good versus evil... but what do these things have to do with me?
I just want to experience game content I've never played before, to build the most powerful build in this version, and to explore the ultimate power of this game!
It's your business if you treat games as an endless source of resources, but for me, the most important meaning of games is simply to play!
“The Blissful Immortal Palace is the Daoist temple of the Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord. Since we are the only ones here now, either the Blissful Immortal Lord is dead, or your summons, Fairy, has a way to clear the secret realm and forcibly strip the Blissful Immortal Lord’s blessed land away.” Deng Jin had completely guessed the truth: “If it’s just about clearing the Blissful Immortal Palace, then there is still room for redemption. The Blissful Immortal Lord wouldn’t dare to offend you, Fairy, for this. But if you destroy the secret realm, then even if the Blissful Immortal Lord has a good temper, he will probably fight you to the death.”

“Then let’s fight to the death.” Yan Qing said calmly, “Since we have chosen this path, we have long been prepared for it. Let me be frank with you, the Blissful Immortal Palace is just the first, but it will definitely not be the last. As long as there is a suitable secret realm, whether it is Western Xia, East Sea, Northern Border or Southern Yue, we will descend and destroy it.”

"We are destined to be enemies of the whole world. Even if a mere Blissful Immortal Lord wants revenge, he'll have to wait in line."

Wei Bai stared at them: "Madmen."

“I’m glad you had such a pleasant conversation, but my time is precious,” Jiang Shi said. “It’s time to make a decision.”

"Teammate or enemy?"

Jiang Shi took out a stone, the very stone that summoned allies. Her attitude was as cold as her face: teammates stay, enemies get out.

In the unspoken silence, Yan Qing sighed inwardly. He'd finally drawn some good teammates and given them such a long guide, but in the end, they still couldn't form a team. Next time, he should have stated from the start, "We are terrorists destroying the secret realm," to filter them. There's a forest for every bird; there are bound to be a few bad ones.

"teammate!"

Everyone looked over in surprise and saw Ning Xiaoxiao raising her hand high. Ning Xiaoxiao awkwardly withdrew her hand and said, "Fairy Jubao can summon people from all over the world and descend to the secret realm from such a distance. They can probably pass through paths that others cannot. There's no use in blocking them. I think Fairy Jubao will definitely become a super powerful figure. Let's make good connections first, hehe."

She stuck out her tongue and gave Jiang Shi a fawning smile.

After a brief silence, Deng Jin sighed helplessly: "Teammates."

He looked at Wei Bai: "Old Bai, the little girl is right. If the fairy can make this path work, then our opposition is nothing but the lament of the old era. Specific situations define what is morality, and if one has the ability to define situations, morality and ethics will change accordingly."

"speak English."

"If you're interested, you can come to the Dragon Sparrow Summer Palace for further studies. There are some critical thinking courses that I think everyone should learn." Deng Jin glanced at Yan Qing: "In short, if a powerful figure emerges in the future who can suppress the four wastelands of the outer realms by relying on the karma of natural disasters, then destroying secret realms and seizing the karma of natural disasters will no longer be a perverse act, but a more powerful and advanced way of cultivation." "Well said." Yan Qing couldn't help but applaud. He hadn't expected that he could argue the legitimacy of his actions from this perspective.

“Sophistry,” Wei Bai said, “is like using a loan from the future to argue for the correctness of the present, and then claiming that the correctness of the present can prove the correctness of the future. It’s like shooting the arrow before drawing the target. I’ve never been to the Dragon Sparrow Summer Palace, but I’ve studied reasoning.”

"However, I choose to become your teammate," he said slowly, "not to help you, but to hasten your destruction of the secret realm, so that you will know what a foolish path you have chosen. If you turn back in time, there is still a chance to make amends; otherwise, there is only death!"

“Old Bai is actually a pretty good guy,” Deng Jin said to Yan Qing and the others, “but people from the North tend to be a bit blunt.”

"I'm glad we reached a consensus," Yan Qing said. "Do we still need a sand table simulation?"

Everyone shook their heads. Yan Qing looked at the weeping Taoist in the [Never-Ending Feast] arena, "I'll count down five seconds. Shieldbearer, engage! Five, four, three, two, one!"

An ice wall, like a knife, rose from the ground and slashed towards the Weeping Taoist. The joyful laughter and chatter of "The Feast Never Ends" vanished instantly, leaving only the Weeping Taoist's emotionless declaration: "What kind of demon dares to disrupt my peaceful cultivation?"

The Weeping Taoist raised his hands, and four huge masks appeared around the arena, representing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—the four great supernatural beings! Wei Bai stood in the southern circle in the center of the arena, and when the Weeping Taoist moved to a distance where he could attack, he was exactly in the center of the arena.

Attacks rained down on the Weeping Taoist, but he ignored everyone else, focusing solely on attacking Wei Bai. This is why Yan Qing recruited the Shieldbearer class; all Shieldbearers possess the ability to generate aggro, ensuring they can reliably hold the Demon King's attention!
Suddenly, the weeping Taoist touched his face and put on the Joyful Slave Mask, then touched it again and put on the Wrathful Slave Mask. The two masks corresponding to the same area around the arena lit up at the same time.

Yan Qing immediately shouted, "Steel attack and east-west attack! Move away from north and south!"

Everyone gathered in the north-south direction and stayed away from the Weeping Taoist. Sure enough, the Weeping Taoist first unleashed a storm around his body, and then spewed flames in the east-west direction. No one was harmed.

After experiencing two rounds of "joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness," the Weeping Taoist clasped his hands together, golden light emanating from his palms. Yan Qing took a deep breath: "Attention, the death penalty is coming! Prepare to switch shields continuously! Wolf!"

The Pharmacist had already run to the side of the Weeping Taoist. The Weeping Taoist let out a low groan and slapped Wei Bai, shattering most of Wei Bai's defensive barrier and inflicting a vulnerability debuff that lasted for one second. If Wei Bai was hit again while in this state, he would surely be on the verge of death!

Just then, the Pharmacist shouted loudly, forcefully pulling away the Weeping Taoist's hatred, and the Weeping Taoist's second palm struck her!
The Pharmacist's defensive barrier was also mostly shattered. At this moment, she silently retreated. Wei Bai launched another attack on the Weeping Taoist, which drew the Weeping Taoist's hatred back. At this time, his vulnerable state also disappeared.

Yan Qing let out a breath, finally relieved.

Continuously switching shields is just a common operation in games, but recreating it in real life is incredibly exciting. The aggro of the Weeping Taoist rotates between Wei Bai, Yaoshi Yuan, and Wei Bai again. If someone makes a mistake even once, someone will definitely be brought to the brink of death by the Weeping Taoist.

(End of this chapter)