From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 301 Resentment Explodes, Ghosts Run Rampant

"He's still digging! He's dug up the bones!" A right-winger watched, trembling and clutching his chest, as if his ancestral graves had been dug up—which was quite true. For these people who spread hatred, the biggest bridgehead had been blown up, which was terrible!
After all, without a spiritual totem, how can they spread hatred and tell others that they are right?
This is a terrible blow to their entire faction!

Moreover, looking at his ruddy-faced colleagues beside him, he knew that these leftists who were at odds with them would definitely spread the word about what happened today.

Soon, the whole country will know that the result of this crisis stems from their decades-long hate propaganda and their massive worship.

“We did what even Emperor Toba dared not do back then…we did it…” Shi Mao said in a trembling voice, then looked at the scene in front of him and felt his legs tremble.

Indeed, he didn't want to be this damn prime minister, but he also had dreams. After the arrival of the extraordinary era, anyone with a bit of ambition has dreams!
Don't you see how assertive the five Nordic countries are, yet the whole world still wants to do business with them?

Don't you see that even in Italy, which has become like this, it is still the epicenter of Catholicism?
As you can see, when a certain divine warrior traveled south to Latin America, and priests belonging to the Mayan gods appeared, even America had to be extremely careful.
This is the power of the extraordinary!
Japan has no shortage of supernatural systems, especially since they know that the powers of Taoism and Buddhism really exist!
Like Vietnam, Japan claims to be the inheritor of Chinese culture. If the Roman Empire of the East were to truly fall, they would be the first to jump out and proclaim it.

It is precisely because of this that they feel they have a great chance, especially after the appearance of their own extraordinary Onmyoji.

If others can do it, why can't they? If others can stand up, so can they!
As a result, driven by profit, they proactively severed ties with the Onmyoji; driven by profit, they chose to continue waiting, only to be met with this apocalyptic outcome...

No one thought Shuten-dōji was joking. They all knew clearly that this great monster was thinking and doing the same thing, and that they had no other choice but to wait here to die!
So, filled with terror, they remained seated, awaiting the rewards of the apocalypse—yes, they didn't even want to run.

In the Japanese mindset, the strong are everything, so they are just waiting here for their death sentence.

Some people even think that this is not bad. It is better to die at the hands of such a great monster and ghost king than to die at the hands of those little ghosts, right?

The news about the Kyoto Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) is no longer news; it's something everyone knows.

The most ridiculous thing is that this group of people were selling off their assets in Kyoto this morning, preparing to continue investing in Tokyo. Now, Tokyo has become a ghost town, and they don't need to invest anymore.

"Hahahaha! That's it, that's it!" In the scene, Shuten-dōji was still laughing loudly, and in front of him, the original shrine had become a ruin. More corpses and souls were dug out by him and directly absorbed.

The guy's body visibly swelled up, then deflated, then swelled up again, then deflated again, just like a balloon!
He only slowly stopped after he had devoured all the souls.

But this is not the end. With countless cameras around, many people can clearly see that his purpose is far more than that!

He guided all the unearthed corpses and bones, infusing them with eerie ghostly energy, and they gradually transformed into terrifying vengeful spirits.

Shuten-dōji was a legendary demon king!

That's why he was so happy to see these resentments, these vows of sacrifice, and these worshipped beings who were so powerful yet had no soul power whatsoever!
He laughed heartily, pointed out the monsters one by one, and then scattered them throughout the city.

"Go, go create fear! Go make everyone afraid!"

Fear is the very source of power for evil beings, and Shuten-dōji is no exception. Such a grand spectacle will only surprise many people, but it will not instill fear in them.

But these released vengeful spirits are different; the real fear only comes when the spirits come to your face!
Shuten-dōji himself slowly sat down cross-legged beside the Rashomon demon and began his training.

To put it simply, I ate too much and felt a bit bloated, so I needed to find a place to digest.

Before the enormous demon sat an incomparably handsome man, serene and elegant, as if nothing had happened to him.

But everyone knows that he is the culprit behind this incident and this crisis!

At that moment, the people filming and broadcasting those scenes were attacked in a terrifying manner! Because they were the closest to Shuten-dōji, the monsters spawned by Shuten-dōji targeted them almost immediately.

Meanwhile, viewers off-screen were also fortunate enough to experience the first-person perspective of the "attacked party":

It was a female host on the ground, driving an interview vehicle, chasing after a giant demon. She was filming the face of the seated "Shuten-dōji" on the ground, and talking as she filmed:

"Did you see that, viewers? This is the true mastermind behind this massive natural disaster. I bet he's some kind of demon king or monster. He's so cool! So powerful!"

Just as she continued speaking into the camera, she saw a look of utter terror on the face of the cameraman in front of her.

"Behind you! Behind you!" the cameraman shouted, only to be met with a reporter's merciless rebuke: "How many times have I told you? Hold the camera steady, don't shake it! If you shake it again, we'll both get our wages docked! You're a cameraman, if you can't do the job well, you're fired!"

The cameraman couldn't take it anymore, so he threw down his camera and ran away!

This stupid host, he's been annoyed with her for a long time, and she still acts like this now, so let her just die!
So the cameraman ran away, but the camera that fell to the ground faithfully recorded what happened next:
The female host belatedly turned around and saw the monster in front of her—a "ghost" with drooping eyes, slowly sniffing her scent.

"Ah!" The woman's scream seemed to make the entire screen tremble, and even startled the ghost.

The next second, the "ghost" rushed onto the woman's body and merged with her. Soon, they became one, and they walked away awkwardly into the distance.

This scene shocked everyone who witnessed it. "Merged...merged? This..."

……

"Your Majesty, the power of wishes for this city has been collected. In just one day, over a hundred million wishes have been gathered... Truly befitting a metropolis, with such a large population!" Alvin said with delight.

"Only a hundred million? Not much... quite a small amount!" Bai Yang shook his head. "Sure enough, a grand spectacle that's only scratching the surface will greatly weaken the acquisition of wish power, and news from all over the world is also weakening the power of wish power acquisition from such events!"

This is unavoidable. After all, everyone has a threshold. The threshold between your first encounter with the extraordinary and your subsequent contact with the extraordinary after you already know about it is definitely not the same, and it can even be said that there is no comparison at all.

"Then, Your Majesty, shall we allow Shuten-dōji to continue ruling this city?" Alvin asked curiously. "Using these monsters to rule this city? Won't that cause a huge population loss?"

"Of course not, this is just a rehearsal!" Bai Yang said. "The new story is on its way!"

Although he looked down on the ruling class, the city's population could still be a good source of extraordinary willpower for him.

Therefore, Bai Yang will not actually destroy the city. Despair alone cannot convince people and motivate them to make a commitment. Only hope that emerges from despair is the best way to exploit people!
"Let's go, let's find out who in this city is most suitable to be a hero!" Bai Yang said with a smile, looking at the city and finding his target.

"Since Shuten-dōji is here, Dōjigiri Yasutsuna will naturally have to bring them out to play with as well. This way, these ancient artifacts will probably attract the attention of those who care, and thus obtain the legendary power!"

The biggest difference between places like Japan and Western countries is that they actually have ancient objects, not things from "last week".

It is precisely because of this that Bai Yang felt that such places were also likely to produce some excellent "faith artifacts," such as those very Japanese-style Three Sacred Treasures, or these swords that were touted as being incredibly powerful.

Whether it's real or not doesn't matter; in his hands, even the most fake thing can become real!

P.S.: Two chapters posted first, two more to come.
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