Excessive ferocity due to caution

The mountain god was furious.

But there was nowhere to vent.

Zhao Yi accurately grasped his weakness.

At their level, every step forward is incredibly difficult!

The strength of a near-peak Great Fiend seems to be only one step away from that of a Great Fiend, but that one step has become an insurmountable gap!

Only those who truly take that step are qualified to go to the legendary 'Holy Mountain'!

The mountain god was, of course, one of them.

It yearned for the sacred mountain.

That place is the utopia of this world, an incomparably sacred paradise.

It is also the most mysterious place in the chaotic world.

Although legends about the Holy Mountain circulate throughout the chaotic world, very few people actually know how to get there!

The mountain god learned about how to get to the holy mountain from the second group of men in black who came to Zili Village.

The group of men in black were carrying a metal box and were trying to pass through Zili Village.

These men in black belong to the same organization as the men in black who came to the village to build the experimental base and brought unknown and ominous limbs!

Their clothes are exactly the same.

So the mountain god attacked them and found some fragmented messages on them.

To get to the sacred mountain, you have to go through a very dangerous ancient road.

That road has buried countless great terrors and misfortunes!

Only those who have reached the level of Great Ferocity are qualified to take that path!

The mountain god devoured the unknown and mysterious limbs, gaining immense power from them.

But it was also infected by the 'uncleanliness' in its limbs.

After experiencing power he had never felt before, the mountain god began to turn evil, and his ambition gradually grew!

Later, the station ghost came to Zili Village, wanting to devour the mountain god and the villagers.

It is equally powerful.

Unfortunately, the station ghost's power comes from its "head," and it leans more towards control and domination.

In direct combat, it is far inferior to the mountain god who has absorbed the power of the 'limbs'!

Moreover, Zili Village is the territory of the mountain god.

Thus, the station ghost was ultimately defeated and fled, but the mountain god naturally wouldn't let it go. He chased it to the station in Moye Village, captured the station ghost's true form, brought it back to Zili Village, and devoured it.

This is why the station in Moye Village is now abandoned, and there are ruins everywhere.

With the mountain god having devoured a head and four limbs, its power has taken another big step closer to becoming a great evil!

It learned from the station ghost's fragmented memories that both the head and limbs belonged to the "unclean body".

A mysterious and vast organization seems to want to use 'impure bodies' as vessels to summon something terrible to descend!

After devouring the head and limbs, the mountain god was further corrupted by the unclean power!

Its ambitions are growing ever stronger, and ever more insane.

Soon after, the mountain god held a special ceremony, using his power to summon many spirits from the distant amber forest, forcing them to sign a contract with him and become his servants.

The previous Phantom Spirit (truck driver) and Maggot Queen were both spirits from the Amber Forest.

The villagers were also infected by the polluted bells in the mountain god's temple, turning into one non-human monster after another, and becoming unwavering believers of the mountain god.

Because the mountain god has been corrupted too severely by unclean forces, it is no longer able to absorb the power of faith to become stronger as it used to...

The only way to go further and break through the shackles is to find other unclean parts that share the same source of power as the 'head' and 'limbs' and completely devour them!

Because the unclean body belongs to a whole, the mountain god could vaguely sense that the other two parts were also near Valley Suspension Town.

But it searched secretly for many years without finding it.

And it itself...

Because the original "tree" body had not been completely replaced by an "unclean body" before, it could not leave Zili Village and the Mountain God Temple for a long time.

A tree without roots cannot live long.

Therefore, its current situation is very awkward.

Only by finding the remaining two unclean limbs can it truly shed its former body and become a real ferocious beast!

Otherwise, it will remain stuck here forever!

Zhao Yi, by sheer coincidence, seized upon its Achilles' heel!

Would there be a "god" willing to fight to the death with an ant?

of course not.

They're not stupid.

"You lowly ant, what do you want from me?"

In the end, the mountain god gave in.

For the first time, it yielded to such a weak mortal.

The matter of an unclean body is extremely secret and cannot be known to outsiders.

If Zhao Yi knows about this, then there's a high probability that he really does know where the remaining parts of the unclean body are.

Although there is still a very small chance that Zhao Yi is bluffing.

But when it comes to his own future... the mountain god dares not gamble, nor is he willing to gamble!

However, it has already secretly added Zhao Yi to its kill list!

Once it gets its hands on the remaining unclean remains, it will definitely kill Zhao Yi immediately!

By then, it will be an absolutely free and ferocious beast!

As long as it wants Zhao Yi dead, Zhao Yi will die!

Faced with the mountain god's compromise, Zhao Yi showed no surprise, remaining calm and composed.

This was within his expectations.

"I have three conditions."

"The first thing is permissions."

"I want the village chief's family to have the right to freely enter and leave Zili Village."

The mountain god frowned.

The villagers are its believers.

Everything they have belongs to it.

Zhao Yi's demand for it to grant him access was almost tantamount to challenging its authority.

Believers themselves have no inherent value.

What is valuable is its face and dignity.

But thinking of his own future, the mountain god granted his request.

"Can."

Zhao Yi then made a second request.

"I need a stone statue... When the second group of men in black passed through the village, they must have brought with them a sealed iron ghost."

"In the box on its chest is a special statue with eight arms."

The mountain god's gaze narrowed slightly.

Do you recognize that stone statue?

Zhao Yi replied:

"I don't know him."

"But I have a friend..."

After listening to Zhao Yi's words, the mountain god remained silent for a long time.

"What is your third request?"

It did not grant Zhao Yi's second request and was still considering it.

From its hesitation, Zhao Yi sensed the special nature of the stone statue.

"My third request is that I need some time to prepare. I will tell you about my heart and body at the end of the month."

"If you agree to these three requests, I'm willing to help you find the rest of the body parts."

Upon hearing that the time would be extended by another ten days, the mountain god's expression underwent a subtle change.

"End of month?"

Zhao Yi replied:

"You've already waited so many years, is it so hard to wait another ten days?"

The mountain god frowned.

With its hands behind its back, it pondered for a moment before speaking:

"I can grant you these three conditions, but you must form a spell seal with me using your soul."

The mountain god pointed to Zili Village at the foot of the mountain.

"By this village the curse, if you do not provide me with information about the unclean remains by the end of the month, you will serve me as your master for life!"

Zhao Yi clicked his tongue in amazement.

A BOSS is a BOSS.

He has some cleverness.

If it makes itself swear that if it doesn't receive news of unclean remains by the end of the month, it will explode on the spot, which would be much easier.

When the time comes, Zhao Yi will only need to lie down in the guild's headquarters and that will be the end of it.

If you die, you are immediately reborn.

It doesn't matter even if he's outside.

Because he also has a scapegoat.

However, the mountain god is now making him swear an oath to become his servant.

In this matter... the rules of the guild headquarters and the rules of the substitute dolls are no longer relevant.

However, Zhao Yi still agreed.

In the end, Zhao Yi used his soul as a token and his blood as a vow to establish the Zi Li Curse.

If he cannot provide the mountain god with the correct information by the end of the month, then he must serve the mountain god as his master and not disobey his words.

In return, the Mountain God must keep the three promises he made to Zhao Yi.

After completing the Zili Curse, the mountain god waved his hand, and the mysterious unclean power was transformed into a large amount of life force, restoring Zhao Yi's sight!

With the mountain god's permission, Zhao Yi was able to observe it directly.

But everything about it is shrouded in unknown chaos.

Saw.

It wasn't fully visible.

An old, weathered stone statue appeared in the hands of the mountain god.

It's about the size of a palm.

The stone statue has a rather simple appearance.

There is no sculpted face.

It does indeed have eight arms.

The patterns on the muscles... are exactly the same as the tattoos on the Darkest Personality!

...

[Item: Mysterious Stone Statue]

[Quality: Quest Item]

[Introduction: ...There are only fragmentary records about it. The church calls it a blasphemer. In some ancient documents whose authenticity is difficult to verify, an old poet mentioned that it was once...the nightmare of the gods.]

[Effect: It's just an ordinary stone statue. What do you expect a stone statue to do? ... But if your XP is a bit strange, maybe you can try facing it...]

...

With the item notification from the system, Zhao Yi confirmed that the Mountain God had not done anything underhanded.

But what the heck is this effect?

This game system is getting more and more ridiculous!

Zhao Yi pulled up his pants.

Take back the idol.

The focus was on the words "blasphemer" and "church".

Zhao Yi secretly memorized these five words.

This idol undoubtedly has a complex relationship with the church. Perhaps clues about the idol, his darkest personality, and his lost memories can all be found in the Church of the Skull...

But right now, he has more important things to do.

"The station ghost was the head, in Moye Village, and has now been devoured by the mountain god."

"The limbs also met an unexpected end in Zili Village, being swallowed by the mountain god."

"As for the heart, it's in the steel mill. The spiritual power that Blitz was born from has been absorbed by me, and the heart is no longer in danger."

"So where is the remaining body...?"

P.S.: I need to revise the previous chapters this weekend; it's quite a project.

I didn't realize it when I was writing it, but now I find that many parts are not visually appealing.

Of course, the retouching only focuses on the details; the overall plot remains unchanged, so there's no need to worry or watch it again.

Thank you for reading.

Go and write the next chapter right away.

It will be sent around 12 o'clock.

Absolutely no slacking off!!!