"No need to say anything, I understand. Your little sister told me before... oh, was it my older sister? Never mind, it doesn't matter."

Lu Ye abandoned the old woman and walked forward.

After the battle ended, my head felt dizzy.

Lu Ye grabbed a handful of rice from Bian Ruo Qingzi and put it in his mouth to refuse.

The fatigue disappeared instantly.

Lu Ye took out a Moon Concealing Candy from his pocket, popped it into his mouth, took a deep breath, and then jumped into the water.

With the help of the [Aquatic Breathing Technique], Lu Ye could swim very fast in the water.

The underwater world was filled with submerged buildings, the wood all rotten. Following his memory, Lu Ye arrived at the cave where the Fish King lived, hiding among the seaweed.

A giant carp is swimming in the water.

That is the ultimate form of nobles.

It shed its human body and transformed completely into a carp.

Magikarp possesses a lifespan that rivals time itself, making him immortal.

It wasn't mealtime yet.

It wanders aimlessly through the cave, passing the time in this way all along.

It's worth mentioning that if the King Fish sees other people in the water, it will attack without hesitation.

The reason for this is that only one King Fish can exist at a time.

Therefore, it would never allow anyone else to soak in this source water except itself, even though Lu Ye only wanted to pass by.

After waiting for a while, Lu Ye felt that the Fish King wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.

Who knows when it will go to eat?

After emerging from the bushes, the Fish King immediately spotted the person who had trespassed into the water.

It opened its huge mouth and rushed towards this place at a speed faster than Lu Ye had imagined.

Looking at the fish mouth that was magnified in his field of vision, Lu Ye couldn't help but think to himself, "How disgusting."

Seizing the opportunity, Lu Ye kicked the water hard and plunged headfirst into the mouth of the fish king.

Logically speaking, this is quite dangerous.

Since Magikarp has teeth and a tongue, it means that it has the function of chewing.

The two rows of neat teeth and tongue are the only proof that they were once human. If Lu Ye is not careful, he will be chewed into a lump of meat scraps.

But Lu Ye would never give it that chance.

He still remembers watching Journey to the West as a child, and how Sun Wukong caused a great disturbance inside Princess Banana's stomach, which made the woman suffer terribly.

Magikarp is immortal, but that doesn't mean it doesn't feel pain.

Lu Ye's speed in water is not as fast as it is, so this method of attacking it can be done reliably.

Bai Lei and Xi Mai swung their weapons simultaneously, tearing and ripping through the Fish King's body.

Soon the fish king began to writhe in agony in the water.

Blood seeped from its mouth, gills, and skin, spreading throughout the water.

The Fish King then realized that he hadn't swallowed a person at all; he had swallowed a meat grinder!

Mortal Blade takes effect immediately.

Lu Ye emerged from the Fish King's mouth, passed the submerged buildings ahead, and began to rise, eventually breaking through the water and reaching a pool.

This is the pool inside the palace, a very tranquil environment.

Using a grappling hook, we climbed up the cliff face and pushed open the ancient-looking gate on the side, where the interior of the palace slowly came into view.

That was by no means a beautiful sight worth remembering.

Faced with this hellish scene, Lu Ye remained silent.

He bypassed the focused and frantic figures, came to the door that was covered in bloody handprints from the inside, and pushed it open.

A refreshing breeze carried away the bloody atmosphere from the room.

On the steps littered with the corpses of beautiful female warriors, Lu Ye saw Jing and the others cleaning up the bodies, as well as an old woman with a white ribbon.

Seemingly noticing the stench emanating from within the palace, they looked up.

Faced with Lu Ye's almost inviting gaze, they all gripped their knives tighter.

Then, they set down their companion's body and proceeded up the blood-soaked steps.

Lu Ye said nothing and turned to walk into the dark interior of the palace.

Jing and the others arrived at the palace gate.

This is a region that they, as outsiders, cannot access.

Historically, only selected compatriots have been allowed to enter.

However, what appeared before them at this moment was a scene that was both disgusting and utterly hopeless.

The nobles, dressed in red official robes, were crawling on the corpses of their compatriots, devouring them like rabid, hungry dogs.

Jing's brain briefly stopped working.

A moment later, anger erupted in his heart.

She roared with her compatriots, brandishing her naginata, and charged at the red-clad nobles who only knew how to absorb life essence.

The old woman also pulled a sharp knife from her bosom.

"Give me back my father!!"

The killings in the palace... have begun.

Once upon a time, when the people of Fountainhead Palace could still be called human, they had a bureaucratic system.

However, with the arrival of the Sakura Dragon, the internal system of the Fountainhead Palace began to crumble. After all, in the face of immortality and eternal life, all power becomes meaningless.

From that time on, the control of power became the control of the source of water.

Using this as leverage, the nobles of Fountainhead Palace controlled the beautiful women of Oka who came seeking immortality, making them protect the immortal realm and attack Ashina...

All of this is for the sake of vital energy, because the Fish King cannot fully satisfy them.

In this secluded place, humanity and morality flow like water from a waterfall into the distance.

The nobles ultimately chose the foreign Oga female warriors.

"What is the point of being a woman if there is no future?"

In the palace, the nobles unanimously agreed.

The female warriors were unaware of their predicament and still harbored beautiful expectations of the palace or the dragon, so they passed the time with singing and dancing, waiting for the emperor's favor.

They summoned the female warriors to the palace under various pretexts, ordering them to remove their armor and weapons. The female warriors could hardly contain their excitement; the resolve to give their all was already deeply ingrained in their hearts.

After all, those powerful sisters undoubtedly received the power of the dragon's thunder, while those sisters who never emerged were perhaps just... defeated?

But all her illusions shattered when she entered the palace, where the "nobles" were tearing at her former colleagues, devouring them without restraint. The masks of the dead female warriors were piled up in the corners, and everywhere was stained with the blood of their dying struggles.

How much despair from being deceived is contained in the bloody handprints on the palace gates?

Jing could picture that scene.

The nobles moved their gazes slowly and blankly, finally fixing them on the woman who entered. She met their eyes tremblingly, but the door behind her quietly closed.

The sun's rays cannot reach this place. The nobles resort to any means necessary, abandoning morality and desperately trying to survive, exploiting the so-called lower class with the attitude of the upper class.

To exchange the lives of others for one's own survival.

The women of Yujiamei, like those who entered the fairy realm before, were merely victims.

Bearing the name of samurai, they fought in Ashina to prolong the lives of their clan. Many of their clansmen were also displaced. The women who returned to Fountainhead Palace could not escape their fate of being sacrificed.

Yukami, having lost her humanity, bears a bad reputation.

Having lost her true nature, Yu Jiamei is doomed.

……

After using the Battle Memory at the Sculptor's Idol in the Imperial Palace, Lu Ye continued walking along the torii gates on the mountain behind the Imperial Palace.

The stone path is lined with cherry blossoms that bloom eternally, and lightning strikes from time to time.

Lu Ye finally arrived at a huge torii gate.

The small stone cave is located behind the torii gate.

This is the realm of gods, the very pinnacle of the immortal land.

The source of the water flows continuously from it, cascading down the mountain cliff.

Step into the stone cave.

The sound of kicking the water echoed.

On the short stone steps ahead, small wooden latticework is located at two points.

A woman with gray hair wore a headdress made of wooden branches, and cherry blossom branches were beside her. She closed her eyes and leaned against a rock.

The priestess sleeps peacefully here.

Lu Ye didn't know why he was there, nor was it related to him.

He chewed the last of the rice in his mouth, reloaded his revolver, checked the weapon's condition, and then prepared to worship.

But he paused for a few seconds as he clasped his hands together.

The long-lost feeling of fear returned.

This proves that if he were to meet Sakura Dragon, he would inevitably face death.

But Lu Ye chuckled.

If I don't go, I might as well be dead.

Put your hands together in prayer.

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