I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

Formation!

Lei Yao was overjoyed.

What surprised him most was not the formation, but the extremely faint dragon energy he saw when he got closer to the lower level!

There really is a dragon here!

He suppressed his excitement and wanted to observe a little longer, but he vaguely felt a cold gaze watching him from the shadows.

He wasn't flustered at all. Instead, he looked around and, not seeing the old ghost or anything else jump out, decided to return to where he was.

Three minutes later, Lei Yaoquan's eyes reappeared.

"I actually guessed right!" He couldn't hide his excitement.

After taking several deep breaths to suppress his turbulent emotions, he flew back up the mountain on his flying sword to meet up with several subordinates. He instructed them to contact the authorities to evacuate the local people and then carefully prepared his words before informing Bai Lin of the matter.

Bai Lin was watching the news at that moment.

Prince Will's scandal and the events surrounding Girls' Island seem to have been suppressed, and now global attention is focused on the island nation's nuclear attack.

Despite the United States' attempts to shift blame onto Russia, the matter was ultimately too serious for even their European allies to ignore.

Knowing that it had provoked public outrage, the United States, while vehemently denying any connection to the nuclear weapons, began to reveal evidence it possessed of the island nation's horrific past atrocities, stating that this former defeated nation should be completely demilitarized.

The incident caused a huge uproar online.

Some accused the United States of disregarding human rights, while others simply said that only Russia would do such a thing. A considerable number of netizens applauded the decision-maker, saying that he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

With the overt and covert encouragement from the United States, the cheers on the internet are even louder.

Bai Lin found it amusing to listen to Guan Mi's animated explanation from the side.

He opened his mouth to eat a peeled dragon fruit, and was about to say something when he suddenly received a message from Lei Yao.

He was surprised for a moment when he heard that the other party had sensed the presence of dragon energy and had been approached by something that looked like a ghost. Then he was overjoyed.

ghost?

That thing was probably not a simple ghost; he could guess its origin with just a little thought!

Considering the location of that formation, Bai Lin's mood became unusually excited.

He hurriedly gave instructions to Guan Mi, then transformed into a streak of light and headed towards Lei Yao's location.

At the same time, upon receiving the news, the authorities quickly organized personnel to seal off the surrounding area and evacuate the people.

Suddenly, the village chief realized he had to move.

Despite the generous compensation promised by the authorities, which left no room for objection among the villagers, the village chief, who had guessed some of the inside story, was quite excited.

He suspects that the Dragon King who was worshipped back then really exists, and that the authorities may want to rebuild the Dragon King Temple!

But recalling how Lei Yao had smashed the Dragon King statue with a few punches, he put that suspicion out of his mind.

He had overheard his grandson muttering something about "no spirits allowed after the founding of the People's Republic of China," and suddenly thought of an even greater possibility.

Could it be that the government wants to kill the Dragon King?

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Chapter 128 Evil Spirits

While the village chief was filled with suspicion, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the previously clear sky.

The heavy rain didn't come, but a thick fog gradually enveloped the surroundings.

While he was secretly surprised, Lei Yao, who was waiting on the mountaintop, had already realized what had happened.

Under his gaze, a familiar dragon head emerged from the thick fog, its body and tail appearing and disappearing in the mist.

“Mr. Bai!” Lei Yao quickly bowed.

Several subordinates beside him bowed in greeting, all with respectful expressions.

Bai Lin nodded slightly, but his gaze shifted to Lei Yao's back.

There lay an irregularly shaped stone tablet, its surface marked with many deep dents and a rune that looked dizzying.

Lei Yao followed his gaze and was about to explain when he saw Bai Lin stretch out his claws toward the stone tablet.

The moment his claws reached out, the surface of the stone tablet trembled.

A moment later, a blurry shadow flashed out from within.

"Spare me, my lord, spare me!" The shadow knelt on the ground as soon as it appeared, kowtowing repeatedly.

Lei Yao looked over in surprise and found that it was an unfamiliar figure.

It had disheveled hair, strange clothes, an indistinct face, and a shrill voice, but it sounded vaguely familiar.

"That's the old devil," he thought to himself.

He looked around and saw that his subordinates all looked bewildered, and he immediately understood why that old ghost had come looking for him.

It seems that, just as Lu Mengdi analyzed for him, it is completely invisible to others, or rather, it is completely unable to communicate with others.

Bai Lin stared at the trembling figure.

He did not respond, but instead used the Soul Searching Technique directly on the spirit form of the creature.

Under the light of the spell, the figure began to distort, and all sorts of chaotic memories flooded into Bai Lin's mind.

A dozen or so breaths later, the shadow vanished completely in a wisp of smoke, and Bai Lin's eyes regained their liveliness.

Lei Yao hesitated for a few seconds, but couldn't help asking, "Mr. Bai, is it a ghost?"

He can control his curiosity, but he worries about how to handle similar situations in the future.

Bai Lin could guess what Lei Yao was thinking, and he didn't mind taking some time to explain.

“To be precise, it should be called evil spirits,” Bai Lin said. “They are the manifestations of the evil thoughts of all living beings, but they are very weak and have little influence over reality. Even mortals cannot see them.”

"This evil spirit originated from the array spirit."

He then explained the existence of the array spirit.

Just as powerful magical artifacts may give birth to spirits, some profound formations also contain formation spirits.

Some of these array spirits are born naturally over time, while others are added by the caster when setting up the array. In fact, many array spirits are transformed from the person who sets up the array.

Without exception, all arrays containing spirits are very powerful, and the things they seal are extraordinary.

This evil spirit was born from the transformation of the array spirit. The original array spirit has completely disappeared, so it can use a portion of the array's power.

This stone tablet is its birthplace, equivalent to the dwelling place of the array spirit within the formation.

In addition, there is a fragment of the formation, which is also the weakest point of the formation.

At the very beginning of this evil spirit's creation, there were extraordinary individuals who, under its bewitching guidance, assisted it in separating these two pieces from the main body of the formation.

Just as removing two insignificant tiles from a house won't significantly affect the formation's function, these two tiles are like its body and hands, indirectly influencing the formation's functionality.

The sealing formation itself can stabilize the surrounding water, but with a slight influence, it can turn the gentle water into a raging tyrant, destroying everything around it.

Using this method, evil spirits, posing as dragon kings, bewitch ignorant people into creating golden statues for them, thus stealing their faith.

However, its influence is ultimately limited, so even though it has existed for a long time, the faith it has intermittently stolen is still some distance from transforming into an evil spirit.

“Once it grows into an evil spirit, its power will undergo a transformation, and it will be able to use magic to interfere with reality,” Bai Lin said. “On this barren planet, it will bring great disaster!”

"If given time to develop, and it becomes an evil god, Earth may face a true end!"

Hearing Bai Lin's words, the group felt a chill of fear.

"With Mr. Bai around, even if it really becomes an evil god, it won't be able to cause any trouble!" a clever fellow shouted.

Bai Lin glanced at that guy and thought to himself that if this thing really became an evil god, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to travel through time.

However, this possibility is extremely slim.

It's an incredible coincidence that this guy has grown to where he is today.

Moreover, being exposed to incense smoke, even though it is inherently evil, its temperament will be affected to some extent.

If it were wiser, it could substitute the gods on Earth for the true ones and select believers, and perhaps it would actually have a chance to become a real Buddha or god!

However, all of this is full of uncertainties.

The path of deification through incense offerings is ultimately a heretical and unorthodox practice.

However, given the current environment on Earth, such unorthodox methods are more likely to produce surprising results, and there are ways to eliminate their side effects.

"If you find something like this again, just tell me!" Bai Lin said to Lei Yao.

With the spiritual energy of the earth severed, it is almost impossible for ghosts or similar things to be born naturally.

Their appearance inevitably signifies the presence of something extraordinary nearby.

Lei Yao immediately agreed.

After looking around, Bai Lin gestured for the others to leave, and his body gradually disappeared into the clouds.

The existence of this evil spirit was not unexpected to him.

He had already guessed that it was related to that formation when Lei Yao mentioned it.

In that case, how powerful must that sealed entity be?

Unfortunately, the evil spirit itself did not have these memories.

Bai Lin stood high in the clouds, looking down.

Combining the evil spirit's memories, he roughly figured out the area covered by the formation.

After a moment's thought, he decided to set up a similar array on the outer perimeter, just as he had done before, to cover the area inside and prevent any accidents from happening.

Just these past few days, he had used that dragon tail to reforge his array flags, elevating those flags that were missing their own to the level of magical treasures.

Looking at the Yellow River rushing in from afar, Bai Lin made a decision.

……

The village chief looked somewhat bewildered as he watched the military vehicles drive into the village.

He received an urgent notice from above twenty minutes ago, requiring the entire village to be relocated.

He used the village loudspeaker to announce to all the villagers to come to the village committee for a meeting. While he was talking about the incredibly generous relocation conditions that seemed like a windfall, these military vehicles drove into the village.

Many high-ranking officials followed him. The town mayor, who had informed him of the news, stood at the very back of the crowd with a fawning smile on his face. His humble, lackey-like appearance made him feel ridiculous.

Just as he was about to go over and say hello, he suddenly felt the ground tremble violently.

"An earthquake?" the village chief exclaimed in surprise.

He suddenly remembered that his grandson had gone out to play with some friends at noon and hadn't returned yet.

He turned to look at his wife, about to tell her to go find their grandson, when he suddenly heard a loud wailing sound.

Immediately afterwards, he saw several little guys, soaking wet, tumble and crawl into the village committee.

The first one was his youngest grandson.

This kid is a little over six years old. He's the king of kids his age, always causing trouble outside. He's fearless, but right now he looks terrified.

Upon seeing him, the grandson wiped his eyes and cried out, "Dragon! Grandpa has a dragon!"

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Chapter 129 The Black Dragon Appears Again!

Is there a dragon?

The child's cries attracted the attention of the adults.

Seeing that many people were looking at the little grandson, the village chief was greatly alarmed.

He had already suspected that these soldiers were there to kill the Dragon King, and fearing that secrets would be leaked, he quickly scolded them, "What nonsense are you talking about? There are no dragons in the world. Did you see a python?"

"It's flying! It's flying in the sky!" The grandson rushed into his arms, wiping his snot and tears all over his legs, looking terrified.

"Nonsense! If there really were a dragon, why wouldn't it eat you?" The village chief felt all eyes on him and scolded.

"Really, it flicked its tail and we flew to the door." The grandson was startled, but his mind was clear. After regaining his senses, his tone was even a little smug.