I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 156-155: Mythical Land! Biological Mutation! What are the Rules? (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe)

Seeing the woman's figure on the seemingly illusory staircase at the top of the tower, Xu Lindong was shocked. The Goddess Houtu had actually come out of the room inside the tower.

He stared intently, but the woman's figure, who was looking at him from the side, did not seem to be a physical entity. It was just a faint projection, as if it were shining through the door of the opposite room.

What does this mean?

Could it be that the power has already penetrated the room and manifested outside?

Just as I was wondering, a familiar and noble female voice came from the top of the tower: "The last page of the account book reminded me of my past identity and origin, and my power has also been restored to some extent."

Xu Lindong composed himself and tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, after this—will you be able to leave this room on your own, or even leave this tower?"

Houtu's voice was calm and unwavering: "No, it's difficult. Unless you accumulate enough merit, or you help me."

She paused slightly, as if there was something deeper in her voice: "Judging from your tone, it sounds like you don't want me to leave the tower."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lindong chuckled dryly, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? I absolutely did not mean that."

"Don't try to deceive me with these insincere words. You men are always saying one thing and meaning another," Houtu coldly interrupted.

"You are still weak, and it is natural for you to instinctively fear the power of the strong and be wary. Maintaining awe of power is not a bad thing."

"If one day you lose even your reverence, that will be the most dangerous thing. Become stronger as soon as possible. When you are strong enough, you will willingly welcome me out of the tower."

"Your Majesty is right!"

Xu Lindong felt a sense of relief and couldn't help but chuckle.

Even the Empress is urging him to improve his strength.

He really needed to step up his game. He immediately replied, "I understand. My corpse heart has been almost completely digested, and I've refined the Martial General's Door God Scroll to a great extent."

Now, the power of both of these paths can prepare for advancement.

Once I understand the relevant abilities and advancement conditions of the land and wandering spirits, I can prepare for my breakthrough and advancement.

The secret methods of corpse transportation and corpse refining passed down by the Empress are indeed very useful.

Over the past period, he frequently disguised himself as a corpse driver or corpse refiner, using a broken car seat to teleport to the vicinity of the federal border to hunt down members of evil gangs and cults, thereby accelerating the digestion of the corpse's heart.

Now, his corpse heart has been completely digested and transformed into his own heart. The power that originally belonged to the corpse heart has also been completely absorbed by his heart.

Currently, his underground path allows him to choose to advance to the level of "Wandering Soul".

However, advancing to the rank of Wanderer requires the corresponding advancement ceremony and plan.

In addition, he had digested about 80% of his martial arts door god scrolls by comprehending two mythological door god scrolls.

As long as you continue to understand and apply it, you will soon be able to fully digest the "Martial Arts Door Gods" manual.

At that time, he will be able to choose to be promoted to a certain land route.

As for the extraordinary resources required for promotion...

"The materials for Heavenly Dao advancement can be obtained from the Jiangcheng Divine Bureau headquarters, while the materials for Earthly Dao advancement will be provided by the Extraordinary Research Institute. There's no need to worry about these..."

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This thought had just crossed his mind.

The Goddess Houtu advised, "The fertilizer you brought has already caused many of the demons and monsters in the tower to reveal their forms."

If you're unsure which path to choose, perhaps you could visit these portals to observe and select the one that suits you best to learn and advance.

"As for the Heavenly Dao, you are already a mythical figure and a martial arts guardian. If you wish to be promoted to the Earthly Realm, you have two paths to choose from."

The conventional route refers to mountainous land, riverine land, or urban land.

However, since you have already mastered the power of the mythical gatekeeper, you have another path: to be promoted to the mythical land deity.

This path, in your current era, has long been severed, even rarer than the mythical gatekeepers, yet within the Tower of Babel, the path to the mythical land remains.

To create a mythical land, you must first fully absorb the extraordinary power of the Mythical Gatekeeper's Scroll.

Houtu paused, then reminded her, "Therefore, you can first take the conventional route to advance, and then, following the method of comprehending the mythical gatekeepers, go to the eighth level after advancing to continue comprehending the power of the mythical land."

"Mythical Land?"

This was the first time Xu Lindong had ever heard of this route.

He was already familiar with the mythical door gods, but he had never heard of the mythical land gods.

However, it is to be expected that mythical door gods are already extremely rare, almost extinct, and mythical land gods are naturally even more so, so it is normal not to have heard of them.

He immediately thanked the Empress for her guidance.

Then they arrived at the tunnel door on the ninth floor. Little Finger was also attracted by him, floated onto his shoulder and sat down, and they observed together.

There are three types of ghost reliefs on the door.

One of them is the Sun Wanderer, with golden armor, a red face, eyes that radiate the light of the blazing sun, and flames flowing around his body.

The second is the Night Wanderer, dressed in black robes with blue skin, his eyes seemingly holding the moon.

The third type are wandering ghosts, whose appearances are blurred and broken, their clothes are tattered like tattered rags in the wind, and their faces are sorrowful.

"A lonely soul day and night... Doesn't 'choosing a day to wander the soul' sound a bit off?"

Xu Lindong pondered and thought of Qiao Zheng, who was the Day Wanderer.

These three reliefs correspond to three different ways of performing.

They were all top-tier experts of the same level who had been imprisoned in the Tower of Babel and even had the potential to become reliefs on the door.

By observing the profound images left behind after the power of these powerful beings was refined, one can comprehend the corresponding methods of role-playing.

Xu Lindong looked at it carefully, occasionally reaching out to touch it, but he still couldn't quite grasp the essence of it.

At that moment, the small figure that had been quietly floating on his shoulder swayed.

A tiny finger peeks out from its translucent body, curiously approaching the relief on the gate, stretching out its wispy little hand as if trying to touch the marks left by wandering spirits.

She suddenly looked up and said in a childish voice, "Uncle Dong, they're moving..."

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"Um?"

Xu Lindong looked on in surprise.

He noticed that the three wandering spirit reliefs, which had remained unchanged just moments before, seemed to have undergone some strange changes, giving rise to certain images in his mind.

But then they saw the Day-Roaming God surrounded by ghostly flames, patrolling the daytime. Wherever he passed, evil and filth scattered, just like the midday sky, majestic and awe-inspiring.

The Night Wanderer is shrouded in mist as he walks through the night, overseeing all ghosts. His form is fleeting like a shadow, and his aura is as cold and deep as an abyss.

These wandering ghosts seem to have nowhere to settle, roaming between the realms of Yin and Yang, without shrines or sacrifices, only a wisp of obsession lingers, revealing a sense of desolation and sorrow.

"These role-playing techniques have come back to life? Did my little finger trigger luck again?"

Xu Lindong was astonished.

Reach out and touch the relief.

All I could feel was that the relief seemed to depict the paths of many powerful figures who had been suppressed and refined.

By coming into contact with wandering spirits, he grasped a ritual for ascending to become a wandering spirit. It required wandering aimlessly for seven days, playing the role of a wandering spirit, in order to ascend. If he failed, there was a risk of death.

To advance to the level of a Night Wanderer, one must roam at night and monitor all ghosts in order to successfully advance. This is more difficult than becoming a wandering ghost, but the risk of death is lower...

Just as Xu Lindong was immersed in his insights.

Outside the borders of Xia Kingdom, an investigation and manhunt for the "King of Hell's Decree" has quietly begun.

Several gangs and even cults that had received "death warrants" from the King of Hell convened a joint meeting, drawing on their respective leaders, to analyze the man's background and whereabouts.

Based solely on his record of hunting down two Sequence 9s and several Sequence 10s, he would be nothing more than a low-ranking character, and it wouldn't be worthwhile for any party to form a special pursuit team.

After all, given the current chaotic state of the Federation, the best they can do is passively set up an ambush.

There simply weren't enough resources left for an active manhunt.

However, when multiple clues about the character's appearance and abilities intertwine, pointing to the "King of Hell's Decree" possibly being the local superhuman connected to the Cixin Welfare Home incident, the truth becomes clear.

That changed the nature of the matter.

It should be noted that among the three superhumans killed at the Compassionate Welfare Home, there was a "bard" of Sequence Nine. He was not only a member of the Salvation Society, the largest evil society in the Federation, but also a direct descendant of the Kerman family.

The Kerman family has always been ruthless and vindictive.

Although Eugene, a direct descendant of the family, joined the Salvation despite being advised against it, he was still one of the most promising members of the family, and it was not appropriate to let him be killed without anyone intervening.

If the "King of Hell's Decree" were only active within the Xia Kingdom, they might not have planned to go there to retaliate.

But since Yama Tiao dared to invade the Federation's territory, he was courting death.

Currently, they are actively working with the Salvation Society's Purification Team to unite various victim groups, jointly gather clues, and set up a net to apprehend the perpetrators.

On the conference table, a mysterious object, specially conscripted, is quietly displayed.

This is a dark bronze compass about the size of a washbasin, with fine spirals along the edge. The center of the compass face resembles a mirror, with a convex, twisted pointer.

It was now shrouded in a misty black smoke, and it had begun to operate based on the traces left by the "King of Hell's Decree" at the scene, tracking and gradually revealing its specific location.

After several tens of seconds, the black smoke on the compass surface began to glow, followed by the appearance of tiny fragments of images, flickering like phantoms.

They eventually merged into one figure.

The figure exuded a chilling aura, its features were indistinct, and it wore an old-fashioned Taoist robe from the Xia Kingdom. It held a copper bell in one hand and a gleaming scraper in the other.

A faint, cold black mist swirled around the scraper, and two figures, a man and a woman, could be vaguely seen within it.

When one of the men appeared, the faces of the Kerman family members present suddenly darkened.

"It's him, that damned guy!"

The leader of another gang spoke in a low voice, his tone filled with gritted teeth and hatred.

The King of Hell's decree killed his only younger brother, and he was determined to avenge this.

"Guiding compass, tell me, where is this person now? Lock onto his location."

The Kerman family member at the head of the table spoke coldly, then stood up and placed his hand on the table.

The people around them followed suit and stood up, placing their hands on the ground.

Everyone began to channel their extraordinary power into the divine object.

Suddenly, the strange object emitted a peculiar faint energy light.

The light quickly converged, and the figures appearing on the compass gradually changed, condensing into an arrow pointing eastward.

"Where?"

The arrow continues to extend, rapidly pointing to a more specific location.

Everyone who had their hands on the table felt their strength being continuously drained from their bodies.

Some people were already sweating profusely.

The absorption force is increasing so much that it's almost unbearable.

The location of the Yama's Decree at this moment seems to be beyond everyone's expectations.

"Where is this guy? Did he sneak back to Xia Kingdom again?"

The family members had sinister eyes and ashen faces.

The rapid loss of his internal energy made him feel uneasy.

Suddenly, the arrow stopped at a certain position.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and their gazes instantly focused on it.

But soon, everyone's gaze froze, and their expressions turned grim.

"Damn it, he's in Xia Country right now! And inland at that!"

"This cunning and treacherous fellow killed so many of us, and then immediately sneaked back to Xia Kingdom."

"What do we do now? Are we just going to make a fool of ourselves with all these people gathered here, with nothing we can do about it?"

"No, there's another way!"

The captain of the Salvation Society's purification team looked coldly at the Kerman family, his eyes filled with cruelty and madness, and said, "I wonder if you dare to use it? Are you capable of using it? Are you willing to pay a certain price?"

In the middle of the night, Xu Lindong was awakened by a strange throbbing.

This feeling was not unfamiliar to him.

Similar warnings had been given in previous encounters with evil spirits.

This time it was unusually slight, almost instantaneous.

He was startled awake and realized that he was still in the bathtub, having been soaking in it for far too long.

Even the skin that could withstand a blade was now slightly wrinkled and white from being soaked.

"I got too engrossed in my cultivation..."

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He focused his mind and sensed, subtly spreading the power of the door gods, but he didn't detect any evil spirits.

"What happened?"

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised.

Just then, he faintly heard a very faint buzzing sound.

There are mosquitoes too?

Xu Lindong's mind stirred slightly, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Bang."

An invisible ripple spread from his pounding heartbeat, instantly covering the entire villa.

All the buzzing stopped abruptly.

Seven or eight mosquitoes that had been hiding in various places fell to the ground all at once.

Two of them ended up in the bathroom.

"Splash!"

Xu Lindong stepped out of the bathtub, picked up a mosquito from beside his feet, and examined it closely.

These mosquitoes were found to be much larger than usual, with a ferocious appearance, but their abdomens were shriveled and empty.

It was clearly not sucking human blood, and it looked malnourished and listless.

He frowned.

He had already protected the villa inside and out with the power of a door god, so in theory, no mosquitoes should have been able to get in.

unless----

"They are mosquito eggs."

He suddenly realized, "The mosquito eggs had been hidden in the house all along, and I hadn't discovered and cleaned them up before."

His doubts were immediately resolved.

But on second thought, these mosquitoes are indeed something else.

It should be noted that he had imbued this mansion with the protective power of door gods, and Uncle Yi, Aunt Zhou, Yi Qianxun, and others were all protected by his door god power whenever they were inside the mansion.

These mosquitoes have no chance of biting them.

And the fact that they could survive for so long without being able to suck blood suggests only one possibility: these newborn mosquitoes survived by feeding on the nectar of the flowers and plants that Uncle Yi planted, or on leftover sugar water in the house.

According to basic biological knowledge, male mosquitoes do not suck blood, while some female mosquitoes, like males, can survive for three to six months if they can ingest sugar or nectar.

"Let me find the lair of these filthy things..."

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He immediately activated his "corpse hearing" ability, listening and searching carefully.

The Corpse Listener perceives not only movement and stillness, but also the life force of all kinds of living beings.

Under the influence of the corpse's hearing, he quickly noticed that there were still many mosquito eggs hidden in the flower beds outside the villa and in the pipes of several bathrooms.

These mosquitoes appear to have gradually mutated due to the extraordinary increase in global atmospheric energy concentration.

Not only have they increased in size and aggression, but their vitality has also become more tenacious.

Ordinary mosquito coils and even insect repellents are probably ineffective against them.

Mosquitoes possess an extremely strong ability to evolve and reproduce; it only takes about a week for them to grow from egg to adult.

A year is enough for dozens of generations to go through and continuously adapt to the environment.

Previously effective insect repellent methods may now be as ineffective as shower sprays due to the rapid evolution of insect resistance.

The concentration of extraordinary energy in the global atmosphere continues to rise, and its impact can no longer be ignored.

These mutations in mosquitoes may just be one example.

"There might also be cockroaches..."

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Xu Lindong's expression turned serious.

If things continue to develop this way, the situation will likely become increasingly serious.

If one day, the seals on more than half of the world's sinkholes are lifted, the concentration of extraordinary energy in the air will likely approach that of the interior of low-risk sinkholes.

At that time, the world will become a purgatory where only the extraordinary can survive.

Ordinary people lack the protection of extraordinary energy. A high concentration of energy field will inhibit the chemical reactions in their bodies, leading to sudden death on the spot.

It is possible that 80-90% of the world's population will die.

Of course, it may also give rise to more extraordinary humans.

This marks the beginning of a new era, but at the cost of 90% of humanity.

The Federation may be happy to see this happen, but this is by no means the hellish scene that Xia Kingdom wants to see.

"I'll kill these mosquito eggs first, and the cockroaches too..."

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With a thought, Xu Lindong silently covered all the mosquito eggs and cockroaches in the room with death energy.

Before these eggs could hatch, they were all covered by a layer of deathly aura and perished.

"Merit +13!"

"It even increased my merits?"

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised, which further confirmed his guess.

He was still somewhat uneasy, so he urged the Corpse Listener to carefully search every corner.

I put on my bathrobe, went to the kitchen, and opened the cupboard to take a look.

Surprisingly, several cockroaches, each the size of a morning glory, were found inside. Their black shells were shiny, and their antennae were still trembling slightly.

"They're incredibly resilient; they actually survived one wave just now?"

He frowned, his heart pounded, and with a surge of death energy, the cockroaches instantly froze and died.

He then went to the living room and casually turned on a coffee machine in the corner that hadn't been used in a long time.

When the lid was lifted, even more cockroach corpses were curled up inside, layer upon layer, emitting a musty smell.

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Xu Lindong felt a churning in his stomach and almost vomited.

However, upon closer inspection, the coffee machine, which had been moved from an older neighborhood, was covered in a thick layer of dust, indicating that it had been unused for a long time.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked away.

After cleaning all that up, he was no longer in the mood for cultivation.

I don't know if that sudden tremor was caused by evil spirits or mosquitoes.

He needs to go out and check.

He immediately returned to his room, changed his clothes, and a small flame rose from the tip of his hair, instantly drying the moisture from his wet hair.

He then pushed open the door and walked slowly through the residential area.

Now, the weather, which had become extremely cold due to the effects of the divine transformation, has warmed up and the temperature has returned to around ten degrees Celsius.

But in the early morning, the residential compound was still quite cool.

His guardian power occasionally rippled outwards along with the spreading force of the corpse's heart.

Wherever it passed, mosquitoes and their eggs were silently enveloped in a layer of deathly aura and died quickly.

Xu Lindong felt that if these mosquitoes continued to mutate, they might pose a threat to the residents of the community.

Dengue fever existed before the age of the supernatural; it was also known as "broken bone fever" in a more colloquial way. This type of disease is spread rapidly through certain mosquitoes.

Now that we've entered the age of the supernatural, these kinds of viruses might become even stronger.

After all, it's not normal for these mosquitoes to still exist at this temperature.

He decided to first clear away any potential hazards in the surrounding area, and then report the situation to the Department of Supernatural Affairs, hoping to draw attention to it.

Perhaps the Extraordinary Research Institute is already studying this phenomenon.

He walked around the neighborhood and roughly estimated that he had killed over a thousand mosquitoes and cockroaches, increasing his merit by dozens of points.

Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly walked out of the building across the street, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Who's using supernatural powers so early in the morning? Don't you know the rules! You can't just use your abilities in the family compound..."

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Halfway through his sentence, the man suddenly recognized Xu Lindong, his voice choked, and he forced an awkward smile: "Oh, it's Captain Xu."

Xu Lindong looked up and saw the middle-aged man wearing flip-flops opposite him. He smiled and said, "It's Section Chief Wang. I'm sorry, I didn't know there was such a rule in the family compound."

Section Chief Wang quickly waved his hand, looking flustered: "That's not quite it—it's mainly to prevent the supernatural gathering effect. Although the hospital has installed special devices, there are still prohibitions."

However, Captain Xu, you must have your reasons for using it. Please don't take what I just said to heart.

He felt a little uneasy.

He was just the head of the security department of the family compound, which was basically just a gatekeeper.

Xu Lindong is a proper squad leader in the Department of Mysteries, and recently there have been rumors that he is about to be promoted.

She's climbed such a fast career at such a young age; she'll definitely be a big shot someday. I'm afraid I might offend someone by saying something out of turn, or I won't be able to stay in this position as section chief.

Xu Lindong smiled and said, "I did have a reason for using it. Recently, I've noticed that there are a lot more mosquitoes in our neighborhood, and they're also much bigger than before. I just had some mosquitoes cleaned up by the electrician. I suspect these mosquitoes might be heading towards some potential threats."

Use superpowers to kill mosquitoes?

Section Chief Wang was taken aback.

That's quite a novel idea.

This was the first time he had ever heard of a superhuman using superhuman abilities to deal with mosquitoes.

Isn't this like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?

But seeing Xu Lindong's serious expression, which didn't seem like he was joking, he immediately suppressed his doubts.

"Captain Xu is right."

Section Chief Wang's expression turned serious, and he said carefully, "Actually, I've noticed it recently too. The mosquitoes have indeed become more numerous and larger. This is strange and definitely deserves our attention."

He immediately said solemnly, "As the head of the security department, the rampant mosquitoes are a potential safety hazard to the residents of the Yuweili family compound. I will follow up on this matter closely, so please rest assured, Captain Xu."

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised.

He had only mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Section Chief Wang to take it so seriously, as if he had studied every word and pondered every sentence.

However, he appreciated this responsible attitude and nodded, saying, "Good, with Section Chief Wang being so responsible and attentive, I feel very reassured about the safety of the family compound."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Wang was immediately encouraged. His face flushed slightly, and he straightened his back, saluted, and smiled, saying, "It's my duty!"

Xu Lindong smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

He planned to go out for breakfast and bring some back for Xun Jie and the others.

It's still early, and the staff canteen in the residential compound isn't open yet.

Besides, he was getting tired of the breakfasts there, so it was a good opportunity to change things up.

A few minutes later, he walked to a steamed bun shop across the street not far from the family compound.

This shop is quite famous in the neighborhood.

Every morning, many neighbors line up to buy.

Seeing that there were quite a few people in line, Xu Lindong stood there for a while.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, turning to a customer at a small table not far away who was wolfing down a steamed bun.

Several onlookers stood around him, staring in astonishment as he ate, whispering amongst themselves, "This guy can really eat—he's already finished seven or eight baskets of beef tripe in such a short time, and he's still eating!"

"Even a starving ghost reincarnated wouldn't be this fierce, would it?"

"I heard they came a couple of days ago, ate more than a dozen baskets on their first visit, but couldn't pay the bill. The owner almost hit them, but somehow it all just fizzled out."

"After that, I came every day, and I would eat a dozen or twenty baskets every morning, all of which were prepared in advance by the owner."

"Could this be a shill? To make their steamed buns look good?"

"Come on, do we really need to ask for favors to stand in this line?"

As the group chatted and laughed, Xu Lindong's expression gradually turned serious.

He stared intently at the strange man who kept stuffing buns into his mouth.

That wasn't an ordinary person; it was a ghost.

Moreover, it is a "starving ghost" among the wandering spirits.

To be precise, he was a person possessed by a hungry ghost.

This starving ghost—it actually wandered here and has been eating steamed buns for several days now.

"Could it be residual spirits from the old house's sinkhole that weren't completely cleaned up? Or did they drift over from some special area recently?"

Xu Lindong frowned and whispered, "No, that's not right—"

His gaze swept across the shop owner selling steamed buns in front of him.

The shop owner's face was unusually pale, his eyes were slightly bulging with bloodshot veins, and there were some veins bulging on his forehead, making him look strangely odd.

"This person didn't look like this before..."

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Xu Lindong narrowed his eyes and sniffed the air.

From the steam rising from the steamer ahead, he gradually caught a faint, unsettling odor that sent chills down his spine.

"This smell..."

His expression suddenly hardened, and he quickly took out his extraordinary phone and pressed the emergency mission button.

"All team members, assemble immediately."

This steamed bun shop must be sealed off immediately, and the starving ghosts must be brought under control right away...