Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Miko of the Yae family, we need to hold the ceremony again."

Staring at Kainuo, the man who was suspected to be the village chief took a step forward and spoke directly and passionately.

"As a shrine maiden of Yae Shrine, it is your duty to protect the safety of the villagers at all times and in all places."

"And since you failed to protect the people of the village from the monster's attack, you should fulfill your final responsibility and let the almighty gods protect us."

Ignoring the old man who looked as if he had been kicked in the head by a donkey, Keno stared coldly at the man behind him who was looking at him with the same indifference.

Just a short while ago, he had been humbly asking him to help Ying resolve her emotional issues, only to have him decisively oppose his daughter a day or even less. His change of heart was as swift as Su Mei's on Sky Dome Peak, to the point where Kainuo began to wonder if his previous humility was just pretense.

Noticing Kainuo's gaze, the man pursed his lips and said:

"Ying, the people of this village need your devotion."

"Where's Rin's body?"

Imitating Yaesakura's cold expression this morning, Kainuo said indifferently.

The man was slightly stunned, glanced at the faces of the three villagers who led Kaino here, narrowed his eyes, and then put on a slightly apologetic expression.

"I'm sorry, Sakura. But for the safety of the village, I have no choice."

Looking at Kaino, who still had no expression on his face, the man, knowing that his words were ineffective, paused for a moment before adding:

"I hope you won't make it difficult for me, Rin, or yourself."

Seeing the other party apologize directly to change the subject and then threaten directly, Kainuo suddenly lost the will to continue asking questions.

Originally, he had expected to at least confirm whether what Yaesakura had said before was true or not, but now he felt that if he continued to talk, something disgusting would inevitably happen.

Anyway, it has been basically confirmed so far that the tragic experience that Yaesakura described before is basically true, and there is no need to confirm the rest of the things.

The three Feather Dusts surrounding Kaino dimmed, their influence on the Yae villagers completely vanishing. Before everyone's eyes, Yae Sakura slowly transformed into Kaino, stirring the once completely quiet crowd into a state of agitation and even fear.

Almost everyone stared with wide eyes, looking at the scene before them in astonishment, which was beyond their cognition and incomprehension.

"It's you?"

Yae Sakura's biological father pointed at Kaino and was the first to react, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"How could you...Who are you?!"

Without responding to the other party's intention, Kainuo raised his right hand, and the sky was suddenly filled with thunder and lightning. The explosive roar kept stimulating people's eardrums and hearts in the chest, shaking people's souls.

Ever since he learned about the mastermind behind his involvement in this spiritual world, Keno has been in deep doubt.

Since the one who caused all this was not some strange existence born from the collapse but the powerful Herrscher of Corrosion, why would it use the method of pulling itself into this spiritual world as a means to deal with itself?

Although he had never truly witnessed the power of the Herrscher of Corrosion, the priest had once thoroughly explained its methods to him. Furthermore, given his analysis of the Herrscher of Corrosion's entanglement with Void Myriad Treasures, Keno was not completely ignorant of it, but rather had a good understanding of it.

Corrosion of consciousness and control of the body are the abilities displayed by the opponent when he was restricted by the purple box.

Keno couldn't understand the specific situation five hundred years ago, but now that the other party had reappeared in the world with the outbreak of this destruction, his power should only be stronger than before.

But if that’s the case, why would the other party pull himself into such a mental space?

Kaino didn't know what had provoked the Herrscher of Corrosion to go mad, but he knew that if it was a simple means of attack, torture or pure darkness would be much better than this small world that tells Yae Sakura's past in Kallen's identity.

What's even more dramatic is that the moment Kayno killed Yae Sakura, the time of the entire spiritual space was suddenly reversed to a point in time when Yae Sakura was still safe, which is even more intriguing.

It is almost foreseeable that helping Yae Sakura successfully survive the night without being controlled by the Herrscher who is most likely hiding in her body will most likely result in some unexpected gains... or even a worse ending.

It seems to be a better option to first resolve the direct means that caused Yaezakura to be controlled by the Herrscher.

- Of course, the more important thing is that Kainuo doesn't want to hold it in anymore.

Ever since he was suddenly pulled into this spiritual space, Kainuo has been holding back a lot of anger in his heart.

My originally planned leisurely vacation was suddenly interrupted, leaving Seele and Bella hanging in the balance. Despite having the power to turn the tables, I could only restrain myself, suppressing my frustration and playing house with Yae Sakura to build her favor. Just as I was about to uncover the truth, I was given a good slap in the face by the unruly people of Yae Village.

My sister was pushed onto the altar to be prayed for her safety, and four years later her remains were used as bargaining chips. Her biological father, who had seemed so sincere, suddenly changed his attitude when the village faced another crisis, and without hesitation, he made all preparations to sell his daughter...

Each and every incident that was several times worse than what Kayno had ever experienced irritated him. Yaesakura's sincere emotional outpouring filled the rage tank in his heart, and the description of Yaesakura, whom she had killed with her own hands not long ago, added fuel to his fire.

After confirming that all of this was true, Kainuo could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

Kaslana was the kinder of the group, and he did have a better upbringing, but that didn't mean Kaslana wouldn't be killed if he got mad at her.

Whether it was simply to vent his anger or to vent his emotions for the Yae Sakura he knew, Kaino now wanted to kill someone.

After taking a deep breath, Kainuo's eyes turned completely cold.

Under the gaze of pairs of fearful and helpless eyes, the raging lightning flashed from top to bottom, cutting the castle tower in half.

Almost immediately, the world fell into darkness.

Chapter 173 "Weak Scholar"

In a dark space unknown to anyone, the long-eared witch and the fiery red fox were moving back and forth, and the bright sword light and the sharp fox claws were intertwined and wandering.

"Yae Sakura, are you bored because you're full?!"

The fox took the sword blow from the opposite witch head-on, jumped back and watched the other party raging in vigilance.

"You've been trapped in such a small place for five hundred years. Why don't you get out now? Why are you stopping me here? Are you crazy?"

Without any intention of replying, Yaezakura looked at the other party coldly, drew her sword without hesitation and continued to move forward.

"Hiss...will you ever listen to me, you ungrateful wolf!"

The fox dodged the knife with a sideways jump and distanced himself from Yae Sakura, his eyes widening with rage.

"Five hundred years, five hundred years!"

"For five hundred years, I've kept you well fed and well fed, and even specially rebuilt a Yae Village for you so you wouldn't have to squeeze into this small place. Now that you can go out, is this how you repay me?"

"And you solemnly agreed to go out with me back then, and now you're changing your mind just when you have the chance to go out?!"

Seeing that Yae Sakura had stopped after what he said but still stood there staring at him coldly, the fox gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely:

"If I had known you were such an ungrateful person, I should have brought the memory of your sister's death to you every day, letting you cry and beg—"

The fox's words stopped abruptly.

Keeping the knife in front of the fox's eyes, Yae Sakura, who looked even colder than the one Kaino knew, finally spoke:

"Feiyuwan, you were the first to breach the contract."

"You said you wouldn't harm humans for no reason after you got out, but the truth is, you attacked that person the moment you got out. Even now, he doesn't know where you've imprisoned him, and you're still here spouting nonsense..."

"Can you please stop talking nonsense when you know nothing?"

The fox named Feiyumaru interrupted Yaesakura with a curse, took a big step back to keep his eyes away from the knife, and became indignant.

"Are you going into heat just by seeing a Kaslana? Do you know that without me you'd be dead right now?"

"Kaslana?"

Yae Sakura, who hadn't heard the last half of Feiyumaru's words but simply caught the key words, was stunned for a moment. Then the cold light in her eyes became even more piercing: "The one you attacked was Kaslana? A member of Kallen's clan?"

"Can you please stop thinking about Kaslana?"

The furious Feiyumaru looked at Yae Sakura as if she was a naughty child, and he was almost about to hit her forehead with his fox paw.

Of course, if it really dared to do so, it would probably be able to have a plate of braised fox paws in the evening.

"I'm telling you, don't mistake him for a little girl like Kallen. He's a madman who's even older than me and who'll chop down any Herrscher he sees."

Having said this, Feiyuwan couldn't help but take a deep breath with emotion.

"If I hadn't acted quickly, your body would have turned to charcoal by now!"

"Don't treat me like an idiot. I heard Kallen say that all her people have white hair like him, and the man you captured has yellow hair."

Although Feiyuwan spoke from the bottom of his heart, Yaezakura did not appreciate it: "It was the same when you coaxed me back then. There was not a single truth in your mouth."

"You're a village girl who has never left this village. Do you even know what hair dyeing is?!"

He slapped the ground twice frantically, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.

"Think about it, when we left, there was no one around except that guy and the two women around him! What does this mean? They must have ambushed us early in the morning!"

"Think about it again, wasn't that kid smiling broadly at that moment? If he hadn't spotted us, how could he have smiled so broadly in this place of destruction?!"

Yaezakura frowned and thought about it, then shook her head after thinking about it.

"I still don't believe you."

"you……"

"If he was as strong as you say, he would have broken free from your restraints and killed you by now."

Staring indifferently at Feiyuwan's increasingly irritable figure, Yaezakura said calmly:

"Whether it's a direct assault or a bloody massacre, the external spirit's torment would be enough to destroy the space you created and come here. But the fact is, you are still standing here talking to me."

"Tsk, I'm also a Herrscher of Corrosion after all, okay?"

Hearing this, Feiyuwan snorted disdainfully.

"The Houkai energy I've accumulated for so long wasn't wasted in vain. His spirit body has been pulled into my territory, so there's absolutely no chance of him escaping."

"He's not a psychic-inspired warrior. Without his physical body and without any strength, he's practically a weak scholar. Forget about a direct assault; seven or eight ordinary villagers could pin him down."

Feiyukumaru's voice was filled with pride.

"And let me tell you, he's actually a complete idiot. Even if he has some understanding of my abilities, he definitely wouldn't be able to figure out a way to break through without help."

"You seem quite confident?"

"Of course!" Feiyuwan snorted disdainfully. "Back then, he was one of those who advocated sacrificing the young to save the older. And my sister said he's incredibly stubborn. If you put him in Kallen's shoes, he'd probably be hell-bent on killing you for a dozen reincarnations. By then..."

Feiyuwan's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely.

Perhaps he finally realized that the voice he heard wasn't from Yae Sakura, or perhaps he noticed the surprised look Yae Sakura was giving him. Higashimaru belatedly came to his senses and stiffly turned his head to the side.

Then it saw the sinister smile on the face it least wanted to see.

"Your reflexes are quite long, huh?"

Kainuo, who came to this space at the moment of killing the group of troublemakers, clenched his hands and looked at the big fox in front of him with ill intentions.

"Come on, continue the story you just left unfinished. Let me continue listening."

Feiyuwan stared at Kaino in silence, and the next moment he jumped behind Yaeyama Sakura.

"Yae Sakura, help me!"

"Ah."

Looking at the big fox that was fleeing in a hurry, Kayno, who had already confirmed that Xier and the others were not involved through the other party's words just now, was no longer worried that the violent power would directly destroy this place. The surging collapse energy began to flow wildly in his body.

Azure light spread out in the air, and a metal cage made of soul steel appeared out of thin air, just enough to completely enclose the Scarlet Prison Pill and drop it to the ground.

"Yae Sakura, save me! Yilinni! We are in the same boat!"

With a look of sorrow on his face, he scratched at the cage that framed him and begged for help from Yaesakura without any dignity.

With a light sigh, Yae Sakura placed her right hand on the slightly bloody long sword on the left side of her waist and looked at Kaino vigilantly, but she seemed to be examining Feiyumaru out of the corner of her eye.

The ability to create cages out of thin air... Is this the weak scholar you mentioned who can be held down by a few villagers?

Chapter 174 The Final Thank You Gift

"You two are indeed a gang."

His eyes paused for a moment on the knife at Yaesakura's waist, and Kaino sighed.

Judging from the conversations he'd overheard while lurking in the shadows since arriving here, everything he'd experienced in that spiritual world must have been true. That is, the reason Yaezakura had these long ears was because she'd been manipulated by the Herrscher of Corrosion in a moment of despair.

Although he was a little surprised that the Ruler of Corrosion did not kill him completely but kept him alive for five hundred years, he would not show mercy if he had to become hostile to him at this moment.

The Yae Sakura he knew was a consciousness in the spiritual world created by the Herrscher of Corrosion. She was completely different from the Yae Sakura who had lived through five hundred years since the village's destruction. Just because they looked the same wasn't enough to move Kaino's heart.

As someone who has traveled seriously between different worlds, he has seen quite a few people who look the same and have similar experiences, and he has long been trained to handle emotions clearly.

- Otherwise, given Seele's personality, she would never let him meet Seele from Bronya's family or Seele who is still struggling in the Seaside World Bubble.

"Since your Excellency is indeed as powerful as Feiyuwan said, then the misunderstanding between him and me is resolved."

Slowly pressing down the sheathed katana, Yaezakura took a deep breath.

"I also know that I probably can't defeat you, but I have something I need to confirm."

"We have different perspectives, I understand." Keno nodded and cooperated by taking out the Xuanyuan Sword. "But I still feel the need to tell you that I'm not the person it knows. Although I'm Kaslan Liu Yinying...? Bar (Four) 8 Li Yina, I'm still very young, not even an adult."

"It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. What matters is that you are not an innocent passerby, but someone who can actually pose a threat to us."