Master of Strange Dao

"Who are you?" The Evil God sneered, one eye still glaring at Yu Ziqing.

"I am the War God from the realm of mortals, known as the reincarnation of Lu Bu."

"Evil Devil, chaotic world monster, if you wish to kill, then kill. Eventually, you'll meet a bad end." The Evil God straightened his crooked mouth, still stubbornly defiant.

But those words made Yu Ziqing feel strange.

It made him seem like the villain.

"If I am a monster, then what are you?"

"I am ordained by His Majesty, assigned by the court, the Earth Deity who protects this land." The Evil God held his head high with pride.

Yu Ziqing sighed, helping him up, leaning him against a large stone. Yu Ziqing squatted in front of him, pointing at the flesh on his body.

"From my perspective, you who receive flesh to augment your golden body are the true Evil God. Do you see a problem with that?"

"What problem is there? I suppress demonic flesh with my own body to purify it, also ensuring peace."

"Fine, let's not talk about this. Let me ask you—before the Earth Deities ran rampant, do you know what the situation was like?"

"Natural disasters, human calamities, corpses littering the ground, human life as insignificant as grass.

It was His Majesty's resolve that brought great reform and ordained the Earth Deities.

That is how this current stability was achieved.

But you chaotic world monsters, unwilling to accept the stability of our Dadui, constantly come out to cause disorder.

If you wish to kill, then kill. My death is insignificant, I only beg you not to harm the civilians here."

Yu Ziqing's expression was rather complex.

This land spoke eloquently, righteously, his determination unwavering, truly believing he was doing the right thing, walking the correct path.

"How long have you served as the land?"

"One hundred and ten years."

"In over a hundred years, has there been any change in the villages and towns within your domain?"

"For one hundred and ten years, in my fiefdom, not a single person died an untimely death, not a single person died of natural causes. They live and work in peace." The land was very proud of this achievement.

"Then the livestock, the people, are they thriving? How many babies have been born?"

"There's no need to plant grains anymore, so there's no need to consume grain to raise livestock. Childbirth has indeed become a problem; there hasn't been a newborn in over a hundred years.

I can always keep an eye on the situation here, yet I've failed to live up to the court's expectations."

The land's confidence diminished somewhat, as if he truly felt this was his failure.

"Open your eyes and look for yourself. Don't you truly think this place has become like a ghost domain?"

"You monster, cease your nonsense. What is a ghost domain? The world before was the true ghost domain."

"And have you considered that even if those incense-eating people can live two or three hundred years, even four or five hundred years, after they all die naturally, who will burn incense for you?"

"This is just my problem, elsewhere people are living in peace and multiplying."

Yu Ziqing felt that he certainly couldn't convince the other.

From his perspective, this stagnant world now was indeed better than before.

Living longer, never starving, no natural disasters, no human disasters, the Earth Deities overseeing everything, everything was stable.

If not for these monsters from the old world causing trouble, it would only be better, more stable.

But Yu Ziqing opened the eyes of the Yin God and saw a world full of death.

Those with pale faces, resembling both the living and not, the incense-eating people were all silent in the present.

They all thought greater strength and longer life were good things.

Yet no one saw what lay beneath this pallor.

Yu Ziqing only saw death and destruction.

Not just them, but the entire world seemed to be on a countdown, slowly perishing in this stability.

From top to bottom, and bottom to top, a large-scale indoctrination had been completed.

It appeared to be the choice of the overwhelming majority, but it was still the choice of the very few.

This was far more terrifying than the White Sun Evil Cult Yu Ziqing encountered in the past.

Because the people here all had self-awareness. Even this land believed he was walking the right path.

Such despair and horror made Yu Ziqing feel suffocated.

If that last great Dadui had not been sealed, it would have perished completely within a thousand years.

That kind of demise from the bottom up.

Yu Ziqing looked at the land in front of him, composed like flesh piled up, radiating Evil Qi like an Evil God, sighed lightly, and gave up convincing him.

"Alright, you think you are right, and I am the monster.

But from my perspective, even including Emperor Dui, you all are monsters who have entered the Evil Dao.

If I had not seen the world before ancient times, when the deities descended, the world was oppressed, and humans were nothing but incense machines.

I might indeed think your words were reasonable. This is merely a matter of choice.

Different paths, different choices. You choose the Incense Fire Dao, which is not unreasonable.

But I have seen it, I have personally witnessed the heroic struggles of the forebears.

And now, it is no longer a matter of choice, but a matter of unwavering position.

You say I am a monster, then I am a monster.

You are inviolate in your majesty, so I will not kill you. I will take you along, let you see with your own eyes.

See what I, as a monster, intend to do. I want you to live to see the final result.

At that time, I will ask you once again."

Yu Ziqing destroyed his golden body, sealed his Earth Deity soul, and took him along, letting him watch.

Yu Ziqing led him out of the Earth Deity Divine Country's boundaries. In an instant, the land's form became ethereal, as if he had lost his foundation.