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At the same time.

At the location of the Killing Stone, which is also that tourist attraction in the real world.

Countless people fell to the ground in terror, scrambling backwards like crabs, crying and shouting incoherently, not even knowing what they were saying, as they stared in horror at the intense blood-red light rising skywards ahead.

Their hearts were filled with shock!

Their minds went blank!

What was going on? What was happening? Could this stone be real, and the legends true?!

At this moment, they plunged directly into panic and daze, completely unable to make sense of the current situation.

To be fair, this place never used to have such a large number of visitors, as it was just a broken stone, not much to see. But after making the news, everything changed drastically, and like the media reporters flocking to cover it, big or small, it became a trending topic, and many tourists were drawn to it today.

Layer upon layer, crowds surged, packed so tightly it was impossible to move.

Seeing this grand scene, the shrine’s head’s old face was practically bursting into a smile; perhaps the stone cracking might have been a good thing rather than bad. After all, usually, when nothing happened, it meant there was no heat.

No one ever cared about this place, and many didn’t even know there was such a site, thinking the Killing Stone only existed within legend.

Now that it cracked, making the news, it attracted attention, becoming popular... Isn’t that a good thing? Though he knew this broken stone was just like that, nothing special, at least its heat, flow, and revenue were real!

His wrinkly old face blossomed like a blooming chrysanthemum; he enthusiastically answered the tourists’ and reporters’ questions—

Seriously explaining that this was a sign the Nine-tailed Demon Fox was about to break free from its seal, but not to worry, because successive hosts had sealed the cursed stone time and again, and he too would fortify the stone’s seal with his cultivation, ensuring the Nine-tailed Demon Fox’s ambition and obsession won’t resurface in the world!

Anyway, he was making a living off this superstition game, saying this wouldn’t be a problem, and no need to do any science popularization.

However...

The only issue was, why did the whole Killing Stone completely crack after he removed the old sealing rope and put on the new one he made...

Originally, there was just an obvious crack, but now, in full view of everyone, it snapped into two parts with a sharp crack, and the most terrifying part was that the ominous blood-red beam of light shot skywards from the cracked Killing Stone!

"..."

"..."

The old monk was so shocked that he was dumbfounded, with an expression like a caricature.

This didn’t seem like special effects, it was happening for real!!

Could it be... could it be... the legend is true, the shrine’s records are also true? The Killing Stone is indeed the Demon Power Crystal of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, containing the ambition and obsession of "Tamamo no Mae", one of the three transformations, needing generations of virtuous monks to seal it repeatedly to suppress this curse?

And he himself was incapable of resealing it, even foolishly took off the previous sealing rope, replacing it with a regular rope he bought?

For a moment, the old monk felt he had committed a huge mistake, instantly wishing he was dead.

......

The blood-red ominous light seemed to tear through the sky, piercing through the entire Eastern Asia, so densely populated that everyone could clearly see it.

Like a world-splitting beam, it directly divided the sky into two halves!

Just by looking at it, people felt a sense of unease deep within, inexplicably sprouting waves of terror from their hearts, as if witnessing something extremely horrifying, even their spirits swiftly grew cold.

Fear, despair, resentment, and anguish...

All kinds of negative emotions, as if all the world’s grudges, all the darkness, formed a pulsating unknown wave, naturally entangled with all things, impacting the hearts of all beings, radiating extremely malicious spiritual wavelengths!

Countless people were taken aback by this scene, gazing distantly at the blood-red pillar shooting skyward at the horizon, still yet to comprehend the situation.

As if destined to unfold this way, with the Killing Stone cracking, forming a bottomless spiritual black hole, crazily devouring dead spirits from the outside, gathering infinitely, this outcome was already fated. Amidst this unreasonable spiritual storm, sweeping through half the Earth, it had absorbed countless evil spirits.

Signs of rampant evil spirits were all erased, a number of spirit bodies were sucked in, converting to its power.

Having reached sufficient quantity, after devouring a particularly strong, this-world-defining ancient native evil spirit, it naturally compensated with the corresponding quality... Meeting the standards of both quantity and quality, naturally fostering the next stage of transformation.

"Hehe..."

In the sky above the continent, laughter like silver bells, pure yet alluring, spread rapidly, covering the entire planet.

The laughter crossed the skies and starry space, through mountains and seas, clearly ringing in everyone’s consciousness.

"...!!"

At this moment, countless people’s minds swayed, their gaze inexplicably turning bewildered, even feeling their spirits softening.

A feeling of powerlessness as if the very bones turned soft, an indescribable fatigue and sleepiness quickly occupied their minds and limbs. But it didn’t feel painful or heavy, more akin to the perfect sleepiness that naturally arises when tired.

They had an urge, wishing to let everything go, to immerse themselves in it...

Fully relax, no longer needing to think, worrying about reality no more...

Many subconsciously looked up, seeing that the blood-red pillar at the horizon had vanished, replaced by a sky dyed crimson, akin to blood-red, like a burning sunset. Against this backdrop were nine long tails majestically swaying, like giant red lotuses opening slowly.

A figure in luxurious attire, incredibly beautiful and elegant, quietly appeared.

She looked down upon this continental land—

Or rather, she gazed down upon this planet.

Her eyes were as resplendent as flawless red rubies, clear and luminous, reflecting the azure planet. The captivating Demoness smiled gently, then cast her gaze further afield, swiftly taking a particular scene in, her face immediately turning cold.

"..."

"..."

At the same time.

At this moment, the world was silent, everything frozen.

As if the entire world had halted, the fast-paced human society briefly plunged into a standstill.

Countless people stared blankly at the scene, regardless of distance. As long as they were in the Western Pacific Region, almost everyone on this side of Asia or Earth seemed to see it clearly, as if the scene pierced directly into their consciousness.

If ordinary people found it shocking, then those in the Mind Industry and related fields felt chills rising from their feet straight up to their crowns.

Too fast!

Really too fast!

Despair filled their hearts, never expecting such a sudden change. And this fabled Root of Evil Spirits gave them no time to react—when it decided to break the seal, the seal was broken; when it decided to descend, it did so immediately, leaving them no time to plan.

Although they responded promptly, they failed at the last step, resulting in a situation that worsened to this extent...

Everything seemed irreversible...

...

...

"That... that is... Tamamo no Mae?!"

In the office, Yatsugaya Miko stared blankly at the distant scene outside the window, stammering as she spoke, her mind feeling frozen.

She hadn’t expected everything to happen so quickly, so suddenly.

The teacher just called her over, explained a few things, and she barely understood what was happening when it already occurred?

Yatsugaya Miko: "???"

No, was it really this sudden? Even if following the movie narrative, shouldn’t there be some buffer time next? How did the Killing Stone crack last night, and the Nine-tailed Demon Fox break free this morning?

If all movie and anime plots followed this pattern, could any protagonist survive more than two episodes under the villain’s big boss?

Moreover, upon seeing that figure, she felt an immense pressure, almost like it glanced in her direction from afar. Yatsugaya Miko thought it might be an illusion—how could she catch the attention of such a Great Demon?

But...

But... it really felt that way!

As if she was glared at, her breath catching; the pressure in that instant was suffocating.

"Yes, that’s Tamamo no Mae..."

Gu Mo sighed lightly, nodding, saying, Gaia’s Power still prevailed, steering the world into this process, the emergence of the Killing Stone and the concept of the Nine-tailed Fox now world’s apocalyptic mechanism, designed to destroy the Human World.

Thankfully, he intercepted early, so there shouldn’t be any problem.

"This... this is..."

"An earthquake?! How come..."

"Quick! Find somewhere to hide!!"

A massive tremor suddenly struck, shaking the entire city visibly.

Yatsugaya Miko stumbled, losing balance, but was fortunately caught by a nearby young man.

It seemed like a shocking impact erupted from afar, or a huge earthquake from beneath, like the ground dragon flipping, turning the world upside down. Many people were confused for a moment, then showed terrified expressions, screaming in fear.

If compared to a nuclear explosion, this would far exceed trillions of tons in yield, if the energy were to be released fully through physical means, it could knock the Earth’s axis off course, causing unimaginable catastrophe.

But...

"Hehehe..."

Amidst the dragon and snake rising from the land, the tectonic plates subtly graze and tremble, a laughter like silver bells resounded again.

A long tail slowly rose and returned to the sky, the stunning Demoness silhouette seeming to be the culprit behind the commotion.

"This is truly a detestable world..."

As if sneering continuously, or gritting her teeth, the Nine-tailed Demoness reeled back the tail she had slammed down—

"Might as well destroy it completely! How’s that!"

...

Gu Mo: ???

Faced with this progression, the young man from afar raised an eyebrow, question marks floating above his head, thinking perhaps this was not his directive?

How did it still go wrong?