Chapter 94 The Death Hydra

WHILE YANG LUJIA wanted to immediately tend to the Echinemon Race’s lair, both Zhang Wei and Zhao Qiaochen were busy subduing the ‘creature’ which would, when awakened, cause the so-called Death Purge of the Realm of Death.

“Zhang Wei, quickly use any imperial relic that you have!” Zhao Qiaochen screamed at the top of his lungs as he tried to make the creature stay put, always supplying qi to strengthen the restrictive array formation, which was trying to restrain the creature at the bottom of the river.

At the same time, several children were born on this very day or even the days before. Apart from the resources being lacking or the strong surge of qi within the realm, the number of people in Da Sishen would help the beast awaken more.

Its task was to make Da Sishen restart from the beginning. Just like what Shen Zui wanted, this was akin to a purification of the whole realm and the souls of those living within it.

And this was Death Purge. The moment it would start, people would begin fighting against the beast until they would all perish. Or so they thought.

“Zhang Wei, is it true that this beast will kill everyone in Da Sishen? Did it happen before? Have you experienced it? I’ve heard that some of them have survived at those times.”

“Well, I’m pretty sure Zhao Qiaochen was one of them. If you know how to hide well from this beast, you will survive such a calamity. However, if we will be able to successfully subdue the beast, you don’t have to worry about getting killed.”

“What if the Will of Da Sishen will decide to interfere?” Shen Zui’s eyes shone sharply. “Is it possible…”

“It is indeed possible, but the Will of Da Sishen has recently been weakened. I didn’t know why, but this must be the reason for the quickened awakening of the beast. It wanted to start over again to gain more power. The more the purges, the more its strength would elevate.”

“So, that’s why my master once said that through the records of our Sacred Vihara, the ancestors have passed on the knowledge about the limit of Da Sishen’s cultivation level breaking through another level. Before, they said that the limit in Da Sishen was only a God King. Later on, it was changed to God Emperor. So, that’s how this world works.”

“I’m not sure how the higher realms would do, though,” Zhang Wei said, feeling a bit guilty for not tending to his son all these times and even calling him for help without thinking of something in return. “No matter, let us first try to subdue this beast. It will be our key to purging the whole realm.”

Jumping into the river, he appeared beside Zhao Qiaochen whose face was crunched. “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you over and yet you didn’t show up! Fuck! I’m at my limit! Hurry, Zhang Wei! Use some of your suppressing imperial relics or fix the array if you can!”

Looking at the appearance of the beast, Zhang Wei could not help but shiver subconsciously. If this were left un-manipulated, it would really wipe out the entire Da Sishen. Apart from it being on the same level as the Will of Da Sishen, it had the strength of a Saint, stronger than them. To precisely word it, even Saints would feel death in the face of such a creature.

Such a beast had nine snake-like heads; however, their teeth and scales were akin to dragons, and their eyes were as piercing as tigers. It had four paws of a lion with above its back to its dinosauric tail lay a spiky dorsal fin of a typical fish.

Hissing, all their pairs of eyes were glued to Zhao Qiaochen. It made the latter subconsciously take a step back after quivering. “It’s still the same creature as before. I’ve personally seen their heads before but I’ve never experienced it up this close. Its rules of destruction were very evident, as though it could destroy us anytime. Can we really subdue this creature?”

“Why not try? If we can’t, then it’s the end of us. By the way, this creature is known as the Death Hydra, just in case you haven’t known that.”

On the other hand, atop the river stood Shen Zui with a frowning expression on his face. He somehow felt uneasy, particularly the waves of rules coming out of the river through the water. Even the water itself disintegrated, as though something very powerful was trying to destroy them.

And Shen Zui, as a Saint himself could clearly see it, those rules of destruction… they’re the most powerful rules he couldn’t have imagined seeing in his entire life.

Meanwhile, Zhao Qiaochen silently chanted the Core Subduing Art, along with Zhang Wei. Both wore solemn faces as they closed their eyes.

The Death Hydra, recognizing what they were about to do, felt furious and struggled against the enchanting words from the Core Subduing Art. It was like it was drawing its heart toward these two people before it.

Thunder then came so fast that Shen Zui was startled by it. “What? The Will of Da Sishen was really alarmed? So, what I speculated is true…”

As the first lightning strike danced its way down so quickly, Shen Zui had to bear the brunt and anger of the Will. He could feel it in his bones that the Will wasn’t trying to go easy on him.

But he promised the two that he’d protect them. Hence, as a living being whose personality was ever noble, Shen Zui felt like breaking one of his vows would lead to his mis-path, redirecting him to another path that would not be suitable for his principles.

“Zhao Qiaochen,” Zhang Wei said as he momentarily stopped chanting in his head, his back breaking out in cold sweat. He then looked at the suspended water of the river above. “It looks like we need to hurry. Once this creature gets out and we didn’t subdue it yet, it will chase after us because of angering its creator.”