boyutpedia Chapter 41 Subjugation
Chapter 41 Subjugation
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, save us! This Taoist priest is here to cause trouble!"
The rat demon that Lin Yuan threw on the ground saw that he had a powerful backer and immediately scrambled to hide behind the thunder frog, pointing at Lin Yuan and screaming.
"Croak!"
Thunder Frog seemed annoyed by the Rat Demon's screams.
Its cheeks puffed out.
"boom!"
A thick bolt of purple lightning shot out from the lightning pearl in its mouth and struck Lin Yuan.
This lightning was quite powerful, with the potential to tear through the void.
Unfortunately, it struck the wrong person.
Lin Yuan didn't even try to dodge, letting the purple lightning strike his black robe.
Amidst the flashes of lightning, not only did it not harm him in the slightest, but it was also completely absorbed by the Dao Integration Realm mana within his body.
"That's interesting."
Lin Yuan's lips curled up.
[Qi Observation Technique], activate!
Upon closer inspection, the gaze penetrated the Thunder Frog's physical body, reaching its destiny and karma.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yuan burst into laughter.
"The weather is clear and bright, without a trace of mortal blood feuds or entanglements?!"
In this deep mountain forest, Thunder Frog, who reigns supreme and whose minions devour countless people, is surprisingly clean as a sheet of paper.
Upon closer examination, its mental state was revealed.
Lin Yuan finally understood.
"Turns out he's just a brainless idiot toad."
Although this thunder frog has the cultivation of the peak of the Returning to the Void Realm and is accompanied by a thunder pearl, making it extremely powerful, it has not yet developed intelligence due to bloodline limitations. Its intelligence is estimated to be equivalent to that of a three-year-old human child.
Those rat and wolf demons who came down from the mountain to eat people just now were simply taking advantage of the Thunder Frog's strength and ease of being fooled. They deliberately made it their "king" and used its tiger skin as a banner to bully and oppress people within a hundred miles!
To put it bluntly, this Thunder Frog is just a "mascot" used by the lesser demons as a deterrent weapon.
"You bunch of scum are the ones who kill and commit sins, but this stupid toad is the one who takes the blame."
Lin Yuan sneered.
"Your Majesty, strike him down! Kill him with heavenly lightning!"
The rat demon was still jumping around behind the thunder frog, stirring up the fire.
Thunder Frog seemed to be enraged by Lin Yuan's nonchalant demeanor. Its cheeks puffed up again, and the purple light on the Thunder Pearl flickered wildly, preparing to unleash a powerful attack.
"Stubborn to the end, let me show you what true bloodline suppression is."
Lin Yuan was too lazy to play with it anymore.
"boom!"
With one step, the towering [Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma Image], ten zhang tall, rose directly behind Lin Yuan!
The phantom of the golden crow instantly burst through the enormous cave.
The golden flames instantly evaporated the poisonous miasma within a radius of dozens of miles.
The supreme bloodline pressure belonging to the ancient demon royal family crashed down on the Thunder Frog like a celestial river pouring down.
"Croak...croak?"
The raging lightning that had been brewing in the Thunder Frog's mouth was extinguished with a "hiss" under the suppression of the True Fire of the Sun.
That is an instinctive submission to the royal blood originating from the depths of the demon race's soul.
"Smack."
The chubby Thunder Frog's legs went weak, and it collapsed to the ground, trembling like a sieve.
"D-King..."
The rat demon hiding behind was utterly desperate.
"Die."
Lin Yuan didn't even glance at it, and waved his sleeve.
A wisp of golden crow fire drifted down.
"ah--"
The rat demon didn't even have time to think about escaping before it instantly turned into a handful of ashes that drifted away in the wind.
Not only the rat demon, but all the lesser demons in the cave stained with the blood and resentment of mortals were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye!
After doing all this, Lin Yuan put away his Dharma form and walked to the Thunder Frog, which was trembling like a leaf.
He reached out and patted Thunder Frog's big head.
"His physique is good, and his lightning magic is passable. I just happen to need a means of transportation."
"From now on, you'll be working for me."
Although Thunder Frog is stupid, it still has the instinct to distinguish between strong and weak.
Sensing the familiar aura of a demon king emanating from Lin Yuan, it immediately stuck out its tongue and licked Lin Yuan's shoes in a flattering manner.
"Croak~"
A sweet croak of a frog.
Lin Yuan leaped up and sat cross-legged on the broad back of the Thunder Frog.
"Come, follow me to Chentang Pass."
"Boom!"
The Thunder Frog opened its huge mouth, and a thunder pearl shone brightly.
Its four thick legs suddenly exerted force, and a purple lightning bolt appeared out of thin air.
Transforming into a bolt of lightning, it pierced through the clouds and mist, hurtling eastward!
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on the Thunder Frog's back, feeling the lightning speed, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Although this thunder frog is dull-witted, its innate ability to control lightning and fly is much more effortless and comfortable than traveling by myself."
Not long after he left that village.
The surviving ordinary villagers spontaneously gathered at the village entrance.
They clumsily sculpted a young immortal deity, standing on a thunder frog and wearing a black robe, using mud and wood.
Incense smoke curled and devout prayers echoed through the ruins.
"Thank you so much, Master, for saving my life..."
Lin Yuan, who was high above the clouds, suddenly felt a slight stirring in his heart.
He seemed to sense that, in the darkness, a golden thread crossed the void and quietly merged into his sea of consciousness.
"The power of incense offerings and prayers?"
Lin Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.
But with a great calamity looming, he had no time to delve into the mysteries of the incense-burning ritual, and simply sealed it temporarily within his demon core.
......
With nothing to do.
Lin Yuan's mind stirred slightly, and he opened the private group that he had set to special attention.
[Ordinary People's Mutual Aid Association]
As soon as the light screen popped up, the chat history inside started scrolling wildly, clearly indicating that the people in the group were in a state of high excitement.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Brothers, I've finally made it! I've hit the jackpot!"]
[Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Ring of Zhongnan Mountain): "Fatty, what's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss? Don't you spend all your time washing dishes in the kitchen? What kind of adventure could you possibly have?"]
[Zhao Ye (Rank E/Frequent Visitor to the Cellar): "Exactly, did you somehow unearth a peerless weapon while washing dishes?"]
Watching these three lively characters chat, Lin Yuan's lips curled up slightly as he continued reading.
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "You guys don't know anything! Didn't Brother Yuan tell me to stay put in the inn's kitchen? I'm staying there obediently, not going anywhere."]
[Wang Pangzi: "Then yesterday evening, it started pouring rain. There was a knock on the back door of the kitchen. When I opened it, I saw a scrawny old man, skin and bones from hunger, soaking wet."]
[Wang Pangzi: "The old man said he was a fortune teller and hadn't eaten for days, asking if I could have a hot meal."]
[Wang Pangzi: "You all know I'm a soft-hearted guy, and Brother Yuan taught us to build good relationships. So I secretly gave the old man the two big meat buns the shopkeeper was keeping for himself, and also served him a bowl of hot soup."]
Upon seeing this, Lin Yuan's brow twitched.
A down-on-his-luck old man?
A fortune teller?
Chaoge City?!
Before Lin Yuan could think it through, Wang Pangzi's next message ignited the entire group chat.
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "After finishing his meat bun, the old man wiped his mouth. Suddenly, he burst into laughter, saying something like, 'The fate of the Shang Dynasty is nearing its end, and demonic energy is rampant. It's rare to find a mortal like you with a kind heart in Chaoge City.'"]
[Wang Pangzi: "Then, he reached out and tapped my forehead with his finger! I felt a sudden heat all over my body, and instantly a cultivation technique called 'Jade Purity Breathing Technique' appeared in my mind!"]
[Wang Pangzi: "And what's more, I've learned a technique for burrowing underground! Now I can walk right through the ground. When the shopkeeper yells at me, I just burrow underground, and he can't even touch a hair on my head!"]
[Wang Pangzi: "Oh right, before the old man left, he said his surname was Jiang and his name was Jiang Ziya! He said if I could survive the chaos of this world, I could go to Xiqi to find him!"]
boom!
Lin Yuan, sitting on the back of the Thunder Frog, felt a chill run down his spine.
Jiang Ziya!
It really was Jiang Ziya, the one who entered my dream with a flying bear and bestowed the title of god on behalf of Heaven!
Judging from the timeline, Jiang Ziya did indeed resign from his position as a lower-ranking official because he could not tolerate King Zhou's tyranny. He then went into seclusion in Chaoge City, making a living by fortune-telling, and preparing to find an opportunity to escape to Xiqi.
"This Fatty Wang... what kind of heaven-defying luck is this?"
Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.
Two meat buns were all it took to get the first protagonist of the Investiture of the Gods to personally impart his teachings!
The Jade Purity Breathing Technique is the foundational cultivation method of the Jade Void Palace of the Chan Sect!
"The butterfly effect is truly amazing."
In the group chat, Chen Ping and Zhao Ye were so envious they were practically exploding with envy, sending out a string of "sour lemon" emojis.
Lin Yuan smiled and shook his head, then typed two words in the group chat.
Lin Yuan (Rank F/Ordinary Crow): "Congratulations."