Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 185 The Executioner

No wonder the creatures of the forbidden zone despise humans, yet are so determined to breach the giant city and devour all of them.

After all, this would stifle the emergence of powerful human beings. A smaller human population means a lower chance of producing geniuses.

Humans transformed by the Forbidden Zone Order who possess psychic abilities can become their servants, enhancing the Forbidden Zone's combat power.

Those without psychic abilities can be allowed to reproduce on their own, becoming backup bodies for returning to the physical world.

There are even some other unknown benefits.

In the Ark, a human elector once mentioned that the reason the King of the Forbidden Zones was able to become king was because he had enough humans in the Forbidden Zones, but Li Yelai did not understand the connection.

The giant city is at a significant disadvantage when facing the penalty area.

The strong on the human side, those who rise to power through bloody battles from geniuses, are truly dead once they are sacrificed.

On the forbidden zone side, even if a Supreme Being dies, they will eventually return from the Void Realm. It's just that it will take longer.

If humanity fails to produce enough strong individuals, it will eventually be worn down and killed.

Moreover, the situation will worsen once those exiled creatures return.

To defeat the Forbidden Zone, the Giant City must overwhelmingly banish all its inhabitants and accumulate sufficient power to maintain its dominance before their return. Otherwise, it risk being overturned.

If only the Great City had a dozen kings!
'Of course, there's another way—I'll kill them myself!' Li Yelai thought to himself, confident that he could completely annihilate the Void Realm creatures. As long as he killed enough Void Realm creatures, the creatures of the Forbidden Zone would eventually be wiped out.

However, this method requires Li Ye to possess formidable combat strength. Right now, if he encountered a four-winged angel, he would only be able to flee. Let alone any other stronger beings.

Thinking of this, Li Ye glanced at the Little Mad King walking ahead and understood why the Little Mad King was dissatisfied with his strength.

As a captain-level powerhouse, Little Mad King has higher authority and knows more secrets.

She probably wishes all the geniuses would wake up one day and all break through to a higher level.

Li Yelai understood this idea, and then silently asked himself, "Mr. Ying, can you kill the King of the Forbidden Zone?"

Li Yelai knew that Mr. Shadow could hear him; he had always resided within Li Yelai's mind. He remained silent most of the time, only responding when it concerned a transaction.

Li Yelai strongly suspected that this guy had been spying on him all along.
Permanently trading away a king of the penalty area would be an incredibly lucrative deal.

Li Yelai now has two more trading opportunities, but for safety's sake, he will not use the last one.

That means there will be another time.

This time, we absolutely have to replace one of the kings of the penalty area.

If possible, Li Yelai planned to try to get close to the core of the penalty area. Tsk, that would be very difficult. Should he let the King of the Penalty Area come to him, and then he could close the door and unleash the dogs? Could his inevitable formidable opponent lure the King of the Penalty Area over?
A few seconds later, Mr. Ying's indifferent voice came: "Of course. But our next transaction will have to be in six months."

Six months later?

The last transaction was to deal with the Overlord of Calamity Mist, the Insect Lord. That was two months ago. So, the interval between transactions needs to be eight months?

'He really doesn't know how to do business,' Li Yelai thought to himself, and had no choice but to put aside his thoughts.

In a valley on the edge of the Heavenly Realm, a sizable pack of wolves was running wildly through the forest.

A wolf pack of this size poses a significant threat to nearby villages and towns.

The wolf-like beast resembles a wild wolf, but has bluish-gray fur and is much larger.

The strength of a single individual is approximately at the second level of awakening, while special individuals may be able to reach the third level of awakening.

Their skulls can be used as material for psionic weapons.

Bone marrow is a low-level potion ingredient used in murmurs, myriad phenomena, and the Netherworld Path.

The fur also has excellent warmth retention properties, making it quite valuable in restricted areas.

However, they work together seamlessly and are often able to hunt down even stronger superhuman creatures.

Even in villages and towns in restricted areas, people must be careful when dealing with these extraordinary creatures.

They are highly intelligent and frequently raid villages at night. Even psionicists can be killed by their bites.

Therefore, villages and towns often organize teams to enter the mountains and forests to control the number of wolves and wild beasts. When necessary, they also have to spend a lot of money to ask angels to help.

However, this dangerous herd of beasts was now fleeing in panic.

Two figures flashed through the forest, snapping the necks of wolves one by one. The wolf king, a beast with the strength of the third awakening, was killed without any resistance by a slender fist.

The remaining wolf pack scattered like frightened birds.

The ones who took action were naturally Li Yelai and Little Mad King. Neither of them used any weapons or abilities; they killed a large portion of the wolf pack with their bare hands.

After that, the two did not continue the pursuit and let them escape.

“This should be enough,” Little Mad King said. “We can skin them and disguise ourselves as hunters going into town to sell them. The remaining flesh and blood can be absorbed by the Pathfinder.”

This is one of the reasons why the two did not use weapons.

They will disguise themselves as hunters from the forbidden zone.

Li Yelai nodded, immediately took out a small knife, and began to skin and dismember the dozen or so wolves.

The authorities provided systematic training so that night spies could extract materials.

However, Li Yelai was not very skilled and damaged several wolf pelts.

In the end, the two obtained ten complete wolf pelts and a pile of wolf meat.

Then, Little Mad King took out a navigation compass.

Soon, the wolf's flesh and blood in front of them melted away like ice and snow, and a large portion of it disappeared in an instant.

The compass needle spun rapidly before finally stopping at a certain position.

After comparing the directions, Little Mad King said, "Yes, as expected, Meiwu's earring is in Silver Mountain City."

The compass cannot lock onto intelligent life forms, but it can determine their location by locking onto items on their bodies. According to the intelligence, Meiwu's earrings were never removed.

Then, the Little Mad King handed the compass to Li Yelai and said, "One person cannot use it continuously. The next one is for you. Think of what you need and offer a sacrifice, and you will get the direction of the nearest target. The clearer the better."

After taking the compass, Li Yelai asked, "Have you tried using the compass inside the restricted area?"

“Of course, the interior of the restricted area is vast, making it one of our search targets. Unfortunately, they are all in places we cannot reach.” Little Mad King replied: “The golden tree in the Doomsday Forest, the pitch-black abyss of Black Source City, and the celestial fortress in the Heavenly Realm.”

These are all the core areas of the restricted zone; no one has been able to get close to them yet.

“However, I haven’t tried this position before. You can give it a try,” Little Mad King replied.

Li Yelai nodded and conceived in his mind a substance that could prolong life.

This is also an attempt to enter the forbidden zone. If we can find a substance that can restore the old Mad King's lifespan, everyone will be happy.

As Li Yelai's idea was confirmed, the compass in his hand vibrated, and most of the pile of flesh in front of him disappeared.

The pointer spun rapidly, and surprisingly, instead of pointing towards the depths of the forbidden zone, it pointed in the direction of Li Yelai. Li Yelai and Little Mad King were both taken aback. They turned around and looked in the direction of the pointer, where they saw the vast, white snow-capped mountains, which were even more magnificent than those in the forbidden zone.

That's an extremely cold mountain range!

"There is life in the extremely cold mountains?" Li Yelai was somewhat taken aback.

The Little Mad King could not hide his shock, but it quickly turned into a sigh.

This is truly a huge joke! Besides the core of the forbidden zone, there really is a second life form, but it's in the extreme cold mountains!
It should be known that the extreme cold mountains are extremely dangerous; even the restricted areas themselves dare not venture into them.

Even if there were biological materials, Li Yelai and the others wouldn't be able to obtain them.

We can't expect the old mad king to come and collect it himself, can we?

If the old mad king makes a move, the king of the penalty area will probably have to move out immediately as well.

"At least, this is good news," said Little Mad King. "But we'll have to make more detailed plans after we get back from this mission."

Li Yelai nodded and put the navigation compass into his pocket.

The two returned to the depths of the jungle where they had stored their equipment, carrying the animal hides.

There is a forbidden hunting hut abandoned by humans, which has now become a temporary outpost for night spies. The previous night spies have modified it, and there are also some modified carts.

Afterwards, the two washed off the blood and changed into the attire of humans from the forbidden zone.

Li Yelai received a set of beige coarse linen clothes, which were comfortable to wear.

However, the two white bandages hanging behind his shoulders looked rather strange.

This is the clothing style of the people in this forbidden zone. Perhaps due to their belief in angels, their clothes always have two white bandages on the shoulders or back, fluttering like wings.

It has to be said, it looks rather ugly, Li Yelai thought to himself.

Then, I heard footsteps behind me.

Li Yelai turned around and saw a girl wearing a wolf skin and light white linen.

The pale blue animal hide added to her mysterious and wild charm.

The girl wore a long white linen dress; the light and breathable fabric clung to her skin, giving her an air of both simplicity and elegance. The texture of the linen contrasted sharply with the ruggedness of the wolfhound hide, yet they blended together surprisingly harmoniously, creating a unique kind of beauty.

The girl's hair was wet, with glistening water droplets clinging to the strands. She was as beautiful and delicate as a lotus emerging from the water.

As Little Mad King dried his hair, he said, "Let's go."

Li Yelai nodded slightly, then put on a wolf skin, pushed out a cart from the stronghold, hid the supplies in the cart's hidden compartment, and laid out eight wolf skins on top.

Afterwards, the two took the cart to the edge of the jungle. Before leaving the jungle, Little Mad King took out a strangely shaped spray.

"The safe period is eight hours. You must wash off the spray within eight hours, or your personality will change drastically. If I get sprayed, you'll have to wake me up by splashing water on me or by violently hitting me. And if you get sprayed, I'll do the same," Little Mad King warned.

"Then remember to hit it lightly." Li Yelai nodded. He had filled several buckets with water from the stream, which were on the cart, so there shouldn't be any problem.

After using the spray, the two pushed the cart out of the jungle and onto the main road.

With the spray disguised, outsiders can only see the most plausible scene.

Unless Li Yelai and Xiao Kuangwang do something too outrageous, such as suddenly starting a fight or running naked in public.

Otherwise, in the other person's eyes, the two would just be ordinary strangers.

On the main road, people from the restricted area of ​​nearby villages walked back and forth.

Their clothing and appearance were similar to Li Yelai's, and their accents were slightly different, but their bodies were completely different.

Occasionally, a white light would flash in their eyes.

Some people's backs bulge out, as if they are about to grow wings.

Some people have an eyeball growing between their eyebrows, and white feathers growing on both sides of their cheeks, resembling a large eyeball with wings.

Li Yelai discovered that humans in forbidden zones with a third characteristic were more respected.

Because many people in the restricted area greeted him politely.

As it passed by Li Yelai, Li Yelai and Little Mad King had no choice but to stop and nod in acknowledgment.

"Is it because it's become more distorted?" Li Yelai asked in a low voice.

“Yes, they’ve all grown feathers and eyes. They’re very close to being beings of the Void Realm, and have a chance of being chosen as servants by angels. That’s why they have a high status,” the Little Mad King replied in a low voice.

"I remember angels being quite pretty," Li Yelai said. "How can your taste be so bad?"

"That's just a change in appearance after the phantom beings come to the physical world. If you have the chance, go and see the angels' psionic projections, and you'll know what angels really look like," Little Mad King replied.

Subsequently, Li Yelai struck up a conversation with a human from the forbidden zone.

The human in the forbidden zone was a male, riding a magnificent warhorse across the road.

They turned back halfway and blocked Li Yelai's way.

Startled, Li Yelai and Little Mad King instinctively tensed their muscles, ready to attack at any moment.

Fortunately, the other party did not discover the two's identities, but instead took a fancy to the animal hides.

White feathers sprouted from his cheeks, and the pupils between his brows shone faintly. His magnificent white robe further emphasized his status.

He was very wealthy. He took out a gold feather coin and bought the wolf king's animal skin from Li Ye's cart.

Feather coins are the currency within the restricted area, and the purchasing power of gold feather coins is astonishing; few people besides nobles can afford to use this currency for transactions.

"The fur is very good, I like it very much, it's worth it!" He was very satisfied after inspecting the hide, and said to Li Ye with a smile, "If you can get hides of this quality in the future, you can come to the Guard Knights of Silver Mountain City to find me. My name is Yu Bai."

"So you are the Knight." Li Yelai nodded repeatedly, showing both humility and excitement.

Having been used to performing inside the Ark, his performance was so smooth and flawless that not a single mistake could be seen.

Yu Bai seemed to enjoy the respect he received from others.

Then, looking at the remaining animal hides on the cart, he laughed and said, "Many important figures are coming to the city recently, even Lady Meiwu is coming. You'd better seize the opportunity."

When talking about Miwu, Yu Bai's voice was full of longing and admiration.

Beautiful dance is enchanting dance! Has Yu Bai ever seen that human traitor?

Li Yelai seized the opportunity to ask, "My lord, why are so many important figures here? Even Lady Meiwu?"

"Don't you know yet? We've captured three humans from outside the world." Yu Bai sneered, "They're clearly despicable outsiders, yet they're qualified to have Lady Miwu personally oversee their execution. What a bargain for them! However, for you, it's a feast, as you get to see Lady Miwu and other important figures."

Is Meiwu the executioner?

(End of this chapter)