I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 417 - 75: The Descent

This was Yun You's first time witnessing the appearance of the Death Domain in action.

A massive yet ethereal red thread-like substance swiftly wrapped around the edges of the Floating Island, enveloping the outer barrier that was visible to the naked eye from all directions, completing the enclosure. It resembled a ball of yarn wound tightly around a ball.

It left no gaps for escape and sealed off sound and vision from within and without.

If someone were outside in the Lightning Storm at this moment, they would be surprised to find that the entire region of the Floating Island, the 300-kilometer sky fortress, had completely vanished, with no way to detect information from inside using any instruments.

Similarly, those on the island found that the outside world disappeared behind the red thread, leaving only the crimson domes in their view.

Subsequently, various special rules belonging to the Death Domain descended.

The first to arrive was a series of eerie "chants."

No one knew where these sounds originated, but at this moment, everyone on the Floating Island clearly heard the hymns coming from afar, somewhat resembling children's "chants." However, since the sound was not clear enough, the meaning of the verses could not be discerned.

Soon after, inexplicably, pink petals floated down from the sky like falling snow, which seemed to be lotus petals upon a closer look.

But for some reason, every lotus petal visible to the eye carried tiny scratches and bloodstains, of unknown origin.

Apart from this, the newly formed Death Domain didn't appear to have any remarkable characteristics, except that staying here for a long time made the body involuntarily feel cold.

Yun You had previously read some information about the birth of Death Domains online, knowing that the form of their birth was usually fixed, generally limited to about a dozen major types.

But for some unknown reason, this time's "Blood Thread" seemed not to belong to any of those types.

Of course, the little girl couldn't afford to be bothered by this now.

The mysterious powers of the Death Domains were so bizarre that even today, humans know less than a tenth about them, so exceptions were quite the norm.

"Let's get out while the Death Domain creatures haven't appeared yet!"

Yun You tugged Yuanbao, sprinting frantically while taking out a communicator, shouting at the still-dazed Mokaka: "Forget about the others, bring Tian En and a few more capable subordinates and come to the location I marked!"

"Together, we should be able to breach the Floating Island barrier, breaking through that carbon nano shielding layer!"

"..."

Mokaka was silent on the other end.

A moment later, her somewhat despairing voice came through Yun You's earpiece.

"It's too late, Wu Ming..."

"Just when the threads appeared, I ordered someone to try with a drill, and the result was that even using a D6-grade metal drill bit, we couldn't scratch those threads."

"Tests show that the physical properties of this red thread are—indestructible... "

"We can't get out."

Upon hearing these words, Yun You's steps also froze.

D6-grade metal, its hardness is hundreds of times that of the hardest naturally occurring substance, diamond.

If even drill bits made from it couldn't penetrate the threads, then with the means currently available to everyone, they certainly couldn't dig through the red threads either.

"And..."

Mokaka swallowed a mouthful of saliva, muttering: "Look over at the Corpse Lake, something seems to be coming out."

"Corpse Lake...?"

Both Yun You and Yuanbao were taken aback, instinctively turning back to look at the distant blood-red lake.

Somehow, the previously boiling lake surface suddenly stilled.

The swollen floating corpses ceased to sink and rise, parasites lay dead within the half-decayed eyeballs, and even the stench of the blood water brewing had condensed into a rust-flavored mist.

But everyone knew, this was merely the calm before the storm.

As the blood mist gradually condensed into an impenetrable entity, as the chanting gradually grew clearer, the center of the lake began to bubble with viscous foam.

Suddenly, a golden hand broke through the heap of corpses, emerging in the fog.

It was dozens of meters long, each finger as large as vehicles.

Although its nail crevices embedded with shards and bone chips, its surface showed no sign of injury, appearing perfect and more like an invaluable piece of ancient jade rather than flesh.

The water surface gradually began to boil.

Once the hand fully appeared, those pale severed limbs in the Corpse Lake suddenly prostrated like pilgrims, pushing aside to clear a crimson water pathway.

Soon after, a massive figure emerged amidst the worshiping corpses, rising from the Corpse Lake to stand in the world.

The first thing people saw was its feet.

The giant's left foot stood upon a red Lotus Platform, while the right foot sank into the swamp of flesh and blood, the corpse flowers clustering around the ankle. Both legs were draped in a luxurious gray kasaya.

Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the kasaya was neither of cloth nor leather, but sewn from translucent human skin, the blood threads forming an eight-petal lotus pattern beneath the surface...

Further up, people saw its immense golden body, though emerging from a sea of blood, its shell retained the grandeur of a noble, golden sand heaped like storm clouds upon its garb, its earlobes adorned with lapis lazuli pendants, eyebrows lowered as though in compassion.

It held its right hand before its chest, forming a single-hand upright gesture, while the thumb and middle finger of its left hand pinched together beneath, making a "Teaching Seal" gesture...

As for its face... for some reason, it remained shrouded within the dense mist, impossible to discern, even using thermal images and fog-piercing tools yielded no visibility.

Yet all in all, this was still a statue of a solemn and dignified God!

Despite emerging from the Corpse Lake filled with blood and resentment, this towering Divine Buddha statue inexplicably provided a deep sense of calm, as if bowing before it would relieve all worldly sorrows and worries.

This sense of peace was intensely strong, as if forcibly "planted" into one's soul, making it difficult to muster any feelings of resistance or doubt, surpassing even Mokaka's performance of music that could "change hearts."

Beads of sweat as big as beans slid down Yun You's forehead.

She feared neither mountains of corpses nor seas of blood, nor was she afraid of being surrounded by powerful enemies.

But this kind of mental influence, made her break out in a cold sweat.

The Apprentice Death God was more aware than anyone what the essence of humans was.

Though humans have always adorned themselves with titles like "Chosen of Heaven" and "The Crown of Creation" over the ages, in essence, they are merely carbon-based organisms made up of proteins and fats, with a unique consciousness added.

Consciousness, or the Soul, is the root of humanity.

And now, that giant Divine Buddha could unknowingly rewrite human consciousness, causing shifts in their thoughts.

This ability was truly overwhelmingly powerful.

"But thinking deeply, if the Divine Buddha indeed persuades people towards goodness, bringing them peace of mind... perhaps worshipping faith doesn't seem to pose too much of an issue?"

Suddenly, a thought popped into the little girl's mind out of nowhere.

However, what happened next... completely altered the reverence in people's hearts.

The Venerable's statue slowly revealed the true form hidden beneath its solemn dignity.