Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Forced to the Tribulation Stage

“February 4, 4281 of the Lingxi calendar, heavy snow.”

“Everything went smoothly. Yanyan and I told each other that this was just a show, and I would rescue it after the trial was over.”

“The trial was held in public and broadcast live to the world. Yanyan admitted his guilt and was sentenced to death.”

“Tomorrow is the day of the execution, and everything should be over.”

“What are you going to do after retirement? Go to the Imperial Capital University to become an honorary professor? Or wander around and see this beautiful world? Or accept a few disciples who I like and teach them… I can still live for a long time, so I’ll think about it slowly, there’s no rush.”

…

“February 5, 4281 of the Lingxi calendar, cloudy.”

“When Yanyan learned that she was going to be executed, she looked at me puzzledly. Don’t you know that you killed people and ruined my life!”

“Damn it, damn it, damn it! How could Yanyan not be under my control? The master-servant contract is invalid!”

“Fortunately, the top leader was well prepared. He assembled eight contracted beasts in the fusion period and besieged Yanyan under the order of the master.”

“Yanyan, by some unknown technique, managed to break the master-servant contracts of these eight contracted beasts.”

“Yanyan said you were free, but unfortunately, contracted beasts have slavery ingrained in their bones. Even without their contracts, they remain obedient. Yanyan miscalculated.”

“Yanyan didn’t consider that all demon beasts are captives of us humans. From birth, they’re brainwashed as contracted beasts, instilled with obedience to humans and told that we treat them as friends.”

“Even if a contracted beast reaches the Divine Transformation stage and regains its rationality, it will, as before, trust us and treat us as friends.” “

I don’t know why Yanyan got into such an accident and developed a rebellious streak. It truly embarrasses me, her master.”

“Contracted beasts are still demon beasts after all. Their bestiality is hard to change, and their fighting style lacks any elegance.”

“The battle lasted from afternoon to midnight. It was difficult to determine the winner between the Fusion stage beasts, and Yanyan was too strong. She was only slightly outmatched against the eight contracted beasts. However, the outcome was inevitable. This was a dead end. Yanyan won’t survive.”

“Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.”

…

“February 6, 4281 of the Lingxi calendar, unknown weather.”

“Why did Yanyan break through the Tribulation Crossing Stage during the battle!”

“If the contract between us is still there, doesn’t that mean I can also reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage, or even ascend?”

“Yanyan, you must have known that you would break through the Tribulation Crossing Stage, so you deliberately severed the master-servant contract in advance, right?”

“Now is not the time to talk about this. Escaping is important. Yanyan has gone mad. It hates servile demon beasts and humans.”

“It started a killing spree. The supreme leader is dead, and the eight contracted beasts in the fusion stage are also dead. Their masters fled in all directions. The next person Yanyan wants to kill is me.”

“Father is right, demon beasts are demon beasts, and they cannot be trusted. Fortunately, our human race built air-raid shelters in advance. Air-raid Shelter No. 93 built by father is the most hidden and sturdy. I hope Yanyan can’t find this place.”

…

“March 15, 4281 of the Lingxi calendar, unknown weather.”

“There are fewer and fewer air-raid shelters that can be contacted, and I don’t know how many air-raid shelters were destroyed by Yanyan.”

“Many people in the air-raid shelter have lost their loved ones to Yanyan. I must not reveal my identity.”

“What a sin! How many people does Yanyan have to kill before this is over? Will Yanyan not stop until she finds me? I’ve been driven mad. How could I have such thoughts?”

…

“March 29, 4281 of the Lingxi calendar, unknown weather.”

“This air-raid shelter was breached by Yanyan. Some are resisting, but the gunfire is growing fainter. I sense Yanyan approaching. It’s coming for me, it’s coming for me…”

The diary ended here. Jiang Li pieced together the scattered bones in the room and discovered a cultivator in the Fusion Stage.

This must be the diary’s owner, Xiaodong.

After reading the diary, everyone fell silent.

While the air-raid shelter and murals offer glimpses of the former prosperity of the Lingxi world, it was built on the foundation of humanity’s enslavement of demonic beasts.

Rather than saying that humanity’s wisdom created the Lingxi world, it was more likely that humanity’s exploitation of demonic beasts created it.

While they claim to treat demon beasts as friends, their actions don’t reflect this. They buy and sell them freely, cage them in cages, sign master-servant contracts, and teach students to use demon beasts at will, treating them as tools for profit and even using them as scapegoats for their own crimes.

The master’s cultivation level is always higher than the servant’s, and the stronger the demon beast, the stronger the master.

Under these circumstances, humans never truly trusted demon beasts. Instead, they were wary of them, fearing they could harm people, forbidding them from entering schools, and constructing air-raid shelters… This speaks volumes.

Ultimately, the humans of Lingxi World suffered the consequences of their own actions, forcing Zhu Yan into the Tribulation Crossing stage.

Perhaps, as Xiaodong suspected, Zhu Yan wasn’t seeking to exterminate humanity, but simply wanted to kill Xiaodong.

If Zhu Yan had killed everyone after Xiaodong’s death, where would the current population come from?

Xiaodong epitomizes the human race of Lingxi World. As a child, he treated Zhu Yan as a friend, or rather, a pet in the name of “friend.” As he grew older, he gradually began to view Zhu Yan as a tool, losing his affection.

This was due to the prevailing environment.

“The Supreme Envoy of the Crossing Realm, it’s him again.” Jiang Li noticed that the night before Zhu Yan was tricked by Xiaodong, the Supreme Envoy of the Crossing Realm had approached Zhu Yan.

Jiang Li reasoned that since the method for breaking through the Tribulation Stage couldn’t be revealed, the Supreme Envoy of the Crossing Realm likely merely instructed Zhu Yan on how to terminate the Master-Servant Contract.

While the Extraterritorial Demons were certainly involved in this incident, it was difficult to say how much of a role they played.

Perhaps the Supreme Envoy of the Crossing Realm was merely a trigger.

According to Immortal Changcun, the Extraterritorial Demons only began attacking various worlds after the Heavenly Path to Immortality was severed. Prior to this, they had no connection to the Extraterritorial Demons.

In terms of time, the Old Lingxi Era lasted 4,300 years, and the New Lingxi Era lasted 2,000 years, for a total of 6,300 years. Converted to Jiuzhou time, this translates to 12,600 years.

In other words, at the beginning of the Old Lingxi era, the Immortal Stairway still existed, and the extraterritorial demons hadn’t arrived yet.

Xia Chao didn’t understand: “If the current situation is Zhu Yan’s fault, why would Zhu Yan make the demon beasts mentally retarded? Isn’t he a demon beast himself?”

Jiang Li sighed: “Perhaps he’s angry at the demon beasts’ servility. Even after the contract is broken, they still have to obey the orders of humans, so he made the demon beasts mentally retarded from the very beginning.”

“The demon beasts are mentally retarded, and humans are their slaves. This disgusts both humans and demon beasts.”

“Jiuzhou is still better.” Bai Xueling was thankful. Even though the Immortal Stairway was broken and humans dominated Jiuzhou, they didn’t abuse the demons. Even the contract used by the Beast Taming Sect was an equal contract.

You must know that in the Lingxi world, Zhu Yan could control the world by breaking through the Tribulation Crossing Stage. But in Jiuzhou, even if Bai Xueling, with her extraordinary talent, reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage, or even became an immortal, she would have no capital to resist Jiang Li.

The demons were simply at his mercy.

(End of Chapter)