The end of the world starts with failing the exam

Chapter 164: The Return of the Stars and the Revival of the Old King (Part 2)

North of the mainland.

Extreme day capital.

On the holy mountain where the Big Buddha Mother Temple is located, there is a narrow and twisting crack in the mountain that has existed since ancient times.

It's like a scar that never heals.

Stretching for hundreds of kilometers.

The widest part of this mountain crack is less than one meter, and the narrowest part is less than one centimeter...

Qiao Youning followed her master up the mountain for the first time. If her master hadn't reminded her specifically, she might not have noticed the "stigma" all over the mountains under her feet.

"Okay, okay, don't scream, you can go and atone for your sins right away..."

Qiao Youning was wearing a plain monk's robe, and her face was covered with a layer of white gauze embroidered with the totem of the Great Buddha Mother Temple.

Her pretty and soft face looked particularly hazy under the white gauze, and there was always a clear and silly smile on her face.

At this moment, she was talking to the "little babies" in the basket.

Although her voice was so refreshing and gentle, the "dolls" in the baskets were scared to death...

The backpack on Qiao Youning's back is not big. It was made for her out of bamboo by her master "Grandma Red".

On the outside of the backpack, there is a complex talisman drawn with blood-colored ink, which is specially used to suppress these "bad dolls" in the backpack to prevent them from disobeying.

Arriving at the top of the hill where the "Stigmata" is the widest, Qiao Youning wiped the non-existent sweat on her face, pretending to be working hard and panting with her hands on her hips.

"Cultivation is really hard. I have to carry you up the mountain three times every day..."

Qiao You condensed the basket on his back and placed it on the ground.

She opened the lid and took a look. Inside were "weird babies" with extremely deformed head and body proportions.

Only the size of a palm.

But the head is as long as the body.

They are like shrunken adult humans, with faces that look like adults or even old people.

Their bodies were wrapped in red cloth covered with talismans, leaving only their heads outside.

The red seal on their mouths was not tight, and they could faintly hear their whimpering sounds.

"You have done so many bad things in this world and bullied so many people. You should be punished. Grandma said that the Buddha likes to play with bad people like you..."

Qiao Youning picked up a doll with the face of a middle-aged man with ease, and threw it directly into the "stigma" that was like a mountain abyss, regardless of the fear and despair in the other person's eyes.

next second.

There was a sticky sound of chewing coming from the depths of the cracks in the mountain, and then there were faint sounds of baby-like laughter.

"Buddha Mother, don't worry, there are many more here..."

Qiao Youning continued to select from the basket.

Each doll was struggling hard to avoid her hand, but she seemed to be unable to see the fear in the eyes of these "same kind". Instead, she felt...inexplicably happy.

Yes.

Don't bad people deserve to be punished?

Only if there are fewer and fewer bad people to kill these days, and good people like us who never bully others, will life not be so difficult...

"You Ning."

Hearing this familiar voice suddenly coming from behind, Qiao Youning paused in her movements and hurriedly stood up and looked back.

"Grandma!"

"Hurry up and pour all the sacrifices in, and then follow me back to the temple."

"Are you in such a hurry? I still have..."

"The black star transits the sun, a sign of great misfortune."

The old man who spoke was standing under the shade of a tree. She raised her finger and pointed at the moving black spots in the sky.

Qiao Youning looked up in the direction pointed by her master, and saw a small black spot like a mosquito flying rapidly between the nine suns above Jishi City...

Before Qiao Youning could ask any more questions, the ground beneath her feet began to tremble without warning.

And deep in the "stigma", in the mountain space where the Buddha Mother was sealed... waves of terrifying roars also came.

"Master, is that a star?"

"Yes."

"Is it a meteor?"

"No."

"Then how can it move so fast..."

Hearing Qiao Youning's question, the old man looked at the fast-moving black star in silence for a long time, until the star completely disappeared from her sight...

"Maybe it's because it's in a hurry to get home."

After the old man said this, he turned around and walked towards the temple. There was a hint of uneasiness in his seemingly calm words.

"Eager to return to that place called 'Kakosa'..."

……

Eastern continent.

Hanging city.

Under the gorgeous and strange neon light and shadow in the sky, anything can happen in the back streets and alleys of this city.

For example...

A condescending academic alchemist.

I would also squat in the alley smoking with a few lowly and despicable wild dogs.

"Oh shit……"

Li Mobai spit out half of the cigarette in his mouth and glared viciously at the young men squatting beside him.

"We are fellow villagers after all! Are you using this cheap cigarette to deal with me? This thing smells bad when you smoke it! It must be mixed with shit!"

"..."

"Brother Li, ah no no Master Li! Li Xianchang!" The young man who spoke had short hair and was dressed like a spirited young man. "Isn't this a newcomer who can't get along... It's not like you don't know how difficult it is to get along in this city. …”

Compared with when he first came to Hanging City, Li Mobai had completely changed his appearance at this moment.

Just like his master.

He is wearing a bulletproof carbon fiber robe specially made by the Turing Research Society. The breathing lamp with Bagua chart is looming behind him, and the hairpin used to tie his hair into a bun has a constantly rotating yin and yang fish.

"I will protect you from now on." Li Mobai stood up and stretched, then glanced back at the hundreds of fragmented corpses in the alley, "Whether you are in this world or that world, I will ensure that you enjoy everything you need." !”

Hearing this, everyone nodded and looked at Li Mobai with admiration... This guy is so reliable!

Not only can he sneak into a place like [Turing Research Institute], but he can also put together a "Tao Fei Prosthetic Body" from the research institute in such a short period of time... This is something that even the people in the Council can't afford. High-end goods!

What bullshit military-industrial body?

Compared with these top-notch products from the research association, they are all scum!

"Brother Li, if you have a chance, please help us connect the dots and see if we can join the seminar and hang out with you..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Li Mobai responded casually, "I still have a lot of troublesome things to deal with here that Master ordered me to do, and I don't know where they are..."

At this moment, a short-haired girl squatting at the edge suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the floating lane in the sky at the entrance of the alley and shouting.

"Look! Why did all those floating cars fall down?!"

Hearing this, Li Mobai subconsciously looked up and saw that the floating vehicles that were speeding a second ago seemed to have malfunctioned and lost power and fell from the sky...

"What's going on?" Li Mobai was surprised and hurriedly walked out of the alley.

It wasn't until this moment that he discovered that it was not only the aerial vehicle that was malfunctioning, but also the electronic instruments scattered throughout the city's streets and alleys...

Whether it is the surveillance probes or traffic lights deployed by the Institute, or the holographic projections placed by the shops outside the stores, or even the airships that pull up banners in the sky to advertise the shopping festival...

Everything related to electronics is out of whack.

Including his eyes.

"How is this going?!!"

After Li Mobai's eyes were gouged out by his master's hands, they were replaced with the institute's standard biological prosthetic eyes.

At this moment, his prosthetic eye was shining with a faint red light, and the picture in his eye was gradually becoming blurry, as if it was a high temperature overload... No, it's not! !

Just when Li Mobai was wondering if his biological prosthetic eye was about to shut down and the screen went black, a strange human face composed of billions of pixel squares appeared in his eyes without warning...

more specifically.

This face appeared in the eyes of all the alchemists from all the research societies at the same time.

"Tu... Turing Tianzun..." Li Mobai murmured, "Shouldn't you be staying at the research association's consciousness network terminal 'Lihentian'... Why are you here suddenly..."

The blue human face made of pixel squares trembled violently, and it seemed that it did not hear Li Mobai's voice.

He just kept saying the same sentence repeatedly with an electronically synthesized human voice, as if giving a warning to all the alchemists of the research association.

Or a hint.

"Deep space is about to bring disaster here!!! Kill kill kill kill kill!!!"

"Deep space is about to bring disaster here!!! Kill kill kill kill kill!!!"

……

On the wasteland.

The ancient ruins of the Huangwang Courtyard have been completely destroyed.

The golden light pillars that emerged from the ground and shot straight into the starry sky began to gradually dissipate.

Seeing this scene, Chen Bofu and everyone began to approach slowly.

They had been hiding in the sky two kilometers away before, and it was only now that they had the courage to approach the ancient ruins...

"Chen Jing will be fine." Yan Que was not like the nervous Wei Nan. She could see the anxiety hidden in the old man's eyes and comforted him in a low voice, "The light beam that appeared before might be a good omen."

"I hope..."

When Chen Bofu and the others stepped into the ancient ruins again, the golden light pillar had completely dissipated, and two figures appeared silently where the "courtyard gate" had been.

One of them they had met before and saved their lives.

It's the monster wearing armor and holding a broad sword!

And another person.

He was wearing a yellow robe that was as soft as silk, and a hood on his head covered his face.

Even though he kept his head raised, no one could see his face clearly. They could only see the deep and hollow nothingness in the hood.

"Oh, I forgot... you can't see me with the hood on..."

Hearing this familiar voice, everyone showed a surprised expression, especially Chen Boxu, who opened his mouth wide in shock, as if he wanted to eat a child.

Hood off.

That fair and slightly green face came into everyone's eyes.

"It's all collapsed inside! Fortunately, we ran fast..."

Although the unfamiliar golden color in Chen Jing's eyes has not completely dissipated, the smile on his face is still as warm as before.

Chen Jing's eyes scanned every face, and finally stopped on the old man.

"Grandpa, I'm back!"