The old toad demon extended its long tongue, revealing a terrifying appearance.
The surrounding souls were so frightened that they shrieked.
Hearing their screams, the old demon appeared delighted.
"Fear, continue to fear..."
Its hoarse voice echoed through the water.
The souls trembled all over, struck by terror.
The old demon kept inhaling, and as it did,
streams of black-purple mist floated out from the souls, then disappeared into its nose and mouth.
As I watched these wisps of black-purple mist, I felt a sense of confusion.
I had never seen this kind of aura before.
It wasn't Yin Sha Soul or anything similar, but a different, special gas.
"What is this..."
I muttered to myself.
But the next second, Si Snake's voice sounded in my ear.
"Young Master Qin, this is emotion. This toad spirit is devouring the emotions of these souls. The more they fear and scream, the greater their emotional fluctuation.
The more energy it gains..."
Hearing this, I was astonished.
A long time ago, I heard my master say that
some demons, ghosts, and evil spirits, in addition to devouring vital energy, had another, more malevolent form of existence.
They relied on devouring others' emotions to gain a purer, more potent power.
At the time, I was puzzled, as emotions are invisible and intangible. How could they be devoured?
Master shook his head and said he hadn't seen it either.
He had only heard about it from his own master.
Devouring emotions was like how gods and Buddhas, and various deities, needed incense offerings.
It was a cultivation method on another level entirely.
Beings capable of this cultivation method were definitely formidable demons or great evils.
I never imagined I would encounter one here today.
"This truly is a great evil demon."
As I spoke, I began to move.
Judging by the demon's actions, it would surely strike to kill after devouring the emotions of these souls.
I needed to find a good position and then ambush the demon.
With this thought, I began to move closer.
The demons, ghosts, and other specters all stared at the old demon.
They paid no attention to me, fifty meters away.
Using my stealth cloak, I continued to approach.
Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty...
When I was about twenty meters away, I found it difficult to get any closer.
Because not far in front of me, more than a dozen ghosts were floating about listlessly.
Although they hadn't spotted me, it would be very, very difficult for me to get any closer.
And the souls, though still screaming, could no longer emit that dark purple mist from their bodies.
The old demon, after devouring the last wisp of aura, looked incredibly satisfied.
"Ah! The emotions of this batch of souls were very ample. It seems that the current world is too peaceful.
Few people face fear.
These people were able to release such pure fear."
"Mingfo, as long as you return to your peak, we will bring new fear to the world again. This world will surely tremble beneath our feet."
One of the fish-headed monsters spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, the fish-headed monsters beside him chimed in.
"Mingfo Tianzun, Buddha's light shines, fear descends, purifying the world..."
"Mingfo Tianzun, Buddha's light shines, fear descends, purifying the world..."
More than a dozen fish-headed monsters shouted in unison.
Even I, who had been with the eternally awkward Mo for so long,
felt my toes curl with embarrassment hearing these fish-headed monsters' shouts.
"So foolish..."
I muttered to myself.
At the same time, I quietly took out the Sun Gathering Pearl, preparing to seize the moment the old demon became overconfident to unleash the Qianguan True Method's Decree Seal to ambush it.
The old demon laughed heartily at the flattery.
It's truly remarkable, whether human, demon, or ghost, everyone loves to hear flattery.
"My Buddha is merciful, we are the Buddhas in the darkness. Let this Buddha see, who shall I eat first?"
After saying that, a large tongue began to sway in front of its mouth.
Its dazzling white eyeballs continuously scanned past the surrounding people.
The forty-odd souls saw this and all recoiled in terror.
"No, no, no..."
"Don't eat me, don't eat me."
"I'm skinny, not much meat, eat him, eat him, he's fat..."
"No, no, eat this child, a child's meat is tender."
"Mom, I want Mom."
"..."
In the face of life and death, human nature was exposed entirely.
To survive, there was no longer any ethics or morality. No one wanted to be eaten, and they all began to push each other away.
As a result, a new wave of emotions arose, allowing the old demon to feast again.
Finally, the old demon fixed its gaze on a young woman.
This woman was one of the environmental protection department staff.
She was the one who had told me not to believe in "feudal superstition" earlier that day.
At this moment, facing the old demon, she was trembling uncontrollably.
"No, don't eat me, don't eat me..."
"My Buddha is merciful. Eating you is giving you a chance at eternal life. You will merge with this Buddha, becoming a part of this Buddha's body.
Come, accept the Buddha's grace and generosity!"
The old demon cackled sinisterly, its cavernous mouth opening wide.
Its teeth, sharp as knives, were about to swallow the young woman in one gulp...