47: Chapter 47: The trend of resurgence of terror is intensifying, and the forbidden era is about to begin.
Just as Lin Chuan was lost in thought, a tooth-aching tearing sound suddenly came from the Void Realm in front of him.
Screech!!!
The Void Realm was twisted and shattered, and a hideous, twisted pitch-black crack hundreds of feet long suddenly emerged!
That crack was deep and dark, as if it connected to another dimension.
Rumble!!
From within the crack came a terrifying roar like ten thousand stampeding thunders.
An indescribably massive shadow writhed slowly in the Chaos behind that crack.
That shadow had eight heads and eight tails; two of the main heads had no facial features, while on the other six secondary heads, crimson eyes burned like stars.
Eerie moss and twisted trees grew on its back, and every branch was hung with hideous, still-bleeding human heads.
Its abdomen was ulcerated, with blood as hot as lava flowing from it.
Lin Chuan instantly recognized that this was the true body of the Black Snake Taboo!!
Even across the void crack, that terrifying pressure—enough to crush all rules—still made Lin Chuan feel a pang of palpitations.
"Ant..."
"You... deserve to die!!"
A grand, ancient wave of thought, filled with rage and killing intent, penetrated the void and exploded directly in Lin Chuan's mind.
Bang!!
With the arrival of this thought...
From within the dark crack, an incredibly massive snake head covered in scales and barbs forced its way out!
That was one of the secondary heads of the [Black Snake Taboo]'s true body.
It opened its bloody maw and spat a breath of rules as black as ink toward Lin Chuan below.
Sizzle!!!
Wherever the breath passed, space dissolved and all things were annihilated.
Even the first layer of the [Taboo Domain] that Lin Chuan had just expanded was as fragile as thin paper before this breath.
"As expected of an s-rank ninth-tier taboo!"
Lin Chuan was highly alert to the snake head before him.
If the opponent's true body were to fully descend, Lin Chuan would have no choice but to activate the teleportation rule and evacuate immediately.
Fortunately, it seemed that due to some kind of rule restriction, the [Black Snake Taboo]'s true body could not fully descend.
Despite its body's constant writhing, only a single secondary head managed to emerge.
Facing only one secondary head, Lin Chuan was confident he could handle it.
With a thought, Lin Chuan decisively activated the taboo rule... Buddha Kingdom in the Palm!
A black Buddhist hand that could blot out the sky emerged.
After his horror level reached 'S-Rank Fourth Tier' and he regained his 'True Self,' the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] rule Lin Chuan activated had undergone some changes!
Upon the Buddhist hand, not only were Chaos runes circulating, but there was also a faint, flickering golden light.
That dim golden light was the power from the [Godhood] authority! More importantly, it was the empowerment from Lin Chuan's 'True Self'!
Boom!!!
The Buddhist hand, carrying an unstoppable Aura, slammed fiercely into the protruding snake head.
Bang!!
A world-shaking explosion rang out.
That S-Rank Ninth Tier secondary head was actually sent flying back by Lin Chuan's palm strike!
Hiss—!!!
From behind the crack came the [Black Snake]'s angry and unwilling hiss.
It tried to force its way through again.
But the void rules around the crack suddenly erupted with a dazzling white light, turning into chains that tightly bound its body and dragged it bit by bit back into the depths of Chaos.
Crack!
The crack rapidly closed.
Everything returned to calm.
It was as if the scene just now was merely an illusion.
Lin Chuan used his 360° vision to lock onto that patch of now-calm Void Realm, not relaxing his guard immediately.
Only after a long time had passed without further anomalies did Lin Chuan slightly relax his mind.
"This world... is becoming more and more dangerous."
Feeling the residual power of the taboo rules around him, Lin Chuan suddenly felt a strong sense of urgency.
The true body of an s-rank ninth-tier taboo has already begun attempting to descend.
Moreover, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Through that void crack just now, within the endless Chaos Void Realm, Lin Chuan had faintly sensed even more terrifying rule fluctuations!
It probably won't be long.
Before S-Rank third tier, fourth tier, or even higher-tier S-rank Taboos truly revive and walk upon the world.
At that time.
If one is not strong enough, they will inevitably become fodder for other taboos, to be devoured or enslaved... "I must speed up the process of becoming stronger."
Lin Chuan stopped overthinking and refocused his attention below.
That Fanatic Believer Li Shanyuan, who had harnessed the [Heart Ghoul], was still kneeling there piously.
"Li Shanyuan."
Lin Chuan's voice rang in his mind.
"Your Disciple is here."
Li Shanyuan trembled all over, his eyes filling with tears of excitement.
The True Buddha... was actually calling him!!
Just as his breathing quickened and his expression reached the peak of fanaticism, Lin Chuan's voice continued to echo:
"Organize all the survivors here, and take all supplies and equipment."
"Set out immediately and move to the old site of Changyang City in Qinglong Prefecture."
"There, a new city has been built—Rebirth City!!"
"That will also be your new home."
"Yes! I respectfully obey My Buddha's decree!!"
Having received Lin Chuan's instructions, Li Shanyuan dared not delay and immediately began to organize and mobilize all the survivors of the [Black Snake Society Base City].
He was originally a 'Captain-level' high-ranking member of the Black Snake Society, so organizing and mobilizing personnel was not a difficult task for him.
Over the next two months or so.
Five million survivors, with the assistance of Li Shanyuan and Rebirth City, crossed a thousand miles in a grand procession.
Although the journey was treacherous, with the [Weeping Blood Rakshasa] sent by Lin Chuan clearing the way, the entire migration process was very smooth.
When the last group of people arrived at Rebirth City.
The total population of Rebirth City had reached a staggering seventeen million!
In these two-plus months, the Power Of Will value on Lin Chuan's panel had also rapidly accumulated to 500 million!
At the same time.
Qingchuan Prefecture.
The [Thunder Punishment Hall] base city, closest to the [Black Snake Society].
At the top of a towering spire, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
A middle-aged man wearing blue overalls and surrounded by purple lightning stood at the tip of the tower, gazing in the direction of the Black Snake Society.
He was the Hall Master of the Thunder Punishment Hall—Dong Zhen.
He was originally just an ordinary electrician.
But when the Terror Resurgence apocalypse first arrived, an accidental electrocution caused him to receive the gaze of the Lord of the [Thunder Eye Domain] from the Chaos Void Realm... the [Taboo of Thunder].
After that incident, he not only survived but also, under the Blessing of the [Taboo of Thunder], came to control an A-rank [Thunder Ghoul].
"The Black Snake Society... is actually finished?"
Dong Zhen looked at the blurred images sent back by the drone, purple electric arcs flickering in his eyes, his expression solemn.
"That black Buddha statue that suddenly appeared... what exactly is it?"
"Even the projection of that 'big black worm' was devoured by it..."
"But, it doesn't matter."
"My Lord is immeasurable! The land protected by My Lord is eternal; any ghoul or taboo... must tremble, crawl, and kneel under My Lord's thunder!!"
At the mention of the [Taboo of Thunder], Dong Zhen's face was full of fanaticism.
Then, he slowly turned around and looked down from the top of the tower at the Believers who were praying and worshipping the statue of the [Taboo of Thunder].