Seized by the System

While everyone was still in shock, the live fish in Qiao Zijiang’s hands suddenly became violently ferocious. It opened its mouth and revealed sharp, protruding teeth.

Its mouth headed straight toward Qiao Zijiang’s little hand and gave a vicious bite!

With the strength in that bite, it was sure to bite through a few holes on her hand.

However, with Vigilante A present, how could it succeed?

A dragon-shaped flame emerged from the palm of his hand and flew toward the fish, burning the live fish which used to be ‘Rod’ into ashes.

“This ungrateful thing deserved death!” Vigilante A said lightly.

“Venerable One, it could have been affected by this realm,” Qiao Zijiang tried to defend the fish.

“If it was kind at heart, it would not have been overcome by bloodlust from the very beginning,” he shook his head.

In fact, it was the System Map that had detected this seemingly innocent fish, which had turned bloody red on the map.

“Be careful everyone… The Venerable One is trying to remind everyone that the time for slaughter is arriving,” Qiao Anping suddenly shook and streaks of blood red energy threatened to rush out of him.

This blood energy was stronger and more pungent compared to the last time, with a hint of the way of the path.

Living and killing was a part of nature’s way.

There would be no survival without slaughter, no evolution, human civilization would have never been born.

The act of killing was not evil, depending on what it was for. If it was for survival and protection, it was the righteous path, otherwise, it would be the path of evil.

The Path of Sanguinity inside Qiao Anping was being drawn out by this realm, it was not hard to imagine how much this realm would greatly benefit him!

Everyone was shocked by the words and felt a bloodlust creeping inside them, it was a deeply buried lust for destruction.

As the elites of the Truth Department, they had been used to various killings but it was done out of conducting a mission and not a personal choice.

It could be said that they were no strangers when it came to killing, everyone had blood on their hands.

The Land of Sanguinity was affecting them, slowly but surely bringing out the bloodlust that was lying dormant in them…

Unlike the ungrateful fish, they were able to keep a clear mind, knowing very well who they wanted to kill…

At the very least, they would not point their swords at their companions.

Qiao Anping quietly made his observations, he realized that most of their eyes were already beaming red like he was. It was obvious that they could not control their need to kill.

Even Qiao Zishan, who was training specifically in Morality, seemed enraged by an injustice he remembered.

The Venerable Dragon God was at ease and do not seem to be affected by anything.

This was normal as the current situation was nothing compared to the amount of killing he had done.

The other person at ease would be Black Robe. He was after all on the Path of Demons, killing and slaughtering was part of who he was, it was no wonder he wanted to get into this realm at all cost.

For them, this was actually the main arena. Compared to other cultivators, those on the Path of Demons cannot be separated from slaughter…

Wait, that did not seem right, there was not any aura of bloodlust emanating from Black Robe. This was understandable after giving it some thought. If this man who was on the Path of Demons had a strong Killing Energy, he would long have been disposed of by the justice of the Venerable Dragon God.

Qiao Anping had an epiphany at this thought and quickly instructed everyone, “Everybody sit on the ground to meditate, keep guard over your state of mind and don’t be influenced by this Killing Energy, otherwise there will be a disaster. Venerable One, we would like your help to keep guard of the area.”

Qiao Zishan and the rest nodded. They immediately sat on the green grass to activate their skills and maintain their state of minds, keeping their hearts and mind clear.

Black Robe looked at them condescendingly, they were acting as if about to face a formidable enemy. To him, the notion of slaughter emanating from everywhere was making him feel relaxed and comfortable, even the serious wounds on his body had started to heal, and was continuously becoming better…

Truly, when your time came, both Heaven and Earth will give you a hand.

Too bad he was unable to freely act on his need to kill. Vigilante A was still there, he would at least need to wait until he was completely healed…

After some thought, he decided to sit down as well and started to meditate without worry. He had to admit that he was grateful for Vigilante A then, as he was being his bodyguard for free…

He did not need to worry about being ambushed. If it was someone who was also from the Path of Demons, he would not feel so relaxed…

Vigilante A floated mid-air and kept watch of the surroundings.

A voice rang out at this point.

“Urm, if this fish is overcooked, it would not taste so nice. My new dad said before that every bowl of congee or rice does not come easy. Every thread of resources is precious. If you are too busy to eat, it would be very wasteful. In that case, Great Azure Dragon, I can start eating now, right…” Chong Daqing was leaning next to the grilled fish rack and asked pitifully.

Its luscious green body had no inkling of red. All this time, its two bug eyes were staring intently at the rack.

There were more than ten fat juicy fishes hanging there which were coming close to being burnt, but no one had time to care.

How was it no one noticed that this insect was not affected?

Qiao Anping was stunned, was it because it was from a big clan from the Upper Realm? Or was it because it was a naïve and pure child that was immune from the bloodlust?

That was not right, even an ignorant fish was infected by the bloodlust, the former should be the correct reason.

Vigilante A had also noticed this because Chong Daqing was talking to him…

“Hey, Mr. Rich Boss. It looks like we have another competitor…” Sir warned.

“Can you be a little open-hearted, the great green insect is but a child, why make a fuss over it?” Fang Ning was speechless.

“It’s much older than I am… It should let me have my way,” Sir was adamant.

“Well, that is a fact. But nevertheless, the great green insect is only concerned about food, it won’t care about who will take over the realm. You’re overthinking this,” Fang Ning tried to appease it.

“Is that so? My Master-Level Deterrence is warning me that your biggest opponent will be the one you have never paid any attention to,” Sir insisted.

“That’s no problem. If Daqing does get the realm, all you need to do is exchange it with a bunch of high-quality food from the System Preservation Area. It would be much simpler than negotiating with others. If the righteous were to obtain it, it won’t do you good to snatch it from them, it would be difficult to make an exchange too. Land is priceless…” Fang Ning suggested.

“That sounds good, Mr. Rich Boss is indeed clever. Hehe, I believe it won’t reject us. Hmm, let’s cozy up to it,” said Sir with renewed energy.

So, Vigilante A said to Daqing in a gentle tone, “Your reasoning is valid, they have no time to eat. It would be a waste if these are burnt. You can finish it instead but I would need your help later.”

“Yes, yes,” Chong Daqing immediately started devouring a fish while nodding.

“This fellow is so easy to convince, I like it,” said Sir with relief.

“Yeah, of course, you would like it if you can easily scam it,” Fang Ning was speechless.

…

Time was passing by.

After a while, apart from the flaming gate, the river bed, Heaven and Earth, were now covered in red.

The green lands had turned barren and the clear river had now become a river of red… Living creatures within sight had glowing red eyes and were fighting and killing each other.

The river was churning and tossing with numerous huge waves, fish with torn stomachs would occasionally surface.

These strange sightings had clearly forewarned every one of the upcoming danger.

Suddenly, a scream was faintly heard from a distance.

“No, No! I wasn’t the one who killed him! This is impossible. I am a Robocop with no emotions nor desires, how can I not control this need to kill?”

A deep voice sounded like it was trying to make an excuse for something.

“Nonsense, all of you deserve death! This realm is mine!” a savage voice followed.

Next, bright fiery light could be seen in the distance. It was thundering and a fight to the death of obviously going on.

Vigilante A did not move and had no intention to inspect the situation.

The others had no time to involve themselves either, they were too busy trying to repress the bloodlust in them.

There were a few Pond-level powerhouses who were slowly succumbing to it, their eyes were turning red and they had a look that of menace on their face.

Not long after, a team member who was forcefully suppressing his desire finally voiced out, “Principal, let me out, please. I, I want to kill…”

“You have to hold it in, Xiao Ding. You have potential and should not fail. The few of you, come and tie him up, Qiao Anping hurried over to hold him down in his restlessness.

“Uncle, if someone were to attack us now, he would be just waiting to die…” Qiao Zijiang reminded him.

“What should be done then?” Qiao Anping knew his niece was right but he did not know what else to do.

The complexity of this realm was far harder to handle than he had initially thought!

They were facing their No.1 enemy and it was not someone else, it was themselves!

From the moment humans were born, their biggest opponent had always been the self.

It seemed like this realm was trying to educate them about this by using this method.

“No worries, he can temporarily hide out in my portable realm,” Vigilante A said lightly.

“Urm…” Everyone looked at each other in wild delight.

No wonder Advisor Ren, the wisest of all, had insisted to reveal this top secret information to the Venerable Dragon God, even enthusiastically inviting him along.

They were now very appreciative of the formidable wise man as he had anticipated all possibilities and made preparations for. Soldiers who want victory must first win and then seek battle, this must be what it meant.

Other opponents would definitely not have this advantage.

So far, no one had owned any dimensions that could fit in people…