Yama Rising

Chapter 600: Abyssal Prefect (2)

Meanwhile, invisible to ordinary people, countless Yin spirits trembled and fell prostrate to the ground in deep reverence and awe. They could all sense a boundless source of unadulterated Yin energy spilling out from underneath the haunted house. There wasn’t even the slightest intention to keep this source of energy concealed, almost as though it were a declaration of sorts that an Abyssal Prefect had arrived.

Click… A teenager snapped two photographs, and then exclaimed with a tremor in his voice, “Holy shit… W-what the hell is this supposed to be?! Is this a natural phenomenon? Or is it a supernatural one?!”

“Let’s get going, then!” His daughter tapped him from behind, “Dad, what’s the matter? Didn’t you say that there’s been an incident with the bio-weapon facility nearby? We’ve got to get going!”

Seconds later, the father took a few steps back, and leaned heavily against the wall as he pointed at Gonjiam Asylum in horror, “Is… is this something we would see from a mere incident at the bio-weapon facility?”

Right there.

The entire Gwangju City trembled as the black vortex poured straight into the haunted asylum!

BOOM!!!

At once, the incredible supernatural phenomenon was picked up by special organizations across Cathay, Nippon, South Daehan and North Daehan alike!

Cinnabar City, three eastern provinces, Cathay. Surveillance Station 8742, easternmost surveillance station on Cathay.

That said, the researcher and the cultivator couldn’t help but stare incredulously at the screen in front of them, which revealed the image of Gyeonggi Province, together with a red dot that was expanding incredibly quickly!

Beside him, the SRC researched likewise felt his lips dry up and his throat go parched in an instant, “8.7 million… 9.2 million… 9.6 million… 10 million!!!”

BEEEEEEP--!!! The alarm blared with an ear-piercing tone, and a female voice immediately prompted them, “Yin energy readings of 10 million Yin. Energy signature detected from a single source. Prefect-class Yin spirit detected in Daehan. Satellite scans reveal the source of these energy readings to be one of the top seven locations for paranormal sightings, the Gonjiam Asylum.”

BEEP! “Emergency. Ten seconds ago, three Judge-class investigators have been deployed from the three eastern provinces. All existing military commands have been placed on hold, and all authority to dispatch military forces have been diverted exclusively to the Special Investigations Department.”

BEEP! “One of the three top powers of Cathay has been notified of the emergency, and is currently making his way over from Kunlun Mountain.”

Yin energy darkened the skies all around them, and everything was completely silent. Even the birds of the air and the stray cats and dogs of the streets were huddled up in the corner, cowering in fear and refraining from making even a single peep of sound. After all, they were far more in tune with their primal instincts than humans could ever be.

“Holy shit…” The vice mayor’s jaws dropped as he stumbled back at the situation. He was a cultured man who would generally refrain from cursing and swearing. But under such circumstances, cursing and swearing was the best and only way to describe his current feelings. He stared blankly at the sky.

The vice mayor took a few steps forward, before turning back to the secretary, “Where’s the LSD?!”

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It depicted a detailed map of Gwangju City.

Meanwhile, the red dot was clearly formed from countless smaller red dots that surrounded a larger red dot in the center with energy readings of 15 million in total. The total Yin energy readings of the smaller red dots amounted to 8 million Yin. That said, what was most startling was the fact that there was another massive red dot that was slowly emerging out of nowhere!

But nobody responded to him. All eyes were fixed on the screen. The existence of a Prefect-class Yin spirit would bring about huge changes to the delicate balance between the mortal realm and the netherworld in the East Continent. Nobody wanted something like that to happen.

Beep… A crisp beep cut through the tense silence in the tent. The red dot beside swelled violently, until it finally exceeded 10 million Yin!

“Senior Jeon!” “Senior Lee!” “We need a doctor! Where are the combat medics when you need them?! Men!!!”

Moments later, he bowed deeply to everyone in the room, “Everyone… Please…”

There were several foreign cultivators sent here by the surrounding nations in response to Daehan’s distress call. However, it was only natural that none of these nations would be sending their nation’s top fighting force into the fray. After all, this was a Prefect-class Yin spirit.

There was a brief period of silence. Somewhat unexpected, but not entirely unreasonable. The old man sighed wistfully as he straightened out his body and looked to the screen again.

If the Abyssal Prefect so desired, it could immediately turn Daehan into a living hell!

Silence. Some time later, a middle-aged man from LSD gritted his teeth, “Daehan… has never activated the special psychic transmission protocol before.”

“Mr Jeon.” A foreign cultivator finally spoke up, “Did you just say… to let it leave, rather than to destroy it? Where is it supposed to go after it leaves?”

You guys want to use Daehan as fodder?

Even if we’ve got to fight it, we’ll do everything we can to drive it out of Daehan!

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The balls of light around him that represented faith all began to converge onto his body. It was a strange feeling that felt slightly warm to the touch, almost as though it bore the warmth of the mortal realm. He could hear a multitude of words echo from everywhere around him. However, these weren’t the usual curses of anguish or cries of pain. Rather, they were warm words that were filled with gratitude and thanks.

There were words of thanks from the souls that had died at the hands of Choi Tae-min with grievances and resentment in their hearts. They were swimming over from the crevices all over Daehan to register their gratitude for Qin Ye. There were also words of faith emanating from people who were still alive, especially relatives of the ones who had been lost to Choi Tae-min’s acts of travesty in some way or other. At once, at least half of the people of Daehan began to bow down and worship Qin Ye with deep faith and gratitude.

An Infernal Judge could still be considered somewhat akin to a human being, but an Abyssal Prefect… was of a whole other class of its own. It could no longer be considered a living creature. Rather, it was now closer to that of a spiritual existence that straddled the fine line between the mortal realm and the netherworld.

No… In fact, it wouldn’t even touch his body.

Something in him clicked, and he felt his entire being metamorphosize!

These words surfaced in his mind, yet he didn’t quite know how to react to the situation. It was just a sensation of unprecedented calm and peace in his mind.