Several villagers approached.
Perhaps it had been a long time since outsiders arrived, because they were overly enthusiastic. As soon as they saw Ye Liang, they grabbed him and dragged him into the village!
Ye Liang even noticed a few attractive women drooling at him.
"Did I get even more handsome again?"
Unable to resist their persistent invitations, Ye Liang followed them inside.
"Hello there, cuties?" Ye Liang greeted cheerfully, yet nobody responded. Instead, more and more women around him started drooling.
"This is strange—could this really be a mute village?" He wondered. Suddenly, he noticed how pale everyone's faces were—not naturally fair-skinned, but unnaturally sickly pale.
Could it be because they never see sunlight?
Ye Liang thought about the odd weather.
Before long, the crowd around him grew denser, and he was led deep into the village by that initial villager.
Several men, similarly pale-faced, were crouched there tearing something apart.
Ye Liang was shocked!
In their hands was a white leg torn in half! They were pulling at it forcefully, ripping it further apart!
Fresh blood splattered everywhere—it must have just been ripped from a living person.
Damn it! What the hell is going on!
This can't be happening!
Ye Liang pushed aside the villagers and tried to run, only to find those drooling girls blocking his escape path.
"What do you think you're doing? Yeah, maybe this place doesn't have laws against aggressive girls, but come on—this is way too much!" He backed away nervously. The male villager he had knocked over earlier stood back up.
This time, his expression was anything but kind.
All the villagers rushed toward Ye Liang like a swarm of zombies, opening their mouths wide as they ran!
Their teeth were packed densely, resembling shark-like multiple rows—and smeared with blood!
Cannibals!
Ye Liang quickly formed hand seals, only to suddenly realize he couldn't use chakra at all!
"What's going on? This world won't allow me to form seals!" He exclaimed in shock.
Just at this critical moment, a loud explosion echoed from afar!
Boom!
A large group of villagers surrounding Ye Liang exploded into chunks!
Ye Liang had a sharp gaze—he could see the scattered remains still squirming, slowly morphing back into human forms.
"Hurry up and run!"
A voice suddenly shouted from a distance!
An older man wearing a Konoha Forehead Protector yelled toward him.
Reinforcements?
At this point, Ye Liang didn't have time to think. He kicked down the encircling villagers and rushed desperately toward that older man, who then hurled another weapon in his hand.
This time, Ye Liang clearly saw what it was.
It was an [Explosive Tag]!
"This is a village of Degraded Beings," the older man grabbed Ye Liang's arm and ran toward the village entrance while the villagers kept charging toward them.
Boom! Boom! He continued throwing explosive tags, obliterating the villagers as they lunged forward.
"Degraded Beings? I've never heard of them!" Ye Liang replied.
"You don't know?" Without slowing his pace, the man glanced sideways at Ye Liang while running.
"Alive?"
Ye Liang blinked in shock.
They both rushed to the village entrance, but the middle-aged man had run out of explosive tags. As more villagers approached, both of them frowned deeply.
"I don't know how you got here, but your strange journey is probably about to end," the man sighed and kicked another passing villager again.
Ye Liang looked around and furrowed his brow.
These villagers seemed to have Immortal Bodies; even if their heads were kicked off, they still wouldn't die!
That was exactly why he was frowning.
"Hey, do these people even have weaknesses?" Ye Liang asked.
"Weaknesses? Don't be ridiculous. If the Fallen had weaknesses, we'd have wiped them all out already!"
We?
Did this guy have allies here too?
Ye Liang began to think, but now wasn't the time for that—dealing with the threat was top priority. He took up a stance of the Konoha Taijutsu Style!
Even without using chakra, his basic taijutsu skills were solid enough. Despite their Immortal Bodies, these villagers stood no chance against Ye Liang.
He immediately unleashed [Leaf Great Whirlwind], sending five or six villagers flying backward.
"Wow! His strength is actually this powerful!" The middle-aged man suddenly rekindled with hope. He quickly dealt with the few enemies in front of him, actually managing to clear an escape route at the village entrance.
"Go!"
The man shouted loudly, leading Ye Liang charging out.
Outside the village, the road became much easier.
Earlier, they'd gotten too deep inside, getting surrounded by villagers. But in reality, the villagers weren't fast at all. It only took Ye Liang and the others several minutes before successfully shaking them off.
They reached behind a concealed rock. Ye Liang gasped for breath heavily: "Alright, uncle, now can you tell me who those people are?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Liang, not answering immediately. Instead, he oddly asked, "First tell me, how did you get here? Why did you come to Yomibitaka?"
Yomibitaka?
Ye Liang blinked in shock.
"Uncle, you're not tricking me, right? Is this place really Yomibitaka? The legendary Village of the Dead?"
"Yeah, that's right," the middle-aged man nodded.
I...
For a moment, Ye Liang was left speechless!
After a long while, he slowly recovered: "To be honest, I'm not exactly sure how I got here either. I just remember hugging Princess Shaw, then the ground beneath my feet suddenly vanished!"
"Vanished suddenly?" The middle-aged man thought for a moment before responding, "At that moment, was there an intense red light everywhere, with the spatial dimension itself wailing in anguish?"
"How did you know?" Ye Liang asked.
"How shouldn't I know! You must've been chosen as the new husband for the Queen of Yomi!" Suddenly raising his voice, the middle-aged man slapped his forehead, looking like he was both frustrated and desperate.
"The Queen of Yomi?"
Ye Liang wanted to ask more, but the middle-aged man pulled him along walking westward: "This isn't the place to talk. Follow me home first; we'll discuss everything later."
The two walked westward together.
Before long, Ye Liang reached a bustling village with the Middle-aged Man.
"White Fang, you're back!" Two women carrying bamboo baskets greeted the older man, then walked past Ye Liang as if heading out.
"They're heading out to forage for food," the man explained.
"Oh," Ye Liang replied. His eyes followed the two women as they walked away. The man gave his shoulder a light pat. "Never seen a girl before?"
The two men kept walking further into the heart of the village.
The Middle-aged Man must hold high status here. Everyone they passed waved and greeted him. Ye Liang figured this man must be at least a tribal leader.
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