The trialists would be cleared out of the realm soon.
Facing these trialists full of malicious intent, Alex had no intention of carrying the mentality of an overly kind person. Before sending these people away, milking them dry would rake in a decent income.
This pseudo Shoraionji Temple of the Grand Bodhisattva was equivalent to Alex’s backyard. He could control everything here at will, including the Pool of Afterlife.
“Hahaha!”
Someone laughed heartily. “We know that you are the miracle doctor who caused the Underworld God to commit suicide a few days ago, but we aren’t about to. The Pool of Afterlife is right here, and once we jump into it, we can leave this hellish place and rebuild our physical bodies. Do you think you can stop us?”
Alex pointed at the Pool of Afterlife. “Are you guys talking about this?”
That person said, “Isn’t this the Pool of Afterlife?”
Alex nodded. “This is the Pool of Afterlife, just like you said. You can be reborn once you jump into it, but now it’s gone with a swish,” he said as he snapped his fingers.
In the next instant, the 328 foot wide Pool of Afterlife suddenly disappeared into thin air.
“F*ck..! What’s going on..?”
“Is that an illusion?”
Someone immediately rushed out but found nothing as a result.
All but an expense of flat ground remained. Nothing appeared, no matter how much one stomped and knocked on it.
“Where is the Pool of Afterlife?”
“Brat, where did you move the Pool of Afterlife to?”
“Hurry up and hand over the Pool of Afterlife.”
The crowd was infuriated. They had suffered many hardships in the Underworld and had wanted to escape for a long time. The Pool of Afterlife was right in front of them, and they could’ve gone back soon to meet their loved ones and friends again. It could’ve even pushed their root bones to reach new heights. Everyone was on cloud nine and full of anticipation, but all they got was cold water poured on them.
“Go!”
***
Meanwhile, every trialist on the other side of the golden force field was about to go insane.
“What a sh*tty miracle doctor! I thought he was a good guy, but he looks like a scarnmer!”
“What a lunatic! He actually wants all the treasures and resources in our hands! Can he take them all?”
“The problem is, what should we do now? The Underworld God died by suicide, and there is no longer a reason for the Underworld to continue existing, so this world will likely collapse in advance. We and all the bone demons will have trouble predicting the way to get home. If everything will be wiped out for real, then we…”
When insight of such manner was offered, their hearts instantly sank. As if the Swords of Damocles were hanging over their heads, no one knew when they would come down.
“He said that the Pool of Afterlife will have one day at most. After that, the Pool of Afterlife will never appear again. He seems to know something, doesn’t he?”
“The Buddhist lotus has entered his body. Based on my guess, the Underworld God must have left something to him… Forget it. We can find magical treasures and resources again later, but now I just want to leave this hellish place as soon as possible.”
Some people started compromising, feeling that their lives were still the most important.
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