I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

All the evil spirits within Linjiang Square had been swept away by Lin Yan.

And tonight, the largest amount of Evil Qi came from the monster bear.

Evil Qi increased by 46 strands.

"Despite both being at the Refining Essence Realm level, the demon tiger's cultivation seems to surpass that of the bear monster by quite a bit..."

Lin Yan thought to himself, "But the demon tiger, lacking the aid of the bewitched ghosts and being old and decaying, didn't have greater combat power than the monster bear."

Thinking this, he looked back and exhaled.

Initially tonight, he had planned to reveal the power of his Inner Strength Realm to everyone.

With the Night Lamp and the light of the incense's flames, he had managed to hold those three hundred and sixty steps alone, which was within the capability of the Inner Strength Realm.

But unexpectedly, someone secretly attacked the defenders, replacing the oil in the Night Lamps, thus tearing a larger breach in the city wall's defenses.

Watching darkness sweep over like tidal waves, about to envelop the entire Linjiang Square.

He had no choice but to draw his sword and stem the flow, filling the gap.

"Three hundred and sixty steps barely falls within the range that the Inner Strength Realm can defend alone."

"But reaching nearly a thousand steps, even the peak of Inner Strength would not be able to hold it!"

"This level of cultivation at the Refining Essence Realm, I'm afraid I can't keep it hidden any longer."

As Lin Yan thought this, he secretly said, "At least, I can't keep it from Mr. Lu... It depends on whether Mr. Lu is willing to cover for me."

When he was killing the bear monster, he had already sensed Mr. Lu's presence.

Moreover, the person beside Mr. Lu seemed ordinary, but in reality hid turbulent power; if not restrained, it would surge like a vast river.

"Han Commander always prides himself on his discernment, and he trusts Mr. Lu."

"So, I shall trust Mr. Lu this time. I'll leave the aftermath to his old self."

Lin Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Revealing all my cards, making it clear to everyone, feels akin to stripping naked, I'm indeed somewhat uneasy at heart."

"Fortunately, tonight, I gained quite a bit of Evil Qi, and I can make further progress."

"Mr. Lu now knows that I have reached the Refining Essence Realm."

"He probably can't imagine that after tonight, within the Refining Essence Realm, I have taken yet another big step."

As he thought this, he suddenly felt something was off.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced down.

Beneath his feet were only stone pavement tiles.

But for a moment, he seemed to have an illusion.

Underneath the earth, golden streams seemed to flow past one after another.

When he focused his gaze, he noticed that the ground was still paved with stone tiles, unchanged.

In an instant, enlightenment rose in Lin Yan's heart.

"Is this the power of incense?"

"The root system of Liu Venerate penetrates the earth."

"And does the temple transport incense outside the city through the roots of Liu Venerate's own body?"

Just as he thought this, Lin Yan heard a voice on the city head ahead, old yet resonant.

It was the voice of Zhao Zhou, the City Defense Commander, from the outer city's southern area.

"The inner city's ritual altar has been completed, please call upon the might of Liu Venerate God to drive away the demons outside the city!"

"Everyone hold on a little longer; dawn is approaching."

"This night, shall pass!"

Following the voice of Commander Zhao Zhou.

"Defend the city! Defend the city!"

"Defend the city! Defend the city!"

"Defend the city! Defend the city!"

Strong responses resounded from both sides of the city wall, one after another, like waves, stirring the soul.

And Lin Yan, looking down, whispered to himself, "The might of Liu Venerate God, driving away the demons?"

He lifted his head, his gaze filled with complexity.

——

The sky was about to dawn.

But in the dark woods outside the city,

a tender voice rose.

"Grandfather, have you still not seen through which of those shadows on the city wall is his true body?"

At this moment, atop the city wall, the light from one Night Lamp after another cast the silhouette of figures holding swords.

But to the demons and evil spirits in the darkness, the glow of the Night Lamps did not clarify the scene on the city wall; rather, it was as if shrouded in mist.

This fear probably stemmed from the man's earlier ferocity—as every demon and evil spirit that tried to cross the city wall was cut down without exception.

Thus, the demons and evil spirits in the darkness, instinctively fearful, mostly avoided the stretch defended by "this figure," attempting to breach the city from other spots.

"Nonsense!"

The elderly voice admonished in annoyance, "Our bloodline possesses Divine Skills, our eyes bring forth divine light, capable of piercing through illusion—how could we fail to see through him?"

Then the elderly voice confidently asserted, "The stretch of wall he is guarding is all false bodies manifested by paper figures; there is no real body! Presumably, he has returned to aid within the city after sealing off the breach!"

The woods at night fell silent.

The tender voice offered no response.

"What do you mean by that?"

The elderly voice asked irritably, "Are you doubting grandfather's ability, or the Divine Power of our family's bloodline?"

"The child just thinks that I am still young and could use this opportunity to try and awaken the Bloodline Divine Power from my mother's side?"

"You brat with no experience, not recognizing the profound mystery of our clan's Bloodline Divine Power!"

The elderly voice huffed and said, "If I don't show you clearly today, you really think your mother's race is superior to ours?"

A serene colored luster suddenly flashed through the woods.

"Grandfather, are you trying to deceive those two little demons into crossing the wall to probe the true and false?"

"I saw through his illusion at a glance, I'm just showing it to you," the old man replied.

Before the words fell, the elderly voice suddenly hesitated, exclaiming incredulously, "What's going on? They were clearly bewitched by me, why are they still not daring to approach? Could it be that man's ferocity has frightened them to this extent?"

"Is he really that fierce?" the tender voice inhaled sharply.

"No wonder even the Solitary Boat amid the Misty Fog was scared off by him, we, grandfather and grandson, haven't faced his edge directly. It seems we've underestimated his ferocity," the elderly voice said somberly.

"Oh, if these two little demons don't dare to go up and can't probe the truth, grandfather, we should leave."

"Humph! This Deceiving God Technique is also a hereditary Divine Skill of our family, not some common trick!"

Following the elderly voice, a low shout resonated.

The serene light in the woods became even more dazzling.

Instantly, two little demons leaped from the forest, one to the left and one to the right, towards the city wall.

One lunged toward the "paper figure" on the left.

One lunged toward the "paper figure" on the right.

They were about a thousand steps apart.

In the darkness, they climbed over the wall, undeterred by the glare of the Night Lamps.

Then, a flash of a blade.

The little demon on the left had its head chopped off.

The little demon on the right was pierced by a Crossbow Arrow and tumbled down the city wall.

"..."

There was a pause in the elderly voice before it said, "He just got back."

There was no response in the woods.

After a moment of silence, the tender voice finally spoke again,

"Grandfather, I still feel that the Divine Power from my mother's side might be a bit more formidable."