The Demon Concubine of God

Shen Wen didn't expect that Lord Shen would be so heartless as to let her go. At this moment, hundreds of soldiers had already surrounded the camp, making it impossible to move.

These soldiers already knew that the celestial being they revered as a god had been murdered.

The soldiers had been bewitched by the immortal with evil magic all day long, and their bodies and souls had become dependent on him. With the death of this evil cultivator, it was as if their lives had lost their guiding light. In an instant, they all turned into ferocious and menacing figures, looking at Shen Wen, the culprit.

Their green eyes, like those of venomous wolves, seemed to yearn to rush forward and tear Shen Wen to shreds.

Lord Shen immediately noticed the strangeness of these soldiers. He stopped crying, stood up, and looked at the soldiers with a cold and stern expression.

What he feared was that he wasn't confident he could suppress the soldiers' violent aura. He knew these soldiers were still of great use to him, and only now did he feel a slight regret. Back then, he had begged the immortal venerable one to use forbidden techniques to merge these soldiers with the wronged souls of the mass grave. If there were enough of these evil cultivator soldiers, in time their power would rival that of the underworld's soldiers.

Such a sinister secret, even just thinking about it for a moment, made Lord Shen feel a chill down his spine. He couldn't help but steal glances at Shen Wen beside him.

Despite being stared at by hundreds of menacing soldiers, Shen Wen showed no fear whatsoever, instead appearing calm and even smiling.

She also noticed that Lord Shen was glancing at her, so she stopped playing along and walked to his side, whispering in his ear, "Are you still fantasizing about using these special soldiers to rampage through the capital and use them to help you ascend to the supreme throne?"

Seeing Lord Shen lower his head even further, Shen Wen coldly laughed and said, "It seems you really have grown old. Have you forgotten everything? Those blood talismans in your hands, which were like indestructible bodies, were almost completely destroyed in an instant by the weapon in my hand. When you were doing those things that would cut off your lineage, didn't you think of that? Didn't you think of the fact that these soldiers, who were transformed into neither human nor ghost, would also be wiped out instantly by my secret weapon?"

Lord Shen raised his eyes, the fierce, stormy look in them still lingering, and Shen Wen across from him saw it all clearly.

However, the restrained demeanor that only a ruthless and powerful figure possesses will not scare Shen Wen away.

Shen Wen raised her hand and gently brushed away the unseen dust from Lord Shen's shoulder. She whispered, "Watch closely, that scene is about to repeat itself."

What were originally light, casual words sounded like a feather brushing against someone's ear to Lord Shen like a catastrophe descending upon him, causing his once normal face to instantly lose all color.

But even with such a rapid change of expression, before those around him could notice, screams gradually rose from the still restless crowd.

Lord Shen quickly looked up and scanned his surroundings...

It was the same weapon that had destroyed the blood talisman that day, emitting a terrifyingly bright light that swept through the crowd, instantly turning mortals into ashes and disappearing with the wind.

Lord Shen trembled all over, and the "No!" he was about to shout out was stuck in his throat because of the terrifying scene.

However, this horrific massacre did not last long. It only wiped out the radicals in the surrounding area, and the rest of the people who had been scared and retreated were temporarily in a safe zone.

Shen Wen sighed softly, shaking her head slightly as she said, "After all, we are human beings with flesh and blood. I am not a demon, and I really cannot do the beastly thing of driving people to extinction."

Upon hearing this, Lord Shen felt a glimmer of hope rise in his heart, and he slowly raised his head to look at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen's eyes met his.

Shen Wen said, "Lord Shen, let me give you a piece of advice: disband these people from now on. I'm only giving you this one chance. If you don't disband them, I will really come and kill them all. Then don't blame me for being cruel."

That's utter nonsense. A storm of madness raged in Lord Shen's stubborn eyes.

Let him personally disband all the troops. It's better to leave these people here. Since these people can't be used by me, why should I care about their lives?

He felt that Shen Wen was truly unreasonable. He couldn't understand what kind of thought process Shen Wen had that forced him to make such a decision.

Shen Wen leisurely observed Lord Shen's expression at this moment.

Shen Wen covered his mouth with his hand, yawned lazily, and then said, "That's enough. Anyway, I've given my advice. Some people in this world are destined to die. There's no point in saying more to someone like me who can't even control his own destiny. I'll be leaving now."

After she finished speaking, she slowly walked towards the trembling crowd, and the soldiers who had regarded her as a monster immediately scattered, making way for her to leave.

Meanwhile, Lord Shen and Shen Shuyu, who had been left behind, were now as wooden as background statues after this blow.

After Shen Wen disappeared, Shen Shuyu's hatred for Shen Wen resurfaced. He grabbed Lord Shen's arm with both hands and said, "Lord! Are you just going to let her go like that? Is your plan even going to work? Isn't the Immortal Venerable supposed to be able to communicate with the Yin and Yang and control ghosts and gods? He can command the Yin soldiers of the underworld at will. Why did he die like this?"

Lord Shen hadn't paid any attention to Shen Shuyu's nagging in his ear, but his last sentence seemed to trigger something in his brain. He couldn't help but grab Shen Shuyu's arm and ask urgently, "What did you just say?"

Shen Shuyu looked bewildered, her big eyes wide as she asked, "Which question did the Marquis ask me?"

Lord Shen belatedly realized what was happening, and his eyes gradually brightened.

Right!

How could the Celestial Venerable just pass away like that? Even if a powerful being like him dies in his physical body, he is still a being with profound magical power in this realm of Yin and Yang, having transcended his physical form.

Lord Shen and Shen Shuyu gathered around the corpse of the immortal they had mentioned and carefully examined his current condition.

The body was already cold, confirming that the person was truly dead.

Shen Shuyu asked anxiously, "My lord... what should we do?"

At this moment, his rationality seemed to have just returned, and the scene of Shen Wen killing someone was gradually replaying in his mind frame by frame.

"My lord... is there still hope for us?"

This statement was weak, completely slipping out before he could even think of anything.

Lord Shen, on the other hand, showed a fleeting excitement in his eyes before returning to calm.

He turned around and called over a few soldiers, instructing them to properly preserve the bodies of the two immortals.

He then dismissed all the soldiers who were watching and took Shen Shuyu back to his own tent.

Shen Shuyu looked at the silent Lord Shen and didn't dare to ask him what he was thinking.

This attack by Shen Wen has resulted in heavy losses on their side. Lord Shen must be filled with resentment and anger. Lord Shen is not a gentle person, and few outsiders have ever seen him in a fit of rage. In fact, when he is angry, he is no less powerful than the legendary Prince Rui. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, Shen Shuyu could only obediently serve him from the side, preferably remaining silent.

After that, things returned to normal. Lord Shen was busy dealing with trivial matters in the army, and in the evening he had dinner with Shen Shuyu as usual.

After dinner, Shen Shuyu helped Lord Shen wash his feet and go to bed.

Shen Shuyu was rubbing Lord Shen's feet when Lord Shen suddenly put his finger to his lips, mysteriously signaling Shen Shuyu to be gentle.

Hearing that things had calmed down outside, Lord Shen wiped his feet clean and then gestured to Shen Shuyu to check the tent entrance.

Once he was sure no one would disturb him, he beckoned Shen Shuyu to his side.

He carefully took out a pouch from between the bed boards. Inside was a talisman. He whispered in Shen Shuyu's ear, "Luckily, I went to great lengths to get this precious talisman from that Immortal Venerable. This talisman is no ordinary one. Originally, the Immortal Venerable refused to give it to me no matter what. I promised him half of the world and agreed to help him establish the largest immortal sect in the world, surpassing sects like Thousand Peaks Mountain. Only then did he relent and tell me his greatest secret, which is this Thunder Talisman. You guessed correctly during the day. The Immortal Venerable's greatest ability is to command Yin soldiers and ghost generals. He hid the command spell on this Thunder Talisman. Every time the Thunder Talisman is fired, and thunder rumbles in the heavens and earth, the Yin army comes to the mortal world to obey his commands."

Shen Shuyu was skeptical. He said, "This? Is the legendary ghost army of the Marquis really that powerful? Legend has it that after people die, they become ghosts, which are just a fleeting and invisible gust of yin wind. They cannot stand in this human world. The human environment erodes the ghosts every moment. Even if a large army of ghost soldiers came to the human world, how could they compete with the human army?"

Lord Shen shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Lord Shen also harbored many doubts about this matter. Back then, he heard the Immortal Venerable confidently say that he had this method, and that no one could defeat it once it was implemented, with the condition of being in a mass grave filled with yin energy. It was also the Immortal Venerable who proposed this, saying it was a key condition, and to this day, he has not been able to find out the reason behind it from the Immortal Venerable.

The two men examined the talisman with great care. After much deliberation, Lord Shen finally spoke, "The Immortal Venerable has now returned to the Underworld. However, he once said that the Underworld is merely a temporary haven for him. With his power, he is a king in the Underworld, and that small place cannot hold him. If he wishes, he can roam freely between Heaven and Earth. Now I will use this thunder talisman to summon the Yin soldiers he controls to the mortal realm. If things go smoothly, the Immortal Venerable might return as the King of Yin Soldiers, turning the mortal world upside down."

Lord Shen, at this point, seemed quite pleased. He wanted to see how the army of Yin soldiers generated by Yin energy would be utterly useless against Shen Wen's strange weapons, which would perfectly counter Shen Wen's advantages. Then…

Shen Shuyu was also delighted. Just thinking about how that arrogant mortal Shen Wen was always defeated by the powerful and powerful army of Yin soldiers made him extremely proud.

So Shen Shuyu hurriedly urged Lord Shen to use the Thunder Talisman technique.

Just as he had hoped, Lord Shen recited the incantation and performed the dazzling hand seals perfectly. Sure enough, the lightning talisman came to life, with blue lightning crackling around it. This alone made it incredibly powerful.