Godslayer: Aizen Template, I will stand in the heavens!

A scorching heat instantly appeared behind the snake demon, and flames filled the sky, as if another sun had appeared in this small music room!

When the Nanda snake demon sensed the scorching heat behind it, it was too late to dodge. It could only turn its head instinctively, but in its snake eyes, there was only a flash of light and flames!

A downward-facing iaido slash was unleashed, a flash of bright light passing by, directly slicing across the snake demon's waist as if there were no obstacles, splitting it in two!

This was the first time Li Lian had used the [Soothing Slash] skill since he unlocked it. It wasn't that he didn't want to use it, but those snake demon offspring really didn't interest him.

Even the slash that just killed Liu Yuan, which Lin Qiye considered a perfect sword-drawing strike, was utterly insignificant compared to this [Sweeping Slash].

[Slash] is like detonating a bomb in the scabbard!

It wasn't Li Lian drawing his sword, but rather the Zanpakuto that was propelling him forward. The speed of the strike far exceeded that of a normal attack, and it was accompanied by a powerful flame effect.

Wen Qimo's theory is correct!

After the compressed energy is fully contained on the surface of the blade, it can produce an explosive effect!

Li Lian couldn't have done it before, but now with the matching scabbard, he can compress all the space on the blade.

Therefore, the larger and stronger Li Lian's domain is, the stronger the power of this move, [Soothing Slash], will naturally be!

Lin Qiye was stunned when he saw Li Lian's slash. The Nandaka snake demon, which he could barely defend against, was cut in half like that?

What kind of insane attack power is this?!

Where did the black clothes she was wearing come from?

Has the Forbidden Ruins changed again?

Li Lian's all-out attack was naturally for experience points. He knew perfectly well that the Nanda snake demon's presence here was definitely a pretense of death.

Its purpose was to deceive the Night's Watch so that it could continue to lie in wait.

But faking death is still death, and you'll still get experience points if you kill someone yourself!

Li Lian ignored the snake's tail, which was still writhing on the ground after being cut off, because flames had already started from the severed spot, and it was only a matter of time before it turned to ashes.

The important thing is that the upper body has to run away!

Sheathing his sword, he unleashed another [Sweeping Slash] at the upper body of the snake demon, which was crawling outwards with its two hands!

The same sky full of flames, the same gleaming blades.

The incredibly sharp Zanpakuto sliced ​​from the snake demon's abdomen all the way to the top of its head, cleaving the snake demon vertically in two!

Amidst a shower of sparks, two crimson flames burst forth from the incision, instantly igniting the body that had been split in two.

Li Lian stood between the two flames, the flickering firelight casting shifting shadows on his face. His eyes were fixed on the snake demon's corpse, ready to deliver the final blow if he found it wasn't quite dead yet.

Looking at Li Lian, dressed in black, standing amidst the flames, Lin Qiye suddenly understood why Li Lian had said that the god he represented was the God of Death.

The god who brings death is naturally the Grim Reaper!

"Ding! Experience points +1500."

call--!

Li Lian looked at his experience bar, which had increased significantly after leveling up, and breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally achieved his goal.

One of the feigned dead original forms is worth more than half a building's worth of snake demon offspring. Back then, the Ghost-Faced King only stole one kill, which gave him 1500 experience points.

I can only say that I was too inexperienced back then. The experience points I squeezed out from a mysterious person in the Sichuan region were actually the same as those from a mysterious person in the pool region.

You still have to do it yourself; it's too much of a waste to just watch.

Now it all depends on the second battle with Li Yifei's snake demon. I have to be ruthless. I originally planned to leave him with a breath left, but now I can only leave him with half a breath.

"Where did you get the clothes you're wearing?"

"That's how my Forbidden Ruins are. At first, they gave us knives, then scabbards, and now they've even given us clothes. It's very reasonable."

"Is this reasonable?" Lin Qiye questioned, "What you've done looks more like a forbidden object than a forbidden ruin!"

"That makes sense. Look, once I close the Forbidden Ruins, the equipment is gone."

As Li Lian spoke, he put away his Shinigami uniform and Zanpakuto, revealing his blood-stained school uniform.

Lin Qiye: (?_?)

The three pieces of the Nanda snake demon's body turned to ashes in the flames. Hongying and Si Xiaonan arrived at the scene with their weapons.

They stared blankly at the messy music room and the unharmed Lin Qiye and Li Lian.

"Where is the snake demon's true form!?"

“They’re everywhere,” Lin Qiye said calmly.

"Huh?!" Si Xiaonan was taken aback upon hearing this and immediately gripped the straight knife in her hand, becoming alert as if facing a formidable enemy.

"It has already turned to dust."

"Wow, turning into dust is so exaggerated!"

Hongying casually slammed her spear on the floor and reached out to pinch Lin Qiye's ear. "You brat, you've only just made a little progress and you're already getting cocky, aren't you? Trying to scare people?"

"No, Li Lian did it all by himself!"

"Li Lian?"

"That's right!" Lin Qiye dodged Hongying's clutches. "Li Lian killed the snake demon with just two strikes, and even burned its corpse to ashes!"

"You're that strong now?!" Hongying looked at Li Lian with a suspicious gaze. "Wait until we get back and have a match!"

Li Lian nodded. He also wanted to spar with Hong Ying to determine his current skill level. But there were more important things to do right now!

"Sparring isn't urgent; the snake demon matter isn't over yet!"

"what?"

"The one that died wasn't the snake demon's true form. Its death was too easy, as if it deliberately came to its death."

Lin Qiye couldn't help but develop a new perspective on Li Lian. He hadn't experienced any high-intensity battles since entering the school and had been pondering the whole story.

That's when he started to make some inferences, but he wasn't sure if he was certain of his judgment.

But Li Lian was still able to discover the problem even in such an intense battle... That's impressive!

Lin Qiye nodded and said to everyone, "I have a theory, you should all listen to it."

……

Night quietly descended.

In the lobby of the senior high school building, Li Yifei was vividly describing what he had just experienced to everyone, while An Qingyu sat on a chair at the back door of the classroom, closing her eyes to rest, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin Qiye and Li Lian pushed open the door and entered, finding everyone gathered around Li Yifei listening to the story. They exchanged glances and nodded in tacit agreement.

Lin Qiye said, "The problems have all been resolved, everyone can leave now."

Li Yifei! Come here for a second!

When Li Yifei saw that it was Lin Qiye and Li Lian returning, he ran out from the crowd, his eyes shining as he looked at the two of them: "How was it? I did a good job, right? Can I join your Night Watch this time?"

Li Lian smiled and nodded, then punched Li Yifei in the chest.

[Bai Da: One Bone]!

Li Yifei was punched by Li Lian, smashing through the glass door behind him and flying spun around until he landed in the open space in front of the teaching building.

The students and teachers in the hall were stunned by the sudden punch and all looked at Li Lian, who had hit them, fearing that he would punch them in return.

Only An Qingyu wore an expression of taking it all for granted, slowly got up, and went to the window to watch Li Yifei fly out.

Lin Qiye maintained a kind and friendly smile, "It's alright, it's alright, you should all stay here and not move around."

Li Lian wore a smug smile, stretched his wrist from the blow, and crawled out through the hole Li Yifei had created.

"Ouch! That hurts! Li Lian, why did you hit me? But I'm alright now. Does that mean I've awakened the Forbidden Ruins and am like you guys now?!"

Li Yifei sat on the ground, rubbing his chest where he had been hit, watching Li Lian, who had a smile on his face, walk towards him step by step.

"No, Li Yifei, you didn't awaken the Forbidden Realm. I hit you because—"

"You are the Nanda snake demon!"

"I'm the Nanda snake demon? How could I possibly be the Nanda snake demon? You must have made a mistake! Shichiya! Shichiya! Please speak up for me!"

"Nanda snake demon, you have too many flaws!"

Lin Qiye also crawled out of the hole. "I'm too lazy to explain to you one by one, but what I'm curious about is how you managed to keep Li Yifei completely unaware that he is a snake demon?"

"Seven Nights, what nonsense are you spouting! I'm Li Yifei! I'm not some kind of demon or monster!"

Li Lian stood in front of Li Yifei, summoned his Zanpakuto, crossed his arms, held the sword to his chest, and stared intently at Li Yifei with a cat-and-mouse expression.

Without turning his head, he said to Lin Qiye, "Stop wasting time talking to it, I'm making my move first!"

Li Lian swung his sword without using any skills; his purpose was simply to force out the true form of the Nandaka snake demon.

Although he knew that Li Yifei was the Nanduo Snake Demon, Lin Qiye had only given a guess. If he went all out right away, Lin Qiye might find out that he knew that the water was the real body.

Moreover, with a highly intelligent freak like An Qingyu nearby, it's always better to be careful.

clang--!

The Zanpakuto collided with a sharp claw, sparks flying!

"If you keep pressing me like this, then don't blame me for revealing my true form!"