Starting with the Earth God, the path to immortality is deduced!

Smoke and dust filled the air.

Gravel rolled down.

Although Lin Xuan's body crashed into the wall, the suffocating evil aura did not dissipate.

Instead, it became even more ferocious due to the shattering of its armor.

"Cough...cough cough..."

Lin Xuan slowly straightened up from the ruins.

The flesh on his chest was writhing wildly.

Those black, malevolent energies resembled countless tiny venomous snakes.

He is desperately trying to repair his broken body.

"Damn it..."

"Damn beast!"

Black tears of blood flowed from Lin Xuan's single eye.

He stared intently at the rolling ball that was still crackling with electricity not far away.

That was hatred from the depths of the soul.

"The majesty of the gods must not be profaned!"

"You have ruined my golden statue..."

"I'm going to turn all of you into corpse puppets!"

Lin Xuan suddenly raised his head.

A mournful howl erupted from deep within his throat.

boom!

The blood pool, which had been suppressed by Uncle Liu, began to boil violently once again.

Although the earth's veins were severed.

However, the evil god power accumulated within him is still an astronomical figure!

"not good!"

"That old devil is going to fight to the death!"

Ma Ling'er's expression changed drastically.

She could feel the temperature in the air dropping rapidly.

That chilling coldness acts directly on the bone marrow.

"Get out!"

"Don't let him breathe!"

"Keep crashing into me, grandma!"

Although Ma Ling'er's mouth was full of blood and foam.

But his hands were moving very quickly.

She suddenly bit her finger until it bled.

Smear the blood on the demon-subduing staff.

"The Ma family's divine dragon, vanquish evil and scatter!"

hold head high--!

A phantom golden dragon, wrapped around the Demon-Subduing Staff, crashed down on Lin Xuan's head.

at the same time.

Gun Gun also let out a roar.

Although the impact had left it somewhat dizzy.

But upon hearing the owner's command...

This adorable iron-eating beast once again displayed its ferocious instincts.

Grasp the ground with your limbs.

Like a bulldozer, it charged towards Lin Xuan once again.

"Get out of here!"

Lin Xuan roared.

The enormous phantom of the evil god behind him had actually split into two arms.

One left and one right.

They grabbed at Ma Ling'er and Gun Gun respectively.

clang!

The Demon-Subduing Staff struck the evil god's arm, sparks flying everywhere.

Ma Ling'er felt a violent jolt in her hand, and she was sent flying backward.

While the panda has thick skin and tough flesh.

But under the impact of the evil god's power, it tumbled several times before stopping.

"Now!"

Just as Lin Xuan was distracted by dealing with Ma Ling'er...

Uncle Liu, who had been staring intently at the battle, had a glint of light in his eyes.

"The Earth Only Lock God!"

Uncle Liu disregarded the backlash.

He suddenly clasped his hands together.

The golden runes that were originally used to suppress the blood pool suddenly split off a beam of golden light.

Like a serpent.

It instantly wrapped around Lin Xuan's ankle.

"What?!"

Lin Xuan froze.

He felt a heavy suction from the earth, which held him back.

"Lin Xuan!"

"Your opponents are not just them!"

Uncle Liu's face was ashen.

Each time he activated his magic, he was burning away his very life essence.

But he did not back down an inch.

That hunched body seemed even more majestic than the mountains at that moment.

"Joo Won!"

"Never mind the rest!"

"Even if the sky falls, your uncle will hold it up!"

"Do what you're supposed to do!"

Uncle Liu's roar pierced through the clamor of the battlefield.

It reached the very depths of Zhou Yuan's heart.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath.

At this moment.

In his world, only that one flaw remained.

That soul core located deep within Lin Xuan's single eye.

That was the only way out.

It is also the only dead end.

If it doesn't work, we'll all die here.

"call……"

Zhou Yuan closed his eyes.

But he did not give up.

Instead, it is converging.

Get rid of all fear, hesitation, and distracting thoughts from your mind.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness.

The "Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters" floats silently.

The Azure Lamp, which was obtained from the ancient tomb, is now slowly rotating within the book.

The tiny, bluish-green lamps swayed gracefully.

It appears weak, yet it possesses the power to purify all impurities.

"Blue lamp, guide the way."

Zhou Yuan silently recited in his heart.

Followed by.

He then activated the [Soul-Soothing Spell] that he had recently mastered.

It was a power filled with compassion and tranquility.

"A spell to soothe the soul and deliver from calamity."

Two completely different forces.

They gathered in Zhou Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

finally.

All of it was integrated into his newly cultivated [Night Wanderer] divine soul.

Om-!

A strange wind suddenly swept around Zhou Yuan's body.

That was a cold wind.

But it didn't feel cold at all.

Instead, it gives people a refreshing feeling, like a gentle breeze.

"Night-wandering spirit, leave the body!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

Those eyes no longer held the clear black and white distinctions of human eyes.

Instead, it was a dazzling blue light!

Swish!

A blue phantom that only cultivators can see.

It burst out from Zhou Yuan's crown chakra in an instant.

The phantom was only the size of a palm.

But it is as condensed as substance.

It radiates a jade-like luster.

This is Zhou Yuan's Night Wandering Yin God!

"kill!"

Without the slightest hesitation.

Zhou Yuan's Yin spirit transformed into a stream of light.

It wasn't to attack Lin Xuan's physical body.

Rather, it is like an invisible sword.

The single eye that pierced straight at Lin Xuan's brow!

fast!

too fast!

The speed at which the Yin spirit leaves the body ignores the obstacles of space.

Almost the instant Zhou Yuan made the thought.

The azure light was already close to Lin Xuan's face.

"This is...the spirit leaving the body?!"

Lin Xuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

An unprecedented sense of impending death instantly enveloped his entire body.

He never expected this.

This kid is only good at nighttime travel.

How dare they let their soul leave their body on this battlefield where gods and demons dance in chaos!

This is simply courting death!

But it is precisely this kind of madness that leads to survival from the brink of death.

This instilled fear in Lin Xuan.

"You're insane!"

"Do you want to die together with me?!"

Lin Xuan roared hysterically.

He wanted to unleash the power of the evil god within him to annihilate this ignorant and reckless Yin spirit.

"roar--!"

The black mist behind him churned violently.

Countless hideous ghost faces burst forth from the black mist.

They attempted to intercept Zhou Yuan in mid-air.

however.

Just as those ghostly faces were about to pounce on the blue light...

"Freeze right there!"

Uncle Liu, who was in the distance, spat out a mouthful of blood.

The speed at which his hands formed hand seals was extremely fast.

"The Earth God's Edict—Mount Tai Pressing Down!"

Rumble!

The gravity of the entire hall seemed to increase tenfold instantly.

Those ghost faces that were originally lunging at Zhou Yuan.

It was actually forced down by this invisible gravity, which pressed it down by three feet!

It's just a three-foot distance.

It became the boundary between life and death.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yuan's azure divine soul.

It flew past those hideous ghost faces.

Like a shooting star streaking across the night.

It crashed headlong into Lin Xuan's single eye!

boom!!!

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

But everyone present.

At that very moment, they heard a deafening roar from the depths of their souls.

They are like two big mountains.

They collided violently in the void.

The once incredibly sturdy dome of the City God Temple.

Under the sweeping influence of this mental shockwave.

It started to crack inch by inch!

Tiles flew everywhere.

The crossbeam is broken.

"ah--!!!"

Lin Xuan let out an extremely shrill scream.

He held his head in his hands.

His whole body trembled violently as if he had been electrocuted.

In his spiritual world.

An even more dangerous battle.

It's erupting!

……

This is a chaotic world.

Black and red blood was everywhere.

Countless wronged souls floated and sank in the sea of ​​blood, emitting agonizing howls.

This is Lin Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

The sea of ​​consciousness has been completely corrupted by the power of the evil god.

Zhou Yuan's Yin spirit hovered above this sea of ​​blood.

They appear so small.

Like a small boat in a storm.

"Kid!"

"This is my home turf!"

"Now that you're in, don't even think about leaving!"

A sea of ​​blood surged.

A giant face emerged from the sea.

It was exactly what Lin Xuan looked like.

only.

This face is even more ferocious and distorted than the outside.

"Swallow it!"

The enormous Lin Xuan opened its blood-red maw.

The endless waves of blood transformed into a giant net, descending upon Zhou Yuan.

The blood-red waves contained resentment and filth.

Even a tiny bit gets on it.

It can cause the soul of an ordinary cultivator to instantly disintegrate.

"it hurts……"

Even if we haven't made contact yet.

Zhou Yuan had already felt the intense pain coming from his soul.

It was like being stabbed in the brain by countless red-hot steel needles at the same time.

Fine cracks began to appear on the surface of his Yin spirit body.

That's a difference in level.

Even though Lin Xuan was seriously injured.

His spiritual strength still far surpasses that of Zhou Yuan.

"But I can't back down!"

"Taking a step back means falling into an abyss!"

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth.

He frantically activated the supernatural powers granted to him by "Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters" within his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Supernatural Power - [Sturdiness]!"

This is because he was a local chieftain of Fengzhou.

The most basic and practical supernatural power gleaned from the earth.

hum!

Above Zhou Yuan's Yin spirit.

Suddenly, a thick, earthy yellow halo appeared.

The halo looked rough.

Yet it carries an unshakeable, earth-like meaning.

Let the wind and rain rage on.

I remain steadfast and unmoved!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!

The blood waves crashed violently against the earthy yellow halo.

It makes a corrosive sound that makes your teeth ache.

Zhou Yuan felt as if his soul was being crushed in a millstone.

Every inch of it is wailing.

But he remained completely silent.

They desperately protected the most essential spark of spiritual light of the Yin spirit.

"Since you became stronger by devouring wronged souls..."

"Then I'll take a look."

"What on earth did you swallow?!"

Zhou Yuan was under immense pressure.

Not only was there no defense, but there was also no defense.

Instead, it controlled the Yin spirit and actively rushed into the depths of that sea of ​​blood!

"court death!"

Lin Xuan was furious.

The mental shock came like a tidal wave.

But in that violent collision...

Zhou Yuan's consciousness.

Through this connection, they forcibly invaded the depths of Lin Xuan's memory.

Whoosh!

The image is shattered.

The scene changes.

The sea of ​​blood before Zhou Yuan's eyes disappeared.

Instead.

It was a dilapidated little mountain village.

That was the Great Ling Dynasty decades ago.

Chaos reigned, and demons roamed freely.

A ragged boy knelt before a collapsed earth god temple.

Behind him.

It was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood left after the entire village was slaughtered by demons.

That was Lin Xuan in his youth.

"Earth God..."

Why?

"We make offerings and kowtow every year."

"Why do you not appear when the demons come?"

"Why would you just stand by and watch your parents be eaten?"

The boy cried his heart out.

His forehead struck the blood-soaked stone.

Until it was a bloody mess.

But he received no response.

The clay statue of the earth simply stared at him coldly.

A face with a missing corner.

It seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

The scene then changes.

The boy grew into an adult.

He traveled to famous mountains and rivers, seeking the methods of the divine way.

But what he saw.

However, it was the decline of the divine way, and the silence of all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens.

It is those so-called righteous cultivators who are indifferent to the lives and deaths of ordinary people.

"Since the righteous gods are powerless..."

"Since Heaven is blind..."

"Then I'll create my own god!"

"Even if it means transforming into a demon!"

Even if it means falling into the deepest hell!

"I also want this world to be free of demons who dare to bully humanity!"

Young Lin Xuan stood in front of a gloomy cave.

He held that evil book of sacrifice in his hand.

In his eyes.

From its initial clarity, it gradually became filled with madness and fanaticism.

In order to gain power.

He began experimenting with forbidden techniques.

In order to revive Shinto.

He began to sacrifice living people with blood.

One wrong step.

Every step was a mistake.

The boy who once wanted to protect all living beings.

In the end, it turned into the evil dragon he hated most.

……

"I see……"

Zhou Yuan watched as fragments of memories flashed by.

A complex and indescribable emotion welled up inside me.

A hateful person.

There must be something pitiful about it.

But this is not a reason for him to forgive Lin Xuan.

"Your initial intentions may have been good."

"But you've taken the wrong path."

"The moment you wield the butcher's knife against innocent people for the sake of power."

"You are no longer here to protect."

"You're just doing this to satisfy your own ambition!"

Zhou Yuan's voice.

Wandering in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Like a resounding bell, deafeningly loud.

"Shut up!"

"What do you know?!"

"Once I become a god, I can resurrect them!"

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles!

The enormous face of Lin Xuan roared madly.

She tried to drown out Zhou Yuan's questioning with her voice.

But Zhou Yuan could sense it.

Behind that roar.

It was the tremor of the last vestige of conscience deep within Lin Xuan's heart.

That's the weakness!

"Lin Xuan!"

"Look at yourself now!"

"Are you God?"

"No!"

"You're nothing but that evil god's dog!"

"You think you're taking advantage of it?"

"Actually, it's devouring you!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly raised his right hand.

The Azure Lamp that had always been hidden within the Yin Spirit.

Suddenly, it shone brightly.

"The azure sky illuminates the way; if we don't awaken now, when will we?"

call!

Blue light.

It burned in this sea of ​​blood.

It does not burn the flesh.

Burn only karmic obstacles!

at the same time.

Zhou Yuan began to chant the ancient incantation.

"The Supreme Star, ever adaptable."

"To exorcise evil spirits and protect one's life."

"Wisdom is clear and bright, the mind is at peace..."

"May your three souls be eternal, and your spirit never perish..."

[Soul-Soothing Incantation]!

Each word was uttered.

They all transformed into golden runes.

Like a shower of flowers.

They fell into that boiling sea of ​​blood.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!

Those wronged souls struggling and wailing in the sea of ​​blood.

The moment I came into contact with the golden runes.

The pain on my face began to subside.

Instead.

It is a kind of liberating peace.

"Thanks……"

"Thanks……"

Countless faint consciousnesses converged into a warm current.

It feeds back into Zhou Yuan's Yin spirit.

And Lin Xuan's enormous face.

At this moment.

But it was like snow that had encountered sunlight.

It's starting to melt rapidly!

"No……"

"My power..."

"My believers..."

Lin Xuan let out a terrified scream.

He discovered.

One's control over this sea of ​​consciousness.

It's disappearing at an alarming rate!

Those wronged souls that he had forcibly devoured as a source of power.

At this moment, they are all actively breaking free from his control!

"Ahhhhh!"

outside world.

Inside the main hall of the City God Temple.

Lin Xuan clutched his head and rolled around frantically in the ruins.

The arrogant and wicked aura that once clung to him.

It is weakening at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Even the illusory image of the evil god that was faintly visible behind him.

It also began to become blurry and unclear.

Even shocking cracks appeared.

"Chance!"

Uncle Liu, who has been struggling to keep going.

At this point, they were already at their last gasp.

But in his old eyes...

But it burst forth with its final brilliance.

he knows.

Zhou Yuan succeeded!

That kid really shook Lin Xuan's soul!

"Lin Xuan has been defeated!"

"If we don't seal it off now, when will we?"

Uncle Liu ripped off an antique jade pendant hanging around his neck.

That was when he was a protector of the Wukong Sect.

The only treasure brought out from within the sect, capable of suppressing the evil magic of Wukong.

"Cut it off!"

Uncle Liu slammed the jade pendant hard onto the ground.

It wasn't aimed at Lin Xuan.

Instead, it crashed into the node directly beneath the City God Temple, the one that connects to the Void Abyss!

Snapped!

The jade pendant shattered.

A surge of righteous energy erupted instantly.

It's like an invisible pair of sharp scissors.

They ruthlessly cut the invisible umbilical cord from Lin Xuan's body!

Om-!

A furious roar that seemed to come from the depths of hell.

It came from underground.

That was the rage of beings from the Void Abyss, fueled by the loss of their sacrifices.

But as the nodes break down.

This anger was ultimately kept outside the vast world.

"puff!"

As contact was severed.

Lin Xuan felt as if his spine had been removed.

He collapsed to the ground, completely limp.

The black light in his single eye.

It finally dissipated completely.

It revealed the murky, desperate whites of its eyes, which were originally human.

Swish!

A beam of azure light flew out from between Lin Xuan's eyebrows.

It spun around in mid-air.

It re-entered Zhou Yuan's body.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked like he had been pulled out of the water.

Sweating profusely.

His face was frighteningly pale.

That battle of wits just now.

Although it seems short-lived.

But only he himself knew the dangers involved.

Even the slightest mistake.

Now lying on the ground.

It's just an empty shell without a soul.

"Is it... over?"

Ma Ling'er leaned on her demon-subduing staff.

He walked over with a limp.

Looking at Lin Xuan, who was lying on the ground like a lump of mud.

His eyes were full of vigilance.

"Not completely dead yet."

Zhou Yuan said weakly.

He forced himself to stand up.

He turned the pages of "Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters" in his hands once more.

"His soul is shattered."

"The power of the evil god has also been severed."

"Now."

"Only one last step remains."

Zhou Yuan looked at Lin Xuan.

There was no hatred in his eyes.

There was only a faint trace of pity.

"Lin Xuan".

"Let dust return to dust, and ashes to ashes."

"Next life."

"Stop practicing the path of gods."

"Be an ordinary person."

"Good."

Lin Xuan on the ground.

It seems I heard those words.

His sparse, broken lips.

It actually twitched slightly.

It seems like he wanted to laugh.

It also seemed like she was crying.

"Thanks……"

A sound so faint it could not be heard.

It was squeezed out of his throat.

next second.

Just like the rehearsal before.

His body.

The final collapse has finally begun.