I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 143 - 114: The Terrifying Evil Spirit, Zhou Kui’s Anger

Chapter 143: Chapter 114: The Terrifying Evil Spirit, Zhou Kui’s Anger

High Willow City, the southwest area of the outer city, First Square.

"The matter of Jinliu Manor has basically failed, the only victory being the creation of a person in the Qi Refining Realm."

"But in planning the Jinliu Manor incident, to gain the trust of the City Guard Mansion, Observatory, and Liu Zun Temple, several of us had to painfully kill our own Tribulation Ash members, to accumulate merit and seek trust."

"As of today, our hands in High Willow City are so tight we scarcely dare to make any move."

"Had I known earlier that the Jinliu Manor plot would fail, I wouldn’t have sent out the Han Clan Flag, otherwise..."

Both men were wearing masks.

One of a dog, the other of a sheep, both of different colors.

"In High Willow City, there are no small number of Cultivators in hiding, but few who have nurtured an Evil Spirit."

"Moreover, this Evil Spirit was born from self-devouring, its foundation must be extraordinary."

"If it could be supported by the Han Clan Flag and imbued with divine intent and Qi species, being regarded as an offshoot of Liu Venerate, It would be of greater use to us than a person in the Refining Essence Realm."

"One day, when It advances to the ’Ferocious’ level, temple priests won’t be able to cope. If It became ’Utterly Ferocious and Evil,’ there’s even a chance It could shake the divine intent of Liu Venerate."

"Unfortunately, the Han Clan Flag was sent to Jinliu Manor, and now without the divine intent and Qi species, there’s no need to save this Evil Spirit."

"In the future, It will either advance to the ’Ferocious’ level and be destroyed by Liu Venerate, or remain indefinitely at the Evil Spirit level and then be extinguished by the Liu Zun Temple!"

"Without the divine intent and Qi species within it, regardless of how much commotion this kind of Evil Spirit causes or to what extent It grows, It will ultimately be extinguished within the city."

The two exchanged a glance, both filled with regret.

"Let’s go, back to the inner city," said the sheep-masked man.

"Wait!" Just at that moment, the canine-masked man spoke up, "Look at the bonfires and smoke signals over there, someone has discovered the location of the Evil Spirit and is calling for help."

"What’s there to care about, the incense burners from the Temple aren’t around, this Evil Spirit won’t be extinguished tonight," said the sheep-masked man.

"Even for one at the Refining Essence Realm, without the methods of the Temple, and relying solely on the essence of their heart and blood, they might not be able to eradicate It!"

He pointed to the left and said, "Look at this square we’re in, there’s the City Guard, the General Flag Envoy, and the messenger from Qifeng Prefecture City. They all possess items from the Temple that increase the odds of slaying the Evil Spirit by more than sixty to seventy percent, but none of them are willing to risk their lives."

"They’re also waiting for the incense burners from the inner city Temple to come, not wanting to risk their own lives."

"These few, in high positions, covetous of life and greedy, selfish and self-serving, actually all have the opportunity to be turned by our Tribulation Ash."

"It’s just a pity, they lack ’Divine Mandate,’ cannot receive ’Blessings,’ and they’re not one of us."

The sheep-masked man lamented, "Inside the Liu Zun Temple, they are all servants of ’False Gods’, only we are the messengers of the ’True God’!"

"Unfortunately, in this era, the False Gods hold sway, the True God is weak. When will we be able to display our elegance in the vast world?"

The eyes of the canine-masked man were filled with disgust, "High Willow City is nothing but a colossal cage to you and me!"

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Han Clan Square, Seventh Street.

From here, turning left will take you to the western region of the outer city.

At this moment, the scent of blood drifted from the street, spreading through the night air.

The commoners living nearby, hearing the horrific screams and clashes from outside, were all trembling in fear, daring not to venture out.

Those families who had lit the Liu branch Night Lamp felt a degree of security.

Those using ordinary lamp oil were fraught with anxiety.

And those who hadn’t hung a Liu branch Night Lamp felt the threat of Evil engulfing every corner.

In the silence, there was pervasive dread.

"Such endless delicacies, alas, I cannot binge too much."

The speaker was a junior flag bearer, his eyes hazy and filled with an ecstatic expression.

With a wet sound!

Just then, another junior flag bearer, gathering his courage, clenched his teeth, stepped forward, and chopped at his neck with a knife.

With limited cultivation and insufficient strength, the blade buried only halfway!

The banner man grabbed the handle and yanked hard.

The blade was wrenched out, splattering blood across his face.

"Dead!"

The banner man let out a sigh of relief, turned his head, and said with a smile, "Lu brother, look at me, killing the Evil Spirit... The higher-ups should reward me handsomely this time. My shabby house needs to be torn down and rebuilt, I’m going to have money now!"

His face covered in blood, he looked ferocious.

Everyone stepped back, frightened.

But the junior flag bearer, with a fierce look in his eyes, suddenly lunged with his knife at the closest person.

The man closest was unable to defend himself in time, and was suddenly struck in the chest by the knife, falling to the ground.

The junior flag bearer continued to stab down furiously and shouted, "I knew it, you were the closest with Aqing, surely you’d want to avenge him, thinking of killing me?"

"Didn’t you see Aqing was possessed by an Evil Spirit just now?"

"I killed the Evil Spirit, not Aqing; I was freeing him. You motherfucker can’t tell right from wrong, wanting to harm me?"

He trembled all over, pulled out the knife, and glaring at the middle-aged junior flag bearer nearby, he shouted angrily, "Lu brother, you also want to kill me, then report to the Southwest Bureau, claiming you killed the Evil Spirit? Then blame the deaths on the Evil Spirit? You want to steal my credit, your family wants to build a house too!"

He suddenly pounced, and said viciously, "I’ll kill you!"

He swung his knife, but the middle-aged junior flag bearer surnamed Lu dodged.

With a rustling sound!

A bag of censer ash scattered, sprinkling over the junior flag bearer!

Only to hear that banner man suddenly scream in agony, rolling over and over!

"Lu master... save me... save me..."

"Hold on a moment!"

Lu, the middle-aged junior flag bearer, quickly ordered the willow branch Night Lamp to be handed to him and hastily lit the incense candles.

The flame drew near, growing fiercely!

The junior flag bearer gradually fell silent.

"Dead?"

Another young junior flag bearer trembled, "Is the Evil Spirit exterminated?"

"Not sure, be careful."

Brother Lu spoke gravely, "He should be dead, the Evil Spirit..."

Suddenly he grimaced, his knife flashing out.

He beheaded the remaining junior flag bearer.

"The Evil Spirit is me, isn’t it?"

Brother Lu laughed heartily, carrying his knife as he walked out, squinting his eyes, and said leisurely, "The Flag Commander of the impoverished district, the second barrier in martial arts, the Bone Cleansing Realm, not too old in age, just half a step away from becoming robust inside. He was the most delicious dish here..."

"There are delicacies all over this place, too bad I have to change locations again after eating him, quite annoying."

He touched his own face and said softly, "Soon, if this keeps up, it won’t be long before I can try to taste the essence of a great demon and a refined human. Just by eating one... I could touch the threshold of the ’Fierce’ level."

This evil spirit had devoured many souls and had clearly gained more sensitive intelligence.

In comparison, evil spirits born in the wilderness tended to lean more towards the "instincts" of birds and beasts, following the original intention of hunting.

But this evil spirit, more akin to a human, had learned to think and understood the world’s hierarchical classifications of ’evil spirits’.

It no longer just relied on instinct to devour everywhere and grow by instinct alone.

It now possessed the wisdom to attempt to plan for the future.

This was far more lucid than many of the Human Clan, who lived in confusion.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a large amount of incense ash sprinkled over!

Next was a flash of knife light, lighting up from the corner of the street!

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang seemed to have been in ambush for a long time, suddenly appearing and slashing his head off with a single stroke.

"Fire!"

As the voice dropped, two incense sticks were thrown from both sides, landing on the corpse of the middle-aged flag bearer.

"This evil spirit is too fierce."

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang said, gasping for breath, "This incense ash and candles are enough to burn wandering spirits, but it might not kill It. You all step back..."

He stepped back slowly, sighed, and said, "It’s a pity for Old Lu. He followed me for many years and had experience guarding the city. He has extinguished many wandering spirits with incense ash and candles. I didn’t expect that after returning to the city, he would fall instead."

"This stuff is enough for dealing with wandering spirits, but not quite sufficient against me."

Just then, a mocking voice came from behind.

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang’s pupils shrunk, and he spun around, slashing his knife toward the source of the sound.

Thereupon, he saw one of the two sub-flag bearers being killed on the spot.

The remaining sub-flag bearer screamed and fled outward.

The corpse on the ground, however, had its eyes wide open, revealing a bizarre smile: "You coming to find me saves me the trouble of searching for you."

As the voice dropped, the sub-flag bearer who had been running shook violently, his steps halting.

He then turned around slowly, revealing a smile, and walked over.

"Keep on killing,"

"The more you kill, the more anger in your heart, the excitement of murder, and your fear of me."

"You crude martial artist cannot kill me. Even if you slaughter the whole Hanmen Fang, I will not die."

"The closer your cultivation is to Inner Strength, the more you fear, the more I relish."

He cocked his head, patted his neck, and said, "Chop here, slash down, blood splashing on your face, should I change to another person to come play with you? Or should we stop here? I’m in a hurry to move on. You’re the next target, aren’t you?"

"Damn it!"

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang suddenly clenched his teeth and struck down, killing the last sub-flag bearer.

Sorrow filled his eyes as he sighed.

If it were just an ordinary wandering spirit, the temple’s incense ash and candles would be enough to drive it away.

But this evil spirit that had developed sentience, even at Liu Zun Temple, amongst temple priests and incense burners, only a few could handle it.

It’s too bad he wasn’t a Martial Artist in the Refining Essence Realm; otherwise, with a burning passion and essence blood, he could have had the effect of slaying evil spirits.

"Even a Martial Artist in the Refining Essence Realm could only injure me but might not be able to kill me."

The sub-flag bearer’s severed head lying on the ground wore a chilling smile.

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang felt an ever-increasing chill in his heart, and the feeling of fear became uncontrollable.

"You’re cooked just right,"

He heard only such a voice come through.

And it was his own voice!

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang felt his vision become extremely blurry.

With the last of his consciousness, he did not hesitate, suddenly swinging his knife, slashing across his own neck.

He plunged into eternal darkness. In that final moment, he heard only a sigh coming from afar.

"I’m still too late."

Lin Yan halted his steps, drew his sword from the sheath, and moved forward, his expression cold to the extreme.

Just as he was about to approach, a wisp of cold wind abruptly closed in.

The Flag Commander from Hanmen Fang was eaten by It at the most suitable "cooking point."

But unexpectedly, an even more delicious individual had come along!

Although this evil spirit possessed intelligence, it couldn’t resist greed and moved closer.

"Seeking death!"

Lin Yan swung his sword abruptly!

Divine Skills!

Demon Suppression!

Boom!!!

The aftermath of his sword momentum struck the ground, and the stone slabs suddenly exploded!

In this instant, with blood radiance flickering on the sword and relying on the Demon Suppression Divine Power, he had slain such an evil spirit!

Evil Qi increased by one hundred and seventeen.

This was far beyond that of the newly born evil spirit on Bull Horn Mountain!

"For me, with the Demon Suppression Divine Power and the essence blood in my heart, even an evil spirit is nothing more than a single sword strike away from destruction."

Lin Yan thought to himself, "But for the average martial artist, an evil spirit endowed with sentience is an unstoppable disaster..."

He exhaled a breath and sheathed his sword.

At that moment, voices came from outside.

Reinforcements had arrived.

The person leading them was Zhou Kui, the General Flag Envoy from the Southwest Outskirts, riding in on a horse.

Behind him were two Flag Commanders and twelve sub-flag bearers.

At the same time, another person, dressed in a light blue robe and clearly not from the Observatory, also arrived on horseback, his eyebrows slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.

"Wu Chang! Did you do this?"

Zhou Kui suddenly roared with anger, drew his sword, and shouted, "Daring to seize the opportunity to kill my Flag Commander from the Southwest Outskirts, what audacity you have!"

"..."

Lin Yan’s gaze firmed, focusing on Zhou Kui, he slowly said, "If you want to seek death, just say so."