I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 306 - 217: Fight to the Death! Seeking Survival amidst Desperation!

Chapter 306: Chapter 217: Fight to the Death! Seeking Survival amidst Desperation!

The Prison Guard General had clearly recovered the consciousness of the General Flag Envoy of the Observatory, Pei Xiong.

Among the hundred souls, Pei Xiong’s Yin Soul was not very strong.

Lin Yan didn’t know why he had become the Master of Hundred Souls.

But Pei Xiong’s recent blade attack had repelled him hundreds of steps.

These hundreds of steps had brought him close to the exit of the Netherworld Stone Gate.

At this moment, Lin Yan did not hesitate at all, his Golden Body shone brilliantly as he headed towards the exit!

Boom!!!

However, at that moment, a giant chain slammed down in front of him, blocking his path.

The chain was thick and robust, laying in front of Lin Yan like a collapsing beam.

The wind it stirred, along with its powerful mana, flung Lin Yan through the air.

And behind him, thousands of Yin Soldiers drew their swords and surged forward.

In an instant, Lin Yan was surrounded!

The Yin Soldiers’ blades struck his back.

However, Golden Body Divine Power blocked the strike.

His skin was unbroken!

He swung his blade in retaliation, cleaving away half of that Yin Soldier’s body.

He then fiercely slashed forward with the Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade!

The bloody blade light horizontally split apart, slaughtering more than thirty Yin Soldiers.

Evil Qi increased by over a hundred and thirty!

And the blade’s light continued to travel forward, annihilating more Yin Soldiers in its path.

But at that moment, a powerful Yin Soldier Commander blocked his way, wielding a great halberd that destroyed the blade light of the Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade!

Last time, when Lin Yan was outside the stone gate and slashed through the crack, it was this very Yin Soldier Commander who had stopped him!

"Kill!"

This Yin Soldier Commander bellowed fiercely.

Behind him, the phantom of thousands of flags appeared, each settling upon the thousands of Yin Soldiers behind him.

This scene was not unfamiliar to Lin Yan.

Previously, Commander Jing had led more than thirty Cavalrymen with the Deputy City Governor’s token to form a battle array.

And now, in front of him, over a thousand Yin Soldiers formed an even more complex battle array, with a chilling aura rushing towards him.

Five hundred flags for Prison Guard Commander!

A thousand flags for Prison Guard General!

"Withdraw!"

At that moment, the Judges on both sides spoke in unison.

Their voices were hoarse but seemed to carry laughter.

Their smiles were fierce and their faces shone with a sinister greasiness that sent shivers down one’s spine.

The scene fell instantly silent.

All the Yin Soldiers retreated on command.

Only the Prison Guard General and his thousand plus Yin Soldiers remained in place, swords already drawn, pointed at Lin Yan.

"If the Prison Guard General can slay this man, he will be promoted to command three thousand flags and granted the position of Middle Nether Prison General, with a white armored paper horse rewarded," the left Judge said.

"Li Shen Sect, if you remain undefeated after a hundred breaths, the position of Soul-binding Envoy will be granted to you," the right Judge announced.

"..."

Lin Yan lifted his head, looking at the ancient being tied up by chains atop the mountain peak.

Prison Suppressing God King!

The other’s eyes, eerily glowing with blue fire.

In an instant, Lin Yan understood the Prison Suppressing God King’s intent.

It didn’t matter whether it was the Liu Family Ancestor or Li Shen Sect who entered the Netherworld. What mattered was, once inside, one either died and dissipated soul and spirit, or managed to assume the position of Soul-binding Envoy, serving under the Divine King’s throne.

This battle was a test to see if he, "Li Shen Sect," was worthy of the position of Soul-binding Envoy.

But the inclusion of the Prison Guard General’s thousand plus Yin Soldiers in the battle was anything but fair; it was punishment for his audacious intrusion into the Netherworld.

Boom!

The Prison Guard General came at him, halberd in hand.

Lin Yan quickly retreated a hundred steps, channeling all the Evil Qi he had just acquired into his Divine Power 3: Golden Body.

Divine Power 3: Golden Body! (1000/1000)

Immediately, Lin Yan stamped on the ground and lunged forward!

Knowing that his long-ranged blade attack had been easily swept away by the opponent, Lin Yan was aware that to secure victory he had to fight at close quarters!

Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade!

He aimed the blade upward, slashing diagonally along the halberd!

Blood light clung to the edge of the blade!

But the Prison Guard General suddenly tilted his head!

The blade edge grazed his helmet, leaving a crack!

But in the next moment, the Yin energy converged, and the helmet was whole again!

And the halberd had already spun back, aiming for Lin Yan’s back!

Boom!

Lin Yan caught it with his bare hands, his Golden Body gleaming.

Just as he was about to make another strike, he noticed a long spear stabbing at him from behind.

Yin fire twisted around it!

The bearer was comparable to the Qi Refining Realm!

It was a Prison Guard Commander in charge of five hundred flags!

As Lin Yan narrowly avoided it, he found another Commander slashing at him with a blade.

Lin Yan had no choice but to let go and leap backward.

Behind him, more than a dozen Yin Soldiers advanced.

Their sword blades were all upon him!

Yet, they all made the sound of metal clashing against metal!

Lin Yan’s Golden Body was indestructible!

His expression solemn, he immediately retaliated with a blade, exterminating those dozen Yin Soldiers!

But then, a chorus of roars came from the left!

Lin Yan instantly unleashed another Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade, sending a ten-meter-long bloody blade light slashing out.

He assumed that at least a hundred Yin Soldiers on the left had been annihilated by the strike.

But to his surprise, he found that the hundred plus Yin Soldiers, armed with swords, spears, and halberds, were all attacking in unison.

They seemed to merge into one being, with the Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade’s edge dissipating into each of them.

These several hundred Yin Soldiers had shared the force of the blade light through the battle array!

Boom!

The Prison Guard General’s halberd swept down from above.

"..."

With Lin Yan’s temperament, if it were a simple one-on-one fight, he would have immediately parried, engaging in a sheer contest of strength.

But he knew that if he clashed with the opponent, the next instant he would be swarmed by the two Prison Guard Commanders and over a thousand Yin Soldiers, surrounded and trapped.

So he took two steps back to dodge the halberd, then slashed out with another Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade.

Thunder roared, and blood light exploded!

But the halberd swept through, scattering the blade light.

The Prison Guard General’s eyes seemed to brim with disdain.

He didn’t pursue his victory this time, but quietly watched Lin Yan, extending a palm and gesturing a curl of the fingers, signaling Lin Yan to approach and attack.

"..."

Lin Yan didn’t immediately launch an attack; his gaze tensed as he thought covertly, "This guy, were he to be judged by the standards of the Human Clan’s realms, has already surpassed the peak of the Qi Refining Realm’s strongest!"

"His combat prowess is even a notch higher than that of the Great Elder who has turned into a Physical Body Evil Spirit!"

"What’s more, his battle experience is richer than mine, and the skill with which he wields the halberd is refined to perfection."

"With over a thousand battle souls merged into one within him, I wonder how many experiences of war he has fused from the soldiers of their past lives."

"Among the Qifeng Prefecture, my sword skill is unmatched by many, but this Prison Guard General might just be as good as me!"

"And there’s the formation of over a thousand Yin soldiers whose collective force is concentrated in him!"

"Even if the ancestor of the Liu Family successfully refines a Yin God, he couldn’t be his match!"

Thinking this way, Lin Yan took a deep breath and looked upward.

The Prison Suppressing God King remained unchanged, with cyan fur all over and occasionally exposed terrifying white bones.

In His eyes flickered green flames, devoid of any discernible emotion.

Withdrawing his gaze, Lin Yan looked at the Prison Guard General.

He silently pushed all the Evil Qi into his cultivation.

Cultivation: Qi Refining Realm (6011/6480)+

Boom!

Lin Yan’s eyes turned blood-red, as he could no longer suppress the murderous intent within him!

Moreover, there was no need to suppress his murderous intent at this moment!

He suddenly lunged forward, unleashing another strike!

The Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade, his skill fully displayed!

A blood-colored blade light clung to the edge of the blade!

All six thousand plus strands of True Qi were mobilized!

As the blade slashed down!

He gave his all without reserve!

Divine Power! Demon Suppression!

——

In that instant!

The ancient existence upon the throne, within whose eyes burned an even more intense eerie green flame, seemed to feel astonishment.

The Judges on either side, watching the battle, were struck motionless!

General Pei’s eyes were grave, and he tightly gripped the hilt of his blade!

The tens of thousands of Yin soldiers silently watched the scene unfold!

The strike in that moment was swift and decisive!

The Prison Guard General, who had been about to swing his halberd, suddenly stiffened for an instant.

He was captured by the Demon Suppression Divine Power!

In that brief moment, Lin Yan’s blade evaded the tip of the halberd and pierced through the armor!

The Golden Body surged!

His stature reached ten feet!

Like a Vajra or an iron tower, with one hand he pressed down on the Prison Guard General’s skull, pouncing forward!

"Kill!!!"

A thousand Yin soldiers converged from all sides!

Two Prison Guard leaders, one with a spear and the other with a blade, struck Lin Yan’s back!

While they couldn’t penetrate Lin Yan’s flesh, they made him grunt.

Boom!

The two Prison Guard leaders moved behind the general.

Each landed a punch that grazed by the General’s waist and struck Lin Yan with a blast!

Eerie flames erupted!

They intended to knock Lin Yan away and separate him from the general!

However, Lin Yan rigidly held onto the head of the Prison Guard General, enduring the two fists’ assault and was sent flying backward!

Thunderous roar!!!

Under everyone’s gaze, Lin Yan and the Prison Guard General were flung into the vast river, sinking into its depths!

The river was murky and glowing with countless ghostly lights, with layers of endless bones beneath.

Endless wronged spirits and ghosts in the water screamed after death, dragging Lin Yan and the Prison Guard General to the bottom of the river.

"Good!"

The left Judge revealed a smile, bowed deeply towards the throne, "Congratulations to the Divine King on acquiring a strong warrior!"

The right Judge also turned and knelt, excitedly saying, "From what that old dog said before, the Li Shen Sect is renowned as a once-in-three-hundred-years talent of Qifeng Prefecture, truly extraordinary, even able to overcome the Prison Guard General!"

"As both fall to Yellow Spring, they will surely fight for dominance. Once they emerge from the Netherworld Water, they shall have fused into one!"

"If the Prison Guard General devours the Li Shen Sect’s soul, with the main soul unchanged, he should be promoted to command five thousand banners and be appointed Middle Nether Prison General."

"If the Li Shen Sect becomes the main soul, he may be promoted to command the Ten Thousand Ghosts Flag, to the position of the seventh Yin Soldier Commander!"

All eyes somberly shifted, landing upon the surface of the vast river.

There, someone’s figure slowly emerged.

Breaking free from the river bottom’s spiteful spirits and ghosts, dispersing the ghostly lights on the water’s surface.

The radiance of Lin Yan’s Golden Body gradually faded.

The Golden Body Divine Power’s Perfection could be maintained for a thousand breaths with each use, but after its energy was expended, it required a hundred breaths before it could be utilized again.

His gaze was complex as he looked down towards the river’s depths.

Seeking life amidst certain death!

The murderous intent had dissipated!

Just a moment ago, by adding Evil Qi to his True Qi, over two thousand six hundred strands made it impossible for him to control his inner murderous intent!

The murderous intent nearly overwhelmed his rationale, making him, at that point, only think of eradicating the Prison Guard General, heedless of everything else!

But after falling into the large river, the murderous intent was cleansed by the waters of Yellow Spring!

Did the hidden peril within the Qi Refining Realm seem to point towards a solution?

However, at this moment, he heard the two Judges’ voices resonate together.

"Step forward for your decree!"

"..."

Lin Yan’s heart sank slightly.

He glanced over in the direction of the stone gate.

Chains barred his path, blocking the way forward.

At this moment, aside from submitting before the throne and becoming a Soul-binding Envoy of the Netherworld, there seemed to be no other way out!

Yet, at this moment, a light that did not belong to the Netherworld gradually brightened.

Wherever the light passed, the Yin soldiers screamed bitterly as if ice melting in the sun.

Life-taking Mysterious Lamp!

"..."

Lin Yan was startled and secretly thought, "Is this the contingency plan Mr. Lu designed to get me back to the realm of the living?"

The lamp’s light revealed the silhouette of a woman dressed in red outside the stone gate, ephemeral.

In her hand, she held a slender golden rod.

And on the tip of the rod hung a white lantern.