I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 402 - 272: The Incense of the Divine Spirit!_2

Chapter 402: Chapter 272: The Incense of the Divine Spirit!_2

"This..."

That cultivator’s heart rose with an absurd thought, "The youngest Refining God Realm ever?"

——

Within the mountains and forests.

The Ape God Venerable’s eyes were filled with blood-red murderous intent.

He had already devoured a sacrifice enveloped in incense.

Just as he was about to devour a second one, he detected a mana attack from behind.

With a long-handled great blade in hand, he swung backward.

But he discovered that this wave of mana did not clash head-on with him.

Instead, at the moment of contact, it spread out, enveloping him like a patch of sticky mud.

"You think to hold me back?"

The Ape God Venerable’s Mou Guang flashed with a chilling ferocity, rage filling his heart.

If the adversary was solely targeting Three Gods Valley,

He would not hesitate to abandon the tens of thousands of the Human Clan within and temporarily hide within the woods.

But it was evident that the enemy had come to slay them, the three Great Divine Venerables!

Just now, the three of them, through their own means, had sensed all directions and failed to detect any traces of the adversary.

They had not anticipated the enemy to be hidden on the riverbank, lying in ambush!

"Temple priests refine their Primordial Spirits, inherently weaker than the normal Refining God Realm, yet delusionally attempt to eliminate us, the three Great Divine Venerables?"

This Ape God Venerable, with one sweep of his blade, annihilated much of the mana that enveloped him.

But the mana remained, sticking to him like a spider’s web.

To completely remove it was evidently not easy.

He shook himself violently, his Qi-Blood erupting forth.

The power of incense abruptly released.

"Since you won’t leave, I’ll devour you!"

The Ape God Venerable spoke grimly, and within his eyes, there flickered a trace of greed.

By consuming this feeble Refining God Realm being, bolstered by his own foundation and the incense amassed over many years, he would inevitably rise to the heavens in one step!

——

At this moment, by the great river’s side.

The river water roared tumultuously, with waves surging and crashing.

Mr. Lu’s two strands of mana, at the upstream and downstream locations, intercepted the great river, forming a dam.

This served virtually as a cage, confining the Great Divine Venerable within this section of the river, preventing escape.

It was originally thought that relying on Lin Yan’s abilities, it should be possible to subdue this most ferocious and evil entity.

However, a golden light burst forth from beneath the riverbed.

"Incense Divine Power!"

Mr. Lu’s expression grew grave as he murmured in a low voice, "This Great Divine Venerable’s accumulation of incense is even more profound than anticipated. His abilities must not be underestimated! It’s uncertain if Lin Yan can decide victory within a quarter of an hour..."

His gaze sharpened, then immediately turned to Lv Tang, saying, "My mana won’t hold off the Ape God Venerable for long. Take Lin Lei and leave first."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Lv Tang instantly understood that the situation had changed. His face shifted slightly as he whispered, "Why not leave together?"

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "Although I’ve depleted my mana, just by standing here, I can contain the other two Great Divine Venerables, easing the pressure on Lin Yan."

Lv Tang’s heart sank, aware that Mr. Lu had not been refining his Primordial Spirit for long and that his mana was limited.

On the previous night, the fifth lord of Tribulation Ash had targeted him for this very reason, planning to consume Mr. Lu’s mana with several lives and then eliminate him.

Mr. Lu also knew his own weakness, therefore he had called upon the little uncle from the Holy Land ahead of time.

But unexpectedly, Lin Yan’s capabilities greatly exceeded expectations, and the little uncle from the Holy Land didn’t need to act. Lin Yan alone completely crushed the formidable enemy of Tribulation Ash!

However, it now seemed that both Mr. Lu and Lin Yan had underestimated this Great Divine Venerable!

"Go!"

As Mr. Lu spoke, he looked up slightly at the sky.

Two streaks of light crisscrossed back and forth.

The slightly thicker beam of light was clearly the Hawk God Venerate.

As for the Little White Ape, its body swelled with bulging muscles, standing over three feet tall, it flapped its wings and wielded a long halberd, yet it barely managed to hold on.

Mr. Lu withdrew his gaze back to the waters of the river, thinking to himself, "It all depends on you now."

Over these two days, Mr. Lu had increased his mana by one strand.

But the two strands of mana were blocking the river upstream and downstream.

One strand pulled down the Hawk God Venerate, saving the children on the bamboo raft.

The other strand pounced directly at the Ape God Venerable, seeking neither to kill the enemy nor trap him, only to drag him down like a web.

At this moment, the Ape God Venerable was close to breaking free, and the Hawk God Venerate had already gained the upper hand.

If Lin Yan couldn’t achieve a swift victory, then once the Ape God Venerable and Hawk God Venerate descended and killed them to join forces with the Great Divine Venerable, all would be lost.

Lin Yan was about to face three enemies alone!

"Something’s not right..."

Mr. Lu’s brows furrowed deeply as he thought, "The three Great Divine Venerables, enjoying offerings, consuming the Human Clan, refining incense, thereby drastically increasing their Cultivation... I thought I had a clear grasp of their Cultivation levels, so how could they have hidden such a massive amount of incense now?"

But in the next moment, Mr. Lu understood the source of it all.

From the other side of the great river, there came a high tide of cries; the sounds were vast, and thousands of hearts were united, unwaveringly firm!

"Invoke the divine punishment, annihilate the blasphemers!"

"Invoke the divine punishment, annihilate the blasphemers!"

...

One cry after another, more tumultuous than the waves of the great river.

With it came a sea of incense and an endless thick fog.

Mr. Lu’s gaze became concentrated as he looked towards the other end of the great river.

In this era, the common Human Clan could offer three sticks of incense daily.

If they offered too much, it would harm their very essence.

But at this moment, the tens of thousands of the Human Clan, who had already offered three sticks of incense, disregarded their spiritless state and harmed themselves, yet their will remained firm as they continued to burn incense in offering.

"What I’ve overlooked is the heart of the people!" Mr. Lu’s expression shifted slightly as he thought, "The Human Clan of the Three Gods Valley, their fear and reverence for the three Great Divine Venerables... is enough to support them in generating even more intense and substantial incense for the three Great Divine Venerables!"

The next moment, he saw the young boys and girls who had just been rescued from the claws of the Hawk God Venerate also falling to their knees by the riverside.

They were full of panic, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for the God Venerates’ forgiveness!

Hearing the shouts from across the great river.

All of these boys and girls, without exception, also shouted out the same sentence...

"Invoke the divine punishment, annihilate the blasphemers!"

——

Underneath the great river.

Lin Yan’s Golden Body was dazzling as he sank into the river.

In his hand, he held the Ye Bao Dao, executed the Five Mountains Dragon Capture, propped up the bamboo raft, and lifted all twelve boys and girls, who had fallen into the river, back to the surface.

Then he heard voices from up and down the great river.

"Invoke the divine punishment, annihilate the blasphemers!"

And the voices closest to him came from the bamboo raft in his hands!

It came from the twelve boys and girls he had saved!

Boom!!!

The incense spread like a thick fog across the great river!

Under the control of the Great Divine Venerable, it pressed down!

This incense, in offering to the Great Divine Venerable, benefitted him!

But this incense, hostile towards the blasphemer, assailed Lin Yan, the blasphemer, with tens of thousands of voices piercing into his ears!

"Die! Go die!"

"Blasphemer! You’ve disrupted the offering!"

"You deserve to die!"

"Wishing to destroy the Three Gods Valley, wanting to kill us, the blasphemers who deserve to be cut to pieces must be killed!"

Tens of thousands of voices, irresistible, penetrated his body and shook his soul.

Even a Primordial Spirit at the Refining God Realm could not withstand such immense malice.

Let alone that he had not yet formed his Primordial Spirit, at this moment he only felt his heart stutter and his vision falter as his True Qi surged chaotically.

If it were not for the fact that he had already cleansed himself of the threats of foreign True Qi in the Yellow Spring, at this moment, he would have completely lost control, his mind clouded by the lust for killing.

He would have slaughtered the entire Three Gods Valley, intent on killing every living thing in the world, without a second thought for anything else!

But Lin Yan had, after all, been cleansed of hidden dangers by the Yellow Spring.

He opened his eyes, his gaze sharp.

He flung aside the mountain-heavy bamboo raft and sank into the great river on his own accord.

Divine Power! Demon Suppression!

Below the riverbed, the water currents were completely dispersed by his power!

However, within the body of the Great Divine Venerable, incense was everywhere!

Originally, the Demon Suppression Divine Power was sufficient to aid Lin Yan in exterminating this Venerate tier, extremely vicious and evil spirit.

But the power of incense from the collective Human Clan was actually used by the great evil spirit to resist the Demon Suppression Divine Power!

"Is this why you, with your Qi Refining Realm Cultivation, dared to come here to slay me?"

Within the water, a kind and benevolent face emerged.

But His smile was filled with sarcasm, "Truly an unprecedented skill to restrain evil spirits that I’ve never seen before.

"Unfortunately, you’ve underestimated my foundational strength as a Divine Spirit here!"

"Your power to restrain evil spirits cannot contain the incense of the Divine Spirit!"