I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 581 - 354: Heavenly God King! Old God Bestows Blessings!

Chapter 581: Chapter 354: Heavenly God King! Old God Bestows Blessings!

Feng City.

After Lin Yan entered the city, he discovered that the eastern area of the Inner City was already in chaos.

The City Guard Mansion, Observatory, and Liu Zun Temple had all sent people to handle the aftermath.

However, many houses had collapsed, affecting many, with casualties numbering in the hundreds.

The surviving citizens, relocated elsewhere, were all bewildered and at a loss, overwhelmed with inexplicable sorrow.

For the higher-ups, this time’s defeat of the Tribulation Ash, which almost cleared out all the Tribulation Ash within Feng City, was considered a great victory.

And because of the early preparations, during the havoc caused by the Tribulation Ash, both the number of casualties and the affected area were much smaller than expected.

After this battle, the old thoughts of the Heavenly God King were thoroughly suppressed, and a new concept of Guardian God was born.

It could be said that with minimal cost and few casualties, a huge victory was achieved!

...

Lin Yan rode on the Jiao Linma, his face a complex myriad of emotions.

He looked at the affected houses not far away.

The people whose houses were destroyed seemed extremely confused, unsure of where to go, fearing that next they would be driven outside the city due to inadequate accommodation.

The dead citizens included men, women, children, and the elderly... Their bodies were already placed on wooden carts, about to be transported to the Temple, where after the temple priest performs rites, they would be cremated.

Some citizens who luckily survived looked at the bodies of their relatives, shedding tears, with cries echoing, deeply mournful.

On the other side, some soldiers’ bodies were also placed on wooden carts, to be sent along with the citizens’ bodies to Feng City Temple for cremation.

The families of the soldiers were also in tears, their grief indescribable.

An intangible gloom seemed to hover over this area.

Compared to the overall great victory of Feng City, the cost of this small area seemed insignificant to the higher-ups.

However, to the citizens of this small area, their homes were destroyed, their families killed, their fates like floating duckweed.

As for the soldiers who died in service, most were in their prime, the backbone of their families!

Many of them were young martial artists with successful cultivation, the future hope of their families!

Now, that hope is shattered, as if the sky has fallen.

Just like Zhou Ji back then, in his prime, skilled in martial arts, joining the Outer South Government Office, he was the backbone of his family.

He, too, supported a piece of the sky for his family, held in high esteem among the neighbors, bringing respect to his father and daughter.

But he perished defending the city, and for Zhou Family’s old father and young daughter, it was as if the sky had collapsed.

"Rise, the people suffer; fall, the people suffer." The little White Ape sighed and said: "Master, did you join the Observatory under the identity of Wu Chang because you feared such a scene?"

...

Lin Yan’s eyes were deep, and after a moment, he said: "If one day, the Wu Chang of the Observatory dies, the Lin Family would just lose a young butcher. Although the family would grieve for Lin Yan, it wouldn’t bring disaster to them!"

"If the Lin Family’s butcher transforms into a senior figure of the Observatory, bringing glory to the family, strengthening the clan."

"And at that time, if Lin Yan were to die, the Lin Family, supported by him alone, would also collapse."

"The higher you rise, the harder you fall."

"That’s why I was unwilling at that time to let the Lin Family leap over the dragon gate using the Observatory’s status."

"But today, the second brother has achieved success, and the eldest brother isn’t lacking, with me supporting them behind, along with the care of all the scholars from the Holy Land, Lord Lu, General Flag Envoy Han, Great City Guard, Great Temple Priest and others..."

"Even if, in the future, I were to meet an unfortunate end, the descendants of the Lin Family would not be reduced to a state of helplessness."

Upon saying this, Lin Yan looked forward and sighed: "This battle, with minimal losses, achieved great results, eradicated the Tribulation Ash, solidified the Heavenly God King’s Guardian notion... it could be said to be the greatest victory since Feng City’s establishment, worthy of being inscribed in Feng City’s annals!"

Exhaling a breath, Lin Yan continued: "But for these people, the cost... is bigger than the sky."

...

Not far away, the Supreme Commander of Prefecture City approached.

The smile that appeared due to the great victory of the Feng City battle was, at this moment, restrained.

He came to Lin Yan’s side, sighed, and said: "Tribulation Ash hidden among the Human Clan has caused tremendous harm; over the years, each city’s losses have been more severe than this time, this is already the best outcome."

"Tribulation Ash originates from the Old God, ultimately difficult to eradicate; destroy this batch, and another will emerge."

"The Human Clan needs a strong existence that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Old God, to completely suppress the thoughts of the Old God."

"However, in this Deceit Night, the stronger the cultivation, the easier it is to lose control. Once out of control, it becomes an evil spirit... posing an even more terrifying threat to the Human Clan."

"The new methods have already been established. You carry the Great Luck, and it is hoped that in the future, you will be able to break the deadlock that the Human Clan has faced for millennia."

The Supreme Commander of Prefecture City continued: "We have already received all the clues from the Blessed Land, and Qiao Jing of Coastal City... I plan to take her down personally!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan pondered and said: "She has the sanctuary object of the Blessed Land on her, which gives her the Refining God’s Power."

"That is also why I consider approaching from this angle."

The Supreme Commander said: "She doesn’t seem influenced by that Old God from Coastal City, purely her own frenzied thoughts, actively joining the Tribulation Ash."

"She is not considered a core member of the Tribulation Ash. As long as I hint at targeting her, the Tribulation Ash will surely be unwilling to give up that sanctuary object."