I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 717 - 411: Setting the Rules of the Holy Alliance with a Divine Blade!_2

Chapter 717: Chapter 411: Setting the Rules of the Holy Alliance with a Divine Blade!_2

"So, this is also a setup?"

Lin Yan stroked the Night Illuminating Divine Sword and said, "Upon entering the Mountain King Manor, there are only three paths."

"Either pretend ignorance, avoid conflict with the Mountain Lord, and then be labeled as the Mountain Lord’s accomplice, becoming one of the culprits responsible for the deaths of all the Mountain King Manor’s people!"

"Or fight the Mountain Lord, get killed by this half-step Sanctum Ascension powerhouse, sparing you all from dirtying your hands."

"The third path... is what we face now."

He said quietly, "I slay the Mountain Lord, depleting myself greatly, only to fall into your trap. Whether to fight or surrender, it’s a death sentence either way, isn’t it?"

"The intelligence from the outside world claims that the Saint Master is merely a Martial Artist who stumbled into creating a New Technique and was thus fortunate enough to receive the Ancient Immortal’s Injunction. Therefore, the South Mountain Sacred Land elevated you to prominence, presenting you as a ’Divine Statue’ to inspire and bolster the Human Clan’s morale. But in reality, you are young, arrogant, and lack the necessary foundation."

This Demon Suppression Department Thousand Households mused, "I’ve always known external rumors cannot be trusted. If you were truly a reckless brute, how could you have invented a New Technique?"

"If you really were all glitter on the outside but a mess within, a fabricated ’Divine Statue,’ how would you dare roam the world instead of hiding under the protection of the Wutong Divine Mother?"

"And if you lacked sufficient capability, how could you have survived under the killing intent of countless Old Gods and ancient evils and still be standing?"

"Now it’s clear. Although you are young, you possess deep foundations and extraordinary wisdom, truly worthy of being called a prodigy of this age!"

As he said this, he continued, "But your mistake lies in being too curious."

Lin Yan glanced around and smiled, "Because of curiosity, I allowed your army formation to consolidate and sever my retreat?"

The Thousand Households sighed, "The Saint Master is indeed wise, but realizing this now is a bit too late."

"You mentioned three choices earlier. Now, having taken the third, surrounded by your forces, the outcome..."

Lin Yan calmly said, "Is there any chance it might not turn out the way you imagined?"

The Thousand Households remained indifferent and said nothing.

In eight directions around the Mountain King Manor, each had a Hundred Households planting a banner.

The banners resonated with each other, forming eight prison pillars, converging into a cage!

"Today, the Saint Master shall fall here. There can be no other result."

The Thousand Households raised his spear and said, "My name is Peng Yifan. Let future records state: When the Saint Master attempted to develop a New Technique, an error caused him to lose control and wreak havoc on civilians. Demon Suppression Department Thousand Households Peng Yifan, with tears in his eyes, executed the Saint Master, causing the New Technique to vanish forever..."

He lowered his voice, adding, "Though history can also be written another way."

Hearing this, Lin Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "I’d like to hear the details."

Peng Yifan lowered his voice and said, "Before his death, the Saint Master had a moment of enlightenment and disclosed all the flaws of the New Technique to Demon Suppression Department’s Peng Yifan! After days of study, Peng Yifan resolved those flaws and perfected the New Technique, passing it on to future generations... From then on, I shall be the second-generation Saint Master!"

As he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Yan ahead and said, "I am forty-six years old this year. I ask you, a junior barely in your twenties, to accept me as your disciple. Will you teach me and grant me your legacy?"

"After my death, the New Technique will be lost."

Lin Yan sighed, "If that’s the case, passing it on to you would at least preserve the flame of hope for the Human Clan, allowing it to be carried on for generations..."

Peng Yifan laughed, "They say the Saint Master is selfless and holds the grand cause of the Human Clan above all else. Indeed, your reputation was not exaggerated."

Lin Yan gestured, "Come closer, and I will teach you the technique."

"Is the Saint Master planning to take me down with him as he dies?"

Peng Yifan shook his head and threw out an object that landed on the ground. He said, "This item is called a Jade Scroll. It’s modeled after an Ancient Divine Object, blank within and capable of recording cultivation techniques."

"Very well!"

Lin Yan extended his hand to retrieve the Jade Scroll. Raising his hand, he said, "The New Technique is already within. Won’t you take it yourself?"

"Just leave the Jade Scroll on the ground."

Peng Yifan said, "Once I have the New Technique, I will honor you as my master. From then on, the lineage will be passed down, with you as its founding patriarch! I dare not slay my master, so I ask the Saint Master to end himself here and leave with dignity!"

Lin Yan calmly said, "What if I don’t wish for dignity?"

Peng Yifan sighed, "Then I will be forced to commit the ultimate betrayal!"

In an instant, his spear thrust forward!

The might of over a thousand elite troops, along with the power from the eight banners of the Great Array, invisibly surged into him!

Peng Yifan’s spear, initially like a mere stream,

transformed as it struck forward. The force of the Eight-Banner Array and the thousand troops converged upon it!

What was once a small stream became a mighty river!

The momentum surged, like a mountain flood breaking through or a celestial river cascading down, rushing toward Lin Yan!

BOOOOM!!!

The ruins of the Mountain King Manor were instantly consumed!

Dust soared, stones disintegrated!

The Yin Cloud shifted, and moonlight poured through!

On the ground remained a massive crater, deep and terrifyingly dark.

Yet in the center of the crater, it was all... emptiness!

"Hmm?"

Peng Yifan’s expression shifted as he noticed fragments fluttering in the dust.

Drifting before him, they turned out to be scraps of paper!

Surprised, he then heard a voice behind him.

"Among the previous Demon Suppression Colonels stationed at Mountain King Manor, were you one of them?"

"..."

Panic filled Peng Yifan’s heart as his left hand darted into his robes, seemingly about to pull something out.

But the next moment, an immense force struck him.

Man and horse alike were slammed to the ground.

A deafening crash erupted!

The Demon Horse beneath him was reduced to a pool of mangled flesh!

And he himself suffered broken bones and torn muscles!

Five Mountains Dragon Capture!

"This armor is quite fine; it would be a pity to damage it."

Lin Yan said indifferently, "But killing you without damaging it would not be difficult for me..."

"Stop!"

"Quick, save the Thousand Households!"

"Fiend! How dare you attempt to kill a Thousand Households of the Demon Suppression Department?"

The assembled troops maintaining the army formation were scattered the moment Lin Yan struck, suffering a backlash as a result.

Yet there remained elite forces, quickly drawing bows and aiming at Lin Yan.

Several Hundred Households closed in rapidly, clearly intending to rescue Peng Yifan.