Dead

The Wigster City Town entered a period of rapid development. Li Yan passed the title of Earl to his eldest son, while the territory of Lionheart Earl was taken over by his younger brother. Speaking of which, his younger brother and sister had also reached the end of their lives.

It seems I'll have to make another trip to Lionheart Territory to seal my younger siblings with the Eternal Statue.

Thinking of the anime titled "The Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," Li Yan felt that a new name, "Li Yan the Funeral," would be quite fitting.

In early July, Li Yan placed the new statue in the basement. Although most members of the Family did not understand this action, believing that people should go to Heaven after death, rather than remain on earth.

Li Yan simply asked them, "If there were any hope of survival, would you be willing to die?"

Before sealing each close relative, Li Yan would ask them once: if they wanted to see her again, they should agree to the sealing; if they did not want to be sealed, she would not force them.

In early August, the Demons began to stir. The reason they hadn't launched a large-scale invasion in recent years was entirely due to the existence of Barrier Magic. Now, they had discovered a new magic: as long as the Mana reached a certain level, Barrier Magic could be forcibly broken.

In early September, the Demons breached the border barrier and officially began a large-scale invasion. Wigster Town was in imminent danger. Several Demon Generals were on this mission, including two of the Seven Sages of Destruction. One was Shipton, known as the Lost Lamb Hunter, who was skilled in mental hunting magic. The other was Crossmont, the engine of war, who was skilled in close combat.

"Father, let me go and fight to the death against the Demons army."

Li Yan's second son, dressed in armor, stood resolutely in front of Li Yan.

Li Yan shook her head slightly, then looked at her eldest son, "How's the quality improvement of the Holy Sword -style longsword? I don't want to hear about any more quality problems with the Holy Sword. The Holy Sword- style longsword must circulate throughout the entire continent."

"Father, everything is going well. However, the Holy Sword- style longsword is just a bootleg after all. Why keep advertising it at a loss? There are many other novel longsword designs that are also quite well-made."

The eldest son couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"This is a smokescreen to deceive the Demons, and it is also a pillar of our humanity's spirit. Therefore, even if the Holy Sword is sold at a loss, we must continue to promote it, even if it takes decades, centuries, or millennia. The Holy Sword- style longsword must continue forever."

Li Yan gave his stern orders, and the eldest son of the Earl nodded blankly, daring not to disobey his strict father.

"I will fight this Demons invasion single-handedly."

As Li Yan finished speaking, just as his second son was about to speak up to stop him, his stern gaze fixed on him, and the father's authority rendered him speechless.

In early October, the Demons army pressed down on the Wigster City Town. The dark mass of Demon Soldiers approached like locusts, and the residents of Wigster City Town panicked and hid in their homes, praying that the Goddess and the Earl would protect them.

"Father, are you really going to face those brutal Demons alone?"

As the eldest son of the Earl, he couldn't help but voice his concern.

"What, you don't trust your father?"

Li Yan held a staff in his left hand and Holy Sword in his right. A blood-red helmet covered his pale short hair, and his deep eyes stared intently at the Demons, whose dark clouds seemed to press down on the city and threaten to destroy it.

"I believe it, but those are, after all, two of the Seven Sages of Destruction of the Demons, and those several Demons Generals are also very powerful. It's said that tens of thousands of soldiers on the border were all..."

So what?

Li Yan stood indifferently atop the city walls, a powerful Mana erupting from Li Yan body. He would not hold back in this battle; he would go all out to unleash humanity's most lethal counterattack and demonstrate the majesty of his greatest Warrior Family.

"Judgment Day!"

Several fiery red magic circles appeared in the air. Li Yan gripped his staff, and his Mana power surged. The dark clouds were burned red by the Mana power, and the air was filled with heat. In just a few breaths, countless flames fell from the sky. These flames crashed into the middle of the Demons army. Countless Demons who had no time to defend or dodge were covered in flames and their bodies continued to burn.

"Defensive Magic!"

The Demons generals instructed their soldiers to use Defensive Magic. As a massive Mana shield blocked the magical attacks from the sky, Li Yan's lips curled into a slight smile.

"Since you're currently focusing on aerial defense, are you paying attention to what's behind you?"

Relying on the convenience of Spatial Movement, Li Yan instantly moved behind the Demons army. The brilliance of the Holy Sword shone from behind the Demons army, and in just an instant, Demons rear half of the Demons army was cut in half by a dazzling slash.

"So powerful, who is this human?"

Seven Sages of Destruction Crossmont's eyes lit up, while Shipton's expression turned solemn. This was an unknown human powerhouse.

Left hand, the flames of death assail; right hand, Holy Severance!

With a slow, deliberate movement of his left and right hands, the Demons army was thrown into chaos, explosions erupting one after another. The eldest son of the Earl, perched atop the city walls, couldn't help but swallow hard...

His power alone could overwhelm an army of Demons, a feat that would leave the world in awe.

A day of fierce fighting ended in silence and grief throughout the Kingdom... Li Yan died, from exhaustion, his victory over ten thousand Demons and two of the Seven Sages of Destruction...

The Demons retreated, the border was once again defended by humans, and peace was restored in the square of Wigster City. A portrait of Li Yan, with his gray hair, was carved on it. He was the hero of the entire Wigster City Town, the greatest Earl.

Sitting on a seat in front of a milk tea shop, Li Yan silently gazed at the statue in the square. It was a memorial to his deceased self, depicting him in his old age. He had to admit that the reversal magic he found in his master Seria's magic library was indeed powerful; he could revert his appearance to an older version.

Not to mention Flamme, even Serie didn't discover her own life force. Serie even asked curiously why she couldn't see through her own life force, only feeling that it was like a flame that would never go out.

Li Yan offered a perfunctory explanation, "Warrior who reaches a certain level of power is like this, of course, they also have the added benefit of Mana."

Serie nodded knowingly, clearly having discovered something new and interesting.

Only the direct descendants of the Family knew about how he faked his death to escape his original identity and was reborn as a new person. Li Yan was worried that they would cry their hearts out, because he couldn't bear to see his children with Flamme sad, especially his granddaughter.

After faking his death, Li Yan already knew the answer to his first destination: the Sword Village.