A Cultivation Method surfaced in Shanlilas's mind, and he instinctively began to circulate it.
A faint red glow immediately appeared over the surface of his body, eerie and bright in the darkness.
Crack!
He seemed to hear a faint, indistinct sound. Then he discovered that the strength in his body had surged dramatically.
The knowledge in his mind told him that he had broken through and become a true Martial Artist.
The Cultivation Method continued to circulate, and the aura within him rose steadily. True Essence increased along with the circulation of the Cultivation Method.
A few seconds later, another crisp crack rang out, and he broke through again, becoming a Martial Master.
The faint red glow on his body became even more dazzling and bewitching.
In the buildings some distance away, a few civilians occasionally looked out through their windows. At the sight of that bewitching red glow, their faces immediately turned deathly pale.
They stared blankly at the bewitching red light, not daring to make the slightest movement.
Only after a long while did these civilians come back to their senses.
Inside their rooms, they instinctively dropped to their knees and bowed in the direction of the red light.
Their lips moved in murmured prayers:
"Greetings, Lord God! Please forgive me, Lord God. I did not mean to spy upon you."
"Please forgive me, Lord God!"
"..."
Although these people did not truly believe that the red glow was the god they worshipped, in their minds, anyone who became a Martial Artist was a lofty god.
That bewitching red glow was not a Fierce Beast, but a faint human silhouette. Thus, they concluded that it had to be Lord God.
But they did not know that the god they were worshipping was Shanlilas.
They did not care whether